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Post by Gralto on Feb 26, 2016 13:26:44 GMT
Here's a recent phone interview Graham Nash did with Brian Wise for ABC's DIG Digital radio. One thing - Wise mentions Nash's tour to Australia with the Hollies in the 60s - this never happened. addictedtonoise.com.au/graham-nashs-new-path/ |
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Post by cameron on Feb 26, 2016 14:37:48 GMT
Yes they had to pull out because of Bobby's appendicitis. I believe the Troggs went instead?
Interesting quotes about Hollies Sing Dylan! I've grown to like Dylan and grown to get accustomed to his voice. But for me, that's only thanks to HSD. I'd never heard his music be so approachable before other than perhaps covers by The Byrds and Manfred Mann. The Hollies really excelled at doing his music justice. I think Tony said something along the lines of "Dylan's songs sounded like demos to me, so we finished them off" and I completely agree with him!
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Post by Gralto on Mar 23, 2016 23:38:14 GMT
Here's an interview Nash did with Clare Bowditch on 774 ABC Radio Melbourne on 20 March. This includes a live performance with current muse Shane Fontayne of the title track from his new album (released 15 April) 'This Path Tonight'. Nash is in Australia to play two gigs at Bluesfest Byron Bay (25 and 27 March). soundcloud.com/774-abc-melbourne/graham-nash-chats-to-clare-bowditch |
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Post by Gralto on Mar 24, 2016 11:35:41 GMT
Graham has actually done a LOT of press out here and as usual, has the charmed the pants off everyone. Check out www.facebook.com/OfficialGrahamNash including a television appearance on morning program Studio 10. Believe me, Australia is these days such a wasteland for live television that only Studio 10 (on Channel 10) and The Project (evenings also on Channel 10) are about the only places you can see a visiting performer on the day they are in town. The only disappointing thing is that he will be in Australia for more than a week and the only two gigs he is doing are at Bluesfest Byron Bay on 25 and 27 March, which for those non-Aussies reading this, is a 9 hour drive from Sydney or a 17 hour drive from Melbourne - the two most populated cities here in Oz. |
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Post by Gralto on Mar 24, 2016 11:38:02 GMT
Yes they had to pull out because of Bobby's appendicitis. I believe the Troggs went instead? No Cam, it was actually Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Micky & Tich who replaced The H. |
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Post by dirtyfaz on Mar 25, 2016 6:58:50 GMT
Thanks Gralto
Saved me saying DDDBMT toured instead of the Hollies
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Post by cameron on Mar 26, 2016 20:51:21 GMT
I was going off an old NME article that I found, perhaps they were speculating that the Troggs should go instead which mustn't have come off.
I really like Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich. I bought their first album 'DDDBMT' from 1966 years ago and played it a handful of times and never thought anything of it other than the infectiously catchy 'Hold Tight'. But when we stayed in London a few years later I found an ex-radio station copy of 'If No One Sang' from 1968. I knew of the album and liked the two hits 'Zabadak!' and 'The Legend Of Xanadu' so thought I'd take a chance on the LP for £4... it never left my record player all weekend! It was kind of their swansong album, a musical extravaganza showing the band's talents and varying styles. Very much on the more random side of the 'popsike/pop-phsyche' genre.
What I liked about them, doing a bit of deeper digging, is like the Hollies, they could really play and were a really tight band. Tich is a virtuosic guitarist like Tony Hicks, Beaky is the high harmony singer who rarely plugged his guitar in like Graham Nash, Dozy was the quiet/subdued but quietly talented bass player like Bernie Calvert and Dave Dee was a great lead singer who had quite a good vocal range like Allan Clarke. The only difference is drummer Mick pioneered the "stomp-beat" that would become all the rage during the glam rock movement in the 1970's, a lot simpler in style compared to say Bobby Elliott but made for a great beat to dance to. There's very very little about DDDBMT out there, they're another "forgotten band" of the 1960's sadly. Seeing a few live clips of them on YouTube, they were better live than in the studio like the Hollies but sadly only one 20 minute concert recording survives to my knowledge from Paris in 1967. I managed to bag a very limited edition 'At The BBC' two disc set that is really good. (Speaking of BBC sets, the Hollies' "Radio Fun" is now out of print I saw recently and copies on eBay have been fetching a small fortune!)
They all but disappeared after 1970. Dave Dee left to pursue a solo career that didn't last very long and they carried on as Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, heading for a more AOR/Prog Rock sound. Their only LP as a four piece 'Fresh Ear' is quite good, should have done better but sank without a trace at the time. I don't even think it's available on CD now. They re-grouped in the early 1980's like most of the "British Invasion" acts - ironic because DDDBMT never made an impact in the U.S. but were HUGE in Continental Europe. They won German Beat-Club's 'Band of The Year' in 1968!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 8:22:45 GMT
The only difference is drummer Mick pioneered the "stomp-beat" that would become all the rage during the glam rock movement in the 1970's, a lot simpler in style compared to say Bobby Elliott but made for a great beat to dance to. Sure this was used first by The Dave Clark Five and The Honeycombs? It was also often used in Motown and other Northern Soul type recordings of course. Having said that, I suspect the biggest influence on 'Hold Tight' (both the drumming and fuzz guitar) was The Rolling Stones' 'Satisfaction'. I agree though, Dave Dee and co are very underrated, even more so than The Tremeloes (also vastly under-appreciated these days!). |
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Post by johnt on Mar 27, 2016 9:27:25 GMT
I agree though, Dave Dee and co are very underrated, even more so than The Tremeloes (also vastly under-appreciated these days!). I also agree. Another one of my favourite bands. I saw them a few times and were great 'live'. I seem to remember that during 1966, DDDBM&T had 4 singles (Hold Tight, Hideaway, Bend It and Save Me) in the UK charts for an incredible 50 weeks of the year. Sadly Dave Dee and Dozy are no longer with us. |
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Post by knut on Mar 28, 2016 2:28:30 GMT
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