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From the opening bars of "Little Sir Hugh" -- an extraordinarily brisk and upbeat sounding treatment of an incredibly grim song -- the band playing on Commoner's Crown scarcely sounds like the same group on Now We Are Six or Parcel of Rogues. Now a full-fledged rock group, competing with the likes of Jethro Tull and pumping out higher amperage than Fairport Convention, Steeleye engages in heavy riffing, savage attacks on their instruments, and generally kicks out the jams on this album. But they're also fairly clever, interweaving Bach with traditional Irish music -- actually, Bach-meets-the-Mooncoin-Jig from their previous record -- on "Bach Goes to Limerick." There's not a bad song here, and even if it is more rock than folk, it's all very substantial and vibrant music-making, and maybe the classic Steeleye Span's most engaging album.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Robert Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Maddy Prior, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Pegrum, AssociatedPerformer - Steeleye Span, Producer, Choir, MainArtist - Tim Hart, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Knight, AssociatedPerformer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Robin Black, Producer - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ricky Kemp, AssociatedPerformer
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
Robert Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Maddy Prior, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Pegrum, AssociatedPerformer - Steeleye Span, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Hart, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Kemp, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Knight, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Carthy, AssociatedPerformer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Robin Black, Producer - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
Robert Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Maddy Prior, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Pegrum, AssociatedPerformer - Steeleye Span, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Hart, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Kemp, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Knight, AssociatedPerformer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Robin Black, Producer - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
Robert Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Maddy Prior, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Pegrum, AssociatedPerformer - Steeleye Span, MainArtist - Tim Hart, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Knight, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Carthy, AssociatedPerformer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ricky Kemp, AssociatedPerformer
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
Robert Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Maddy Prior, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Pegrum, AssociatedPerformer - Steeleye Span, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Hart, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Knight, AssociatedPerformer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Robin Black, Producer - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ricky Kemp, AssociatedPerformer
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
Robert Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Maddy Prior, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Pegrum, AssociatedPerformer - Steeleye Span, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Hart, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Knight, AssociatedPerformer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Robin Black, Producer - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ricky Kemp, AssociatedPerformer
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
Robert Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Maddy Prior, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Pegrum, AssociatedPerformer - Steeleye Span, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Hart, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Kemp, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Knight, AssociatedPerformer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
Robert Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Maddy Prior, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Pegrum, AssociatedPerformer - Steeleye Span, MainArtist - Tim Hart, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Knight, AssociatedPerformer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ricky Kemp, AssociatedPerformer
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
Robert Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Maddy Prior, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Pegrum, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Steeleye Span, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Hart, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Kemp, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Knight, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Carthy, AssociatedPerformer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Robin Black, Producer - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
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From the opening bars of "Little Sir Hugh" -- an extraordinarily brisk and upbeat sounding treatment of an incredibly grim song -- the band playing on Commoner's Crown scarcely sounds like the same group on Now We Are Six or Parcel of Rogues. Now a full-fledged rock group, competing with the likes of Jethro Tull and pumping out higher amperage than Fairport Convention, Steeleye engages in heavy riffing, savage attacks on their instruments, and generally kicks out the jams on this album. But they're also fairly clever, interweaving Bach with traditional Irish music -- actually, Bach-meets-the-Mooncoin-Jig from their previous record -- on "Bach Goes to Limerick." There's not a bad song here, and even if it is more rock than folk, it's all very substantial and vibrant music-making, and maybe the classic Steeleye Span's most engaging album.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:48
- Main artists: Steeleye Span
- Label: Chrysalis Records
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Folk
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
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