What a triad: -o

Carla Bley (including Royal Household), Robert Wyatt (the wonderfully spleenige text lines sings), Nick Mason on drums. So two musicians (Bley & Wyatt), which are known for their chart hits & Disco Evergreens ;-) and the drummer of Pink Floyd. The result: the precursor of Endless River ;-)

No, seriously times: this Carla Bley album (by Nick Mason produced betrommelt & titled and sung by Robert Wyatt) sounds of course not by Pink Floyd (the drums sound quite floydianisch or typical for Nick Mason), but is nevertheless with the most interesting "solo album" a Floyd and one of the weirdest pop / rock / jazz albums that I ever get to hearing - AND amusingly while still also in turn the "catchiest", "mildest" "sweetest", "mainstreamigste" album by Carla Bley and the only Pop / Rock Album in grandiose and not too easily accessible jazz oeuvre woman Bley.

Thanks to the Grand & whole classical song structures and the Groove and the more or less catchy choruses, Nick Mason's rocking Schlagzeuzg, the witty texts - could well be audible for people of this magnificent album that have not much else to Jazz on their hats, and where Carla Bley's music has not yet penetrated into the ears.

And theoretically and actually just might Pink Floyd fans get the hang of the album, because much has the work of Pink Floyd even provided remotely related, Oblique, unusual beyond listening habits to offer (from Pink Floyd early works Piper, Saucerful, More, Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother, Meddle, Roger Waters & Ron Geesin's Music from The Body, to The Wall) ... and just Floydfan Ears therefore could be quite open to this fictional sports that in addition to all obliqueness but also with the groovy play some top-class soloists are garnished ... alone only the almost funky, rousing Sax solo in the middle of "Wervin", which is improvised on Nick Mason's pounding beat: worn and danceable at the same time.