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Words & Music
Release Date: 1992-10-09, Audio CD, Shanachie
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- Posted: Jan-10-2006
Where is the other stuff?
After Cold Blow and the Rainy Night this is a good album. But back in the eighties I owned on vinyl The Kings of Tara by Planxty. Why is this not available? I regard the Kings of Tara collection the best of all the work that planxty ever did, but maybe the fact that I can't get hold of it on CD...
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- Posted: Apr-10-2002
Christy Moore is freaking awesome
I don't know what the other reviewer is talking about. I have had this disc for a few years and it is my favorite Planxty. Hands down. The GEM on this disc, the centerpiece, is Lord Baker. It gives me chills. The vocals are perfect, the drumming is right on, and the bouzouki is fantastic.
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- Posted: Nov-18-2000
It's very good, but...
I love Planxty, but I am not sure if I totally embrace this album. The instrumental tracks are outstanding. Liam O'Flynn's piping is great, and the tunes are expertly and beautifully arranged (the "Irish Marche," the closing track, is stirring). In fact, it is the instrumental pieces that save...
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- Posted: Aug-28-2000
Irish bonanza
Planxty's so colorful and magic. Their playing is right on, energetic and imaginative. Here's more beautiful and heartrending ballads amidst raucous reels and jigs to chase those blues away.
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- Posted: Oct-24-1998
Irish Music with a modern twist
Planxty, which I believe is no longer together, featured performer Davy Spillane, who most recently was a member of the Riverdance band. Traditional Irish (and one American) folk music, with systhesizers and other modern instruments, they have a kind of "New Age" touch to their music. Very...
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