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Fairport Convention - Meet on the Ledge: The Classic Years (1967-1975) Audio CD

A fair review of the Fairport Convention "Meet on the Ledge: The Classic Years (1967-1975)" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Fairport Convention reviews here, or go back to the Fairport Convention tabs.

Fairport Convention Band: Fairport Convention
Title: Meet on the Ledge: The Classic Years (1967-1975)
Rating:
Release Date: 1999-07-27
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Chelsea Morning 2: Fotheringay 3: Mr. Lacey 4: Book Song 5: I'll Keep It with Mine 6: Tale in Hard Time 7: Meet on the Ledge 8: Genesis Hall 9: Sailor's Life 10: Who Knows Where the Time Goes? 11: Percy's Song 12: Come All Ye 13: Matty Groves 14: Tam Lin 15: Crazy Man Michael 16: Farewell, Farewell 17: Now Be Thankful 18: Bonny Bunch of Roses [#] 19: Walk Awhile 20: Sloth 21: Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 22: Journeyman's Grace 23: John Lee 24: Rosie 25: Plainsman 26: Hexhamshire Lass 27: Polly on the Shore 28: Bring 'Em Down 29: Rising for the Moon 30: White Dress 31: Stranger to Himself 32: One More Chance

Disappointed
I think that the only original member of the band remaining is Simon Nicol. I guess that in my mind, Fairport Convention still contains the line up of the Liege and Leif album. I miss Dave Swarbrick's fiddle (though the guy who replaced him for this performance was pretty close), and I think Dave Mattacks on drums is a great loss. Alas, though I knew that many things had changed, I was disapponted at the way familiar songs has been rearranged, plus to some extent, the material chosen for this CD. I'll be more selective next time.


CD TITLE / REVIEWS CONFUSED
THERE iS A TWO DISC AND A SINGLE DISC VERSION OF THIS PRODUCT. . . THIS SITE IS FOR THE TWO DISCER buT MANY OF THE rEVieWS ARE FOR THE SINGLE dISC. . . . . . . . . . OH WELL. . . . . . . . . . . I JUST GOT THE TWO DIsC VERSION. . . . . IT IS WONDERFUL. . . . . a LOVELY ROMP THRu THE CONVENTION'S HEYDAY AND THEIR MUSICAL SPECTRUM. . . . . . . . WITH GEMS ANd WORTHY LISTENS APLENTY & A SPARSE COlLECTION OF NEITHER .


READ the DESCRIPTION -- all reviews so far are for the wrong CD!


This is NOT "Meet on the Ledge: The Classic Years" which ia two-disc anthology of studio recordings from the 1960's and 1970's. As the description says, this is a single-disc live recording from 2002.

FYI.
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Review from a new Fairport listener
Although there are a few great moments here and there, most of this stuff comes across as uninspired and twee. Having just listened to this collection for the first time I have to conclude that I'm not a Fairport fan. The collection gets progressively duller as it goes. Fairport strikes me as a blend of Tull, The Birds and Planxty, all of whom were far more inspired IMHO. If you're a fan, my apologies, if not you may want to seek other sources of entertainment, for example:The Planxty Collection.


Even if you don't love this anthology...
. . you may still become a Fairport fan. I saw a mid-70s incarnation of F. C. (not heavily represented in this set) and became a convert. I've spent a good deal of the time since digging back (and tunneling sideways) while following the band through uncounted (by me, anyway) line-ups. About half of the tracks here are not the ones I would have chosen for an introduction to the band but I suppose you have to start somewhere.


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