The 25th album from this band from Great Britain.
The band was a trio with a lineup of accordion, acoustic guitars, dulcimer, mellotron, organ, piano and vocals.
Some guests added bass, percussion, drums, guitars and vocals.
David Cousins, the band founder and owner, cleared out some old veterans from the band and continued the band as a trio. A controversial move.
The band has been around since the end of of the 1960s and is now winding down... from what I have heard. Life has an end, indeed.
The soundscape is a bit stripped down on this album. But very few bands has done and still does folk rock like Strawbs. This is easily one of the five best bands ever to come out of this scene. The likes of Sandy Denny and Rick Wakeman started their careers in Strawbs.
The music is a bit light and fluffy on this album. This album is not their finest moment. Nevertheless, the quality is still somewhere between decent and good.
David Cousins deserve a lot of credit for releasing albums as this in this day and age.
2.5 points
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