Tonight's the Night...Live
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Tonight's the Night...Live is the second live album by British folk rock band Steeleye Span.
During the 1980s, Steeleye released only three albums. By 1991, the band was revitalized through the arrival of bassist Tim Harries and drummer Liam Genockey. Harries was younger than the other band members, and new blood returned the band to full-time activity. Steeleye found a fresh perspective on old material, as is evident on Tonight's the Night...Live, which balances the band's rock and folk roots.
The album includes new arrangements of several songs from earlier albums, some of them different from the earlier versions: "Cam Ye O'er Frae France" from Parcel of Rogues, "All Around My Hat" from All Around My Hat (preferred by some to the original[1]), "Fighting for Strangers" from Rocket Cottage, "White Man" from Back in Line, and "Padstow" from Tempted and Tried. "The Weaver and the Factory Maid" (from Parcel of Rogues) is effective. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". With a thrumming bass line, clicking percussion and repetitive violin and guitar lines, the song conveys the sense of a factory full of power looms.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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Track listing
- "Tonight's the Night" 3:34
- "Ca the Ewes" 4:44
- "Gentleman Soldier" 3:32
- "Tam Lin" 10:46
- "Padstow" 3:25
- "Fighting for Strangers" 5:31
- "White Man" 4:45
- "The Weaver" 6:04
- "Ten Long Years" 2:19
- "Dawn of the Day" 5:25
- "Cam Ye" 6:12
- "All Around My Hat" 4:19
Personnel
- Steeleye Span
- Maddy Prior - vocals
- Peter Knight - violin, vocals
- Bob Johnson - guitar, vocals
- Tim Harries - bass, vocals
- Liam Genockey - drums
References
- Tonight's the Night...Live at AllMusic. Retrieved 21:04, 24 December 2020 (UTC).
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