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ONCE AGAIN

Barclay James Harvest

 

Crossover Prog

3.83 | 298 ratings

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Warthur
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3 stars Once Again finds Barclay James Harvest in a symphonic and miserable mood - symphonic in the sense that there are a few orchestral collaborations on this album, and miserable in the sense that several songs (including the utterly misleadingly titled Happy Old World) are depressing to the stage of being suicidal (in some cases literally). It's one of the more understated and subdued prog releases of 1971, but it's rather successful at that. In particular, I appreciated the subtle touch shown on the tracks featuring the orchestra, where the band don't overwhelm the orchestra and the orchestra don't overwhelm the band - a rare balance. At the same time, I find it fairly shallow as far as this sort of early symphonic prog goes; it's pretty enough, but it doesn't have the hidden depths of contemporary works by the likes of, say, Yes or Genesis.
Warthur | 3/5 |

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