the great Gorky's/Hefner debate

[Andy Smith]

Lee wrote:

> I agree with this completely (apart from the richly detailed bit) as 
> regards post Barafundle (1997) stuff. Extremely boring, on the whole. But 
> for earlier records, I couldn't disagree more. Bwyd Time ('95) is one of 
> the records of the 90s

I'd have to disagree. Bwyd Time has some great stuff on it but it's a 
patchy album. Barafundle is a lovely album and Spanish Dance Troupe is
also great. They do have a tendency to ramble a bit these days though,
the live set this week was an example of that.

I got to like Hefner after a lot of initial difficulty with the singing.
I don't think they offer anything particularly new but they have some
great songs. The new album seems to show their limits though, it sounds
like more of the same going by what JP's played.

Andy