NMH
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But lest ye forget, ye heathen rabble that knoweth not the finer delights of a female enchantress, a siren calling ye from time before
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In appreciation of the Strawbs...
- Thread starter Kosh
- Start date
1066familyman
Radio User
- Jan 15, 2008
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jmsc
New member
I've got a good (audio only) recording of Heroes & Heroines live on the Old Grey
Whistle Test in the early 70's, must dig it out again!
Slight threadjack here BUT, if you like that era music, One of my favourite bands
back then, STRAY, are playing at the Portland tonight (Saturday)
I saw them (by accident) about 2 months ago in London and can assure you
that Del Bromham still does the biz, they even played, even today one of my
favourite songs - After The Storm!
cheeseroll
New member
I never really liked them back then but listening to them again here has been a right eye opener. I knew Wakeman had been there and forgot that Hudson Ford had been there and didn't know Sandy Denny was there, what a great song that one above is, i'm on my way, not sure where i'm going to indeed!
napier's kit man
Member
Saw the Strawbs at Cropredy two years ago. Sandy Denny had links with both the Strawbs and Fairport. What a great voice she had.
Sir Norman Gull
Where's my poncho?
I remember buying Grave New World in the early 70's(post Wakeman and Hudson Ford) on vinyl- great album except it had a fault ,a small lump of red plastic in the middle of the vinyl making one of the tracks always jump. Sadly in those days I was too young and scared to complain or take anything back to the record shop I bought it from in Oxford where I was at the time.
Kosh
'The' Yaztromo
- Thread starter
- #27
Great to read all of the above, I rather think the Strawbs suffered (in part) from their string of hits - Part of the Union etc. naturally putting many a potential fan off at entry point.
I now own Dragonfly and the Denny(less) debut, and take the point about the sometimes uncomfortable journey from trad. folk roots to commercial prog pop (?) I feel, however, that the song writing talent of Counsins and Lambert deserved a wider audience and if suffering Part of the Union et. al. bought with it, perhaps, wider acclaim (and re-numeration) then who am I to deny them that. I also feel that with the exception of a few songs and a “heavier” production approach, the Strawbs basic song structures remained rooted in Folk and they never sacrificed their fine (poetic) lyrical bent. The reality being, that without the move toward a more commercial approach, perhaps the Strawbs would have left us earlier than Gods will intended, leaving a masterful body of work - yes, but denying us the latter day genius of Hero and Heroine... I for one am glad they chose their path, listening to their albums from inception to the late 70s, is a musical journey worth undertaking and one I am forever grateful that I can listen in utter wonderment to.
Wonderful music, wonderful times.
Comus the hour Comus the man...
YouTube - FU - Drip Drip
Awesome!
With a keen eye I see the hour hath finally come.
Drip
Drip
I now own Dragonfly and the Denny(less) debut, and take the point about the sometimes uncomfortable journey from trad. folk roots to commercial prog pop (?) I feel, however, that the song writing talent of Counsins and Lambert deserved a wider audience and if suffering Part of the Union et. al. bought with it, perhaps, wider acclaim (and re-numeration) then who am I to deny them that. I also feel that with the exception of a few songs and a “heavier” production approach, the Strawbs basic song structures remained rooted in Folk and they never sacrificed their fine (poetic) lyrical bent. The reality being, that without the move toward a more commercial approach, perhaps the Strawbs would have left us earlier than Gods will intended, leaving a masterful body of work - yes, but denying us the latter day genius of Hero and Heroine... I for one am glad they chose their path, listening to their albums from inception to the late 70s, is a musical journey worth undertaking and one I am forever grateful that I can listen in utter wonderment to.
Wonderful music, wonderful times.
Comus the hour Comus the man...
YouTube - FU - Drip Drip
Awesome!
With a keen eye I see the hour hath finally come.
Drip
Drip
funny to see the Part of the Union clip where the crush barriers are being used to lean on rather than stop the stage being stormed!
is it truth or myth that the song was tongue in cheek?
NMH
Banned
I had that Comus LP for ten minutes, but found it not at all to my taste - especially those vocals.
Folk's obscure and unheralded, for the lovers of such as Strawbs, might approve of Mandy Morton and The Spriguns of Tolgus, Fresh Maggots, Forest, Mellow Candle, or Tudor Lodge. But one of my personal faves are The Trees;
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NMH
Banned
I went last night, had been planning to meet up with some mates for that one - they last saw Stray back in 1972.
Del Bromham gives it everything for 2 hours - and the songs were great.
You can't get much better than that, and in a small pub room as well.
Kosh
'The' Yaztromo
- Thread starter
- #34
Love the Trees (fell in love with the "Garden of..." many moons ago) and Mellow Candle too... "Boulders on My Grave" absolutely awesome! As for Tudor Lodge, hit and miss methinks, but still worth a listen if you have the chance.
Great links, as ever, NMH!
Comus, however, are defo an acquired taste and the vocals are serious weak point (best described as: a Goat, or perhaps Roger Chapman, on helium!), but the musical ability of the players/composers on tracks such as "Drip Drip" cannot be, nay, will not be denied!
Stray rock, brothers... I saw em twice in support of Mountain, they always impressed me with their repertoire and were certainly great players. Probably another band of “the” classic era that deserve wider acclaim.
and with that...
YouTube - Procol Harum Nothing that i didn't know
ah Procol, is there anything they couldn't master?
The killing of the horse, yet to be flogged.
Great links, as ever, NMH!
Comus, however, are defo an acquired taste and the vocals are serious weak point (best described as: a Goat, or perhaps Roger Chapman, on helium!), but the musical ability of the players/composers on tracks such as "Drip Drip" cannot be, nay, will not be denied!
Stray rock, brothers... I saw em twice in support of Mountain, they always impressed me with their repertoire and were certainly great players. Probably another band of “the” classic era that deserve wider acclaim.
and with that...
YouTube - Procol Harum Nothing that i didn't know
ah Procol, is there anything they couldn't master?
The killing of the horse, yet to be flogged.
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Kosh
'The' Yaztromo
- Thread starter
- #35
Best Tudor Lodge song by miles!
YouTube - Tudor Lodge - Madeline
I can play this (on guitar!), suckers! This is where it's f'ing at! Put that is yer pipe and smoke it!!!! etc. and so on ramble ramble...
Folkin' Roll.
YouTube - Tudor Lodge - Madeline
I can play this (on guitar!), suckers! This is where it's f'ing at! Put that is yer pipe and smoke it!!!! etc. and so on ramble ramble...
Folkin' Roll.
Kosh
'The' Yaztromo
- Thread starter
- #36
Defo not folk, but I found this the other day and well, to be quite frank, I just had to post it...
Black Widow, do: Jethro Sabbath.
Awesome!
YouTube - BLACK WIDOW - Come To The Sabbat (1970) LIVE video
I know, some scary shit!
Rock On!
Black Widow, do: Jethro Sabbath.
Awesome!
YouTube - BLACK WIDOW - Come To The Sabbat (1970) LIVE video
I know, some scary shit!
Rock On!
NMH
Banned
The follow-up single is rather decent, a version of 'I Wish You Would', which was The Yardbirds first single and also a cover of a Billy Boy Arnold tune.
Black Widow were previously 'Pesky Gee', a slightly more psychedelic band along the lines of Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Their 1969 LP isn't bad either.
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Kosh
'The' Yaztromo
- Thread starter
- #38
Yep... Iv'e got all the Widow albums, but still need to acquire the Pesky Gee one at some point...
NMH, have you got a copy of the "Tapestry of Delights" (Vernon Joynson) perchance? Sometimes you sound like you're quoting directly from deep within its hallowed pages...
Rock on brother.
Loudest Whisper... also deserve a shout, ahem.
YouTube - good day my friend loudest whisper
NMH, have you got a copy of the "Tapestry of Delights" (Vernon Joynson) perchance? Sometimes you sound like you're quoting directly from deep within its hallowed pages...
Rock on brother.
Loudest Whisper... also deserve a shout, ahem.
YouTube - good day my friend loudest whisper
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NMH
Banned
Although I do have a Tapestry of Delights, it's better to own the records because Joynson talks out of his arse a lot in that book. (I think he even raves about Comus, so there you go)
So, I happen to own the Black Widow 2nd single, and both the album ! and single by Pesky Gee
Norman Potting
Well-known member
Just listening to the Strawbs on Spotify on the strength of this thread - Greateste Hits album. Have got as far as "Out in The Cold" it's a bit rude that track!