Doctor Strangely Strange - Heavy Petting
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Artist: Doctor Strangely StrangeEdition: Music CD
Format: Import, Special Edition
CD Release Date: 2005-12-26
Music Label: Repertoire
Soundtracks:
- Ballad of the Wasps
- Summer Breeze
- Kilmanoyadd Stomp
- I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
- Sign on My Mind
- Give My Love an Apple
- Jove Was at Home
- When Adam Delved
- Ashling
- Mary Malone of Moscow
- Goodnight My Friends
Free Music Notes for Heavy Petting
Free Music Review: Wild, weird, and eclectic British folk rock
Hit: 5 Stars
Halfway through the first time I listened to Heavy Petting, I decided Dr. Strangely Strange sound a bit like a cross between The Incredible String Band and Fairport Convention. That is, inventive harmonized vocals in a thick brogue and a restless and wild pursuit of eclectic musical styles between and in songs liken them to the ISB, and their British folk roots and heavier rock bottom, featuring organ, electric guitar, bass and drums, make them a bit like Fairport Convention. By the time I finished listening, and especially, after listening many times, I've realized that these comparisons, though they do act as general references, utterly fail to capture the off-the-wall sensibilities, vibrancy, fun, and original spirit imbued in this album. Still, though, they shared a manager with the Incredible String Band (Joe Boyd) and really are similar in spirit, so if you like ISB, I definitely recommend these guys.
The other reviewer pointed in the right direction--the songs on this album are full of profundities, but never take themselves too seriously and always include a healthy dose of humor and whimsy. My favorites include the mandolin-accompanied tale "Ballad of the Wasps," the genre-defying groove of "Kilmanoyadd Stomp" (which ends with some kind of ragtime piano riff), the ghostly "Sign On My Mind," which features an all-out guitar break that outstrips any rocking the ISB ever dabbled in, "Gave My Love An Apple," which encapsulates the possibilities of the band's eclectic tastes with its inclusion of one verse of Brit-country "Tennessee Waltz" and some of the album's funniest lyrics ("she only said 'don't hit me on the hump' and beat me with her sponge"!?!), and last, the brooding and mysterious "Ashling."
Dr. Strangely Strange (but oddly normal, according to their first album notes) is pretty out-there, but if that's your thing, I think you might enjoy them as much as I have. The songs go all over the place, but they're always well-written and rocking, and as a whole the album is a highly enjoyable ride. As far as Repertoire's reissues go, this is one of the best obscure 70's albums, and one of the label's coolest packages, and that's saying a lot--the sides of the front cover fold out to reveal more of the picture (make sure to look at the color version, I don't know why there's a black and white one). If you're open-minded and adventurous (which you probably are, if you even found this album), you'll probably dig Heavy Petting. Enjoy!
Heavy Petting Poster
Limited digipak edition of the 1970 album features the original tracks in a special edition cut-out square CD card wallet (with no plastic) plus an inserted fold-out poster. Repertoire. 2005.Folk Music CDs
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