Fat Mattress II

by Fat Mattress

Overview

In the manner of many second albums, Fat Mattress' sophomore outing was similar to, but also inferior to, their debut. Again, Noel Redding didn't take as much as a leadership role as some listeners might have expected given his prior stardom as bassist in the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In fact, he's less of a presence on this record, at least as a composer, his contributions in that regard limited to three songwriting co-credits. And again, the mood is breezy folk-rock-psychedelia with a dash of early progressive rock, though some of the songs on side one in particular have a heavier feel than most of the first album. The songs aren't even up to the debut's modest standard, however, and the lingering feeling is that of a tolerable but fairly anonymous '60s-turning-into-'70s band with a Transatlantic feel. There's a bit of jazzy influence a la Traffic in songs like "Roamin'" and "At the Ball," and there are some pleasant vocal harmonies. But there's not a single standout tune, and though Redding and his bandmates were no doubt straining to avoid being the answer to a trivia question as to what one of the members had done after playing in one of the world's biggest groups, that's what this music ends up being. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/18/2021
Label:	Trading Places
UPC:	5060672880558
Rank:	68393

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fat Mattress   Primary Artist
Jim Leverton   Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic)
Steve Hammond   Guitar (Electric)
Eric Dillon   Drums,Percussion
Neil Landon   Vocals,Percussion
Noel Redding   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Mick Weaver   Piano,Organ (Hammond)

Technical Credits

Jim Leverton   Composer,Liner Notes,Group Member
Eric Dillon   Group Member
Felix Pappalardi   Composer
Leslie West   Composer
Neil Landon   Composer,Group Member
Noel Redding   Composer,Group Member
Mick Weaver   Group Member
Gered Mankowitz   Photography
Paschal Byrne   Remastering
George Chkiantz   Engineer
Fat Mattress   Producer
Roger Wilkinson   Engineer
Jeanette Jacobs   Composer
Norman Landsberg   Composer
Becky Stewart   Package Design
John Ventura   Composer
James Thackitt   Composer