I don't think I've heard anyone mention this group yet, and it just goes to show how criminally overlooked they were and still are. Their brand of "rock" music was perhaps the most self-consciously "English" of any recording group at the time, creating a lush, melodic brand of English folk-rock (( using traditional instrumentation )) that employed beautiful harmonized vocals and soft acoustic textures with songwriting that can only be called "medieval"...this stuff definately isn't Led Zeppelin by any means, nor is it "soft-rock", but they did manage to create some wonderfully unique '70s records (( and some in the 1990s with the same 3 members involved )) that are gorgious to listen to, and very creative...for instance, much like fellow "medieval" rockers Gentle Giant, they were known to utilize up to 40 instruments during a single performance (( although with only three members, each song simply featured different instrumentation ))

...if you're into more melodic or folk-based progressive rock, definately check into their work.

Discography:

"The Amazing Blondel" 1970
"Evensong" 1970
"Fantasia Lindum" 1971
"England" 1972
"Blondel" 1973
"Mulgrave Stree" 1974
"Inspiration" 1975
"Bad Dreams" 1976
"Live In Tokyo" 1977
"Englishe Musicke" 1993
"A Foreign Field That Is Forever England: Live Abroad" 1996
"Restoration" 1997

I read about them in a issue of Goldmine a few years back and a friend of mine told me he heard a few things of theirs that sounded good (at some kind of album convention)... I put them on my want list but didn't bump them up too high on it... Ten, maybe twenty years ago I would have had no interest in these guys, but now I think I might really get into them.. Time to bump them up on the want list...


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I just recently introduced my parents to Amazing Blondel, a group from their generation (( which I often do )), and they've completely fallen in love with them..."Fantasia Lindum" is one of my Dad's favorite new (( old )) albums!

Hi All
Amazing Blondel are just about to release a double CD plus interview DVD ( £11.99 ) it will contain a lot of unreleased songs plus different arrangments of some classics - track list
Queen

Airport Song

Fine Knacks for fair Ladies

Chinatown

Funny

Beautiful Torture

Charades

Power of Love

Love must be the best time

Ravan

No ordinary love affair

Sad to see you go

See em shining

Kemp's jig

Thats the way love goes

All I can do

Dedication to Felix

Celestial Light

Old Man

Going where the music takes me

Rendezvous

Leaving of the country lover

Nocturne

Care for you

Requiem

I've got news for you

Never gonna fall in love again

Walking through the night

Makin' love on CB

Carzy Woman

Hang over love

Dolor Dulcis

Shepherds Song

The Lovers

So Long

Spring Season

For on your love

Fantasia Lindum rehearsal

Or check out their site at amazingblondel.com

john
searching for any Live stuff of theirs