Rise Up Like the Sun

Rise Up Like the Sun

Track Listings

1. Ragged Heroes

2. Poor Old Horse

3. Afro Blue/Danse Royale

4. Ampleforth/Lay Me Low

5. Time to Ring Some Changes

6. House in the Country

7. Primrose

8. Gresford Disaster

9. Primrose

10. Gresford Disaster

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Remastered reissue of British folk rock masterpiece originally issued on Harvest in 1978. Guests include Kate McGarrigle, Julie Covington, Richard & Linda Thompson, Martin Carthy, Andy Fairweather-Low, & Pat Donaldson. Includes extensive liner notes & 12 tracks including four bonus tracks, 'The Postman's Knock', 'Pain & Paradise', 'Lay Me Low', 'Rainbow Over The Hill'. Fledg'ling. 2003.

Tracks:

Ragged Heroes
Poor Old Horse
Afro Blue/Danse Royale
Ampleforth/Lay Me Low
Time to Ring Some Changes
House in the Country
Primrose
Gresford Disaster
Postman's Knock
Pain and Paradise
Lay Me Low
Rainbow Over the Hill

Album Description

Remastered reissue of British folk rock masterpiece originally issued on Harvest in 1978. Guests include Kate McGarrigle, Julie Covington, Richard & Linda Thompson, Martin Carthy, Andy Fairweather-Low, & Pat Donaldson. Includes extensive liner notes & 12 tracks including four bonus tracks, 'The Postman's Knock', 'Pain & Paradise', 'Lay Me Low', 'Rainbow Over The Hill'. Fledg'ling. 2003.

Album Details

"rise Up Like the Sun" is Widely Regarded as One of the Finest and Most Ambitious Products of British Folk-rock. The Finest Edition of Ashley Hutchings' Long-running Albion Band, with John Tams, Simon Nicol, Phil Pickett, Graeme Taylor, Ric Sanders, Dave Mattacks, Pete Bullock and Michael Gregory, Recorded this Remarkable Record at London's Sound Techniques Studio. Mediaeval Woodwinds Meet Jazz Influenced Fiddle, Screaming Electric Guitars and a Mighty Two-drummer Rhythm Section. Produced by Joe Boyd and John Tams.

Customer Reviews:

Terrific But Not The Place To Start.......2004-03-30

I believe that this record is the least typical of the Albion Band. The Albion Band was considered the most English and traditional of the major English folk/rock bands of the seventies. That is why I prefer them over Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span. Battle Of The Field and The Prospect Before Us are loaded with toe-tapping good-time dance tunes. Rise Up Like The Sun seems to be a singular attempt to become more prog rock oriented with guitar solos and such. I am somewhat intolerant of prog rock and the guitar solos sound quite dated in comparison to more straightforward English folk/rock, which is nearly timeless. To the already converted:
An incredible cast of guests including Martin Carthy, Kate McGarrigle, and Richard and Linda Thompson! Richard contributes Time To Ring Some Changes(great song) and the bonus track, Rainbow Over The Hill, which has Linda on vocals! The Postman's Knock, which is probably danceable, is another bonus track, along with the rearranged sea shanty, Pain And Paradise(Viola Wills credited on vocals), and a remixed Lay Me Low(which I prefer to the original, it seems less guitar solo-y). House In The Country is a standout track-lovely and moving. It features John Tams and Kate McGarrigle on vocals. The Primrose is a toe-tapping delight and is along the lines of the joyous dance numbers on The Prospect Before Us. Gresford Disaster is diminished by the aforementioned prog rock affectations. It starts out great but becomes tedious. How can you go wrong with track credits that read like this? "With Martin Carthy, Julie Covington, Pat Donaldson, Andy Fairweather-Low, Kate McGarrigle, and Richard & Linda Thompson, backing vocals." Still, I wish they had kept some of the medieval instruments from The Prospect Before Us and left some electric guitars in their guitar cases. I'm no audiophile, or critic either, for that matter, but the remastered cd sounds about as good as any. The Albion Band has always been acclaimed for an innovative and extremely powerful rhythm section, and thankfully, several of these tunes allow them to rumble, especially the opening track, Ragged Heroes, a fine John Tams composition with impressive chorus vocals, and Thompson's Time To Ring Some Changes. File under: English semi-progressive folk/rock.

Average customer rating:

Untitled
Great folkrock music

Rise Up Like the Sun
The Albion Band
Manufacturer: Hannibal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000638
Release Date: 1996-09-03

Tracks:

Ragged Heroes
Poor Old Horse
Afro Blue/Danse Royale
Ampleforth/Lay Me Low
Time To Ring Some Changes
House In The Country
The Primrose
Gresford Disaster
Bonus Track: The Postman's Knock
Bonus Track: Pain And Paradise
Bonus Track: Lay Me Low
Bonus Track: Rainbow Over The Hill

Customer Reviews:

Untitled.......2002-01-07

This is certainly one of the best albums the Albions made. Some may think it a little TOO seventies with it's use of synthesiser and some of it's style,while others will find it an adventurous and totally satisfying musical journey.The many musicians and singers involved (including Graeme Taylor,Ashley Hutchings,Dave Mattacks,Ric Sanders and the wonderful John Tams ) make this a strangely compelling album that seems to hold together as a piece almost despite it's parts.

Great folkrock music.......2000-05-10

This album, is without any doubt my favourite album by The Albion Band. The music provided by these musicians, are belongs to the top of the folkrock genre. From Tams' opening track to the traditional ending track "Gresford Disaster", the listener will be in good company.

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