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| From | Brian Kassan <brian@powerpop.org> |
| Subject | 60's pop advice |
| Date | Fri, 18 Jun 2004 09:59:30 -0700 |
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>The Zombies seem particularly difficult for a band with such a small
>discography. None of their hits/singles comps include "This Will Be Our Year",
>a song I know in cover versions by Michael Carpenter and Menswear. That would
>necessitate buying "Odessey and Oracle" as well as something covering the
>earlier stuff--what's the best for that? There's that complete Decca Stereo
>Anthology thing, which looks complete (and has really nice album art) but is it
>too much?
Get the "Zombie Heaven" Box. It contains everything you need and everything
they recorded-studio & live- except the Decca Stereo cd which I also
recommend as the stereo mixes are very different and interesting. The box
has fantastic liners by ex-Sneetch Alec Palao as well. I'm sure many would
agree that it's one of the best box sets ever. If you don't want to spring
for the box, "Odessey and Oracle" is one the most enjoyable and underrated
rock/pop works of all time. This album changed my life and I didn't
discover it until the late 1980's. Also, the A's and B's comp is very good.
As far as the Hollies go, I'm not as familiar with the post Graham Nash
lineup (although I love "Sorry Suzanne", but I like every album I've heard
and would recommend "Butterfly" and "Evolution" as two of my favorites
(although curiously these get low scores on AMG?).
Next to the Kinks and the Beatles, I think the Zombies and the Hollies are
two of the most underrated and talented British Invasion combos. I had the
good fortune of seeing the Hollies with Allan Clarke in England in 1998
before he retired. The venue was a theatre in Lewisham and there were lots
of folks with their kids. They were really great, although Clarke had
trouble hitting the high notes, but overall they were still very impressive.
Tony Hicks looked like he found the fountain of youth....still looks like a
kid.
I've also had the pleasure of seeing Colin and Rod perform in New York and
here in Los Angeles. They are still fanstastic performers along with their
new band. They recently did a show here with a string quartet and did
several of Colin's best solo works "Misty Roses" "I don't believe in
Miracles" and others. It was sublime.
Sorry to ramble..
Brian
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