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All Music Guide - Bruce Eder
The biggest selling of all Steeleye Span albums is also their hardest rocking record. They sound like would-be competitors to the Who on the opening bars of "The Wife of Usher's Well," with Bob Johnson's electric guitar grinding out power chords like nobody's business. The vocals have their usual elegance, the harmonies soaring exquisitely, but between the choruses the guitar puts out lots of wattage. The guitar competes with Maddy Prior's voice for dominance on tracks like "Hard Times of Old England," "Bachelor's Hall," and "Dance with Me." There's some more traditional-sounding material here, including the lovely "Cadgwith Anthem" and "Gamble Gold Robin Hood," where the ...
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All Music Guide - Bruce Eder
The biggest selling of all Steeleye Span albums is also their hardest rocking record. They sound like would-be competitors to the Who on the opening bars of "The Wife of Usher's Well," with Bob Johnson's electric guitar grinding out power chords like nobody's business. The vocals have their usual elegance, the harmonies soaring exquisitely, but between the choruses the guitar puts out lots of wattage. The guitar competes with Maddy Prior's voice for dominance on tracks like "Hard Times of Old England," "Bachelor's Hall," and "Dance with Me." There's some more traditional-sounding material here, including the lovely "Cadgwith Anthem" and "Gamble Gold Robin Hood," where the group returns to acoustic instruments. A single of the upbeat title track also made the charts in England, and the overall sound was the work of producer Mike Batt, who gave the band a raw, stripped-down style, with only the smallest touching up and the very lightest of overdubbed strings.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/27/1989
  • Label: Shanachie
  • UPC: 016351795922
  • Catalog Number: 79059
  • Sales rank: 185,304

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Steeleye Span Primary Artist
Tim Hart Dulcimer, Guitar, Vocals
Maddy Prior Vocals
Bob Johnson Guitar, Vocals
Rick Kemp Bass, Vocals
Nigel Pegrum Flute, Drums
Peter Knight Violin, Keyboards, Vocals
Technical Credits
Tim Hart Contributor
Maddy Prior Contributor
Bob Dylan Composer
Mike Batt Producer
Mike Heron Composer
Bob Johnson Arranger, Contributor
Geoff Emerick Engineer
Mike Stavrou Engineer
John Tobler Liner Notes
Prior Arranger
Peter Knight Arranger
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