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