Search - Gandalf the Grey :: The Grey Wizard Am I

A time and a place

Shadowfax | New York, NY USA | 04/21/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love this album, but then I still have my "Frodo Lives" button...

I remember the Wizard from back in the day, when he could be found performing in Washington Square park or at the Cafe Wha?. A fixture of the West Village scene, his unique blend of twelve string folk and post Elvis ballads are a mirror of those times. A CBS recording artist in the early 60's, he became one of the original home recording pioneers, managing to create a highly layered multitrack sound using the most primitivce of equipment. This is not a highly produced commercially slick studio album. It is an American original, a historical document of a special time and place when anything was possible. Enjoy it for what it is, or go buy an Alicia Keyes album and watch the Grammys...yawn..."

About this recording

Wizard | Lothlorien | 04/20/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I see I must point out that The lables attached to records, like PSYCHEDELIC, is not one I, the creator of the album, would have used....



This was pure elven music, and not for everyone......But those who enjoy it, do really seem to like it......"