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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
You've missed the boat,guys!!, 14 Jun 2005
There were post 1970 gems from the Incredible String Band, but this compilation doesn't garner them as well as it might.By 1970, Messrs Williamson & Heron had their ladies Rose & Licorice on record & in the group with them. As the 70's progressed, they grew in numbers, if not in strength, as, amongst others, Gerard Dott, accomplished but 3,000 year old piano player & Malcolm LeMaistre, dancer and Mick Jagger-like vocalist(though without the talent!) joined up. Make no mistake, much of the rubbish of the increased-numbers combinations they fielded on their last 3 albums has been thankfully ignored, but so too have shining stars like At The Lighthouse Dance,Old Buccaneer,See All The People and The Actor. Still, you have got Red Hair,the title track,Vishangro and Banks of Sweet Italy, all pretty good. And the surprise-Mike Heron's musicianship, so often overlooked as he seemed to keep writing singles, takes the palme d'or for this album. Antoine, based on the life of classical composer Hector Berlioz, begins with a small chamber group and finishes dramatically with a thundering church organ. I don't say it often, but buying this compo just for Antoine is one of the better things you could do in life this year. To sum up, there was still life in them there Incredibles, but this album doesn't get it fully under the microscope, though it's a fair attempt.
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