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The Pentangle - Solomon's Seal (1972) Japanese Reissue, SHM-CD 2010

Posted By: Designol

Date: 4 Apr 2024 09:32:05

Solomon's Seal was an album recorded in 1972 by folk-rock band Pentangle. It was the last album recorded by the original line-up, before the band split in 1973. Jacqui McShee has stated that it is her favourite Pentangle album. The album title refers to the Seal of Solomon - a mythical signet ring with magical powers, sometimes associated with the pentagram symbol adopted by Pentangle.

The sixth and final album by Pentangle's original incarnation was, like the preceding Reflection, a disappointment, if only in relation to the high standards set by the group's first batch of LPs. As on Reflection, there's an expansion into some wider use of electric guitars, sometimes mildly distorted. There's a narrower scope of styles than on Reflection, though not to the band's detriment, as the bandmembers concentrate on the folk-jazz-blues blends that were their greatest strengths, rather than venturing into some different styles at which they weren't as capable. Ultimately, there's nothing seriously wrong with the record, other than a certain complacency and lack of the fiery inspiration and risk-taking that had fueled their greatest previous heights. Divided between group originals and traditional folk songs like "Sally Free and Easy" and "Willy O'Winsbury," none of the individual tracks would rate among their best. Among the better ones, though, are "The Cherry Tree Carol," with McShee's habitual haunted vocals, "The Snows," with its dashes of sitar textures, and "No Love Is Sorrow," with its close male-female harmonies.

Review by Richie Unterberger, Allmusic.com

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Tracklist:

01. Sally Free and Easy (03:59)
02. The Cherry Tree Carol (03:04)
03. The Snows (03:48)
04. High Germany (03:20)
05. People on the Highway (04:46)
06. Willy O' Winsbury (05:56)
07. No Love is Sorrow (02:47)
08. Jump Baby, Jump (03:14)
09. Lady of Carlisle (04:44)

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