Horslips

Horslips – The Book Of Invasions (1976) [Original UK Pressing] {Vinyl Rip 24Bit/96khz}

Vinyl Rips By admin · May 26, 2015 · Comments off

Horslips ‎– The Book Of Invasions (1976)
Vinyl rip in 24 bit/96 kHz | FLAC tracks | Artwork | 889 Mb
DJM Records – DJF 20498 (Original UK, 1976) | Folk Rock

Tracklist

First Movement – Geantraí
A1 Daybreak
A2 March Into Trouble
A3 Trouble With A Capital ‘T’
A4 The Power And The Glory
A5 The Rocks Remain
A6 Dusk
A7 Sword Of Light
A8 Dark

2nd Movement – Goltraí
B1 Warm Sweet Breath Of Love
B2 Fantasia – My Lagan Love
B3 King Of Morning, Queen Of Day
3rd Movement – Suantraí
B4 Sideways To The Sun
B5 Drive The Cold Winter Away
B6 Ride To Hell

Bass, Vocals – Barry Devlin
Drums, Percussion – Eamon Carr
Fiddle, Mandolin, Concertina, Vocals – Charles O’Connor
Guitar, Vocals – John Fean
Keyboards, Flute, Whistle – Jim Lockhart

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Horslips – Happy To Meet… Sorry To Part (1972) (24-Bit/96Khz + 16-Bit/44.1Khz) (Vinyl Rip)

Vinyl Rips By admin · March 18, 2013 · Comments off

Long ago I had the pleasure to share an album of irish progressive-folk group called “Mushroom”, an emerald from the legendary “Emerald Isle”. It must be said that Ireland is a great nation, and the proof is that music engineering that dazzles every time one discovers (note how I worship that country).
Today I will teach another progressive-folk group, also from Ireland: “Horslips”, their first album “Happy To Meet … Sorry To Part”. From a conceptual beauty rarely seen, both in visual and in hearing. Yes, because the cover is octagonal, with inside pages, with very good photographs and letters (can appreciate this magnificent work). The music is another story … the word exquisite, not describe me at all. For those who know the irish folk closely, we realize many known pieces of celtic traditions. Good folk-rock arrangements, acoustic and electric, perfectly balanced.
Inspirational music.

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Horslips ‎- The Book Of Invasions ‘A Celtic Symphony’ (1976) (24-Bit/96Khz + 16-Bit/44.1Khz) (Vinyl Rip)

Vinyl Rips By admin · March 7, 2013 · Comments off

With this LP, I finish my pilgrimage through the extensive discography of Horslips, because they discography are long.
“The Book Of Invasions” is a collector’s item, oriented more progressive-rock genre. Anyway, my love for this group is reflected in his two early works, for me is worship: good rock, good folk.
Fran Solo, MMXIII
After the lacklustre Unfortunate Cup of Tea, the next album was going to be a watershed for Horslips. In the end, they returned broadly to the formula that had brought them so much acclaim for The Tain and produced a concept album based on Irish mythology and full of great songs based on Irish traditional tunes. And it works just as well as The Tain, having brought them enormous critical acclaim. If anything, they show their amazing musicianship off even more, with Charles O’Connor’s fiddle and mandolin swopping riffs with Johnny Fean’s scything lead guitar and Jim Lockhart’s flute,whistle, pipes and keyboards. The vocals of bassist Barry Devlin and drumming of Eamonn Carr have improved beyond recognition from their first album. Fean also contributes some of the best rhythm guitar licks on any album. Sword of Light is another classic in the broad style of Dearg Doom and there are no fillers or low spots. The Rocks Remain is a beautiful song, Trouble with a Capital T and The Power and the Glory are powerful anthemic songs and the whole second side is simply magical. This is Celtic Rock at its best. It isn’t really true prog rock: it’s too traditional and actually far, far better than all but the very best in the prog rock field. It is also one of only 3 concept albums which really work, along with their own The Tain and Camel’s wonderful Snow Goose. If you haven’t got this album, you really are missing out – big time. It really deserves 6 stars.
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Horslips – Dancehall Sweethearts (1974) (24-Bit/96Khz + 16-Bit/44.1Khz) (Vinyl Rip)

Vinyl Rips By admin · March 7, 2013 · Comments off

Thugamar fein an samhradh linn has a haunting melody which has never left me. To hear it in We Bring the summer with us was moving.
There is a stangre raw beauty to this album which transcends The Tain and stands in stark contrast to the polished feel of the seminal Book of Celtic Invasions.
As I’ve said before this is neither Planxty nor the Bothy Band but the Horslips filled an enormous void in irish music. this was 1974 there may have been mayhem on the streets in the north but: Thin Lizzy had already brought out Vagabonds and Nightlife; Rory Gallagher was touring; the nadir of politically sentimal folk would not been reached for a good few years (Moving Hearts).
Dancehall Sweethearts was an irish answer to Jethro Tull. Steeped in folk but breaking away from the shackles of traditional and introducing a 70s rock feel.
An essential for any folky prog types.

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