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Nick Mason - Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports (1981)
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Columbia, apparently attempting to cash in on Pink Floyd's explosion in popularity, released this album in 1981 under Nick Mason's name when in reality he's simply the drummer in this incarnation of Carla Bley's ensemble; Ms. Bley composed all the music and lyrics for this project. It's possibly her most overtly pop-oriented album, with all eight songs featuring vocals by Soft Machine alumnus Robert Wyatt. The music, by Bley's standards, is fairly pedestrian if occasionally catchy, though the lyrics are often wryly amusing.
So we have songs about failed car motors and a skeptic's encounter with a flying saucer, and one dedicated to unappreciative audiences titled "Boo to You Too." Though the band is staffed with several fine jazz musicians, the music has more of a rock or jazz-rock feel, largely due to the spotlight on guitarist Chris Spedding, who evidences slick, if relatively uninteresting, chops. To the extent the songs succeed, Wyatt can take much of the credit. His engagingly hoarse voice is capable of both wrenching sincerity and mordant humor; pieces like "Do Ya?," where he is asked to tortuously squawk the line "God knows I try!," would collapse entirely with a less convincing vocalist. The closing cut, "I'm a Mineralist," is the one that leaves a lasting impression. Conflating geology and minimalism, it includes lines like "Erik Satie gets my rocks off/Cage is a dream/Philip Glass is mineralist to the extreme," before launching into a note-perfect rendition of some pointedly bland Glassian measures. For Pink Floyd completists, this album might provide a glimpse into an alternate universe of which they were otherwise unaware, but fans of Bley's earlier masterpieces like Escalator Over the Hill are likely to emerge somewhat disappointed.
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01. Can't Get My Motor To Start
02. I Was Wrong
03. Siam
04. Hot River
05. Boo To You Too
06. Do Ya?
07. Wervin'
08. I'm A Mineralist
*1992 Columbia Special / Collectors Series | WF 75070
Personnel:
Nick Mason (drums, percussion);
Robert Wyatt, Karen Kraft (vocals);
Chris Spedding (guitar);
Gary Windo (flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, background vocals);
Michael Mantler (trumpet);
Gary Valente (trombone, background vocals);
Howard Johnson (tuba);
Terry Adams (piano, Clavinet);
Carla Bley (keyboards);
Steve Swallow (bass).
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by Chean
on 2023-02-08 00:55:16
 | Probably not the record that the usual Pink Floyd neither Carla Bley would expect, this record is full of great moments. At moments, it will blow your mind and at others, it will touch your heart. Nick Mason, probably relaxed for escaping the Floyd circle (he said it himself: "Roger would do this, Dave would do that... Nick, will you please make some tea?") builds up, together with Swallow, a tremendous locomotive of a rhythm section. Chris Spedding contribution is solid throughout the record, but it shines in songs like "Hot River", with a breathtaking slide solo. While Carla is the author of all songs, the band sounds incredible cohesive, for a one time thing. The lyrics are funny and witty. Robert Wyatt sings with his habitual mix of intense and laid back vocals. And the wind section... Superb. As I said, not a record for everyone. But everybody should listen to this, and they will discover a different and amazing way to face rock, jazz-rock, popular music or whatever you wanna call it. I still hold on to my first vinyl copy, with the sticker "Member of Pink Floyd", as one of my precious possessions. |
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