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By
Bill Heine
Is
Blue Trapesty a pale reflection of the past or does this band have
something to say that is current and critical?
True,
the word 'Tapestry' does have a Carole King ring about it, and they
did take us on a nostalgic trip in a big yellow taxi ... way up
on the roof, but was it worth the ride?
They
certainly hit the high notes. A flute solo rose in the night sky
like a firework and hovered in the wind until it trickled down our
spines.
The
'a capella' songs showed a lovely light touch. But the urgency and
power of Blue Tapestry took us beyond memory lane into new territory.
We
know they paved paradise and put up a parking lot in the seventies,
but the irony and energy of the singing told us that the pavement
people might have even more serious and sinister designs on our
lives in the new century.
Somehow
this group got behind the old songs and infused them with a new
imagination and depth.
Blue
tapestry wove a vivid spell over that field at Cropredy. They are
vibrant, strong and they pack a powerful picture. Don't just listen
to them, go and see them. Worth a very long ride.
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