Kevin Ayers
UK
Born: 16 August 1945
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Psychedelic/Garage, British Psychedelia, Psychedelic, Canterbury Scene, Art-Rock/Experimental, Prog-Rock
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Kevin Ayers is one of rock's oddest and more likable enigmas, even if often he's seemed not to operate at his highest potential. Perhaps that's because he's never seemed to have taken his music too seriously -- one of his essential charms and most aggravating limitations. Since the late '60s, he's released many albums with a distinctly British sensibility, making ordinary lyrical subjects seem extraordinary with his rich low vocals, inventive wordplay, and bemused, relaxed attitude. Apt to flavor his songs with female backup choruses and exotic...
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