1 + 2

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:07:40
2 LPs on 1 CD: THE HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS (1964)/THE HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS 2 (1965). Holy Modal Rounders: Steve Weber (vocals, guitar); Peter Stampfel (vocals, banjo, fiddle). Originally released on Prestige/Folklore (14031) and Prestige (7410). Includes liner notes by Peter Stampfel and Larry Kelp. Digitally remastered by Kirk Felton (1999, Fantasy Studios). Personnel: Peter Stampfel (vocals, banjo, violin, fiddle); Steve Weber (vocals, guitar). Audio Remasterer: Kirk Felton. Liner Note Authors: Larry Kelp; Peter Stampfel. Recording information: Berkeley, CA (12/11/1963-07/16/1964). Arranger: Steve Weber. Out of lockstep with most of the early '60s folk revival, the Holy Modal Rounders remain one of the era's true treasures. Like their friends the Fugs and Michael Hurley--all less Greenwich and more East Village--they were intent on blowing up accepted notions of folk, and scoffed at their contemporaries' rarified treatment of traditional material. They often rewrote lyrics and melodies to reflect their own modern, proto-stoner outlook and sang everything in a nasal harmony that at times came nerve-rattlingly close to atonal. Indeed, the duo--originally banjoist-fiddler Peter Stampfel and guitarist Steve Weber--achieved infamy by being the first band to use the word "psychedelic" in a recorded song--in this case, their gonzo cover of the Charlie Poole standard "Hesitation Blues." The Rounders could back up the outrageousness with impeccable chops--both instrumental and vocal--and an obvious love for hillbilly songs and spirit. HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS, VOL. 1 + 2 compiles their first two albums in one place, resequenced to reflect the band's original plan. The collection is a classic of freak Americana and features entertaining liner notes by Stampfel himself, as well as two unreleased tunes: "Soldier's Joy" and "Sugar in the Gourd."
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)