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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 14, 2012 11:42:04 GMT
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Post by tullist on Oct 30, 2012 1:47:44 GMT
Thanks Graham, I would have to mark this one as essential for fans of This Was, carries on from those developments, fine playing from Mick. Pretty sure this was top 10 in the album charts, at least in the UK. Very different time. I do believe that Bloodwyn Pig on the cover is smokin a fattie.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2012 15:56:13 GMT
Coincidentally Lists of Desert Island Discs, Rock Music, Uncategorized — October 30, 2012 at 8:57 am by Something Else! Reviews somethingelsereviews.com/2012/10/30/desert-island-discs-guitar-record-edition/4. BLODWYN PIG – AHEAD RINGS OUT (1969): A dynamic new beginning for ex-Jethro Tull’s original guitarist/co-lead singer, Mick Abrahams after he exited that band in late 1968. Abrahams would show a natural ease on both electric, slide, and acoustic guitar with his fiery blues/jazz/rock playing and superb songwriting on “Dear Jill,” “Backwash,” “The Change Song,” “See My Way,” “It’s Only Love,” and the non-album single “Same Old Story.” - STEVE ELLIOTT
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 30, 2012 18:38:28 GMT
Thanks Graham, I would have to mark this one as essential for fans of This Was, carries on from those developments, fine playing from Mick. Pretty sure this was top 10 in the album charts, at least in the UK. Very different time. I do believe that Bloodwyn Pig on the cover is smokin a fattie. Oh yes, the bastard illigitimate son of This Was and still as fresh as a daisy after all the intervening years. Coincidentally Lists of Desert Island Discs, Rock Music, Uncategorized — October 30, 2012 at 8:57 am by Something Else! Reviews somethingelsereviews.com/2012/10/30/desert-island-discs-guitar-record-edition/4. BLODWYN PIG – AHEAD RINGS OUT (1969): A dynamic new beginning for ex-Jethro Tull’s original guitarist/co-lead singer, Mick Abrahams after he exited that band in late 1968. Abrahams would show a natural ease on both electric, slide, and acoustic guitar with his fiery blues/jazz/rock playing and superb songwriting on “Dear Jill,” “Backwash,” “The Change Song,” “See My Way,” “It’s Only Love,” and the non-album single “Same Old Story.” - STEVE ELLIOTT Can't argue with that review. For me it's a 5/5
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Post by journeyman on Feb 24, 2013 22:05:09 GMT
It really is an incredible album. It has that golden sound so many albums from those years do. I am surprised thought that they didn't include "Same Old Story" as one of the tracks--it's one of their stronger efforts and would fit in great with the album.
Personal favorite is "See My Way"
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 25, 2013 7:55:33 GMT
It really is an incredible album. It has that golden sound so many albums from those years do. I am surprised thought that they didn't include "Same Old Story" as one of the tracks--it's one of their stronger efforts and would fit in great with the album. Personal favorite is "See My Way" One of my BP favourites as well and well worth visiting Amazon etc for anyone who hasn't got the album. The US/Canadian version of the album had a different track listing for some strange reason and was probably out of Mick's hands, so to speak. US/Canadian track listing: 1 It's Only Love 2 Dear Jill 3 Walk On The Water 4 The Modern Alchemist 5 See My Way 6 Summer Day 7 Change Song 8 Backwash 9 Ain't Ya Coming Home, Babe? US/Canadian album cover (different to UK release) UK track listing: 1 It's Only Love 2 Dear Jill 3 Sing Me A Song That I Know 4 The Modern Alchemist 5 Up And Coming 6 Leave It With Me 7 Change Song 8 Backwash 9 Ain't Ya Coming Home, Babe? The 2006 remastered UK version had these tracks added: 10. Sweet Caroline 11. Walk on the Water 12. Summer Day 13. Same Old Story 14. Slow Down 15. Meanie Mornay 16. Backwash
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Post by journeyman on Feb 28, 2013 21:16:48 GMT
Well, 7777. I suppose I'm going to have to look out for the UK record--probably ebay. MP3s are well and good, but I like the ones with the big square pictures Thanks for the info--this makes more sense.
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Post by rbgflute on Oct 4, 2014 0:26:48 GMT
Jack Lancaster is a great wind player ..
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 14, 2016 8:14:27 GMT
The Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums Of All TimeFeatures / 23 Mar 2007 / by Sian Llewellyn, Scott Rowley, Geoff Barton, Hugh Fielder, Paul Henderson teamrock.com/feature/2007-03-23/the-top-30-british-blues-rock-albums-of-all-time21. BLODWYN PIG - Ahead Rings Out (Chrysalis, 1969) The band guitarist Mick Abrahams quit Jethro Tull for after This Was, Blodwyn Pig was another quartet, this time pairing Abrahams with sax/flute/fiddle player Jack Lancaster. But the contrast with Tull couldn’t be greater on their wildly diverse debut. There’s a freewheeling, rocking abandon of It’s Only Love and Sing Me A Song That I Know, the sweet, gentle Dear Jill, the laid back blues of Up And Coming and the heavy metal of Ain’t Ya Comin’ Home Babe? The only direct comparison comes on the jazzy, flute-driven Leave It With Me, taking over where Ian Anderson left off after Dharma For One.
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Post by steelmonkey on Sept 14, 2016 15:57:04 GMT
Great list....album after album of underated gems worth a latter day listen.
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 12, 2016 8:55:49 GMT
thevinylpress.com/Blodwyn Pig- Ahead Rings OutNOVEMBER 10, 2016 On the heels of our recent look at early Jethro Tull, it is worth spending a little virtual ink on Blodwyn Pig’s first album. Tull’s debut, This Was, a blues-drenched mix of hard rock was, in many ways, a “one-off.” Mick Abrahams, Tull’s guitarist left, and the band’s direction on the next album–the seminal Stand Up—and thereafter, was shaped by Ian Anderson. Some Tull fans were disappointed that it didn’t continue as a blues-rock band. I’m not. The common wisdom was that Abrahams wanted to continue in a blues vein and Anderson didn’t. Abrahams formed Blodwyn Pig, and listening to their first album, Ahead Rings Out, one might expect to hear an electric blues album.[1] But, It’s far more jazz than blues-rock, and a very good listen too.thevinylpress.com/blodwyn-pig-ahead-rings/
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Post by velvetclown on Aug 31, 2017 11:39:12 GMT
Great Album, even better than Stand Up, but what happened ?
after that..........nuttin of value
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 31, 2017 14:35:37 GMT
Great Album, even better than Stand Up, but what happened ? after that..........nuttin of value Velcome to the forum VC. Obey the rules, no spamming or insulting members and you'll be fine. As for Mick Abrahams' output I would have to disagree even if only for His album "One" which is a "corker" and deserves a good listen. Or . . . this album from 1971:
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 20, 2019 7:54:14 GMT
www.loudersound.com/features/the-best-30-british-blues-rock-albums-everThe 30 best British Blues Rock albums everBy Sian Llewellyn, Scott Rowley, Geoff Barton, Hugh Fielder, Paul Henderson 14 hours ago Classic Rock Direct from the Delta to Dartford and beyond, the Blues turned British rock on its head The British Blues Boom found its fullest expression in late 60s releases from the likes of The Yardbirds, Cream and the Rolling Stones, when the blues-fuelled energy of the mod clubs in the earlier part of the decade had drifted and all-night dancing had been replaced by a laid-back, dope-smoking vibe. Key players such as John Mayall, Eric Clapton and Peter Green reached a crossroads in their careers, as the blues scene split between purists and those taking the path towards out-and-out rock. Meanwhile, the likes of Free, Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull took their first steps towards 70s greatness. From Spooky Tooth to Chicken Shack to Ten Years After and beyond, we look back at the albums and bands that really left their mark. 21. Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out (Chrysalis, 1969)The band guitarist Mick Abrahams quit Jethro Tull for after This Was, Blodwyn Pig was another quartet, this time pairing Abrahams with sax/flute/fiddle player Jack Lancaster. But the contrast with Tull couldn’t be greater on their wildly diverse debut. There’s a freewheeling, rocking abandon of It’s Only Love and Sing Me A Song That I Know, the sweet, gentle Dear Jill, the laid back blues of Up And Coming and the heavy metal of Ain’t Ya Comin’ Home Babe? The only direct comparison comes on the jazzy, flute-driven Leave It With Me, taking over where Ian Anderson left off after Dharma For One.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jul 29, 2019 14:32:38 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 24, 2021 6:02:00 GMT
www.loudersound.com/features/the-best-30-british-blues-rock-albums-everThe 30 best British Blues Rock albums everBy Sian Llewellyn, Scott Rowley, Geoff Barton, Hugh Fielder, Paul Henderson (Classic Rock) February 19, 2019The best British Blues Rock albums: Direct from the Delta to Dartford and beyond, the Blues turned British rock on its head The British Blues Boom found its fullest expression in late 60s releases from the likes of The Yardbirds, Cream and the Rolling Stones, when the blues-fuelled energy of the mod clubs in the earlier part of the decade had drifted and all-night dancing had been replaced by a laid-back, dope-smoking vibe. Key players such as John Mayall, Eric Clapton and Peter Green reached a crossroads in their careers, as the blues scene split between purists and those taking the path towards out-and-out rock. Meanwhile, the likes of Free, Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull took their first steps towards 70s greatness. From Spooky Tooth to Chicken Shack to Ten Years After and beyond, we look back at the albums and bands that really left their mark. 21. Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out (Chrysalis, 1969)The band guitarist Mick Abrahams quit Jethro Tull for after This Was, Blodwyn Pig was another quartet, this time pairing Abrahams with sax/flute/fiddle player Jack Lancaster. But the contrast with Tull couldn’t be greater on their wildly diverse debut. There’s a freewheeling, rocking abandon of It’s Only Love and Sing Me A Song That I Know, the sweet, gentle Dear Jill, the laid back blues of Up And Coming and the heavy metal of Ain’t Ya Comin’ Home Babe? The only direct comparison comes on the jazzy, flute-driven Leave It With Me, taking over where Ian Anderson left off after Dharma For One.
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