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Magical World of the Strands

~ Michael Head

4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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Audio CD (2 Mar 1998)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Megaphone
ASIN: B000024XK7

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 33,403 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Songs to warm the soul!, 18 Dec 2001

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This is an album of exquisite beauty. Very few albums are made like this anymore-music stripped to the basics. Lovely songwriting and beautiful musicianship. Imagine "Bryter Layter", "Astral Weeks", "Forever Changes" and "Harvest" and you are getting somewhere near the sound of this superb album. I have actually owned it since it came out, however, it is one of those albums that I keep going back to. A timeless classic that warms the soul!

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5.0 out of 5 stars timeless - up there with arthur lee, beach boys and the rest, 6 Jan 2005

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I don't usually go in for all of these reviews. They're can be misguiding at best and written by the artist at worst. But I have been listening to this album for four years (I think) and it's still amazing. I agree with one of the other reviewers who says it's better than Forever Changes. Well, perhaps not better, but if this had been made 30 or 40 years ago, people would bang on about it being a classic. So why not say so now?

It's a classic. It warms your heart. "It's Harvest Time" is worthy of Nick Drake or John Martyn. You really can shove all of the so-called songsmiths (Coldplay, Travis, yawn) up your kilt, because this is what it's all meant to sound like. I sometimes think it's what The La's could have got to be, but then it's more cheery than Mavers and Co. And I hate all of these comparisons. It's just simply magic on its own terms.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Timeless Classic, 12 May 2000

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This is bound to be one of those records that, if there was any justice in the world, everyone should own but at the same time you're secretly glad that that noone else has ever heard of them.

The Head brothers prove that they are some of the most talented songwriters we have in this country. It is an album full of beauty from the hum-along 'Undecided (Reprise)' to the haunting 7 minute 'Loaded Man'.

Noone should hesitate at the thought of buying this.

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5.0 out of 5 stars i cant believe someone gave this four stars
simply fantastic. words could be minced for eternity over the unblemished beauty of this album, so im just going to say buy it. twice.

Published 21 months ago by daniel gutt

5.0 out of 5 stars 10 Years still going strong
I've had this record since release in 1997. I first bought it on vinyl and now also have the CD. The music on it just never seems to fade and it gets played in our house regularly... Read more

Published 24 months ago by Pointless Club

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best albums ever
I've been listening to this album for over a year now and it's still revealing its charms. Some records sound fantastic at first but their appeal rapidly wears thin - but I... Read more

Published on 16 April 2007 by Janie

4.0 out of 5 stars Fairly Great
I bought this with some birthday money on the back of the utter blinding brilliance that is Shack's Water Pistol. Read more

Published on 14 Feb 2007 by least toughest in the infants

5.0 out of 5 stars magical iz rite
If I had to recommend one album by any artist that wasn't a household name this would be it. Waterpistol is considered by many as Michael and John Head's lost classic, this is... Read more

Published on 20 Jun 2006 by R. Fox

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful absorbing inspiring magical
u could bang on all day about the bad luck which has hovered over michael's head throughout his whole career. Read more

Published on 19 Feb 2004 by steve1010101

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
When it came out, this album was for a while the one I considered my favourite ever. The lilting melodies of each song took a time to take hold, but like the X that hits the... Read more

Published on 31 Aug 2003 by daddy_p_buckley

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderous
Alas, I fear that this is another of those magical albums that will be lost at sea forever. It is a great pity, as this is probably the finest piece of music the macurial Michael... Read more

Published on 31 Jan 2000

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