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This chameleon of an album sounds more like ten different bands on a compilation than a unified Strawbs effort; fortunately, those ten bands are very good indeed. The album roars to life with spot-on imitations of Peter Gabriel in "To Be Free" and the Who in the windmilling riffs of "Little Sleepy." The bluesy torch song "Absent Friend" features some fine piano work and pensive electric guitar, while drummer Rod Coombes contributes a superbly withering (and still timely) blast at campaign finance and corruption in "A Mind of My Own." Rick Wakeman even shows up to pitch in a harpsichord part on the otherwise goofy throwaway "Tokyo Rosie." Unjustly neglected on its release by fans bewildered by the band's sudden reinvention of its sound, in retrospect this album easily stands among the best of their work.
© Paul Collins /TiVo
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Dave Lambert, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Allom, Producer - Dave Cousins, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - John Mealing, Organ, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rod Coombes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Lambert, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Allom, Producer - Strawbs, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - John Mealing, Piano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rod Coombes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 A&M Records Limited
Tom Allom, Producer - Dave Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist
℗ 1975 A&M Records Limited
Dave Lambert, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Allom, Producer - Dave Cousins, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - John Mealing, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rod Coombes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist
℗ 1975 A&M Records Limited
Tom Allom, Producer, Cimbalom, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cousins, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Vic Gamm, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Mealing, Piano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rod Coombes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 A&M Records
Tom Allom, Producer - Dave Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist
℗ 1975 A&M Records Limited
Strawbs, MainArtist - Rodney Coombes, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 A&M Records Limited
Dave Lambert, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Allom, Producer - Dave Cousins, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Zither, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Vic Gamm, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Mealing, Hammond Organ, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rod Coombes, Drums, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Lumley-Savile, Synthesizer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 A&M Records
Dave Lambert, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Allom, Producer - Tommy Eyre, Piano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cousins, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Strawbs, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vic Gamm, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Mealing, Organ, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rod Coombes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 A&M Records Limited
Dave Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist
℗ 2008 A&M Records Limited
Dave Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist
℗ 2008 A&M Records Limited
Album review
This chameleon of an album sounds more like ten different bands on a compilation than a unified Strawbs effort; fortunately, those ten bands are very good indeed. The album roars to life with spot-on imitations of Peter Gabriel in "To Be Free" and the Who in the windmilling riffs of "Little Sleepy." The bluesy torch song "Absent Friend" features some fine piano work and pensive electric guitar, while drummer Rod Coombes contributes a superbly withering (and still timely) blast at campaign finance and corruption in "A Mind of My Own." Rick Wakeman even shows up to pitch in a harpsichord part on the otherwise goofy throwaway "Tokyo Rosie." Unjustly neglected on its release by fans bewildered by the band's sudden reinvention of its sound, in retrospect this album easily stands among the best of their work.
© Paul Collins /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:48
- Main artists: Strawbs
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2008 A&M Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 2008 A&M Records Limited
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