Sweet Child

Sweet Child Artist: Pentangle
Label: Valley Media, Inc
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 602923663326
EAN: 0602923663326
ASIN: B00004W59N


Release Date: 2000-08-29

Related Categories:

British Folk British Folk
Related | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
General General
Related | Folk | Styles | Music
Britain Britain
Related | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
Folk Rock Folk Rock
Related | Rock | Styles | Music
General General
Related | Rock | Styles | Music

Tracks:

  1. Market Song
  2. No More My Lord
  3. Turn Your Money Green
  4. Haitian Fight Song
  5. A Woman Like You
  6. Goodbye Pork-Pie Hat
  7. Three Dances: Brentzel Gay/La Rotta/Earlesbury
  8. Watch The Stars
  9. So Early In The Spring
  10. No Exit
  11. The Time Has Come
  12. Bruton Town
  13. Sweet Child
  14. I Loved A Lass
  15. Three Part Thing
  16. Sovay
  17. In Time
  18. In Your Mind
  19. I've Got A Feeling
  20. The Trees They Do Grow High
  21. Moon Dog
  22. Hole In The Coal

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Classic Double-Album reissued on CD at Last........2001-04-14

I remember playing my LP, and English import, 'till the scratches made it barely listenable. I came to love every track on the album. It's their best, I think.

5 out of 5 stars The Sweetest.......2000-10-23

Pentangle was the perfect name for this group: 5 diverse musicians merged into a perfect, magical, whole. And of all of their albums, this is the perfect, magical, one to own. Showing their virtuosity in every music genre, both live and in the studio, "Sweet Child" is Pentangle's tour de force and stands out not only its own genre, but as one of the best albums in any genre from the 70s. "Sweet Child" is, without a doubt, number one on my 'If I were stuck on an island' list. You will not regret purchasing this album!

5 out of 5 stars very sweet.......2000-09-24

When "Sweet Child" was originally released in 1968 it was a double album, with one of the two discs featuring live performances at Royal Albert Hall. I confess to never quite taking to the live disc (the sound seemed a bit dull), but the studio disc was great, a perfect continuation of their first album. Again, everyone gets to shine individually, and the influences range from classical ('Three Part Thing') to jazz ('I've Got A Feeling') to folk ('Trees They Do Grow High'). Splendid guitar work by Jansch and Renbourn abounds ('Hole in the Coal,' 'Sweet Child,' 'In Time,' etc.), as does tasty accompaniment by Cox (note the hand drums on 'Moondog') and Thompson, and individual guitar accompaniments (Jansch on 'I've Got a Feeling' and Renbourn on 'Trees They Do Grow High'). McShee sounds great throughout. This album solidified the group's reputation, and like the rest of their material from the period still sounds good.

3 out of 5 stars A Progressive Mix of British Folk-Rock, Jazz, Blues and Pop.......2000-09-12

British Folk-Rock receives limited attention in the U.S., and what little is given to this "niche" genre goes almost exclusively to the Fairport Convention, and rightly so. But the Pentangle's Sweet Child is another deserving example of a delightful blending of American Rock with tradition English Folk music. The sweet and beautiful voice of Jacqui McShee is the center of the majority of Sweet Child. Yes, she sounds quite similar to Sandy Denny, but her pitch is higher, and her delivery has an exotic quality. McShee's a Capella, `So Early In The Spring,' is majestic. Bert Jansch and John Renbourn are both gifted guitarists. The interaction of Jansch and Renbourn lacing their lines together into one heavenly sound is thrilling (No Exit, Sweet Child, I've Got A Feeling).

Folk-Rock is an oversimplification of Sweet Child: the album includes a progressive mix of French dance numbers (Three Dances), jazz (Haitian Flight Song), blues (No More Lord, Turn Your Money Green) and pop (Watch The Stars). The Pentangle's impressive compositional and instrumental skills are clearly apparent on Sweet Child. The album is a worthwhile musical adventure outside of America, and a successful Folk-Rock experiment.

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  2. Route 50: Driving New Roots for Fifty Years ~ Various Artists
  3. Demi Paradise ~ Albion Band
  4. New York Night ~ Richard Dobson
  5. Northern Country ~ Peggy Atwood
  6. Renegade of the Light Brigade ~ Peggy Atwood
  7. Survival ~ Stefanie Fix
  8. Live Abroad ~ Amazing Blondel
  9. Bottom Belle ~ African Rhythm Messengers
  10. Celtic Heart: New Songs from the Soul of Ireland ~ Various Artists

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Midnight America ~ Milagro Saints

Redemption ~ Vomitory

King of All Kings ~ Hate Eternal

Live at the Acropolis ~ Kodo

Tributo a los Grandes Luis Miguel ~ Various Artists

The Thing Called Life ~ Ghosthouse

Didgeridoo Tracks ~ Andrew Langford

Meet Joe Black: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ~ Thomas Newman

Angel Heart ~ Original Soundtrack

Remixes ~ The S.U.N. Project