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Post by rayge on Mar 31, 2020 14:00:13 GMT
A Bonnie Dobson - Winter's Going
B Lal and Mike Waterson – Fine Horseman
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2020 14:23:42 GMT
A has that clean vocal I'm not keen on. Not keen on strings but they're light and improved by light banjo - it's a very nice touch. There's a nice dark undertow too. But the singing are the exact same notes, every line. And the strings are heavier now. It's got a great vibe to it but the vocals and strings let it down.
Whereas B is bleak but lovely.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Mar 31, 2020 18:39:06 GMT
There are other songs I prefer on Bright Phoebus, this one really doesn't do a whole lot for me.
A is charming and I really dig the arrangement.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2020 23:45:19 GMT
A is more interesting musically..Vote A
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2020 23:57:56 GMT
I'm with John on A, it's an absolute beaut. I love the drama of the string arrangement,and the contrast between the pure, crystalline vocals and the shock of the lyric really gives it an impact. Great pick.
The spartan, austere B is very evocative too. Unfortunately I did find the vocal melody a little dirgey and my interest began to pall.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2020 12:20:13 GMT
Ah, this is going to be a proper folk tie. Hand painted sleeves and everything.
Hadn't come across Bonnie Dobson before. Canadian. Country feel to a European-type folk song. Did it need all that orchestration at the end though? Probably not. Hmm, B is thin though in comparison. The lyrics are strange, I can't decide if they work or not.
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Post by oleandermedian on Apr 3, 2020 18:56:52 GMT
Bonnie Dobson is quite new to me and I like everything I’ve heard by her. This is a really powerful track that wouldn’t be out of place among the Murderers. B is good, by no means my favourite from the album though.
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Post by DarknessFish on Apr 3, 2020 21:10:38 GMT
Ah, Brian May's sister-in-law. Nope, I've never heard of Bonnie Dobson before, even though she apparently wrote "Morning Dew" (definitive version by Neubauten, obvs). This is pretty good, wish she'd sacked off the unnecessary string section, it would've been better served as a naturalistic folk track.
The vocals on B don't compare, they're so much more hectoring and harsh. I think it could grow on me, musically it's more interesting, and it feels like a more earthy thing of grit and soul. I ignored this album, but I possibly shouldn't have. Is that clarinet? Such a lovely tone to it. Really good pick by the end, and a really good tie. I'm going to have to check out the rest of this.
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Post by fange on Apr 9, 2020 14:11:18 GMT
I really like B and that album in general, but A just moves me more. It's very powerful both lyrically and musically.
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Post by osgood on Apr 9, 2020 14:57:37 GMT
Both fine, but vocals and string arrangement of A definitely make the difference. Great pick.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Apr 14, 2020 21:59:26 GMT
I know B is a Comus like Wicker Man Brit Folk classic and in many cases I like it, but Bonnie has always been a favorite, we've run together a long time
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Post by rayge on Apr 21, 2020 17:34:58 GMT
For some reason I forgot to press submit on my original vote, but basically, I like them both about equally: although there's no hint of psych to my ears in B – sounds straight-up British trad with a few curlicues – I'm going with that.
B
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Post by neige on Apr 25, 2020 12:53:25 GMT
Really love both dearly, but B is more original
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