Soft Machine Gives Thanks to Jimi, Noel, and Mitch

(My expression of gratitude to Soft Machine for their Dadaist masterwork “Volume 2”)

Illustration for the play “Ubu Roi” by Afred Jarry, from the review “La Critique” (1894), National Gallery of Art (public domain)

And a special Thank You to Pierce McIntyre for Plethora of Pop and the “Thanks / Giving Challenge.”

Musicians occasionally acknowledge their debt to various influences, but how often do they write a musical “Thank…