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Advantages: A variety of gorgeous songs, fine musicianship, sublime blend of voices Disadvantages: Not to everyone's taste, one or two weaker tracks
There's no getting around it. The McCalmans are not to everyone's taste. Three middle-aged Scottish folk singers wearing jumpers and jeans and (at this point in their history) the inevitable scruffy beards. By their own admission, there are better singers and better instrumentalists out there. And this is not a folk-rock band; this is a folk band. If that thought makes you shudder, you might be best off going elsewhere. But if it doesn't, you may ... ...are is consistent. Consistently good, consistently enjoyable. This is fun, passionate and approachable music, and just because there are no drum kits (or at least, not very many...) doesn't mean they don't have a tremendous energy and edge. These are musicians who have decades of experience between them, and haven't lost any of their drive. In various line-ups the Macs have been touring for over 40 years, and in 2006 won Live Act of the Year award ...
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Advantages: a fantastic collection of interwovenstyles Disadvantages: a time and a place type of music
...The cover of 1997's release, Book of Secrets, does suggest something of what you are going to find inside. The artist herself stands framed in a sunburst of vivid reds, oranges and gold's, which itself blends into a tapestry like appearance as it reaches the edge of the cover. And this in a way is a good metaphor for the contents, a vivid tapestry, interwoven ideas and a collection of stories and themes that cross both geography and time itself. ... ...of some of Gabriel's band, Book of Secrets is a warm and inviting album, one that washes over you rather than requiring any effort to fully appreciate its worth. People may criticize its production work, it is a very polished album and for many lacks a living and spontaneous quality, but this is music that is a fusion of styles that don't sit easily together and as such may be seen as more the product of the studio than anything else. That said anyone ...
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