Steeple

I've been brought up on what I would describe as great music: Led Zep, Pink Floyd, U2. I sometimes feel like I was born too late, and would love to have lived in another era, another time. Not to get too nostalgic (of an era I have no idea about), to the point of Woody Allen's critique in "Midnight in Paris", but there is something slightly magical when looking back on that era. This album, from start to finish, is a short folk-rock epic in my view. The guitar solo in the opening track, Silbury Sands, accompanied with the strong bass, is simply majestic and skin-tinglingly good. Some might say this is a cheap knock-off of the 70's sound; some will say there's no depth; and others will no doubt be critical of this band's approach to re-creating a sound, time and place that live on in many peoples' hearts. But to me, that's point. Especially as I wasn't even born before the 80's! My God this is good fun!

Why have I not been listening to this every day for the past 3+ years? I'll never get that time back, but I'll try to make up for it now by listening to Steeple and Fain a few times a day.

This is a powerful record that wears its many influences on its paisley sleeve -- most of them from the '60s and all of them English. What keeps this record from slipping into mere mimicry is the way the group cherrypicks the choicest attributes from the bands they love and re-packages them as a perfect, crystalline example of their ideal sound. Of course, comparisons tend to marginalize the music created here, but they sound like they've listened to a lot of Traffic. They also bring the heaviness of Cream's best work and, therefore, I am tempted to suggest that this sounds like what Blind Faith could have been: A lumbering, yet intricate beast that sounds just as comfortable plucking folk melodies as growling out monster riffs, while flutes and other flourishes float in and out over the top. Beyond the style, there is serious substance: this is just a solid set of songs. Look out for Wolf People, once this band gets going, they may be unstoppable.

Getting tired of that mainstream mana..?? Look no further than this LP from Wolf People. Dive into esterday, visit the sounds of the underground from those heady 60s and 70's..... This is a wonderful up to date take on all those great elements that made music (particularly the British) underground so collectable and unique. I'm not talking the hits and memories dross, I'm hearing early Jethro Tull,Gravy Train & Andwella's Dream mixed with other seminal proto prog ideas from that time all with a modern production.Keep up the great work guys it certainly makes a refreshing change to hear your LP rather than the usual shite thrust upon the unsuspecting young generations these days.... Other readers might want to checkout the band Diagonal as well.

I am completely floored by this release. I honestly haven't been this psyched about a new release in quite some time.Just this week, I was thinking to myself that 60's-70's classic rock as we knew it was completely dead, then someone turned me onto this band.They incorporate so many elements of bands that you may have loved, Traffic, Jethro Tull, even some early Sabbath and Zeppelin like riffs here and there are mixed in and it all sounds fresh, original.Silsbury Sands, Tiny Circle, One By One from Dorney Reach and Castle Keep highlight the disc but I don't think there is a bad track on here.Very enthusiastic five stars from this one and I hope these guys can keep them coming. They have my attention.

La musica dei WP con il sound retro merita in effetti l'ascolto in vinile. Questo album è eccezionale musicalmente, ben registrato, rock psichedelico, blues rock, prog, un mix di stili. Perfetta la coesione degli strumenti registrati in stile settanta.Unica pecca il vinile leggermente ondulato, e non inserito nella classica velina anti statica. Il disco produce continue scariche, sarà necessario un lavaggio.

Excelente disco a cargo de una excelente banda. El disco suena, para bien o para mal, 100 % británico: mezcla, con mucha efectividad, diferentes elementos del hard rock de los primeros 70's con la psicodelia dura, el blues rock y, finalmente, algunas pinceladas de rock progresivo y unas pocas de folk-rock inglés. Mucho fuzz y buenísimos juegos de voces. Personalmente, me recuerdan a una mezcla de los Groundhogs con Captain Beefheart, algo de los primerísimos Black Sabbath y los mejores Jetthro Tull. A mi, según que revivals musicales, me dan mucha pereza y fatiga, pero este, en concreto, tiene todos los ingredientes para ser un disco a reivindicar: construcción inteligente junto a unos temas muy bien trabajados. Se presenta en una funda simple, con un insert a una cara con fotos y detalles técnicos, y una hoja con el código de descarga digital. Muy recomendable.

Think of a band with a singer something like lead singer from Canned Heat, Flute playing like Jethro Tull, distortion aiming towards Jimi Hendrix, and some Doors- esque playing. I love this band from Britain. A little retro- a little prog.

Clearly these guys have been nicking their dads' Wishbone Ash albums. In places the resemblance of the vocalist to Martin Turner's folk-tinged vocals is spooky (notably on tracks such as "Banks of Sweet Dundee"). Also the guitarists seems to have picked up many of their licks from the Ted Turner Guitar Tutor book. Those of us old enough to have a familiarity with 70s rock will find much that is recognisable here - echoes of much apart from the 'Ash' - Edgar Broughton Band, Stray, Quintessence and so on. The stylistic tics include much use of cowbell, and twin guitar soloing. However, I can not criticise this as derivative - there's very little anywhere that is 100% original. They have produced for a first outing a hugely impressive and enjoyable slice of retro-rock. My favourite track of all is the fantastic "Castle Keep". If I had not known, I could easily have believed this had been recorded in the early 70s. I wish the band every success with this album - it's great to have a young band bring a fresh approach to this genre - I hope that they attract a younger audience also - not just the more mature fan such as myself.

Da haben die Vier von Wolf People aus Wales ganze Arbeit geleistet. Ein Album zum dahinschmelzen.60's/70's Psychedelicrock/Folk vom Feinsten. Eine rundum gelungene Scheibe mit einer absolut autentischen Produktion. Immer wieder tauchen keltische Folk-Elemente zwischen genialen Rockriffs auf. Schon der Opener Silbury Sands ist ein Knaller - zwischen Psychrock und Folk finden sich immer wieder eingängige Melodien, die sofort ins Ohr gehen. Trotz der vielfältigen Stile ist das Album kompakt und wirkt nie zerfasert. "Cromlech" ist erstklassiger Stonerrock. "Tiny Circle" könnte von einer alten Jethro Tull-Scheibe sein.Auch Deep Purple (die frühen) oder King Krimson-Fans kommen bei "Steeple" voll auf Ihre Kosten.Selbst Bluesrock-elemente, wie in "Castle keep" nimmt man der Band voll ab - hier wirkt nichts aufgesetzt. Zum Schluss gibt's dann noch ein von der Band bearbeitetes Traditional aus Wales "Banks of sweet Dundee" - hier wird dann nochmal die ganze Palette des stilistischen Könnens der Band aufgefahren. Volle Punktzahl - ein Juwel.