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THE REVIEW
"It's the inevitable fulcrum of rock history, and any assessment of what came before and what came after is, in one way or another, traced back to this album." That's what the reviewer of Onda Rock, Gaetano La Montagna thinks of it. And I agree with him.
With this album, Wyatt has found the perfect balance; neither the guitar fury of Hendrix nor the sadness of the lyrics of the Van der Graaf Generator (just to give some examples) has given music a human aspect.
Instead, I found him, perhaps the only true friend of my entire life.
Each of us is alone.
You are alone when you laugh with your family in front of the television.
You are alone when someone cries for you.
You are alone when someone tries to make you feel better.
It dismantled the naive passion of rock.
There's no future, the past has crumbled, and at this point, suicide seems too trivial.
There is no deceit; we wait immobile in a claustrophobic stalemate, hoping for a plot twist that will never come.
Without realizing that the only "plot twist" is death.
I conclude by thanking Robert Wyatt, who has made me a "happy" person and no longer alone.
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This review praises Robert Wyatt's Rock Bottom as a pivotal album in rock history. It highlights Wyatt's unique balance between musical aggression and lyrical sadness, conveying profound human emotions and loneliness. The reviewer credits the album with dismantling traditional rock passion and offering a contemplative, honest reflection on life and death. Ultimately, Rock Bottom is seen as both deeply moving and transformative.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
04 Alifib (06:55)
''Alife, Alife, Alife, Alife...''
''(repeated continuously)''
No nit not.
Nit no not.
Nit nit folly bololey.
Alife my larder,
Alife my larder.
I can't forsake you,
or forsqueak you,
Alife my larder,
Alife my larder.
Confiscate,
or make you late you, you
Alife my larder,
Alife my larder.
Not nit not.
Nit no not.
Nit nit folly bololey.
Burlybunch, the water mole
Hellyplop and fingerhole
Not a wossit, bundy, see.
For jangle and bojangle
trip trip pip pippy pippy pip pip landerim.
Alife my larder,
Alife my larder.
05 Alifie (06:31)
Not nit not, nit no not, nit nit folly bololy
Alife my larder, Alife my larder
I can't forsake you, or forsqueak you
Alife my larder, Alifie my larder
Confiscate or make you late, you, you
Alife my larder, Alife my larder
Not nit not, nit no not, nit nit folly bololy
Burly bunch the water mole
Heli plop and finger hole
Not a-was it bundy, see?
For jangle and bojangle
Trip trip pipipipi tip-pit landerim
Alife my larder, Alife my larder
Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt is an English musician, singer, and composer associated with the Canterbury scene, known for work with Soft Machine and Matching Mole and for a solo catalog blending jazz-rock, avant-garde experimentation, and politically engaged songwriting. In 1973 he suffered a fall that left him paraplegic; his 1974 album “Rock Bottom” is widely regarded as his defining masterpiece.24 Reviews
Other reviews
By Saint Huck
Rock Bottom is a dive into the soul, a descent into the depths of our consciousness, as dark and mysterious as those of an ocean.
Some albums must be lived before they are heard.
By velvetunderground
Listening to this album feels like being in a dark and lost forest, full of many fairies, some good, some chasing you to wake you from the nightmare.
The soft initial keyboard that opens 'Sea Song,' seemingly calm and blessed, drags the listener into absolute unease.
By g.unreal
if you look into someone’s eyes while ‘sea song’ plays, you might fall in love
it is simply, damn true that the music touches the fibers of the soul, the most ‘aching’ part of it
By nick the piper
Rock Bottom travels on other tracks, it lives on its own light in a unique dimension, that of a man who has laid bare his soul and made it available to mankind.
It is only through an emotional journey that man can approach perfection, purity, drawing from the soul the material to be shaped with the body.
By tonysoprano
"Rock Bottom is the ultimate representation of man in an inner dimension."
"Wyatt teaches us many things, but above all, the most important lesson is: NEVER GIVE UP ON LIFE."
