Beggars Opera's third album offered up another dramatic change in pace
and style from a band that had already demonstrated its musical
schizophrenia well enough. Considerably more song-oriented than either
of its predecessors, Pathfinder set out its stall with the pounding pop
of "Hobo" before delving deep into period preoccupations with a truly
visionary assault on "MacArthur Park" -- imagine Vanilla Fudge if Brian
Auger had created their arrangements. Eight minutes seem too short a
time in which to layer all of the group's ideas, but they succeed with
room to spare, and deliver what is probably the definitive reading of
the song. The pulsating "The Witch," the fusion and folk-inflected "From
Shark to Haggis," and the closing menace of "Madame Doubtfire," with
its glance back at the soundscapes of Act One, are the album's other
highlights -- particularly if you catch them on headphones. From
beginning to end, though, Pathfinder is a powerful record, dramatically
produced and deliriously delivered, a wild smorgasbord of musical
innovation and staggeringly brilliant ideas. Dave Thompson
Tracklist :
1 Hobo 4:24
Alan Park
2 Macarthur Park 8:18
Jimmy Webb
3 The Witch 6:04
Ricky Gardiner / Dennis Scott
4 Pathfinder 3:43
Ricky Gardiner
5 From Shark to Haggis 6:42
Ricky Gardiner / Dennis Scott
6 Stretcher 4:48
Ricky Gardiner
7 Madame Doubtfire 4:18
Ricky Gardiner
Credits :
Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals – Gordon Sellar
Drums – Raymond Wilson
Illustration [Sleeve illustration] – Peter Goodfellow
Keyboards – Alan Park
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Ricky Gardiner
Lead Vocals – Martin Griffiths
Producer – Beggars Opera
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