Lockdown Listen: Wishbone Ash: Everybody Needs a Friend... [prog goons have plenty!]

[C]

What riff!!

Yes a Fairport flavour



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[kath]

The lyrics of "Lady Jay" are based on the Dartmoor folk legend about Kitty Jay






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the lyrics sound so medieval and folksy. and methinks the music matches it perfectly. epic, sad, beautiful

[Neil Jung]

Lady Jay has twin guitars AND twin vocals. Meaty guitar sound, sounds like Laurie W.

[C]

What riff!!

Yes a Fairport flavour



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Actually they'd do a great cover

Swarb on lead vocals and violin

Peggy on mandolin

Thommo on gweetar





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[LMG]

I am still thinking about all those American producers from this aalbum onwards - Bill Szymczyk, Tom Dowd, the Albert Brothers - these guys were the rainmakers, the hitmakers - strong ideas, great sound, ideal FM radio product.

I wonder what made them think the Ash would be best served by such a route?

[C]

Meaty guitar sound, sounds like Laurie W.

I think so

The bass throughout is superb





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[Spock!]

Lady Jay has twin guitars AND twin vocals. Meaty guitar sound, sounds like Laurie W.

And a bit of mandolin and banjo.


I do like some mandolin.

[kath]

ya know, it's kinda weird i married a guy who grew up half a mile from me, he made handmade beowulf armor... and i *thought* we had enough in common. mwhahahahHA.

and then i met reap, who grew up on farmland in ohio, yet weeee had all the real stuff in common.

funny, how life works sometimes.

[C]

I am still thinking about all those American producers from this aalbum onwards - Bill Szymczyk, Tom Dowd, the Albert Brothers - these guys were the rainmakers, the hitmakers - strong ideas, great sound, ideal FM radio product.

I wonder what made them think the Ash would be best served by such a route?

A good point, well made

the easy answer: fucque knows!

Is it Live Dates 1 or 2 that has a great version of FUBB





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[kath]

i just luvvvvv fubb. it is a slinking monitor lizard of happy doom, mwhahaha

[Neil Jung]

FUBB = F*****d Up Beyond Belief

In case you didn’t know.


I expect the were trying desperately to break the band in the States and thought a US producer might help....

[C]

ya know, it's kinda weird i married a guy who grew up half a mile from me, he made handmade beowulf armor... and i *thought* we had enough in common. mwhahahahHA.

and then i met reap, who grew up on farmland in ohio, yet weeee had all the real stuff in common.

funny, how life works sometimes.

indeed my learned friend

And I married somebody who has only this year got into Creedence and Miles Davis....!!

Odd life ain't it?




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[Spock!]

I am still thinking about all those American producers from this aalbum onwards - Bill Szymczyk, Tom Dowd, the Albert Brothers - these guys were the rainmakers, the hitmakers - strong ideas, great sound, ideal FM radio product.

I wonder what made them think the Ash would be best served by such a route?

A good point, well made

the easy answer: fucque knows!

Is it Live Dates 1 or 2 that has a great version of FUBB





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[Neil Jung]

I am still thinking about all those American producers from this aalbum onwards - Bill Szymczyk, Tom Dowd, the Albert Brothers - these guys were the rainmakers, the hitmakers - strong ideas, great sound, ideal FM radio product.

I wonder what made them think the Ash would be best served by such a route?

A good point, well made

the easy answer: fucque knows!

Is it Live Dates 1 or 2 that has a great version of FUBB





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Live Dates 2

[kath]

now the speed up. better run, bitches, mwhahahaaa. monitor lizard comin

[C]

I expect the were trying desperately to break the band in the States and thought a US producer might help....

Maybe but to be honest The Ash's albums often weren't consistent enough

Pilgrimage is a great early example of that.

The closing live track - whatever were the thinking?

Locked in - variable
Front Page News - variable
New England - variable.

Sorry boys - In still love you!






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[C]

Congas kath. Congas!!





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[C]

A foot tapping FREAK OUT!!!






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[kath]

And I married somebody who has only this year got into Creedence and Miles Davis....!!






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i call this progress.

i'm thinkin i might need me some damn congas.

[Spock!]

I am still thinking about all those American producers from this aalbum onwards - Bill Szymczyk, Tom Dowd, the Albert Brothers - these guys were the rainmakers, the hitmakers - strong ideas, great sound, ideal FM radio product.

I wonder what made them think the Ash would be best served by such a route?

A good point, well made

the easy answer: fucque knows!

Is it Live Dates 1 or 2 that has a great version of FUBB





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Live Dates 2

Yep, you're right.



Good as it is before the time change, it's after the change that this takes off. Glorious.




Could do with a touch more cowbell...