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Title: Great Work
Review: I have to thank the reviewer who wrote:"It's like Robyn Hitchcock married Pink Floyd and their kids got masters degrees and hung out with REM and Fairport Convention."I laughed. Great observation. There are in fact many excellent reviews of this album.If you read the lyrics, you'll want to do research on a few words and references. It helps the album's inspiration come to life. I looked to Wikipedia to read what the story behind "The Crane Wife" is about. Great story - in the original folk tale a man nurses a wounded crane back to health, marries a woman, and loses the whole deal by getting greedy. There's more to it than that: just check it out.The sheer craftsmanship of the musicians on this album is outstanding. You'll find a colorful variety of instrumentation and a moving dynamic between word and sound.Joseph Campbell would be proud - this album is what keeping myth and folklore alive is all about. Classic stuff.
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