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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: Hollies (was "60's pop advice) |
| Date | Tue, 22 Jun 2004 15:25:35 -0500 |
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At 01:22 PM 6/22/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Billy,
>
>I'm a big fan of Sylvester but to me Graham Nash is THE high voice for the
>Hollies - what a wonderful set of pipes, even to this day. Another fine
>singer in the band is Tony Hicks who hardly ever sings lead.
Graham has one of the greatest falsettos in history - his high notes on "I
Can't Let Go" is breathtaking.
But I think the Hollies mix of voices was smoother with Terry. Then again it
might have been the improved 16-24 track recording techonology the 70's lineup
had, and Alan Parsons who engineered 1974's "Hollies" and "Another Night" can
make anyone sound great.
Hicks has done a couple leads, "Pegasus" from "Butterfly" is one.
>It's kind of weird knowing that Carl Wayne is now the lead singer. That
>would be a thankless task, even for someone as great as Wayne.
I wished they packed it in when Clarke retired. I heard the new track on the
box set and they sound like a totally different group. I hope Wayne's voice
blends better with Hicks and Alan Coates (who does Graham/Terry's parts) in
concert.
Billy G. Spradlin
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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