Broken Hearted Bride

Strawbs | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Witchwood Media
• ASIN: B001EKTF56
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,646 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Call to Action

2. Christmas Cheer (Everything's Going to Be Alright)

3. Too Many Angels

4. The Broken Hearted Bride

5. Shadowland

6. Through Aphrodite's Eyes

7. Dee in the Darkest Night

8. You Know as Well as I

9. Everybody Knows

10. Action Replay

11. We'll Meet Again Someday [Retro Track]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Strawbs album since Ghosts, January 30, 2009

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Jim Panzee (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Broken Hearted Bride (Audio CD)

This is the best Strawbs album since their creative peak in the early-mid 70s.

The first four tracks are all terrific: driving, creative, complex progressive rockers. They were written by Dave Cousins, who's at the peak of his form here. The energy level isn't quite as high after that, although all of the Cousins' songs on the album are good, and I liked Dave Lambert's Shadowlands too.

The overall sound is closer to Hero and Heroine or Ghosts than any of the albums since, possibly because John Hawken is back on board and heavily featured on the best tracks. If you liked those albums, you'll also like this one.

Although I note the existence of a dissenting opinion among these reviews, like many I thought that Deja Fou was a letdown, and wondered if the Strawbs were still able to create decent songs. I needn't have worried. On this evidence, there is a lot of great music left in the band.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Back To The Classics, November 1, 2008

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Doc K "the rock & roll Dentist" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Broken Hearted Bride (Audio CD)

4 1/2 stars might be a truer number, but still a surprisingly strong return to form for a band who seemed to be going through the motions on their last album. Yes, there is a dirth o'mellotron, but there are some nice tasty keys here and Dave Cousins is in great voice. That being said, it's Dave Lambert's screaming lead guitar that really is the highlight of many of the songs (especially on his own "Shadowland" and Chas Cronk's "Everybody Knows"). The epic "Through Aphrodite's Eyes" could easily have come from Hero & Heroine. Another classic track is "Christmas Cheer" that has the 'chorus of hundreds' sound a la "Glimpse Of Heaven" from the old days. A nice remake of the old number from Dragonfly "We'll Meet Again Sometime" closes out the set and makes you hope that the full electric Strawbs head to middle America for some shows. Rarely do reunions of old bands work this well.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best recent studio album, November 9, 2008

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W. Schmidt (Beaverton, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Broken Hearted Bride (Audio CD)

Like the previous reviewer I agree this album comes closest in spirit and strong material to the vintage prog Strawbs. It also sounds much better than their other recent efforts, the production being dense but clear with a good deal of punch. Sounds great on a quality mp3 player. "Call to Action" was originally featured on the Dave Cousins / Conny Conrad album "High Seas", and I admit I prefer that version. It's a bit more "proggy", with faux Mellotron and a bit stripped down. However, this version with violin and more instrumentation is also good, a testament to the quality of the song. It's one of Cousins' best in a long time, but the whole album is quite satisfying. Give it a try. Also agree 4 1/2 stars is more accurate.