tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917456403382883759.post5701934722943195720..comments2020-09-09T14:20:51.752+02:00Comments on Memories Of My Illusions: Lost Track # 5 - Gharbzadegi - Robert Wyatt Oax of Joxfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08701553573515153414noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917456403382883759.post-48761077679382647372012-08-24T00:27:07.871+02:002012-08-24T00:27:07.871+02:00Hi Minty!
Yeah, the "Soup Songs Live" ve...Hi Minty!<br />Yeah, the "Soup Songs Live" version is brilliant (and so are most of the tunes on that album), and Robert is Robert as you say, and that's why we love him so much, no matter from which of his musical periods we're listening to.<br />Cheers<br />O'Oax of Joxfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08701553573515153414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917456403382883759.post-12880113679594485082012-08-20T17:40:05.328+02:002012-08-20T17:40:05.328+02:00Hi Oax,
Yep... I agree that some of Robert's ...Hi Oax,<br /><br />Yep... I agree that some of Robert's eighties albums are cruelly undervalued. But Robert Wyatt just goes on being Robert Wyatt, and for that we are all grateful!<br /><br />The version of "Gharbzadegi" here is indeed quite sparse, but it's a tune that's lent itself to more expansive arrangements over the years - I'm thinking of the eleven-or-so minute version on "Soup Songs Live", or a nine-minute version I heard at the Royal Festival Hall in 1999, or the one recorded by Robert and friends for the BBC in 2003, all featuring superb trombone work from Annie Whitehead.<br /><br />best wishes,<br />Minty the PPpedantic pedestrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640078692214427492noreply@blogger.com