POET AND THE ONE MAN BAND
''POET AND THE ONE MAND BAND''
1969
40:39
01 - Please Me, She's Me/00:05:11
02 - The Days I Most Remember/00:07:08
03 - Jacqueline/00:02:28
04 - Now You've Hurt My Feelings/00:04:43
05 - Light My Fire And Burn My Lamp/00:05:05
06 - Good Evening Mr. Jones/00:04:12
07 - The Fable/00:03:20
08 - Ride Out On The Morning/00:04:42
09 - Twilight Zone/00:02:08
All Tracks By Tony Colton, Ray Smith
John Bell /Clarinet
Tony Colton /Percussion, Vocals
Tony Cotton /Vocals
Roger Coulam /Organ
William Davies /Organ
Jerry Donahue /Guitar, Vocals
Pat Donaldson /Bass, Vocals
Pete Gavin /Drums
Nicky Hopkins /Piano
Albert Lee /Guitar, Vocals
Barry Morgan /Drums
Michael Oneill /Organ, Piano, Vocals
REVIEW
by Richie Unterberger
Poet & the One Man Band try a bunch of approaches vaguely related to late-'60s trends in folk-rock, singer/songwriter-oriented, and psychedelic music on their sole and obscure LP. None of them are embarrassing, but none of them are noteworthy or exciting, either. It's a serious album in tone, and though it's not outright melancholic, some of the stronger tracks are those that get into the moodiest territory, like "The Days I Most Remember," which is a little like the circa-1967 Zombies and Moody Blues gone a bit more downbeat and gothic. Similarities to the late-period Zombies, though with a bit more psychedelic pop fantasy/whimsy, also show up in "Good Evening Mr. Jones" (which carries a trace of Beach Boys harmonies) and "The Fable," while the acoustic folky romantic ballad "Jacqueline" has a hint of Donovan. "The Days I Most Remember" and "Good Evening Mr. Jones" sure would sound better as sung by Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent of the Zombies, though, and the harder-rocking tracks are so faceless that there's little to say about them. Guitarist Albert Lee, the group's most famous member, really doesn't leave a heavy stamp on things; only "Ride Out on the Morning" has the kind of country-rock playing for which he would become known. The funereal churchy organ swamping "Twilight Zone" is an odd note on which to close an album that never establishes a consistent mood.
BIOGRAPHY
by Richie Unterberger
Poet & the One Man Band are known more for the groups some of the members joined later than for the obscure self-titled LP issued under the Poet & the One Man Band name in the late '60s. Jerry Donahue and Pat Donaldson would soon move on to Fotheringay, the British folk-rock group fronted by Sandy Denny, and play on their sole album; guitarist Albert Lee, Tony Colton, Ray Smith, and Pete Gavin would form Heads, Hands & Feet. Poet & the One Man Band is a fairly average psychedelic-era album with some slight resemblance to the late-period Zombies, though there's some typical, and unmemorable, songs in a more straightforward, harder-rocking late-'60s British style.
''POET AND THE ONE MAND BAND''
1969
40:39
01 - Please Me, She's Me/00:05:11
02 - The Days I Most Remember/00:07:08
03 - Jacqueline/00:02:28
04 - Now You've Hurt My Feelings/00:04:43
05 - Light My Fire And Burn My Lamp/00:05:05
06 - Good Evening Mr. Jones/00:04:12
07 - The Fable/00:03:20
08 - Ride Out On The Morning/00:04:42
09 - Twilight Zone/00:02:08
All Tracks By Tony Colton, Ray Smith
John Bell /Clarinet
Tony Colton /Percussion, Vocals
Tony Cotton /Vocals
Roger Coulam /Organ
William Davies /Organ
Jerry Donahue /Guitar, Vocals
Pat Donaldson /Bass, Vocals
Pete Gavin /Drums
Nicky Hopkins /Piano
Albert Lee /Guitar, Vocals
Barry Morgan /Drums
Michael Oneill /Organ, Piano, Vocals
REVIEW
by Richie Unterberger
Poet & the One Man Band try a bunch of approaches vaguely related to late-'60s trends in folk-rock, singer/songwriter-oriented, and psychedelic music on their sole and obscure LP. None of them are embarrassing, but none of them are noteworthy or exciting, either. It's a serious album in tone, and though it's not outright melancholic, some of the stronger tracks are those that get into the moodiest territory, like "The Days I Most Remember," which is a little like the circa-1967 Zombies and Moody Blues gone a bit more downbeat and gothic. Similarities to the late-period Zombies, though with a bit more psychedelic pop fantasy/whimsy, also show up in "Good Evening Mr. Jones" (which carries a trace of Beach Boys harmonies) and "The Fable," while the acoustic folky romantic ballad "Jacqueline" has a hint of Donovan. "The Days I Most Remember" and "Good Evening Mr. Jones" sure would sound better as sung by Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent of the Zombies, though, and the harder-rocking tracks are so faceless that there's little to say about them. Guitarist Albert Lee, the group's most famous member, really doesn't leave a heavy stamp on things; only "Ride Out on the Morning" has the kind of country-rock playing for which he would become known. The funereal churchy organ swamping "Twilight Zone" is an odd note on which to close an album that never establishes a consistent mood.
BIOGRAPHY
by Richie Unterberger
Poet & the One Man Band are known more for the groups some of the members joined later than for the obscure self-titled LP issued under the Poet & the One Man Band name in the late '60s. Jerry Donahue and Pat Donaldson would soon move on to Fotheringay, the British folk-rock group fronted by Sandy Denny, and play on their sole album; guitarist Albert Lee, Tony Colton, Ray Smith, and Pete Gavin would form Heads, Hands & Feet. Poet & the One Man Band is a fairly average psychedelic-era album with some slight resemblance to the late-period Zombies, though there's some typical, and unmemorable, songs in a more straightforward, harder-rocking late-'60s British style.
