7/8/2023 0 Comments Up! by Al Stewart![]() Well, actually the historical note is limited this time out to one song about Lord Grenville and references to Leonardo, phantom harlequins, etc. Rather than gothics or sci-fi, Stewart goes for historical novels, and as long as he shuts up about Nostradamus-who inspired last year's Past, Present and Future, you'll remember-I say good for him. ![]() The other songs are well-observed despite their sentimental tendencies, and guest guitarist Jimmy Page proves that folk-rock is his metier. The purpose of this video is to showcase the talent of the musician and songwriter. The eighteen-minute title cut is a decent, serious, and touching reminiscence of sexual growth that for all its male bias is recommended to songwriters reluctant to shed their adolescence. ![]() ![]() A landmark: the first rock record to use the word "fuck" ("fucking," actually) at the end of a line, an achievement typical of its occasional flaws-the rhyming word, "plucking," is forced-and unrepresentative of its success. ![]()
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