tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post6118117319305060570..comments2024-03-28T04:23:53.022-07:00Comments on Burning Wood: Lost Gem Of 1973: "Blondel"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-1964542983929737992015-05-29T11:03:03.995-07:002015-05-29T11:03:03.995-07:00I caught them one evening when they were playing a...I caught them one evening when they were playing at Royal Holloway College circa 1975 and still listen to this album and Fantasia Lindum regularly. Glad to come across other fans. swazifictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645242652571536985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-31785469230473670282015-04-02T16:13:50.075-07:002015-04-02T16:13:50.075-07:00I missed out on Blondel as well. Why did I think t...I missed out on Blondel as well. Why did I think they were a Blondie Chaplin project?<br />This sounds quite good. I will leave your page to track down a copy for myself.<br /><br />Thanks hpunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477690722262677338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-89061217467155625282015-03-31T13:07:23.809-07:002015-03-31T13:07:23.809-07:00does anybody really know what is on those albums b...does anybody really know what is on those albums by Audience/Max Webster/Trapeze/City Boy/the many Taylors/Charlie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-20478447891632037132015-03-31T10:13:37.738-07:002015-03-31T10:13:37.738-07:00@ buzzbabyjesus - so glad you like 'Come Up an...@ buzzbabyjesus - so glad you like 'Come Up and See Me' one of the most perfect of pop songs with a guitar solo on a par with John Perry, 'Another Girl, Another Planet'.<br />If you want to dive deeper, listen to 'Face To Face', which has to be one of the greatest live albums ever. When you get to 'The Best Years Of Our Lives', experience the artist-audience call and response.<br />By the time you reach 'Tumbling Down' - "You don't need Cockney Rebel", says Steve. And 'Love Compared To You'? Don't get me started....Greetings From Berlin, Germany.Dave Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-89582435727626618352015-03-31T09:44:19.061-07:002015-03-31T09:44:19.061-07:00Just finished listening to the Blondel up on BW......Just finished listening to the Blondel up on BW...loving it! A bit of it actually rang a distant bell from the memory archive. Thanks for that. And as I kinda stumbled onto the Argus album by Wishbone Ash, I was taken with it immediately as it put me in my mind of the guitar interplay of early Fleetwood Mac circa Future Games era. And that is some damn fine stuff for me, mister. So, thanks again.whattawinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-48737845914856415332015-03-31T05:43:45.857-07:002015-03-31T05:43:45.857-07:00I like this a lot better than I was expecting to… ...I like this a lot better than I was expecting to… really, really nice.A walk in the woodsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-23835564655101872972015-03-30T19:06:06.351-07:002015-03-30T19:06:06.351-07:00I just ran a search for Wishbone Ash in my compute...I just ran a search for Wishbone Ash in my computer, and I have an "Argus" era BBC concert. Sounds pretty good.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-86077812584324822332015-03-30T08:54:20.009-07:002015-03-30T08:54:20.009-07:00Don't hesitate with Wishbone Ash. I'm in a...Don't hesitate with Wishbone Ash. I'm in a Pentangle jag now, so let's check out Blondel-Gene Obertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521444791272594982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-30630208445361308742015-03-30T07:56:48.924-07:002015-03-30T07:56:48.924-07:00At the same time as I disgracefully failed to appr...At the same time as I disgracefully failed to appreciate the ephemeral music of Amazing Blondel (too many lutes & dulcimers for me) I was very much into the melodic twin lead guitar tunes of Wishbone Ash, seeing them numerous times in their 70s prime (and beyond). Perhaps I should check out some Blondel back catalogue one of these fine English summer evenings (supposing we get some). Thanks for the reminder.dogbreathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-17604859625349129302015-03-30T06:24:08.061-07:002015-03-30T06:24:08.061-07:00Back in the day I took chances on almost anything ...Back in the day I took chances on almost anything released on Island. Somehow I missed Blondel, and from your description, it sounds right up my alley.<br />I had a similar experience with Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel's "The Best Years Of Our Lives". They don't sound like Blondel.<br /><br />Here is "Make Me Smile", the hit I'm rather taken with:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBw4YuBylvs" title="Make Me Smile" rel="nofollow">http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBw4YuBylvs</a>buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-23186483478788236672015-03-30T06:08:31.854-07:002015-03-30T06:08:31.854-07:00I tend to go with the title track from Mulgrave St...I tend to go with the title track from Mulgrave Street -- a song that sounded like it should have been a hit, but never was. I don't think I've ever sorted through individual albums -- mostly compilations, so I'm not sure of song order/album for a lot of my Amazing BLondel tracks. A lot of the earlier stuff strikes me as straight on British Folk (without the pop tinge you get with a track like Mulgrave Street.)<br /><br />But wasn't rock supposed to be "dead" at this time before punk came along to save us all? I always cringe at that theory when I consider the British Folk movement was in full flower during the early-mid 70's. Never mind any other number of genres that were healthy at the time, particularly in the U.K.William Repsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690181505790748431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-12686679491616234832015-03-30T04:59:17.202-07:002015-03-30T04:59:17.202-07:00the fm station in my college town, wonderful WOXR,...the fm station in my college town, wonderful WOXR, specialized in English folk and prog and even they rarely touched Blondel. never understood why that was.<br /><br />Wishbone Ash inspires those same line-up debates that plague fans of the Stones, UFO, Procol Harum, and Drive-By Truckers. People who were with them the longest favor the old albums like Argus. I came to them at the start of their middle period, so favor Front Page News (when they cut the solos shorter they write pretty good pop songs) and New England. No Smoke Without Fire is the last one I really like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com