Wish It Was/To Old Friends/Lord Of The Ages/Isn't It Funny (And Not A Little Bit Strange(/Song Of Evening/ Father John/That Was Yesterday/Falkland Grene
Lord Of The Ages from the London progressive band Magna Carta is inspired and influenced by acoustic folk. They attracted a cult following but despite many releases their commercial success was limited.
“Magna Carta’s music is largely inspired and influenced by acoustic folk, often with a traditional feel and great vocal harmonies. They were part of the early progressive wave, but without actually fully stepping into the progressive realm.”
“This is a quasi-masterpiece of folk prog music full of refined details. The warm and pleasant acoustic bass contributes to give a slight jazzy tendency to the whole. The tracks are so good that even the country electric guitar parts are excellent. Everything is well put at the right time, at the right place: the palpable harmony is a strong point on this record. There are practically no psychedelic, spacey or experimental passages, everything is just down to earth; it is a pure, positive and sane music, excellent for your soul.”
“This is a very soft and quiet post-hippie English acoustic record. Side two is good because there is a bit of variety and the tunes are relatively short.”
“To Old Friends is one of my all time favourite songs, you just have to hear it - great writing and absolutely stunning. The title track Lord Of The Ages is a truly Magna Carta epic. It starts off as soft acoustic piece as the verses are spoken over a beautiful melody, with a haunting sung refrain.”
“The long title track is simply superb: fantastic lyrics, amazing harmonies. Their style is acoustic, folksy, quite a bit different. This is easy on the ear with lovely melodies and interesting lyrics. The band went through many changes in their line-up, but this one is particularly effective.”
“This band turned folk music inside out with this production and brought about an album the likes of which had never been heard before. Listen to Wish It Was a song about love and peace with fantastic lyrics.”
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