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The Whistler 
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 Topic: Songs from the Witchwood
Posted: April 10 2007 at 03:14 |
Yep. We've all been there. Listening to the Strawbs. I know. It's a weakness.
Anyways, one song HAS to be better than the rest. I'll ignore the ones that are just decent atmosphere and focus on the crop of the corn.
Both "Witchwood" and "Hangman" are good options, folksy and driving. "Sheep" though comes real close to best song (I might even like it more than the Pink Floyd song...another poll?). But it loses me at the very end.
So my favorite, from first listen to last, is "I'll Carry On Beside You." Who's with me?
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"There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 10 2007 at 03:54 |
All the tracks from the album are amazing, really! One of their most beautiful records for sure!
The most representative song is perhaps "Witchwood" and, close second, The Hangman and the Papist, featuring a great contribution by then a certain member Wakeman.
Ah, The Whistler, you've forgotten to cast your vote for I'll Carry On...
Edited by Andrea Cortese - April 10 2007 at 03:55
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Man Erg
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Posted: April 10 2007 at 04:03 |
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The Hangman and the Papist
This is one of my most favouritist (sic) Strawbs albums.
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 Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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daz2112
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Posted: April 10 2007 at 07:52 |
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Hangman & The Papist. One of my all time favourite albums!!
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In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole
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seamus
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Posted: April 10 2007 at 08:00 |
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My fav. studio album by STRAWBS,i choose Hangman & the papist
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Witchwoodhermit
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Posted: April 10 2007 at 10:31 |
Gee, what would be my guess...hmmmm.
Witchwood. Both the song and the album cover.
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Here I'm shadowed by a dragon fig tree's fan
ringed by ants and musing over man.
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Heptade
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Posted: April 10 2007 at 10:53 |
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Witchwood is a lovely song, marred not at all by Wakeman, which is good.
I love Cousins, Hooper and the boys, but I'm glad the caped one was only on a couple of their albums!
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The world keeps spinning, people keep sinning
And all the rest is just bullsh*t
-Steve Kilbey
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The Whistler
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Posted: April 11 2007 at 03:12 |
 Andrea Cortese wrote:
All the tracks from the album are amazing, really! One of their most beautiful records for sure!
The most representative song is perhaps "Witchwood" and, close second, The Hangman and the Papist, featuring a great contribution by then a certain member Wakeman.
Ah, The Whistler, you've forgotten to cast your vote for I'll Carry On...
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It is against compant policy for the Whistler to vote in his own polls.
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"There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson
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Raff
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Posted: April 11 2007 at 04:29 |
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My personal favourites are, in order "Witchwood", "In Amongst the Roses", and of course "The Hangman and the Papist".
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Mandrakeroot
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Posted: April 11 2007 at 04:43 |
Andrea Cortese wrote:
All the tracks from the album are amazing, really! One of their most beautiful records for sure!
The most representative song is perhaps "Witchwood" and, close second, The Hangman and the Papist, featuring a great contribution by then a certain member Wakeman.
Ah, The Whistler, you've forgotten to cast your vote for I'll Carry On...
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Incredible, my friend. I quoted this post... Also because I confirm all!!!
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Guests
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Posted: April 11 2007 at 13:31 |
Mandrakeroot wrote:
Andrea Cortese wrote:
All the tracks from the album are amazing, really! One of their most beautiful records for sure!
The most representative song is perhaps "Witchwood" and, close second, The Hangman and the Papist, featuring a great contribution by then a certain member Wakeman.
Ah, The Whistler, you've forgotten to cast your vote for I'll Carry On...
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Incredible, my friend. I quoted this post... Also because I confirm all!!!
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When I first got into the Strawbs a few years back, this was one of their albums that caught my ear right off, but upon further listens quickly lost its' appeal, though I don't know why. When I anthologised my CDs, the only song I kept, & which I still regularly play is Sheep.
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