Magic Forest: The Anthology [Import]

Fat Mattress | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 15, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Castle Music UK
• ASIN: B000EMSTV6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,037 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2-CD album set from the cult late 60s hippie-dippy Psych/Prog combo formed by ex-Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding and comprising a 38-track collection featuring everything that the band recorded, anthologised on one CD for the first time and includes 3 full albums [1 previously unreleased], contemporary non-album singles and previously unreleased material including 1969 Radio 1 'Top Gear' session. Castle.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jim Hendrix Experience "Lite,". Very Lite.., August 16, 2006

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collegemoney - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magic Forest: The Anthology (Audio CD)

Noel Redding (bass player) arose from the ashes of the Jimi Hendrix Experience to lead the band Fat Mattress. The Mattress put out a couple of albums of material which were notably lighter than the music associated with Hendrix. But of course there is a LOT of product out there which is lighter than Hendrix but still pretty substantial.
I am most familiar with the first album, which was self-titled. It came out in one of those gorgeous glossy thick cardboard gatefold covers; the sheen so bright you could see little cobblestone effects where the cover was glued on. The songs, as noted, were done with a psych-pop feel. This approach was a bit of a throwback to the UK bands of the mid 60's. The songs were quite good, especially "Petrol Pump Assistant." Nice memories, and probably also very servicable for those hearing it for the first time today.
(A fine review of this material also appears on the amazon link for the other 2-disc retrospective of Fat Mattress short-lived career)

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Flat Matress, May 14, 2009

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Alan Bruce Mccornack (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magic Forest: The Anthology (Audio CD)

After comparisons between Fat Mattress and some favorite groups, I bought this disappointment "in the blind." Playing it once, it's kind of like Bruce-you-know-who's last album, with every song sounding almost exactly the same. I think I'll opt for something more honest, like John Mellencamp's latest. This one was not a winner.