This album will most likely confuse you, so don't try and understand what's going on. I recommend you have the lyrics and the artwork within your reach.

Only for completionists (0%). This is an album out of time, timeless, yet somehow looking back at least fifty years, possibly sixty. The orchestration is sublime, and in many ways it feels that the advent of rock and roll has yet to take place, and we are back in the immediate post war when singers really were, and songs were immaculately layered and constructed.

John Greaves: voice, bass guitar piano, sequences, string arrangements Annie Barbazza: voice (3,6,7,11) piano (11), acoustic guitar (3) Valérie Gabail: voice (1, 10) Himiko Paganotti: voice (8) Vincent Courtois: cello Matthieu Rabaté: drums Olivier Mellano: guitar (1,2,6,8) Sophia Domancich: treated piano (8) Zeena Parkins: harp (10) Jakko Jakszyk: electric guitar (4) Lino Capra Vaccina: piano, gongs, vibes, cymbals, percussion (12) Camillo Mozzoni: oboe Max Marchini: sub aquatic electric guitar (3) Jordi Tagliaferri: vibes (2,10), congas (7) Irene Barbieri: violins (1,7) Diego Romani: violas.

Studio Album, released in 1977. Songs, Tracks Listing. 1. Good Evening (0:33) 2. Twenty-Two Proverbs (4:08) 3. Seven Scenes From The Painting 'Exhuming The First American Mastodon' By . Ke. hone is an often overlooked masterpiece from the 1970s, a multilayered concept album that combines the complexity of RIO with the melodic sensibilities of the best Canterbury bands and which features perhaps the most erudite lyrics in the history of progressive rock. John Greaves (music) and Peter Blegvad (lyrics) began their creative partnership when Henry Cow and Slapp Happy joined forces for Desperate Straits - their song 'Bad Alchemy' was one of that album's highlights, and they have continued to write and perform together on an occasional basis ever since.

John Greaves led the European avant-garde as a founder member of Henry Cow with Fred Frith and Lindsay Cooper, then his bass was the driving force in bands like National Health and Love Of Life Orchestra. Three fabulous, uniquely different female voices: Valérie Gabail, Annie Barbazza, Himiko Paganotti and Greaves himself sing a collection of songs in French, English and Italian, moving from pure pop thru Debussy-esque Apollinaire to sensual spoken-word; there’s even a song by Robert Wyatt, an old friend from way back when.

John Greaves (born 23 February 1950) is a British bass guitarist and composer, best known as a member of Henry Cow and his collaborative albums with Peter Blegvad. He was also a member of National Health and Soft Heap, and has recorded several solo albums, including Accident (1982), Parrot Fashions (1984), The Caretaker (2001) and Greaves Verlaine (2008). John Greaves was born in Prestatyn, North Wales, but grew up in Wrexham in north-east Wales

It includes a full scholarly introduction and detailed notes. This book is the first of its kind in English, and undertakes a scientific evaluation of the pyramids through metrics, using state-of-the-art instruments and drawing on both ancient and modern authorities, amongst which is included Arab and Persian writers as well as Western sources.

The album cover art work was by artist Ray Smith and was the first of three of his "paint socks" to feature on Henry Cow's albums. Smith had appeared with the band at several of their early 1970s concerts, performing a variety of activities, including ironing, reading text and mining with glove puppets. John Greaves – bass guitar, piano, whistle, voice. Chris Cutler – drums, toys, piano, whistle, voice. Additional musicians.

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