Cressida

cressida

Track Listings

1. To Play Your Little Game

2. Winter Is Coming Again

3. Time for Bed

4. Cressida

5. Home and Where I Long to Be

6. Depression

7. One of a Group

8. Lights in My Mind

9. Only Earthman in Town

10. Spring' 69

11. Down Down

12. Tomorrow Is a Whole New Day

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
British progressive rock group released two albums on Vertigo & were led by the guitar & vocals of Angus Cullen. Highly praised in The Tapestry of Delights guide to progressive rock. Packaged in a mini gatefold LP sleeve. For fans of early Genesis, Caravan & Soft Machine. Akarma.

Cressida,Cressida,Akarma,Pop,Prog-Rock/Art Rock,Rock,Rock/Pop

Cressida

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Centenary Collection

Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000241DS
Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

Sun Dance ('Wand Of Youth' Ste No.1, Op.1a No.4) - RPO/Lawrance Collingwood
Marigold - Richard Rodney Bennett
Saint Nicolas: 2. The Birth Of Nicolas - Robert Tear/Bruce Russell/Andrew Davis/Ian Hare
Str Qt 'In Gloucestershire' (No.3): II. Fairly Quick, But Always Rhythmical - Britten Qt
Sym No.1 in A flat, Op.55: IV. Allegro Molto (Exc) - LPO/Sir Adrian Boult
Troilus And Cressida, Act II: From Isle to Isle Chill Waters (Exc) - Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Richard Lewis
Dance Scenes: IV. Molto Allegro (Conclusion) - Philharmonia Orch/Daniel Harding
Ave Maria Op.2 No.2 - Harry Bramma/Chr of Worcester Cathedral/Christopher Robinson
The Triumph Of Neptune (Ste): 7.Hornpipe - RLPO/Barry Wordsworth
Dies Natalis: 2. Rhapsody (Opening) - Wilfred Brown
Sym No.5 In D: III. Romanza (Excerpt) - Philharmonia Orch/Sir John Barbirolli
Blest Pair Of Sirens (Opening) - London Phil Chr
Checkmate (Ballet Ste): V. Ceremony Of The Red Bishops - Sinf Of London/Sir Arthur Bliss
Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene 2: In Dreams I've Built Myself Some Kindlier Home (Opening) - Sir Peter Pears
Vn Con: II. Slower (Exc) - Yehudi Menuhin
The Planets: 4. Jupiter (Exc) - Toronto SO/Andrew Davis
Loch Lomond - Ian Partridge
Canadian Carnival (Exc) - CBSO/Sir Simon Rattle
At The Boar's Head: We Two Saw You Four... (Opening) - Philip Langridge/Michael George/John Tomlinson
Divertimento On 'Sellinger's Round:' III. Presto - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
Greater Love Hath No Man (Conclusion) - Chr Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
English Dance No.5, Op.33 No.1 - Philharmonia Orch/Robert Irving
On Wenlock Edge: 2. From Far, From Eve And Morning - Ian Partridge
Sinfonietta: I. Allegro Con Brio (Exc) - Northern Sinf Of England/Richard Hickox
Mater Ora Fillum (Opening) - Chr Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
Violin Son: II. Vars (Var.6: Scherzando) - Yehudi Menuhin/Louis Kentner
Vc Con in D: II. Andante Espressivo (Opening) - Julian Lloyd Webber
Three Screaming Popes (Conclusion) - CBSO/Sir Simon Rattle
Con, Op.104: III. Allegro (Exc) - Phyllis Sellick/Cyril Smith
The Young Person's Guide To The Orch Op.34: Fugue (Allegro Molto) - CBSO/Sir Simon Rattle
Str Qt in e, Op.83: II. Piacevole (Conclusion) - Chilingirian Str Qt
The Lady's Birthday - Jennifer Partridge/Baccholian Singers Of London
Crown Imperial (Conclusion) - LPO/Sir Adrian Boult

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Fine Early Prog
Early English rock that incorporates classical, folk, and jazz styles

Cressida/Asylum
Cressida
Manufacturer: Gottdiscs
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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This Is Gracious
Spring
Patto
Space Shanty
Jade Warrior

ASIN: B0001N6MPI
Release Date: 2004-04-26

Tracks:

To Play Your Little Game
Winter Is Coming Again
Time For Bed
Cressida
Home And Where I Long To Be
Depression
On Of A Group
Lights In My Mind
The Only Earthman In Town
Spring' 69
Down Down
Tomorrow Is A Whole New Day

Tracks:

Asylum
Munich
Goodbye Post Office Tower Goodbye
Survivor
Reprieved
Lisa
Summer Weekend Of A Lifetime
Let Them Come When They Will

Product Description

Cressida:
1. To Play Your Little Game
2. Winter Is Coming Again
3. Time For Bed
4. Cressida
5. Home And Where I Long To Be
6. Depression
7. One Of A Group
8. Lights In My Mind
9. The Only Earthman In Town
10. Spring' 69
11. Down Down
12. Tomorrow Is A Whole New Day
Asylum:
1. Asylum
2. Munich
3. Goodbye Post Office Tower Goodbye
4. Survivor
5. Reprieved
6. Lisa
7. Summer Weekend Of A Lifetime
8. Let Them Come When They Will

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Fine Early Prog.......2006-09-14

Cressida plays very fine early prog. music. Fine heavy organ and mellotron sounds.
As good as many more famous band!
Style is near Camel, Caravan, Gracious etc.
Band members other bands for instance New Seekers, Uriah Heep, Black Widow.
This is essential purchase.
Booklet is rather informative.

Early English rock that incorporates classical, folk, and jazz styles.......2006-05-01

This two CD set combines the albums Cressida (1970) and Asylum (1971), which were originally released on the "progressive" Vertigo label. The original cover art is featured along with excellent sound quality and informative liner notes. Although I am reluctant to describe Cressida as prog rock, their music is somewhat adventurous in its approach and as such, the group sits comfortably alongside other early English bands such as Spring, Gracious, and Beggars Opera. Although I like Spring, Beggars Opera, and especially Gracious much better, this Cressida "two-fer" makes a nice addition to the early English prog rock collection. Then again, I am prog-obsessed and would probably buy just about anything.

Cressida

The music on the first Cressida album is a melodic and sometimes brooding mix of classical, folk, jazz, and rock styles with pretty good vocals spread over 12 short tracks. The lineup includes Angus Cullen (lead vocals), John Heyworth (acoustic and electric guitar), Peter Jennings (harpsichord, Hammond organ, mellotron, and piano); Kevin McCarthy (bass); and Iain Clark (drums). Although the musicians are competent enough, the guitarist is a pretty awful soloist - he just does not have a good working knowledge of scales. In fact, he is more of a rhythm guitarist and does a decent job of that, although his fingerpicked parts on the acoustic are also pretty good. The keyboardist on the other hand, is an excellent player and quotes convincingly from a range of styles including jazz and classical, and as such really holds my interest. Although Peter plays mellotron with string setting, it is used very sparingly albeit effectively. His Hammond organ work is also impressive and the sounds he gets out of the instrument range from a majestic, "churchy" pipe organ sound to an aggressive and growling John Lord-ish tone. My general take on this debut album is that it is an honest effort by a group of individuals that were very interested in pushing the boundaries of rock.

Asylum

For the only slightly more adventurous Asylum album, the previous guitarist John Heyworth had been replaced by the not-significantly-better John Culley. Asylum continues the approach of the debut, and although still a bit gloomy, it is also slightly more energetic with a greater emphasis on instrumental passages. The eight tracks are also a bit longer on average with "Munich" reaching 9'37" and "Let Them Come When They Will" reaching 11'52". One other difference is the absence of the mellotron, which had been, oddly enough, replaced by a real string section (much to my disappointment I might add). Overall, this is an OK album that is (once again) buoyed along by the great keyboard work of Peter Jennings.

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'The harm is don, and fare-wel faldefare!'

Walton: Troilus and Cressida
William Walton , Richard Hickox , Alan Opie , Arthur Davies , Brian Cookson , Yvonne Howard , Judith Howarth , James Thornton, Keith Mills, Nigel Robson Clive Bayley , and David Owen-Lewis, Stephen Dowson Peter Bodenham
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Janacek: Jenufa / Mackerras, Soderstrom, et al

ASIN: B000000AWY
Release Date: 1995-05-23

Tracks:

Troilus And Cressida: Calkas, Priests & Priestesses, Worshippers - Virgin Of Troas
Troilus And Cressida: Back To Your Hovels... (Troilus)
Troilus And Cressida: Is Cressida A Slave... (Troilus)
Troilus And Cressida: Morning And Evening I Have Felt Your Glance... (Cressida)
Troilus And Cressida: Forgive Me... (Pandarus)
Troilus And Cressida: I Haunt Her Beauty Like A Naked Soul... (Troilus)
Troilus And Cressida: My Father! Evadne, Follow Him! (Cressida)
Troilus And Cressida: Slowly It All Comes Back (Cressida)
Troilus And Cressida: Why Niece!...In Tears? (Pandarus)
Troilus And Cressida: Sweet Sir, There's Something... (Cressida)
Troilus And Cressida: Dear Child, You Need A Little Comfort (Pandarus)
Troilus And Cressida: Does Talking Put You Off? (Pandarus)
Troilus And Cressida: How Can I Sleep? (Cressida)
Troilus And Cressida: At The Haunted End Of The Day (Cressida)
Troilus And Cressida: Hush! Don't Be So Alarmed! (Pandarus)
Troilus And Cressida: If One Last Doubt, One Lurking Fear Remains... (Troilus)
Troilus And Cressida: New Life, New Love! (Cressida)
Troilus And Cressida: Now Hold Me Close... (Cressida)
Troilus And Cressida: The Storm

Tracks:

Troilus And Cressida: Act Two: Scene Two (cont.): From Isle To Isle...
Troilus And Cressida: Pandarus - Who Would Go Drumming...
Troilus And Cressida: Diomede - My Name Is Diomede...
Troilus And Cressida: Troilus - This Thing Shall Be Revok'd...
Troilus And Cressida: Act Three: Watchman - All's Well!
Troilus And Cressida: Troilus! No Answering Sign...
Troilus And Cressida: Calkas - Cressid, Daughter...
Troilus And Cressida: You Gods, O Deathless Gods...
Troilus And Cressida: Diomede - Proud, Wondrous Cressida
Troilus And Cressida: Take It, Take It!
Troilus And Cressida: Troilus And Pandarus - Evadne!
Troilus And Cressida: Troilus!
Troilus And Cressida: Troilus - What Is This Sudden Alarm?
Troilus And Cressida: Sextet - Diomede, Troilus, Cressida, Pandarus, Calkas And Evad
Troilus And Cressida: Calkas - She Has Brought Shame Upon Her Father!
Troilus And Cressida: Diomede!...Father!...

Customer Reviews:

'The harm is don, and fare-wel faldefare!'.......2004-11-08

The problem with Walton's Troilus and Cressida is Christopher Hassall's libretto. This may not be entirely Hassall's fault, as Walton himself and the usual quota of busybodies had an involvement in it. The idea of the opera was conceived in the immediate post-war period, and neither scribe nor composer had any previous experience in this particular area. Moreover it is probably a bit unreasonable - up to a point - to complain that the style of writing verges on the ludicrous in a post-war context when the war was not long over, but I simply can't swallow it all the same. If you were a contestant on Quote/Unquote or some such programme and asked to place the lines `Child of the wine-dark wave/Mantled in beauty,/Spirit of Immortal love' who would you guess? Elizabeth Barratt Browning, maybe? Christina Rosetti? Lady Walton in her preface gives us only a certain amount of insight into the turmoil there was over this libretto, but when she lets slip that Walton himself flung out the insult `Ivor Novello' it's easy to believe her. And there is worse to come, e.g. `Come forth a Queen/And nevermore be seen/In base captivity'. The Rev Thomas Morell turned out that sort of lingo for Handel, however it was at the least the standard poetic idiom of their time, and more importantly Morell had a sound instinct for a musico-dramatic plot-line. What Hassall has done, or allowed others to make him do, in that particular respect is a crying shame.

Troilus and Cressida is one of Shakespeare's weaker plays whereas Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde is one of the greatest things in English literature. However it's all too easy to imagine that novices did not feel up to using it as their basis. Hoffmansthal and Strauss might have found it right up their street if they had been looking that way, but what fills me with regret is that I feel that Walton might have been up to it as well. What they all settled for among them was the wrong kind of `Let's Make an Opera'. Basing themselves roughly on Shakespeare they sweep aside all Chaucer's subtlety, clarity and diabolical originality in the characterisation. Cressida and Troilus become an assembly-line operatic soprano and tenor in reach-me-down operatic situations. Diomede is well contrasted with Troilus I suppose, but in an obvious operatic sort of way. Chaucer's contrast is every bit as simple but in a completely devastating way - Diomede does not have to be portrayed as the kind of Hollywood-standard Greek hero he is here (indeed Chaucer calls him `square'), just self-confident with women in wince-making contradistinction from the tongue-tied Troilus. Something survives of Chaucer's strange Pandarus, but only enough to make me feel all the more keenly the contrast between Chaucer's unique inspiration and the feeble shadow of a parish-magazine odester that Hassall manages to seem by comparison.

How this affects the music seems to me to be this way - Walton had an acute sense of the theatrical, as we can hear in, say, his incidental music for Hamlet. Everything is basically right in his scoring here too. It is never stodgy and always resourceful, and he is blessedly light-footed, keeping things moving and avoiding a Wagnerian andante. What can also happen with Walton's theatre-music is that he is prone to overdoing brief effects, such as the ghost in Hamlet. In Troilus and Cressida he has been left with a smoothed-out-average operatic plot lacking any real distinctiveness in the characters or their interaction. Incidents such as the moonlight flit done by Calkas (so spelled) and the prisoner exchange thus come to be significant dramatic incidents in a way they were not for Chaucer in pursuit of his psycho-drama, and either Walton overplays them or maybe he just had no option about that. There is any amount of fine music here, notably in the early stages of Act III, and that is what fills me with the unsatisfied sense that given a more adult challenge he might have made something really distinctive and unforgettable out of it.

It would not be fair to give this fine performance less than 4 stars because the executants and technicians handle it very well indeed whatever my disappointments with the work itself. I love Walton and I love Chaucer and it may be that you will find, as I do, that the intrinsic interest and beauty of the music goes a long way to bringing them closer together.

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TRAGICALLY OVERLOOKED PROG-ROCK BEAUTY!
Lost Gem
UK Organ Prog Classic
One of many?

Cressida
Cressida
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006XVE
Release Date: 1992-11-30

Tracks:

To Play Your Little Game
Winter Is Coming Again
Time for Bed
Cressida
Home and Where I Long to Be
Depression
One of a Group
Lights in My Mind
Only Earthman in Town
Spring' 69
Down Down
Tomorrow Is a Whole New Day

Album Description

Import reissue of 1970 album. Repertoire.

Customer Reviews:

TRAGICALLY OVERLOOKED PROG-ROCK BEAUTY!.......2004-05-15

My recollection is that this band was made up of a bunch of UK studio musicians; not surprisingly, the playing is excellent throughout. Twelve perfectly crafted songs, each featuring interesting lyrics and concise (and expertly crafted) solos by the guitarist and keyboardist. Guitarist John Heyworth sings one tune and sounds suspiciously like Justin Hayward; keyboardist Peter Jennings plays precise, tasteful solos, and if you love the deep, dark sound of a Hammond B-3 organ, you will love this guy's playing (especially the long solo on the track "Depression", which is absolutely beautiful). This album was the first of two, and definitely the one to have if you're only having one (the second alb, "Asylum", has a different guitarist and the song writing isn't up to par; a bit of the "sophomore slump"). Very strange and cool album art as well.

Lost Gem.......2003-08-19

I heard this album years ago and for some reason it stuck in my mind so I did a search on it. I'm glad to see that it is still available so now I will buy it. The only reason I didn't give this album 5 stars is because I couldn't get enough of the guitar work, the guy did some brilliant stuff but was really subdued in a lot of the material so I'm disappointed. However I will do further searches on this guitarist (John Heyworth) and see what I can come up with. I hope he is still around and still making albums.

UK Organ Prog Classic.......2000-09-04

Forget "easy listening" prog. Vocalist Angus Cullen sings somewhat in the vein of Justin Hayward, but that's where the comparison to the Moody Blues ends. Cressida's debut from 1970 is full of swirling organ, jazzy percussion, great fuzz guitar, and lots of swing. The title track "Cressida" is superb, with its great organ riff and snappy drums. "To Play Your Little Game" and "Lights In My Mind" are in the same upbeat vein. There are also more melancholic moments such as "Depression" and "Down Down". Cressida were one of the early progressive groups to incorporate the mellotron, but they used it to much greater effect on their 2nd album "Asylum". In fact, "Asylum" is their best and most progressive. This debut tends to shorter, poppier, more driving songs with a touch of psychedelia. The main complaint may be that this kind of music will sound "dated" to some. It's still highly enjoyable and much overlooked. Fans of early UK prog in the vein of Spring, Gracious, Fantasy or Beggars Opera should really love this. And if you like prog rock with lots of organ, this could be for you.

One of many?.......2000-06-04

Cressida was a shortlived group from the British Isles. Their first album, simply entitled "Cressida", can be described as a lightweight Moody Blues with folk nusic inspiration. Lightweight because they didn't use orchestration by far as much as the Moodys did. Although in my opinion not their best album, it's still a pleasent listen. I can recommend this for the listener that likes Hammond organ and folky vocals and a nice jazzy-like drumming and bass. Progressive easy-listening?

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For the Love of Shakespeare

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00000JYY3
Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

Richard III - Prelude
Music For King Lear - The Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Nocturne
The Tempest
Othello - Overture
The Merchant Of Venice
Troilus And Cressida
Falstaff - Dream Interlude
Henry V - Touch Her Soft Lips and Part
Hamlet
Romeo And Juliet - The Montagues And Capulets
As You Like It - Waterfall Scene
Macbeth

Walton:Troilus & Cressida-Complete Opera-Foster

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Walton:Troilus & Cressida-Complete Opera-Foster
W. Walton
Manufacturer: EMI/Angel/Virgin/Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000005GRT
Release Date: 1996-11-22

Tracks:

Troilus And Cressida: Act I: Troilus- (Adagio) - Virgin Of Troas
Troilus And Cressida: Act I: Calkas, Antenor- Ten Long Years Have Dragged
Troilus And Cressida: Act I: Troilus, Antenor- Back To Your Hovels
Troilus And Cressida: Act I: Is Cressida A Slave?
Troilus And Cressida: Act I: Troilus- Child of the Wine-Dark Wave
Troilus And Cressida: Act I: Troilus, Cressida- Morning And Evening
Troilus And Cressida: Act I: Pandarus, Troilus- Forgive me... Pandarus!... Passing Through The City
Troilus And Cressida: Act I: Priest, Calkas, Cressida, Evadne, Pandarus- O Pallas, Virgin Daughter
Troilus And Cressida: Act I: Cressida, Evadne- Slowly It All Comes Back
Troilus And Cressida: Act I: Pandarus, Cressida, Evadne- Nothing But Troilus' Patronage
Troilus And Cressida: Act I: Soldier, PandarusTroilus, Priest- Prince Troilus
Troilus And Cressida: Act I: Pandarus, Cressida, Troilus- Dear Child, You Need A Little Comfort
Troilus And Cressida: Act II Scene One: Pnadarus, Cressida, Horaste, Evadne- (Allegretto) - Does Talking Put You Off?
Troilus And Cressida: Act II Scene One: How Can I Sleep?
Troilus And Cressida: Act II Scene One: Cressida- At The Haunted End of The Day
Troilus And Cressida: Act II Scene One: Pandarus, Cressida, Troilus- Hush! Don't Be Alarmed!
Troilus And Cressida: Act II Scene One: Troilus, Cressida- If One Last Doubt
Troilus And Cressida: Act II Scene Two: Orchestral Interlude (A tempo tempestuoso)

Tracks:

Troilus And Cressida: Act II Scene One: From Isle To Isle Chill Waters (Cressida, Troilus)
Troilus And Cressida: Act II Scene One: Who Would Go Drumming About The Town? (Pandarus, Cressida)
Troilus And Cressida: Act II Scene One: My Name Is Diomede (Diomede, Pandarus)
Troilus And Cressida: Act II Scene One: Oh, I'm No Use, No Use (Pandarus, Diomede, Troilus, Cressida, Evadne)
Troilus And Cressida: Act III: (Lugbre) - Is There No Word? (Watchmen, Cressida, Evadne)
Troilus And Cressida: Act III: No Answering Sign On The Walls (Cressida, Watchmen)
Troilus And Cressida: Act III: Cressid, Daughter (Calkas)
Troilus And Cressida: Act III: O Gods, O Deathless Gods (Cressida)
Troilus And Cressida: Act III: Proud Wondrous Cressida (Diomede, Cressida)
Troilus And Cressida: Act III: So Here's An End Of It All (Evande, Watchmen)
Troilus And Cressida: Act III: Evadne...Evadne...Troilus (Troilus, Pandarus, Evadne, Cressida)
Troilus And Cressida: Act III: Will I Please Himm Thus? (Cressida, Evadne, Troilus, Pandarus)
Troilus And Cressida: Act III: What Is This Sudden Alarm? (Troilus, Chorus, Cressida, Pandarus, Diomede)
Troilus And Cressida: Act III: Troy, False of Heart, Yet Fair! (Diomede, Troilus, Cressida, Pandarus, Calkas, Evadne, Chorus)
Troilus And Cressida: Act III: Troilus, You Must Not Die For Me (Cressida, Troilus, Diomede, Calkas, Pandarus)
Troilus And Cressida: Act III: Diomede!...Father!... (Cressida)

Fanfare: Shakespearian Music from Stratford

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Fanfare: Shakespearian Music from Stratford
Louis Applebaum , Elmer Iseler Singers , and Christopher Plummer
Manufacturer: Marquis Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00005V8D7
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

Two Stratford Fanfares
Who is Silvia?
When I Consider
Fortune and Men's Eyes
Expense of Spirit
Dare I Question
He That Is (Finale)
Suite from Richard III
"Love Love" from Troilus and Cressida
Bella Mia
Non Gemete
Grazie Luna
"If Music Be The Food of Love" from Twelfth Night
"Orpheus with his Lute" from Henry VIII
Moth's Song
When Daisies Pied
Suite of Dances from Much Ado About Nothing
Jog On / St. Jamy
Lawn of White
Canakin Clink
Moments from Romeo and Juliet

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Asylum
Cressida
Manufacturer: Akarma Italy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00012OWYM
Release Date: 2003-12-15

Tracks:

Asylum
Munich
Goodbye Post Office Tower Goodbye
Survivor
Reprieved
Lisa
Summer Weekend of a Lifetime
Let Them Come When They Will

Album Description

British progressive rock group released two albums on Vertigo & were led by the guitar & vocals of Angus Cullen. Highly praised in The Tapestry of Delights guide to progressive rock. For fans of early Genesis, Caravan & Soft Machine. Originally released in 1971, features eight tracks packaged in deluxe digibook format. Akarma. 2003.

Album Details

Cressida was an Excellent British Progressive Rock Band and Authors of Two Memorable Albums that Are Still Much Sought-after. Their Second Album, Asylum, was Just as Successful as their First, Thanks to Its Captivating Atmospheres and the Technical Ability of the Musicians. Angus Cullen's Pleasing Vocal Style is at Times Surprisingly Folkie, While Peter Jennings Unveils Enviable Talent and Class, Especially in Certain Jazz Passages. Guitarist John Culley Does the Rest with Clean Guitar Solos that Never Sound Dated. The Whole Album is High-quality, but Tracks Like "Munich", "Lisa" and the Eleven Minute "Let them Come When They Will" Are Some of Its Highlights.

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Cressida
Cressida
Manufacturer: Repertoire
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000068QVS
Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

To Play Your Little Game
Winter Is Coming Again
Time for Bed
Cressida
Home and Where I Long to Be
Depression
One of a Group
Lights in My Mind
Only Earthman in Town
Spring' 69
Down Down
Tomorrow Is a Whole New Day

Average customer rating:

Good, but not better than their debut.
Above-average early 70s British progressive rock
Good Example of Early UK Proto-Prog
The best of two
They Came From The Heavens And With Them They Brought Sound

Asylum
Cressida
Manufacturer: Repertoire
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000006XVD
Release Date: 2001-05-29

Tracks:

Asylum
Munich (Munich 1938; Appeasment Was the Cry, Munich 1970; Mine to ...)
Goodbye Post Office Tower Goodbye
Survivor
Reprieved
Lisa
Summer Weekend of a Lifetime
Let Them Come When They Will

Album Description

Import reissue of 1971 album. Repertoire.

Customer Reviews:

Good, but not better than their debut........2006-12-30

Finding both of these CD's in the same day was a lucky find, but I prefer their self-titled debut better. The drum solo near the end of the CD gets a bit tedious.

Above-average early 70s British progressive rock.......2002-08-02

If you like hammond organ/piano/electric guitar-driven early 70s rock with some jazz leanings, then this is for you. The singer has a good sense of melody and an interesting, pleasant voice that doesn't annoy, unlike a few other bands working similar territory (Spring comes to mind). It's not complex music, but it's still enjoyable, especially the occasional shift into jazzier territory. Also, the quality of the recording is pretty good considering the era.

I'm just wondering why "Asylum" has been widely acclaimed to have mellotron on it, specifically the track "Munich," when in fact there is no mellotron on this CD...AT ALL. Several sources have made the mellotron claim, which I find odd to say the least. There ARE real strings in this song and on a couple of others, as well as a bit of real brass here and there. It's pretty obvious that they're not mellotron strings or brass. In fact, by reading the liner notes, you will see that there is an actual orchestra credited, whilst there are NO mellotron credits listed anywhere. End of story. I was disappointed because I was expecting to hear mellotron, which I love, though the orchestrations apparently mistaken for mellotron are done very tastefully, especially on "Munich."

Overall, this CD is good, but it's nothing spectacular. Though certainly a pleasant listen, there isn't anything on here that leaps out as being outstanding. Thus, I wouldn't call this essential unless you are really attracted to this type of sound.

Good Example of Early UK Proto-Prog.......2002-05-05

I haven't heard Cressida's first album yet, but I REALLY enjoy Asylum. Very good mix of vocals and laid back jazzier moments, along with the straight ahead bluesy jam mingled here and there for good measure. Mellotron fans will drool over the 9 minute 'Munich', which is my favorite cut on the whole CD. Definitely the highlight of the album, although I can safely say the rest is very enjoyable too.

The best of two.......2000-06-04

This was Cressida's second and last album, and the best one. The starting line "Lunatic Larry beating his head on the wall" fits well in with the title of the album, "Asylum". It's got a couple of longer tracks than the debut and sounds a bit more mature. Still a pleasent group to listen to, without too many "turn-arounds" in rhythm like too many bands loved to do at this time. For Uriah Heep fanatics: Iain Clark, the drummer is the same as on "Look At Yourself" He plays on both Cressida albums.

They Came From The Heavens And With Them They Brought Sound.......1999-10-06

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