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| From | "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Fairport Convention Reissues |
| Date | Tue, 11 Mar 2003 14:08:45 -0600 |
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Was Dave Mattacks the drummer? I know at some point he drummed for them and
has also done so for Richard Thompson. He is an unheralded great behind the
skins -- incredible feel and technique.
Mike Bennett
Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
>From: "David Bash" <bashpop@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: "Audities" <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: Fairport Convention Reissues
>Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 11:52:21 -0800
>
>I've been listening to the new reissues of the first three Fairport
>Convention albums, Fairport Convention, What We Did On Our Holidays, and
>Unhalfbricking, which were just released in the UK on Universal Records.
>For those of you who don't know, Fairport Convention was probably the best
>folk-rock band to come out of the UK, and during their heyday in the '60s
>they featured two of the best lead vocalists of all-time IMHO in Ian
>Matthews and Sandy Denny, along with the awesome guitar playing of Richard
>Thompson (the first album has Judy Dyble doing lead vocals as Denny hadn't
>joined the band yet, but Dyble is certainly no slouch).
>
>The first album, Fairport Convention, contains mostly covers of Joni
>Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and Emitt Rhodes (!) tunes, while the next two feature
>more originals, written mostly by Thompson and Ashley Hutchings.
>
>I think these albums are all tremendous! If you're a fan of '60s pop in
>general, fok-rock in particular, and would like to know what Dylan songs
>would sound like with lead vocals by someone who can really sing, these
>discs are for you!
>
>One of my favorite quotes of all time: Fairport Convention was playing a
>show in Los Angeles, I think it was around 1970. In the middle of their
>set, someone from the crowd yelled out "rock 'n roll!!", meaning that he
>wanted the band to actually play some. Richard Thompson yelled back "this
>IS rock n' roll! British rock 'n roll!!!"
>
>Gotta love it!
>--
>Pop Rules!!!!!
>Take Care,
>David
>
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