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With Nigel Pegrum added permanently as drummer, the group rocks out for the first time, and from the thumping tom-toms and snare on the opening track, "Thomas the Rhymer," and Bob Johnson's power chords, it's clear that this is a record with balls. Actually, Now We Are Six is still a folk-rock album, albeit with a beat. This was the first Steeleye Span album that many Americans heard and it's a pretty good place to start -- in fact, it might've been the group's very best album, if not for the presence of drivel such as "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "To Know Him Is to Love Him" (the latter featuring David Bowie on sax), which still leaves 33 very solid minutes of great music to savor.
For all of their rocking natures, "Drink Down the Moon" and "Two Magicians" (which can be heard in its more traditional form on Martin Carthy's first album) capture the mystery and lustiness, respectively, of their hundreds-of-years-old source material magnificently; "Long-a-Growing" is one of Maddy Prior's finest vocal performances; and "The Mooncoin Jig" -- which is alive with richly textured guitar and mandolin -- is one of the greatest instrumental folk-rock tracks ever recorded, vibrant enough to get even the clumsiest up and dancing.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Robert Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Maddy Prior, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Pegrum, AssociatedPerformer - Steeleye Span, 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, 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, MainArtist - Tim Hart, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Kemp, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Knight, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Carthy, AssociatedPerformer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Robin Black, AssociatedPerformer - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - The St. Eleye Primary School, AssociatedPerformer
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
Robert Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Maddy Prior, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Pegrum, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Steeleye Span, 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 - Bob Johnson, 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, MainArtist - Tim Hart, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Kemp, Producer - 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 - 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 - Bob Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Steeleye Span, MainArtist - Tim Hart, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Kemp, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Knight, AssociatedPerformer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Robin Black, AssociatedPerformer - 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 - Rick Kemp, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Knight, AssociatedPerformer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Robin Black, Producer - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - The St. Eleye Primary School, AssociatedPerformer
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 - David Bowie, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Black, Producer - MOTHER BERTHA MUSIC INC, MusicPublisher - Ricky Kemp, AssociatedPerformer
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
Steeleye Span, MainArtist
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
Albumbeschreibung
With Nigel Pegrum added permanently as drummer, the group rocks out for the first time, and from the thumping tom-toms and snare on the opening track, "Thomas the Rhymer," and Bob Johnson's power chords, it's clear that this is a record with balls. Actually, Now We Are Six is still a folk-rock album, albeit with a beat. This was the first Steeleye Span album that many Americans heard and it's a pretty good place to start -- in fact, it might've been the group's very best album, if not for the presence of drivel such as "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "To Know Him Is to Love Him" (the latter featuring David Bowie on sax), which still leaves 33 very solid minutes of great music to savor.
For all of their rocking natures, "Drink Down the Moon" and "Two Magicians" (which can be heard in its more traditional form on Martin Carthy's first album) capture the mystery and lustiness, respectively, of their hundreds-of-years-old source material magnificently; "Long-a-Growing" is one of Maddy Prior's finest vocal performances; and "The Mooncoin Jig" -- which is alive with richly textured guitar and mandolin -- is one of the greatest instrumental folk-rock tracks ever recorded, vibrant enough to get even the clumsiest up and dancing.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:13
- Main artists: Steeleye Span
- Label: Chrysalis Records
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Folk
2009 Chrysalis Records Limited 2009 Chrysalis Records Limited
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