Roy Harper Whatever Happened To Jugula? (CD, Science Friction, 1985) **
Roy Harper Death Or Glory (CD, Science Friction, 1994) ***
Roy Harper Man & Myth (CD, Bella Union, 2013) ****
Places I remember: JB HiFi; HMV
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: All of Stormcock! January Man (Man & Myth)
Gear costume: Elizabeth (Jugula)
Active compensatory factors: Roy's been at it a while - these four CDs cover four of his six music making decades.
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: All of Stormcock! January Man (Man & Myth)
Gear costume: Elizabeth (Jugula)
I've covered the classic, brilliant Stormcock before.
Jugula features Jimmy Page on guitar, but is uneven - what with a poem, and Advertisement - a weird 'humourous' track. Although Elizabeth is great, the eighties were a tough decade for many sixties artists and Roy is no exception.
The nineties brought Death Or Glory - a much more coherent effort. Sounds great too!
But the best of the post Stormcock bunch is Man & Myth. If it's to be his last album, then it's a fitting high point to go out on. The amazing January Man is my favourite but the rest of the album is particularly strong.
Hats off to you Roy!
Where do they all belong? That's it for Roy Harper on CD.
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