Barclay James Harvest Studio Albums Ranked (Viewer's Request )
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Iain ranks the albums the great Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest (1970)
Once Again (1971)
Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories (1971)
Baby James Harvest (1972)
Everyone Is Everybody Else (1974)
Time Honoured Ghosts (1975)
Octoberon (1976)
Gone to Earth (1977)
XII (1978)
Eyes of the Universe (1979)
Turn of the Tide (1981)
Ring of Changes (1983)
Victims of Circumstance (1984)
Face to Face (1987)
Welcome to the Show (1990)
Caught in the Light (1993)
River of Dreams (1997)
Nexus (John Lees' Barclay James Harvest) 1999
Revolution Days (Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd) 2002
North (John Lees' Barclay James Harvest) 2013
Everyone is Everybody Else an Album for the Ages. Wonderfully evocative - even after 50 years. My no 1.
Cheers. I've loved this band since the 70's when I first encountered them in my teens. I was glad I got to see them live.
I think you are the first person to rank BJH on youtube so thanks a lot for this. The first I knew of them was seeing the Time Honoured Ghosts CD at a record shop about 30 years ago and was intrigued to find out what the music was like because I really like that cover, The music turned out to be as beautiful as the cover and to this day it is my absolute favourite BJH albums-pefect soft rock with some proggy touches.I managed to purchase the rest of their 70's output- I really began to lose interest once Wooly left as their music became increasingly bland to be brutally honest. Everyone is Everybody Else is absolutely stunning from beginning to end. Gone To Earth just sounds superb like a cross between Crosby and Pink Floyd.It has to be one of the best produced albums ever made-just gorgeous.
Totally agree Wooly was the main man for me (Iain)
Been falling in love with BJH recently, discovered multiple of the classic lps and picked them up due to their covers. Wonderful stuff
I discovered Barclay James harvest in 2006 when I bought my used copy of octiberon and when may day came on my mind was blown John Lees is such an underrated and brilliant musician and this band is virtually unknown here in my home country of Canada but I'm a fan
Great Band . Very under Rated.
I saw them in 1987 what a gig
Got all their albums my introduction to them was in 1974 my first album was Once again. Seen them live many many times most recently in 2017
Saw them once loved it
Met the band afterwards Jez, Kevin and Craig were really friendly, John was a bit standoffish. I got the impression from conversation that there was no love lost between Les and John.
Love your connection to Magnum by the way, what a band 👏
Viewing this for the first time in Oct. 2023. Great reviews! BJH's early material is their best. My top 10 would be a little shuffled around from yours but I agree with the Top 2! Thanks, Iain!
I got to see them in 1987 they were fantastic
@@Iainrankingtheobscure Great that you got to see them! I don't recall BJH ever touring North America - al least not in the 1970's.
Got to agree with your top five XII was woolly’s last album until Nexus Woolly’s solo albums are definitely worth exploring if you haven’t already. Woolly’s Maesto was supposed to be on Everyone is everybody else.
It all went to pot when Woolly left. I'm sure the remaining members were more interested in trying to emulate other bands of that time, probably one of the reasons why Woolly left.
Everything pre Turn of the Tide is worth listening to IMHO. The 74 live album is probably their best album raw and passionate, magnificent. My LP toppers: EIEE; OA; BJH2; BJH1; BJHAOSS; EOTU; GTE; THG; Oct - although on any given day you swop these choices around. It's actually easier to choose your best tracks. My top studio album songs: Mockingbird; Medicine Man; Summer Soldier; Dark Now My Sky; Play To the World; After The Day; Negative Earth; She Said; Paper Wings; For No One; Capricorn; Crazy City; The Great 1974 Mining Disaster; Galadriel; Child of The Universe; In My Life; May Day. But of course most of these are much better on the '74 live album.
'Once Again' no question