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Pentangle (essential-folk-albums-centric)

theseabass [Edit] [Delete] 28 replies 21:54, 1 August '08

What's the best Pentangle album please?

What other folk should I investigate? bearing in mind i already am in love with the Fairport Convention.

kthnxbye

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  • Davy Graham

    Everything.

    greenstone | 1 Aug '08, 22:00 | X
    • Ps Pentangle

      Saw them a few weeks ago - I don't really rate them. Misery and dragons. zzzzzzz.

      Bad eh?

      greenstone @greenstone | 1 Aug '08, 22:01 | X
  • proggy folk rock

    String Driven Thing - The Machine That Cried
    http://www.last.fm/music/String+Driven+Thing/The+Machine+That+Cried

    soapy | 1 Aug '08, 22:04 | X
    • The first Pentangle album

      i like the most. This its just self titled, had a silouette of the band on the cover.

      If you like them and Fairport then also check out a band called Trees.

      And some Irish folk then Planxty are absolutely amazing.

      ianc21 @soapy | 1 Aug '08, 22:14 | X
      • Trees

        i like the sound of them

        theseabass @ianc21 | 2 Aug '08, 12:12 | X
    • :O

      this is amazing! thanks!

      theseabass @soapy | 2 Aug '08, 14:45 | X
  • Basket of Light (1969)

    Don't know if it's the best Pentangle album, but it's bloody good.

    BigBlock454 | 1 Aug '08, 22:53 | X
    • ah yes

      Maconie was playing that on the Freak Zone last week and it was great, i think i will invest in that.

      theseabass @BigBlock454 | 2 Aug '08, 12:11 | X
  • espers

    try the imaginatively titled espers and, er, espers II. great cover of the blue oyster cult's flaming telepaths.

    southpaw | 1 Aug '08, 23:10 | X
    • ^ that too ^

      both excellent.

      ianc21 @southpaw | 1 Aug '08, 23:46 | X
  • Farewell Sorrow by Alasdair Roberts

    modern classic

    willma | 1 Aug '08, 23:12 | X
    • shirley and dolly

      tuxdogg @willma | 1 Aug '08, 23:26 | X
  • no words but

    Message to Bears

    superturtle | 2 Aug '08, 03:40 | X
  • yeah, go on, I'd be interested to read it

    I have the American Folk Anthology, but its so huge I havent really got my head round it yet.

    Roy Harper sounds interesting, what's he like? Haven't got Fotheringay.

    theseabass @ElasticMan | 2 Aug '08, 12:33 | X
    • Wow, thats a lot of information.

      Roy harper sounds really interesting. I will have to check him out. I don't know a lot about folk so this is all pretty new to me. Thanks for your tips

      theseabass @ElasticMan | 2 Aug '08, 13:54 | X
    • Wow, thats a lot of information.

      Roy harper sounds really interesting. I will have to check him out. I don't know a lot about folk so this is all pretty new to me. Thanks for your tips

      theseabass @ElasticMan | 2 Aug '08, 13:54 | X
    • Jansch's version of Blues Run The Game

      Is incredible. It's pretty much a staple of his solo set these days.

      remittanceman @ElasticMan | 2 Aug '08, 13:03 | X
      • 'Live At The 12 Bar' apparently

        Although I have it on a best-of CD. He's played it both times I've seen him live though.

        remittanceman @ElasticMan | 2 Aug '08, 19:33 | X
      • The 4CD box set

        Time has come is all the Pentangle you need a disc each of pre and post 1970 stuff, the live album from Sweet Child slightly reordered and a disc of rarities. Very little repeating of songs across the discs, which is sometimes the problem with box sets and a comprehensive biog of the band. Then get some of Jansch's solo stuff, I find Renbourn a bit 'hey nonny nonny' on his own.

        Another vote for Davy Graham too, he was pretty much THE inspiration for Bert Jansch. I'm really enjoying Sandy Denny's North Star Grassman and the Ravens at the moment and Cath and Phil Tyler's Dumb Supper. Roll on Green Man!

        remittanceman | 2 Aug '08, 12:24 | X
        • it's a good box set indeed !

          And for folk, you obviously need to listen to Judee Sill and Vashti Bunyan.

          lyle @remittanceman | 2 Aug '08, 13:12 | X
          • Definitely

            Am I on my own in liking Lookaftering more than Diamond Day?

            remittanceman @lyle | 2 Aug '08, 19:31 | X
      • hats off to roy harper

        stormcock is a fucking gem

        tuxdogg @grouchland | 2 Aug '08, 15:51 | X
        • Oh and most solo stuff by Sandy Denny

          amazingly beautful voice and put so much into it. In my opinon the benchmark for female folk singers.

          ianc21 @tuxdogg | 2 Aug '08, 16:15 | X
      • So, this Davy Graham chap ....

        emusic has these albums, which should i start with?

        Broken Biscuits
        Godington Boundry
        Hat
        Large As Life And Twice As Natural
        Midnight Man
        Folk, Blues And Beyond.

        theseabass | 2 Aug '08, 20:37 | X
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