McGoohan's last acting role in a Columbo (he directed and wrote the following episode) stole Steinmetz's look, Oscar Finch's accent, and...may be the least over-the-top aspect of Ashes To Ashes. This is like Columbo The Old Timer's Game version - there's so many hams crowded on one screen it's difficult not to be entertained, on some base level.
"Light Flight" has long been a personal favorite of mine - a twisting, winding blast of traditional past that really had some substance to it, unlike Jethro Tull's "Living In The Past", which was more of a whimsical wink and a nod to their ancestors. It also hit all of the correct notes in a contemporary sense, becoming the Pentangle's only hit (at least in the UK). The rest of the album is not as easy to take, unless you are deep into the British folk scene of the 60's. The band has the atmosphere down pat, though, which should carry one through a good part of the record.
