Tonight's the Night...Live
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| Tonight's the Night...Live | ||
| Live album by Steeleye Span | ||
| Released | 1992 | |
| Recorded | 1991 | |
| Genre | Folk rock | |
| Length | ??:?? | |
| Label | Shanachie | |
| Professional reviews | ||
|---|---|---|
| Steeleye Span chronology | ||
| Tempted and Tried (1977) |
Tonight's the Night...Live (1978) |
Time (Steeleye Span album) (1980) |
Tonight's the Night...Live is the second live album by English folk-rock band Steeleye Span.
During the 1980s, Steeleye went through a creative lull, releasing only 3 albums. But by 1991, the band had begun to be creatively revitalized, thanks to the arrival of a new bassist, Tim Harries, and new drummer, Liam Genockey. Both significantly younger than the other three members of the band, Harries and Genockey generally shook things up and their presence helped the other members of the band find a renewed interest in what had become essentially an occasional side activity. Steeleye found a fresh perspective on the material they had been performing for some time, and this is amply evident on 'Tonight', an album that balances the band's rock and folk perspectives. The album includes new versions of several pieces from earliers. "Fighting for Strangers", one of the classic tracks off Rocket Cottage was given a new haunting percussion arrangement, and "White Man", from Back in Line was given a more cheerful guitar line. The album also included versions of "Cam Ye O'er Frae France" and their signature piece, "All Around My Hat" that reflected the way the band had been performing those songs for some time. Padstow" is a faithful rendition of the song from Tempted and Tried
The other half of the album is new pieces. The most experimental is "Tam Lin", Fairport Convention's signature tune. To find a new approach to the well-known folk song, Knight drew off the fact that the Tam Lin story is known in Bulgarian folk-lore, and wove together three Bulgarian tunes to create a quiet, haunting sound quite unlike Fairport's version. More vigorous are "Tonight's the Night" and "The Gentleman Soldier". "Ten Long Years" was a nod to the band's frequent a capella pieces.
[edit] Line-up
- Maddy Prior (vocals)
- Peter Knight (violin, vocals)
- Bob Johnson (guitar, vocals)
- Tim Harries (bass, vocals)
- Liam Genockey (drums)
[edit] Tracks
- Tonight's the Night
- Ca the Ewes
- Gentleman Soldier
- Tam Lin
- Padstow
- Fighting for Strangers
- White Man
- The Weaver
- Ten Long Years
- Dawn of the Day
- Cam Ye
- All Around My Hat (song)
