Kevin Ayers - Too Old To Die Young. BBC Live 1972-1976 [2CD] (1998)
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The material includes some of Ayers' strongest early material, such as "Lady Rachel," "May I," "Clarence in Wonderland," and "Why Are We Sleeping?." The combination of prog-rock and orchestration sometimes unexpectedly echoes Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother. On some parts of "Why Are We Sleeping?" you can hear Oldfield fooling around with ideas that would resurface on his own Tubular Bells.

The sound is good but, unfortunately, the balance between the orchestral instruments and the rock ones is not always optimum, and the vocals are sometimes under-recorded. The second disc is divided between broadcasts from 1975 and 1976 (with Zoot Money on keyboards throughout). It isn't as inspired as the companion CD, either in terms of material or performance.

As good-natured material interpreted nonchalantly, it falls between prog-rock and pub-rock, as odd as that combination sounds, highlighted by the Ayers staple "Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes." It is a worthwhile supplement to the Ayers library for his fans, particularly the first disc, as it shows dimensions to his arrangements that were not always evident on the studio recordings.

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Tracklist:
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CD1
01. Lady Rachel
02. May I
03. Clarence In Wonderland
04. Whatevershebringswesing
05. There Is Loving
06. Margaret
07. Colores Para Dolores
08. Crazy Gift Of Time
09. Why Are We Sleeping

CD2
01. Didn't feel Lonely
02. Observations
03. Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes
04. Interview
05. Farewell Again
06. Shouting In A Bucket Blues
07. Star
08. Love's Gonna Turn You Round
09. Mr Cool
10. Ballad of Mr Snake
11. Blue

*1998 HUX Records | HUX 006


Personnel:
Kevin Ayers (vocals, guitar);
Mike Oldfield (guitar, bass);
Andy Summers, Ollie Halsall (guitar);
Bill Evans (flute);
Lol Coxhill (saxophone);
George Money, David Bedford (keyboards);
Charlie McCracken, Rick Wills (bass);
Robert Townsend, Dave Dewfort, Tony Newman (drums)...


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