Roy Harper - Stormcock
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Artist: Roy HarperEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-06-10
Music Label: Science Friction
Soundtracks:
- Hors D'Oeuvres
- The Same Old Rock
- One Man Rock And Roll Band
- Me And My Woman
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Free Music Review: Unique masterpiece!
Hit: 5 Stars
Stormcock is Roy Harper's best album and one of my favourite albums of all time. His previous effort, Flat Baroque and Berserk, is already a brilliant album but Stormcock is a major leap forward. Here there is no fooling around (something Roy had always a penchant for in one way or another), the lyrics are carefully thought and the music if not complex in its structure, comprises some brilliant guitar work. It's clear that Roy invested a lot in this one. The epic scale Roy had tried before is fully achieved without sounding pompous. Composed by four very distinctive songs, each a gem in its own right in Roy Harper's catalogue, Stormcock is quite an unique piece of work.
From the opener "Hors d'oeuvres" that builds upon a simple circular guitar line, to the more complex "Me and my woman" with its different sections and tasteful strings arranged by David Bedford, each song has a strong identity, musically and thematically. Roy's lyrics are not the easiest to follow but they evoke powerful imagery when Roy takes his stabs at judges/critics, religion and war - by turns in the first three songs - or writes a masterful treat on love and relationships in the album's tour-de-force "Me and My Woman".
"The Same Old Rock" has Jimmy Page on a guitar duet that has some amazing playing - just check the part with the percussion when both guitars start tripping or Page's final mutant-flamenco solo - music like this leaves me speechless. More great guitar work from Roy himself on "One man rock and roll band" a song that remained obligatory in Roy's shows for many years.
This may seem like progressive folk but I would rate it as something else, an album in a league of its own. And never would Roy match this genius again.
Two reasons to buy the new remastered edition: it sounds better and the package is great. It seems that Roy is finally taking care of his business.
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