Beggars Opera
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Topic: Beggars Opera
Posted By: Pelata
Subject: Beggars Opera
Date Posted: October 13 2021 at 19:02
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New to me... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=955Ru_xKO4g" rel="nofollow - Beggars Opera - The Fox (1971) 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 14 2021 at 00:27
| Love their debut album Act One, very Keith Emerson (pre ELP) inspired . I was surprised to find that they have put out 14 albums in total (last one in 2012) including the very Caravanesque titled Get Your Dog off Me! |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: October 14 2021 at 01:11
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I suppose
Act One is a fun, wild ride if you enjoy prog"rockin' the classics", but there's literally too much Franz von Suppé for me. I think both the follow-up Waters of Change and their third album Pathfinder are excellent and really entertaining, though. After Martin Griffiths left the band they got a totally differnt sound, and Get Your Dog off Me! is mostly just beyond awful boogierock. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 14 2021 at 01:29
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Really fine album of vintage stuff. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 14 2021 at 09:50
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The first 3 are all entertaining imo....I have 'Waters of Change' on original vinyl. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: October 14 2021 at 10:07
| I've been a fan of early Beggar's Opera for decades; Act One, I feel, is their best (I actually love the classical music transcriptions therein) and Waters Of Change a close second. Pathfinder I used to really dig, but have cooled on it in more recent years. |
Posted By: TheEliteExtremophile
Date Posted: October 14 2021 at 10:22
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Oh man, now there's a band I haven't thought about in a long time. I'll need to go listen to them. I remember liking them, but then when an old HDD of mine died, I lost their music and never got around to re-downloading it. ------------- https://theeliteextremophile.com" rel="nofollow - Check my reviews of recent prog releases! |
Posted By: enigmatic
Date Posted: December 13 2021 at 11:02
| Huge fan of Beggars Opera for many years. "Waters of Change" is my favorite, but debut is close second. "Pathfinder" has its moments, but at least 2 tracks on it don't appeal to me. I heard "Get Your Dog off Me!" once, but this is entirely not my cup of tea. |