Large as Life and Twice as Natural
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Large as Life and Twice as Natural is an album by British musician Davey Graham, released in 1968.[2]
In his Allmusic review, critic Ritchie Unterberger stated "With the exception of 1964's Folk, Blues and Beyond, this is Graham's finest non-compilation album. It's also his most fully arranged and rock-influenced effort, with backing by a meaty ensemble featuring Danny Thompson (of Pentangle) on bass and British blues stalwarts Jon Hiseman and Dick Heckstall-Smith (Graham Bond, Colosseum (band)) on drums and sax respectively. Even Graham's singing sounds better than usual. Graham offers some decent blues, but more interesting are his frequent excursions into raga folk-rock of sorts, especially on "Blue Raga" (learned from Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan). The raga-jazz interpretation of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now," which moves from meditative opening drones into a freewheeling explosion of modal folk-rock is one of the highlights of Graham's career on record and one of the best expressions of his ability to make a standard his own."
Track listing
- "Both Sides, Now" (Joni Mitchell) – 6:02
- "Bad Boy Blues" (Davy Graham) – 2:17
- "Tristano" (Davy Graham) – 4:00
- "Babe, It Ain't No Lie" (Elizabeth Cotten) – 2:27
- "Bruton Town" (Traditional) – 3:59
- "Sunshine Raga" (Davy Graham) – 6:19
- "Freight Train Blues" (John Lair, Bob Dylan) – 4:04
- "Jenra" (Davy Graham) – 3:10
- "Electric Chair" (Davy Graham) – 2:45
- "Good Morning Blues" (Lead Belly)– 5:23
- "Beautiful City" (Davy Graham) – 2:28
- "Blue Raga" (Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan) – 5:48
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