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Alright Jack

~ John Tams, Home Service
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (1 Oct 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Fledgling
  • ASIN: B00000AGIC
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 76,214 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Alright Jack
2. Rose Of Allendale
3. Radstock Jig
4. Sorrow/ Babylon
5. Duke Of Marlborough Fanfare
6. Lincolnshire Posy A;
7. Dublin Bay
8. Horkstow Grange
9. Rufford Park Poachers
10. Brisk Young Sailor
11. Lord Melbourne
12. Lost Lady Found
13. Look Up Look Up
14. Scarecrow

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ALRIGHT JACK is regarded by some as the last great British folk-rock album. The Home Service included singer John Tams and two other former members of the finest lineup of the Albion Band. The collapse of Home Service's record company/distributor shortly after the release of ALRIGHT JACK in 1986 and the effort required to keep an eight-piece outfit on the road led to the band's demise. Thereafter, John Tams concentrated on theatre and TV work before releasing a solo album in2000.
What makes the Home Service special, aside from the songs of Tams and the instrumental prowess of his colleagues, is the inclusion of a brass section. The group's boldeststroke is integrating vocals and rock instruments, including the searing electric guitar of Graeme Taylor, into "A Lincolnshire Posy", a suite of folk tunes for a military band. Elsewhere the album is dominated by the wonderful songs of John Tams, grittily tackling the state of the nation in the title song, warfare in "Scarecrow", and redemption in the hymnal "Look Up Look Up". Tams' lament to unemployment, "Sorrow", segues into an apocalyptic rendition of the English Civil War song "Babylon", a mounting rage of martial drumming and squalling synthesizers.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A giant of its time, 26 Oct 2000
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There is something gloomy and towering about this album. It is not one to dip into - you really need to listen right through because it is put together with a deliberate structure, and dominated in the second half by an orchestral arrangement of folk tunes by the early 20th century composer Percy Grainger. The success with which Home Service re-arranged it for an electric folk rock band is a mark of their individual musical skills and teamwork. Alongside it you have some vintage John Tams originals, sung superbly as ever by their writer. The title track and "Sorrow" are overtly political rants, but surely "Scarecrow" remains one of his best songs and gives a real kick to the end to the album. This is a work to impress your friends with if they think they know what folk rock is about!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A uniquely great album, 23 Sep 2005
By G. M. Johnson "gerardmarkjohnson" (London, England) - See all my reviews
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I originally bought this album on vinyl back in the 80's because I loved the music that this group had provided for the National Theatre's production of 'The Mysteries'. This has been one of the records I've returned to time and time again over the last nearly twenty years - it combines a sense of integrity and honesty rarely found in the music biz with brilliant arrangements and many nifty melodies. John Tams' voice carries a strong emotional charge of sadness and loss, but also speaks of the dignity of the working man through the ages and that offers a sense of hope for the future. I always find listening through this record to be an uplifting experience.

Speaking as a professional musician myself, I usually find it hard to give someone else's music an unqualified recommendation. This album is an exception: It would certainly be among the top five albums I've heard in my life. If you have never heard it, I wholeheartedly urge you to give it a listen.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Deep and Wide, 12 Jun 2002
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I saw the Home Service do a concert shortly after the release of this album. It was one of the most exciting musical events I have ever been to.I found the extended arrangements of Percy Grainger's music rather at odds with the emotional power of the remainder. But the "Scarecrow" song - about the First World War, is beautiful and the range of the other music is deep and wide.
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