The Strawbs C/D

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Surely the purveyors of "Part of The Union" are in many ways the ultimate ilm band?

No wait I'm lieing through my teeth. Still what d'ya think?

― tigerclawskank, Friday, 25 July 2003 13:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I recently picked up the two CD comp covering their early years and while it was a bit overwhelming all at once it was definitely an enjoyable listen with some winners -- their other singles were really something, one in particular I thought spectacular (but not enough to remember the name off hand, alas!), while many of the album cuts were at least enjoyable indirect listening. I suppose they semi-cornered the prog/folk/pop market along with Fairport or something?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 25 July 2003 13:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Years ago I approached them since I heard Sandy Denny had been a member and heard some awful whingy 70's folk-rock and ran away. Having gotten the 2CD Halcyon Days some of it is still a bit grating. I think I'm not a fan of Dave Cousins vocals. I'm still not sure that that they sound much like Fairport Convention - though I have erased from my mind all post Denny or Thompson Fairport’s albums and actually they may well be a bit like that.

― tigerclawskank, Friday, 25 July 2003 13:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I heard this one song by the Strawbs, and I realized that Metallica's "Sanitarium" of a total rip-off of it. Anyone know what song I'm talking about?

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Friday, 25 July 2003 16:03 (twenty-two years ago)

just a collection of antiques & curious is the only album i know. and it is absolutely gorgeous. chamber rock which has aged well. i never got into yes, elp, wakeman and i never got into fairport convention, pentangle, sandy denny (though her voice was heart-breaking) and all that but this album is so sweet.

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Friday, 25 July 2003 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow, this is a blast from the past. Haven't heard them in years, but (I seem to recall the 1st 4 records being really good. I also liked Barclay James Harvest....

― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Friday, 25 July 2003 21:51 (twenty-two years ago)

four years pass...

We have Grave New World on vinyl, and I listen to it often. It's really good.

― Just got offed, Thursday, 15 November 2007 18:49 (seventeen years ago)

Hippy

― Tom D., Friday, 16 November 2007 10:39 (seventeen years ago)

PARAPRAXIS I win *sticks on The Strawbs again*

― Just got offed, Friday, 16 November 2007 12:30 (seventeen years ago)

one year passes...

this thread could be expanded, i guess. so which is the album to get next if you have enjoyed "just a collection of antiques & curios" (i have it on vinyl as well of course)?

― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 6 August 2009 14:47 (sixteen years ago)

only one i've ever heard is hero and heroine, and it's pretty damn fly. i've always had a hard time finding their stuff for some reason

― kamerad, Thursday, 6 August 2009 15:34 (sixteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

never heard these guys til earlier this year - rather love them

― gross rainbow of haerosmith (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Thursday, 5 August 2010 19:12 (fifteen years ago)

grave new world rocks my world. even if they are tory votin bastards

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 5 August 2010 19:18 (fifteen years ago)

there has been some discussion of them on the hard rock thread. i saw john ford do "part of the union" a couple weeks ago in a local public library with ian lloyd. don't ask.

― Thus Sang Freud, Thursday, 5 August 2010 19:38 (fifteen years ago)

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