Quote:
Originally Posted by troggg
While Pentangle isn't my personal cup of tea, I have no problem giving them credit for blazing new ground and going for something different.
|
TBH, when I used to see them every week at the Horseshoe club in London in 67/68, they got boring. Jacqui McShee's voice never did much for me (then), and the music seemed very inward-looking - like they were rehearsing rather than performing. It was a relief to see John Martyn, Stefan Grossman or Roy Harper instead.
But then I was only 18... I still needed an obvious wow factor from a performer.
I still don't like everything they did by any means, but when it worked it was great. Part of the problem was balancing the acoustic guitars with the bass and especially the drums. It seemed like Bert and John often had to overplay to make themselves heard. Bert Jansch strumming is not as interesting as Bert Jansch fingerpicking.
