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Shelagh McDonald - Stargazer (1971)

by 심홉 2008. 3. 14.



 "Stargazer" Mooncrest Records

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On four of the albums fifteen tracks , she is solo. Only guitar or piano and voice which sometimes is multitracked to harmonize with herself. And you hear at once that she's an accomplished player and singer. You get a proof already of that on the opening-track "Rod's Song". A warm double-bass accompanies her on the wonderful "City's Cry" together with a few seconds of deep strings, probably a cello. "Dowie Dens of Yarrow" is the only track not written by Shelagh herself. It's a traditional, which gets full band treatment her with a wonderful Hammond-organ and turns out to be one of the killer tracks here. Who's responsible for the Hammond-playing and the other instruments I know nothing about, the cover lacks information about that subject. On "Baby Go Slow" an electric guitar are at present reminding me of Richard Thompson or Jerry Donahue. Maybe, who knows...it might as well be one of them. The albums title-track "Stargazer" is a true beauty with piano, voice and strings and a choir appearing towards the end giving me goose-bumps. True chicken-skin music!! Well, a lot more could be said about this excellent, but relatively unknown classic. But I'll finish off here by saying, do yourself a favor and get a copy before it's too late......... By the way , where are you now Shelagh ?


Mr.bluestrain's World Of Music



실로 숨겨진 고전.
흡입력을 가지고 있는 명반.
대표곡 Odyssey와 Dowie Dens of Yarrow는 필청 트랙.
개인적으로 Dowie Dens of Yarrow을 들으면, Hammond-organ소리와 분위기 때문에
Doors의 The End를 이어서 듣고 싶어진다.



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