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The band's follow-up still finds it working very much in the vein of orchestral rock, largely driven by Stewart Wooly Wolstenholme's keyboards and the presence of the London Symphony Orchestra.
The reach of the music exceeds the grasp of the lyrics, though -- they lack the cold oracularity of Peter Sinfield or the allusive cleverness of Peter Gabriel.
Still, there's some fine compositions here.
"She Said" turns upon a keening opening Mellotron riff to develop into a slow-four dirge.
"Song for Dying" shows off the band's fine ability at vocal harmonies, while the later concert standard, "Mocking Bird," shows a dramatic evolution from pensive acoustic guitar to a full-blown orchestral attack.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She SaidLes Holroyd | Barclay James Harvest | Play | 08:21 | 19 MB | 49 MB |
| 2 | Happy Old WorldWoolly Wolstenholme | Barclay James Harvest | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Song for DyingBarclay James Harvest | Barclay James Harvest | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | GaladrielJohn Lees | Barclay James Harvest | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | MockingbirdLes Holroyd, John Lees, Mel Pritchard, Woolly Wolstenholme | Barclay James Harvest | Play | 06:39 | 15 MB | 39 MB |
| 6 | Vanessa SimmonsJohn Lees | Barclay James Harvest | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | Ball and ChainLes Holroyd, John Lees, Mel Pritchard, Woolly Wolstenholme | Barclay James Harvest | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Lady LovesLes Holroyd, John Lees, Mel Pritchard, Woolly Wolstenholme | Barclay James Harvest | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 40 mins | 93 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 234 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barclay James Harvest | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Peter Bown | Engineer |
| 3 | Monika Brauckhoff | Liner Notes |
| 4 | Keith Domone | Liner Notes |
| 5 | Les Holroyd | Bass, Composer, Vocals |
| 6 | John Lees | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 7 | Alan Parsons | Jew's-Harp |
| 8 | Mel Pritchard | Composer, Drums |
| 9 | Norman Smith | Producer |
| 10 | Woolly Wolstenholme | Composer, Keyboards, Vocals |
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| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |