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4.0 out of 5 stars
Clive Palmer: a true original,
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This review is from: Spirit of Love (Audio CD)
On first hearing the overall tone of this album can seem rather sombre,even depressing, but there are enough pleasing instrumental touches and intruiging lyrics to bring you back for further listens. Gradually realisation dawns that in C.O.B., Incredible String Band founder Clive Palmer had hit upon a formula which brought him near to the greatness being achieved by messrs. Williamson and Heron (at least in artistic terms). Clive sings and plays with his trademark zen-like simplicity throughout, although there is nothing simple about the spiritual depths of meaning in the lyrics of such songs as the title track (featuring some lovely guitar playing by producer Ralph McTell), Evening Air and Serpent's Kiss. For some reason "Wade in the Water" appears to be absent from the CD track listing - hopefully that is just an oversight as it is a powerful closer to side 1 of the vinyl album. It is a mystery how both this album and the following "Moyshe McStiff" were largely ignored by the record buying public and became collector's items, but this re-issue should encourage the still-growing army of ISB fans to discover one of the true greats of the British folk scene in one of his most creative periods.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the all time greats,
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This review is from: Spirit of Love (Audio CD)
I have this album on vinyl in my (now hardly used) collection of folk back in the UK so was thrilled to find it on CD as well as the subsequent Moyshe McStiff album. Every time I play these 2 CDs, memories flood back from my youth. The music ranks up there with the very best in my extensive collection. All of the tracks are high quality, but if I had to choose just one for my desert island disc, I would be torn between 'Wade in the Water', 'Spirit of Love' or 'Soft Touches of Love'. It is a great shame that the trio stayed together for such a short period and that they only left us with the 2 refreshing masterpieces, but for that we shold be thankful!
5.0 out of 5 stars
hidden treasure,
By Hugh Crawford "Ho Hum" (Donostia Spain) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Spirit of Love (Audio CD)
Despite viewing the Incredible String Band as my personal favourite "group" ever, I have never made much effort to search out Clive Palmer's post ISB work. I don't much like his contribution to the "reformed" ISB, and about the only piece of his work that I rated was his 1999 collaboration with Robin Williamson "At the Pure Fountain" which is excellent. So this album "Spirit of Love" came right out of leftfield for me, and it's an absolute revelation. Similar to the ISB in the sense that it's quite unique, it's also very different to the ISB itself. There are some lovely melodies here, some highly individual singing, and some great instrumental playing and, strangely enough for me at least, it's produced by Ralph McTell who contributes some stellar guitar work. Way superior to any of the more recent so-called "acid folk" work that I've heard. Highly Recommended
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