As subjects go Plainsong could be said to be a tricky one: a band who made one album and splintered within a year. Yet that 1972 album was the folk-rock gem In Search of Amelia Earhart. The story is largely told in quotes from the protagonists and is seen as a see-saw. The first half tells of the trials of getting together; then it tips over into success and the business pressures that drove them apart. Recriminations, sadness and the rock'n'roll dream shatter. A song of success and sadness.
