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[ChrisB]

My personal fave of his is album 2, "This year's model", but this one is VERY good. Try and listen to "Man out of time", it's wonderful.
He's a very frustrating artist, especially when his smartarse wordplay totally eclipses a significant melody, but when he's on form, he's majestic.

[robertff]

My personal fave of his is album 2, "This year's model", but this one is VERY good. Try and listen to "Man out of time", it's wonderful.
He's a very frustrating artist, especially when his smartarse wordplay totally eclipses a significant melody, but when he's on form, he's majestic.

Just not keen Chris, I won't be listening to it anytime soon too many other great albums to listen to - perhaps at some future time.

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[Santa C]

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I love a drop of folk me

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Beautiful

John Renbourn – guitars, vocals
Tony Roberts – vocals, flute, recorders, oboe, piccolo flute
Jacqui McShee – vocals
Sue Draheim – fiddle, vocals
Keshav Sathe – tabla, finger cymbals




Sue Draheim is a name most would not be familiar with. She was an American fiddler who brought with her a background of US genres of folk music which blended well with the British folk-rock scene. She also performed on Richard Thompson's Henry the Human Fly album.

In 1972, Draheim debuted live with the then unknown Albion Country Band and a year later she recorded the album Solid Air with John Martyn. Sue also worked with Ashely Hutchings on his compilation The Guv'nor Vol. 1






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[ChrisB]

Great bass player, great voice, first rate songwriter.

And after moneymaker with West and Laing (it was derivative blues rock, tbh), back to some real class

[Santa C]

Great bass player, great voice, first rate songwriter.

And after moneymaker with West and Laing (it was derivative blues rock, tbh), back to some real class

You've overlooked Things We Like and Harmony Row

Of course Songs for a Tailor was the lad's second recorded solo album

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[ChrisB]

I didn't overlook them , I just prefer the more accessible Jack

[Santa C]

I didn't overlook them , I just prefer the more accessible Jack

Sorry, I misunderstood your point.

Notwithstanding, Harmony Row is equally as accessible as SfaT - isn’t it?

Granted though that Things We Like has all that jazz noodly nonsense.

Dick Heckstall-Smith, John McLaughlin, Jon Hiseman – what a shower…..!!


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[ChrisB]

Jack and Chris Squire. .....my two fave bassists. I also really enjoy Peter Hook ex Joy Division/New Order, a unique tone.

[robertff]

Great bass player, great voice, first rate songwriter.

And after moneymaker with West and Laing (it was derivative blues rock, tbh), back to some real class

Both pretty good albums.


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[robertff]

Just listening to some of Fleetwood Mac’s earliest singles - Black Magic Woman, Man of the World, Albatross, Oh Well and Green Manalishi, what fantastic records they were, like nothing else around at the time. Who would ever have predicted Albatross, an instrumental, would get to number 1 and Oh Well a stunning single, surprising in its structure and content, a completely and highly original record, full stop. And what can you say about Green Manalishi, almost primal in its emotional delivery, brilliant record, similarly Man of the World an absolutely brilliant record, emotion dripping from every word and every note played on the guitar, it remains one of of my favourite singles ever.

I once had the autographs of all the original band stuck to the back of their first album and sold it, what an idiot always regretted it.

P. A. Green, a shame we didn’t have the full man for longer, brilliant guitarist, singer and composer. I wrote a piece about him once which got published in Mojo mag. decades ago, still feel sad about what happened to him.

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[ChrisB]

Just listening to some of Fleetwood Mac’s earliest singles - Black Magic Woman, Man of the World, Albatross, Oh Well and Green Manalishi, what fantastic records they were, like nothing else around at the time. Who would ever have predicted Albatross, an instrumental, would get to number 1 and Oh Well a stunning single, surprising in its structure and content, a completely and highly original record, full stop. And what can you say about Green Manalishi, almost primal in its emotional delivery, brilliant record, similarly Man of the World an absolutely brilliant record, emotion dripping from every word and every note played on the guitar, it remains one of of my favourite singles ever.



P. A. Green, a shame we didn’t have the full man for longer, brilliant guitarist, singer and composer.

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Lovely sentiments, Rob, couldn't have said it better myself. Ah, Peter, brilliant and tragic. One of the most moving/harrowing parts of the brilliant Green Manalishi is the echoed end to the song, where Peter's oooohs are almost like looking into his soul. Chills every time

[Santa C]

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I love a drop of Cluster me






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[Lord Rother]

This is really nice, full orchestral interpretations of Genesis songs - some parts I find very hard to recognise, they are such complete reimaginings, but it is extremely lush and dramatic stuff. If you enjoy classical music this is well worth a listen. (Tony Banks, eat your heart out!)



This is one of the more recognisable.



PS There's a 16 minute Mad Man Moon on it, which I can only pick up snippets from - lovely stuff though!

[Santa C]

If you enjoy classical music

Classical or orchestral...?






NP



I haven't played it for decades which probably says something

As you were






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[Lord Rother]

If you enjoy classical music

Classical or orchestral...?

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Not sure I can really define the difference but I'd say classical as it really sounds like it comes from the old masters, i.e. not just orchestral interpretations.

[ChrisB]

If you enjoy classical music

Classical or orchestral...?






NP



I haven't played it for decades which probably says something

As you were






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What a dog's dinner of an album. The classical parts are uninspiring, the rock songs are uninspiring. Pure egotistical indulgence

[Santa C]

If you enjoy classical music

Classical or orchestral...?






NP



I haven't played it for decades which probably says something

As you were






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What a dog's dinner of an album. The classical parts are uninspiring, the rock songs are uninspiring. Pure egotistical indulgence

Yes. It wasn’t Purple’s finest moment

It was Jon’s project that he talked the rest of the lads into.

Blackmore hated it

I recall buying it at the time and came to the same conclusion as you did Chris.

April, on the eponymous third album, works really well with the orchestral blend and they should have stopped there.

I’m never keen on bands that make albums with orchestras

BJH and Caravan come to mind.

I’ve never ventured into the Wakeman abominations!

Nay, not my cup of Darjeeling



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[Lord Rother]

I’ve never ventured into the Wakeman abominations!

How do you know they are abonimations?

[robertff]

Wonderful music, although I discovered it late on through Bob Harris’ entry into Paul Gabaccini’s Top 100 Albums book way back in 1987. Anyone else have this book, it was preceded by the much smaller in size but greater number of entries Critics’ Choice Top 200 Albums?


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[Lord Rother]

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