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| | In the Land of Grey and Pink | | | Music Artist : | | Caravan | | Music Style : | | Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | | Record Label : | | Polygram UK | | Release Date : | | 2005-12-22 | | Store Price : | | $14.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $14.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Golf Girl
2. Winter Wine
3. Love to Love You (And Tonight Pigs Will Fly)
4. In the Land of Grey and Pink
5. Nine Feet Undergroud: Nigel Blows a Tune/Love's a Friend/Make It 76/Dan
6. I Don't Know It's Name (Alias the Word) [#][*]
7. Aristocracy [#][*]
8. It's Likely to Have a Name Next Week/Winter Wine [#][*][Instrumental]
9. Group Girl [First Version][#][*]
10. Dissassociation/100% Proog [New Mix][*]
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 In the space between good and great
Submitted on: 2009-10-08 |
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3 1/2
Although the entertaining but hardly invigorating classic British progressive rock group rightfully wasn't able to fully transcend the technological time constraints more unhinged peers occasionally succeeded in, early work consistently grooved to offer a stream of very good material. |
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 Loving the land of grey and pink
Submitted on: 2009-08-30 |
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| I bought this CD for I have the the LP but my turntable is no longer hooked up and I wanted to hear this music again. It is definately worth owning the CD. All the songs are great. Golf Girl, one of my favorites, is a charming ditty about a golf girl selling cups of tea on an English golf course. The songs just flow from one to another and they are just great! I love all the songs on this CD! I highly recommend it to people who also like King Crimson, Genesis and Gentle Giant. |
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timeless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted on: 2009-05-22 |
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| had this album been recorded today(and it very well could have been!)every indie geek around would be salivating over it!!!this is great,great pastoral english pop @ its finest!!!beautiful melodies,interesting lyrics,and great understated playing!!this is most def. not progressive rock,its indie pop!!!!put this on at a party and dont say who it is and people will think its a modern band!when you tell them its from the early 70s they will not believe it!!!!!sounds like nick drake meets the high llamas meet belle and sebastian.its that good!!!!!just beautiful. |
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It lacks exhuberance...
Submitted on: 2009-04-26 |
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Low points:
The drumming;
it's flat and conventional. It really drags the songs down
The guitar work;
only interesting in "winter wine", otherwise, it's trite and unnecessary throughout the album
The lead singer;
sometimes displays a low deep and rich voice. Overall, it sounds inhibited.
The second singer;
is R Wyatt's impersonation...hmm.
The organ;
Soli all over the place, especially in the last track (it would have been nicer if each instrument had pulled off a solo in turns. But here, that's Dave Sinclair everywhere. I can see why he decided to leave Caravan after this album to play simpler, more matter-of-fact tunes (O caroline, signed curtain...) on the first Matching Mole record.
>>>>Overall sound: too cold and lacking the excitement of-say- Soft machine's first two records
Having said that, ITLOTGAP should have been a fantastic record, and one that I particularly like for it showcases great compositions and great melodies.
But there are too many things that mar this album and take the mark to a 3/3,5... On this one, I really have a big problem with the playing |
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A classic to listen at least once
Submitted on: 2008-12-08 |
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You typically get what you pay for. But, sometimes, the compensation is much higher. And, this Caravan album is one of those cases for me. After listening to the first two albums, my expectations were getting a similar album with a unique style, but still carrying the trademark of a 60s output (kind-of). I was wrong. It is an album that doesn't show its age. I am especially amazed by Winter Wine and Nine Feet Underground. I cannot even categorize those songs.
Winter Wine takes you elsewhere, and not somewhere in this world. Captivating, beautiful, soft (and you would expect me to say, silky), and silky. Always staying below a threshold, hence preventing you to escape its chains. On the other hand, in Nine Feet Underground, they just rock, from the jazzy introduction to the creamy ending. I do enjoy long songs, especially if they are well-structured and diverse-within. And, Nine Feet Underground hears such requests.
The remaining three, of the original version, are more like filling the blanks, connecting those two. At least, those are what I feel about them. Unlike Winter Wine and Nine Feet Underground, they are more pop oriented, hence, more attractive to the lovers of the genre. But, if you are an enthusiast of good music with deep details (or more layers), you may enjoy the other two like me more than Golf Girl, Love to Love You, and the title song.
The additional songs with the main theme of improvisation, illustrates the band's desires for this album. I also enjoyed them, but, the first five are what I would listen if I want to stay within the album's realm. |
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