The Beau Brummels - Triangle

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Aug 6, 2017 Sold Date

Aug 1, 2017 Start Date

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Artikel Name: Triangle
Genre: Folk / Folklore Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: RHINO Titelanzahl: 11

Trackliste LP - 1

1. The Beau Brummels - Are You Happy? 2. The Beau Brummels - Only Dreaming Now 3. The Beau Brummels - Painter of Women 4. The Beau Brummels - Keeper of Time 5. The Beau Brummels - It Won't Get Better 6. The Beau Brummels - Nine Pound Hammer 7. The Beau Brummels - Magic Hollow 8. The Beau Brummels - And I've Seen Her 9. The Beau Brummels - Triangle 10. The Beau Brummels - Wolf of Velvet Fortune 11. The Beau Brummels - Old Kentucky Home

Beschreibung

The jewel in the Beau Brummels' crown, Triangle was an unexpected departure from the band's earlier hitmaking formula -- and demonstrated Ron Elliott's growing maturation as a songwriter. All the band's signature styles (folk, country swing, and Brit-pop) are still heard in the mix, but the tunes here assume an added aura of mysticism. Buried commercially by the likes of Sgt. Pepper, Triangle shared its premise of songs loosely united by a common theme -- in this case, a ruminative dream cycle (though to call Triangle a concept album might be overstating the case). The exquisite "Magic Hollow," graced by Van Dyke Parks' delicate harpsichord, was surely the LP's highlight. Plucked as a single, it barely dented the charts, yet remains one of the most beautiful tunes in the entire Brummels canon. The album's first five songs -- "Are You Happy," "Only Dreaming Now," "Painter of Women," "Keeper of Time," and "It Won't Get Better" -- form a surprisingly coherent and cohesive whole despite marked differences. "Dreaming"'s accordion transports the listener to Paris' Montmartre, while "Painter" suggests the shifting sands of the Middle East. Elliott's lyric imagery in these tunes and a third track -- "The Wolf of Velvet Fortune" -- is particularly striking, and Sal Valentino's richly expressive voice elevates all three to sublime heights. Too long ignored by rock cognoscenti, Triangle is (all hyperbole aside) a fine album that deserves to be heard by a wider audience. [In 2017, Triangle was reissued in a 50th Anniversary Summer of Love Exclusive LP edition on blue vinyl.] ~ Stansted Montfichet

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