THINK OF TOMORROW

Another fine efford by The Pentangle after they return in the 80's. This time Rod Clements had gone and his place was taken by excellent guitarrist Peter Kirtley. This time around the band wrote together all the songs but three tracks, all of them traditional ones arranged by the group. The overall sound is melodic, laid back and tasteful. They ressemble little of that mostly acoustic band of the late 60's and 70's that played a mix of folk, blues and jazz. Their music now is more accessible british folk rock.

There are no fillers and the best features on this CD are the excellent guitars parts (even if they are quite subtle) and Jaqui McShee's beautiful voice. Her singing reminds of a mix of Joan Baez and Annie Haslam (Renaissance). The production is good and this definitly a team efford, with no ego trips anywhere. The best tracks are the beautiful arrangement they made for The Toss Of Golden Hair and Bonny Boy, plus the opener O'er The Lonely Mountain and The Storyteller.

Not much of a prog as we know it, but great music anyway, done by musicians that have nothing to prove. It's all for the sake of the songs. Great CD! 3,5 stars in PA (i'd give it 4 or 5, if this was a folk rock site).