In a message dated 27/09/2009 17:11:18 GMT Daylight Time, fdoddy@aol.com writes:
me too Andy...Hero and Heroine is a delightful album.
fritz
And Ghosts also is a great effort.
My problem with The Strawbs, is that even though I've followed the band since Grave New World and met the band on several occasions, literally man and boy. And though Messrs Lambert, Cronk and especially John Hawken have all been great. Dave Cousins just seems to be completely up himself, and rude to the point where I'm now reluctant to give him any more of my hard earned.
I'm sorry, but being a half decent musician and powerful wordsmith does not give you licence to treat fans with disrespect, whoever you are.
Good Mellotron moments on those early/ mid 70s albums though, and big respect to the aforementioned John Hawken and to Blue Weaver.
Andy K