Barclay James Harvest – Once Again (1971/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Barclay James Harvest – Once Again (1971/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:29 minutes | 817 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Parlophone UK

Regarded as one of their strongest efforts, Once Again was released by Barclay James Harvest in 1971. The album was produced by Norman Smith.

The band’s follow-up still finds it working very much in the vein of orchestral rock, largely driven by Stewart Wooly Wolstenholme’s keyboards and the presence of the London Symphony Orchestra. The reach of the music exceeds the grasp of the lyrics, though – they lack the cold oracularity of Peter Sinfield or the allusive cleverness of Peter Gabriel. Still, there’s some fine compositions here. “She Said” turns upon a keening opening Mellotron riff to develop into a slow-four dirge. “Song for Dying” shows off the band’s fine ability at vocal harmonies, while the later concert standard, “Mocking Bird,” shows a dramatic evolution from pensive acoustic guitar to a full-blown orchestral attack.

Tracklist:

01. Barclay James Harvest – She Said (08:21)
02. Barclay James Harvest – Happy Old World (04:39)
03. Barclay James Harvest – Song For Dying (04:48)
04. Barclay James Harvest – Galadriel (03:16)
05. Barclay James Harvest – Mocking Bird (06:43)
06. Barclay James Harvest – Vanessa Simmons (03:48)
07. Barclay James Harvest – Ball And Chain (04:51)
08. Barclay James Harvest – Lady Loves (03:59)

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