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Best Dave Cousins (Strawbs) vocal 1971-1975

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Topic: Best Dave Cousins (Strawbs) vocal 1971-1975
Posted By: kenethlevine
Subject: Best Dave Cousins (Strawbs) vocal 1971-1975
Date Posted: April 28 2009 at 12:38
1971-1975 is generally regarded as Strawbs classic period.  Dave Cousins has always been the principal singer.  Which song from this period do you think contains his best vocals.  I included "Blue Angel" from his 1972 solo album.  If you choose other, tell us which song!



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Posted By: Alberto Muņoz
Date Posted: April 28 2009 at 13:29
Good Poll My friend i'm sick of DT, PT and every Prog Metal poll
 
My voye is  Hero an Heroine no the song, but the album
 
Thanks again 


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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: April 28 2009 at 17:48
Benedictus is, and always will be, one of the truly great moments in prog.

Dave Cousins gives some great vocal performances but 2 really stand out - Benedictus and The Hangman and the Papist. Benedictus shades it for me.


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Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: April 29 2009 at 05:05
New World. 
 
Absolutely, unbelievably, great song, stunningly powerful lyrics, beautifully sung.
 
Guess which I  voted for.


Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: April 29 2009 at 11:28
for me, Benedictus was the portal to progressive rock, and it defined beautiful music to me, so beauty has always been an important part of my favourite prog.


Posted By: Steven in Atlanta
Date Posted: April 29 2009 at 11:39
I prefer Cousins' more understated work. The remarkable So Shall Our Love Die, from the generally not-that-great Nomadness, pulls the most strings for me!


Posted By: Einsetumadur
Date Posted: April 29 2009 at 12:46
To me,  Blue Angel.
Somehow,  Dave manages to handle three different voices...   powerfully sung in the hymnic refrains,  the middle part with the Cat-Stevens-like intimately sounding whispers  and like Peter Gabriel in the other verses.


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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 29 2009 at 12:56
Good choices Ken. For the sheer drama of the song, for me it's "Hangman and the papist".


Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: April 29 2009 at 15:13
Regardless of my praetorian guard avatar (Roxy babes) , my fave record all-time is Hero & Heroine , a genius album that has no weak moment on it, fabulous sound and in my opinion a slew of Cousins' finest work . I agree with Senor Munoz that the whole enchilada is plainly amazing. In my grave this album is going!

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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: April 29 2009 at 15:15
Ghosts (Sweet Dreams, Night Light) for me and actually my fav Strawbs album


Posted By: farflung
Date Posted: April 30 2009 at 07:14
Saw the Acoustic Strawbs at a small rural pub a couple of years ago and Dave Cousins still has it
 
Grave New World was my favourite for years - a prog-folk classic but Burstin at the Seams takes some beating



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