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The Strawbs' second and final album for their new label starts off promisingly with the moody and expansive "Burning for Me"; Dave Cousins sings with restraint over a somber repeating theme on piano and strings, and it ends with a hint of a Moog solo. Alas, later numbers like "Keep on Trying" turn out to be a limply insincere sort of "positive pop," which is all the more grating given the sincere moodiness of the band's earlier work. "Back in the Old Routine" is a patronizing mimicry of the working bloke, a sort of folky watering down of their old hit "Part of the Union." Cousins at least gets back a bit of his old bile in "Alexander the Great," where he gives a sour kiss-off to music critics -- who, at this point, probably weren't listening anyway.
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Strawbs, MainArtist - John Mealing, Composer - David Cousins, Composer
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Strawbs, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, Composer - David Cousins, Composer
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Lambert, Composer - Strawbs, MainArtist
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Strawbs, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, Composer - David Cousins, Composer
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Lambert, Composer - Strawbs, MainArtist - David Cousins, Composer
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Strawbs, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, Composer - David Cousins, Composer
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Lambert, Composer - Strawbs, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, Composer - David Cousins, Composer
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Lambert, Composer - Strawbs, MainArtist
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Strawbs, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, Composer
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Strawbs, MainArtist - David Cousins, Composer
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Lambert, Composer - Strawbs, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, Composer - David Cousins, Composer
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Strawbs, MainArtist - David Cousins, Composer
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2006 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Cousins, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, Composer - David Cousins, Composer - Roberty Kirby, MainArtist
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2006 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Wil Malone, Composer - Dave Cousins, MainArtist - The Intergalactic Touring Band, MainArtist
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Album review
The Strawbs' second and final album for their new label starts off promisingly with the moody and expansive "Burning for Me"; Dave Cousins sings with restraint over a somber repeating theme on piano and strings, and it ends with a hint of a Moog solo. Alas, later numbers like "Keep on Trying" turn out to be a limply insincere sort of "positive pop," which is all the more grating given the sincere moodiness of the band's earlier work. "Back in the Old Routine" is a patronizing mimicry of the working bloke, a sort of folky watering down of their old hit "Part of the Union." Cousins at least gets back a bit of his old bile in "Alexander the Great," where he gives a sour kiss-off to music critics -- who, at this point, probably weren't listening anyway.
© Paul Collins /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:42
- Main artists: Strawbs
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Esoteric
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Progressive Rock
© 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Cherry Red Records Ltd
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