Jonathan Edwards - Sometimes: yea or nay?

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Jonathan Edwards - Sometimes: yea or nay?

Postby fange » 11 Jul 2018, 02:21

'Sometimes' is off Jonathan Edwards' debut LP, released late in '71 -



Edwards is maybe best known these days for his song 'Sunshine', which reached the U.S. Billboard Top 10 in early '72, and is off his debut album too.

*What do you think, like or don't like?

*Any favourite Edwards songs or albums?
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Re: Jonathan Edwards - Sometimes: yea or nay?

Postby Davey the Fat Boy » 11 Jul 2018, 02:56

I’m a huge fan of Edwards in general and this album in particular.

This song is lovely, but there are several I like better on the album.
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Re: Jonathan Edwards - Sometimes: yea or nay?

Postby fange » 11 Jul 2018, 03:00

I'm a big fan of the first and like the second too. Some wonderful playing on both, especially Bill Keith's guitar and banjo.

What should i listen to after those Davey?
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Postby Davey the Fat Boy » 11 Jul 2018, 03:12

“Have a Good Time For Me” is really good. After that, there are lots of strong tracks you could compile - but the albums are uneven.
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Re: Jonathan Edwards - Sometimes: yea or nay?

Postby Charlie O. » 11 Jul 2018, 05:46

I have a little bit of a soft spot for the first album, which my older brother had at the time. I myself had the "Sunshine"/"Emma" 45, and I still like both songs.

That said, I had completely forgotten this song - and I mean completely, as in: it sounds in no way familiar to me. If you hadn't told me it was on that album, I wouldn't have known. I'm afraid it does no more for me now than it apparently did before!
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Re: Jonathan Edwards - Sometimes: yea or nay?

Postby fange » 11 Jul 2018, 06:31

:D

Charlie O. wrote:I have a little bit of a soft spot for the first album, which my older brother had at the time. I myself had the "Sunshine"/"Emma" 45, and I still like both songs.


Yep, good songs. That first album is a real personal fave, i keep coming back to it year after year.
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Postby Darkness_Fish » 11 Jul 2018, 07:47

Never heard of him, but that was surprisingly listenable. I expected some lumpen blues rock thing given the picture and Davey's approval.

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Postby Neige » 11 Jul 2018, 08:32

I really like the debut - but my favourite Jonathan Edwards moment is Train of Glory on the Mar Y Sol Festival sampler.



... and Sometimes is also on there:

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Re: Jonathan Edwards - Sometimes: yea or nay?

Postby fange » 11 Jul 2018, 12:45

Darkness_Fish wrote:...that was surprisingly listenable.

Alright!

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Re: Jonathan Edwards - Sometimes: yea or nay?

Postby Davey the Fat Boy » 11 Jul 2018, 14:26

Darkness_Fish wrote:I expected some lumpen blues rock thing given the picture and Davey's approval.


:lol:

Do I generally approve of 70s blues rock?
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Postby ` » 11 Jul 2018, 14:33

Darkness_Fish wrote:Better triple jumper than singer, mind


You've obviously never heard his cover of Never on a Sunday.

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Re: Jonathan Edwards - Sometimes: yea or nay?

Postby Rayge » 11 Jul 2018, 15:51

caramba wrote:
Darkness_Fish wrote:Better triple jumper than singer, mind


You've obviously never heard his cover of Never on a Sunday.

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Re: Jonathan Edwards - Sometimes: yea or nay?

Postby Darkness_Fish » 11 Jul 2018, 22:01

Davey the Fat Boy wrote:
Darkness_Fish wrote:I expected some lumpen blues rock thing given the picture and Davey's approval.


:lol:

Do I generally approve of 70s blues rock?

To be fair, I was hoping you wouldn't take offence at that, because I enjoy your writing. I just know that if see a great write-up from yourself, it's generally going to be everything I don't like about music in a nutshell. Which isn't necessarily 70s blues rock, but it's unlikely to be modern and wildly experimental.
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Re: Jonathan Edwards - Sometimes: yea or nay?

Postby Davey the Fat Boy » 11 Jul 2018, 22:27

No offense taken at all!

I don’t mind being portrayed as stuck in the mud. I probably am. But not that particular mud. ;)
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Re: Jonathan Edwards - Sometimes: yea or nay?

Postby ChrisB » 11 Jul 2018, 23:32

Makes me want to hop, skip and jump


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