Rock on

Rock on
Customer Review: Interesting more who’s on it rather than what’s on it
The Bunch LP was a one-off featuring a host of British folk-rock stars from the Fairport / Fotheringay axis covering old rock ‘n’ roll standards. Sometimes it works (e.g. the divine rendering of ‘When Will I Be loved’) and sometimes it doesn’t (e.g. ‘Nadine’, which is very lacklustre). It’s OK overall, but it’s no ‘Liege And Lief’, and the album is probably more notable for the musicians rather than for the music. Certainly, Fairport completists will want it but others should explore other Fairport spin-offs, such as Morris On, first.

Customer Review: At last.
I have looked on Amazon every three months or so for ages to see if this album has been released on CD. It was one of the trio favourites of mine that I still had to listen to on vinyl. “On The Beach” came out a while ago and now this classic comes along out of the blue.

Everything about this album is superb. The production is just murky enough to satisfy rockers and just clear enough for folkies to approve. The songs are all familiar yet in the treatment they get here they move into a different dimension - not necessarily better than Buddy Holly, Elvis, Chuck Berry and The Everlys etc, just different. The playing is just what is wanted for three minute classic songs. Every note has a purpose and there are practically no soloes. But the singing - ah, the singing. Sandy Denny and Linda Peters transform songs that men wrote and performed into beautiful pieces that both rock and have more than a hint of touching vulnerability. Who can listen to “When Will I be Loved?” and not be touched by joy and melancholy? Who can listen to “The Locomotion” and “Sweet Little Rock ‘n’ Roller” and not start dancing?

I can only repeat the advice of the previous reviewer. Buy the album and sing along.

All I want now to complete my trio is “Last of the Red Hot Burritos”.

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