Though they had fellow British folk-rockers like Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span for company, Pentangle explored a musical world of their own design. Basket of Light album Their all-acoustic sound combined traditional British folk with jazz, rock and Indian music, much as American groups like the Airplane and the Dead were mating their roots with other influences. BASKET OF LIGHT is perhaps the finest of Pentangle's excellent early recordings.
Basket of Light music CDs. In terms of rustic, tights-wearing, elf-loving, flute-heavy, British/Celtic folk-tinged '70s prog-rock, SONGS FROM THE WOOD is the most Tull of all Jethro Tull albums. By 1977 the band had ventured far enough from its heavy blues-rock beginnings to create a ...
Basket of Light CD music. Innovative progressive rockers Pentangle play nine of their evocative songs on this 1972 release.
Pentangle were at the top of the British folk-rock heap, easily the equal of contemporaries like Fairport Convention, but their commercial peak came in 1969 with BASKET ...
Basket of Light songs. After the breathtaking LEIGE AND LEIF, Fairport Convention was dealt what seemed an insurmountable blow when singer Sandy Denny quit. However, the remaining four were seasoned veterans at wrestling disaster from the jaws of a tiger. FULL HOUSE may not ...
Basket of Light album. Presenting both live and studio recordings, Pentangle's second album, SWEET CHILD, is considered by many to be the British folk group's finest offering. It's easy to hear why: all that makes the ensemble so great is on full display, from ...
Basket of Light CD music. The 2001 remastered U.K. edition features seven additional tracks.
One of the most prominent acts in the 1960s British folk-rock scene, Pentangle was essentially a groovier, jazzier counterpart to its peer Fairport Convention. While the latter band took a more traditional ...
Basket of Light music CDs. By the early 1970s, British folk-rockers Pentangle had passed their peak of popularity, but 1971's REFLECTION was nevertheless an unqualified artistic success. Bassist Danny Thompson and drummer Terry Cox (one of the finest rhythm sections in England) were at their propulsive best with their trademark mix of folk deftness, rock muscle, and jazzy swing. Jacqui McShee's clear, striking ...
Overlooked Classic While I'm the first to admit that Pentangle's sound is not for everyone [acoustic folk-rock with a heavy blues and/or jazz fusion], this is by far their finest album and I'm surprised ... By Steve G
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