Open the Door

Performer: Pentangle
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Producer: Ron Chelew; Rick Chelew
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: Pentangle: Jacqui McShee (vocals); Mike Piggott, Bert Jansch (acoustic guitar); Danny Thompson (double bass); Terry Cox (drums). When the beloved British folk outfit Pentangle reformed in 1982 (minus John Renbourne), they came together renewed and strengthened by their outside exploits. Their first studio album after their reunion, OPEN THE DOOR, reflects a new muscularity undergirding the old Elizabethan coloratura. Bert Jansch's dexterous guitar playing (his solo instrumental "The Dolphin" is a highpoint) provides the setting for Jaqui McShee's glittering, other-worldly vocals, and the rhythm section of Danny Thompson and Terry Cox is as subtle as ever. Although not widely praised in its day--critics seemed to resist the possibility that a reformed Pentangle could live up to its earlier incarnation--the album has aged well and sits respectably among the band's more acclaimed earlier work.

Along with Fairport Convention, Pentangle is one of the most important bands of the 1960s British folk revival. Drawing on a truly diverse array of sources, Pentangle developed a unique version of folk rock that was both traditional and progressive. The group formed when esteemed solo guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn combined their love of classic American blues and ancient English folk songs with the angelic vocals of Jacqui McShee and the jazz-influenced rhythm section of drummer Terry Cox and bassist Danny Thompson. After breaking up in 1972, they reformed several times with varying line-ups, the most well-known of which playing under the name Jacqui McShee's Pentangle.

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