Fog On The Tyne - LINDISFARNE*****

Meet Me On The Corner/Alright On The Night/Uncle Sam/Together Forever/January Song/Peter Brophy Don't Care/City Song/Passing Ghosts/Train In G Major/Fog On The Tyne

Fog On The Tyne was the excellent follow up album from the Geordie band Lindisfarne whose music incorporated a strong rock overlay onto an underlying folk sound. Includes the UK No. 5 hit single Meet Me On The Corner. (UK:1)

“Unquestionable is that they knew how to write catchy songs with strong refrains and tasty hooks; and nearly everyone would bring in new songs, adding to the diversity.”

“This album is a very pleasant surprise, being almost entirely acoustic guitar driven folk/rock with an extremely consistent quality of songwriting from start to finish.”

“It's a lovely album of ten wistful, mellow rocking folk-rock songs, gently catchy from start to finish. Three of the band share in the trademark raw, gravelly singing which was so much a part of Lindisfarne's distinctive style, with some real hollering way back in the mix if you listen carefully. Occasional laid-back blues elements with touches of harmonica and piano add to the carefree, happy hippie spirit which permeates the whole album.”

“Lindisfarne's combination of rich, instrumental passages is backed by strong harmonies in a very British and rollicking sensibility. The band's guitar, mandolin and a seeming hundred other stringed instrument attack, along with a great rhythm section on the bass and drums, gives them a sound that holds up well today.”

“This English folk-rock act was one of the big successes in the progressive era of the early 1970s. For the most part this album is a dreamy, drifty acoustic psych-folk exploration, much along the lines of the Incredible String Band. Often the lyrics are embarrassingly hippie-dippy, yet the album will grow on you, particularly the hit, Fog On The Tyne, which is the kind of tune that sticks in your mind for hours.”

“This is as much folk-rock as any Fairport Convention album but while the latter reflects a more genteel, middle England view, Fog On The Tyne is Northern through and through, is certainly more populist and gained the band a strong local following.”

“These guys were tight, multi-instrumentalists that played in the best of the tradition of English folk bands of the late 60s and early 70s.”