tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post696884580392454845..comments2024-03-28T14:27:19.894-07:00Comments on Burning Wood: The Incredible String Band: A Love/Hate AffairUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-31863355779123969442017-02-17T10:47:30.121-08:002017-02-17T10:47:30.121-08:00Sal, I listened to 'A Very Cellular Song' ...Sal, I listened to 'A Very Cellular Song' the other day. It was annoying in so many ways, but I've got to hand it to them: I can't think of any other songs that pair harpsichord with kazoo. ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-63883878934678350492017-02-08T02:12:31.196-08:002017-02-08T02:12:31.196-08:00and I assume you have read "White Bicycles&qu...and I assume you have read "White Bicycles" memoir of Joe Boyd who waxes lyrical about them... and their going off the rails. Worth revisiting the book.kodak ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724314866276149241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-8883213097374253142017-02-03T08:17:15.166-08:002017-02-03T08:17:15.166-08:00As posited by rick, I think perhaps they are an ac...As posited by rick, I think perhaps they are an acquired taste. My little joke a few years back was that I got ISB (the band) mixed up with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and then realised it wasn't a mix up! (Stay behind after class - Ed). dogbreathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-53280156212696155652017-02-02T18:49:07.510-08:002017-02-02T18:49:07.510-08:00It's the vocals, then the songs that annoy me....It's the vocals, then the songs that annoy me. This song you've posted is pretty great, <br />but it might be the only one.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-36873510655421040622017-02-02T16:17:18.764-08:002017-02-02T16:17:18.764-08:00Has to be the second album as a duo, just for all ...Has to be the second album as a duo, just for all its silliness and the time it came out. Hedgehog Song, First Girl I loved, Painting Box, Little Cloud, ah pass that joint Johnny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-73955264917135447542017-02-02T12:51:29.950-08:002017-02-02T12:51:29.950-08:00My relationship with the Incredible String Band is...My relationship with the Incredible String Band is a complex one; I don't think I'd call it love/hate, more like on again/off again with a good deal of selectivity in my listening. You can overeat and get bloated very quickly. They certainly were unique, occasionally throwing in a blues riff here, a sitar there, and some tablas somewhere else, sounding sometimes like Archdruids with instruments, sometimes like the vanguard of the flower power era. I’ve always leaned a bit more towards the songs composed by Robin Williamson, less so towards Mike Heron. Some of their songs are achingly beautiful, some are trite and annoying. At times, I hear shades of Fairport Convention; at times I hear two tripped-out people prancing around in their underwear. A song like ‘No Sleep Blues’ shifts gears so many times with the time signature that it seems brilliant. I had a long fascination with the ‘U’ album, but now it’s devolved to a fascination with one lone song from it, ‘Queen of Love’. At times their lyrics remind me of Joseph Campbell’s discussions on archetypes, replete with mythical images and Scottish folklore; and at other times the lyrics seem silly. I’ve tried a few times to turn on some music lovers I know to ISB, to no avail. They’re an acquired taste, perhaps; or maybe they either grab you right away or, if not, never. I keep coming back to them, though, and hopefully always will.ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-72270332074203236422017-02-02T10:04:49.754-08:002017-02-02T10:04:49.754-08:00never could get past those vocals, even as I final...never could get past those vocals, even as I finally understood they're part of a traditionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com