Kevin Ayers - The Sweetest Deciever

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Today we take a look at one of the greatest songwriters there has ever been, a man with such a unique and perfectly formed talent that he could have been an icon. But why wasn't he? Watch and find out!
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Separation (Original Composition)
The Crystal Age (Original Composition)
Why are we sleeping? (Kevin Ayers)
Lady Rachael (Kevin Ayers) • Kevin Ayers - Lady Rac...
A Certain Kind (Soft Machine) • SOFT MACHINE - 25 Augu...
Hope For Happiness (Soft Machine) • Soft Machine - Hope fo...
Soft Machine live at the U.F.O Club
May I (Kevin Ayers)
Shouting in a Bucket Blues (Kevin Ayers) • Kevin Ayers - Shouting...
Caribbean Moon (Kevin Ayers) • Caribbean Moon - Kevin...
Clarence In Wonderland (Kevin Ayers) • Kevin Ayers - Clarence...
Howling Man (Kevin Ayers) • Kevin Ayers and John Cale
Falling In Love Again (Friedrich Hollaender, Cover by Kevin Ayers)
Steppin Out (Kevin Ayers) • Video
Lady Rachael (Kevin Ayers & Daevid Allen) • Video
Supersalesman (Kevin Ayers) • KEVIN AYERS • Supersal...
1998 Interview: www.furious.com/perfect/kevina...
2008 Interview: www.furious.com/perfect/kevina...
2008 Interview: www.theguardian.com/music/201...

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@alanthomson6162 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this bio. Will always regret that I didn't discover Kevin's music until after he had passed away. I'd like to have seen him perform and would have absolutely loved to have met him. A truly unique artist.

@royferguson3909 Жыл бұрын

Best ever doc on Kevin I love it . thank you so much

@rogernetzer1054 2 ай бұрын

the comeback, was falling up, which featured ollie. kevin was proud of it. it features, among other first-rate ayers songs, the masterpiece am i really maecel?

@cargumdeu 3 жыл бұрын

A proper adult musician. Cant fault this bio. Caught him live at the South Bank early 90s, about the same time I saw Kevin Coyne. Always think of them as the 2 Kevins now. Equally gifted, equally special.

@vhliv 3 жыл бұрын

Only recently discovered Ayer’s music, though I remember reading about him in my youth. Can’t get over the genius of those first solo records. Thanks for the good survey and useful survey.

@alancrabbe1668 2 жыл бұрын

An excellent look at one of the greatest eccentric musical talents........oh wot a dream!

@simonagree4070 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely spot on, especially the comparison between Ayers and Reed at the end. I used to have all of Ayers' albums up through '77, but eventually lost them all except Odd Ditties (which you don't mention) because I went my own dissipated path. The fellow was an absolute genius, as any study of him will show, but all he wanted was to relax, which is a hard thing to do if you have that talent and need to support your habits. Missed a chance to see him in '94, still love him very much.

@Coneman3 7 ай бұрын

I saw him in Liverpool in 2004 I think it was.

@mwudzy 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for this excellent bio of a great and unique individual

@Mechanismo77 3 ай бұрын

for me its , ''flying start'' by Mike Oldfield , awesome song !!!!!

@coadmiller5010 2 жыл бұрын

And I loved k's joy of a toy, a whimsical foray accompanied by his former bandmates, Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge, and even Hugh Hopper, to who in replaced Ayers to in in Soft Machine as the year we after all Ayers in left. This took it the band in a in more jazzy direction, owing to his in ability to be read and compose in music, having contributed a couple to of songs to the first album. Kevin to and his easy-going and laid back in lifestyle wouldserve him well in his subsequent work

@vhliv 3 жыл бұрын

Meant to add that I don’t know how common the Lou Reed comparison is, but jibes with my impression listening to Ayers over the past month. Pity he is to my knowledge largely unknown among even pretty knowledgeable music buffs here in the USA.

@JeromBD25 5 жыл бұрын

Nice portrait!

@coadmiller5010 2 жыл бұрын

I saw the Softs with Kevin in in 68 twice with Jimi Hendrix experience, and wouldn't have minded if he'd stayed io the

@MrDanielphenix Жыл бұрын

Great , one video i never saw , the one from that's what you get babe.... For me he is the opposite of Peter Hammill more..in fact when i produced Kevin (i produced both actually Hammill in 78 and Kevin 93) i wanted to polay him some Peter hammill and he answered: No way i hate this guy !...(quite revealing) (i pout Geoffrey Oryama , he loved it )

@allenmathes8517 6 ай бұрын

Excellent!

@radiomindchatter7994 Жыл бұрын

Blue, to me, was his peak.

@vincentheijboer1285 4 жыл бұрын

great vid!

@daisywrabbit 10 ай бұрын

pop+prog=pog

@roboryan54 7 ай бұрын

🤯

@MrJohnnyboats 4 ай бұрын

Have you missed Mike Patto? Tag me if you delve into this man’s influence. Please and thank you.

@podlife1 3 жыл бұрын

One of the true greats. I'd put him up there with Syd Barret, Robert Wyatt and John Lennon

@hammerecords 4 ай бұрын

I before E except after C

@josephkolmansky8965 3 ай бұрын

Kevin didn't say he hoped to die before he got old but he did it; was he really Himcel ?

@Coneman3 10 ай бұрын

INFP

@felixfelix7447 7 ай бұрын

Hmm🤔 INTP here

@royrichardson5119 2 жыл бұрын

Check your spelling Geeky. I before E except after C!

@Fexobs 3 жыл бұрын

Please don't pretend you're an authority on this. You're not. This is shit TBH, you weren't there.

@gusiyouvid3110 2 жыл бұрын

MUSIC IS GREAT BUT THERE IS THIS REALLY ANNOYING VOICE TALKING NONSTOP VERBAL D............A WHAT A SHAME

@Lawranceathome 2 жыл бұрын

make one yourself ur smeghead hehehe

@royferguson3909 Жыл бұрын

Great contribution, man .

@Coneman3 7 ай бұрын

There or not doesn’t dictate being an authority or not.

@bebblaw 7 ай бұрын

Who is this div narrator..??? Needs some elocution lessons. "wiv"?? What is this word? Who are "The Soft Machine"?? or "The Pink Floyd"?? This kid should be muted.

@kevh9497 3 ай бұрын

Those bands were known (and billed) as 'The Soft Machine' and 'The Pink Floyd' at the start of their careers and on their earliest albums, so he's not wrong there.