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vERTIGO 6360043 mint-
Melody Maker — August 21st 1971
Tudor Lodge “Tudor Lodgeâ€The image the trio projects and the music played have always contained gentility and fluidity. Their songs have relied on harmonies rather than melody lines. In order to strengthen the impact of their music, a surplus of instrumentation has been added on this album. More often than not, this is superfluous. Its benefit is that it does draw attention to an essential fault. That is that there is a lack of aggression and variation of mood within the basic framework of the music, and however many third clarinets and second oboes are added they cannot compensate for this. It may be argued that this is a matter of personal preference, but really any music must have its climaxes, its ascents and descents. In providing these, “The Lady’s Changing Home†is one of the best tracks. If more of the album had relied on the guts of a rock accompaniment then it would have been improved. Alternatively the simple, determined guitar instrumental “Madeline†played by Lyndon Green is a relief after the flowery musical competence which characterises parts of the record. For all but a few genii, eccentrics and storytellers, the task of a song writer is to epitomise what is generally known anyway. Against this yardstick can be measured the success or failure of a song. John Stannard’s “I See A Man†for instance, demonstrates that old soldiers never die, they are just forgotten. But his lyrics, with their device of situating the singer and the listener on a distant observation post, are apt to touch patronage in their search for sympathy and righteousness. The subject matter of their songs is overwhelmingly environmental, as in “Forest†and “Recollection†impressions of nature, and as such, not as memorable as a storyline or specific situation. Even the one song not written by a member of this group falls victim to this. Ralph McTell’s “Kew Gardens†is ephemeral and trivial compared with so much of his creation. In a more positive vein, there are good qualities in the record. There are refreshing tunes and effective lyrics, and the two are seldom united with such success as in Ann Steuart’s “Two Steps Back.â€
—Andrew Means
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