Fairport Convention - Meet on the Ledge
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Meet on the Ledge
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Tracks
- Journeyman's Grace
- Walk Awhile
- Western Wind
- The Game Pieces
- The Wood & the Wire
- Rosie
- Theme From Mash Medley (End of a Holiday, Matty Groves, Dirty Linen)
- Don't Leave Too Soon
- Woodworm Song
- Claudy Banks
- The Happyman
- Meet On the Ledge
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User Reviews
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(15 reviews)
I guess that in my mind, Fairport Convention still contains the line up of the Liege and Leif album. I think that the only original member of the band remaining is Simon Nicol. I miss Dave Swarbrick's fiddle (though the guy who replaced him for this performance was pretty close), and I think Dave Mattacks on drums is a great loss. Alas, though I knew that many things had changed, I was disapponted at the way familiar songs has been rearranged, plus to some extent, the material chosen for this CD. I'll be more selective next time.
May 31, 2008 |  | CD TITLE / REVIEWS CONFUSED |  |
THERE iS A TWO DISC AND A SINGLE DISC VERSION OF THIS PRODUCT....THIS SITE IS FOR THE TWO DISCER buT MANY OF THE rEVieWS ARE FOR THE SINGLE dISC..........OH WELL...........I JUST GOT THE TWO DIsC VERSION.....IT IS WONDERFUL.....a LOVELY ROMP THRu THE CONVENTION'S HEYDAY AND THEIR MUSICAL SPECTRUM........WITH GEMS ANd WORTHY LISTENS APLENTY & A SPARSE COlLECTION OF NEITHER
May 29, 2008 | | READ the DESCRIPTION -- all reviews so far are for the wrong CD! | |
As the description says, this is a single-disc live recording from 2002.
This is NOT "Meet on the Ledge: The Classic Years" which ia two-disc anthology of studio recordings from the 1960's and 1970's.
FYI.
May 2, 2008 | | Review from a new Fairport listener | |
Having just listened to this collection for the first time I have to conclude that I'm not a Fairport fan. Although there are a few great moments here and there, most of this stuff comes across as uninspired and twee. The collection gets progressively duller as it goes. Fairport strikes me as a blend of Tull, The Birds and Planxty, all of whom were far more inspired IMHO. If you're a fan, my apologies, if not you may want to seek other sources of entertainment, for example:The Planxty Collection
April 11, 2008| | | Even if you don't love this anthology... | |
...you may still become a Fairport fan. I saw a mid-70s incarnation of F.C. (not heavily represented in this set) and became a convert. I've spent a good deal of the time since digging back (and tunneling sideways) while following the band through uncounted (by me, anyway) line-ups. About half of the tracks here are not the ones I would have chosen for an introduction to the band but I suppose you have to start somewhere.
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