buffyleigh
3
I was not familiar with Fairport Convention before. "Unhalfbricking" is an unobtrusive folk rock album. Sandy Denny is a great singer. Like with many other albums from the 1960s and early 1970s I am struggling with the stereo mix. Unfortunately, I had to listen with headphones …
I never heard about them before; this is a pretty solid rock folk album. Sandy Denny's voice is amazing, the music is pretty classic but there are nice surprises. In the middle of the album, the long and almost progressive version of A Sailor's Voice took me by surprise and is really good. I'm not too fond of the Dylan's covers though. amazing voice sailor's voice
I came to this album expecting it to be full of fingers in ears, folderol-diddle-aye-day and songs about hobbits. To be fair, there is a line about “Oh My true love” in one of the songs, but this album has a nice mix of folk and some bluesy riffs on (gasp!) electric guitars. There are also a surprising number of Bob Dylan songs, an entertaining French song with what sounds like a hurdy gurdy and the classic Who Knows Where the Time Goes. Good stuff.
Got through 2.5 tracks. This one's a skip for me.