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I initially quite liked the relaxed instrumentation, it sounds quite natural and free. BUT with the clear references to 'Boogie Wonderland' and any Beatles song with a Mellotron, the whole album just ends up sounding like a mish-mash of forced references to better songs. The singer has a pleasant enough voice, but poor diction means you can't decipher what she's singing about much of the time.
This is one of the best folk albums of the 60s folk revival. Davy Graham's playing on it influenced many folk guitarists and Shirley Collins' uniquely clear voice is fantastic. Not a perfect score, as not all of the tunes are engaging, but that's expected with a lot of trad. folk tunes.
Aside from "Sweet Lady", this is a perfect album. So much variation, yet it feels like such a cohesive work.
Extremely derivative 70s rock sound, the lyrics are bland, even if the musicianship is decent.
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2021 goal: Listen to average of one album a day. Mainly looking at that 1001 albums list and any new stuff that looks like it might be decent.
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