Rock Bottom
by Robert Wyatt
- Type: Album
- Released: 26聽July聽1974
- Label: Virgin
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 39:31
- Community rating: 4.54/5 from 15 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Largely recorded after a paralyzing accident, Robert Wyatt鈥檚 'Rock Bottom' is a deeply personal and unique fusion of jazz and avant-garde rock. Produced by Pink Floyd's Nick Mason, the album's sound is defined by Wyatt's plaintive vocals and keyboard drones, which create a deliberate, dream-like pace complemented by surrealist lyrics and improvisational playing from a host of esteemed guest musicians. The six compositions blend harrowing emotional textures with a profound sense of beauty, anchoring the free-form instrumentation within Wyatt鈥檚 distinctive and structured songwriting.
Genres
Descriptors: experimental, progressive, complex, improvisational, confessional, personal, dreamy, avant-garde, atmospheric
Tracklist
- Sea Song (06:31)
- A Last Straw (05:46)
- Little Red Riding Hood Hit The Road (07:40)
- Alifib (06:55)
- Alife (06:31)
- Little Red Robin Hood Hit The Road (06:08)
Credits
- Robert Wyatt - vocals, keyboards, percussion, slide guitar (2), james' drum (1, 3, 5), delfina's wineglass (2), delfina's tray and a small battery (3)
- Mike Oldfield - electric guitar (6)
- Gary Windo - bass clarinet, tenor saxophone (5)
- Ivor Cutler - voice (3, 6), baritone concertina, harmonium (6)
- Alfreda Benge - voice (5), cover
- Mongezi Feza - trumpets (3)
- Fred Frith - viola (6)
- Hugh Hopper - bass guitar (2, 4, 5)
- Richard Sinclair - bass guitar (1, 3, 6)
- Laurie Allan - drums (2, 6)
- Nick Mason - producer
- Steve Cox - engineer
- Dick Palmer - engineer
- Toby Bird - engineer [assistant]