- Audio CD (2 July 2001)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Warner
- ASIN: B00005K3UC
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 156,828 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fine Overview of Early String Band Magic......,
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This review is from: The Best of the Incredible String Band 1966-1970 (Audio CD)
Who would have thought that hippy icons the Incredible String Band would once again become a major force in 2001? And yet it has happened. Robin Williamson, Mike Heron and Clive Palmer, re-united along with keyboard genius Lawson Dando and Robin's wife Bina, are playing sell-out concerts to blissed-out fans old and new. The classic albums have sold well on CD and now both Island and Electra have issued excellent compilations which should meet the needs of the curious, or the so far uncommitted listener. Fans will always argue of which songs should have been included, but I find no fault with undeniable classics like "First Girl I Loved", "Job's Tears", "Air"...in fact this selection of early tracks captures the supreme essence of whatever it was that makes String Band music so special: in songs like "Koeeoaddi There" and "A Very Cellular Song" (both from the extrardinary "Hangman's" album) Robin and Mike are on truly inspired form, weaving musical spells to mystify and delight the listener with relections of childlike wonder and unabashed pondering of life's deeper meanings. Wierd instrumental textures abound, conventions are ingored and an indescribable elan carries the day. Nobody else ever wrote or performed music quite like this - every track really is incredible. If you are intruiged, but find the prospect of investigating all those albums a bit daunting, check out this collection. Once you've heard it, it won't be long before you want to hear more of this amazing band. The extra attraction with this collection: two brilliant tracks from the long-lost "U".
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Child-like anarchy,
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This review is from: The Best of the Incredible String Band 1966-1970 (Audio CD)
Possibly the weirdest, most lovely and most unsettling album in my collection. Musically they go further than most bands could ever dream.
There is something wonderfully anarchic about A Very Cellular Song, and so full of life in Job's Tears.
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3.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but incomplete,
By William M. Feagin "music dealer/geek" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Best of the Incredible String Band 1966-1970 (Audio CD)
This CD covers the ISB's Elektra years as they would have been on the group's European contract with the label. As such, it's a good primer for anyone not entirely familiar with the band; I bought it three years ago when reimmersing myself in the ISB's music (thanks to a contemporary purchase of Robin Williamson's solo album, The Seed-at-Zero; I had bought The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter when it was first released on CD by Hannibal, but at the time found it too freaky, so didn't get much rotation).
But I'd have to agree with the other reviewer here--there's not really enough for a dedicated ISB fan, and it certainly doesn't cover *all* of their Elektra albums (which in the States includes Liquid Acrobat as Regards the Air, their second for Island in the UK). And Elektra's US branch has been sorely laggard in releasing an ISB anthology for the band's American fans. This is where Rhino should step up to the plate, if only through their Rhino Handmade limited-edition division. Come on, Rhino! Where's the ISB box set? 3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Too Small of a "Best Of" CD for the Asking Price,
By K. Brown "El Rudo Lucky Pierre!" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Best of the Incredible String Band 1966-1970 (Audio CD)
The songs on this CD are good, but there are so many essential Incredible String Band tunes left out that it is hard to call this "The Best Of." The price tag, in my opinion, is a tad steep considering how many songs were absent. If you want to get the best String Band for your buck, I highly recommend buying some of the double-album sets available. The finest are "The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion/The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter" and "Be Glad for the Song Has No Ending/Liquid Acrobat As Regards the Air." Another album that is excellent on its own is "U." Way too many songs are left out of the mix on this CD. Most noticeably absent are"The Minotaur's Song," "Three Is a Green Crown," "The Hedgehog Song," "Blackjack Davy," "Mercy I Cry City" and "Pictures In a Mirror." The songs on this CD are good, but barely scratch the surface.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A genuine 'Best Of',
By Dr GB Dennill "Aham Brahmasmi" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Best of the Incredible String Band 1966-1970 (Audio CD)
I usually hate 'best ofs' because it seems most are used to re-circulate mediocre material interspersed between some good tracks.
This, however, is genuinely a 'best of'. It would always be difficult to do a 'best of' for ISB, which (in my opinion) was one of the best bands in the 60s & 70s; a best of could end up being 4 to 5 discs long, which would defeat the object of the exercise. So I am dead happy with the selection of the songs, and like this disc so much that, if I could afford it, I would buy numerous copies to give to both old and young people interested in that golden era of hippie music. Indeed, it is shocking and shameful how few people, who were in their prime then, actually know about ISB! At the very least it is an excellent introduction to ISB, and, for me, at best it is a superb collection of songs when I don't want to listen through entire albums in order to get to these beautiful songs |
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