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Loved this album, one of their best. Dave Swarbrick shines on the fiddle and as a vocalist. Trevor Lucas vocals on Polly on the Shore send shivers down your spine. Jerry Donahue's guitar playing is brilliant especially on the Cherokee Shuffle.
This is another in the series of Island remastered CDs featuring the legendary Fairport Convention. The sleeve notes are by guitarist Jerry Donahue and are very informative. For instance, I now know that this sleeve was the first to feature the logo that they still use today! There's some guitar techy stuff and some background to the recording of the album which I found very interesting. But what about the music? Quite simply it's awesome! This line-up was chock full of virtuoso musicians, held together by the best drum & bass unit ever- namely Daves Mattacks & Pegg. They are simply astounding and when you add in Trevor Lucas' fine vocal and the wizardry of fiddler Dave Swarbrick and Jerry Donahue what is produced is the finest folk- rock ensemble playing ever. Just listen to "Tokyo". I played it to a friend and his jaw dropped. He's been a musician for over 30 years and he's never heard anything like it. As usual the album come with some bonus tracks including the first version of Fiddlesticks (much better on Live Convention)and a great country rock version of "6 days on the road" The Folk Rock fan will already have this, but if you want to find out what the fuss is all about- this'll do nicely!! (along with Liege & Lief, What we did, Full House, etc etc)Read full review
I’m a bit of a Fairport novice. I’d bought a few of the fabulous 60s albums, and eager for more thought I’d give ‘Nine’ a go as it was going cheap. Sadly it didn’t have the same impact on me as their earlier work. No surprise really when you learn that this is the first record to feature none (yes that’s right, NONE) of the original 1967 line up, or in fact the 1968 line up either. Dave Swarbrick being the longest serving member at this point (who joined in full in 69). So what we have here is a mid-70s electric folk band going by the name of FC, and while the musicianship can’t be faulted, the songs can! They range from drab to just plain naff in my opinion. Bring ‘Em Down is the only real high point, with a nifty time signature shift for the choruses. I guess your appreciation of this album will all depend on what you are expecting. If you’re a fan of the current line up’s output (or ‘All Around My Hat’ era Steeleye Span), you may well enjoy this… but Unhalfbricking it aint!Read full review
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