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The Kingston Trio - "The Last Month of the Year" (1960) - Capitol Records
Hello Friends,
Things are gettin' folksy tonight!
Formed in 1957, The Kingston Trio became a top-selling act and helped pave the way for the folk revival movement of the late 1950's/early 1960's. In their records of this era you can usually hear the influence they would have over artists like Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Joan Baez, the Byrds, The Muppets, et cetera.
There's some great harmonies and some fine instrumentation here but when we listen to this record we feel like we're at some college frat party back in 1960 and some beatniky-looking dude in a turtleneck just brought us some reefer.
Still, its certainly not a bad album. The song selections range from Old English Carols to African-American Spirituals. A must for the NPR crowd! Its also probably the best Christmas album to feature the bouzouki as a prominent instrument!
The title (and closing) song, "The Last Month of the Year" is good, but the version by the Staple Singers is vastly better!
RATING: 3.5 Sommerset Gloucestershire Wassail's out of 5
Formed in 1957, The Kingston Trio became a top-selling act and helped pave the way for the folk revival movement of the late 1950's/early 1960's. In their records of this era you can usually hear the influence they would have over artists like Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Joan Baez, the Byrds, The Muppets, et cetera.
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Still, its certainly not a bad album. The song selections range from Old English Carols to African-American Spirituals. A must for the NPR crowd! Its also probably the best Christmas album to feature the bouzouki as a prominent instrument!
The title (and closing) song, "The Last Month of the Year" is good, but the version by the Staple Singers is vastly better!
RATING: 3.5 Sommerset Gloucestershire Wassail's out of 5
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