@spiritofradio, we were talking fleetwood mac's "future games," which i'd rate as my second favorite behind "kiln house" and just ahead of "bare trees", though i'm occasionally persuaded that "then play on" is their pinnacle. @mammothguy54, i'm with you on "bridge of sighs"--it is one terribly-produced record. odd that no one rates james dewar among the great white soul singers, but he was pretty formidable. just been listening to the go-betweens "before hollywood." incredible record. |
Bridge of Sighs in my top 10 all time favorite records. I only have my OP and I guess I never noticed it was really that badly produced. It still conveys an atmosphere and so much feeling and soul so I guess somebody did something to get that across. It’s interesting, on a record like Layla, for example, the bad production is so bad I can’t play it on my good stereo. But records like Montrose or Bridge of Sighs I don’t really care. If somebody redid BOS to improve it I’d sure buy it though. |
@loomisjohnson James Dewar was the best! He was really shy and wouldn’t get out front so maybe the shallow inpercipients running the rock promotion mafia back then didn’t help. We know though. Who’s got a better voice to let microphones and a PA fill a stadium? I can’t think of one. He did it effortlessly. Thank you for the clarification on the Fleetwood Mac. I don’t know anything about that band. I see though that maybe Stevie Nicks wasn’t on that record so might give it a try. |
I was fortunate to have seen Robin Trower perform the Bridge Of Sighs concert in 1974, just after the album released. Roughly center stage and about 10 rows from the stage. Very memorable. Friday Music did a reissue but I have no idea if it was properly mastered/plated/pressed and if the SQ is much better. It's no longer available as new and I can find only two NM/M- used at $60 and $225 (some people are beyond ridiculous). Anyway, I'll keep one of my copies and give the other to my brother-in-law. I cherish the music and will listen at a lower volume. That always helps with lesser SQ albums. |
