Barclay James Harvest

Barclay James Harvest, 1970

1. Taking Some Time On 5:30
2. Mother Dear 3:20
3. The Sun Will Never Shine 5:07
4. When The World Was Woken 5:50
5. Good Love Child 5:10
6. The Iron Maiden 2:42
7. Dark Now My Sky 12:05

 

1집은 인상적인 곡이 없다. 오케스트라도 들어가 있지만, 아직 효과적으로 접목되지 않았다. 12분짜리 긴 곡 Dark Now My Sky 에서 가능성이 보이긴 하지만, 아직까진 좋아할만한 곡을 완성하지 못했다.

 

밴드명은 멤버들이 고른 단어들을 조합해서 발음하기 좋게 배열했다고 한다.

 

The name for the band, according to The International Barclay James Harvest Fan Club, signifies nothing specifically. Having exhausted other possibilities, each of the band members wrote single words on pieces of paper which were drawn out of a hat one by one. All were rejected until only three were left: James, a man who used to sing with the band, Harvest because they were living in a farmhouse, and Barclay after Barclays bank, because they aspired to make money. These were then rearranged to get the best-sounding name - "Barclay James Harvest".

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Once Again, 1971

1. She Said 8:21
2. Happy Old World 4:40
3. Song For Dying 5:02
4. Galadriel 3:14
5. Mocking Bird 6:39
6. Vanessa Simmons 3:45
7. Ball And Chain 4:49
8. Lady Loves 4:07

 

전반적으로 감미로운 곡들로 가득 차 있다.

 

 

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Barclay James Harvest And Other Short Stories, 1971
1. Medicine Man 3:52
2. Someone There You Know 3:43
3. Harry's Song 3:49
4. Ursula (The Swansea Song) 2:51
5. Little Lapwing 4:54
6. Song With No Meaning 4:18
7. Blue John's Blues 6:45
8. The Poet 4:55
9. After The Day 4:48

 

아직까지는 도드라진 것은 없지만, 서서히 만들어 가고 있는 중이다. 심심한 Medicine Man, Someone There You Know 도 괜찮고, 명곡이 될 것만 같은 마지막 2곡 The Poet, After The Day 도 괜찮다.

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Baby James Harvest, 1972

1. Crazy (Over You) 3:58
2. Delph Town Morn 4:33
3. Summer Soldier 9:58
4. Thank You 4:11
5. One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out 5:49
6. Moonwater 7:01

 

유명한 Summer Soldier가 있는 앨범

 

 

 

 

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Everyone Is Everybody Else, 1974

1. Child Of The Universe
2. Negative Earth
3. Paper Wings
4. The Great 1974 Mining Disaster
5. Crazy City
6. See Me See You
7. Poor Boy Blues
8. Mill Boys
9. For No One

 

이 앨범에선 괜찮은 다수의 곡이 있다. 여기서부터 차트에도 올라가고, 대외적으로 성공을 했던 것 같다. 현재까지의 앨범들 중에선 가장 좋다.

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Time Honoured Ghosts, 1975

1. In My Life 4:30
2. Sweet Jesus 3:24
3. Titles 3:41
4. Jonathan 4:34
5. Beyond The Grave 3:57
6. Song For You 5:10
7. Hymn For The Children 3:32
8. Moongirl 4:39
9. One Night 5:08

 

잔잔한 발라드들로 구성된 앨범인데, 크게 인상적인 곡은 없다.

 

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Octoberon, 1976
1. The World Goes On 6:10
2. May Day 7:40
3. Ra 6:55
4. Rock ' N ' Roll Star 5:07
5. Polk Street Rag 5:19
6. Believe In Me 4:10
7. Suicide? 7:37