It's a new day, it's a dawning day
Right, now what to say about Home?
I bought this album because a friend of mine (Andy Georgiou) went on and on about how brilliant it was. And, in part, he was right - but it's an inconsistent album musically, in three parts.
The opening track (Dreamer) promises an album of hard electric rock with big harmonies, but then the rest of side 1 is mainly acoustic ballads. Mick Cook told me that 'Rise Up' was nearly used to advertise Cornfakes. Side 2 is another fettle of kish - it's always seemed to me to be a self-contained suite of atmospheric spacey progrock gorgeousness complete with bowed bass guitar.
The first album 'Pause For A Hoarse Horse' is a duff country-rock affair, the third album 'The Alchemist' was the band's favourite but didn't do anything for me - I always though of it as the audio version of the inside cover of Led Zep IV.
Laurie Wisefield went on to join Wishbone Ash, Cliff Williams joined AC/DC, Mick Stubbs (I think) died, and Mick Cook joined the Groundhogs and then cleaned my mum's windows.
01 - Dreamer
02 - Knave
03 - Fancy Lady Hollywood Child
04 - Rise Up
05 - Dear Lord
06 - Baby Friend Of Mine
07 - Western Front
08 - Lady Of The Birds
HOME - Home
01 - Dreamer02 - Knave
03 - Fancy Lady Hollywood Child
04 - Rise Up
05 - Dear Lord
06 - Baby Friend Of Mine
07 - Western Front
08 - Lady Of The Birds
posted by Witchseason at 10:39 am
14 Comments:
I think it's a great album.
There is a fourth one: Live BBC Sessions.
Great post!
Thanx dude! You wouldn't happen to have their other albums by any chance, wudya?
Great post - thank you very much.
Wonderful stuff..!!
I've been after this album for ages - thanks very much.
I have Alchemy :)
Any chance of getting the BBC Sessions - I didn't know that existed.
Greetings from Sarf West London :O)
This is the only Home album that I still have, because it's the only one I really liked - the others may be in my loft somewhere but I've no idea where. Sorry.
Thanx I used to own this album back in the early seventies, been searching for it.
René
The Netherlands
Listening to the Home album on CD now. Used to have it on vinyl and then tracked it down on CD a few years ago. Discovered your blog via a Google search for info on the band. I still like the album a lot - although nostalgia may colour the listening experience!
Man - Greasy Truckers Party would be great to hear again. I've got the vinyl but I didn't keep my turntable! Great blog. BIG Steve
Link is dead.
Please, could you reupload this?
Please, could you reupload this? I need this too.
hi out there!
i guess there is a 5th home album...some bloger say its a fouth studio album, but it only exists as testpressing. i guess it is true because i got a promo single "greeneyed fairy"
so if anyone got the testpressing please write!! :)
thanx
Thanks VERY much to Mr Witchseason for all the various uploads, especially the Marmelade 100% proof, but as he has not been able to reupload this one I eventually tracked it down at the following address
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=14FZFV5E
contains both Home - Home album and also Pause for a Hoarse Horse
hi witchseason
good critique on the album. I have the 3 LPs and the BBC session CD and think the band grew in style and talent album by album. Yes I have read in many places they recorded a 4th studio album (some reviews say their best effort) but they broke up when Laurie Wisefield left for Wishbone Ash. would love to find a downlad of the 4th or get a email underway to get Sony to release finally it. thanks for your site very enjoyable
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