STRAWBS COUPLE REACTION - Autumn: Heroine's Theme / Deep Summer's Sleep / The Winter Long FIRST TIME
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This is from the album Hero and Heroine (1974) by Strawbs.
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#Strawbs #prog
Dave Cousins sings the first part and Dave Lambert the second, Cousins is a musical genius.
The most unknown best Rock group ever.
the Strawbs Masterpiece!!!!!
This song never ceases to bring me to tears, such a beautifully gorgeous song. Strawbs are in that group of bands that never got the respect they deserved, like Camel, Caravan, Gentle Giant, Gong, etc. Great reaction!
It's the story of the Lord and lady , he returns from the underworld in autumn to let her know he will be with her thro the cold winter 🌱
I've been listening to the Strawbs for almost 40 years, and they never get old. They're greatly underrated. Many of their tracks are as good as anything that Genesis or YES did. That entire Hero and Heroine album is excellent as are most of their albums.
STRAWBS: Another giant band among many others unjustly neglected, forgotten. Rick Wakeman participated in the album "From The Witchwood" (1971). Adam and Oliver Wakeman also joined the group. Their album "Burning For You" (1977) is another masterpiece. Thanks.
Aha, one of my all-time favorite bands, probably seen them 12 ,13 times thru the years ,both Acoustic AND electric bands .Dave Cousins is a genius..I got his book he wrote after a show here in Upstate NY, Rochester...he would not " let " my wife and I go,telling stories about Cat Stevens,The Beatles as he thumbed thru his book, great,great guy
I was only lucky enough to see them once.
Still one of my favorite concerts ever 🙂
Saw them 4 times
Once as Acoustics Strawbs
My favorite was when the did the reunion featuring all members from this album and Ghosts
They were spot on.
Fantastic album. Out in the Cold and Midnight Sun are two of a perfect pair
I forgot to mention those too. The whole album is a gem.
So much good music in the last few days, love me some Strawbs. Ghosts used to be my goodnight song for months in 75.
A big thanks to everybody who chose the songs this week. Still humming Bacharach songs and parts of Song for Sharon. And thanks to you reacting of course.
I cried buckets off sweet tears watching you listen to the end song.....
Just discovered your review of Autumn. Nice stuff. Long ago by chance l met the Strawbs lead guitarist Dave Lambert. He ended up teaching me guitar for about 20 years. Great guy.
Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saw them in 90s when they were a bit older and Dave C's voice was a little rough but the music was fantastic. I took my daughter to the concert and she loved it. A wide variety of great songs in their repertoire. Thanks for doing it.
It's great to hear you guys are exploring all these excellent old progressive rock bands that I started listening to when I was in high school back in the 70's. What classics!!
This whole album is a gem. I have as much pleasure listening to it today as I have for the last… few decades.
I've been hoping for this exact selection for long time, as it is the one song I never fail to play at the beginning of autumn, when "I sense Autumn coming on..." I hope y'all love as much as I do. Lemme go see...Okay! Well, to the Indonesians, let me just say Terima kasih, and Selamat tinggal! How groovy to have been picked up overseas, and in such a beautiful spot. Maybe they will pay to fly you out there so you can review some of their stars' music.
This was one of my favorite albums which I had since it came out, having know of Wakeman's involvement, being a Yeshead, and assuming therefore quality. And there it is! From that album, each of their themes is cool, and a song called "Round and Round" is a real earworm. So excited to share this with y'all. They are a lot like Barclay James Harvest, the poor man's Moody Blues, with more profound gems to mine. You covered the beautiful "Mockingbird" already. "Hymn" is other-worldly. My experience of it was that it was concurrent with Spirit's "12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus", as well as Selling England and Tales from Topo and Gryphon.
Wakeman was already with YES when this was released in 1974 and therefore was no longer a member or The Strawbs.
@@joelliebler5690 As a Yeshead I of course knew this, and was referring to his previous involvement with the band. Don't think I've heard any Wakeman with Strawbs or Strawberry Hill Boys, their former name. I did gladly get to see them, but it was all or mostly acoustic. Still epic.
@@MisterWondrous I saw YES at their performing best in’79 in the Round at Madison Square Garden in NYC! Best concert ever!
@@joelliebler5690 Perhaps, but they played Radio City Music Hall 2 nights before 9/11 opened the Gates of Delirium, and that concert was a profound spiritual experience that emboldened us for the hell to come just hours away. They also played their long hits, and with orchestra. It was my 4th or 5th Yes concert, but easily the best. They didn't bother with their later pop tunes so much, thankfully. There is a great video of that tour, but when they were in Amsterdam, I think. Basically the same though, and exuberant.
I’ve listened to this song hundreds of times and I’ve never recognized the Mozart inspiration before. No wonder I like it so much.
I'm so happy that thanks to you guys I got to discover this amazing music! I'll definitely hear it once again off this channel, and will try to discover what else they recorded 👍
Saw Strawbs in concert in the 70s and they sound just as good and better live
From the Witchwood, Bursting at the Seams and Grave New World are all great albums from this period.
I hear Moody Blues in Autumn sounds. Sounds real nice. Very Justin Hayward style.
I have it on vinyl and remastered CD. Top 10 album of all time for me. I played bass on the title track on cruise to the Edge.
This album is a desert island disc for me.
From The Witchwood and Grave New World are two fantastic albums that deserve a listen
Queen of dreams...
Firstly, nice shirt Alexia! One of my Christmas presents was a 'Ew, David' coffee mug! Love that show!
Thanks to B Mac for transporting me back to the first half of the 70's. I discovered the Strawbs in 1970, and had already missed some serious music as the great Sandy Denny had been with them for a while. They were very acoustic/folky in those early days, but then they gave a regular gig to some whippersnapper called Rick Wakeman, and they became more electric. Rick's keys gave more texture to their music and 'Dragonfly' and a great live album 'Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios' in 1970 brought more rock fans on board. Then Rick joined Yes, replaced by Blue Weaver (who later played keys for the Bee Gees on Saturday Night Fever) and the marvellous 'Grave New World' was released. I played that album to death, check out 'Queen Of Dreams', a real psychedelic/prog classic, and then Tony Hooper (acoustic guitar/vocals) was replaced by Dave Lambert on electric guitar and they were now very much rock with proggy bits. They recorded 'Bursting at the Seams' which included the infamous 'Part of the Union' single (a throwaway song not at all representative of the band's sound that made the top of the singles charts) but it was a great album despite that song. Then all hell broke loose and Richard Hudson and John Ford (drums and bass respectively) who had written that awful song left to do their own thing and was soon followed by Blue Weaver. Throughout the personnel carnage stood Dave Cousins, who had always steered the band with a very firm hand, and along with Lambert he brought in John Hawken on keys and Chas Cronk on bass, and that's the line up you are hearing here. All these people changes make Yes look like a country club, but the albums were all excellent. Brilliant live too, I saw them tour this album in London and it was a great gig. Then I emigrated to South Africa and didn't hear much more Strawbs. Any recommendations on albums would be much appreciated. Thanks NandL with M xx
The entire album is brilliant. This was playing in the record shop as a new release so I bought it .
In an interview that I heard, many years ago, one of the band was said that Hold on to Me was commonly used as a wedding song. Soooo beautiful 👍
Graduated HS in '74... this song/album) and Strawbs in general were a major part of my college years listening experience. Good stuff... and still in several of my playlists, too.
Dave Cousins has announced that the Strawbs will be playing their final ever concert at Fairport Convention's Cropredy Festival in August this year. Expect surprises. Should be good!
My brother owned this album on release and I loved it and listened to it many times when I was 14. A different unique feel to the tune!
Thanks for sharing this. Apart from Grave New World, I have not heard much Strawbs.
Nick, you obviously made Lex self conscious, as she never moved her hands again after you mentioned drumming 🥁
The Strawbs was part of my University years, this album in particular went so very well with the turning of the leaves and the first snow falls at York University on the northern boundary of Toronto.
If you are still in the GTA area, Strawbs have been playing an Acoustic gig in Gravenhurst Ontario every year until the Pandemic for well over a Decade. Don't know if they are back on the road again though.
Saw them in the mid 70s at the Swing in San Bernardino . Montrose opened then the Strawbs , and Black Oak Arkansas.
One of my favourite songs from one of my favourite albums from one if my favourite groups.
Beautiful and etherial.
Love this track! 3:33 long Intro
Nick n Lex;
There’s also a Renaissance connection here.
John Hawken who plays keyboards on this is the original keyboardist from Renaissance before John Tout.
Beginning at 2:34 you can sing the first verse of King Crimson's "Epitaph" to completion before Cousins begins to sing.
Great band from my youth - never got accolades they deserved, great to see youngsters such as you (comparatively speaking!) keeping the music alive! Hope your back problems are progressing for the better Lex?
Hi again, Ooo that musical intro is sooo good, I actually made the record longer when I got a computer, and basically got the intro to repeat before the acoustic guitar came in and extended the track .... and then added it at the end as well ...just the once. Lol so I have a unique copy of this track I made myself. Jim X
Love the Strawbs, love their music, and love that BMac requested this! So funny, Alexia's shirt has my initials EW and my son's name David😂. Great review you Two! Love ya!
John Hawken, who played keyboards, had been a founding member of Renaissance. One of his predecessors in the Strawbs was Rick Wakeman who left to join Yes.
Amazingly beautiful song. Love your sweather Alexia :D
Pardon my bad typing. Thanks, once again, for reintroducing me to a great British folk/rock/progressive band.
I am frienbds withg John Hawken, Dave Lambert, Cahs Cronk and David Cousins, excellenet musicians, and great people. BTW, Hawken was the original keyboardist in Renaissance.
Love to see hero HEROINE...hint ...prog with banjo in it... Dave cousinscwas the fastest banjo player in 🇬🇧.
Strawbs have a deep rabbit hole. Started as a folk/rock progressed to prog. Some of Dave Cousins descriptive songs are The Battle, The Hangman and the Papist and Beside the Rio Grande. His story telling is magnificent
Actually before folk/rock they were Blue Grass as the Strawberry Hill Boys
@@bmac1205 I guess I kinda lumped the bluegrass into folk
Perfect song from a perfect album. First song I heard from them was flying. You should check that out. Love little sleepy. Great, great music
Peak Strawbs - 74-75: Hero & Heroine and Ghosts. The mellotron brings it in Genesis territory.
Intro Wonderful amazing strawbs
One of the most beautiful albums ever made! Check out more Strawbs. You won't regret it.
Just revisiting this after a year.
Have always loved this album, haven't listened to it in way too long. Thank you all. This was recorded just a few months after Dark side's release, so was likely already well in progress.
Hello guys..love the strawbs.i just wrapped a package for you two.
Keep em comin',' my Rocky Mtn friends,much love,Kent.
Rick Wakeman used to play keyboards for The Strawbs.
The group started out as the Strawberry Hill Boys. The entire album is special and nice to listen to, especially close to the fall time of year.
Ooh, more Strawbs? So many good tracks to choose from! If you have not reviewed New World or Song of a Sad Little Girl, you might want to look into those. Thank you for this review!
Try "Tears and Pavan."
i am the owner of the mellotron 400 used by john hawken on this track
Hi Guys, wow this take me back. I remember hearing this album from a friend in 1977, and was in West Yorkshire at the time visiting. I return to Blackpool, and at the first opportunity, go to a record store to buy this album "Hero and Herione". They didn't have it, so tried another. They didn't have it. Tried to order it. Couldn't get it. It was released in 1974 yet in '77 I simply could not get a copy. No idea why....so...Went back to my friend in Yorkshire, and ordered it from the same record store he goes to. I got it a week later. Out of curiosity, over the years, I look to see if this album is in the record rack displays. To this day after decades, it has never been seen in a record store in Blackpool....either on vinyl or cd. It's a wonderful album, but why oh why has it been so hard to find ? I have no answer. This reaction really has made me smile from ear to ear....Spread the word !!! I hope people hear this, and get it, a lot easier than I did.....[ ok about to play the video ... well it is me. Lol ] Byeee Jim X
Give "Burning For Me" a listen, it is a little more up tempo but still in this vein.
Fur ball at the end sneaks a smooch
Nick, there’s also slide guitar (very subtle) played along with that same piano passage you’re referring to too
I was getting King Crimson right out the gate.
Record was released 1974
Would love to hear your reaction to the Queen track 'It's late' from the 'News of The World' album.
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Dave Lambert on electric guitar at beginning sounding like seagulls using slide.
Great album amazing band. Dave Cousins is a genius with that silky English voice. Could you review the title track Hero And Heroine and Round and Round. Muchas gracias
A touch of BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST too! Lovely band. If you want somewhere between Joni and this … Sandy Denny. We booked Sandy to play at Norwich City College and we’re terrified because her rep told us: “If the piano isn’t properly tuned she will walk straight off the stage …’ However she couldn’t have been lovelier and played a blinder of a solo concert. Turned out to be one of her last as she tragically died shortly after. Stunning voice too. WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES is brilliant ua-cam.com/video/jsqztvHIB9Y/v-deo.html
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I can’t keep up! It jumps by leaps and bounds!🤣
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john hawkin playing mellotron 400
Now you have to react to the title song, "Hero and Heroine." Please take a minute to talk about lyrics. After all, they are what give songs meaning.
One of my favorite Mellotron performances!
Rick Wakeman played mellotron for the Strawbs. You know him from Yes
Ahem,
John Hawken played keyboards on all of Hero & Heroine.
Wakeman left after’From The Witchwood’ to join Yes, which was two albums prior to this.
Rick played on antiques and curios as well as From the Witchwood.
He also played on some of Dragonfly as a session musician before becoming an actual band member
Blue Weaver played keys after Wakeman on New World and on Bursting at the Seams
@@bmac1205 yes but i have the mellotron 400 used on this album great keyboard
Some ELP there.
Rick Wakemans first band
I am confused 🤔 Looking at the titles I pulled my Strawbs - Hero and Heroine Cd from the shelf and ...didn't find any of the titles. So I'm asking myself, if the CD you're playing is either a special US release or maybe some kind of best of - having the title of their best song.
Other than that it's great music ... and maybe we'll hear the "Hero & Heroine - song" ... my absolute favourite 🤘
Side 1 of the A & M release of Her & Heroine is exactly like they show it
Did you know H & H was about David Cousins Heroine addiction?
Although I’ve had this album since it was released in ‘74 I never knew this until recently.
@@bmac1205 like I wrote, first read, second think, third write 😆 maybe I learn this 'til the end of my days😂
@@bmac1205 Actually I knew Strawbs in the 70s .... and bought the CD a few years ago ... I always liked Hero & Heroine , but not the "Part of the Union -style ... and they somehow disappeared from "my radar" and the radio stations ...
@@rudolfbecker4313 Hi Rudi, I agree about "Part of the Union" which was a hit here in England, putting them on Top of the Pops, and in the singles charts. It was political so sort of fit with the times with the lyrics rather than the music. "Lay Down" for me was a better hit single. I never bought any albums till 1977 as I only knew those 2 songs from the charts. Never thought they were a Prog band, then heard "Hero and Heroine". You should hear maybe " Bursting at the Seams". I also really like, but it does have those 2 hit singles. Lol ...Just skip track 1 and you'll be fine Rudi...Tracks like "Flying" and "Tears and Pavan" are great tracks...The latter with lots of echo on the vocals with great effect. Jim
Mozart or Rachmaninoff?
I am not sure. It sounded like Mozart to me but I could be 100% wrong 😅
Oh no, first thinking, than reading ... now I understand: It's Autumn and the rest are "undertitles" sorrryyy 😔
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Three parts to ‘Autumn’
What a mastrepiece
Stopping the song is killing me...
We have to in order to avoid a copyright strike which puts our channel in jeopardy. We don’t love it either.