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The Best of Steeleye Span
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Product Description
This 2002 release is the definitive collection of the highly popular folk rock act's most prolific period, chronologically showcasing the five albums they recorded for Chrysalis from 1972-75 (Below The Salt, Parcel Of Rogues, Now We Are Six, All Around My Hat & Commoner's Crown). Guest appearances include David Bowie playing sax on "To Know Him Is To Love Him" and Peter Sellers, who's featured on "New York Girls". Tracks from the best selling, "All Around My Hat" are extensively featured.
Track Listing
- Gaudette
- Saucy Sailor
- Jigs
- Royal Forester
- Dark Eyed Sailor
- Alison Gross
- One Misty Moisty Morning
- Bold Poachers
- Thomas The Rhymer
- To Know Him Is To Love Him
- Drink Down The Moon
- Now We Are Six
- New York Girls
- Little Sir Hugh
- Black Jack Davy
- Hard Times Of Old England
- Cadwith Anthem
- Dance With Me
- All Around My Hat
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1323 in Music
- Released on: 2002-08-26
- Number of discs: 1
Customer Reviews
Good, earthy folk, with a bit of distortion pedal
Worth the price of admission for Gaudete alone, this is a good solid folk album, you can picture the lead singer resting his chin on his hand as he nasally crafts each track. For someone new to Span, it is a grower, which is always a sign of quality in an album.
If I have one gripe, it's that several songs, and 'All Around My Hat' in particular, tend to go a bit 'Quo' when they get over-excited. This is of the time, and to a degree the Span signature, but I find it an unnecessary blot on an otherwise great CD.
Truly some of the best!
I'm a massive Steeleye Fan and enjoy nothing more than listening to their finest tracks. Generally, with a compilation like this, you can never be sure if you'll end up loving everything and this is by no means an exception. However; the less good tracks on the CD are very few! "To Know Him is To Love Him" for instance is probably the least enjoyable (let's face it; it's just not Steeleye Span like they should be) and "Now we Are Six" is very much an acquired taste. Nevertheless, there are a great number of less famous gems, such as "Royal Forester" and "Dark Eyed Sailor". "Saucy Sailor", "Thomas the Rhymer" and "Drink Down the Moon" are again well worth a real listen, and help make this one of the best Span compilations ever!
Steeleye Span are rather dandy!
i love everything they do but what i would like to knoew in this album containing their best work where is the black Freighter. The best song ever.
