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Steeleye Span
Cogs, Wheels And Lovers
Genres: Country, Folk, Pop

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Gallant Frigate Amphitrite
2. Locks and Bolts
3. Creeping Jane
4. Just as the Tide
5. Ranzo
6. The Machiner's Song
7. Our Captain Cried
8. Two Constant Lovers
9. Madam will you Walk
10. The Unquiet Grave
11. Thornaby Woods

CD Details

All Artists: Steeleye Span
Title: Cogs, Wheels And Lovers
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Park UK
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 12/15/2009
Genres: Country, Folk, Pop
Styles: Bluegrass, Traditional Folk, British & Celtic Folk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 769934010621

Synopsis

Product Description

The release of their 21st studio album, Cogs, Wheels & Lovers, is a record that will typically see Steeleye Span buck their own trend and go back to their roots; the interpretation of traditional song. This though, has always been the Steeleye way. Tied not to the past, the present or the future - simply timeless. The band has seldom been more active in its long career and the current lineup of Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Liam Genockey and Ken Nicol has in fact become the longest serving of any across the years.

CD Reviews

Five stars are not enough!

W. J. M. Tirion | Capelle a/d IJssel - The Netherlands | 01/10/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have been a huge fan of Steeleye Span since 1972, when I bought `Please To See The King'.

`Cogs, Wheels and Lovers' is their 21st studio album in 40 years and the music is better than ever. No newly written material this time but only `Steeleye-interpretations' of classic Folk songs. It is the thing they do best and it was their original concept when they recorded their first album `Hark! The Village Wait' in 1969.

Maddy Prior is taking the lead on almost all track (Except on the beautiful `Two Constant Lovers', which is sung by Peter Knight). Maddy's voice has gained warmth over the years and it is a real joy to listen to her. Combined with Peter Knights unique violin playing, some very good percussion by Liam Genockey, bass guitar by Rick Kemp and some good guitar work by Ken Nicol, this has become a very good and harmonious album. There is not one track I do not like. My favourite track? Hard to say. I would go for `The Unquiet Grave' but that is mainly because I have loved this song for many, many years. I first heard it on the album Joan Baez/5, which was released in 1965. Steeleye's version of the song is brilliant.

Don't stop your CD player when you think the last track (Thornaby Woods) is ended. After a little more than a minute of silence (at 5:20 m) a 'hidden track' follows. It is a beautiful version of 'The Great Silkie of Sules Skerry'. Joan Baez sang it in 1961, on her second album (Then the title was simply `Silkie') and Maddy sang another version of this ballad on her solo CD `Ravenchild' in 1999. Here it is sung by Maddy, with only Peter on the violin. Wonderful!

Congratulations, Steeleye Span! Let's hope more masterpieces like this album will follow!"

Another Gem

B. Seymour | North Carolina | 03/28/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Once again Steeleye Span brings fresh and perfect arrangements for a variety of great songs. They are consistently one of the best folk rock bands that have ever been around and never seem to lose that edge that makes them great. Maddie's vocals haven't lost a bit of their vibrancy and power and Peter Knight's fiddle work is always just astounding."