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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

To my ears The Strawbs were never very good at this rock-thing. 
If you want to hear the Strawbs doing the Prog-Rock thing, then try "Prognostic" - my favourite Strawbs album by far! Thumbs Up


Sorry, my laptop just temporarily seized up. Here's the latest Top 7 update with your votes added:-

1. Hero & Heroine (116 points)
2. Ghosts (100 points)
3. Grave New World (80 points)
4. From the Witchwood (64 points)
5. Just a Collection of Antiques & Curios (32 points)
6. Bursting at the Seams (27 points)
7. Dragonfly (16 points)

8. Prognostic (12 points) Thumbs Up



Edited by Psychedelic Paul - January 31 2022 at 03:19
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^ Ok, I'll give it a shot.
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

^ Ok, I'll give it a shot.
I'm hoping the reason no one else has voted for "Prognostic" so far is because they haven't yet heard the album, or it could just be that I'm in a minority of one again in preferring a recent album to a classic album. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:



   
   
   ^ Ok, I'll give it a shot.

I'm hoping the reason no one else has voted for "Prognostic" so far is because they haven't yet heard the album, or it could just be that I'm in a minority of one again in preferring a recent album to a classic album. Smile

Hi PP,
Prognostic is a cd made of old live tracks and re -recorded/remasterd tracks isn't it ?
Moreover, their latest cds do not benefit from a very good distribution (here in Western Europe)... at reasonable prices
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Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:



   
   
   ^ Ok, I'll give it a shot.

I'm hoping the reason no one else has voted for "Prognostic" so far is because they haven't yet heard the album, or it could just be that I'm in a minority of one again in preferring a recent album to a classic album. Smile

Hi PP,
Prognostic is a cd made of old live tracks and re -recorded/remasterd tracks isn't it ?
Moreover, their latest cds do not benefit from a very good distribution (here in Western Europe)... at reasonable prices
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I didn't know that. I thought they were all brand new songs on the Prognostic album, so it looks like my prognosis was wrong again. No surprise there then. Embarrassed
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

To my ears The Strawbs were never very good at this rock-thing. This somewhat ruins quite a few of their albums for me. I always enjoy a handful - or at least a trio of songs on all their "classics". But there's too much half assed singalong pubrock (post 1970/1971), with Status Quo-like riffs in the mix. I have an extremely low tolerance for that. The end of the otherwise stunning opener Autumn on Hero and Heroine seriously annoys me so much I've made my own five minute-edit of it. But in their aqoustic folk/psych mode it's all quite lovely - and I love all their early easternflavored excursions. I've never checked out any of their post-70's albums.
 
1 From the Witchwood (1971)
2 Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios (1970)
3 All Our Own Work (1967/1973)
4 Dragonfly (1970)
5 Strawbs (1969)
6 Bursting at the Seams (1973)
7 Grave New World (1972)

their last couple have probably been their 2 best post 70s albums - The Ferryman's curse (the title track is a sequel to the Vision of the Lady of the Lake off Dragonfly, though IMO it's one of the weaker songs on that album), and "Settlement".  "Broken Hearted Bride" is pretty good too, and, although the production is poor, you might like "Deja Fou", with a lot of songs that are acoustic in nature.

The last part of Autumn is a gorgeous ballad that refers back to their folk roots.  I certainly can't see it as pub rock or with Status Quo type riffs.  A few other tracks could be considered pub rock though-why not?They were never completely a prog group anyway.  Albums like Bursting at the Seams showed they could do almost any style well, and with 4 songwriters and singers.  Too bad they blew up right after it!


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Originally posted by kenethlevine kenethlevine wrote:

The last part of Autumn is a gorgeous ballad that refers back to their folk roots.  I certainly can't see it as pub rock or with Status Quo type riffs.  A few other tracks could be considered pub rock though-why not?They were never completely a prog group anyway.
Thanks for the reccomendations in the rest of the post. Regarding the last part of Autumn specifially - its the banal, childlike, singalongy song that rubs me the wrong way. It's like I get an allergic reaction and start to itch. Of course Strawbs are fully free to play make simple(ton) singalongs as well as play many pub rock-riffs as they like. And you are just as free to enjoy it. But I'm certainly not gonna listen to it, because it makes my ears bleed.


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Great topic!

Hero and Heroine
Deadlines
From the Witchwood
Bursting at the Seams
Grave New World
Ghosts
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Glad to see Bursting getting some love
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1. Hero & Heroine
2. Ghosts
3. Bursting at the Seams
4. Nomadness
5. Grave New World
6. From the Witchwood
7. Burning For You
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Top 7 update with Boojieboy & Stringman1's votes added:-

1. Hero & Heroine (140 points)
2. Ghosts (110 points)
3. Grave New World (86 points)
4. From the Witchwood (72 points)
5. Bursting at the Seams (37 points)
6. Just a Collection of Antiques & Curios (32 points)
7. Dragonfly (16 points)

8. Deadlines (14 points)
9. Prognostic (12 points) 



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1 Hero and heroine
2.Ghosts
3.Grave new world
4.Bursting at the seams
5.Deadlines
6. Curios
7. Burning for you
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Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

1 Hero and heroine
2.Ghosts
3.Grave new world
4.Bursting at the seams
5.Deadlines
6. Curios
7. Burning for you
You already voted on January 30th this year. Wink
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Haven't put the Strawbs on in yonks, but they used to get pretty steady spin time on the old hi-fi:

1.  Hero 
2.  Grave 
3.  Witchwood
4.  Sandy Denny & Strawbs
5.  Curios
6.  Ghosts
7.  Bursting 

Both Prognostic and the Ferryman's Curse deserve mention, really nice albums for Strawbs fans but I'd start with this Core 7 first.  
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Top 7 update with Intruder's votes added:-

1. Hero & Heroine (152 points)
2. Ghosts (112 points)
3. Grave New World (94 points)
4. From the Witchwood (78 points)
5. Bursting at the Seams (38 points)
6. Just a Collection of Antiques & Curios (35 points)
7. Dragonfly (16 points)

8. Deadlines (14 points)
9. Prognostic (12 points) 
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All I can say here is that I'm very fond of Grave New World - and I've said before. Big smile








Edited by David_D - September 04 2022 at 06:33
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