Paul King • Been In The Pen Too Long 1972
Исполнитель: Paul King
Альбом: Been In The Pen Too Long
Label: See For Miles Records
Страна: England
Жанр: Skiffle/Blues/Boogie
Формат: MP3
Альбом: Been In The Pen Too Long
Label: See For Miles Records
Страна: England
Жанр: Skiffle/Blues/Boogie
Формат: MP3
Качество: CBR - 256 kbps
Время: 00:41:30
Время: 00:41:30
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• В 1972 году Кинг и Эрл после скандала ушли из группы Mungo Jerry, попытавшись отобрать себе название. Однако настоящим лидером того коллектива был всё-таки Дорсет и он сумел отстоять своё право на эту вывеску. Кинг и Эрл удовольствовались сольными альбомами, а затем вместе с бывшим коллегой по группе Рашем организовали Earl King Boogie Band. На этом CD представлены сольный альбом Пола Кинга и дебютный альбом группы (оба - 1972 года). Музыка, по-моему, отличная! В 2009 году вышел новый альбом группы (но там от первоначального состава остался один Колин Эрл) - Loaded and Live.
• Review allmusic.com
Recorded shortly before Paul King broke away from Mungo Jerry, the jug band superstars he formed in 1970, Been in the Pen Too Long was the singer/songwriter's attempt to prove there was more to his life than washboards, kazoos, and "In the Summertime" sound-alikes -- which, of course, there was, although it was sometimes hard to believe it. Rounding up songs that -- he was now forced to admit -- had no place alongside the rest of that band's repertoire, it represented a more or less complete break from the Mungo Jerry jangle, with the opening "Grey-Eyed Athena," in particular, lining King closer to the then-barely known likes of Roy Harper and David Bowie, as they, too, plonked and strummed their way round the acoustic singer/songwriter circuit. Yet this beautiful ballad, awash with classical imagery and swept by acoustic guitar, is simply one of a multitude of faces on show. The near-anthemic "Sugarcane" is as simplistic and unaffected as "Athena" is, if you wish, a mite pretentious, a love song that soars so triumphantly above its moon-in-June lyrics that they themselves become pure poetry. No sooner is it over, though, than it's time for "Three Dog Night," a ribald account of a three-girls-and-a-guy bedroom romp set to lewd violin and a puffing, panting rhythm that leaves even less to the imagination than the narrative. Later, the almost Kinks-themed "Clockwork Machine," a helter-shelter indictment of the working week, is set to the autocratic rhythm of an alarm clock, while a pair of good-time Leadbelly covers, "Jean Harlow" and "Whoa Buck," leave you breathless whether you get up to dance or not. The first half of the album is strongest -- across side two of the original vinyl, neither "Candy Man" nor "I've Changed My Face" offer much that side one didn't do better, while the surreal "One Legged Man in a Goldfish Bowl" is little more than an exercise in Dylan-ish imagery, pinned to a succession of musical ideas and sequences that really deserved better. Yet this falling off barely dents the album's status in the slightest -- six of the nine tracks are nothing short of brilliant, and the remainder suffers only by comparison.
- Dave Thompson
• Review allmusic.com
Recorded shortly before Paul King broke away from Mungo Jerry, the jug band superstars he formed in 1970, Been in the Pen Too Long was the singer/songwriter's attempt to prove there was more to his life than washboards, kazoos, and "In the Summertime" sound-alikes -- which, of course, there was, although it was sometimes hard to believe it. Rounding up songs that -- he was now forced to admit -- had no place alongside the rest of that band's repertoire, it represented a more or less complete break from the Mungo Jerry jangle, with the opening "Grey-Eyed Athena," in particular, lining King closer to the then-barely known likes of Roy Harper and David Bowie, as they, too, plonked and strummed their way round the acoustic singer/songwriter circuit. Yet this beautiful ballad, awash with classical imagery and swept by acoustic guitar, is simply one of a multitude of faces on show. The near-anthemic "Sugarcane" is as simplistic and unaffected as "Athena" is, if you wish, a mite pretentious, a love song that soars so triumphantly above its moon-in-June lyrics that they themselves become pure poetry. No sooner is it over, though, than it's time for "Three Dog Night," a ribald account of a three-girls-and-a-guy bedroom romp set to lewd violin and a puffing, panting rhythm that leaves even less to the imagination than the narrative. Later, the almost Kinks-themed "Clockwork Machine," a helter-shelter indictment of the working week, is set to the autocratic rhythm of an alarm clock, while a pair of good-time Leadbelly covers, "Jean Harlow" and "Whoa Buck," leave you breathless whether you get up to dance or not. The first half of the album is strongest -- across side two of the original vinyl, neither "Candy Man" nor "I've Changed My Face" offer much that side one didn't do better, while the surreal "One Legged Man in a Goldfish Bowl" is little more than an exercise in Dylan-ish imagery, pinned to a succession of musical ideas and sequences that really deserved better. Yet this falling off barely dents the album's status in the slightest -- six of the nine tracks are nothing short of brilliant, and the remainder suffers only by comparison.
- Dave Thompson
♪ Треклист:
01. Grey Eyed Athena - 5:26
02. Jean Harlow - 2:50
03. Sugarcane - 3:55
04. Three Dog Night - 5:06
05. Whoa Buck - 2:39
06. Clockwork Machine - 6:10
07. Candy Man - 3:43
08. I've Changed My Face - 5:16
09. One Legged Man In A Goldfish Bowl - 5:42
02. Jean Harlow - 2:50
03. Sugarcane - 3:55
04. Three Dog Night - 5:06
05. Whoa Buck - 2:39
06. Clockwork Machine - 6:10
07. Candy Man - 3:43
08. I've Changed My Face - 5:16
09. One Legged Man In A Goldfish Bowl - 5:42
♪ Personnel:
Paul King - vocals, backing vocals, 6- & 12-string acoustic guitars,
blues & chromatic harps, tenor & treble recorders, kazoo
Dave Lambert - vocals, harmony vocals, electric slide & 6-string guitars, rhythm harp, tambora
Colin Earl - piano, backing vocals
Russel John Brown - bass, flute, backing vocals
Joe Rush - drums, percussion
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