Robert Wyatt
Rock Bottom/Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard
Label:  Virgin 
Date:  1975
Length:  0:00
Format:  2LP
Genre:  Rock; Post Punk
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Sea Song    
      2.  
      		 A Last Straw    
      3.  
      		 Little Red Riding Hood Hit The Road    
      4.  
      		 Alifib    
      5.  
      		 Alife    
      6.  
      		 Little Red Robin Hood Hit The Road    
      7.  
      		 Soup Song    
      8.  
      		 Sonia    
      9.  
      		 Team Spirit    
      10.  
      		 Song For Che    
      11.  
      		 Muddy Mouse (a)    
      12.  
      		 Solar Flares    
      13.  
      		 Muddy Mouse    
      14.  
      		 5 Black Notes And 1 White Note    
      15.  
      		 Muddy Mouse (c)/Muddy Mouth    
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      Robert Wyatt's 1974 masterpiece Rock Bottom is among the most layered, lovely, and luscious pop records ever as well as a testament to survival. As Wyatt explains in the notes, "The night before the new group was to have its first rehearsal, I fell from a fourth floor window and broke my spine." Produced by Nick Mason, the cream of England's vital prog-rock scene contributed their most subtle, least-wanky efforts for their dear friend's solo recording. Ivor Cutler, Fred Frith, Hugh Hopper, and Mike Oldfield shine alongside ethereal singer/songwriter/keyboardist/percussionist Wyatt. The most touching of these playful drone-pop songs appear to detail Wyatt's relationship with his wife/collaborator, Alfreda Benge. "Your lunacy fits neatly with my own," he sings. --Mike McGonigal