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Simple Man - Ironbridge - Ironbridge (CD)

Shanty Ironbridge. Just A Day with strings Ironbridge. Frost And Fire original version Ironbridge. Having released no less than five singles under their name Fluff this Shropshire band made their final bid for the big time by changing their name to Ironbridge the worlds first iron bridge had been built in the Shropshire town and the album sold extremely well in France whilst gaining rave reviews.

Now having achieved a cult status the album is released on CD for the very first time and the music today falls under the "power pop" category but at the time was described by reviewers as "somewhere between The Beatles and The Moody Blues"!

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Special offers and product promotions Amazon Business : For business-exclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable VAT invoices. Once the musical climax is reached, the sound mellows and the narrative voice picks up again - singing of a sea that by now has calmed down, and of the ship heading back to the harbour while the Captain is looking older. Some delicate a-capella singing brings the voyage to an end.

Simply fantastic! The album is a rarity indeed, and it's a bonus that Ironbridge songs don't sound the slightest bit rusty to the modern ear. We even found an alternative version of one of the tracks which has been put on the CD as a bonus'.

This is a belting little gem. Shropshire's Fluff released only a handful of 45s between '69 and '72 before delivering this self-penned track longplayer along with a swift name-change in ' Ironbridge is bright and breezy, is unashamedly English in tone, and rings of early 70s Hollies in parts and Lost Chord Moodies in others.

Ironbridge is a rather fine album As a nice example of pop, folk, prog, and hard rock, this was well done and worth a listen if you didn't catch it the first time around. Back Room. Hallelujah Days. Getting Older. Making It Hard. It's All Right. Frost And Fire. Simple Man. I Can Fly. Just A Day Strings Version. Amazon Music Stream millions of songs. Audible Download Audiobooks. Once again, another nice job from Angel Air rescuing a lost gem from the vaults.

Full story of the band and photos are included in the booklet as well. The album may not trouble the top 40, but it does ensure a little piece of local musical history lives on. You must be logged in to post a comment. Please enter your first name and email address below to receive our monthly newsletter.

Simple Man Glen I Can Fly Shanty. BONUS TRACK Just A Day (with strings) finding relics from the vaults of pop and progressive rock of the past and high on their release list is a CD reissue of the Ironbridge by the group Ironbridge. With an Lp release by EMI international label, Ironbridge were actually.