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    Posted: August 03 2012 at 09:31
anyone else here a fan of Shadowfax? 
 
i discovered em through my obsession with Tortoise.......not sure if this makes any sense hahaha but.......what are yr fav albums?  mine are:
 
Shadowdance
The Dreams of Children
The Odd Get Even
 
 
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Watercourse Way and Shadowdance 
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Damn straight I am.  Big smile

Watercourse Way is one of those obscure prog albums from the '70's that more people should get to know.

They went off the radar screen but then resurfaced on the Windham Hill label.  Did albums that were more in the new age vein but still really good mellow music.  Dreams Of Children was a return to more prog.

You managed to hit me up with one I haven't heard or have.  I'm Embarrassed.


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Shadowfax was Gandalf's horse! Since he's not around anymore, Gandalf has nothing better to do than make a bunch of silly polls.
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Damn straight I am.  Big smile

Watercourse Way is one of those obscure prog albums from the '70's that more people should get to know.

They went off the radar screen but then resurfaced on the Windham Hill label.  Did albums that were more in the new age vein but still really good mellow music.  Dreams Of Children was a return to more prog.

You managed to hit me up with one I haven't heard or have.  I'm Embarrassed.
 
LOLnonono i havent heard Watercourse Way yet!!! so thats somethin for me to really check out..........i've got all their Windham Hill output and some of the later stuff but The Odd Get Even is my only album of theirs from the 90s period
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Definitely put that one on the top of your must listen to list.  It will blow you away. I was a big advocate  for their addition here.  That album was exhibit number one.


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heard some tracks on youtube, i love it!! i want a copy!!
 
and would a shadowfax fan like tortoise?
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I only have Shadowdance, long time I did not listen to it but I remember it as a great album (I love a lot of new age music).
Which other of their albums would you recommend the most?
 
I think I'm gonna give Shadowdance a wake up from the dusty shelf Tongue
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I like them, but don't have any albums Cry Have had to go by what i've heard online and the radio... some great stuff!
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Originally posted by Gerinski Gerinski wrote:

I only have Shadowdance, long time I did not listen to it but I remember it as a great album (I love a lot of new age music).
Which other of their albums would you recommend the most?
 
I think I'm gonna give Shadowdance a wake up from the dusty shelf Tongue

It's got Watercourse Way, which is one of the mellower tracks from the original album redone.
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Originally posted by Gerinski Gerinski wrote:

I only have Shadowdance, long time I did not listen to it but I remember it as a great album (I love a lot of new age music).
Which other of their albums would you recommend the most?
 
I think I'm gonna give Shadowdance a wake up from the dusty shelf Tongue
 
Watercourse Way
The Dreams of Children
The Odd Get Even
 
actually Folksongs For A Nuclear Village is pretty good too.
 
 
and......and........i would suggest you check out these Tortoise albums if u love the shadowfax vibe (though i checked out Shadowfax BECAUSE it loved the Tortoise vibe bwahahahahaWacko
 
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The band name totally made me think they were a typical prog metal band formed in the 90s. LOL
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Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

The band name totally made me think they were a typical prog metal band formed in the 90s. LOL


Same here LOL.
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I just discovered this band.  Listened to some tracks from Watercourse Way on YouTube; I'm probably going to have to buy the album now.  I love their sound.
 
Plus there's the fact that they're apparently Tolkien fans, which is always a nice bonus. Big smile
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Points: 2111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 03 2012 at 23:01
I like Shadowfax. I own many of their recordings: Shadowdance, The Odd Get Even, The Dreams of Children, and Too Far To Whisper are the ones I remember liking the most. I'll have to reinvestigate them.

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I listened to Watercourse Way years ago and I wasn't impressed. I don't know if I still have it, but since you've brought it up it certainly deserves another spin.
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I really like Watercourse Way but that's all i know about them.
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If metal is your thing and mellow music is boring to you I wouldn't recommend exploring further.  When they hooked up with the Windham Hill label they went all mellow.  They did pick it up some with Dreams Of Children.

I'm still scratching my head at the label picking up French Frith Kaiser Thompson.  LOL


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I have Dreams of Children on cassette... which means I havent heard it in many many years but I do love the album. I also have a vinyl shadowfax album but it was apprently so unimpressive I can't remember the name. My cassette machine is still in fine working order, I think I'll go upstairs and get that Shadowfax tape.. thanks for the reminder OP.

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