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Sophisticated Beggar (CD)

By: Roy Harper (Artist)

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Roy Harper Artist Snapshot:

Eccentric, prolific British singer/songwriter Roy Harper is a legend on the U.K. folk-rock scene. He began recording in the late 1960s, as something of a cross between Bob Dylan's troubadourism and Syd Barrett's freewheeling, wild-eyed visions. Though Harper has had an impact on British rockers who gained greater fame (he's feted in Led Zeppelin's "Hats Off To Roy Harper," sings lead on Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar," and was a major influence on Jethro Tull), his mix of folk and prog-rock has earned him a niche all his own in the pantheon of British songwriters.

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1966's SOPHISTICATED BEGGAR is Roy Harper's first album, and although it's almost by necessity a bit weak and tentative in comparison to more fully-realized later efforts like FLAT BAROQUE AND BERSERK or STORMCOCK, it's nonetheless a remarkable debut. Entirely acoustic, with none of the rock influence so important to his later work, this is Harper's folkiest album, and his trademark acoustic 12-string sounds terrific in these stripped-down surroundings.

The songs already show flashes of the humor, bile and quirkiness of later Harper albums, and tunes like the tender "My Friend" and the howling "Committed" reveal the songwriting paths Harper would take in the future. All in all, SOPHISTICATED BEGGAR is that rarity, a debut album that doesn't deserve to be repudiated by its maker.

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