This album sounds a little more aggressive than the two previous albums.
The mellotron was gone, and replaced by some harpsichord instead. The
guitar is also more visible than before. The album includes what I would
regard as BO's best recording ever: their version of Richard Harris'
heavenly classic "Mac Arthur Park". The track seems to fit BO perfectly,
and this version is still the best I've heard of it. Excellent
harpsichord and organ lifts the track to the heights it deserves. This
is simply one of my all time favourite tracks! But as I said, large
parts of the album is heavier than anything the band had done before.
"The Witch" and the harpsichord-driven "Madame Doubtfire" are both quite
hard tracks with satanic lyrics! Both tracks are excellent anyway.
"From Shark to Haggis" lives up to it's title. The first part is a
sinister heavy progressive piece, while the last part is an instrumental
with a very Scottish feel to it (after all, the band were from
Scotland!). You should get both this and "Waters of Change".
(vintageprog.com)
1. Beggars
Opera - Hobo [04:22]
2. Beggars
Opera - Macarthur Park [08:15]
3. Beggars
Opera - The Witch [05:59]
4. Beggars
Opera - Pathfinder [03:43]
5. Beggars
Opera - From Shark To Haggis [06:42]
6. Beggars
Opera - Stretcher [04:47]
7. Beggars
Opera - Madame Doubtfire [04:18]
Playing Time.........: 38:08
Total Size...........: 87,31 MB
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