English experimental/avant-garde rock group active 1968–1978, noted for adventurous compositions, improvisation and a central role in the 1970s Rock in Opposition movement.

Key facts reflected in the reviews and publicly verifiable: Lindsay Cooper joined after Geoff Leigh's departure; Dagmar Krause sang on the merged sessions with Slapp Happy; Henry Cow toured with Captain Beefheart; Chris Cutler initiated Rock in Opposition (RIO) in 1978; major albums include Legend (Leg End), Unrest, In Praise of Learning, Western Culture and live collection Concerts.

DeBaser hosts a handful of reviews about Henry Cow, an English avant-garde/experimental rock group. Reviews praise their daring improvisation, political engagement, and landmark albums like In Praise of Learning. The band's music blends Canterbury, free-jazz, chamber rock and RIO aesthetics.

For:Listeners of avant-garde and experimental rock, fans of 1970s progressive and Canterbury scenes, and anyone curious about Rock in Opposition.

 “Living In The Heart Of The Beast” is the unreachable zenith.

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 Legend (or more properly Leg End) is the first album released by Henry Cow, a very important group of the ’70s, due to some particularly innovative instrumental solutions.

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 a transitional work that has always sparked strong contrasts among fans, divided over the objective value of what on one hand seems like a warm and welcoming refuge, while on the other appears like a demon ready to devour our eardrums at the first timid and reverent listening attempt.

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