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~ Dr. Faustus (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (26 Aug 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Fellside
  • ASIN: B0000C666X
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars The First Cut Goes Deeper - if you listen, 3 Oct 2004
By Dr. G.C.Oram (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
It is so refreshing to hear traditional music played with such youthful enthusiasm. What is so stunning about Dr Faustus is the manner in which they are able to revisit these familiar tunes and breath new life into them.
My only real criticism is that this is a 'safe' album. There is such obvious talent here that it leaves you wanting more.
What is most impressive, though, is the unhurried approach to the music that allows the pure musicianship to shine. Take, for example, the familar Cambric Shirt - best known as Scarborough Fair - which builds so beautifully yet so subtly that you simply want to play it again. There are no weak tracks, but other notable highlights include Newry Town, Trooper and Maid, and Young Henry Martin, although, frankly, it is unfair to single out just a few.
This isn't folk made easy for a modern audience but traditional folk played for modern times. This is what folk music should sound like. It's exciting, refreshing, uplifting, earthy and humorous. This is certainly not 'finger-in-ear' folk, but don't expect cosy pop-folk because you will surely be disappointed.
I saw Dr Faustus play live at the Gower Folk Festival, where they were on fire. This is the perfect partner to their live show, but don't just buy the disc - go out and see them as well.
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1.0 out of 5 stars No remedy in Dr Faustus' prescription, 22 Jul 2004
By P T Fermoy (Beckenham, Kent United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
Touted as the next big thing in folk music circles, Dr Faustus have delivered a curates egg of a first album in The First Cut.

I suppose it's my own fault. A relative newcomer to the genre, my views are somewhat swayed by my first exposure to the medium being at the hands of those brilliant eccentrics The Incredible String Band. So what did I make of The First Cut?

Having been plugged by the folk nobility (well, Mike Harding anyway) I was awash with anticpation, noting reviews that mentioned a 21st century take on traditional English music. There I was expecting the Fairports and all I got was reels, jigs and dirges (although the dirges do admittedly stand out).

I'm afraid I don't get Dr Faustus. Of course it is important to understand the role of traditonal music played on traditional instruments, but surely the best place to hear it is on one of the various Folk Roots compilations that are widely available?

So, Dr Faustus. Are you an exciting and modernist take on tradtional folk music, or do you represent the very worst excesses of finger-in-the-ear tweeness? Sadly, I know where I stand.

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