Stackridge - C/D, S/D?

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As it says; what are people's opinions on Stackridge? A 'lost seventies band', 'eccentrically English'... whom I expect to like... Are they any good, does anyone think, and if so, why...?

― Tom May (Tom May), Saturday, 1 March 2003 20:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I always get 'em mixed up in my mind w/ Gentle Giant and Pentangle - they prob. sound nothing alike. Didn't some of Stackridge go on to form the Korgis?

― Andrew L (Andrew L), Saturday, 1 March 2003 23:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I think Andy Davis (and poss. one other) went on to form the Korgis. Somehow or other I caught the tail end of Stackridge's career with the 'Mr. Mick' album (which I still have). Don't exactly know why. I think perhaps Nicky Horne (Capital) gave it some airplay and I liked the sound of it. I went to the Roundhouse gig and spent the whole time watching Peter Van Hooke's every move from the side of the stage.
I can still see his foot on the bd pedal and him glancing at me ('why is that kid watching me like that?').

― David (David), Sunday, 2 March 2003 01:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I've got their single "Dangerous Bacon" which is very nice. String Driven Thing crossed with Curved Air or Steeleye Span. Happy, inventive, complex sound, tight arrangement. Features the line "Has your sister ever twisted under waterfalls?"

― jovike, Sunday, 2 March 2003 10:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, Davis and another member went on to form the Korgis, who I quite like. Has anyone heard the Stackridge album, 'Friendliness', or 'The Man in the Bowler Hat'? If so, any thoughts?

― Tom May (Tom May), Sunday, 2 March 2003 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

That should read, 'The Man in the Hat' actually. :-) I probably got subconsciously mixed up with something like Dukes of Stratosphear, IIRC.

― Tom May (Tom May), Monday, 3 March 2003 00:14 (twenty-two years ago)

eight years pass...

They were on Craig Ferguson last night!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWu_oozz3OY

― Partyin', partyin', fun fun fun fun (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 21:18 (fourteen years ago)

thanks, dan. stackridge is somehow more obscure than orange juice these days. nice to see some love

― reggie (qualmsley), Wednesday, 16 March 2011 01:12 (fourteen years ago)

one year passes...

I discovered them more or less by coincidence when I went through various recommended "progressive pop" (RYM categories) recommendations on Spotify. All of their albums are available there. (As are the two albums by The Korgis, as part of some complete anthology collection containing everything they made)

― The GeirBot (Geir Hongro), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 01:24 (thirteen years ago)

three years pass...

I am falling for this lot, the album 'Friendliness' in particular, I hear shades of 10CC, Beatles (natch), Meddle era Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, Roy Harper and slightly more contemporary people like Elliot Smith and late period XTC perhaps.

They are far, far better than their 'seventies also rans' reputation belies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R-OQMEPf10

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=stackridge+story

― MaresNest, Tuesday, 21 July 2015 20:48 (ten years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6Vqupo-Mv8

― MaresNest, Tuesday, 21 July 2015 20:49 (ten years ago)

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