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They really don't write them like this any more. "Big Ted's dead, he was a great old pig", sings Robin Williamson, "he'd eat most anything, never wore a wig". Although the Incredible String Band had always been delightfully ramshackle, 1969's Changing Horses found the innovative 1960s folk-rock duo of Williamson and his mate Mike Heron becoming almost a slipshod stoned parody of themselves, assisted by their girlfriends Rose and Licorice. Of the six tracks, two ramble over 14 minutes each, so that even the inclusion of such exotic instruments as sarang, gimbiri, Chinese banjo and the inevitable sitar fail to
They really don't write them like this any more. "Big Ted's dead, he was a great old pig", sings Robin Williamson, "he'd eat most anything, never wore a wig". Although the Incredible String Band had always been delightfully ramshackle, 1969's Changing Horses found the innovative 1960s folk-rock duo of Williamson and his mate Mike Heron becoming almost a slipshod stoned parody of themselves, assisted by their girlfriends Rose and Licorice. Of the six tracks, two ramble over 14 minutes each, so that even the inclusion of such exotic instruments as sarang, gimbiri, Chinese banjo and the inevitable sitar fail to maintain much interest. Bob Dylan's "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands" had, no doubt, convinced them that quarter of an hour wasn't too long to bang on about "messengers with sharpened heels" and an "amethyst galleon out on the rolling sea, la, la, la, la, la." But it is. While any committed Incredibles fan will hug this to his or her bosom, the casually curious listener might be advised to check out their 1967 classic The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter. --Johnny Black
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Manufacturer: Hannibal
Release date: 19 September 1994
EAN: 0031257443920 UPC: 031257443920
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