A Great Long While [Enhanced]

1. Stout Hearted

2. Mama

3. Chasing Away

4. Sinner

5. Pawn

6. Walnut

7. Blue & Grey

8. Utterly Addled

9. What Say You

10. I Tell Myself

11. Invisible

12. Cabin John

13. [CD-ROM Track] [Multimedia Track]

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A Great Long While [Enhanced]

Average customer rating:

This CD is great
Get it.. you won't regret it!
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Perfectly in Balance
What a great band... What a great disc

A Great Long While
Strangefolk
Manufacturer: Strangefolk
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004YL7A
Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

Stout Hearted
Mama
Chasing Away
Sinner
Pawn
Walnut
Blue & Grey
Utterly Addled
What Say You
I Tell Myself
Invisible
Cabin John
[CD-ROM Track] [Multimedia Track]

Customer Reviews:

This CD is great.......2001-10-19

A great addition to my Strangefolk Library. Unbelievable guitar work! Highly Recommend

Get it.. you won't regret it!.......2000-11-14

It's like we say in the Strangefolk scene... "You either get it or you don't". The CDs are a great introduction to Strangefolk's sound, but unless you've seen them live on stage... you're falling short of being able to truly appreciate the entire spectrum of talent that these boys have to offer.

I would recommend A Great Long While to anyone who's heard the name but hasn't seen them live yet. Keep in mind that what you're hearing on the album is just one side of what this band can do. The studio is where they can experiment, add effects and put a nice little polish on road-tested and approved favorites, but they'll sound different live. Regardless of how the songs change as they move from one arena to the next though, the talent is unmistakeable. Beautiful lyrics, goosebump-inducing harmonies and soaring guitar all perfectly blended together give you the signature sound that is Strangefolk. The songs on this album are a testament to the quality craftsmanship that goes into everything they write, and while the music is just as incredible in the studio setting... you HAVE to hear them live to really understand what they're all about.

These boys can tear it UP!! If you think Chasing Away and Pawn sound killer on the album, wait until you're there in person and they launch into a jam. You're gonna be groovin' so hard that you didn't think your body could do what it's doing! Their sound is infectious, it grabs hold of your soul and doesn't let go. Having been to well over 100 shows since I first saw them play in 1996, I speak from experience. Buy this album and then see them in person (check www.strangefolk.com for dates). You won't regret it =).

http://thisismodern.iscool.net.......2000-10-23

It's definitely been a great long while since we've had new music to listen to from Burlington, Vermont's own, Strangefolk. But, as of Seprember 12th we can finally say "they're back!" "A Great Long While," the eagerly anticipated follow-up to their 3rd album "Weightless In Water," is definitely their most diverse sounding disc. It leads off with 2 songs that get you back into the Strangefolk mood, by ressurecting their signature sound. The 3rd track and first single off the disc, "Chasing Away," brings you into their new sounding stuff. With sounds resonating from that of the later era of the Beatles, Strangefolk has done it again. They've created an array of tunes ranging from their classic jam rock style to psychedelic 70's rock to alt-county. By far the best song on the album is "What Say You." This song will be bouncing around inside your head for days after hearing only once. It's infectious guitars and cunning lyrics will be stuck in your brain until you become sick of it (which unfortunately won't happen because you can never get sick of Strangefolk). You can listen to the album from start to finish and you will still crave more. Unfortunately, this disc culminates an era for Strangefolk. It marked the departure of Strangefolk from Mammoth Records and the departure of founding member and vocalist/guitar-slinger Reid Genauer. Strangefolk will go on, however, by continuing to create an even funkier style of jamming. Who knows what lies in the future for these guys? Only they do. Let's just hope they pump out more of their crazy tunes soon!

Perfectly in Balance.......2000-10-21

This is a beautifully polished piece of work. Chasing Away is hair-raising and powerful, Pawn will bring anyone to their feet, Sinner will stay in your head all day and night, I Tell Myself brings you that country side of the folk, Blue and Grey shows their more serious side, and the version of an old classic, Cabin John will bring tears to your eyes. This album strikes a perfect balance between Strangefolk's musical diversity and stylistic differnces.

What a great band... What a great disc.......2000-09-26

I think I'm one of the only Strangefolk fans outside of New England... I've made the track from Chicago to Vermont the last two Labor Days to see these guys and they are worth all the gas, flat tires, Tim Horton's Coffee (I decided the Canadian Route is faster!) and everything else I went through... :)

Tracks:

Act One: Ov - Brewer CO/Rudolph Palmer
Act One: Chor: Ye Sons Of Israel, Ev'ry Tribe Attend - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
Act One: Recitative: Behold, My Friends, What Vast Rewards Are Giv'n - John Aler/John Ostendorf
Act One: Recitative: Matrons And Virgins, With Unweary'd Pray'r - Julianne Baird
Act One: Recitative: Caleb, Attend To All I Now Prescribe - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
Act One: Accompanied Recitative: So Long The Memory Shall Last - John Aler
Act One: Recitative: But Who Is He? - Tremendous To Behold! - D'Anna Fortunato
Act One: Recitative: Joshua, I Come Commission'd From On High - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes/John Aler
Act One: Recitative: To Give Command, Prerogative Is Thine - John Aler
Act One: Chor: The Lord Commands, And Joshua Leads - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
Act One: Accompanied Recitative: In These Blest Scenes - D'Anna Fortunato/Julianne Baird
Act One: Aria Da Capo: Hark! 'Tis The Linnet And The Thrush - Julianne Baird
Act One: Recitative: Oh Achsah! Form'd For Ev'ry Chaste Delight - D'Anna Fortunato/Julianne Baird
Act One: Fanfare/Recitative: The Trumpet Calls: Now Jericho Shall Know - D'Anna Fortunato/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
Act Two: Recitative: 'Tis Well! Six Times The Lord Hath Been Obey'd - John Aler
Act Two: March Of The Ark: Glory To God - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
Act Two: Recitative: The Walls Are Levell'd! Pour The Chosen Bands - John Ostendorf

Tracks:

Act Two: Aria: To Vanity And Earthly Pride - Julianne Baird
Act Two: Recitative: Let All The Seed Of Abrah'm Now Prepare - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
Act Two: Recitative: Joshua, The Men, Dispatch'd By Thee To Learn - John Ostendorf/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
Act Two: Recitative: Whence This Dejection? - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
Act Two: Recitative: Now Give The Army Breath - D'Anna Fortunato
Act Two: Recitative: Indulgent Heav'n Hath Heard My Virgin Pray'r - Julianne Baird
Act Two: Recitative: Surely I'm Deceiv'd! With Sorow I Behold- - John Ostendorf/D'Anna Fortunato
Act Two: Recitative: Brethren And Friends, What Joy This Scene Imparts - John Aler/John Ostendorf
Act Two: Solo And Chor: Oh! Thou, Bright Orb, Great Ruler Of The Day - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
Act Three: Chor: Hail! Mighty Joshua, Hail! - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
Act Three: Aria Da Capo: Happy, Oh Thrice Happy We - Julianne Baird
Act Three: Recitative: Caleb, For Holy Eleazar Send - John Aler/John Ostendorf/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
Act Three: Recitative: Oh Caleb, Fear'd By Foes, By Friends Ador'd! - D'Anna Fortunato/John Ostendorf
Act Three: Chor: Father Of Mercy, Hear The Prayer We Make - The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
Act Three: Recitative: In Bloom Of Youth, This Stripling Has Acheiv'd - John Aler/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes
Act Three: Recitative: Welcome, My Son! My Othniel Good And Great! - John Ostendorf/D'Anna Fortunato/Julianne Baird
Act Three: Recitative: While Life Shall Last, Each Moment Will Improve - D'Anna Fortunato/Julianne Baird
Act Three: Recitative: While Lawless Tyrants, With Ambition Blind - John Ostendorf/The Palmer Sgrs/Cynthia Richards-Hewes

Customer Reviews:

follow up.......2003-12-14

Oops, sorry, forgot about the soloists. John Aler has a brighter tenor sound, not as dark as Robert Tear, but the way he handles the recitative text is very similar. Both he an John Ostendorf are a little heavy on the vibrato for my taste, but their diction is not that much skewed by it. J. Ostendorf is a heavy, rich bass, which is striking when you first hear it against Aler's brighter lyric voice. It almost seems wooly, but he steers it away from any Wagnerian tendancies to create a striking bu handsome compliment. Baird is gorgeous- it's that simple. She is not my favorite, but she comes real close. With a voice reminiscent of Emma Kirkby and expression along the lines of Janet Baker, it's a refreshing treat among all these increasing Helden-Sopranos who think that baroque music gives them an excuse to through all delicacy out the window. Over all, this recording is more of a 4 1/2, and I think the most well balanced one may come across.

diamond in rough.......2003-12-14

The conductor may be no Raymond Leppard, but he's preferable by a great stretch than some of these other "new baroque" recordings out there where everything is a forte marcato allegretto. He maintains the baroque atmosphere, much like Harnoncourt's sound (is this he? I don't know who the conductor is). The chorus also has the baroque sound, but my goodness! Thank God for a chorus with proper vowels and a nice sound! Much better than some Deutsche Grammaphon choruses I've heard. If you like the Monteverdi Choir with Gardiner, you'd probably like this chorus as well (I myself am a choister and soloist specializing in oratorio and other such sacred music).

An occasional Haendel........1999-10-26

The enclosed booklet is too poor. The singers are only good (the best is the soprano). Only good also the conductor . In this way this Haendel's work seems a minor one. Is really so?