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Looking at how the early 80's still produced a few folk rock gems, you'd be tempted to say that folk music survived better the critics's onslaught and public's disinterest. If France saw a few beauties appearing in the late 70's, Pererin was happening in Wales, Germany was still resisting with groups like Emma Myldenberger still playing in 83, and the very tail end of the movement saw Aigues Vives's sole album appearing in 81. The group had been together for a decade and would last until 83, but they went through many phases, but from 77 onwards they had veered folk, releasing finally their album when nobody was paying attention anymore.

Their sole album can be compared sonically with second-period Holderlin (in part due to Possart's violin) or with Carol Of Harvest (as opposed to Myldenberger, Ougenweide or Parzival who are medieval- influenced), but as usual in folk, acoustic guitars and flutes abound, although I find it a bit sad they chose English to sing, even if they do it quite convincingly. What's left is a listener-friendly folk rock with enough brilliance and virtuoso to make it interesting and enthralling and a tad progressive.

Their sole album was rare enough and until the excellent label Garden Of Delight gave it a recent reissue, AV was certainly a hidden gem of the 80's. And as a blessing, GOD also delivers some bonus tracks from their second never finished album and they don't deface the original album. You'd almost swear this was still same album. Certainly completely out of its original time frame, AV's sole album is definitely an album that will fit the pack of 7à's folk prog.

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