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LTRN - Van Morrison ~ The Philosopher's Stone CD2
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Row-bear-tow said:
I am really impressed with the diversity of tastes in many of the regulars here...so many albums and bands posted on here that it inspires me to search out more and deeper appreciate what i am already familiar with.
I usually do it without beer as well...it takes from my music fund!
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Yeah, this is sort of like Grand Central station of the Music Forum.

I'm the Aussie bum on platform 13 that's sometimes here in the late hours, busking some Midnight Oil.
 
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'Dave Mason & Cass Elliot' by Dave Mason & Cass Elliot. Really nice Blue Thumb vinyl pressing at my indie yesterday. She cleaned up really well.

Cass Elliot had just quit the M&P's and Dave Mason had just left Traffic. Both were hanging loose and decided to join forces. Although Cass is relegated to mostly harmony vocals, she is an integral part of this album and it would be a much poorer effort without her. Sadly the partnership didn't last longer.

Ostensibly a Dave Mason solo album, this became one of his finest when he was coupled with Cass Elliot, a stroke of genius. Elliot's involvement is, while not suspect, somewhat limited. Although she provides excellent background vocals, she tends to get a little lost in the harmony stack. Nevertheless, this is a great moment for her too.


The album, though, is propelled by Mason's awesome songwriting talents, and tracks such as "On and On," "Walk to the Point," and several others bear this out. His guitar playing is some of his finest recorded work, especially the epic "Glittering Facade," where he layers acoustic and electric guitars with a scintillating effect. Elliot's "Here We Go Again" showcases her ability as a great lead vocalist, and Paul Harris provides some excellent keyboard and string arrangements, providing a glimpse of the fine work that was to follow in Stephen Stills' Manassas. Overall, this was a highly underrated album, but in the end, it is also one of the finest from the '70s.

AllMusic Review by Matthew Greenwald


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