Nothing Can Stop Us [Original recording remastered]

Nothing Can Stop Us [Original recording remastered]

Editorial Reviews
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Still under contract to Virgin as the '70s drew to a close, Robert Wyatt got special dispensation from Richard Branson to record a series of singles for upstart indie Rough Trade, the glorious results of which found their way onto this reissued 1982 compilation. Wyatt's melancholy choirboy voice and minimalist arrangements are astonishingly effective throughout a series of unlikely covers, including a liturgical rendition of Chic's "At Last I Am Free," the Golden Gate Quartet's "Stalin Wasn't Stallin'," the Billie Holiday-identified "Strange Fruit," and a suitably bizarre, tabla-driven take on Ivor Cutler's "Grass" (sample lyric: "While we talk I'll hit your head with a nail to make you understand me / I have something important to say"). It's a shame Elvis Costello's "Shipbuilding" is not included here, but no matter: Wyatt's "Caimanera" and "Arauco" alone are worth the price of admission. --Billy Grenier

Product Description
Founding member of art rock group Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt, helped set the tone of the sixties psychedelic scene in the UK. With his distinctive drumming and vocals, Wyatt attracted a massive following across Europe. An accident in 1973 left the drummer paralyzed forcing him to shift efforts on solo recordings. His distinct style of mixing simple and effective keyboard melody lines with poignant lyrics, often filled with personal and political references, have proved both haunting and reflective. Rykodisc is proud to introduce you to 4 re-mastered Wyatt classics - Old Rottenhat, Nothing Can Stop Us, Dondestan (Revisited), Shleep.

Nothing Can Stop Us [Original recording remastered]

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Nothing Can Stop Us [Original recording remastered]

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