Post by eric on Jun 11, 2019 11:40:43 GMT
Inspired by the many discussions on the individual merits of the band’s first two lead singers Allan Clarke and Mikael Rickfors, I have complied 5 playlists that mix tracks with Clarke on lead vocals with tracks with Rickfors on lead vocals. All the songs were recorded during 1970-1974.
IMHO, I think the playlists make for a very satisfying listening experience and they demonstrate the high quality of the band’s recordings in this period. I believe these playlists also indicate that the band would have been well served by having these two musicians in the band at the same time and by giving more lead vocal opportunities to Terry Sylvester on the band’s recordings. These steps may have assisted Allan in saving his voice in the longer term.
I know that beauty is in “the eye of the beholder” and that therefore many on this forum may not like my selections and sequencing. That’s fine. However, the following playlists confirmed to me (if this was needed) that The Hollies were a great band in the early seventies. Enjoy the 5 “new albums”!
Playlist 1: 1970-1972 - Gasoline Alley Bred - Hey Willy - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - Cable Car - To Do With Love - Long Dark Road - A Little Thing Like Love - Magic Woman Touch - Lizzy And The Rainman - Down River
Playlist 2: 1973 - Slow Down, Go Down - The Last Wind - A Better Place - I Had A Dream - The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee - Out On The Road (Clarke version) - Pick Up The Pieces Again - Transatlantic Westbound Jet (Clarke version) - Don't Let Me Down - The Air That I Breathe
Playlist 3: 1970-1972 - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top - Survival Of The Fittest - Too Young To Be Married - Frightened Lady - Man Without A Heart - Won't You Feel Good That Morning – Touch - Jesus Was A Crossmaker - Transatlantic Westbound Jet (Rickfors version)
Playlist 4: 1970-1972 - Perfect Lady Housewife - Row The Boat Together - Pull Down The Blind - What A Life I've Led – Romany - Indian Girl - Blue In The Morning - Delaware Taggett And The Outlaw Boys - Words Don't Come Easy - Slow Down
Playlist 5: 1972-1974 - The Baby - If It Wasn't For The Reason That I Love You - Mexico Gold - Born A Man - It's A Shame It's A Game - Tip Of The Iceberg - Rubber Lucy - No More Riders - Son Of A Rotten Gambler - Layin' To The Music
IMHO, I think the playlists make for a very satisfying listening experience and they demonstrate the high quality of the band’s recordings in this period. I believe these playlists also indicate that the band would have been well served by having these two musicians in the band at the same time and by giving more lead vocal opportunities to Terry Sylvester on the band’s recordings. These steps may have assisted Allan in saving his voice in the longer term.
I know that beauty is in “the eye of the beholder” and that therefore many on this forum may not like my selections and sequencing. That’s fine. However, the following playlists confirmed to me (if this was needed) that The Hollies were a great band in the early seventies. Enjoy the 5 “new albums”!
Playlist 1: 1970-1972 - Gasoline Alley Bred - Hey Willy - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - Cable Car - To Do With Love - Long Dark Road - A Little Thing Like Love - Magic Woman Touch - Lizzy And The Rainman - Down River
Playlist 2: 1973 - Slow Down, Go Down - The Last Wind - A Better Place - I Had A Dream - The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee - Out On The Road (Clarke version) - Pick Up The Pieces Again - Transatlantic Westbound Jet (Clarke version) - Don't Let Me Down - The Air That I Breathe
Playlist 3: 1970-1972 - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top - Survival Of The Fittest - Too Young To Be Married - Frightened Lady - Man Without A Heart - Won't You Feel Good That Morning – Touch - Jesus Was A Crossmaker - Transatlantic Westbound Jet (Rickfors version)
Playlist 4: 1970-1972 - Perfect Lady Housewife - Row The Boat Together - Pull Down The Blind - What A Life I've Led – Romany - Indian Girl - Blue In The Morning - Delaware Taggett And The Outlaw Boys - Words Don't Come Easy - Slow Down
Playlist 5: 1972-1974 - The Baby - If It Wasn't For The Reason That I Love You - Mexico Gold - Born A Man - It's A Shame It's A Game - Tip Of The Iceberg - Rubber Lucy - No More Riders - Son Of A Rotten Gambler - Layin' To The Music
