voyeurnice Opublikowano 5 Lipca 2017 Opublikowano 5 Lipca 2017 Artist: Madden And Harris Title: Fool's Paradise Year Of Release: 2003 Label: M2U Records Genre: Progressive Rock, Folk, World & Country Quality: 320 / FLAC (tracks.cue.log) Total Time: 48:45 Total Size: 112 / 252 Mb Tracklist: 01. Wishes 02. Fools Paradise Part 2 03. The Wind At Eve 04. Margaret O'Grady 05. I Heard A Man Say 06. O Weary Brain 07. Cool September Fools Paradise 08. Children Of Ice 09. Will You Be There 10. Eieio 11. End Game Bonus Tracks 12. Remember Me 13. A Simple Song In common with many private pressings, the only album by Madden & Harris is both imitative of some famous artists and not nearly as good as the best releases by their inspirations. Yet on the other hand, like many private pressings, Fool's Paradise is interesting in that it has an unpredictability and homespun (though not lo-fi) idiosyncrasy of the sort that almost every major-label big-budget release ironed out, particularly in the mid-'70s, when this came out. It's placid, pleasant early-'70s-style folk-rock with a dash of progressive rock influence, sounding fairly British in its appropriation of both approaches, although the duo was based in Sydney. In some senses it's fairly standard stuff of its ilk, with a haunting though not outstandingly innovative melodic air that recalls olden pre-industrial British times. There's also a song cycle feel in which the concept remains elusive, despite the four-part "Fool's Paradise" suite that serves as the closing track. But it's not just the usual rural hippie-folkie trip, with some imaginative use of synthesizers and strings embellishing the arrangements, as well as dis[beeep]lined interplay between the vocal harmonies that has a slight classical/choral grandeur. At some moments (like "The Wind at Eve"), it can recall the folkiest aspects of the very early King Crimson, when Ian McDonald was still in the lineup; "Margaret O'Grady" is a low-key Kinks-like character sketch, with the obligatory vaudevillian bounce; and some of the more reflective passages (especially in the "Will You Be There" section of the "Fool's Paradise" suite) are a little similar to the gentlest, most acoustic moods of 1970s Pink Floyd. This is the hidden content, please Zaloguj się lub Zarejestruj się This is the hidden content, please Zaloguj się lub Zarejestruj się This is the hidden content, please Zaloguj się lub Zarejestruj się This is the hidden content, please Zaloguj się lub Zarejestruj się Cytuj
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