> Zaragon wrote:

>> The first two albums by the English rustic pop quartet Home were
>> mostly comprised of winsome little country-pop ditties in the vein of
>> the Sutherland Brothers and Quiver, with occasional forays into
>> extended structures ala Byzantium and Help Yourself, such as "My Lady
>> of the Birds" from their eponymous 1972 sophomore effort. *The
>> Alchemist* was Home's most ambitious and artfully-embellished
>> release, with their signature rootsy sound lent sway by rattling
>> rhythmic contours set amidst a backdrop ranging from smoldering ("The
>> Disaster") to sparkling, as on the Hawaiian slides of "Time Passes
>> By".

>
> Home were one of my favourite groups at the time. Their first two albums
> are available on one CD now. Great music.
>
> I once went to see Wishbone Ash - Laurie Wisefield of Home of course later
> joined them - and who should walk on unannounced as support act but Home,
> who proceeded to play The Alchemist in its entirety.
>
> --
> Gary Jackson
> My Generation 60s radio - www.sixtiesradio.co.uk
> Dark Side Of The Moon - www.classicrockradio.co.uk
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