1970 - why are we sleeping 1970 - Clarence In Wonderland 1972 - May I ? 1972 - Oh My 1972 - why are we sleeping 1973 - Oh Wot a Dream ! 1973 - Shouting In A Bucket Blues 1975 - Lady Rachel 1976 - May I ?
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@juliekey64912 күн бұрын
I loved Kevin Ayers music and l saw him live in the 70s. He was so cool. Such a beautiful looking man. R.I.P Kevin ❤
@bencolemanart Жыл бұрын
This is still awfully exciting to watch and hear. Kevin Ayers seems like a good role model for young people- well read, doesn't take himself seriously, bilingual, few hang ups, and a nice line in hats.
@felixfelix7447 Жыл бұрын
Don't forget large quantities if wine and cigarettes 😎🤔
@ptrisonic8 ай бұрын
And an early death...
@Whatzzzz9995 ай бұрын
And a hell of an appetite for booze and dr*gs?
@ianmerrill5279Ай бұрын
@@ptrisonic he died at 68 I believe which isn't that early !
@mikebears18506 ай бұрын
The Kevin Ayers catalog was a big part of my musical upbringing from Joy of the Toy onward. An eclectic mix of eccentric English songs almost like a musical trip through alice in wonderland with a ever so strange banana obsession!!!! I got to see him live in 1975 at the Astoria in London with Andy Summers & Zoot Money just before the punk thing kicked off & just about when Summers met Stingo & Copeland to do their pretend punk band. As a musician myself I recorded a cover version of May I for my brothers funeral as he was a big fan. Ayers songwriting was always very amusing and he even got quite poppy in his later material. He never quite broke out commercially partly, I think because he was so laid back himself. He was always surrounded by a group of very talented musicians from Oldfield, Summers, Coxhill, Bedford, Wyatt, Halsall etc. Whatevershebringswesing and Confessions of Dr Dream albums are stamped in my head from a young age. He was a one off with music full of vision and humour but possibly fuelled by the occasional substance, mainly red wine. A bit mad but a memorable talent. Too old to die young!
@elos4203 жыл бұрын
I like your shirt, I like your hat and I like you. Too soon gone. Thank you very much, Kevin.
@Mistersandyrobertson Жыл бұрын
Saw him in a tiny club in Glasgow in this era ,1969/70, when his band had Mike Oldfield, Lol Coxhill and others. Amazing - I later travelled to London to see the Ayers Cale Nico Eno June 1st 1974 show. He should have been a big star.
@xaviervermande9336 жыл бұрын
Let's have a good time drinking lots of skywine, love & peace Kevin where ever you are.maybe in Rachel's arms among the stars.....
@thereelmccoy25 Жыл бұрын
When I die, I want to come back az Kevin Ayerzzzz 🎱🪄🔮
@Tantriknihilist1082 жыл бұрын
Maybe the most underrated musician of all time.
@CheckAvailabilityYo Жыл бұрын
You have to be known to be underated...
@richardrichard5409 Жыл бұрын
@@CheckAvailabilityYo you've never heard of Kevin Ayers before viewing this video.😂
@adrianopieretto6093 жыл бұрын
this dandy of the 68revolution he was unique a bohemian troubador a pierot lunaire his style was a mix of pychadeia calypso free jazz space rock and chanson je taime forever monsieur banana moon
@Olegzyan Жыл бұрын
The Lonely Rocker digs this kinda music! good ole vintage rock of the seventies!
@philippevandenberghe5839 Жыл бұрын
I bought Kevin Ayers & The Whole World's Shooting At the Moon at bargain price in late 1972. I remember Mike Oldfield's lead solo hitting me like a storm on that brand new but low-quality stereo I had. And then Kevin's humourous and tender vision of a French girl in a French café (see 11:30) and that oyster and its flying fish. I instantly became addicted to this low voice and all. And still am. Same happened with Frank Zappa and Neil Young, and Daevid and so many of those heroes of my youth.
@christopherthomas72532 жыл бұрын
Multi-camera pro-shot of The Whole World from 1970? Hell yeah!
@MartijnHover10 ай бұрын
I was a big fan back in the 70s, but never got to see him live. Never realized he was quite a tall dude until KZfaq. 🙂
@machinehead65646 ай бұрын
Welcome to Jazz Club
@alisoncarpenter2325 жыл бұрын
Great band..KA always surrounded himself with great players Oldfields lead is brillant. The whole world band. Love the casual approach. Way to go...thankyou very much.
@frankolsson61304 жыл бұрын
Alison Carpenter yes and Steve Hillage
@Khayyam-vg9fw3 жыл бұрын
@@frankolsson6130 I think that both Mike Oldfield and Ollie Halsall, in their very different ways, were more idiosyncratic guitarists than Steve Hillage. Hillage, though, was a very fluent and accomplished guitarist in a blues-rock vein. I'm surprised that John Mayall never bagged him for the BluesBreakers!
@redoktopuss15812 жыл бұрын
Mike Oldfield.....great.
@christianfliegendruck625 Жыл бұрын
Lol
@dailowe Жыл бұрын
Canadian Cal Bachelor doing the Hillage stuff for tv on Shouting in a Bucket Blues there. Also saw him with John Baldry's Barracuda, supporting the best Ayers gig I ever saw (one of the best gigs I ever saw full stop) at York Uni c1975.
@habitatparticipation5793 жыл бұрын
Le dandy décadent du rock psychédélique... mais un vrai génie derrière son côté "à l'aise dans ses pompes".... il a gardé ce "je ne sais quoi" de sa période crazy de Soft Machine ! et un humour décalé d'arracheur de dents... A redécouvrir !!
@Le_chat_botte Жыл бұрын
Sa chanson hommage à Syd Barrett est juste horrible. J'me suis dit marrant on dirait JugBand Blues.... Puis ça m'a mis mal à l'aise dans mes chaussures en plastique bleu... ça doit être moi... c'est ce que je suis... c'est ce que je vois.... Pas comme Syd ou Mac Demarco pourraient.... Une gêne allez savoir pourquoi. Et puis ses chansons ersatz du Velvet.
@robertgough5082 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. Great treat. Most underrated musician
@Whatzzzz9995 ай бұрын
Joy of a Toy, Whatevershebringswesing, sublime (at the time).The rest of it? Not so much.
@redoktopuss15812 жыл бұрын
What a treat, I must admit I'm here just to see Mike Oldfield in his teens though. I'm happy I could catch a couple of glimpses of him here and there.
@pierrechaput2439 Жыл бұрын
Same :)
@pierrechaput2439 Жыл бұрын
@@excession30 :( This is sad news to me that I wasn't aware of if it's true. I try hard to keep my artistic admiration separate from personal life and beliefs, political, religious or otherwise, but super disappointing nonetheless. I've tried to confirm this myself but haven't been able to. The only remotely political things I read about him is how happy he is not being in Britain anymore and paying the high taxes. Do you have sources to share?
@iangibson41487 ай бұрын
I was lucky to see him in the Gulbenkian theatre at UKC around 1974 - his first words were "get those God damn lights out of my eyes". Great concert in his home town.
@michaelhanrahan53493 жыл бұрын
Takes up where Syd Barrett left off.
@killuminati632 жыл бұрын
His French and Spanish was spot on. # Hidden Underrated Gems lol.
@tomburns704 жыл бұрын
I watch and listen, almost feel's like it was back then Kevin Ayers, Frenchman, but born in England--as a 🚼 Baby! R.I.P.
@brianhammer51074 жыл бұрын
you mean English born and bred
@peterfreeman66774 жыл бұрын
Francophile though
@tomburns704 жыл бұрын
@@peterfreeman6677 -- Thank's for the backup Peter. The guy's right, Ayer's was born in England. If he listened to the album's, most of them, anyway. He fell in Love with the South of France: Even the mood of his music was laid back and mellow, reflecting the S.O.F. in the 60's & early 70's. It's also in the liner notes'. You're right my friend: KEVIN AYER'S. was born in England, but bred in France. TOM
@tomburns704 жыл бұрын
@@peterfreeman6677 I enjoyed your reply to my post, and thank you for the live performance. Did he actually play to a French Audience? Did he actually speak in the French Language? Yes, he did. Brian, you were right, 'Kevin Ayer's' might've been born in England, but his ❤ belonged in France.
@jorgegonzalez-larramendi54913 жыл бұрын
well -- his french here is adequate. like a B+ student. of course manque de pratique - et de discipline.
@baronsaturday95606 жыл бұрын
You are the most extraordinary person, I ever dreamed...
@gabyvansant45336 жыл бұрын
Get out of my dream!!!! And did he really screams: fuck you all??? Kevin?????
@peterfreeman66774 жыл бұрын
He did.
@tonyfaelens36266 жыл бұрын
GREAT-GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ferruccio45316 жыл бұрын
and then, great again!
@gabyvansant45336 жыл бұрын
The greatest!!!!!!
@angeliquebouaffou15662 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@John-ul8pp6 жыл бұрын
Fucking Fantastic......thanks.
@arsapolo265 жыл бұрын
Великий рокер!!!!!!
@williamconran54623 жыл бұрын
Layed back man!
@jean-francoislavoie3 ай бұрын
Wow, il amène les pièces dans son propre monde et c'est très bien ainsi!
@manrique19592 жыл бұрын
Simplemente excepcional ¡¡ Merci Kevin ¡ et ses amis¡
@jayfriedkin2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for posting these. I hadn't seen many of them and they are fantastic.
@lebeboper2 жыл бұрын
"Révolution doit être pour faire la vie plus simple et plus plaisirable". Not a 100% french sentence, but "plaisirable" is a charming brand new word. Adopted !
@c.chelseathedog79872 жыл бұрын
Nice word ,indeed!!👍 He coined new musical World and .... a new French adjective! C.& Chelsea the Dog. 🐉🔬🐲
@derekmoss72869 ай бұрын
Aw Ollie...wish you'd have stuck around a while longer...
@shepmathe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for posting this. Happy to find it! Sounds n looks great. Wish I'd had a chance to see Kevin+ live. Had a show (promoted) in Los Angeles with John Cale and Steve Hillage. We gave them a ride from Hotel in Hollywood. That was interesting. Hillage didn't believe we knew who he was. Had to try to convince him. Even told him had Fish Out of Water. Cale thought had we yelled at him to hurry but it was a truck yelling at us for parking. Tried to convince him too. The show was just the 2 of them. Like '85 in a small club, The Music Machine in Santa Monica.
@gilwood7530 Жыл бұрын
WOW ! Amazing ! I worked promoting the 90s GONG return to the states ...which meant driving for hours , eating dinner , airport pick ups...all kinds of amazing personal time spent with Daevid, Gilli , Pip, Bloomdido...Tim Blake .even got to hang with Tally for a bit ...They were such real people ...not rock stars at all . I miss my very cool friends , I thought they'd be here forever.
@Wyngardian Жыл бұрын
No wonder he didn't believe you. Fish Out Of Water is by Chris Squire!! The album you're thinking of is Fish Rising...
@gabyvansant4533 Жыл бұрын
Have a cigar, Kevin! Why not, we're almost home...?!
@baltazarbolano22284 жыл бұрын
Se te extraña
@rubenfuenteszambudio85832 жыл бұрын
El hombre Máquina
@passiveincomeband89842 жыл бұрын
Reminds me a lot of R. Stevie Moore
@Loonatix316 жыл бұрын
RIP Mr Ayers - 14/12/1972 (fac de Nanterre) : Steve Hillage on guitar, Archie Legget on bass and Pip Pyle on drums (Why are we Sleeping !!!)
@careyatchison13486 жыл бұрын
Mike Oldfield on guitar
@alisoncarpenter2325 жыл бұрын
The above is right..great version of sleeping '.. any more of this particular concert?
@peterfreeman6677 Жыл бұрын
@@alisoncarpenter232 Two numbers only were filmed for the TV programme "Rockenstock". The other one was "Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes". It might be out there somewhere but I haven't found it yet.
@peterfreeman6677 Жыл бұрын
I've got down Eddie Sparrow on drums at the Nanterre gig. Don't know if that's right ...
@philallen99986 жыл бұрын
Groovy man, like cool baby
@MrKelleyzinho5 күн бұрын
In the second version of “Why Are We Sleeping?,” is that Steve Hillage playing the jammy guitar?
@swaggerlord023 ай бұрын
super unfortunate that he wont see a majority of his legacy being built, i got a good feeling he will be noticed heavily soon.
@rhubarb_crumble2 жыл бұрын
glutting myself on this xxx
@miguelsepulveda28113 жыл бұрын
muy buenos.
@dav01karАй бұрын
Such a shame about his drug addiction, very well educated man and very good looking
@written12Ай бұрын
I didn’t know Kevin really had a serious drug period- that is, that he was addicted at any point. What was he addicted to?
@simonbate728514 күн бұрын
Wine and women...😎
@sushiema123 сағат бұрын
@@simonbate7285 un bon vivant
@first52086 жыл бұрын
des années que je cherchais qu'elle était la voix derrierre le Soft machine qui chantait cela...merci
@lardeauchristophe845 жыл бұрын
Oui c'était bien et Kevin meilleur et il vivait en France dans le sud
@teunromme66034 жыл бұрын
12:38 An unusually melodic solo by Lol Coxhill (in his bathrobe no less)
@MrKelleyzinho5 күн бұрын
Who’s the fiddler. Seems American.
@jesusbonsom352810 ай бұрын
MIKE OLDFIELD The best...! ! !
@izmangr4 жыл бұрын
he speaks very good French, cool man
@jorgegonzalez-larramendi54913 жыл бұрын
B+
@simonbate728514 күн бұрын
Il faut éviter l'ennui...
@yvesvezzoli138 Жыл бұрын
Génial
@arsapolo265 жыл бұрын
The Lady Rachel--- гениальная вещь!!!!СУПЕР!!!!
@tomburns704 жыл бұрын
I'm glad, Kevin found his niche, because he wasn't meant to play with 'Soft Machine'.
@jorgegonzalez-larramendi54913 жыл бұрын
w e ll the music was/is marvelous. here you can notice: he Knew he needed a good guitar player, but he maybe got useless jealous. imagine kicking stuart copeland out of a nand with such relevance as the soft machine. then vontinuing the fit and walking out. soft machine waited years before getting a guitar player --
@chaskeyes66482 жыл бұрын
@@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491 Please listen to the first two Soft Machine albums (again? ) and then tell me what you think of the bass sound. For me it was the best!
@chaskeyes66482 жыл бұрын
But he did....and 'love did indeed make sweet music', especially if you were tripping....
@MrKelleyzinho5 күн бұрын
Stuart Copeland and Soft Machine? Huh? He was the drummer in Curved Air. I don’t think Kevin stomped out of Soft Machine, either. He continued to make music with Wyatt and Ratledge. But the original trio is the best IMHO.@@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491
@shaunslirobberF6944 Жыл бұрын
boom back to real music
@shaunslirobberF6944 Жыл бұрын
certainly is delivering van to romania soon so route poss
@dmitriroutski78424 ай бұрын
I guess you guys recognized Mike Oldfield on those videos? :) He played with Kevin and that time. 14:21
that "begining" of The Soft Machine was 5 - 6 + before this 1972 material. love the inclusion of SM dongs .
@TS-qq7vr4 жыл бұрын
He looks like Stevie Nicks with a deep voice.
@carygson2 жыл бұрын
I think you mean Stevie Nicks looks like Kevin with a higher voice.
@YoungManGoneWest5 жыл бұрын
Lady Rachel has Kevin joined by Ollie Halsall on guitar. Also recognise the guy on bass but can’t recall his name....
@Mytube7775 жыл бұрын
Mike Oldfield
@andrasczehlarik91804 жыл бұрын
@@Mytube777 RICK WILLS
@bencolemanart Жыл бұрын
Ooh, Ollie Halsall? Nice
@moiragleed15645 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else remember a song (I believe by Kevin and ensemble) which was played on the radio 1 several times making a minor hit during the summer of 1974 and it mentioned something about a party. I'm well into my 70s and I'd so love to hear it again if it's at all possible.
@frankdebruine44945 жыл бұрын
It's called After the Show. Easy to find on youtube
@andrewcrosthwaite39763 жыл бұрын
Caribbean Moon?
@jorgegonzalez-larramendi54913 жыл бұрын
my head is a nightclub..... perfect Kebin and Robert Wyatt Canterbury
@Gieza-Brake-Pahl8 ай бұрын
“Fake Mexican tourist blues” was very popular but was banned from the Radio due the, for that era, risky lyrics. Please get it on Spotify, it doesn’t sound at all dated 😀
@raudiaz62453 жыл бұрын
I think Rush borrowed 2:32 - 3:06 sounds like The Necromancer near the end? from Caress of Steel
@wk4max3 жыл бұрын
What's the track with Hillage playing it's amazypants!!!!
@slimtimslide3 жыл бұрын
The second version of Why Are We Sleeping?, the band was called Decadence
@s7evens4 Жыл бұрын
15:51 great Oldfield!
@user-tg5br6up3z5 жыл бұрын
イギリスの最高のシンガー
@free19823 жыл бұрын
テキトー男タカダジュンジ参上ヘッヘッヘッヘッ😁
@VoyageChansons8 ай бұрын
super ce type, mort à la trentaine
@written12Ай бұрын
Is that Dick Heckstall-Smith in the band?
@MrKelleyzinho5 күн бұрын
Lol Coxhill. Very similar.
@Bardens763 жыл бұрын
Ne dormez pas, surtout ne le prends pas sérieusement...
@BarujGarcia5 жыл бұрын
Anyone knows the places where these concerts where played? Is it the first one in the Tarverne de l'Olympia, Paris, 31 mar 70?
@LordMelbury19534 жыл бұрын
I remember the Kevin Ayers shows in North London, and a special he did called Bananarama
@carolwolf96144 жыл бұрын
@@LordMelbury1953 I remember that!!! Where the hell was it in North London? The Roundhouse??
@gabyvansant45333 жыл бұрын
@@LordMelbury1953 Bananamour, you mean.
@peterfreeman6677 Жыл бұрын
Correct. Filmed for "Pop 2". I'm sorting out where these came from, I'll post it soon. Look up top.
@peterfreeman6677 Жыл бұрын
@@LordMelbury1953 Between September 6th and 24th 1972 he did a series of performances at the Hampstead Theatre Club in North London, with the name of "Banana Follies". For the last one he had with him Robert Wyatt, Lol Coxhill, Didier Malherbe, George Wilson, and David Bedford. The one on the 20th was recorded for BBC's "In Concert", and the lineup then was Kevin Ayers (vocals, guitar), Archie Legget (bass). Lol Coxhill (sax), Johnny Clifford (congas). That concert is available, not as one video but as a playlist of tracks, from the Kevin Ayers KZfaq account (kzfaq.info/sun/OLAK5uy_kN0a75-jzZn8a5xyL5kQyrHWsG8uZLmFE).
@DAZ28111 Жыл бұрын
Damian albarn father was managing the band
@ferencnemeth43545 жыл бұрын
Can I see that the third to fourth number of bass player Mike Oldfield?
@stettan14 жыл бұрын
Oh yes picking electric with his nails and all.
@aprendizdebrujo1003 жыл бұрын
is the 1970 guitar player Mike Oldfield?
@cristianalmeida44652 жыл бұрын
Mike Oldfield en la guitarra 👍👍
@peterfreeman6677 Жыл бұрын
Kevin Ayers vocals, guitar, bass David Bedford keyboards Lol Coxhill sax Mike Oldfield bass & guitar, backing vocals Mick Fincher drums
@comicwarrior694 жыл бұрын
Who is playing the reed on May I ?
@dirkh14 жыл бұрын
Lol Coxhill??
@comicwarrior694 жыл бұрын
@@dirkh1 thank you...He's terrific.
@jorgegonzalez-larramendi54913 жыл бұрын
W O W
@marcocarolei57326 жыл бұрын
Anybody knows if the sax player is Lol Coxhill?!?
@o.saberiosia95166 жыл бұрын
Definitely yes!
@TheRealFriar6 жыл бұрын
absolutely that is Lol. Mike Oldfield and Robert Wyatt and I think Davyd Bedford on keys.
@John-ul8pp6 жыл бұрын
Lol
@joecrow14816 жыл бұрын
Great footage-I don't think that is Robert Wyatt on drums though.
@fluffysbro6 жыл бұрын
Mick Fincher on the first track, Dave Dufort on the second
@Luka_WiFi5 жыл бұрын
ნათელი და ეირსი..
@camiloflores8961 Жыл бұрын
Phil Collins on sax :D
@peterfreeman6677 Жыл бұрын
No, I don't think so. That's Lol Coxhill.
@Hazardous541 Жыл бұрын
So ahead,so ahead.That bass seems to come from the 80s.
@ecosseza40303 жыл бұрын
01:55 Gregg Wallace on the Sax?
@pierreraffenne93643 жыл бұрын
No, Lol coxhill!
@sophiafake-virus24562 жыл бұрын
Privileged, English eccentric, slacker style.
@peterfreeman6677 Жыл бұрын
Yep, that's our Kevin. Laid-back to a fault.
@Luka_WiFi4 жыл бұрын
Religious Experience
@danjameson15725 жыл бұрын
is that Dick Heckstall Smith on sax
@brunojeanpalard79054 жыл бұрын
I think it's Lol Coxhill...
@Lars-ERob5 жыл бұрын
memories of a long forgotten youth but as Dylan so wisely sang "Forever Young" is how I feel in my heart ,If only the physical part would think so too....Karma is such a bitch when it comes 2 having lived the fast lane for too many years, fuck ,who am I kidding .....still going strong as ever 250 mph down the fast track listening to Stomping Ground from Gallagher blazing through the speakers.Only nowadays you have them @&!*@?!! hidden cameras everywhere so the fun is over making speed on the FAHREN
@pit2ryan3 Жыл бұрын
Lol Coxill...
@bobgreen6233 жыл бұрын
What is that odd-looking yellow bass that Kev is playing?
@Khayyam-vg9fw3 жыл бұрын
That's a good question. It's a short-scale Fender of some kind, but it doesn't look like a Mustang, a Bronco, a DuoSonic or a MusicMaster. I need to research this one!
@brianhammer51074 жыл бұрын
great musician totally derailed by drugs after '81 or so - what a waste - well, at least we have the first seven albums .....
@ivantopolcic4 жыл бұрын
Wine not drugs, maybe occasionally marijuana
@brianhammer51074 жыл бұрын
NO. He was a drug addict - very well documented and he's said so in interviews. For fifteen years, he was off the grid.
@brianhammer51074 жыл бұрын
@@ivantopolcic For 15 years of the last 17 years of his life, Ayers was a drug addict. FACT.
@ivantopolcic4 жыл бұрын
Didn't know that, thanx. I always thought that he was too smart for Heroin.
@cjosephbornefilms3 жыл бұрын
He definitely rebounded with falling up, still life, and unfairground
@ronaldlongendyke3313 Жыл бұрын
By all means, per the below. Nobody understood Syd better than Kevin. Or was it Bowie, or Eno? I guess you've got to throw David Gilmour in the mix.
@tomburns704 жыл бұрын
I wonder if English sounds that good when read like Kevin read French. No, I Don't think so.
@Khayyam-vg9fw3 жыл бұрын
English sounded pretty good, too, when Kevin used it.
@lewisjones2825 Жыл бұрын
Scribbling out the British Empire; money -bags will soon need the Changs
@lemming99842 жыл бұрын
Only one bad thing about Kevin's music - f***in Lol Coxhill!!
@TheCostacesar8 ай бұрын
why?
@Gieza-Brake-Pahl8 ай бұрын
Enough of this western intellectual crap! As Kevin would say and break into some reggae, calypso, usw.