Bedlam Born

Bedlam Born

Track Listings

1. Well Done Liar

2. Who Told the Butcher

3. John of Ditchford

4. I See His Blood upon the Rose

5. Black Swan

6. Beggar

7. Poor Old Soldier

8. Arbour

9. There Was a Wealthy Merchant

10. Beyond the Dreaming Place

11. We Poor Labouring Men

12. Connemara Cradle Song

13. Stephen

14. White Cliffs of Dover

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
'Bedlam Born' is an album that sees Steeleye Span return to the glorious resonance of their 70s heyday - the true sound of a rock band playing folk music. This is the sound of one of Britain's most famous, influential bands at their very best. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Tracks:

Well Done Liar
Who Told the Butcher
John of Ditchford
I See His Blood Upon the Rose
Black Swan
Beggar
Poor Old Soldier
Arbour
There Was a Wealthy Merchant
Beyond the Dreaming Place
We Poor Labouring Men
Connemara Cradle Song
Stephen
White Cliffs of Dover

Album Description

'Bedlam Born' is an album that sees Steeleye Span return to the glorious resonance of their 70s heyday - the true sound of a rock band playing folk music. This is the sound of one of Britain's most famous, influential bands at their very best. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Too much rock, not enough folk.......2005-01-15

The title of my review sums up my opinion of this CD. I am a folk music fan. "Bedlam Born" is Steeleye kicking out the jams. As an agressive non-rock fan, I am unqualified to assess how good or bad the rock is. The CD has none of the beauty or
humor that other Steeleye Span recordings have.

All respect to Gay Woods, but Steeleye Span without Maddie Prior, the 17th century Gracie Slick, is not Steeleye Span.

bedlam bore.......2002-07-16

...The heavy guitar playing on tracks like Well Done Liar, John of Ditchford, We Poor Labouring Men, The Beggar is just plain boring and gratuitous, and it has the effect of dumbing down the songs and robbing them of their traditional feel. John of Ditchford sounds like a straight heavy-rock track. I don`t understand why they did this. I mean, it`s so derivative and unoriginal. As for Peter Knight`s new "octave violin" that everyone got so excited about, to me the octave violin solos have more of a synthesized guitar sound than anything else, which is not to my liking. Bedlam Born is an odd mix of different styles that just doesn`t gel. It`s as if the different band members were each motivated by their own personal agendas and, not surprisingly, this line-up went their separate ways soon afterwards. Stylistically, Bedlam Born is sheer bedlam!! It`s more like a compilation of different bands. I know that a lot of fans LOVE the heavy guitar sound and the self-indulgent pretentiousness of Gay Woods(singer), but it`s not for me. I eventually gave away my copy of the CD, without even bothering to record it first. Good riddance!

The GOOD NEWS is that Steeleye Span have just announced a reunion, minus Gay Woods and Tim Harries(the `heavy-rock` influence), and with the essential Steeleye vocalist Maddy Prior back in the band.

most of the loaf?.......2001-03-09

First things first..Steeleye Span without Maddy Prior is a diminished group. That being said,they are still the best at what they do. The tunes on this cd are leaner than some of their cds and with a harder edge in the bass line on many of the cuts. This is a group which still has not settled into one particular rut and I hope they never do.

always Steeleye Span.......2001-02-16

Steeleye Span is back with a worthy follow-up to the excellent Horkstow Grange, in which it returned to the acoustic sounds of its early-1970s youth. In places Bedlam Bound echoes those pleasingly spare atmospherics, but for the most part this time it's electric guitars and shimmering electronica (nowhere more so than in the loving reinvention of the English patriotic anthem "White Cliffs of Dover"). Happily, what we have here is still the recognizable Steeleye sound, only updated, with the band's usual exquisite taste and restraint everywhere apparent. As always the song selection -- of traditional songs, rewritten traditional songs, and originals all but indistinguishable from traditional songs -- is a marvel. I like them all but am especially grateful for the gorgeous "Connemara Cradle Song," the unfamiliar Irish variant of the familiar American "Down in the Valley." (I heard it last on Tommy Makem's first solo album, released in the 1950s. It may have been recorded since, but if so, rarely enough for me to miss it.) As it heads into its fourth decade, Steeleye Span has become a treasured British institution. Long may it record and prosper.

Steeleye's best in years........2001-01-20

Bedlam Born is Steeleye's best album in years. After the disappointing "Horkstow Grange" album, they come back strong and powerful with this effort. In fact, this is possibly the most "rocking" of Steeleye albums-especially with the song "John of Ditchford" with is by far the heaviest song they have ever recorded. Most of the other tracks are just as strong.

Bedlam Born is a very strong album indeed. To those die-hard fans, this is a record not to be missed. For the new listener of Steeleye, I'd suggest older albums first but this one is sure to add to your collection.

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