The Unauthorised Breakfast Item

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共10首歌曲

艺人: Caravan
语种: 英语
厂牌: Eclectic Discs
发行时间: 2004年12月07日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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by Dave Lynch

The 21st century version of Caravan is here to entertain the die-hard Canterbury heads, and at this late date listeners are served up a platter of new tunes by a bunch of amiable geezers -- and one comparative youngster -- who hope they aren't quite ready for the evening's fading light. Fans of the group should be pleased by some familiar names from the good old days of the '60s and '70s, who appear either as members of the core sextet or as special guests: Pye Hastings, Richard Coughlan, Geoffrey Richardson, Jan Schelhaas, Dave Sinclair, and Jimmy Hastings can all be heard at one point or another on the whimsically named The Unauthorised Breakfast Item, the 2004 CD whose title track references an apparent run-in of sorts with hotel restaurant staff when the band appeared at the 2002 NEARFest in Trenton, NJ. The well-produced ten-track CD includes a ten-page booklet filled with photos and lyrics to the eight non-instrumental tunes, and right from the get-go this might be a warning sign for Caravan fans of a certain age. For while various touches -- Sinclair's trademark fuzz organ keyboard tone during his solo at the conclusion of &Revenge,& Jimmy Hastings' lovely soprano sax during &Tell Me Why&'s closing vamp -- might get an old Caravan aficionado pumped up a bit, the fact is that this CD is filled with catchy yet conventional rock songs, some pretty balladeering, and lots of lead vocalizing by Hastings (whose somewhat understated singing style remains engaging and sounds basically unchanged from the early days, even if the booklet photos suggest he might be physically morphing into Bill Clinton).... Read More...

The Unauthorised Breakfast Item

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