Top 7 Strawbs Albums
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Topic: Top 7 Strawbs Albums
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Top 7 Strawbs Albums
Date Posted: July 27 2021 at 12:07
Some Prog Folk bands have been as ephemeral as the proverbial Dragonfly, but the Strawbs have been Ringing Down the Years now for well over half a century with an impressive discography that's positively Bursting at the Seams with 25 albums. The Strawbs debut album - recorded in 1967 - which they were proud to call All Our Own Work, featured the Hero and Heroine of Prog Folk: Dave Cousins and Sandy Denny. Dave Cousins has been the driving force behind the Strawbs throughout their long career and Sandy Denny is of course best-known now for her association with Fairport Convention, where her haunting refrains still conjure up the Ghosts of halcyon days gone by, unlike the Grave New World we live in now. The Strawbs diverse albums are much more than Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios though. They released a whole string of classic albums in the early 1970's to meet various record company Deadlines. The Strawbs folky songs From the Witchwood range anywhere from Folk Rock to Baroque & Roll with some of their Deep Cuts being a full-on Prognostic experience. Their latest album was released earlier this year, but who knows if that will be their final Settlement. Let's hope not. Don't Say Goodbye to the Strawbs just yet, as there may be still more to come.   Simply list your Top 7 Strawbs albums in order of preference and then I'll assign the usual system of points to your listings:- 1st album - 12 points 2nd album - 8 points 3rd album - 6 points 4th album - 4 points 5th album - 3 points 6th album - 2 points 7th album - 1 point Here's my Top 7 to get the poll underway:- 1. Prognostic (12 points) 2. Ghosts (8 points) 3. The Broken-Hearted Bride (6 points) 4. Hero and Heroine (4 points) 5. Grave New World (3 points) 6. All Our Own Work (2 points) 7. Just a Collection of Antiques & Curios (1 point) The Strawbs Albums  1967: Sandy Denny & the Strawbs - All Our Own Work - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEajvlj8fmpXQyPuFUtf-KZH" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEajvlj8fmpXQyPuFUtf-KZH  1969: Strawbs - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbnwv9KMe9Yhm033yyfqEt3" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbnwv9KMe9Yhm033yyfqEt3 1970: Dragonfly - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYcdIBGF8nQzgUFAoninef" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYcdIBGF8nQzgUFAoNinef - 1971: Just a Collection of Antiques & Curios - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYx0cWbH53qIsdk0_EVmKxY" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYx0cWbH53qIsdk0_EVmKxY 1971: From the Witchwood - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbnH14DCrUuKV_RObNERHg6" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbnH14DCrUuKV_RObNERHg6 1972: Grave New World - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbi1bxBoeE0n17LHsPsZBI6" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbi1bxBoeE0n17LHsPsZBI6 1973: Bursting at the Seams - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZR7eOW00AEnE1hAP-x4rFy" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZR7eOW00AEnE1hAP-x4rFy  1974: Hero and Heroine - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYW2SgPhMsTpSAbo6SPky31" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYW2SgPhMsTpSAbo6SPky31 1975: Ghosts - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZaD0jlo4bNDSpLoph7qeK" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZaD0jlo4bNDSpLoph7qeK - 1975: Nomadness - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaXpLe46Yt2EBtGzstFuW4p" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaXpLe46Yt2EBtGzstFuW4p 1976: Deep Cuts - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEa_RuXhNjilHHRbQwSnwYds" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEa_RuXhNjilHHRbQwSnwYds 1977: Burning for You - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEY5sksFpoiHNgYLe35gaFgT" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEY5sksFpoiHNgYLe35gaFgT 1978: Deadlines - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbW9E1zjonxcnLxMQB7dIvv" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbW9E1zjoNxcnLxMQB7dIvv 1987: Don't Say Goodbye - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbmpFw4uAdHlnpBxl8rqEMo" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbmpFw4uAdHlnpBxl8rqEMo 1991: Ringing Down the Years - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbrivIHCNS5flls4WYscv4E" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbrivIHCNS5flls4WYscv4E 1995: Heartbreak Hill - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbu5KVfGuxgeHmUyVc78MgQ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbu5KVfGuxgeHmUyVc78MgQ 2001: Acoustic Strawbs - Baroque & Roll - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbLgTww3o7OArY7lC0y2azO" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbLgTww3o7OArY7lC0y2azO 2003: Blue Angel - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEa6ogps0pGBduCeT6ZK60b" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEa6ogps0pGBduCeT6ZK60b - 2004: Deja Fou - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbOYaWpMwRHfzq7kfEQvtyv" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbOYaWpMwRHfzq7kfEQvtyv 2008: The Broken-Hearted Bride - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYxx1jKFM8tbQuTkbnFq3my" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYxx1jKFM8tbQuTkbnFq3my 2009: Dancing to the Devil's Beat - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbkxv6cxyNwANIZ5psgCfcr" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbkxv6cxyNwANIZ5psgCfcr 2011: Hero and Heroine in Ascencia - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZYIUTTZHFuYvunqMTAXSY3" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZYIUTTZHFuYvunqMTAXSY3 2014: Prognostic - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZ_4xPbmzPsgB22VM8nqFZz" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZ_4xPbmzPsgB22VM8nqFZz 2017: The Ferryman's Curse - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYBnhBb0DkQU86Y1Mgg6KgL" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYBnhBb0DkQU86Y1Mgg6KgL 2021: Settlement - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaf-9RqNTUG5aojVPPrw8cp" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaf-9RqNTUG5aojVPPrw8cp |
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: July 27 2021 at 13:52
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coincidence, i was listening to the wakeman/weaver albums era strawbs (but should really be called the hudson-ford years) all day today 1- antiques & curios 2- witchwood 3- grave new world 4- dragonfly tha-tha-tha-that"s all folks
------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 27 2021 at 13:59
I only discovered Rick Wakeman was once a member of the Strawbs at the beginning of this year.
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Sean Trane wrote:Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: July 27 2021 at 14:23
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I don't know their full story, not their full discography, but, in my opinion, there really wasn't a bad album released during the first half of the 70s--and Dave Cousins' voice has aged well--different, but well. 1. My favorite, by far, is Ghosts, the only Strawbs record that earns five stars from me. 2. Hero and Heroine 3. Grave New World 4. Songs from the Witchwood 5. Deadlines 6. Dragonfly 7. Bursting at the Seams ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: July 27 2021 at 19:24
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the first 4 are pretty close to equal. Amazingly, their last 2 albums sneak into the top 7. Really 1. Ghosts2. Grave New World 3. Bursting at the Seams 4. Hero and Heroine 5. From the Witchwood 6. Settlement 7. Ferryman's Curse |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 28 2021 at 04:04
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1) Hero And Heroine 2) Ghosts 3) Grave New World 4) Witchwood 5) Antiques And Curios 6) Dragonfly 7) Strawbs (s/t debut) ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Matti
Date Posted: July 28 2021 at 04:12
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1. Hero & Heroine 2. Ghosts 3. Grave New World 4. From the Witchwood 5. Bursting at the Seams 6. The Ferryman's Curse 7. Dragonfly (Antiques & Curios might get a place, but I haven't heard it completely, and what I've heard, the live sound quality is not very good.)
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: July 28 2021 at 12:55
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Steve and I are on the same page...exactly. 2) Ghosts 3) Grave New World 4) Witchwood 5) Antiques And Curios 6) Dragonfly 7) Strawbs (s/t debut) I could substitute Bursting At The Seams for either Strawbs or Dragonfly.
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: July 28 2021 at 18:23
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1- Hero & Heroine (my all-time #1 prog album) 2- Ghosts 3- Grave New World 4- The Ferryman's Curse 5- Ringing Down the Years (underrated) 6- From the Witchwood 7- Burning For You ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 09 2021 at 09:02
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In A Dramatic Turn of Events, two classic Strawbs albums are in joint first place after eight rounds of voting:- 1. Hero & Heroine (64 points) 1. Ghosts (64 points) 3. Grave New World (47 points) 4. From the Witchwood (29 points) 5. Just a Collection of Antiques & Curios (19 points) 6. Prognostic (12 points) 7. Dragonfly (11 points) 8. Bursting at the Seams (10 points)
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Posted By: ProgLin
Date Posted: December 26 2021 at 14:03
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1. Ghosts 2. Hero and heroine 3. Bursting at the seams 4. Grave new world 5. From The Witchwood 6. Nomadness 7. Burning for you
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Posted By: Chaser
Date Posted: December 26 2021 at 14:09
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I'm only properly familiar with four Strawbs albums, but the one that floats my boat the most is From the Witchwood, so my selection would be: 1. From the Witchwood 2. Hero and Heroine 3. Grave New World 4. Ghosts ------------- Songs cast a light on you |
Posted By: enigmatic
Date Posted: December 26 2021 at 18:48
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1. Hero and Heroine 2. Grave New World 3. Ghosts 4. From the Witchwood 5. Just a Collection of Antiques And Curios 6. Bursting At The Seams 7. Dragonfly |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 27 2021 at 04:50
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Top 7 update after three more rounds of voting:- 1. Hero & Heroine (92 points) 2. Ghosts (86 points) 3. Grave New World (65 points) 4. From the Witchwood (48 points) 5. Just a Collection of Antiques & Curios (22 points) 6. Bursting at the Seams (18 points) 7. Prognostic (12 points) 7. Dragonfly (12 points) |
Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: December 31 2021 at 09:13
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Hero and Heroine Grave New World Ghosts Witchwood Bursting |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 31 2021 at 09:21
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Top 7 update with Earl of Mar's votes added:- 1. Hero & Heroine (104 points) 2. Ghosts (92 points) 3. Grave New World (73 points) 4. From the Witchwood (52 points) 5. Just a Collection of Antiques & Curios (22 points) 6. Bursting at the Seams (21 points) 7. Prognostic (12 points) 7. Dragonfly (12 points) |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: January 30 2022 at 10:38
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Hero and heroine Ghosts Grave new world Bursting at the seams Deadlines Collection of antiques and curious |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 30 2022 at 11:09
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Top 7 update with MellotronWave's votes added:- 1. Hero & Heroine (116 points) 2. Ghosts (100 points) 3. Grave New World (79 points) 4. From the Witchwood (52 points) 5. Bursting at the Seams (25 points) 6. Just a Collection of Antiques & Curios (24 points) 7. Prognostic (12 points) 7. Dragonfly (12 points) |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 30 2022 at 12:25
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just one 1. Grave New World ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: January 31 2022 at 00:38
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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)
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 31 2022 at 02:52
If you want to hear the Strawbs doing the Prog-Rock thing, then try "Prognostic" - my favourite Strawbs album by far!  2014: Prognostic - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZ_4xPbmzPsgB22VM8nqFZz" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZ_4xPbmzPsgB22VM8nqFZz 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) |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: January 31 2022 at 03:13
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^ Ok, I'll give it a shot. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 31 2022 at 03:23
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.
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: January 31 2022 at 12:36
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 regards MW |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 31 2022 at 12:59
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.
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: January 31 2022 at 20:23
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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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: February 01 2022 at 02:27
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Posted By: Boojieboy
Date Posted: February 01 2022 at 15:36
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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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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: February 01 2022 at 21:03
| Glad to see Bursting getting some love |
Posted By: stringman1
Date Posted: August 01 2022 at 22:12
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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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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 05 2022 at 04:55
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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) |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: August 05 2022 at 12:23
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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 |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 05 2022 at 12:36
You already voted on January 30th this year.
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Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: September 02 2022 at 16:41
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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. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 04 2022 at 03:48
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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) |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: September 04 2022 at 06:12
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All I can say here is that I'm very fond of Grave New World - and I've said before.  ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |