Amazon.co.uk allows you to pay for your items in your local currency. Restrictions apply. Learn More. |
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s
Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or
view the MP3 Album.
|
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There are some rock albums that sell well because they're hyped up, there are some that sell well because they're good.
And unfortunately there are some that are brilliant that took a long time to get noticed. Love's "Forever Changes" is one example, Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks" is another album that didn't chart when it was released - and so was "Everyone is Everybody Else". It took the bands later albums to chart before everyone realised what a superb album "Everyone..." is. Every single track is worth a listen - there are no fillers.
Dubbed later as the "Poor Mans Moody Blues", Barclay James Harvest later recorded a track of this name as an answer to their critics. Suffice to say, if you like the Moody Blues you'll like this album.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This was BJH's first album with Polydor and they obviously relished the increase in production values. Every song is excellent, disciplined and concise: there is absolutely no filler. John Lees excels, his songwriting is superb and his guitar is soulful- check out the solo on Paper Wings, it is almost painful in its sadness. The boys all provide excellent support, Mel's (RIP Mel) drumming is controlled and joyful, Wooly serves up lashings of warm mellotron and Les provides excellent songs and bass. Wow! I first bought this after listening to a free disc given away by NME which had Paper Wings on it. Thirty two years on it still staggers me with its perfection. Hyperbole? Check it out!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
barclay james harvest`s first album for polydor in 1974 is quite
superb,gone is the overblown production and the odd whimsical
song that seemed to grace each of their previous albums,in comes tight,fairly sparse (for bjh!)arrangements and a clutch of all time classic bjh tunes.It kicks off in style with "child
of the universe",lyrically as relevant today as when it was recorded.the track concludes with a lovely understated bluesy
john lees guitar solo. Les holroyd`s "crazy city" ups the ante
further along."mill boys/poor boy blues" takes the music in a
more bluesy/country/folky direction and launches staight into
"for no-one",a seminal bjh track if ever there was one.woolly
creates a mellotron wall of sound,les and mel a tight rhythm
section,john sings about the need to consider ones fellow man
and right at the climax unleashes a multi-tracked guitar solo
which would have dave gilmore running for cover and hendrix fans giving their approval.Barclay james harvest have made many
fine albums but this is their greatest achievement.I give it my
unreserved recommendation.
superb,gone is the overblown production and the odd whimsical
song that seemed to grace each of their previous albums,in comes tight,fairly sparse (for bjh!)arrangements and a clutch of all time classic bjh tunes.It kicks off in style with "child
of the universe",lyrically as relevant today as when it was recorded.the track concludes with a lovely understated bluesy
john lees guitar solo. Les holroyd`s "crazy city" ups the ante
further along."mill boys/poor boy blues" takes the music in a
more bluesy/country/folky direction and launches staight into
"for no-one",a seminal bjh track if ever there was one.woolly
creates a mellotron wall of sound,les and mel a tight rhythm
section,john sings about the need to consider ones fellow man
and right at the climax unleashes a multi-tracked guitar solo
which would have dave gilmore running for cover and hendrix fans giving their approval.Barclay james harvest have made many
fine albums but this is their greatest achievement.I give it my
unreserved recommendation.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A Forgotten Gem
I don't claim to be a huge fan of BGH and have only head 1 or 2 of their albums.That said I have no doubt that this is up there with the best albums of the 70s. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Richard Tyson
BJH at their very best
Strange Band - Barclays James Harvest. I don't recall anyone owning their albums in the early 70's when I was at school - their earlier (very fine) albums weren't in keeping with... Read more
Published 16 months ago by ChrisB
Everyone Is BJH
By far the best album the band ever made, and the first real album they wrote music wise. Considering this band came out in 1968, I find it very hard to believe they did not write... Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2007 by Lee Lucas
Superb early BJH!!
I first bought this album in the last millenium...well the seventies really!I've been recently re-introduced to the cd version and am as bowled over as 30 years ago. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2006 by Michael Bermingham
Everyone is Everybody Else
Considered by many to be BJH's finest work, this truly is an excellent album.
It has the feeling of a complete package; from the dramatic opening bars of "Child of the Universe"... Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2004 by Rich Milligan
BJH Everyone is everybody else
BJH's first album on Polydor following their move from Harvest. I can well recall reading one of the music papers when still at school, when this album was first released, which... Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2003
How embarassing! Yes I have a copy!
BJH and this particular album go back to when I was in my teens and had brought my first true hifi (well it was a Sinclair 605 but it was as near hifi as I could afford). Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2003 by Mr. David Tutt
A true classic - wonderful music from a wonderful band
This is the album which turned Barclay James Harvest into an international success. Superb musicianship and top class material make this a winner. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2001 by David Lusher
One of my favourite albums of all time
Barclay James Harvest's mix of the progressive and classical are at their very best in this wonderful album! Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2000 by jantideswell@hotmail.com
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
