High Seas

Artist: Cousins & Conrad
Label: Witchwood Media
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

EAN: 5065000199258
ASIN: B0009IE77U

Release Date: 2005-06-30

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Tracks:

Call to Action
Deep Inside
Rose
On the Horizon
Deep in the Darkest Night
Moon and Stars
My Oh My My
It's Just My Way Of (Loving You)
Not Another Day
Haiku
Feng Shui Symphony

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Customer Reviews:

Best Strawbs album that isn't a Strawbs album.......2006-08-08

Having no idea who Conny Conrad was I never got around to this until now, despite being a big fan of the Strawbs and Dave Cousins. I figured it was an acoustic folk collaboration. Man, did my jaw drop when the first track, Call to Arms, came on. This is the heaviest, proggiest song that Cousins has been involved with since the Strawbs days of HERO AND HERIONE and GHOSTS. Right down to the mellotron (or damned good imitation of one) the song echoes back to anthems like "Down by the Sea", and has one of the most impassioned vocals Cousins has delivered since "Grave New World". But what about the rest of the album? The songwriting is all very strong, with really great melodies. I find it much more satisfying than DEJA FOU, the last "real" Strawbs album. The only drawback (and the reason for 4 instead of 5 stars) is the production - the mix is murky and Cousins' voice gets completely buried in a few cases (what the hell is he saying on "Haiku"?). Other tracks feel like demos, with off the rack synth sounds filling in for what should have been real strings or other instruments. Nevertheless, if you ever enjoyed the powerprog days of the Strawbs or Cousins at the top of his game don't miss this album! It's a great surprise! (And I'd mention more about Conrad, but I still don't know who he is! On the merits of this I'll do some investigating and find out though!)

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In Sight

Rage for Order ~ Queensr%C3%BFche

Soul Sacrifice/Statik Majik ~ Cathedral

Best Of: Champions Of Rock ~ UFO

Pakiam ~ Rajamani

Navigatoria ~ Akiko Shikata

Immortal Collection ~ Signal Aout 42

Some Dusty ~ Birdie

Gummo (1997 Film) ~ Various Artists

Got to Find a Way ~ Faze Action