Here's someone I didn't know about until very recently. Snooks Eaglin passed away about two years ago, but had a very solid following locally in New Orleans:
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Show me a band I don't know
I'm guessing that almost no one, except for a couple of hippy Brits or Scots, will have heard of the Incredible String Band -- a psychedelic folk duo from Scotland who are reported to have fascinated everyone from the Beatles to the Stones to Led Zep. I was turned on to them by a girl I was dating around 1970 who played their albums endlessly.
The duo is made up of Mike Heron and Robin Williamson who would alternate the writing and singing of each song on every album. I always found Heron's songs to be sweet, musical, and poetic -- while I found Williamson's songs to be intolerably unmusical and whiny. As a result, I would only put Heron's songs on cassette tape.
The saddest part, for me, is that there is so little footage of this band that had so much influence in their heyday. Here is a video captured from a British TV show in which the host of the show performed with every act. It is most unfortunate that the footage is out of sync, but it's still a beautiful song.
The duo is made up of Mike Heron and Robin Williamson who would alternate the writing and singing of each song on every album. I always found Heron's songs to be sweet, musical, and poetic -- while I found Williamson's songs to be intolerably unmusical and whiny. As a result, I would only put Heron's songs on cassette tape.
The saddest part, for me, is that there is so little footage of this band that had so much influence in their heyday. Here is a video captured from a British TV show in which the host of the show performed with every act. It is most unfortunate that the footage is out of sync, but it's still a beautiful song.
dennisg wrote:
From a former Hippy Scot lol
They were incredible, the line up changed frequently, they even appeared at Woodstock! The female in this video is Julie felix , she had her own show back then.
I'm guessing that almost no one, except for a couple of hippy Brits or Scots, will have heard of the Incredible String Band -- a psychedelic folk duo from Scotland who are reported to have fascinated everyone from the Beatles to the Stones to Led Zep. I was turned on to them by a girl I was dating around 1970 who played their albums endlessly.
The duo is made up of Mike Heron and Robin Williamson who would alternate the writing and singing of each song on every album. I always found Heron's songs to be sweet, musical, and poetic -- while I found Williamson's songs to be intolerably unmusical and whiny. As a result, I would only put Heron's songs on cassette tape.
The saddest part, for me, is that there is so little footage of this band that had so much influence in their heyday. Here is a video captured from a British TV show in which the host of the show performed with every act. It is most unfortunate that the footage is out of sync, but it's still a beautiful song.
From a former Hippy Scot lol
They were incredible, the line up changed frequently, they even appeared at Woodstock! The female in this video is Julie felix , she had her own show back then.
AndyT wrote:
Funny you shouldsay that Andy, the ISB split up around 1974ish and Robin formed a band called Robin Williamson and his Merry Band,
The guy on the left must've just come from filming a Robin Hood movie and not had time to hit wardrobe yet. LOL
Funny you shouldsay that Andy, the ISB split up around 1974ish and Robin formed a band called Robin Williamson and his Merry Band,
Well I just watched all of this and thanks so much to you all who responded. After starting the thread I left my laptop at home accidentally and the temporary replacement I signed out didn't have a sound card so I wasn't able to watch them until this morning.
Anouk Willem! Awesome. Reminds me a little of Tracey Chapman but a great, distinctive voice and obviously a big hit in Netherlands. I liked Minus the Bear a lot, and Flop sounded good. Pierre's daughter's partner on drums went off! (The band was good as well).
2 things occurred to me. As I watched the Portuguese clip I realised that is it possible to really enjoy a performance without understanding the lyrics at all. I have the same reaction to Blues. I'm definitely into it for the music because although I can obviously understand the lyrics...blues lyrics can be pretty basic.
Thanks to each one of you.
Anouk Willem! Awesome. Reminds me a little of Tracey Chapman but a great, distinctive voice and obviously a big hit in Netherlands. I liked Minus the Bear a lot, and Flop sounded good. Pierre's daughter's partner on drums went off! (The band was good as well).
2 things occurred to me. As I watched the Portuguese clip I realised that is it possible to really enjoy a performance without understanding the lyrics at all. I have the same reaction to Blues. I'm definitely into it for the music because although I can obviously understand the lyrics...blues lyrics can be pretty basic.
Thanks to each one of you.
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There’s lots of good music here that I’ve never known before. Thanks for the thread, Tony. Here is my contribution.
In 1971, I was in high school and writing music reviews for our school newspaper. I knew a DJ at the local radio station that would feed me music and loan albums to me from the radio station’s rather large collection. I never had to buy any albums that way. One day, he called me up and said that the station was disposing of a lot of the stuff that they decided they were never going to play, and he had a few albums for me that he knew I would like. He said that since his wife was having a baby, he needed to charge a “handling fee” of a dollar an album. So I bought my first five albums (all radio station “Promotional Copies”) for five dollars and this album was in that group. I’m not sure if I wrote a review on it, and can’t imagine why I wouldn’t have, because they were a great band. I knew absolutely nothing about the band and my first impression was that they were a cross between the Beach Boys and the Beatles. Here is a song from the album The Flame by The Flame called See the Light.
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There is a lot of stuff happening in every one of their songs and this is one of the few albums where I like every song on it. The quality of the pressing was incredible, maybe because it was the first commercial rock album to be released in Quadraphonic sound (or so I have read). They recorded two albums in the US, and only one was released. The band, originally from South Africa, broke up shortly after this was released and two of the members, Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin, joined the Beach Boys. Later, Ricky became the drummer for the Ruttles and Blondie joined the Rolling Stones. If you are interested in more and have the time, here is a little bit of history behind the band:
The Flame - More information
. . . . . and a WEB site dedicated to them (which is kind of weird, in a cool way):
The Flame - WEB Site
Hydroman52
In 1971, I was in high school and writing music reviews for our school newspaper. I knew a DJ at the local radio station that would feed me music and loan albums to me from the radio station’s rather large collection. I never had to buy any albums that way. One day, he called me up and said that the station was disposing of a lot of the stuff that they decided they were never going to play, and he had a few albums for me that he knew I would like. He said that since his wife was having a baby, he needed to charge a “handling fee” of a dollar an album. So I bought my first five albums (all radio station “Promotional Copies”) for five dollars and this album was in that group. I’m not sure if I wrote a review on it, and can’t imagine why I wouldn’t have, because they were a great band. I knew absolutely nothing about the band and my first impression was that they were a cross between the Beach Boys and the Beatles. Here is a song from the album The Flame by The Flame called See the Light.
[video][/video]
There is a lot of stuff happening in every one of their songs and this is one of the few albums where I like every song on it. The quality of the pressing was incredible, maybe because it was the first commercial rock album to be released in Quadraphonic sound (or so I have read). They recorded two albums in the US, and only one was released. The band, originally from South Africa, broke up shortly after this was released and two of the members, Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin, joined the Beach Boys. Later, Ricky became the drummer for the Ruttles and Blondie joined the Rolling Stones. If you are interested in more and have the time, here is a little bit of history behind the band:
The Flame - More information
. . . . . and a WEB site dedicated to them (which is kind of weird, in a cool way):
The Flame - WEB Site
Hydroman52