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@dooks
british folk. specifically british acid folk from the 60s in the pentangle vein.
i've tried and tried to get over my aversion (am suffering though "gather in the mushrooms" right now) but i just hate it so much of it. my band-mates are big fans of this stuff and want to do some, hence the current listening, but i'm not sure i'm going to be able to get over my distaste of it.
i love loads of american and irish folk, even some british stuff (richard thompson for example and even bert and john outside of the pentange context are great) but i just can't stand that po-faced warbly, faux-middle ages, sexless dirge that seems to comprise so much british folk from the 60s. i hate the way they don't use thirds (major or minor), i hate the needlessly archaic language, i hate the fey, limp and oh so solemn vocals. eugh. it makes my skin crawl.
gimme this:
or this:
i just can't stand this: