CANTERBURY TALES - THE BEST OF CARAVAN
Caravan
•Canterbury Scene
From Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
4.22
| 28 ratings | 4 reviews | 50% 5 stars
Excellent addition to any |
Boxset/Compilation, released in 1976 Songs / Tracks Listing Record one: (46:55) - David Sinclair / keyboards
2xcd. Deram Records DKLR 81/82 and to ProgLucky for the last updates Edit this entry |
Buy CARAVAN Canterbury Tales - The Best of Caravan Music
-
DOUG LARSON IMPORTS — Buy prog rock music and rarities (Free shipping on orders over 10 CD's)
- AMAZON.COM — Best-selling prog vinyls
CARAVAN Canterbury Tales - The Best of Caravan ratings distribution
(28 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(50%)Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(39%)Good, but non-essential (11%)Collectors/fans only (0%)Poor. Only for completionists (0%)
CARAVAN Canterbury Tales - The Best of Caravan reviews
Showing all collaborators reviews and last reviews preview | Show all reviews/ratings
Collaborators/Experts Reviews
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin
An excellent introduction to the music of Caravan from the time of their creative peak (up to and including "Cunning stunts"). All the greats are here, including "For Richard", "Nine feet underground", "If I could do it all over again, I'd do it all over you" and too many others to mention.
There appear to be slightly differing versions of the collection. I have a cassette version which includes "Virgin on the ridiculous" from the New Symphonia album, which is replaced on the CD version (see separate entry) by "The love in your eye" from the same album.
An essential introduction to the band.
PROG REVIEWER
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator
Every track is essential Caravan and they are not edited as some compilations tend to do. The epics are all here including the brilliance of 'Nine feet underground', 'Can't be long now / Fran�oise / For Richard / Warlock' and 'The love in your eye / To catch me a brother / Subsultus / D�bouchement / Tilbury Kecks'. These epics are exactly as they appear on the albums and are amazing when heard on one album.
The shorter songs are here too including 'If I could do it all over again I'd do it all over you', 'Aristocracy', and the whimsical 'Golf girl' and 'Hoedown'. It is always a pleasure to hear 'Memory Lain, Hugh, Headloss', and 'Virgin on the ridiculous' and the humorous 'The dog, the dog, he's at it again'. This is a worthwhile compilation, as a starting point for the Newcomer to Caravan.
Latest members reviews
I've often wondered whether it would have been better if Caravan emulated Genesis with a Best of Caravan - The Longs and a Best of Caravan - The Shorts. This album contains three of their best long pieces, "Can't be long now/ Francoise/ For Richard/ Warlock", "Nigel blows a tune/ Love's a friend/ Ma ... (read more)
Report this review (#21405) | Posted by Verisimilitude | Wednesday, February 11, 2004 | Review Permanlink
Post a review of CARAVAN "Canterbury Tales - The Best of Caravan"
You must be a forum member to post a review, please register here if you are not.
MEMBERS LOGIN ZONE
As a registered member (register here if not), you can post rating/reviews (& edit later), comments reviews and submit new albums.
You are not logged, please complete authentication before continuing (use forum credentials).