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Released three years after his post-Beau Brummels solo album "Candlemaker", 1973's "Pan" found Ron Elliott returning to the recording environment with the band Pan. Showcasing the talents of singer Keith Barbour, drummer Don Francisco, bassist Sherman Hayes, and lead guitarist Arthur Richards, the high powered line-up quickly scored a contract with Columbia Records. With Elliott responsible for all of the material, musically the album was quite diverse. Tracks such as 'Long Way Home', 'Garbage Man', and 'More Than My Guitar' made it clear Elliott had been listening to more than his share of early-'70s country-rock bands - echoes of The Flying Burrito Brothers, Michael Nesmith and Poco abounded throughout the collection. That wasn't to say Elliott had totally lost his fascination with more commercial genres. 'Love Glow (Calamity Jane)' was near perfect top-40 pop, while 'Lady Honey' and 'Dancing To the Band' both included buoyant CS&Y styled harmonies. Mind you, the album wasn't perfect. 'Delinga de Mattei' was a throwaway old timey ballad, while Barbour's performance on 'The Puppet' came precariously close to the MOR material that made him a mid-'60s solo star (thought there was no denying he had a killer voice). Speaking of voices, as much as I enjoyed this al bum, to my ears one of the set's most interesting dynamics lay in how different Barbour and Elliott were. Exemplified by tracks like ' Love Glow (Calamity Jane)', Elliott had a light, commercially-friendly voice. In contrast, Barbour had a deep, gruff, soulful voice. Hearing them sharing lead vocals on the same song ('Long Way Home'), was interesting, if somewhat jarring.
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Type: CD
Recorded: 1973
Release Date: 2014-05-28
Label: Vivid Sound Corporation
Country: Japan
Item No: VSCD2539
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Track List
01 Long way home
02 Lady honey
03 The puppet
04 Garbage man
05 Ain't got the strings
06 More than my guitar
07 Sad rag doll
08 Delinga de matteri
09 Love glow
10 Dancing to the band / dreams
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