Kevin Ayers
Collection
Ayers Rocks
Review Score:
(8/10)A fine one-disc compilation culling some of the best solo work from a charter member of England's "Canterbury Scene" and one of the founders of the legendary Soft Machine. Ayers' rich, world-weary baritone (which completely belies his pretty-boy Peter Frampton looks) croons over some very interesting music ranging from prog and Chuck Berry style rockers to sweet pop and mellow jazz. Ayers' most memorable ballad, "May I?" is bonused here by the inclusion of the French language version "Puis Je?"...a nice nod to collectors. Fans of the brilliant, highly-underrated and difficult-to-collect guitarist, the late Ollie Hallsal (Patto, Boxer, Tempest, The Rutles, etc.) also might want to pick up this disc, as he is featured prominently on several selections. His soaring solo on "Blue" has to be heard to be believed. An excellent addition to any 70's Anglophile's music shelf.
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Kevin Ayers
Albums Song Lyrics
Collection
- After The Show
- Blaming It all On Love
- Blue
- Caribbean Moon
- City Waltz
- Didn't Feel Lonely Till I Thought Of You
- May I?
- Miss Hanaga
- Money Money Money
- Once Upon An Ocean
- Puis-Je?
- Stars
- Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes
- Strange Song
- The Lady Rachel
Whatevershebringswesing
- Champagne Cowboy Blues
- Lullaby
- Margaret
- Oh My
- Song From The Bottom Of A Well
- Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes
- There Is Loving
- Whatevershebringswesing
Singing The Bruise
- Butterfly Dance
- Day By Day
- Falling in Love Again
- Gemini Child
- Interview
- Oyster and the flying fis
- Queen thing
- The Lady Rachel
- We did it again
- Whatevershebringswesing
- Why Are We Sleeping
- You say you like my hat
Bananamour
- Beware of the dog
- Decadence
- Don't let it get you down
- Hymn
- International anthem
- Interview
- Oh wot a dream
- Shouting in a Bucket Blues
- When your parents go to s
June 1 1974
- Baby's On Fire
- Driving Me Backwards
- Everybody's Sometime and Some People's All The Time Blues
- Heartbreak Hotel
- May I?
- Shouting in a Bucket Blues
- Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes
- The End
- Two Goes Into Four
Kevin Ayers Collection
- After The Show
- Blaming It all On Love
- Blue
- Caribbean Moon
- City Waltz
- Didn't Feel Lonely Till I Thought Of You
- May I?
- Miss Hanaga
- Money Money Money
- Once Upon An Ocean
- Puis-Je?
- Shouting in a Bucket Blues
- Stars
- Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes
- Strange Song
- The Lady Rachel
Too Old To Die Young
- Ballad Of Mr Snake
- Blue
- Clarence In Wonderland
- Colores Para Dolores
- Crazy Gift Of Time
- Didn't Feel Lonely Till I Thought Of You
- Farewell Again (Another Dawn)
- If You Want To Be A Star
- Interview
- Love's Gonna Turn You Aro
- Margaret
- May I?
- Mr Cool
- Observations
- Shouting in a Bucket Blues
- Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes
- There Is Loving
- The Lady Rachel
- Whatevershebringswesing
- Why Are We Sleeping
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