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Showing posts with label Strawbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Strawbs. Show all posts

Friday, February 11, 2022

Chas Cronk "Liberty"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Art Rock
Label: Renaissance Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 11, 2022 (vinyl, digital), March 4, 2022 (CD) 
Tracklist
1. Liberty (5:40) 
2. Take My Hand (5:27) 
3. A Splash Of Blue (4:59) 
4. Everybody Knows (4:32) 
5. Flying Free (2:23) 
6. Into The Light (4:44) 
7. Slipping Downstream (4:48) 
8. Away (5:25) 
9. System Overload (4:22) 
10. Reverie (2:19) 

Total Time 44:39

Line-up
Charles Cronk (Strawbs, Rick Wakeman) - Vocals, all instruments
   With
Major Baldini - Drums (1)
Dave Lambert (Strawbs) - Guitar (3) 
Dave Bainbridge (Iona, Strawbs, Lifesigns) - Guitar (7)

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Liberty
Into The Light

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Friday, February 26, 2021

Strawbs "Settlement"


Country: UK
Genre(s): Prog Folk
Label: Esoteric Antenna
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 26, 2021
Tracklist
  1. Settlement
  2. Strange Times
  3. Judgement Day
  4. Each Manner Of Man
  5. The Visit
  6. Flying Free
  7. Quicksilver Days
  8. We Are Everyone
  9. Chorale
  10. Champion Jack
  11. Better Days (Life Is Not A Game)
  12. Liberty
Line-up
Dave Cousins
Dave Lambert 
Dave Bainbridge (Iona)
Chas Cronk
Tony Fernandez
   With
John Ford
Cathryn Craig- vocals
Schalk Joubert - bass 

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Settlement


Friday, November 3, 2017

Strawbs "The Ferryman’s Curse"


Country: UK
Genre(s): Prog Folk
Label: Esoteric Antenna (EANTCD1070)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 3, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. In the Beginning (2:02)
2. The Nails from the Hands of Christ (6:04)
3. The Song of Infinite Sadness (5:00)
4. The Familiarity of Old Lovers (6:21)
5. When the Spirit Moves (6:48)
6. The Ten Commandments (5:32)
7. The Reckoning (1:53)
8. The Ferryman's Curse (8:57)
9. Bats and Swallows (4:02)
10. We Have the Power (3:58)

Line-up: 
Dave Cousins - vocals, acoustic, & electric guitars, electric dulcimer, autoharp
Dave Lambert - vocals, lead & acoustic guitars, ebow
Dave Bainbridge (Iona) - keyboards, electric & acoustic guitars, Hammond organ, bouzouki
Chas Cronk - vocals, bass, 12 -string guitars
Tony Fernandez - drums and percussion

Description/Reviews: 
Strawbs in their later, more prog, mode were sometimes compared to the likes of Moody Blues and even Supertramp.  ‘The Ferryman’s Curse’ continues the acoustic pastoral vibe infused with occasional bursts of more frenetic guitar.  It’s an easy and rewarding listen with highlights ‘The Nails From The Hands Of Christ’, ‘The Familiarity Of Old Lovers’, Lambert’s showcase ‘The Ten Commandments’ and the title track.
Read the full review by David Randall at getreadytorock.me.uk

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Strawbs "Prognostic"


Country: UK
Sub Genre: Prog Folk
Label: Witchwood Media
Format: CD
Release date: October 27, 2014
Tracklist: 
  1. Heartbreak Hill
  2. Through Aphrodite's Eyes
  3. Something For Nothing
  4. Starting Over
  5. Deep In The Darkest Night 
  6. The River/Down By The Sea (previously unreleased)
  7. Blue Angel (remastered)
  8. Tomorrow (remastered)
  9. Lay A Little Light On Me/Hero's Theme/Round And Round (remastered)
Line-up: 
Dave Cousins – vocals, guitars
Chas Cronk – bass (1, 3, 4, 9), vocals (1, 3, 4), programming (2)
Andy Richards – keyboards (1, 3, 4)
Tony Fernandez – drums (1, 3, 4, 9)
Dave Lambert – lead guitar (2, 3, 9)
John Hawken – keyboards (2)
Rod Coombes – drums (2)
Rick Wakeman (ex-Yes) – grand piano (5), piano, organ (7)
Conny Conrad – guitar, programming (5)
Tony Hooper – acoustic guitar (6, 8)
Brian Willoughby – lead guitar (6)
Chris Parren – keyboards (6)
Rod Demick – bass (6)
Richard Hudson – drums (6, 8)
Miller Anderson – lead guitars (7)
Roger Glover (Deep Purple) – bass (7)
Jon Hiseman– drums (7)
Blue Weaver – keyboards (8)
John Ford – bass (8)
Jo Partridge – lead guitar (1, 4)

Description/Reviews: 
"Prognostic" is the album that defines Strawbs once and for all as a prog rock force to be reckoned with. The music is powerful, yet melodic. The lyrics are biting, yet sensitive.

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