Strawbs : Nomadness 1975

Nomadness is a studio album by English band Strawbs. It was their last album recorded for A&M Records and their first with no full-time keyboard player since 1970's Dragonfly. Indeed, Strawbs would not feature a full-time keyboard player until 1978 when Andy Richards joined the band. All the tracks are timed at less than five minutes giving the album a lighter, less 'epic' feel in contrast to the previous three studio albums.

Musicians

Dave Cousins : lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, dulcimer, banjo
Dave Lambert : lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Chas Cronk : backing vocals, bass guitar
Rod Coombes : backing vocals, drums, acoustic guitar

with

Tony Carr : congas
Jack Emblow : accordion
Tommy Eyre : piano, clavinet, synthesizer John Lumley : Saville – synthesizer
John Mealing : piano, organ, electric piano
Rick Wakeman : electric harpsichord
Tom Allom : cymbalum

Το έχω γράψει καιρό τώρα το τι συμβαίνει με το συγκεκριμένο άλμπουμ .
Ηθελα να το ανεβάσω , μήνες πριν , επειδή έχω μιά τρέλα με αυτή τη μπάντα , αλλά το είχα δει ποσταρισμένο απο τουλάχιστον 8 Blogs Ελληνικά και ξένα , ( δεν έχει σημασία ).
Και στα 8 Blogs το τρίτο κομμάτι " Golden Salamander " κολλούσε ακριβώς στο ίδιο σημείο , στο ίδιο λεπτό και στο ίδιο δευτερόλεπτο !!! Οποία σύμπτωσις !!!
Τα συμπεράσματα .... Δικά σας .
Κανείς δεν έδινε το Original Link .???

Μάλλον απλά το αντιγράψανε δίχως να το ακούσουν και απλά το Ποστάρανε ( Πράγμα που δεν είναι κακό , γιατί οι μουσικές πρέπει να μοιράζονται και όχι να αφήνονται στα χέρια μεγαλοφάγων επιχειρηματιών που θησαυρίζουν στις πλάτες ανθρώπων που προσφέρουν τέχνη και πολιτισμό ).

Δε θα είχα λόγο να το ανεβάσω εάν το τρίτο κομμάτι ήταν εντάξει .
( Ισως το καλύτερο του δίσκου )
Στο μεταξύ , μπορεί να έχει ήδη αναρτηθεί και απο κάποιον άλλο φιλαράκο σε καλή κατάσταση και επίσης σε καλή ποιότητα .
Μακάρι να βρίσκεται και σε άλλες όμορφες αναρτήσεις γιατί αξίζει !!!
Να το κατεβάζει ο κόσμος και να χαίρεται .

Το έχω σε βινύλλιο , όπως και όλα τα άλπουμς τους , επειδή όμως το έχω λιώσει , το ανεβάζω απ' το CD που μου έδωσε ο φίλος μου Νίκος Λογιστής , με 2 Bonus Tracks που δεν είχα στο βινύλλιο .

TRACKS

1. To Be Free (Dave Cousins) – 4:17
2. Little Sleepy (Dave Lambert) – 4:10
3. The Golden Salamander (Cousins) – 4:57
4. Absent Friend (How I Need You) (Cousins) – 4:42
5. Back on the Farm (Cousins) – 2:42
6. So Shall Our Love Die? (Cousins) – 3:39
7. Tokyo Rosie (Cousins) – 2:48
8. A Mind of my Own (Rod Coombes) – 4:33
9. Hanging in the Gallery (Cousins) – 4:32
10. The Promised Land (Chas Cronk) – 4:07

Bonus tracks

The 2008 reissue CD also lists the following:

11. Still Small Voice (Cousins) – 2:27
12. It's Good To See the Sun (Cousins) – 4:05

THE GOLDEN SALAMANDER

The bird had silver wings, my friends,
And reached out for the sky
It found its wings were broken,
It had lost the right to fly.
The pink- eyed salamander
Changed its colours for the day
It changed from white to purest gold
And left the stag at bay.

Now I am but a poor man
In the apple blossom state,
I choose to fly where'er I please,
The stag must needs a mate.

My golden salamander,
You must take me as I am.
I cannot change my colours,
I am but a simple man.

The golden salamander
Had become the rite of spring
The silver bird made promises
That scarcely meant a thing
They told the wicked huntsman
Where the stag had run to rest.
Now the elderly survivor
Knew this was not for the best

He opened up his heart
And prayed for peace for all mankind.
He asked a fortune teller
But found out that she was blind.

My golden salamander,
You must take me as I am.
I cannot change my colours,
I am but a simple man.

The clouds were passing over,
There was little sign of rain
The sun was slowly rising
From its slumberdown again.
The stag had run to cover
In a copse beside the lake
The huntsman broke the silence
And the birds began to wake.

The fortune teller smiled
As the survivor spoke of fate.
He thanked her for her interest
But knew it was too late.

My golden salamander,
You must take me as I am.
I cannot change my colours,
I am but a simple man.

A MIND OF MY OWN

Politician's fighting hard to win,
Getting a good position
So he won't have to lose again.
The battle's always on,
Working against disgrace,
He has to win you over.
Well it's always the case,
Ends up saving face.

Delegations, flying in, Happiest relations, Smiling faces, shaking hands.
The battle's always on,
Working against displacement.
They have to win them over,
If it's only a case
Of saving space.

No don't bother telling me,
I can see it for myself.
I was born with a mind of my own, And I intend to keep it free.

Still the seasons come and go,
Bad influences pile up,
Like the dirty driven snow.
Turn off the news, I really don't want to know.
If there was anywhere left to go,
Well I think I'd want to go,
'Cause I really don't like the show
 

Do you still believe them ?

Size : 108 MB
Bitrate : 320
MP3  HERE

 

Flac + 2 Bonus Tracks HERE