HAPPY TO MEET, SORRY TO PART Horslips • Prog Folk
- 2 years ago
Horslips 's debut is exactly what I expected, except for four surprises. The title of their debut is taken from the two short numbers that book ends the album.
First my expectations: sound Celtic-Folk music including jigs and other traditional songs that make up the Irish traditions. Horslips manages those tunes in a much more meticulous manner than say Amazing Blondel and Steeleye Span and reach for the Malicorne way of rpresenting an old tune in a truthful but actualized rendition.
Now for the surprises: Squished in betweenall these Celtic-folk tunes are four superb progressive tracks that although much different in the instrumentation do not stick out (or stay out of line) of the album. Hall of Mirrors , Furniture , Clergy's Lamentations and Musical Priests are actually such folk-tinged prog masterpieces , that most of us would have liked to have an albumful of those kind. For the album's sake , those particular tracks appear maybe too early (second and third )and too late (second last) in the the sequence of tracks , that small deceptions are around the bend during the next two or three tracks because one is disappointed not to have this kind of stuff any
more. This however should blind from listening to the whole album because it is quite worth it
.Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Happy to Meet (0:48)
2. Hall of Mirrors (5:29)
3. The Clergy's Lamentation (4:39)
4. An Bratach Bán (2:04)
5. The Shamrock Shore (4:34)
6. Flower Amang Them All (2:04)
7. Bím Istigh Ag Ól (3:43)
8. Furniture (5:13)
9. Ace and Deuce (3:35)
10. Dance to Yer Daddy (4:37)
11. Scalloway Ripoff (1:54)
12. The Musical Priest (4:33)
13. Sorry to Part (1:32)
Line-up / Musicians
- Charles O'Connor / electric & acoustic fiddles, electric & acoustic mandolins, concertina, vocals
- John Fean / electric & acoustic guitars
- Jim Lockhart / keyboards, concert flute, whistle, percussion, vocals
- Barry Devlin / bass, vocals
- Eamon Carr / drums, percussion, bodhrán
First my expectations: sound Celtic-Folk music including jigs and other traditional songs that make up the Irish traditions. Horslips manages those tunes in a much more meticulous manner than say Amazing Blondel and Steeleye Span and reach for the Malicorne way of rpresenting an old tune in a truthful but actualized rendition.
Now for the surprises: Squished in betweenall these Celtic-folk tunes are four superb progressive tracks that although much different in the instrumentation do not stick out (or stay out of line) of the album. Hall of Mirrors , Furniture , Clergy's Lamentations and Musical Priests are actually such folk-tinged prog masterpieces , that most of us would have liked to have an albumful of those kind. For the album's sake , those particular tracks appear maybe too early (second and third )and too late (second last) in the the sequence of tracks , that small deceptions are around the bend during the next two or three tracks because one is disappointed not to have this kind of stuff any
more. This however should blind from listening to the whole album because it is quite worth it
.Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Happy to Meet (0:48)
2. Hall of Mirrors (5:29)
3. The Clergy's Lamentation (4:39)
4. An Bratach Bán (2:04)
5. The Shamrock Shore (4:34)
6. Flower Amang Them All (2:04)
7. Bím Istigh Ag Ól (3:43)
8. Furniture (5:13)
9. Ace and Deuce (3:35)
10. Dance to Yer Daddy (4:37)
11. Scalloway Ripoff (1:54)
12. The Musical Priest (4:33)
13. Sorry to Part (1:32)
Line-up / Musicians
- Charles O'Connor / electric & acoustic fiddles, electric & acoustic mandolins, concertina, vocals
- John Fean / electric & acoustic guitars
- Jim Lockhart / keyboards, concert flute, whistle, percussion, vocals
- Barry Devlin / bass, vocals
- Eamon Carr / drums, percussion, bodhrán