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Bananamour is ripe with Kevin Ayers' most mature and accessible compositions to date. Ayers grounded himself
in a newly formed trio for his follow-up to Whatevershebringswesing. With bassist Archie Leggett and drummer
Eddie Sparrow at the hub, Ayers selected guest artists for a handful of the tracks: Whole World colleague
Dave Bedford ("Beware of the Dog"), Gong's new guitarist Steve Hillage ("Shouting in a Bucket Blues"), and
former Soft Machine mates Robert Wyatt ("Hymn") and Mike Ratledge ("Interview"). "Interview" is easily one of
the album's strongest, most original tunes, charged with a rugged, positively electrifying guitar sound
courtesy of Ayers and psychedelic organ flourishes by Ratledge. And "Shouting in a Bucket Blues" is Ayers'
inspired pop/blues groove. Armed with a few biting lyrics, the song became a concert staple, fronted by a
number of well-known guitarists over the years including Mike Oldfield and Andy Summers. Hillage delivers
heat in this original studio recording of the song; he went on to repeat the performance many times while in
Europe with Ayers' Bananatour band, Decadence. The song "Decadence" is the album's centerpiece and towering
achievement. Here, Ayers, Leggett, and Sparrow create progressive, atmospheric music quite unlike anything
else on the record. An original, spine-tingling workout with potent lyrics concerning Nico, "Decadence" is a
kind of superior foreshadowing to the following year's "Confessions of Dr. Dream" epic, which features a
vocal collaboration with Nico on "Part One." The compositions on Bananamour emphasize the vocal aspects of
the material; in fact, Ayers secured the industry's premier session vocalists to back him on the recordings:
Liza Strike, Doris Troy, and Barry St. John. In various configurations, the trio fleshs out the songs, adding
a compelling depth to the album that pleasantly expands Ayers' eclectic repertoire. In particular, they lend
a gospel quality to the Beatles-tinged opener, and imbue "When Your Parents Go to Sleep" with rather soulful
Ray Charles stylistics. Intended to break Ayers to a wider audience, Bananamour was his last release on
EMI/Harvest before switching to a new label (Island) and a new manager (the influential John Reid, Elton
John's manager at the time). The ideas on Bananamour, arguably Ayers' finest work, gave way to some very
focused, full-fledged prog rock and blues numbers on his ambitious follow-up, The Confessions of Dr. Dream
and Other Stories (Island Records, 1974).
tracklist:
01. Don't Let It Get You Down
02. Shouting in a Bucket Blues
03. When Your Parents Go to Sleep
04. Interview
05. Internotional Anthem
06. Decadence
07. Oh! Wot a Dream
08. Hymn
09. Beware of the Dog
10. Connie on a Rubber Band
11. Decadence (previously unreleased)
12. Take Me to Tahiti
13. Caribbean Moon
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