Beggars Opera
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Topic: Beggars Opera
Posted By: gr8dane
Subject: Beggars Opera
Date Posted: May 19 2005 at 22:18
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Any fans of this fine 70es band from Scotland ??? They had some quality classical/folk/mellotron/prog albums like Act one,Waters of change and Pathfinder.These were excellent.After these I lost track of them ,though i know they had 4 or so albums out after.Any of you guys familiar with the latter?? |
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Posted By: wallace
Date Posted: May 19 2005 at 22:56
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Ye wud tink th'laist lp, "The Final Curtain" wud be th' two-bob bits -the sh*ts - but tis a purely belta yen indeed. Reel spiffin' lp ,but almaist as hard tae find as rockin' horse Rodneys. |
Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 07:27
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Captain Highliner...wud you say?? |
wallace wrote:Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 07:29
Wallace is back! Did they let you out for good behaviour?  ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: wallace
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 07:59
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Sigod,seems puir Wallace bin th'proverbial albatross arund somain's necks fur puckle days now. (Check oot th'jobby gonnae doon oan th' identerfy th'soundclips threid.) Ah'm fair chuffed. Maani be eraserhaidin' me posts one atta toime. So's ah'm slow-lik disinteragreetin'. An' aye - ah "AV been behavin' guid. .... Anyhoots, eneugh o' Wallace. Git back tae topic at hand. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 08:01
Actually Sigod , Wallace popped in about at the same time you did!  how Strange!!!!!------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 08:02
To which band would you compare them? |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 08:58
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Well, I wasn't specifically asked, but I would compare them with The Nice and early Deep Purple (pre-Gillan): some people also mention BO as closel yrelated to Cressida, but I've never heard anaything by the latter so...
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Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 09:05
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The only one I really like is Pathfinder, which is a little heavier and has some hilarious Satanic type lyrics. And a cover of Macarthur Park! Act One is all right too. I find the band a little twee overall, but it's still fun to listen to. Their last album, Get Your Dog Off Me, is one of the worst albums I've ever heard, despite the title! |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 09:08
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Hmmm.. Nice and DP have nothing to do with cressida... |
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 09:35
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Their first album 'Act One' is very stupid and silly, but I have to say their track 'Time Machine' is one of the very best prog songs by anybody ever, plus 'Pathfinder' is a solidly enjoyable album. Good band, all in all. |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 14:50
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They played at my school once, happy days.... They made three good albums, Act one, Waters of Change, and Pathfinder. Waters of change is my favourite, highly melodic, with great mellotron. After that they lost it, with the exception of a nice cover of Classical Gas on Get your dog off me. |
Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 18:03
I can't really compare them to anybody.They are one of a kind. |
Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 18:05
Happy days indeed. I agree with you . |
Posted By: Barbarian
Date Posted: May 21 2005 at 19:37
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First two albums are supurbulous
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Posted By: JMCecil
Date Posted: May 21 2005 at 20:23
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I have act 1 and pathfinder. I thought I had another but I guess I must have loaned it to someone hehehe. From what I remember, I actually liked the playing a lot. Didn't it sound like they were just messing around, I mean in a good way? Popping in and out of well known classical passages in the middle of regular organ solo bits. I also remember wishing the singer would stfu. Anyhow, great band from what I remember. I guess I'll have to pull that disc out and blow the dust off it too. I already found the Eno
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Posted By: Hiwatter
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 06:56
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I like very much track "Witch" on Pathfinder.
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 22:29
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I have Act One, superb organ album, can't wait to try the next two ------------- 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: July 13 2005 at 02:26
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i've only heard the mpegs from this site "Time Machine" and "MacArthur Park" and I really like them both. I think they're a mix of Tull and Gentle Giant, going only on those two songs, though. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Gluonio
Date Posted: July 13 2005 at 08:39
I loved the Act One album!The way they deliver classical music through rock culture is superb!! ------------- ...But my dreams are for dreaming and best left that way-and my zero to your power of ten equals nothing at all... |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: July 13 2005 at 09:48
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When I was a 13 year old boy, their song "Passacaglia" from album Act One, took seven times the first place on local radio station. It was in my city Zenica in Bosnia, long time ago. I have, let me see,... four theirs albums. Only "Pathfinder is mising. |
Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: July 13 2005 at 17:02
Hi King pin meh (I have their(KPM) 2nd album which is a nice one)) I am curious.If you do not have 'Pathfinder' ,which 4 you have????? All the best |
Posted By: dolina vila
Date Posted: July 13 2005 at 17:26
Hi, Yes I have: "Act One", "Watters of Change", "The final Curtain", and "Get your dog of me". You have second album of band King Pin Meh?? Oooooo man, that,s very nice,. I recommend their first album to you, becouse it has one of the best song of mailto:rock@roll - rock@roll all times , named "Fairy tales", with great guitars, organ and drum.One excelent, brilliant, amazing song. Thirty yeas ago, only three- four friend (In city) had that album, and becouse that, thay behaved like kings, like dictators, ha,ha,ha. |
Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: July 14 2005 at 08:26
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Will keep my eyes open for KPM #1. I thought 'Get your dog of me' was a failure,since they totally moved away from what I liked about BO in the first place. Is 'Final curtain' a compilation?? ------------- Shake & bake. |