Storm Force Ten through endless line-up changes) ringing out on this overlooked album. A shame they should make their most daring music just as punk torched the landscape." Storm Force Ten Storm Force Ten is an album by British folk rock band Steeleye Span, the band's 10th effort, released in 1977. Until their 2013 album "Wintersmith", released 36 years after "Storm Force Ten", this album was the band's last production to reach the charts, topping out at 191 on Billboard's Pop charts. After "Rocket Cottage", Bob Johnson and Peter Knight left the band. As there was still a contractual obligation, they invited Martin
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