Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead

by Vivian Stanshall

Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.25/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The former Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band frontman delivers a deeply eccentric, surrealist solo album, pairing his distinctly British comedic spoken word with incredibly unexpected musical backing. Enlisting members of Traffic and Afro-rock band Osibisa, the album oscillates between dense Afro-funk grooves and bizarre, melancholic rock experimentation.

Genres

Descriptors: Parody, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Afoju Ti Ole Riran
  2. Truck-Track
  3. Yelp, Bellow, Rasp Et Cetera
  4. Prong
  5. Redeye
  6. How The Zebra Got His Spots
  7. Dwarf Succulents
  8. Bout Of Sobriety
  9. Prong & Toots Go Steady
  10. Strange Tongues

Credits

  • Barry St. John - backing vocals
  • Doris Troy - backing vocals
  • Madeline Bell - backing vocals
  • Deryk Quinn - cabasa
  • Rebop Kwaku Baah - congas
  • Jim Capaldi - drums
  • Steve Winwood - guitar [bass], organ
  • Bubs White - guitar [electric]

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