The Bow and the Arrow

Track Listings

1. The Bow and the Arrow

2. Effort and Desire

3. Inner State

4. Cruelest Comedy

5. He Said, She Said

6. Salt of the Earth

7. Further Back than Yesterday

8. Dream So

9. Hold Me

Editorial Reviews
Billboard
"Guitar maestro McLaughlin has sometimes been labeled 'new age,' but his unique, restrained approach to fretboard playing as well as his eclectic original compositions defy categorization."

Product Description
McLaughlin is joined by a full band for his second group release. Billy sings and plays acoustic and electric guitars on these original compositions.

The Bow and the Arrow

The Bow and the Arrow,Billy McLaughlin,Proton Discs,Contemporary Instrumental,Most of Billy McLaughlin's CDs are entirely instrumental, but The Bow and the Arrow instead features Billy's vocals, and presents his songs in a full band context.,Pop,Popular Music,Rock

Tracks:

The Bow and the Arrow
Effort and Desire
Inner State
Cruelest Comedy
He Said, She Said
Salt of the Earth
Further Back than Yesterday
Dream So
Hold Me

Album Description

McLaughlin is joined by a full band for his second group release. Billy sings and plays acoustic and electric guitars on these original compositions.

Average customer rating:

Beatlesy pop-rock gem from a brilliant songwriter

Is for Album

Manufacturer: Bow Arrow Ltd.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA3YN8
Release Date: 2004-06-08

Customer Reviews:

Beatlesy pop-rock gem from a brilliant songwriter.......2006-03-24

Susie Hug re-emerges full grown and shouting a war cry, like Athena from Zeus' head, in this impressive and wide-ranging solo album, her first full-length effort since the breakup of her old band, the superb and much-missed Katydids. Four decades after rock-pop's pioneers sowed the field, a fresh flower like "A Is for Album" springs from exhausted earth, bearing with it the echoes of those lost golden years. Hug's songwriting has always channeled the ghosts of her influences while remaining wholly original, and so the songs on this collection sound both familiar and unique at the same time. Brisk backing generously donated by the Scottish band Travis provides the sheen and Hug's expressive vocals weave in and out of a rich tapestry of guitars, keyboards, and percussion. "Green to Gold" starts the LP on a strong Lennon-McCartney note, a lilting, reflective ode to autumn, followed swiftly by the raga-rock drone of "August Moon," the slow-building ballad "Submarine," and then the powerful "Fable," a should-be hit single in a world that rewarded smart songcraft. This is vintage Susie Hug/Katydids -- a punchy, hook-laden rhythm track, insistent guitar riff, double-tracked, commanding lead vocal, warm harmonies, elliptical lyrics (name -checking Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood!) that tell a complete story in miniature, like a perfect pop haiku. Three minutes of driving rock and roll brilliance.

Other treasures abound, from the bouncy "Animal Friends" to the catchy, chiming "Unbelievers" to the crashing neo-psychedelic "Amazed." "Reason" sees Hug singing partly in Japanese over a dancing piano line, and the world-weary "Party Girls" slips into sad country-western waltz time. The album loses a little steam toward the end, with "Evergreen" and "Needles and Pins" both quiet, slow-tempo mood sketches that see Hug's voice cracking under the strain of expressing the full emotion of the moment. Certain places in the album seem to beg for a fuller or more careful production; another layer of vocal harmonies here or an instrumental flourish there, and while Travis is unmistakably a first-rate band Adam Seymour's always tasteful and melodic guitar fills and backing vocals from the Katydids are missed here. (Seymour was snatched up quick by Chrissie Hynde for the Pretenders, which shows you how musically strong the Katydids lineup was.) But these are minor quibbles, byproducts of unavoidably limited resources. Hug's return to the public eye is an occasion for rejoicing, and this album promises, I trust, an alphabet's worth of creativity to follow and be shared. Lucky us.

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The Bow & Arrow Records Story
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Bow & Arrow Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000K1T8MA

Product Description

Contains 30 Tracks: 1. Barbara The Encores 2. Thank You The Encores 3. Heaven Knows (I Love You) The Chuck-A-Lucks 4. Chuck-A-Luck The Chuck-A-Lucks 5. Uncertain Love Rabbit & Gino 6. Why Did You Go Rabbit & Gino 7. Hold My Hand Freddie Scott 8. Tell Them For Me Freddie Scott 9. She's My Baby Otis Banks & Group 10. Heaven In Your Eyes Jimmy Jones & The Jones Boys 11. The Whistlin' Man Jimmy Jones & The Jones Boys 12. Please Call Freddie Scott & The Chimes 13. The Letter Came This Morning Freddie Scott & The Chimes 14. Run And Tell Billy Marsh & Group 15. Yeah, Yeah All The Time Ginny Angel & Group 16. A Faded Memory The Chimes 17. Lovin' Baby The Chimes 18. By My Side Bobby Long & Group 19. Patty Bobby Long & Group 20. What's Happening Baby Joe Erskine & Group 21. I Love You So, Oh Joe Erskine & Group 22. I Cried Last Night James Lewis & Group 23. Tell Me That You Love Me James Lewis & Group 24. Wrapped, Tangled And Tied The Rav-on's 25. Teenage Hop The Rav-on's 26. Mr. John Law Dick Grass & The Hoppers 27. Please Dear Dick Grass & The Hoppers 28. Our Love Is Over Johnny Acey 29. Be Fair To Me Johnny Acey 30. Milkshake T.J. Fowler