Nebulous Nearnesses

Nebulous Nearnesses

Nebulous Nearnesses

Track Listings
 
1. You Know What You Could Be
2. Cousin Caterpillar
3. Everything's Fine Right Now
4. Chinese White
5. Ducks on a Pond
6. How Happy I Am
7. Water Song
8. Banjo Tune
9. Log Cabin Home in the Sky
10. Painting Box
11. Empty Pocket Blues
12. Hedgehog's Song
13. Very Cellular Song

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Nebulous Nearnesses
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • "Nebulous" yes, but not enough "Nearness"
 Nebulous Nearnesses
The Incredible String Band
Manufacturer: Amoeba Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

British FolkBritish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
Traditional FolkTraditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Psychedelic RockPsychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0001XQ7WG
Release Date: 2004-04-27

Tracks:

  1. You Know What You Could Be
  2. Cousin Caterpillar
  3. Everything's Fine Right Now
  4. Chinese White
  5. Ducks on a Pond
  6. How Happy I Am
  7. Water Song
  8. Banjo Tune
  9. Log Cabin Home in the Sky
  10. Painting Box
  11. Empty Pocket Blues
  12. Hedgehog's Song
  13. Very Cellular Song

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars "Nebulous" yes, but not enough "Nearness".......2004-10-21

As much as I love the Incredible String Band, this recording is very different from the sound and spirit that made them great from 1966-1974. This is a "live in the studio" recording made in two days of October 2003 in a special recording studio before an invited audience. Many songs you know are here but they have been changed-- they have been "tamed".

One of the things most fans loved most about ISB was their use of any musical instrument and any musical scale to create completely original and new tapestries of sound. They might be singing a simple European ballad one moment (with kazoos and sitar in the background!) and in the next moment they would slide into a perfect-pitch exploration of Chinese scales that is perfectly out-of-tune with the Western do-re-mi. I'm sure some UK/US folks thought they were singing "out of tune" back in the 60s, but there is no risk of that impression from this recording.

Gone are the wild screeches and skwaks that etched the original versions deep into our hearts. Every song has been pulled into the do-re-mi scale and you can easily imagine these songs being performed by any talented acoustic band on any night in any corner pub. Also missing is the voice of co-founder, Robin Williamson, though Mike Heron does sing on most (all?) of these tracks.

Bottom Line: If you are interested in a milder, 2003 live rendition of some ISB favorites, you may be happy with this recording. But if you are looking for the wilder, original sound of ISB, skip this "Nebulous Nearness" collection. Most fans will prefer listening to the original Heron + Williamson recordings of these same songs.
Nebulous Nearnesses
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Nebulous Nearnesses
    The Incredible String Band
    Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    British FolkBritish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
    Psychedelic RockPsychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000A2PSDC
    Release Date: 2000-01-01

    Tracks:

    1. You Know What You Could Be
    2. Cousin Caterpillar
    3. Everything's Fine Right Now
    4. Chinese White
    5. Ducks on a Pond
    6. How Happy I Am
    7. Water Song
    8. Banjo Tune
    9. Log Cabin Home in the Sky
    10. Painting Box
    11. Empty Pocket Blues
    12. Hedgehog's Song
    13. Very Cellular Song
    Nebulous Nearnesses
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Nebulous Nearnesses
      The Incredible String Band
      Manufacturer: Quadrant
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      British FolkBritish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
      Traditional FolkTraditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
      Psychedelic RockPsychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000CC3BJI
      Release Date: 2007-02-13

      Tracks:

      1. You Know What You Could Be
      2. Cousin Caterpillar
      3. Everything's Fine Right Now
      4. Chinese White
      5. Ducks on a Pond
      6. How Happy I Am
      7. Water Song
      8. Banjo Tune
      9. Log Cabin Home in the Sky
      10. Painting Box
      11. Empty Pocket Blues
      12. Hedgehog's Song
      13. Very Cellular Song

      Album Description

      For the first time in their long career, the Incredible String Band delivers a live recording! Recorded at Real World Studio in 2003, under the auspices of Peter Gabriel's engineer Ben Findlay.

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