At the Little Theatre [Live]

Jacqui Mcshee, Pentangle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Park Records
• ASIN: B00004YL2N
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,866 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2000 release for the British folk-rock act. 12 tracks including, 'She Moved Through The Fair' and 'Jabalpur'. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clean, smooth and updated, August 6, 2001

By 

John Kuzava (Dearborn, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At the Little Theatre (Audio CD)

A very modern sound, yet still faithful to the roots for Pentangle. If the original band were still performing, they may well have followed a direction like this. The sound is mellow, with stong jazz overtones, providing a subtle link between the Folk style of old England and that of more contemporary jazz. Quite a beautiful album, and sonically very clean and well balanced.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant album, but it's not the classic sound, October 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: At the Little Theatre (Audio CD)

This live album is by a reformed 90s version of Pentangle that is fronted by Jacqui McShee, although other seminal members of the band's classic lineup (Jansch, Renbourn, etc.) are absent. The songs here, which include both new and classic material, are pleasant enough-- although Pentangle fans will notice that the sound has changed somewhat. It's become jazzier due to the presence of a sax player and a rhythm section that seems more inclined to groove-- and there are actually one or two songs that are jazzy torch songs, without any real folk evidence at all. (Most other tracks, though, still show the heavy folk influence). I can't honestly recommend this to someone who's unfamiliar with Pentagle-- just because it's not really representative of the band's over all sound, but confirmed fans will find it interesting. (In fact, the version of "Cruel Sister" here is sure to delight.)