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tacomatic0 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
nice! wish they could have played this during the day(it looks like it was played at night), 'cause its kinda dark on this video, so its somewhat hard to see at times. still, great video! Wyatt dominated that drum set on this one. Best band ever
threeby8887 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The book in question is _V_.
themightysrc (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Utterly brilliant. Thanks for posting such a stonking clip.
jonsilence (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Very daring move for them in 70, but I never cared much for the horns/reeds. I want to hear Ratledge buzzing those bees! If I want jazz fusion I'll listen to Nucleus....
stereom (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
As for lyrics, I'm sure Wyatt wrote them, rather than Ratledge.
stereom (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
For those wondering about Esther, it's a clear cut Thomas Pynchon reference. Apparently he was Ratledge's favorite writer or something, and the title seems to derive from a chapter of one of the Pynchon's books. The section with lyrics on the studio version, called "Pig" seems to refer to Pig Bodine.
stickpictures (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Virgins are boring/They should be grateful for the things they're ignoring...
Great stuff--I love the studio version too, Wyatt's lispy tenor. And one of the great drummers of all time before the accident.
fusionphaze (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
brilliant just brilliant !!!
bbsuzi23 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The Allan Holdsworth period of Soft Machine is my personal favorite..this was a great band..experimental and tasteful at the same time..long live Soft Machine.
psychedelicshalom34 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What great gig! Blew my mind! My fave SM record, although I love Kevin Ayers era... |
