Bob Rafelson Productions) -- and gave us "Easy Rider", "Five Easy Pieces", "The Last Picture Show" and "Hearts and Minds", and lamenting the absence of such risk-taking companies today." "Five Easy Pieces" was written by Rafelson and Carole Eastman (under the alias Adrien Joyce) and starred Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, and Susan Anspach. Nicholson plays Bobby Dupea, a gifted classical piano player who works on an oil rig in California and spends most of his time drinking beer and bowling with his put-upon girlfriend Rayette (Black). Bobby is constantly dissatisfied and a non-conformist, stating: "I move around a lot. Not because I'm
Easy Pieces filled with Cole tones alone, that each tune becomes part of a suety whole. Individually many of the tracks are opalescent, but the overriding feel becomes one of a long (too long) excursion into [...] American country pop." In the US "Spin" was more enthusiastic, stating, "The promise reflected on their impressive debut album "Rattlesnakes" has been kept... [Cole] and the Commotions write clean, crisp, guitar-oriented pop songs with addictive hook lines." All lyrics written by Lloyd Cole, all songs composed by Cole except where noted. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions: Additional personnel: Easy Pieces Easy Pieces is the second