Customer Reviews

Never thought theyd do it... - By: Mark C. Danzig lll, 04 Nov 2008
but is this 2 discs or just bonus tracks-there is an album made after that would be good to have cleaned up & released

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A blast from my past - By: P. Trapp, 04 Nov 2008
Having only recently purchased "Garden' I have had scant opportunity to savour its brilliance, though brilliant it obviously is. I am a long term fan of the voices of the 'Big Three' of folk-rock from the late 60's/70's (Denny,Prior & McShee) but must now add Celia Humphris to that list - her voice has the same etherial quality foundin the work of the other three. It is a little unfair to compare the rendition of Glasgerion with Bert Jansch's - Trees do a good job, Bert's is beyond compare.
It is a pity that Trees split when they did, their two albums show real potential - a potential which might or might not have been realised. I tend to think that they might have gone on to bigger things, certainly the bonus tracks on 'Garden' - recordedin 2008in the absence of the original masters of material not previously issued - shows that the surviving members have lost none of their skillsin the nearly 40 years since this excellent recording was originally issued.

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Masterful first outing by this wonderful band - By: Mr. C. J. Iredale, 15 Feb 2008
After buying thier 2nd album, I felt a strong urge to investigate The Tree's first LP, The Garden of Jane Delawney. Just like the 2nd album On the SHore, this too has been a very worthwhile purchase. It may not quite have the edge over On the Shore, but it is a wonderful English folk rock record & with the mix & the production, one could almost place it cronologically by the month it was made! It is very 1970, & has interesting working on some classics, such as 'she moves through the fair', which everyone seemed to have a bash at back then. The title piece is beautiful & the whole thing has a slight Wicker Man feel to it, which is a plus. It is a shame they only did 2 albums, but when quality overshadows the quantity to such an extent, I really shouldn't grumble. Allin all, a nice body of work & something to investigate, should this genre of music be your thing.

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what a gem! - By: dickie, 06 Feb 2008
this is an absolutely fantastic album - what a gem to have stumbled upon on good old amazon!! if you like unhalfbricking, then buy this plus on the shore. trad folk rock at its absolute best played by 5 brilliant musicians (but no violin!).

i can't get over just how incredibly good both albums are, & remain gobsmacked that they just vanished after these two. you'll recognise quite a few of the tracks on both albums (despite their titles), & i must confess it took me a little while to get used to trees' particular renderings. worth hanging onin there though, without a doubt

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A N ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE - By: ANGEL INTERCEPTOR, 17 Feb 2007
YES, THE CBS SAMPLER HAS A LOT TO ANSWER FOR, LIKE DRAINING MY WALLET FOR EXAMPLE.THIS CD HAS MAGNIFICENT TUNES, MOVING AND FEROCIOUSLY PLAYED AT TIMES.