The Pentangle Pays : England Genre : Folk / Celtique Dates : 1967 URL : cliquez ici Acheter un album de The Pentangle - The Pentangle a été consulté 11462 fois - The Pentangle a une moyenne de : 8.5 sur 10 - The Pentangle a recu 38 note(s) et 2 critique(s) - The Pentangle est classé : 205 eme   Tweeter
Biographie de The Pentangle
Were Pentangle a folk group, a folk-rock group, or something that resists classification? They could hardly be called a rock & roll act; they didn't use electric instruments often, and were built around two virtuoso guitarists, Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, who were already well-established on the folk circuit before the group formed. Yet their hunger for eclectic experimentation fit into the milieu of late-'60s progressive rock and psychedelia well, and much of their audience came from the rock and pop worlds, rather than the folk crowd. With Jacqui McShee on vocals and a rhythm section of Danny Thompson (bass) and Terry Cox (drums), the group mastered a breathtaking repertoire that encompassed traditional ballads, blues, jazz, pop, and reworkings of rock oldies, often blending different genres in the same piece. Their prodigious individual talents perhaps ensured a brief lifespan, but at their peak they melded their distinct and immense skills to egg each other on to heights they couldn't have achieved on their own, in the manner of great rock combos like the Beatles and Buffalo Springfield. When Pentangle formed around late 1966 or early 1967 (accounts vary), Jansch and Renbourn had already recorded one album together (Bert and John), and done some solo recordings as well. Jansch was more inclined toward blues and contemporary songwriting than Renbourn, who was stronger in traditional British folk music. Jacqui McShee, whose bell-clear, high singing set the standard (along with Sandy Denny) for female British folk-rock vocals, began rehearsing with the pair. After a false start with a forgotten rhythm section, Thompson and Cox — who had been working with Alexis Korner — were brought in to complete the quintet. Pentangle's first three albums — The Pentangle (1968), the double-LP Sweet Child (1968), and Basket of Light (1969) — are not only their best efforts, but arguably their only truly essential ones. With Shel Talmy acting as producer, the b ... Lire la suite
Discographie de The Pentangle
Albums Studio
One More Road 1993 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.25   Think Of Tomorrow 1991 (Studio) Moyenne : 7   So Early In The Spring 1991 (Studio) Moyenne : 7   In The Round 1986 (Studio) Moyenne : 7.75   Open The Door 1984 (Studio) Moyenne : 8   Solomon's Seal 1972 (Studio) Moyenne : 9   Reflection 1971 (Studio) Moyenne : 9   Cruel Sister 1970 (Studio) Moyenne : 9   Basket Of Light 1969 (Studio) Moyenne : 9.3   Sweet Child 1968 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.1   The Pentangle 1968 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.4
Albums Live
Finale 2016 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   One More Road & Live 1994 2006 (Live) Moyenne : 9.5   The Lost Broadcasts 1968-1972 2005 (Live) Moyenne : 8   Live At The Bbc (on Air) 1995 (Live) Moyenne : 8
Albums Compilation, EP, Demo, Bootleg etc.
The Time Has Come: 1967-1973 2007 (Boxset/Compilation) Moyenne : 9   The Collection 1988 (Boxset/Compilation) Moyenne : pas de note   A Maid Deep In Love 1974 (Boxset/Compilation) Moyenne : pas de note   Pentangling 1973 (Boxset/Compilation) Moyenne : pas de note
DVD de The Pentangle
Captured Live 2003 (Live) Moyenne : 7.5
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