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Bright Phoebus [Reissue] Image
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  • Artist(s): Lal Waterson, Mike Waterson
  • Summary: The reissue of the 1972 studio release from the British folk duo was remastered by David Suff and Marry Waterson (daughter of Lal).
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  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
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  1. Aug 3, 2017
    100
    Finally, this disturbing masterwork’s moment in the sun. Phoebus be praised.
  2. Aug 3, 2017
    100
    It is a genuine classic album. ... Lal Waterson was a hugely significant and individual songwriter, and her spirit--alongside Mike’s energy, his unique, rasping voice and his own songwriting--plus the time capsule who’s-who of a support cast from the British folk scene of the early 1970’s--make this curious work of art individual, heartfelt and fun.
  3. Aug 3, 2017
    100
    An album to live with, to live long.
  4. 85
    By trying to escape the constraints of the tradition-bound folk orthodoxy, Lal and Mike Waterson managed to craft an album of songs that sound like long-lost standards.
  5. Aug 11, 2017
    85
    It’s hard to imagine a more vocally versatile pair than Lal and Mike, whose interplay adds depth to all of these moods.
  6. 80
    Though frowned on by some purists expecting the traditional fare of the family band The Watersons, the siblings’ original songs were eagerly accompanied by luminaries like Martin Carthy, Richard Thompson and Ashley Hutchings, who bring a roguish enthusiasm to tracks such as “Rubber Band”, on which even the horns seem to have their cap at a jaunty angle.
  7. Magnet
    Aug 15, 2017
    75
    It's a fascinating document, well worth a look from fans of any of the above [Offa Rex, Trembling Bells and Eliza's Carthy's Wayward Band]. [No. 145, p.61]

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