Track Listing

1. Nineteen Forty Eightish
2. Bad Speech
3. Hope
4. Hangman
5. Elizabeth
6. Frozen Moment
7. Twentieth Century Man
8. Advertisement (Another Intentional Irrelevant Suicide)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5345 in Music
• Released on: 2004-10-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

From the Artist
Jugula was the fifth project that Jimmy Page and I had worked on, but the first record that we made together in its entirety. It was a very enjoyable experience. I went down to Jimmy's place a few times with an eight track Teac borrowed from Pete Townsend, and we worked on it there for a while.

Then he came up to Lytham, where I had helped to set up a studio with my old school friend Tony Beck, who sadly had a tragic accident and is no longer with us. Tony Franklin, later of The Firm, Nik Green, later of Whitesnake and Preston Heyman, later of Terence Trent D'Arby and Steve Broughton were the nucleus of the backing band. Nik Green also engineered the record.

Jimmy and I kicking up the dust at the Rainbow Theatre. We had a wonderful time. One possible reason would have been that I had just fallen in love for the fourth time in my life, and that it would be forever. Etc.

I think that the whole record is great with the exception of 'Advertisement', which is maybe on the wrong record. My taste varies from year to year as to which is my favorite track.

Customer Reviews

Varies from the sublime to the indifferent
Roy Harper has produced some of his best material for this album. Hangman is undoubtedly one of his best tracks ever with the fantastic guitar of Jimmy Page! However it is not all sweet. 'Bad speech' is self describing and 'Elizabeth' and 'Frozen moment' seem to merge together as forgettable nothingness. The remaining tracks blow you away though because they are so good. Whithout a doubt, if you like Roy Harper's music, you will love this!

Had the Vinyl, now the CD - one of my all time top 5
Bought this years ago on vinyl, and wore it out completely. Finally found it on CD and snapped it up. This album is one of those rare pieces that you can play nomatter what mood you are in as the range is so great. If you like the idea of two guitarists (mainly acoustic) at play, clearly having fun - then get this album. You will probably hate the 'effects' on the last track, but as I say - it covers a vast range of feelings! Especially good tracks: 'Hangman', 'Nineteen forty-eightish', and Nick Harpers 'Hope' If you want to sample Roy's work, but don't know where to start, this is a good place. I will admit I would have given it four and a half stars, but Amazon don't give that as an option!. The reason: Each track seems to have a bit of unnessicary 'effects' (usually echo), only lasting a few seconds, that distract from the main theme of the music. However, I didn't notice that until I'd played it a good couple of hundred times, and it's only if you're concentrating on it that you pick it up. Generally - a fabulous album - buy it and give the man some money!

You've probably gotta love him to like it...
If you love Harper then you need this fix! If you don't then steer clear, try something like Stormcock or Valentine instead.