Strawbs

Strawbs - Preserves Uncanned (2023) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Nov. 17, 2023

Strawbs - Preserves Uncanned (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:47:54 | 640 / 247 Mb
Genre:Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Folk Rock, Classic Rock

One of the unsung British progressive bands of the early 1970s, the Strawbs differed from their more successful compatriots – the Moody Blues, King Crimson, Pink Floyd – principally in that their sound originated in English folk music rather than rock. Their transformation from acoustic bluegrass outfit to progressive folk-rock innovators was an impressive feat, and they hit their stride with gems like 1972's Grave New World and its follow-up, Bursting at the Seams. As the '70s wore on, the Strawbs' career began to falter with ongoing lineup and label changes marring their progress. They survived a breakup at the end of the decade and went on to enjoy a robust revival in the mid-'80s that, while not quite up to the level of their peak years, helped carry them and their fans into the 21st century. The Strawbs of the 2000s were particularly prolific, delivering an array of studio albums with highlights like 2005's Painted Sky and 2009's The Broken Hearted Bride. Over the years, the group has managed to remain stylistically adventurous even on late-period outings like 2021's Settlement, released over 50 years after their debut, and 2023's The Magic of It All, featuring songs written for a film about the band's following in South Africa.

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VA - Strawbs - A Taste Of Strawbs 5 CD Box Set (2006) Music

Posted by Discograf_man at July 20, 2015

VA - Strawbs - A Taste Of Strawbs (2006)
Folk Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock, Prog Rock | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 923 Mb
Label: Witchwood Media | Release Year: 2006

A Taste of Strawbs is a box-set album by Strawbs. Instead of being a "best of" album, the compilers (Dave Cousins and Dick Greener) have attempted to present alternative versions of some well known songs plus some previously unreleased material.

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Strawbs - The Magic Of It All (2023) [Official Digital Download] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at July 14, 2023

Strawbs - The Magic Of It All (2023) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 38:37 minutes | 598 MB
Rock | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

And so, here we all are, just four weeks to go before Strawbs make their last ever live appearance at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention, and Dave Cousins and Co. have provided us with a blistering new collection of songs which celebrate the (almost) 60 years of the band’s life and demonstrate that these old fellas still have a few new tricks up their collective sleeve.

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The Strawbs - Legends Live in Concert (2020) Music

Posted by delpotro at July 28, 2020

The Strawbs - Legends Live in Concert (2020)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 329 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 111 Mb | 00:48:26
Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock | Label: Renaissance Records

One of the better British progressive bands of the early '70s, the Strawbs differed from their more successful compatriots – the Moody Blues, King Crimson, Pink Floyd – principally in that their sound originated in English folk music rather than rock. Founded in 1967 as a bluegrass-based trio called the Strawberry Hill Boys by singer/guitarist Dave Cousins, the group at that time consisted of Cousins, guitarist/singer Tony Hooper, and mandolinist Arthur Phillips, who was replaced in 1968 by Ron Chesterman on bass.

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Strawbs - The Complete Strawbs: Live at Chiswick House (1998) Music

Posted by uff at April 12, 2013

On August 29, 1998, the Strawbs gave an unusual concert at Chiswick House in West London that featured several different lineups of the band, though Dave Cousins was the constant on-stage presence as the principal singer. Much of the show was issued on CD in 2000 under the title The Complete Strawbs, 2000 (Chiswick '98 Live). This 90-minute DVD includes performance footage of all 14 of those tracks, as well as a couple of songs ("Stormy Down" and "Blue Angel") that didn't make it onto that disc. Considering that the video was assembled from footage from a couple of cameramen with mini DV camcorders augmented with some additional home video footage, the audiovisual quality is very good, though the camera angles are basic.

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Strawbs - Settlement (2021) Music

Posted by v3122 at July 18, 2021

Strawbs - Settlement (2021)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Esoteric Antenna, EANTCD 1087 | RU | ~ 357 or 132 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 5.25 Mb
Folk Rock, Prog Rock

For a band that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019, Strawbs still sound amazingly spry on Settlement. That’s a testament to both their staying power and their ability to transcend genres to create music that relates to the world in which we are currently trapped. Dave Cousins assembled a lineup of old hands, Dave Lambert on guitar, bassist Chas Cronk, and Tony Fernandez on drums, all veterans of the classic Strawbs bands of the ‘70s…

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Sandy Denny & The Strawbs - All Our Own Work: The Complete Sessions (Remastered) (1973/2010) Music

Posted by Rtax at Nov. 13, 2021

Sandy Denny & The Strawbs - All Our Own Work: The Complete Sessions (Remastered) (1973/2010)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 545 MB
1:04:43 | Folk Rock | Label: Witchwood Media/Storyville

These historic recordings have every claim to be called the first British folk-rock album. 'All our own work' , comprising all original material, was recorded in Copenhagen in July 1967. Fairport Convention recorded their first album in November 1967 with Judy Dyble as their female singer; they did not start recording with Sandy Denny until June 1968. 'All our own work' has been shrouded in mystery for years. The sleeve-notes on the original release mistakenly claimed that the album was recorded in 1968. It was not released until 1973, to cash in on the Top Ten successes of Strawbs, and sold 65,000 copies. This new release dispels the myths. The booklet contains extracts from Dave Cousins diary with the full time-line; the original black and white sleeve photograph has been re-coloured; there are previously unheard songs. 'All our own work' contains the first recording of Sandy Denny's immortal 'Who knows where the time goes?' , which Judy Collins subsequently used as the title track of her 1968 album after hearing All our own work ! The first full CD release of the first British folk-rock album the complete sessions, remastered. 24 tracks - the original album, out-takes and demos plus three previously unreleased demos.

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The Strawbs - Acoustic Strawbs: Live in Toronto at Hugh's Room (2004) Music

Posted by v3122 at March 15, 2018

The Strawbs - Acoustic Strawbs: Live in Toronto at Hugh's Room (2004)
DVD5: NTCS 4:3 (720x480) VBR | Dolby AC3, 2 ch, 320 kbps
Folk Rock, Progressive Rock | Witchwood Media | 01:13:03 | ~ 4.26 Gb

Singer/songwriter Dave Cousins with guitarists Dave Lambert & Brian Willoughby played four sell-out shows at Hugh's Room in Toronto in 2003, the last of which was filmed for this release. Also includes a specially filmed documentary featuring Cousins visiting West London locations significant to The Strawbs history.

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Strawbs - Live In Gettysburg: Rites Of Spring Festival 2016 (2017) Music

Posted by v3122 at June 20, 2017

Strawbs - Live In Gettysburg: Rites Of Spring Festival 2016 (2017)
DVD5: NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR, Auto Letterboxed
Dolby AC3, 2 ch, 192 kbps / Dolby AC3, 6 ch, 384 kbps
Progressive Rock | 00:58:16 | ~ 3.08 Gb

2016 was a major turning point for STRAWBS. Prestigious ROLLING STONE magazine listed the band's Hero and Heroine as one of the 50 greatest prog rock albums of all time. STRAWBS headlined RoSFest (The Rites of Spring Festival) - North America's Premier International Progressive Rock Festival - in Gettysburg, the city where Abraham Lincoln made his historic address to the nation…

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Strawbs - Dragonfly (A&M 87 992 ET) (GER 1970) (Vinyl 24-96 & 16-44.1) Vinyl & HR

Posted by luckburz at Aug. 9, 2010

Dragonfly is a studio album by English band Strawbs. It contains the lengthy and rather progressive ballad "The Vision of the Lady of the Lake" describing the hardships of a boatman who encounters and battles all kinds of mystical creatures on a lake, with a sword that was given to him by the lady of the lake.

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