Ian & Sylvia - Nashville '1968

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. The Mighty Quinn
02. Wheels On Fire
03. Farewell To The North
04. Taking Care Of Business
05. Southern Comfort
06. Ballad Of The Ugly Man
07. Ninety Degrees X Ninety Degrees
08. She'll Be Gone
09. London Life
10. The Renegade
11. House Of Cards

Like all of Ian & Sylvia's post-1965 albums from the '60s, on first hearing,
this is disappointing in comparison to their early folk albums, though it tends
to grow on one and offer some satisfactions upon closer inspection. The duo
recorded this in Nashville in early 1968, just as making albums in the city
started to become in vogue among rock musicians. Some of the cuts have an early
country-rock feel that did show them moving ahead artistically, though the pair
were not among the most distinguished country-rockers. A couple of covers of
songs from Bob Dylan's basement tapes, "Wheel's on Fire" and "The Mighty Quinn,"
got the most attention, and were the most country-rock-oriented of the tunes.
Sometimes, though, it was devoted to originals that leaned more toward the dual
harmonizing that was their forte, with mild rock arrangements. While such
efforts in this vein as "Taking Care of Business," "Ballad of the Ugly Man," and
"She'll Be Gone" were not among their most outstanding efforts, they were
characteristically pleasing. Ian Tyson's "House of Cards" had an earnest
foreboding not far in mood lyrically from "Wheel's on Fire," and like the cover
of guitarist David Rea's "90 Degrees by 90 Degrees," had some subtle
orchestration.

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