Bevis Frond, was:muscle and ade

Ron Jennings sprawl at STARLINX.COM
Thu Mar 27 13:51:19 EST 1997


i LOUDLY echo and endorse all of paul's sentiments, which follow:


> On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, Jon Browne wrote:
>
> > I started with Miasma, didn't get any further. Is this not
> > representative then?
>
> I don't think _Miasma_ is the best place to start.  I know many people
who
> are put off by the lo-fi nature of the early Bevis Frond releases,
coupled
> with their wild, unstructured ways.  (Of the early releases, I much
prefer
> _Inner Marshland_.)
>
> I started with _New River Head_, was instantly hooked, and have never
> looked back.  (I have all the Bevis Frond albums, bar the latest one,
_Son
> of Walter_.)  I strongly suggest you give it a try.  I doubt you'll be
> disappointed! _A Gathering of Fronds_ is well worth trying, too, as it
> contains a range of material from early releases up to circa _New River
> Head_.  (Plus, it contains the excellent "High in a Flat.")
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>
> obCD: The Bevis Frond, _A Gathering of Fronds_
>
> e-mail: paul at csgrad.cs.vt.edu                    A stranger in a strange
land.



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