#steeley span

[nikolasongsa]

Ye commons lay free in rude rags of nature Ye brown heaths be clothed in furs as ye be My wild eye in rapture adores every feature Ye are dear as this heart in my bosom to me O native endearments I would not forsake the I would not forsake thee for sweetest of scenes For sweetest of gardens that nature could make me I would not forsake thee, dear valleys and greens

Steeley Span, Nedd Ludd 1, part 1

[vinylbibyl]

Steeleye Span  Now We Are Six  1974  Chrysalis

Now We Are Six alludes to the addition of a full-time drummer to the Steeleye Span ranks, and simultaneously signaled a greater shift towards the rock side of their folk-rock identify.  To further assist with that end in mind, heavyweights from the rock world were brought aboard, with Ian Anderson (of Chrysalis label-mates Jethro Tull) lending a hand with production, and David Bowie adding an alto sax to one track.   When the new boy Nigel Pegrum (drums) is encouraged to do his thing on numbers like “Edwin” and “Seven Hundred Elves”, the record soars.  However, the inclusion of a couple a cappella nursery rhymes (”Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”, “Now We Are Six”) and a Phil Spector ballad (”To Know Him Is To Love Him”) really sinks the proceedings and reeks of album filler.  Like most Steeleye discs, there’s good, bad, and indifferent, yet their singular style and sound makes them worth stocking in a collection.

[littleladymab]

Steeley Span - "Tam Lin"

Sadly, the last few seconds of this were cut off. I was supposed to do a collab cover of this song with someone, but it never got off the ground. Alas.