Hurtleturtled Out of Heaven - an electronic music composition, on CD and vinyl
https://michaelpdawson.bandcamp.com
http://www.waysidemusic.com/Music-Pr...MCD-spc-7.aspx
^^^ Getting rid of anything normally gets regretted!
Hurtleturtled Out of Heaven - an electronic music composition, on CD and vinyl
https://michaelpdawson.bandcamp.com
http://www.waysidemusic.com/Music-Pr...MCD-spc-7.aspx
I see, this has happened to me a lot: it doesn't show up in their discography because some songs are not available to listen to (greyed out), but if you google spotify and If I Could Do It All Over Again it does come up, but still with those songs unavailable to play. So some of it is on Spotify. But it looks like it's putting together what it can from that anthology that's there, so you could theoretically get songs from different anthologies put together, and have different mixes/masters etc. Maybe.
The only thing with which these two songs contrast is your own preconceived idea of what Prog should sound like. They are in complete harmony with the joyful, youthful atmosphere of the whole album, and both are beautiful songs. In those days they didn't ask for a Progologist's certificate to decide on what's worth putting in an album.
The Canterbury Tales CD was greatly expanded compared to the original double record of that name. But there were also songs on the record not on the CD.
I suppose it was deemed to be superseded by the later Where But For Caravan Would I anthology, which is where '...Maurice Haylett' debuted.
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One of their best. I came to it much later, didn't have it until the CD era was in full swing, in the early 90's.
This one is probably tied with Grey and Pink for my fave Caravan album. I go back and forth between the two, depending on my mood. Both of them are brilliant in different ways.
Caravan album #2 for me. The first was For Girls..., which was one of those “time release” albums for me. First listen left me cold. A month later, that album was my life.
I had to have everything the band made after that. This was the next one I found and bought and cemented Caravan as a band to look out for. None of the cool orchestral experiments of For Girls, but a great album nonetheless. Great organ playing from Dave, he’s on fire on “For Richard”!
Confirmed Bachelors: the dramedy hit of 1883...
Some years ago I borrowed a cd simply titled Caravan and ripped (sorry) a couple of great songs - Back to Herne Bay Front 5:46 & Proper Job 8:13.
The line-up is unmistakenly Grey & Pink but I simply cant find any reference to these tracks anywhere.
Is anybody else familiar with them?
^^^ The album is called "Back to Front" from 1982, the first with the original lineup since Grey & Pink. A nice re-union effort. Low key and unpretentious.
Dave's solo on the Hammond organ in With an Ear to the Ground (3 minutes in) is a defining Canterbury moment of happiness for me.
"If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You" is my favourite Caravan's record. For most fans the favourite one seems to be "In the Land of Gray and Pink", but I just prefer this raw sound and the respective power that Caravan exudes here.
Caravans found their classic style on "If I Could ...". The title-track is a short, brisk, humorous piece that draws its charm mainly from the vocal contrast between the two singers. The organ solo in the middle of the song is also nice. "And I Wish I Were Stoned / Don't Worry" begins in a slightly 60s pop influenced style, which also shaped the excellent Caravan's debut album and what is an important ingredient of the prototypical Canterbury sound. In the first half it is kept at a slow pace, then it gets faster, and Pye Hastings even does a short solo; the guitar did not play a major role in the early Caravan. The following "As I Feel I Die" is stylistically in the tradition of the previous album. At first it starts very slowly and melancholy, then it abruptly turns into a brisk part with a beautiful organ.
In the ten-minute suite "With an Ear to the Ground You Can Make It / Martinian / Only Cox / Reprise", the slightly jazzy style, sometimes interspersed with folky echoes, appears for the first time, which should also characterize the two great successors "In the Land of Gray and Pink" and "Waterloo Lily". Long, flowing instrumental parts in which the organ, the saxophone or the flute come to the fore a little more, without pronounced solos. Singing is used sparingly, but still effectively.
After two shorter, somewhat bizarre songs, that energetic, rousing jam "Can't Be Long Now / Françoise / For Richard / Warlock" (usually called just "For Richard") gives the album its wings and it's not only the highlight of this record, but one of the best pieces in Caravan's entire repertoire. After a gentle, lyrical prelude with a beautiful flute and feather-light singing by Pye Hastings (in itself I find his voice a bit squeaky, but in such moments no other fits better) a long instrumental part follows. Organ, saxophone and flute are entwined, one of these instruments repeatedly comes to the fore for a short time only to be displaced by another, and bass, guitar and drums provide a solid rhythmic foundation; effortlessly, the piece just flows along. I feel a little reminded of Kraan's outstanding "Live" album from 1975, but "For Richard" isn't quite as jazz-oriented. "Limits" is followed by a lighter piece of relaxation, in which Jimmy Hastings shines again on the flute.
Certainly, along with The Soft Machine's "Volume Two", Caravan's "If I Could Do It ..." is an indispensable record for those interested in the quintessential Canterbury sound.
This one may be my favourite Caravan album. Thanks for reminding me. I must listen to it tonight
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