McAlmont & Butler - Yes

[Penelope]

God this was FANTASTISCH

 

[octophone]

An absolute masterpiece. Still sounds amazing today.

I remember Butler complaining that everyone who'd been involved in making that record had work coming out their ears - the drummer, the engineer, the string players...except him. His reputation was that he was a spiky character in the studio and maybe that haunted him. Still, a magnificent record.

 

[GinAg (39)]

Such a beautiful piece of music. Could only have existed in the 60s or 90s.

A shame neither went onto to have massive careers. McAlmont I particular. I guess that voice will only take you so far in 90s Britain as a black openly gay man.

 

[octophone]

I do often feel that Butler was a bit of a waste but he was very hard to work with, by many accounts. Jessie Buckley didn't seem to think so, mind you so one assumes he's mellowed.

 

[straightorbroken]

I liked his stuff with Catherine/The Anchoress, but Yes exists in its own space and time.

 

[lolly]

One of my top five songs of all time. At some points it will be #1.

Utterly majestic.

 

[jyxz]

I have a soft spot for McAlmont.

His album this year with Hifi Sean is very good. I also like his unreleased (3rd) album that I have somewhere.

 

[Vicky the Vole]

One of the best songs of the 90s!