Monday, March 9, 2015

IN THE VAULT 03/09/2015


It should come as no surprise that this week's album is Al Stewart's Modern Times.




The second side of the album was a mini-suite, with Apple Cider Re-Constitution and the title track bookending The Dark And The Rolling Sea, where Al takes a love story and weaves it into a tale of a mutiny on a seagoing vessel.




I love the imagery in these lyrics.




8 comments:

  1. Al Stewart's a new one for me. Love the song, love the lyrics, and Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times is one of my favorite movies (not related in the slightest, but still...). Gonna have to check this album out.

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    1. Bryan-check out my post from Saturday-you have to have heard that song.

      Or this one:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqZc7ZQURMs

      I also sent you an email about the vault...

      LC

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  2. Like ABFTS, I've not heard of Al Stewart. As I type this, the song you posted is playing. So, I don't have an opinion about that yet. So far... so good.

    I wanted to let you know that I commented on your comment over at Arlee's blog. I think you hit that nail on the head.

    When did this album come out? I'm trying to pinpoint the era by its "sound" and pretty much failing.

    Rarely do we pay attention to the warning signs. It's not until the water is lapping over the edges do we think, "Hey, I think there might be a problem here."

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    1. This album was 1975, but I am thinking you had to have heard of his two biggest songs-see my comment on Bryan's post-check out my earlier post and the link I left him.

      If you don't know those two songs, I will be stunned.

      I love the line "your oarsman stands with his knife in hand and his eyes spell mutiny"

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  3. Never heard this one before, but it's classic Stewart. Good stuff.

    Arlee Bird
    A to Z Challenge Co-host
    Tossing It Out

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  4. Lee-

    I think you would love Al's Past Present & Future album. Lots of historical imagery, and while it was the album before his Alan Parsons trilogy, it is still very well produced.

    LC

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  5. Do I need to say it?

    (That I love this song, not "I can't believe how many people don't know Al"!)

    ((Of course I used to be best friends with a girl who didn't know who KC and the Sunshine Band was. God, I feel old.))

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    1. I'm more surprised that the two songs (YOTC, TP) are unfamiliar. I have not turned on a radio for more than 20 years, which means I only hear it in some else's car (a rarity) or in places like the supermarket or the mall (not too frequent either) and I still hear those two songs a lot.

      Back when the Beatles "1" collection came out, I had a temp who did not know who the Beatles were. No lie. Talk about feeling old....and worrying about the future of America...

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