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Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: R&R: steeleye span [Honoku@aol.com] Re: R&R: steeleye span [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: R&R: glasseyed span [Honoku@aol.com] Re: R&R: glasseyed span [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 08:56:28 EST From: Honoku@aol.com Subject: Re: R&R: steeleye span In a message dated 1/22/2002 9:21:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, SCJoniGuy writes: > So anyway, this one Span track has me wanting more...what should I get? > > Bob > steeleye was a treasure, if you like any of it, you probably like all of it. i would suggest starting with "below the salt", or another favorite of mine is "rocket cottage". and as i said already, i love "raven child", from maddy prior, but that is 25 years down the road. steeleye went through musical changes along the way, from simple and folky, to bringing in my more r&r elements. i love all of the early stuff, i loved the mood it set up in my life in the early 70's with it's modern medieval magical atmosphere. jethro tull touches on this genera, but they were much more blues, and rock oriented to start, and worked their way over into this direction 5 or 6 albums later with "songs from the wood", and "heavy horses". others i would put in this little genre would be fairport convention, and i love only one album of theirs "liege and leif". pentangle, an unbelievably interesting band, bringing elements of jazz into the mix. gryphon, very medieval incredible string band, sort of, and not sort of. richard thompson from fairport carried on this tradition for a while in a series of incredible albums with his wife linda. a surprising entry to the genre at a late date is richie blackmore from deep purple, and his rainbow. he has made 3 albums with this medieval flavor with his wife, who seems to be the siren singing the way along this road. opps not to forget the queen, loreena mckinnet, but she has come in much later as well. with loreena we start edging back towards celtic music, close to the root of this all. it was the original intention of steeleye, and fairport , to mine the old traditions, to bring old english folk music into modern times. oh! and i cant not mention a favorite hidden gem, favorite of mine, a group called garmana, a bunch of swedish kids who have taken this same strategy of rocking up, scandinavian folk music. a very wild mix of, folk rock with a hurdy gurdy, and bouzouki, played by a guy who seems to be possessed by jimi hendrix, but even more eclectic, they have just made an album of the songs of hidegard von bingen, the early music mystic of the catholic church. steve ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 13:30:38 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: R&R: steeleye span WOW Steve, thanks for all that info! Have heard some of those artists, wasn't too keen on Loreena McKennitt. ANyway, I'll definitely check out some Steeleye on your recommendation. Now on to another question...the song "Cocaine" written by JJ Cale, made popular by Eric Clapton. The lyrics always have seemed so ambiguous to me, the song doesn't seem to be pro-drug or anti-drug. Can't even tell that cocaine has much to do with it, like it's more liek a placeholder. Just wonder what other views are about it. And for the record, I prefer Cale's version. Bob NP: Dire Straits, "Portobello Belle" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 13:42:57 EST From: Honoku@aol.com Subject: Re: R&R: glasseyed span In a message dated 1/24/2002 1:31:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, SCJoniGuy@aol.com writes: > WOW Steve, thanks for all that info! Have heard some of those artists, > wasn't too keen on Loreena McKennitt. she is much more modern, more dead can dance, and chant/spiritual affected, she is really outside of that little genre. others i thought who would have at least some of their music in it would be traffic, particularly, john barleycorn i prefer jj cale's cocaine, over clapton's, but that is easy because i have always enjoyed jj, and have not often felt an affinity or resonance with clapton. btw jj cale has a rather new live album, and from what i have heard of it, i really like it a lot lot lot. i am waiting for it via mail order now. he does do cocaine (the song) on it. steve ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 14:11:02 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: R&R: glasseyed span <> John Barleycorn Must Die is one of those few perfect records that I enjoy from start to finish. The start especially, the "Glad-Freedom Rider-Empty Pages" combo may be the strongest 3-track start up ever. <> I'm with ya bro, I think Clapton is the "Forrest Gump" of R&R, he's always been in the right place at the right time (with the players who could cover his ass), without really having an overabundance of talent on his own. <> Be sure and post a full review, Steve...I saw him years ago at The Pier in Raleigh NC. He walked in the front door just like the rest of with his guitar case, stepped up on stage, plugged in and started playing. Awesome show. He was touring "5" I believe... Bob NP: Dire Straits, "Telegraph Road" ------------------------------ End of 50s60s70s-digest V1 #12 ******************************