| All Artists: Incredible String Band Title: Incredible String Band Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Warner Bros UK Release Date: 1/13/2008 Album Type: Import Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock Styles: British & Celtic Folk, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 075596154727 |
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 | Incredible String Band Incredible String Band Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock If any musical combo ever meshed perfectly with the times it was the Incredible String Band. And here's the proof: their 1966 debut, The Incredible String Band on deep-grooved, High-Definition Vinyl. The wildly eclectic Sc... more » |
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Album Description If any musical combo ever meshed perfectly with the times it was the Incredible String Band. And here's the proof: their 1966 debut, The Incredible String Band on deep-grooved, High-Definition Vinyl. The wildly eclectic Scottish folk outfit--with the airy vocals and fretboard prowess of Robin Williamson and Mike Heron as its two constants--began life resurrecting wondrous and ancient Celtic ballads, then was transformed by the perfumed winds of 1967's psychedelic revolution to add sitar, oud, gimbri and all manner of exotic axes to its arsenal. The result is a gently mesmerizing psychedelia and anti-folk stance--consummate counterpoint to current psych heroes like Mogwai and Beachwood Sparks--that makes perfectly clear why the Incredible String Band remains just that: Incredible! Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsFirst Incredibles S. GODFREY | Risca, South Wales | 03/15/2000 (4 out of 5 stars) "A delightful album which showcases the emerging talents of songwriter/minstrels Mike Heron and Robin Williamson along with the (slightly) more conventional musical abilities of their friend and mentor Clive Palmer. Clive contributes the more traditional banjo and blues pieces while Robin and Mike drop fascinating hints about the diverse musical territories they were about to venture into. "Womankind" and especially "October Song" stand out as timeless classics but everything else is pretty fine. If this is a true reflection of the music to be heard regularly in Clive's Incredible Folk Club in the mid 1960's, it must have been an extraordinary time and place. The original Incredibles are now touring again after all these years, which makes this first album all the more fascinating." The "Incredible" certainly were: out in CD -- hooray! Paulo Alm | 03/31/1999 (5 out of 5 stars) "I remember first hearing the wonderfully eclectic mix of styles/content (including East Indian myth!) that the Incredible String Band brought to their songs -- and being absolutely amazed! Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull obviously struck a more popular note, but all lovers of thoughtful lyrics and hauntingly experimental/evocative musical styles -- and especially of the British acoustic "minstrel" tradition -- owe it to themselves to buy at least one "Incredible" CD!" It got me completely hooked! Paulo Alm | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10/18/2009 (5 out of 5 stars) "Released in 1966, this first album by The Incredible String Band is an absolute must-have if you are into British folk. A little more direct and less adventurous than the albums that followed, it stands its ground as a marvellous piece of work.
Produced by Joe Boyd and recorded at Sound Techniques in London, this is also the only album by the original line-up which - apart from Robin Williamson and Mike Heron - still counted with Clive Palmer. The results are strikingly positive and I found myself at its feet for weeks! There's no way to pick a favourite but Williamson's October Song with its wonderful lines comes close. Heron's The Tree, Maybe Someday and How Happy I Am are all classic examples of singing acoustic wizardry. And even Palmer's Empty Pocket Blues sheds some light and makes a difference. When this music starts to play, let me be around!!!" |
