Robert Wyatt is one of those artists that you either love obsessively, or you don't know him or his music. I think it is impossible for someone to hear him, and go 'not interested.' His melodies are seductive, and the voice is hairy, yet romantic when he's crooning, and he mostly sings as if he is Chet Baker, and there are a thousand women in the waiting room, just waiting for him. "Comicopera" although there are other releases where he collaborated with another artist, or compilation/re-issue came out, and I believe this was his last solo album. He reportedly retired, and if that's true, this 2007 album is a brilliant goodbye. Or perhaps just a pause before something else happens. Still, a remarkable record that is very open. His masterpiece "Rock Bottom" I find very close off to the world. This is Wyatt getting involved with lots of musicians such as Paul Weller, Phil Manzanera, Eno, and others. There are traces of late Beach Boys in the mix as well as Charlie Haden's Freedom Orchestra. Just a beautiful mixture that does its job. A haunted cocktail of a drink that sticks to your system.
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