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1971: Barclay James Harvest una vez más

Contenido de esta entrada:

Introducción

El álbum Once Again

Créditos

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Sitio oficial de Barclay James Harvest: Barclay James Harvest (bjharvest.co.uk)

Facebook de Barclay James Harvest:  John Lees' Barclay James Harvest | Facebook


Portada del álbum Once Again

Introducción

En un anterior artículo comenzamos la historia de Barclay James Harvest, un grupo británico de rock progresivo fundado en Oldham en septiembre de 1969 por el bajista / vocalista Les Holroyd (n. 1948), el guitarrista / vocalista John Lees (n. 1947), el baterista / percusionista Mel Pritchard (1948-2004), y el tecladista / vocalista Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme (1947-2010).

Actualmente el grupo está en activo, pero con otros nombres desde 1999 llamados: Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd y John Lees' Barclay James Harvest.

En ese artículo comentamos sus dos primeros sencillos y su primer álbum homónimo publicado el 5 de junio de 1970 en el Reino Unido. Las críticas sobre su primer álbum fueron abrumadoramente negativas y las ventas tampoco acompañaron a pesar de la campaña realizada.

En este artículo continuamos su historia hasta la publicación de su segundo álbum Once Again

BJH

El álbum Once Again

Once Again fue el segundo álbum lanzado por Barclay James Harvest, el 5 de febrero de 1971. Como fue el caso con sus otros primeros álbumes, fue grabado con una orquesta completa. La grabación  tuvo lugar entre el 9 de octubre de 1970 y el 25 de noviembre de 1970 en los estudios EMI de Londres.

Incluye temas de carácter sinfónico y épico como "Song For the Dying", "She Said", and "Mocking Bird", junto con otros de carácter más melódico e intimista, como "Galadriel" y "Vanessa Simmons".

Este disco está considerado por muchos el mejor de BJH en esta época. Aparece en él el tema clásico Mockingbird, interpretado en prácticamente todos los conciertos de BJH desde 1971. Un par de años más tarde apareció una versión cuadrafónica de este disco.

En la canción "Galadriel", Lees tocó la guitarra Epiphone Casino de John Lennon, un evento que más tarde se relató en una canción del álbum de 1990 de la banda Welcome To The Show titulado "John Lennon's Guitar".

En una entrevista con Songfacts, Keith Domone (biógrafo oficial de Barclay James Harvest con su esposa Monika) dijo que John Lees escribió "Mocking Bird" en 1968 mientras vivía con los padres de su futura esposa, Olwen. La canción está basada en una frase musical de "Pools Of Blue", que escribió casi al mismo tiempo.

La portada fue diseñada por Latimer Reeves, basada en una sección ampliada del diseño de su primer álbum.

Contraportada del álbum

Como el álbum anterior no llegó a las listas y las ventas no acompañaron.

En la edición especial de Q & Mojo Classic ''Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock'', el álbum llegó al puesto #39 en su lista de "40 Cosmic Rock Albums"

Once Again fue remasterizado y reeditado por Harvest en 2002 con varios bonus tracks.

Contraportada del CD editado en 2002

Enlace al álbum completo: B̤a̤r̤clay J̤ames ̤H̤a̤r̤v̤est-̤ ̤O̤nce ̤A̤g̤a̤i̤n̤ ̤(̤1̤9̤7̤1̤)̤ ̤ Full Album

Lista de canciones: 

CARA 1

A1. "She Said" (Barclay James Harvest) – 8:21

Enlaces:






Letras:

She said, "Why don't you come and stay with me
Far away from people we know?
We could live our lives together
Happiness wherever we go"

And I will always love her
And I will always care
And I will always love her

Wasn't long before she grew tired of me
And the life she thought would redeem
All the love she'd thrown away as a child
All the things she thought she had seen

And I will always love her
And I will always care
And I will always love her

And I will always love her
And I will always care
And I will always love her

Versiones en directo:

Grabado en el programa de la BBC Radio 1, Bob Harris Show, el  5 Julio de 1971

Del álbum Live (1974): She Said (1974 Live Version)

Del álbum The 50th Anniversary Concert (2018): She Said (Live)

Portada del álbum Live

Mi opinión personal: 

Buen tema de rock progresivo.



A2. "Happy Old World"(Woolly Wolstenholme)– 4:40

Enlaces:





Letras:

Looking like something from out of space we came
Nothing much to look at, but did he complain?
He didn't mind us being here to live in peace and grace
What we're doing to him now could put us back in space
We're thinking like some creatures off the ocean floor
Losing sight of what we've really come here for
Can I be heard above the sounds of prejudice and hate?
Take time to look around before it gets too late

It's a happy old world
Give and take a bit
That's what you make of it
A happy old world
But I'm sorry to be leaving it
It's a happy old world
Give and take a bit
That's what you make of it
A happy old world
But I guess I still, I still believe in it
It's a happy old world

We're tearing up the rivers and a thousand streams
And highways, they're in places where they've never been
We're building towers in the sky and racing for the sun
Oh Lord, any eye can see what harm we've done
I need some help to get myself out of this maze
We can both just say goodbye and go our separate ways
My mind's not on this song I sing, my heart's not in the lines
Guess I'll go and kill myself, so would you kindly close the blinds

Oh a happy old world
Give and take a bit
That's what you make of it
A happy old world
But I'm sorry to be leaving it
It's a happy old world
Give and take a bit
That's what you make of it
A happy old world
But I guess, guess I still believe in it
It's a happy old world

  Mi opinión personal: 

   Tema decente de rock progresivo con bonito solo de piano.



A3. "Song for Dying" (John Lees) – 5:02

Enlaces:





Letras:

Two of them watched in the dawn's early light
And two of them died in the morning
Search not your soul if you want to be right
But two of them died in the morning

It's not for you we cry
No, not for those who die
It is only for their sons
Forget the lives of others who are gone

Two and by two in the dawn's early light
All went to die in the morning
Search not your souls for the truth and the right
For all went to die in the morning light

It's not for you we cry
No, not for those who die
It is only for their sons
Forget the lives of others who are gone

It's not for you we cry
No, not for those who die
It is only for their sons
Forget the lives of others who are gone
Forget the lives of others who are gone
Forget the lives of others
Forget your wives and mothers
Forget the lives of others who are gone

Videos:


Versiones en directo:

Del álbum Live at High Voltage Festival 2011

Portada del álbum Live at High Voltage Festival 2011

Mi opinión personal: 

Buen tema de rock progresivo.



A4. "Galadriel"(John Lees)– 3:14

Enlaces:

Barclay James Harvest ''Galadriel''

Galadriel

Galadriel by Barclay James Harvest.wmv

Barclay James Harvest - Galadriel (Vinyl)

Barclay James Harvest - Galadriel (1971)

Letras:

She comes up with the morning sun
And tells me life has just begun
Oh what it is to be young

And in the early evening light
She brings me flowers from the sun
Oh what it is to be young

And if you see her you will know
She's like a shadow
Falling softly on the snow

And in the early evening light
She brings me flowers for the night
Oh what it is to be young

Versiones en directo:

Del álbum Live (1974): Galadriel (1974 Live Version)

Del álbum Live at High Voltage Festival 2011

Mi opinión personal: 

Bonita balada relajante.


Videos:


CARA 2

B1. "Mocking Bird" (Lees) – 6:39

Fue publicado como sencillo con Vanessa Simmons en la cara B el 19 de marzo de 1971 en el Reino Unido. Se publicó en otros países com España y Alemania.

Portada del sencillo en España


Enlaces:






Letras:

Rain, sea, surf, sand, clouds and sky
Hush now baby, don't you cry
There's a mocking bird
Singing songs in the trees
There's a mocking bird
Singing songs just for you and me

Rain, sea, surf, sand, clouds and sky
Time will see your tears run dry
There's a mocking bird
Singing songs in the trees
There's a mocking bird
Singing songs just for you and me

There's a mocking bird
Singing songs in the trees
There's a mocking bird
Singing songs just for you and me

Rain, sea, surf, sand, clouds and sun
Bless the tears of love now gone
There's a mocking bird
Singing songs in the trees
There's a mocking bird
Singing songs, singing just for me

Versiones en directo:


Del álbum Live (1974): Mockingbird (1974 Live Version)

Portada del álbum Live Tapes

Mi opinión personal: 

Para mi un joya del rock progresivo.


Videos:


Concierto en Berlin el 30 de agosto de 1980:

En directo en el Town and Country Club, Londres 1992

Actuación en los Metropolis Studios el 4 de diciembre, 2010

B2. "Vanessa Simmons" (Lees) – 3:45

Enlaces



Letras

Vanessa Simmons, funny kind of name
Young and yet wise, only a child
Wake up in the morning, frown across your face
I know your name, but not your place
Wish I could show you how to live your life
But I'm not sure which one of us is right
God only knows the tears I've cried

Vanessa Simmons, funny kind of name
Have you got life wrong, is it just a game?
Wake up in the morning, find a friend at night
Friends are hard to find, especially at night
Wish I could show you how to live your life
But I'm not sure which one of us is right
God only knows, and He's the one that shows, the tears I've cried

And if I asked you for the sun, would you not say
"Light's not the only way to be"?
And if I asked you for your love, would you not say
"Love is not what you want from me"?
And would I not be right
To sit alone and wonder every night?

Vanessa Simmons, funny kind of name
Young and yet wise, only a child
Wish I could show you how to live your life
But I'm not sure which one of us is right
God only knows, and He's the one that shows, the tears I've cried

  Mi opinión personal: 

   Tema decente de rock progresivo.



B3. "Ball And Chain" (Wolstenholme) – 4:49

Enlaces:





Letras

If I had my way I would not be here
Not for one day, my leaving is clear
I've had my share of heartache and pain
For happiness I'm searching in vain
I've got to get rid of my ball and chain

For all of my life, the times they've been bad
And hard luck and strife, they're all I've ever had

I've had my share of heartache and pain
For happiness I'm searching in vain
I've got to get rid of my ball and chain

I've just got to be free
God in heaven, help me

If I had my way I would not, would not be here
No, not for one day, my leaving, my leaving is clear

I've had my share of heartache and pain
For happiness I'm searching in vain
I've got to get rid of my ball and chain
Help me
I've had my share of heartache and pain
For happiness I'm searching in vain
I've got to get rid of my ball and chain

Versiones en directo:

Del álbum Live at High Voltage Festival 2011

 Mi opinión personal: 

   Tema decente de rock progresivo.


B4. "Lady Loves" (Lees) – 4:07

Enlaces:

Lady Loves

Barclay James Harvest:-'Lady Loves'

Letras:

The lady loves, while she may
The lady loves, while she may
In the pale moonlight, or a sunny day
The lady loves, mmm she loves

The lady dreams, while she may
The lady dreams, while she may
In the pale moonlight, or a sunny day
The lady dreams, oh she dreams

She'll take your children by the hand
She'll lead them to the promised land
Holding hands and singing songs
In the smile on her face you just know she can't be wrong

The lady sleeps, while she may
The lady sleeps, while she may
In the pale moonlight, or a sunny day
The lady sleeps, oh she sleeps

She'll take your children by the hand
And lead them to the promised land
Holding hands and singing songs
In the smile on her face you just know she can't be wrong

She'll take your children by the hand
And lead them to the promised land
Holding hands and singing songs
In the smile on her face you just know she can't be wrong
She just can't be wrong

 Mi opinión personal: 

   Tema con aires country.

Mi opinión personal sobre el álbum: 

Es un álbum de escucha agradable y relajante. La primera vez que escuché a Barclay James Harvest me gustó mucho su música y sin que nadie me lo recomendará.


Créditos

John Lees – voz, guitarras, flauta dulce

Les Holroyd – voz, bajo,guitarras, teclados

Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme – voz, mellotron, teclados

Mel Pritchard – batería, percusión

Personal adicional

Alan Parsons – murchanga o arpa de boca en "Lady Loves"

Alan Parsons

La Orquesta Sinfónica Barclay James Harvest

Director de orquesta: Gavyn Wright

Director y Director Musical: Robert Godfrey

Ingeniero: Peter Bown


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