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Sweet Deceiver is one of Kevin Ayers' more mainstream efforts. Any album that has Elton John playing piano on a few tracks can't be too weird. That's not to say, though, that this is exactly mainstream in and of itself. Ayers continues to play his offhandedly charming miniatures, with occasional Caribbean rhythms and trademark droll, bemused lyrics. The problem is that while this has its charm while you're listening, little sticks or incites you to return. By this point in his career, Ayers was in danger of catching on a treadmill, restating his idiosyncratic concerns in familiar ways without amplifying them.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ollie Halsall, Producer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ollie Halsall, Producer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ollie Halsall, Producer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ollie Halsall, Producer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ollie Halsall, Producer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ollie Halsall, Producer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ollie Halsall, Producer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ollie Halsall, Producer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ollie Halsall, Producer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, MainArtist
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by BBC
Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, MainArtist
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by BBC
Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, MainArtist
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by BBC
Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, MainArtist
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by BBC
Peter Mew, Engineer - Kevin Ayers, Composer, MainArtist
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by BBC
Album review
Sweet Deceiver is one of Kevin Ayers' more mainstream efforts. Any album that has Elton John playing piano on a few tracks can't be too weird. That's not to say, though, that this is exactly mainstream in and of itself. Ayers continues to play his offhandedly charming miniatures, with occasional Caribbean rhythms and trademark droll, bemused lyrics. The problem is that while this has its charm while you're listening, little sticks or incites you to return. By this point in his career, Ayers was in danger of catching on a treadmill, restating his idiosyncratic concerns in familiar ways without amplifying them.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:14
- Main artists: Kevin Ayers
- Composer: Kevin Ayers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Folk
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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