Flat Baroque and Berserk
His fourth studio album and the first to chart, reaching 20 in the UK, with arrangements by David Bedford.
Roy Harper, 1970
Released on Harvest (SHVL 766) with Phil McDonald and Neil Richmond engineering, it reached 20 in the UK, his first chart record. Harper played acoustic guitar and sang, and electric guitar on "Hell's Angels". David Bedford arranged; Skaila Kanga played harp on "Song of the Ages", Tony Visconti recorder on "Tom Tiddler's Ground", and Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson and Brian Davison of the Nice backed him on "Hell's Angels". On the original release all but three songs were credited to H. Ash, Harper's alias. Harper said that for the first time in my recording career, proper care and attention was paid to the presentation of the song.
AllMusic gave it 3 out of 5 and called "I Hate the White Man" one of his most notable, and notorious, compositions. The Line of Best Fit's Janne Oinonen called it a richly rewarding treasure trove in 2011. "How Does It Feel?" is used in the closing scene of the third season of The Handmaid's Tale.
Track listing
- Don't You Grieve5:43
- I Hate the White Man8:03
- Feeling All the Saturday1:56
- How Does It Feel?6:29
- Goodbye5:42
- Another Day2:57
- Davey1:30
- East of the Sun3:02
- Tom Tiddler's Ground6:48
- Francesca1:19
- Song of the Ages3:52
- Hell's Angels7:46
More from Roy Harper
Sophisticated Beggar (1967), Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith (1967), Folkjokeopus (1969), Stormcock (1971), Lifemask (1973), Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion (1974), Stereo Pop Special-67 (1974), Valentine (1974), HQ (1975), Bullinamingvase (1977), The Unknown Soldier (1980), Born In Captivity (1984), In Between Every Line (1986), ...Descendants Of Smith (1988), Loony On The Bus (1988), Once (1990), Burn The World (1990), Death Or Glory? (1992), Poems, Speeches, Thoughts And Doodles (1997), The Dream Society (1998), Man & Myth (2013)
Sources
- Flat Baroque and Berserk, Wikipedia
- Roy Harper (singer), Wikipedia