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1 |
Call
Of The Wild |
2 |
intro
- kalimba |
3 |
Long Days Waiting |
4 |
intro
- colour rhyming |
5 |
Green Clothes |
6 |
Furies
(CD only) |
7 |
intro
- dreams |
8 |
Age of Miracles |
9 |
Replicator
Malfunction Blues |
10 |
Secret
Garden (CD only) |
11 |
Life,
Magic and Love |
12 |
intro
- sympathy vote |
13 |
Nobody
Loves Me (Like I Do) |
14 |
intro
- whistle repair |
15 |
Rainbow
Real |
16 |
intro
- alien |
17 |
The
Alien Jellyfish Song |
bonus
studio tracks |
18 |
Cry
For The Mountains |
19 |
Rainbow
Real - studio version |
20 |
Full
Circle |
21 |
Seems Like A Dream |
Chris
Conway - |
lead
vocals, acoustic 6 & 9 string guitars, tin whistles, kalimba,
piano, keyboards |
on
bonus tracks - |
Roger
Pugh - mandola, vocals - 18 - 21
Simon
Styring - electric
guitar, vocals - 20, 21 |
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All
the atmosphere and some classic chat from a classic solo
gig.
Recorded at 2 Filk festivals in front of 150 filkers who
were up for a good time. + 4 bonus studio tracks!
"He sounds totally at home in a live environment
with this recording cementing his reputation as a gripping
performer." - Musician Magazine
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background
Taken
from 2 solo concerts at filk conventions in Milton Keynes and Eastbourne. A fantastic
responsive audience.
It had been put to Christo by audiences that his solo gigs
were often quite funny occasions, whereas his albums were
usually serious and thoughtful. The concerts gave him the
opportunity to do his "silly" songs as he calls
them, his irresistable laid back onstage chat mixed with
solo versions of songs from recent albums as well as covers
of songs by well known filkers.
This album captures Conway the performer.
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influences
John
Sebastian, Paul Kantner, Country Joe McDonald, Jesse Colin
Young, Buffy Sainte-Marie
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trivia
Most
of this album was recorded at CCs first ever filk convention
- the act to open the convention hadn't turned up yet, CC
was unpacking his car, the committee spotted him and said
- "How would you like to go on NOW!" This began
CCs association with filk.
The
bonus tracks are remaining tracks from a German tour CD
made with Roger Pugh in '97. - other
tracks from his work with Roger Pugh can be heard on the
bonus tracks for Sounds Like Rain and on the Lost Tracks EP.
This is one of the few CC albums where he plays songs written
by others - CC wanted to feature other filkers work - Secret
Garden is by Talis Kimberley, Furies is by Andrea
Dale (who aslo features briefly on CCs Alien
Salad Abduction album where her phone message was used
on the track Deep Space Phone.
Cry for the Mountains can be heard instrumentally on Breathtaking as a jazz piece, and
on Sanctuary as a solo piano
piece.
A studio version of Replicator Malfunction Blues can be heard on the Deep Space Love album
A new live version of Green Clothes can be heard on the Live & Peace & Outer Space album.
CC's
fave track - Green Clothes
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| reviews |
Musician
Magazine - Keith Ames |
A
quality CD released to celebrate 20 years of concerts by
Chris, who is known both for his extensive recorded and
live output and as a valuable part of Vikki Clayton's band.
He has also recorded and toured with members of Fairport
Convention and Jethro Tull.
It is therefore hardly surprising
that he sounds totally at home in a live environment with
this recording cementing his reputation as a gripping performer. It's especially enjoyable to hear snatches of between song
patter which add so much to an entertaining solo set.
Stand-out
track - Rainbow Real.
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Time
Out Magazine |
Singer-songwriter
Chris Conway, whose recent album "Chris Conway - Live!"
was recorded live at two science fiction folk music conventions.
The mind boggles!
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Filklore - Paul Bristow |
"Heard
it. Love it. Wannit."
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Filklore -
Tim Walker |
"Absolutely
brilliant. The recordings have really captured the energy
of Chris' live performances and the sound quality is crystal
clear. If you hadn't seen the live performance you'd think
that the track with simultaneous vocals, *two* whistles
and a backbeat must have been either more than one person
or overdubbed - but it wasn't, jaws were dropping left,
right and centre!!! Chris is a real gem. He's a fantastic
musician, singer and lyricist and I for one have a shed
load of respect for what he can do."
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