Word: dillard
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Music has gone too far in other directions to simply accept a traditional form as complete. The results of polarization will undoubtedly be a synthesis of the essential elements of the original and the technology of the later. All of which brings us around to The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark...
Even the name Dillard is enough to provoke a shift in the mind frame to "fiddle and banjo"--the guts of bluegrass. This and the acoustic guitar also make up the insides of Expedition. But the trimmings here, electric harpsichord, dobro, drums and harmonica, put the whole album in a different cast. Willie Dixon called the music of the Chicago Blues All-Stars "Modernated blues," and the term "modernated" fits this record well, It jumps from Lester Flatt's "Git It On, Brother" to the almost-rock of "Out On The Side," maintaining a uniformity of tone which reflects...
...contemporary elements in Expedition are the minds of Gene Clark, Doug Dillard, and Bernie Leadon, who wrote all but one of the songs. While keeping the traditional framework, they have thrown in an electric guitar and drums on one cut, electric harpsichord on several, and more importantly, a sense of the absurd...
...JUST AS Expedition rejects the maudlin sentimentality which is the point of C&W, it is also turned off to the missionary impulse which ties down a great deal of popular music. Dillard and Clark are not out to convert anyone; they are having an easy-going good time with their music, and that in itself is enough. "From Don't Come Rollin...
Just how relevant Dillard and Clark are to actual trends will probably show up in a couple of months, after the initial impact of the new Dylan album. But in the meantime, if you're tripping, go with The Fantastic Expedition...