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The Pentangle - Reflection. 1971, UK

Страна: UK
Жанр: Jazzy FolkProgRock
Год выпуска: 1971
Формат: APE (image + .cue)
Трэклист:
Studio Album, released in 1971

Track Listings

1. Wedding Dress Traditional (4:48)
2. Omie Wise (4:23)
3. Will the Circle Be Unbroken (4:06)
4. When I Get Home (4:55)
5. Rain and Snow (3:49)
6. Helping Hand (3:27)
7. So Clear (4:49)
8. Reflection (11:14)

Total Time: 41:31
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Доп. информация: Line-up/Musicians

- Terry Cox / percussion, drums
- Bert Jansch / guitar, vocals
- Jacqui McShee / vocals
- John Renbourn / guitar, sitar, vocals
- Danny Thompson / bass
Releases information

LP Reprise Rs-6463 (1971)
CD Line 900618 (1995)

The Pentangle's Reflection, like the best albums by the group, consists of inventive but

faithful arrangements of traditional songs plus a few Pentangle originals.
But Reflection is a striking, unique album, both within the context of the Pentangle's

other albums and as a work unto itself.
A significant difference is that, while Pentangle's other albums take on British folk,

here the traditional songs are North American in origin. The Pentangle both adapt to

their source material and adapt it to suit them. But they don't merely make the songs

sound more British- the Pentangle's take on americana conjures up new and surprising

sounds.
The opening track, "Wedding Dress," contains some convincing hillbilly-style vocals from

Jacqui and Terry Cox, banjo from Bert Jansch, a bowed bass, and a driving, almost

rocking beat from Terry.
But the second track, "Omie Wise," would not be out of place on an earlier album. It is

an American murder ballad that the Pentangle perform faithfully, respectfully and well.

Bert Jansch doesn't try to mimic an American accent, but the song forces him to change

his diction just a little bit, and the results are interesting enough to grab one's

attention.
But the third track, a version of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," is a revolutionary

re-working of the song. Neither the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band nor the Carter Family can

give the listener any idea of what the Pentangle do here. Terry gives it an off rhythm,

Bert plays some unsettling seventh chords, John sneaks in some subtle phased electric

guitar, and Jacqui sings about death and the great beyond in a haunted way that takes

the lyrics far from their clap-your-hands-and-say-amen roots. It's the most creative

song on the album.
Next, "When I Get Home" is a resigned, weary number about a man's wish that he had never

settled down. It's sung by a booze-soaked Bert Jansch and features some lightly

amplified solo-ing by John Renbourne. It begins with a two-chord intro, and then it

surprises you by never leaving those two chords. It settles into a good groove and it

has an appealing, exhausted late-night/early-morning vibe to it.
"Rain and Snow," like "House Carpenter" from Basket of Light, is a fairly

straightforward reading of a traditional song that just so happens to feature the

combination of sitar and banjo.
"Helping Hand" is best described as a mellow funk workout, and it features two rarities:

a lead vocal by Terry Cox and socially-conscious lyrics.
"So Clear," with a mellow lead vocal by John Renbourne and a surprisingly prominent

piano, is a more conventional sounding song that brings the Pentangle dangerously close

to James Taylor territory. But the band's excellent playing makes it far better than a

throwaway pop tune, although it still is one of the few Pentangle songs that sounds like

it was made for AM radio.
In case listeners had been disappointed by the relatively unadventurous previous track,

the band closes with the 11-minute "Reflection," featuring a psychedelic intro on a

bowed bass that turns into a slow, bluesy number with impressive vocals by Jacqui and a

solid groove courtesy of the the guitars, bass, and drums. It even has some satisfying

jamming. It sounds familiar enough to reassure you that you're listening to the same old

Pentangle, but it's certainly not a rehash.
So, if you're already a fan of the group, listen with an open mind, knowing that the

medieval British vibe won't really be found here. If you're a fan of Anglo-American folk

music and all of its freaky variations, listen to this album, and you'll wonder where

it's been all your life.
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The Pentangle / Reflection

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