![]() However after the short acoustic theme-linking tunes comes a rather out-of-place cabaret sing along track that ruins the album's continuity. This is The Strawbs at their best outside their debut. Another short acoustic guitar solo track (Ford-written) accompanied by baroque-sounding horn section leads into the mellotrons over-loaded New World (still fairly close to orgasmic-sounding, though -) before exiting with a reprise of the earlier acoustic theme.Ī capela and harmonium staring Flower is a rather charming start (even reminding you of their earlier period) and the scorching Tomorrow shows these guys can also be a powerhouse while remaining melodious. Unfortunately a bit too disjointed, this ambitious track is clearly the highlight of the first vinyl side. A short acoustic solo acoustic track ensues and comes in one of the most noteworthy and experimental track, Queen Of Dreams with its reverse recorded beats and sitar playing and even hinting at early Popol Vuh or Tangerine Dream in its middle part. Opening mellotrons-laden track, is a sure pleaser with most progheads, but I tend to find it a bit too repetitive and even slightly over-staying its welcome but this is a relatively minor flaw. Original member Hooper having left by now might just be the strawb (oh well, I just had to try that pun somewhere down the line -) too far and they will never be the same from this album onwards and just be a shadow of themselves. Yet another concept album (if memory serves me well: the hope for a better world ensuing the conquest of America), from the previously mainly folk-influenced Strawbs, this is also widely regarded as one of their best, and from their middle period, I must say I quite agree with it being their best - at least their most ambitious and paradoxically I find also their less pretentious, mostly due to the inspired songwriting. LP A&M Records AMLH 68078 (1972, South Africa)ĬD Si-Wan Records SRMC 0075 (1997, South Korea)ĬD A&M Recordsĕ40 934-2 (1998, UK) Remastered by Roger Wake with 2 bonus tracks Dave Lambert / acoustic & electric guitars, vocals (14) Releases informationĪrtwork: William Blake's "Glad Day" painting (early XIX) with Paper Tiger (design) Tony Visconti / arrangements (10), co-producer (1) Tony Visconti's "Old Tyme Dance Orchestra" / members of Ted Heath Orchestra (10) ![]() Robert Kirby Silver Band / brass ensemble (4) Blue Weaver / organ, piano, Mellotron, harmonium, clavioline, vocals (12) John Ford / bass, acoustic guitar (4), vocals (1,3,4,7,11) Richard Hudson / drums, cymbals, tambourine, sitar & tablas (11), vocals (1,7,11) On this track Dave Lambert substituted, for the 1st time, Tony Hooper. * Included before on D.C.'s solo album "Two Weeks Last Summer". I'm Going Home (Dave Cousins solo A-side) (3:14) * Here It Comes (Strawbs A-side, post GNW) (2:42)ġ4.
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