Review 音 Review December 15, 2014 by Diego Olivas Steeleye Span: Demon Lover (1975) Steeleye Span – 1975 Just after slagging them off yesterday. Here I am championing them again. A few months before releasing “All… December 15, 2014
Review Review December 14, 2014 by Diego Olivas Brian Eno: Discreet Music (1975) Pour down like silver. What an apropos name for whatever the hell was going on in classic English folk and folk-rock music… December 14, 2014
Review 音 Review December 12, 2014 by Diego Olivas Mike Oldfield: Ommadawn (1975) Mike Oldfield – 1974 “The end of the first side of Ommadawn is the sound of me exploding from my mother’s vagina.”… December 12, 2014
Review 音 Review December 11, 2014 by Diego Olivas Mike Oldfield: Hergest Ridge (1974) Mike Oldfield The exploration and deconstruction of English folk music seemed to be the path needed to be taken by new neo-folk… December 11, 2014
Review 音 Review December 10, 2014 by Diego Olivas Gryphon: Checkmate (1974) Gryphon – 1974 The further we head down this neo-folk decade the more strained the strands holding it to the base become.… December 10, 2014
Review 音 Review December 9, 2014 by Diego Olivas Richard and Linda Thompson: I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974) Richard and Linda Thompson There’s something about the year 1974 that will trigger a sea change in the English musical landscape. A… December 9, 2014
Review Review December 8, 2014 by Diego Olivas Shirley Collins: Adieu to Old England (1974) What a weird time its must have been for England in 1974. It was during this year that the IRA started to… December 8, 2014
Review 音 Review December 7, 2014 by Diego Olivas Bert Jansch: Fresh As A Sweet Sunday Morning (1974) Bert Jansch – 1974 Sometimes you need a bit o’ change to right a trajectory. By 1974, many of the great English… December 7, 2014
Review 音 Review November 26, 2014 by Diego Olivas Duncan Browne: Ragged Rain Life (1973) Duncan Browne Londoner Duncan Browne is another one of those brilliant, forgotten ones. In 1973, with classical guitar in tow, he released… November 26, 2014
Review 音 Review November 25, 2014 by Diego Olivas John Martyn: Outside In (1973) John Martyn (Danny Thompson in the back) If John’s fans thought that he had gone out there for Solid Air, imagine the look… November 25, 2014
Review 音 Review November 24, 2014 by Diego Olivas John Martyn: Solid Air (1973) John Martyn When you hear the first percussive taps of John Martyn’s acoustic on “Solid Air”, you know this is something special.… November 24, 2014
Review 音 Review November 22, 2014 by Diego Olivas Carolanne Pegg: Open the Door (1973) Carole Pegg I guess you can call this a “A Track, A Day” exclusive. Remember the sinisterly awesome Mr. Fox band? Lead… November 22, 2014