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"Sweet Deceiver" was the first LP Kevin Ayers released that disappointed the critical community. However, out of the context in which it was released, it stands up well. Kevin's previous LP's were more experimental, each in its own way. When "Sweet Deceiver" was released, the lack of "progressive" elements must have been a let-down for his most ardent fans. The material on the LP are all songs as opposed to sound collages, David Bedford-produced symphonic experiments or outright craziness (e.g. "Shooting At The Moon" or "Lunatic's Lament"). What was overlooked at the time was the fact that Progressive Rock had mostly been pioneered by 1975 and that the movement back to traditional songwriting would be warranted. With the permanent installation of Ollie "Haircut" Halsall as Kevin's collaborator/lead guitarist, a definitive element of Kevin's sound was in place. Moreover, a guest appearance from Elton John (they shared managers at the time) makes this release all the more distinctive. My favorites include the title track, "Once Upon An Ocean", "City Waltz" and "Circular Letter". This is definitely essential for confirmed Ayers fans. If you're looking for a place to start with Kevin, I would suggest "Joy Of A Toy".
If you don't know Kevin Ayers, who died this year at age 71, this is a great introduction. It was released in about the middle of his solo career and is very easy to listen to. Some of his earlier and later stuff is a little more challenging, although worth every second.
Calificado en Estados Unidos el 3 de noviembre de 2004
I have read that this album was not that well received but I've never understood that. It's the Rockiest of Ayers recordings with the most amazing guitar work by Ollie Halsall, the openning track Observations is just blistering . The songs are strong and idiosyncratic if slightly darker than some of his work. Elton John amazingly appears on this album and his playing on Circular letter is fabulous. It seems that most of the customer reviewers so far favour his early work, but for me Ayers songwriting flowered with this album and the albums either side The Confessions of Dr Dream and Yes we have no Mananas.
Ayers central themes seem largely based around Gurdjeff's idea that human beings run mostly on automatic and we need to wake up from this sleeping state. But Ayers presents this in such a charming way and embodies it with his own individuality and rejection of the popular dreams that the worlds of business and marketing try to force on us.
This guy writes great songs and this is a great album.
Petite note à propos de la réédition, et celle des précédents albums. Sweet deceiver est réédité avec des bonus live, 5 titres en tout qui donnent une idée des prestations 75 de l'ancien Soft Machine. Pas essentiel mais cela fait plaisir de le retrouver en forme et en live. L'album original est un joli disque de pop qui voit le sieur Elton John pianoter sur 3 morceaux, Ollie halsall guitariser avec un talent fou (il est décédé en 92) et kevin ( parti lui aussi depuis) assurer son rôle de beau gosse à la belle voix grave. La pochette est vraiment réussie, j'ai affiché le 33t en cadre sous verre, mais l'ensemble fut hélas son dernier acte réussi avant les quelques disques inutiles qu'il essaima ensuite et que j'ai acheté tant Kevin avait un potentiel artistique énorme. (joy of a toy, whatevershebringswesing, dr dream etc) Beau disque quand même! Kevin avec Daevid allen et Wyatt restent des icônes d'un genre de musique unique qui donna naissance à "l’école de Canterbury" et juste pour cela j'apprécie ce sage Sweet deceiver.
Disco:
Joy of a Toy (Harvest, novembre 1969) Shooting at the Moon (Harvest, octobre 1970) Whatevershebringswesing (Harvest, janvier 1972) Bananamour (Harvest, mai 1973) The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories (Island, mai 1974) June 1, 1974 (Island, juin 1974): concert avec John Cale, Brian Eno, Nico + Robert Wyatt et Mike Oldfield en invités. Sweet Deceiver (Island, mars 1975) Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today) (juin 1976) Odd Ditties (1976) (a collection of rarities and unreleased tracks) Rainbow Takeaway (avril 1978) That's What You Get Babe (février 1980) Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain (juin 1983) Déjà...Vu (1984) As Close As You Think (juin 1986) Falling Up (février 1988) Still Life with Guitar (février 1992) Alive In California (enregistrements public à Los Angeles et San Francisco en 1993, 1998 et 2000) (Box-O-Plenty Records, November 2004) Unfairground (Lo-Max, septembre 2007)
Banana production (compilation 2003) Songs For Insane Times: Anthology 1969-1980 (2008) The Harvest years 1969-1974 (compilation 2012)
Plus quelques live épars. Sources infos persos + wiki + site Kevin
Voici "notre" Kevin débarassé de ses thèmes récurrents Soft Machinesques, il attaque une nouvelle carrière qui hélas n'apportera pas autant d'éléments forts que par le passé. Bref, le marketing fait timidement son entrée. L'esprit "pataphysique" Ayers est toujours présent dans les textes, et le côté crooner pop s'intensifie (personnellement je trouve que ça manquait à l'époque) Ce disque va marquer le reste de la discographie (musique aux accents des îles notamment), malheureusement la suite sera une réelle "décadence". Dernier album inspiré pour ma part. RD
I have this on original vinyl and love it. I bought this cd so that I could play it easily in my studio and office. Ayers is brilliant here! The bonus tracks are interesting, but less than great.