Acoustic Old New Borrowed Blue by Fairport Convention

Acoustic Old New Borrowed Blue

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Acoustic Old New Borrowed Blue

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When drummer Dave Mattacks decided to make a little money going on tour with someone more popular, Fairport Convention decided to go the "Unplugged" route, with guitarist Maartin Allcock and bassist Dave Pegg going acoustic (Allcock plays bouzar, which I presume is related to the bouzouki, on much of the album) and no drums. The first half of the album was done in the studio, and includes James Taylor and Loudon Wainwright covers. The ballad "Lalla Rookh" is a highlight. The second half of the album is live, and many of these songs were done better by the same lineup on "In Real Time - Live '87". The live portion includes another Wainwright piece, the entertaining "The Swimming Song". This album seems to complete Fairport's decline from a rock band to a folk ensemble, especially when singer Simon Nicol continually explains to the live audience "and that's the chorus." (1=poor 2=mediocre 3=pretty good 4=very good 5=phenomenal)

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