tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post5672106823427931947..comments2023-11-22T09:17:05.368-08:00Comments on TAD's Back-Up Plan: Fri aft music #4TADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853931230081777310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post-67406512947106515372010-04-03T15:12:43.090-07:002010-04-03T15:12:43.090-07:00Crabby!: Tanx 4 D input, as always. Who knew U wer...Crabby!: Tanx 4 D input, as always. Who knew U were a British folk-rock fan?<br />All the critics Cmta agree that Fairport lost a lotta their drive after Thompson & Denny left, then sorta rebounded about 20 yrs later. They still hold an annual reunion concert every yr in Britain, & they're still putting out albums....<br /><br />R: OK, I'm crossin my fingers, hope U like. From the collections I've got, I've heard about 1/2 of L&L, which has the reputation of "founding" British electric-folk-rock, the 1st time Fairport REALLY mixed old traditional folksongs w/ electric instruments. The 1/2 I've heard is pretty great, & the critics Cmta agree that the mix & its later influence is pretty strong. 2 bad the lineup couldn't keep it 2gether after that....<br />Denny & Thompson went on2 solo careers (neither of which I've heard enuf of), & Ashley Hutchings went on 2 4m Steeleye Span & The Albion Band. Steeleye at their best did some great stuff ("Allison Gross," "All Around My Hat," "One Misty Moisty Morning," "Fighting for Strangers," "Thomas the Rhymer"), but overall I think they're a lot more heavy-handed & clunky than Fairport. Not fluid enuf, & the gtrs R sometimes 2 heavy & not very imaginative. Haven't heard the Albions at all, but I'm looking.... -- TAD.TADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853931230081777310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post-68717934611922408722010-04-03T12:10:59.468-07:002010-04-03T12:10:59.468-07:00Meet On The Ledge is a great comp that shows the r...Meet On The Ledge is a great comp that shows the rise and fall of Fairport and most of the songs on that album are their best. In my way I still perfer What We Did On Our Holidays as their best album although its nice to know that Universal has kept L & L in print over the years.<br /><br />Their first album featuring Judy Dyble doing female counterpoint is spotty but they do cover choice material from the likes of Joni Mitchell and Emmitt Rhodes. Losing Richard Thompson after Full House didn't help things and although Denny did return for Rising For The Moon and Fairport Live they did lack Thompson's mad genius. The Dave Swarbrick/Fairport album Gottle O Geer was found in the cutouts and basically you're not missing much from that record. It points to The Band sound but I think I compare it more to Velvet Underground's Squeeze as a case in point simply of the fact that no original Fairport members were around in the making of that album.<br /><br />Once they reformed in 1985, they did make a good record in Gladys Leap and it does benefit from two Richard Thompson songs. Not something that you have to have but I do pull that out from time to time to listen to, it's not bad.R S Crabbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763473179086750283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post-87773141162023436102010-04-03T07:40:49.085-07:002010-04-03T07:40:49.085-07:00Just bought Liege & Lief at the Itunes store--...Just bought <i>Liege & Lief</i> at the Itunes store--like with the Nektar, the excellent career-spanning retrospective you review wasn't available, so I hope I picked the best original! If Allmusic is on target, and considering the album's leadoff is your favorite Fairport track I probably did.<br /><br />I've long known the names of Fairport and Denny and especially Thompson, but never took the plunge. <br /><br />Thanks for providing the impetus, I expect the stuff will be great.rastronomicalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475251545087211066noreply@blogger.com