Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Facelift [Live]
2. Slightly All the Time
3. Moon in June
4. Out-Bloody-Rageous

Disc 2:

1. Out-Bloody-Rageous [Live][*]
2. Facelift [Live][*]
3. Esther's Nose Job: Pig/Orange Skin Food/A Door Opens and Closes/Pigling

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6758 in Music
• Released on: 2007-03-05
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Import, Original recording remastered

Album Details
Includes the Remastered Four Track Original Album plus a Bonus Disc of a a BBC Live Session from the Royal Albert Hall.

Customer Reviews

The album that showed me great Progressive Rock does not need a guitar!
I had been at a musical festival when I first heard these guys but we all know that doesn't necessarily translate into enjoying their studio albums.....I did and still do. I NEVER would have thought I would enjoy music that did not have a guitar but there you are! "Third" is innovative, melodic, intricate, and intriguing.

Absolutely The Best Progressive Jazz Rock Album!
This release by Soft Machine is simply the best the many-membered band ever did. It is the zenith of their creativity, verve and execution. This line-up - with drummer, vocalist extraordaire Robert Wyatt, the late saxophone god Elton Dean, multi-keyboard legend Mike Ratledge and the mighty monster of the fuzz bass Hugh Hopper produced some of the most imaginative, melody-laden, downright breathtaking compositions all driven by the compelling rhythm section of Hopper/Wyatt. The band never sounded more experimental, unforgettable and soulful than they did on this album. This particular release is further enhanced by the inclusion of a second disc - the live recording done at their famous Proms appearance. It is noticeably enhanced by a far better EQ than the original Reckless Records CD of some ten years or more ago.

A must-own for any true fan of not only Soft Machine BUT of the entire genre of Progressive Jazz Rock which they helped create.

Simply amazing!
While always a big fan of the first two Soft Machine albums (as well as the early recordings issued as 'Jet Propelled Photographs'), they started to lose me as the rock became jazz. Time moves on, however, and I am now fully in love with 'Third'! It grew on me over the years, but with this amazing new remaster, it now sits alongside those first two as an equal yet very different animal. 'Moon In June' is still the tops here featuring the genius of Robert Wyatt, while 'Out Bloody Rageous' is simply breathtaking. The sound on this re-issue is just fantastic--so clear and sharp! The bonus disc of BBC recordings is a wonderful addition and a very nice booklet too. Highly recommended!!