Strawbs- Autumn (First Listen)
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This album is a masterpiece
Holy crap! No-one, I mean no-one ever reacts to Strawbs. So few even know them. Awesome. I LOVE this band. Thank you!
Also: Nice to find others who listen to this amazing band. Cheers, all.
Happy to!
Haha, i know their name because as a Yes fan i knew that Rick Wakeman played with them a some point and i always wanted to listen to them at some point, but in the end i never did. The budget for LPs was not endless when i was 17-20 or whatever.
My absolute favorite song by this very underrated band. This song is so emotional and achingly beautiful I get teary-eyed every time I hear it. I’m so glad you got to listen to this wonderful song and I second going deep into the album. Enjoy!
“The Winter Long” (the closing section of the suite) is one of their finest moments...
Kind of an obscure musical hole to dive into. I absolutely love their work. This album was a go-to for me in college whenever I wanted to change things up a bit. A lot of my neighbors in the dorm would ask me "What's that album you were listening to last night?"
The road less travelled can sometimes lead to great things.
This song was written and sung by different band members than 'Part of the Union'. I've seen them play this several times. They are great on stage (for a bunch of old men - I'm 58 myself). Rick Wakeman was their keyboardist on 2 earlier albums before Yes. The rest of 'Hero and Heroine' is great too. 'Bursting at the Seems' and 'Ghosts' are also great albums.
Dave Cousins and then Dave Lambert on vocals on this track
You're a mere youngster Raymond, I'm 66 in two months time. Grave New World to me is the ultimate. It's my bible.
I saw these guys live with my brother. We were half the age of everyone else in the audience. Great show though.
My favourite Strawbs song is definitely 'The Hangman And The Papist.' Lyrically, It's probably the best written ballad I've ever heard.
One of my favorite albums. Funny story. My brother had a friend who wanted the final sequence of the song for his wedding. The DJ however started the song from the beginning. Hard to imagine that opening death dirge walking in for the wedding. (Then again it might have served as a wake up call.)
Lol!
That choir from the Mellotron always knocks my socks off...😎 Fun fact: did you know Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) was the North American import agent for Streetly Electronics, manufacturers of the Mellotron. This was in the early to mid '70s....
Craig Fazekas
Fun fact indeed. I’m surprised he didn’t play Mellotron much if any in CT.
i have the mellotron used on this album great keyboard
The Strawbs are a fantastic group. Started as pure folk and slowly embraced progressive rock. They became more progressive after Rick Wakeman left.
My favorite album is "Ghosts", also with keyboardist John Hawken (ex Renaissance). Beautiful mellotron.
Mid period albums are also top notch: "Grave New World" and "Bursting at the Seams".
"Part of the Union" is a hit written by Hudson/Ford but not indicative of the Strawbs sound.
There are two lead vocalists here: founder and main writer Dave Cousins and guitarist Dave Lambert.
Dave Cousins writes amazing lyrics and songs. Rick Wakeman loves his lyrics. On "Autumn" Cousins is more subdued. Think you will like the title track and other songs on "Hero and Heroine".
I am way, WAY impressed to see anyone reacting to Strawbs. I was beginning to think I was the only one who remembered them. I would've subscribed just on the basis of this, but then I saw all the other great songs you have listed. I can see that I'm going to be very busy for the next few weeks . . . and I plan to enjoy it.
Thanks, JP. Saw them in concert. The bird sounds at the beginning are made by Dave Lambert using harmonics on his electric and it was cool to see live. Great tune. Also title track and Round and Round are worth a listen. Always thought this band was underrated. Cheers!
Oh with what rapture courses through my entire being seeing your reaction to this piece of music! It makes my heart soar seeing someone discover The Strawbs (and knowing people are out there who know this band and urged you to give them a taste)! You should really check out Dave Cousins' "Blue Angel" from his solo album for more music similar to this piece. The Srawbs are a very special band indeed, evolving as they did from folk to folk rock to glorious prog, doing each very well. I can die in peace knowing I'm not alone in loving this band.
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One of my favourite albums for the last 40+ years, never get tired of listening to it. I can never just listen to one cut, I have to listen to the entire album, then usually go on to a few other Strawbs albums after that. There’s a reason that it’s #44 on Rolling Stones list of the top Prog Rock albums. Thanks for trying it out.
Awesome you are doing Strawbs. Not many reactors have touched this and that sets you apart from everyone else.
Grave New World is a very fine album by the Strawbs. Give it a listen.
Great that you're doing The Strawbs, this is great album. I hope that you go further with it. Part of the Union was really just a novelty song and not taken seriously by Strawbs fans. Nice reaction JP.,
Sorry to correct you, particularly since you used it correctly the second time, but it's just "Strawbs"... not THE Strawbs. ;-)
@@robertcartier5088 Greetings, I have an album called 'Sandy Denny and the Strawbs' (it's pretty good), probably why I sometimes say 'the'.
@@markspooner1224 Indeed, perfectly understandable. In the album's online description they do not use the 'the' when referring to the band, even if they do in the title. Weird.
@@robertcartier5088 They started out as a folk trio called The Strawberry Hill Boys, named for the district of West London where they lived. "The Strawbs" became a local nickname for them. They then changed the band name to "Strawbs", which is what appears on their official albums, but the nickname still stuck. Their style has evolved through progressive folk to progressive rock and straight ahead rock/pop with many lineup changes. Sandy Denny was with them in their pre-record deal acoustic folk period. They did record some tracks with her on an early trip to Denmark, but these were only released as a collection after they had become well known. So the name on that collection was a bit of a throw back.
@@thomassharmer7127 Cool, thanks for the history! ;-)
A pleasant ditty, which goes nowhere. Great background music to relax to.
my fave album all-time, just purity and musical genius. And mellotron heaven...perfect from the first note to the last, no filler or b-grade tracks
JP, Thanks! My wife and I listened together (today is our 40th wedding anniversary). This is a song that we both love that we hope you will enjoy with your wife as well. The entire album is very good and songs are memorable. I have seen them live and the musicianship is excellent. As always, a good description of what makes this song great. Thanks again.
Ty!
Giving you props for listening to bands like Strawbs. You’re willing to go beyond just the usual suspects of good bands from that era. There’s so many golden nuggets out there that unfamiliar listeners can find.
Ty snapper🙃
Hard to conceive a more timely Valentine...
Ever single autumn, the words: "I sense Autumn coming on..." plays in my mind, as I replay the perennial seasonal classic, which I finally got to see performed, in Charlotte, a decade or so ago. The entire autumn is a wondrous classic, which I owned, in my first crib, along with "Selling England By the Pound", in their pregnant, prescient ripeness. You have a knack for quality.
Love this reaction.
You're expression when the first hold on to me was sung was priceless!
Was fortunate enough to attend a Strawbs' concert in the mid-70s. Great example of the whole being a sum of its parts. Hidden gem. Thanks for reviewing.
Great review JP . It is the best song from this album. Fun facts: Rick Wakeman was their keyboardist just before he joined Yes.
I would recommend listening to the following songs instead of whole albums:
Tears and Pavan, Ghost, Benedictus, Down by the sea, where is this dream from your youth (the live version with Wakeman), Hero and heroine
That's a great list! Round and Round, and Burning For Me should be added, as well.
It don`t get much better than the Strawbs. I love the Deep Cuts album!!
Strawbbs ok ok strawbs was buried so deep in my memory, oh my yes it's super high flying
First time hearing Strawbs. Right off the bat I’m hearing King Crimson - Epitaph... nice stuff.
So true, I didn't even notice it on first listen, but now it sounds obvious lok
You've just happened to drop onto an absolute classic here JP.
Always a favorite on the local rock radio station KSHE - they still play it today! Another really strong track on the Hero and Heroine album is "Round and Round".
The last part of "Autumn" features piano by John Hawken, who was in the original Renaissance lineup, with Jane Relf on vocals. The original Renaissance released the single "Island", which I believe Annie Haslam resurrected for her recent (delayed) Renaissance tour.
Love, love , love Annie. One of the best voices ever!
After the original Renaissance, keyboardist John Hawkin went to the Strawbs, and drummer Jim McCarty formed a group called Shoot, and recorded an album called On The Frontier. Shoot has a really good track on it (a soothing track similar to "Autumn") called "Head Under Water / Sepia Sister". It also has a nice Recorder instrumental backing. I actually bought a CD of this album directly through mail by Jim McCarty himself, because EMI never released it on CD.
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Bob Holtzmann John Hawken was also in the Nashville Teens way back in the mid 60s. That’s his wild piano on Tobacco Road.
I was born a year before this song came out. I heard it on a classic rock station about 6 months ago. I had such a slight memory of it. I suspect the memory must have been around 45 years ago. Obviously I could have heard it more recently - but it was so distant. Great song and glad I found it again!
One of my favorites in high school saw them in 76 the 1st time at the capital theater in nj. With Ambrosia
I saw The Strawbs years ago. The opening act was Ambrosia supporting the Somewhere I’ve Never Travelled LP. That’s a good one to check out. Real prog pop American style.
Glad you're giving Strawbs another chance. They really are a great band that often gets overlooked. This is a great album, but not my favorite from them. I think I prefer Grave New World, but pretty much any of their albums from the 60s or 70s is gold. If you do listen to the rest of this album, do Hero and Heroine with Midnight Sun. They flow into each other and I always considered it one song. Other great songs from the Strawbs to check out: The Battle, Shepherd's Song, Hangman and the Papist, New World, A Vision of the Lady in the Lake, Tears and Pavan, Down By the Sea, Ghosts and Who Knows Where the Time Goes (from when Sandy Denny was in the band). Also check out the Dave Cousins solo album "Two Weeks Last Summer", the song "Blue Angel" is a masterpiece.
I too cannot believe you're "Strawbin" "Hero And Heroine" was one of the soundtracks of my high school daze!
This is a great album, more please !!
Beautiful song..
Thanks for bringing us this band, completely forgot about them. Sometimes if I never had an album of a band, I tend to forget them.
An air of mystery, haunting melodies, poetic lyrics, mannered vocals that can be hushed and sweet or raw with melodramatic emotion, big arrangements mixing classical and rock sounds often with liberal use of Mellotron, this is what Strawbs are really about. Dave Cousins (the main singer and songwriter) allegedly hates that Part of The Union became such a big hit and is what most people associate with the band. It's a one-off outlier by a bass player who left long ago. Shine On Silver Sun (the single from this album) would be a good next choice.
I know people who only know Jethro Tull from Bungle in the Jungle and most only know Mike Oldfield from Tubular Bells (if at all).
Nice. Quiet, gentle tune. The instrumentals sound like what they used to call chamber music.
So glad you got to this one. Love the reaction. As many times as I requested this, I would have felt like I let you down had you not enjoyed it. This album is worthy of a full review. But if not at least Round and Round is recommended.
Damn JP these guys are my generation and I've never heard of them! Embarrassed I will have to look into them further but they sure sounded King Crimson especially the early part almost note for note Epitaph. Or Epitaph note for note from these guys not sure who came first. Well done.
Rick Wakeman played with them for awhile so that's where the Epitaph similarities came from. Some of those 70s prog type bands interchanged members from time to time.
Holy shit!!
No one's heard of the Strawbs it seems. Had the 3 albums before this one and the 1 after. This album was a masterpiece, my favorite cut btw. Thanks man, now I'll watch and also subscribe I might add. 👍
Ty Terry!
This is cool if you get time. Love your analysis and playing tracks straight through btw. My fav channel to listen to memories. Thanks dude.
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Thank you Justin! Another great review. This is my favourite Strawbs song from my favourite Strawbs album. Masters of melody, harmony, emotion, and pacing. They still tour! More fun facts: Most of this band backed up Wakeman on the 6 Wives of Henry VIII album.The keys player on this album was John Hawken. He was the original keyboard player in the 1st incarnation of Renaissance - pre Annie Haslam. Dave Lambert is a criminally underrated guitarist, and Dave Cousins lyrics are always perfectly composed. As for drummers, Tony Fernandes is the hardest working yet most restrained drummer I have ever seen. A bit like Michael Giles from the first King Crimson album. Dave Bainbridge from Iona is the current Strawbs keyboard player, and he also plays with Lifesigns. An amazing multi instrumentalist and a super nice guy. Iona was popular in the 90's and Lifesigns has only been around for 8 years or so. Prog lives! Lots of the recent stuff is excellent.
The title track and also Round And Round are fantastic.
God I love this band. This record, From the Witchwood, Grave New World and Ghosts are probably my favourite albums from them.
My list as well.
I've liked Strawbs since the mid-70s when I first heard them. Grace Darling is one of my favorites, but they have lots of good stuff.
Another band whose name I vaguely remember but not the music. Very nice. TY for the reaction.
Love that song! Very glad you didn't limit your exposure to Strawbs with your first impression... The previous song you did was probably a crowd pleaser at the time, but it's politics didn't really age all that well. "Autumn" is my favorite Strawbs song. Others include "Hero and Heroine" and "Round and Round"... Enjoy!
Ty Robert I will!
My favourite track is Midnight Sun. This band had Rick Wakeman in an earlier lineup.
Only 2 members from the Union line-up were still in the band by 1974, Dave Cousins and Dave Lambert (the 2 vocalists/guitarists). The Hudson-Ford team had left to do their own thing. Hero and Heroine was an utter flop commercially in the UK but was quite successful in the US. It’s a fine album but before carrying on with it, you should consider re-winding a few years and hear the albums “From the Witchwood” (with Rick Wakeman on keys) and “Grave New World” (with Blue Weaver, previously with Amen Corner and later of the Bee Gees, replacing Rick). Classic albums both. 👍
Agreed. But the rest of the Bursting At The Seams album is well worth a listen too.
Thomas Sharmer oh absolutely it is. Tears and Pavan is amazing for starters.
Intelligent breakdown and a very fine analysis.
Ty Andrew!!
Their best album. I also liked Burning For You which had a few memorable songs on it. Nice reaction!
Very cool JP! Love the Mellotron and vibe. The Strawbs were always under my radar in my exploration of 70s progressive rock so I’m enjoying the journey!
I am pleasantly surprised that you are playing this excellent song.My brother had this album and I listened to this a few times when I was in my early teen years!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Your brother has good taste 🙃
Yes he does! He introduced me toYES, CTA(Chicago Transit Authority) known as Chicago after their first album, Jethro Tull in their early great years, and many more from his record album collections!He actually took me to see The New York City Ballet performing The WHO’s Tommy when I was only 11. A fantastic experience!
Nice one of my favorite songs.
Hey Justin, the Strawbs have many terrific songs & I've seen and met them several times. Even got my copy of Hero & Heroine( classic LP) autographed .lol 👍You definitely got to listen to the song (Ghosts ) other great songs : Round & round , Hero & heroine ,Midnight sun , Remembering/ You & I, Grace Darling , Simple visions ,Turn me round ,Beside the Rio Grande ,Hard Hard winter ,Starshine/ Angel wine ✌️😎
Tasty!
Great to hear this again. I'd suggest next you try title-track (a little wilder) which goes straight into the next song, Midnight Sun. Great combo. Actually, all of side two is great. Good songs on pretty much all of their albums, from From The Witchwood to Ghosts. But they plateaued with this one.
Ran into John Hawken at a used record/cd store in NJ. Nice guy
Hey Justin My Man!!! I told you so bro!!!! I'm not going to steer you wrong my friend!! Of course you were SPOT ON AS USUAL!! And of course I had to go directly to the comment section!! I think I only found 3 negative comments out of like 62 or so!! Pretty good odds right?? Plus I'm definitely not alone by saying:: YES PLEASE do the whole album! It would be a shame if you didn't!! You owe it to yourself sir!! Also like many others here you need to do the THE TITLE TRACK AND ROUND AND ROUND!!! Completely different from what you've heard so far!!! After those 2 then you can go back to GRACE DARLING!! A BEAUTIFUL SONG with a GREAT BACKSTORY!! BY tbe way I'm typing this from my hospital bed!! I just had some in tense hernia repair!! 2 internal and one in my groin!!! OUCH!! Should be out of here by Wednesday! Thank you so much and all thee.other comments here today!!! You definitely put a smile on my face when I needed it most!!! So Grace Darling is off they're Album GHOSTS!! Request you check that one out too after this!! But after you play GRACE DARLING may I suggest you play: PHOTO OF GHOSTS BY P.F.M.!!! Clever right?? Alright my friend going to try to get some sleep now!! GOOD LUCK WITH THAT RIGHT?? LOL😅😅!! Until tomorrow Justin!! Your #1 AZ fan MICHAEL!😸🙀☺😊
Surprised and very happy to see that you have decided to listen to The Strawbs. This album is one of their best. 'Midnight Sun' is also very good. One of my favorite bands. Please consider listening to 'Grave New World'. Another beautiful and unique album from this band and one of my most favorite. I would be very curious to see your reaction. Also, I would like to say that I really enjoy your posts. I respect your opinions and your willingness to dive in and really listen and analyze the music before you. The honesty in your reviews and your admiration of music is refreshing to experience. Thank you.
Thank you so much Duane
burning for you is a great strawbs record cool album art candles with eyes
This was always an alternative go to when tired of everybodies constant yelling for "Zeppelin", "Floyd", "Sabbath" or any other standard party music from the day.Have a great week!
Like the selection. You pick so many bands that are lesser known and that is one of the reasons I come back. Great job Brother! Budgie or Atomic Rooster next. Cheers!
Ty Michael! I'll have some Rooster in a while
@@JustJP My man! Cock-a- doodle- do!
I liked this Justin.. Great atmosphere, vocals. 😊
Very enjoyable butty.
I have heard of the Strawbs,
Loved that intro too.
I'll have to check this album out Justin. Thanks butty, not what I expected at all tbh.
Great review, which I find gets you interested even more Justin. 👍 👍 👍
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Alright Time for Hero and Heroine ! You have the best reviews !
Ty Bill!
God I forgot how beautiful the Strawbs were. Thanks for the song. I am going to have to go to my Strawbs collection. Tears and Pavan a great suggestion.
Hero and Heroine is a fantastic album. DEFINITELY make your way through it. Most Strawbs fans find the third song to be the weakest on the album, but it has one of the nicest refrains, "Without your song, something's gone...something good enough to hang your heart on."
Personally, I find the entire album works when you make every song about the subject of Heroin use and addiction. Even the more romance/sexual lines from later songs take on a whole new meaning if they are about drugs and not a real woman... I'm not saying the band intended this, but the many stages of Heroine use are depicted, from euphoria, to withdrawal symptoms ("Out in the Cold"), to feelings of invulnerability, even religious ecstasy ("Lay a Little Light on Me") where, in contrast to corporate religion, the drug's high seems to offer something more substantial spiritually, etc. In the end, however, Heroin addiction is a deadly cycle that is almost impossible to break ("Round and Round"). "I knew right from the beginning...That you would end up winnin'...I knew right from the start...You'd put an arrow through my heart."
...from the song "Hero and Heroine"...
Heroine wore fleecy white
She beckoned like some savior bright
Shipwrecked sailors in the night
Were bid welcome to her side
Where one man's search must surely cease
The irresistible white fleece
Led Hero in search of the peace
Which she alone could offer
Thus he knelt before her feet
Wary lest their eyes should meet
He knew his life was incomplete
For he had yet to suffer
Understandably, people read meaning into songs that do not necessarily exist, but this album begs the listener to see it as a whole, and not its individual parts.
Interesting. I knew their name but wouldn't have been able to tell what kind of music or which musicians play in. Thanks for the (re)discovery.
Haven't heard this since the early 80's - nice selection .
WOW - I completely forgot how much the opening of this , when the Mellotron kicks in , reminds me of King Crimson ' Court of the Crimson King ' and ' Epitaph ' . To me , the influence is unmistakable . 'Yeah , but , don't most Mellotron lines performed back then kinda sound similar ? ' , one may say ....... That's like saying don't most Fender Rhodes piano , Hohner Clavinet, Hammond organs with Leslie and Minimoog lead lines all kinda sound the same - lol .
Would love for you to check out both Epitaph and Court of the Crimson King - phenomenal tracks - all timers for me .
Unfortunately , good chance reactions to either get blocked but you owe it to yourself to check them out ( if you haven't already )
If you haven't heard those two Crimson tracks yet - do it TODAY off camera - thank me later
Omg yes! It DOES remind me of Epitaph, I knew it sounded familiar!
i have the mellotron that john hawkin used on this album and he rang me from america to talk about it
This is much better than the last one you did by them. Sounded more like the one time I saw them live as Van der Graaf's opener in 2009.
For those ( about to rock) who love this band, l say these things respectfully. This piece(s) is interesting in parts (Mellotron), mostly instrumental, I did not care for the vocals or the lead guitar tone or vibrato. The rest was okay, just ok. The winter chant is still in my head and I wish it would stop. Still, I’d seen albums and heard of the band for decades so I’m glad to hear them finally. I may have skipped Union? or didn’t like them.
Just not for me, so far, I know they’ll be back, till then, we’ll see.
XTC, English Settlement would be an awesome album choice. Any album beginning with Black Sea actually.
Take care everyone, just bought my bag of masks, so I hope you do too.
Let’s all keep safe in good weather and bad,
Peace and Mellotron Music
I was listening to "Oranges and Lemons" just yesterday, "Mummer" is my favorite XTC album though, it has a tinge of darkness to some tracks.
In my fantasy world my prog band would be called Mellotron, and my metal band would be called Umlaut (with said umlaut in the wrong place). :-)
Strawbs are kind of funny for me. I like their music if I don't try to analyze it. Its great to just listen to it and take it all in. But if I try to break it down, it can fall apart for me. i agree, Dave Cousins vocals always struck me as what everybody thought was going to happen with Genesis. Oh, you just went with a guy in the band instead of bringing in a replacement? Weak. Collins proved up to the task. Dave Cousins, not so much. But, their song structures are VERY Strong. Sort of like Dylan. (another folkie turned rocker ironically) Songs are better if someone else does them.
Br. Martin Dally, OSB
Mellötron
Tried to put the umlaut in the wrong place, it’s hard.
Y Darlun Mawr
... alright I’m standing...
Strawbs best track - Grave New World.
Great review!! Fun Fact: the melody in the last part of the song was used in the video game "Dr. Mario"
Ty Angel!
Strawbs were never really a singles band although they released many. Only 3 were successful, and only one is well known outside the UK, i.e. 'Part Of The Union' which is one of the most unrepresentative songs of theirs. They're still recording and playing live though I think Dave Cousins is the only original member left. My favourite album of theirs is 'Grave New World'.
I saw them a couple of years ago and Lambert was still with them then
My brother was telling me about another good song on the original album called What Is Love!
Enjoyed most of it, dragged a little at the end. Liked the somewhat psychedelic nature of the opening. Loved the acoustic section.
See SB’s Ghosts of Autumn for a good fall classic.
Please listen to The Life Auction from their Ghosts album!!!!!
In my opinion the best Strawbs stuff is when Sandy Denny was their singer. I love her voice-- its one of the few that can regularly bring me to tears. And im not alone..she is still widely regarded as being one of the UK's finest ever singers, over 40 years after her tragically early death. Thankfully she left a fairly hefty legacy of music. After the Strawbs she was with Fairport Convention , then she formed Fotheringay and went on to a solo career. Although only with Fairport for 2 years , I think it was their peak, with the 2 albums Unhalfbricking and then Leige and Leif almost single-handedly starting British folk- rock.( in 2006 L&L was voted the most influential folk album of all time!) Id love uou to react to perhaps her most well known song- Who Knows Where The Time Goes , with profound lyrics well beyond her years ( written before she was 20).the Unhalfbricking album version is the best one.
Oh yea..by the way, two other admirers of her voice were Jimmy Page and Robert Plant...and so she became the only other artist ever to appear on a Led Zeppelin track... check out her vocal on Battle Of Evermore from Led Zep IV
PS Apologies for being so long- winded
PPS love all your reactions
Sandy was the greatest ever! She was also on the What we did on our holidays album before Unhalfbricking.
Wow... THE STRAWBS!!!! I'm genuinely shocked! There's some GREAT songs from this band... "Round and Round" and the title track on "Hero" is fantastic... so is the song "Ghosts" ... Dave Cousins has such a distinctive voice.
I'm here to shock! Ty!
The strawbs is a great band I still think they work best acoustically. Nice harmonies too. I saw the acoustic strawbs open for vandergraff generator in nyc in 2010 at the expense of missing the PFM show at Nearfest which was very good as I was told but then I had front row tickets at Best Buy theater for the strawbs and vandergraff trio.
Fantastic, wondering if you ever tried the one side of Tarkus by ELP
ua-cam.com/video/83W4KtPRXR4/v-deo.html "Moments of Pleasure," by Kate Bush. In this song from Kate's seventh album The Red Shoes Kate pays tribute to friends and family who have passed away.
"George the Wipe" was a tape op at Townhouse Studios who back in 1981 accidentally wiped a whole song that had been recorded for her album The Dreaming.
"Maureen" was her Aunt.
"Bubba" was one of her dancers, his name was Gary Hurst.
"S'Murph" was her guitarist Alan Murphy,
"Teddy" John Barratt was her assistant engineer on The Dreaming and Never For Ever albums.
"Michael" Powell was the director of The Red Shoes movie.
And "Bill"Duffield was a Lighting Engineer on her very first live tour.
Composer and musician Michael Kamen arranged and conducted the orchestra for this song, expanding on Kate's original piano accompaniment. this song is one of my favorites from her!!!
Thanks for this one, I've always meant to check out the Strawbs again. I'm aware of them but never took a deep dive into their music for whatever reason. I like this one, the mellotron reminded more of King Crimson than Pink Floyd. Looking at Wikipedia they've had a LOT of personnel changes over the decades and they did not enjoy much chart success. They deserve further exploration. According to Allmusic they: ... differed from their more successful compatriots -- the Moody Blues, King Crimson, Pink Floyd -- principally in that their sound originated in English folk music rather than rock.
This is a first listen to this band. I wanted to read the comments before I just repeated what someone had already said. Ignoring the vocal the music had a Moody Blues feel to me. I'm getting older so my confidence in my hearing isn't what it once was. I saw your comment and had to relay my experience of this first listen.
You should try "Round and Round" from this album, very catchy and I think you might dig it.
Sounds like a cross between Pink Floyd and King Crimson - Like Echoes and Epitaph, respectively (at least the intro).
Part of the Union is not really representative of the Strawbs style. Was a tongue in cheek kind of novelty song they did. Hero & Heroine, Grave New World, From the Witchwood are all brilliant prog-folk albums.
I'll admit to being a little surprised at some of the recs you've been sampling...the Strawbs would not have been a band on my list of recs, but everyone has their own tastes. One band I did recommend once was the *Moody Blues.* I noticed you reviewed "Question" and were not _especially_ impressed, which I think is fair. While I liked "Question" well enough when it came out, it was probably because I heard it repeatedly on the radio at the time and it's pleasing melodies got stuck in my head. I _do_ wish, however, that you'd review *_The Land of Make Believe_* _and_ *_You And Me_* on the _Seventh Sojourn_ album cuz they are IMO two of the best creations the Moody Blues ever put together. I promise that one or both of them will give you *chills* because they are _that_ kind of composition. Carry on, Justin, you're doing great work!
*The Land of Make Believe* ua-cam.com/video/zDcROMyt0tw/v-deo.html
*You And Me* ua-cam.com/video/TlMebMCru9s/v-deo.html
Ty JJ! I Definitely have to work back to the MB
Yes, definitely would second these recs-both great songs, especially “Land of Make Believe”
Take a listen to From the Witchwood especially Hangman and the Papist and Shepherds Song, both feature Rick Wakeman before he joined Yes
Hero and Heroine album cut is soooooo powerful. The best wake up in the morning song there is. Turn up the volume and dry your hair! Please listen to it. Way better than this cut
Just a thought. You MUST do Hangman and the Papist off the From The Witchwood album...... there's a story and a half there.
Nice song To say they're not progressive isn't really fair{comment below}, Always have to keep historic time frame in perspective And c'mon . sounding like the Moody Blues is never a bad thing What does it mean to be "progressive" ? Is it a genre by itself? Or is progressive any genre where the artist moves forward in his or her creativity? There is much in the jazz and fusion area that is progressive Doesn't have to be Floyd Yes Genesis etal Or today Steven Wilson and the like ... Love em all sure.... Was Cream progressive? The Doors? Jefferson Airplane? sure How about CSNY Joni Mitchell Tori Amos Laura Nyro REM? By definition ....absolutely Time to open the umbrella wider If you read up on alot of "progressive" artists, you will find that a lot of their early influences would never fit into a sterotypically "progressive" niche One for you Justin... Is David Sylvian and that style progressive? I think so Are u familiar with Tim Bowness and No Man? Has Sylvian -like voice
This knocked me out. Wasn't familiar with them.
I liked them better with the late Sandy Denny. "Who knows Where the Time Goes?"
Love Sandy, but i think she recorded the definitive version of that song with Fairport Convention. The Strawbs found their sound with From The Witchwood.
you need to listen to Hero and Heroine
A lot of good people had this Strawbs album in their collection back in the day. Perhaps I just don't have the right memories to attach to the tunes; I always thought of them as the poor cousins of the true masters of English folk-rock, Steeleye Span. Reportedly, Ian Anderson was learning in the studio from them before recording 'Songs from the Wood'. The standout track from (I think) their first album 'Below the Salt' is 'King Henry'. It really fed into my interest in all things medieval. They also rocked pretty hard when asked politely.
Steeleye Span (not to be confused with Steely Dan) had a much longer career than Strawbs, and did not stray into prog land epic performances. They also had the amazing Maddy Prior as lead vocalist. You may want to check them out.
@Paul-Martin Scheib My goodness. For all these years I thought that was sister Sally!
Some of the band members made up an "imaginary punk band" (with real songs) in the late 70's. Just for the sake of contrast, you might enjoy 2 minutes or so of *Nice Legs Shame About the Face* ua-cam.com/video/hXPLtVfv9xE/v-deo.html
(They sold more copies of this than they anticipated, I think. The Monks - Bad Habits)
Cool t-shirts, but I think you should stop drinking water from plastic bottles. 😎
As much as I can stand to listen to this I can tell you it's not my thing.
These people sound like Moody Blues wanna bes
No thanks.Maybe next time you'll play something that's progressive