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Post by clarkey on Jul 28, 2019 14:18:08 GMT
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Post by Tony Wilkinson on Jul 28, 2019 17:19:13 GMT
Bless him, what a great guy, good listen, thanks for posting........
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Post by eric on Jul 29, 2019 0:44:25 GMT
Thanks for this posting Clarkey. This is another great interview with Allan and it includes "Long Cool Woman's Back In Town". Wow! What a fantastic track. Allan's vocals are way better than I expected and to hear his harmonica playing again is just brilliant. A quick listen to his new material is a reminder (if we needed it) of his significant contribution to The Hollies' success. What a talent!
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Post by cameron on Jul 29, 2019 1:09:34 GMT
I'm absolutely blown away by 'Long Cool Woman's Back In Town'. Its my favourite new Allan Clarke song so far! He sounds so youthful and energetic, not what you expect from a 77 year old man who's been retired from singing for 20 years! This could almost be a long-lost Hollies track, and in that respect, I understand why it wasn't the lead single now I've heard the interviews too. I actually have found Allan's three new interviews very raw and candid. He doesn't shy away from his emotions and speaks humbly and matter of fact. He came across as the "reluctant frontman" in interviews in the past, but has a fresh vigour in how he talks now, like he's got something to prove again by making this solo album work. He seems relaxed now and more open. I love that he's also stated that he wants this album to stand up on its own merit, not for its link to the Hollies, which is so refreshing to hear when so many solo artists use their old bands as a springboard for their solo success. He actually barely mentions the Hollies in these interviews and talks more of his life since the Hollies. And it's strange, as one of the world's biggest Hollies fans, I'm okay with that. Good on Allan for putting himself back out there. I hope this album is a huge success for him.
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Post by anthony on Jul 30, 2019 22:31:44 GMT
many thanks for the Links, great to hear Allan talk, seems very content and with good reason, have to agree with you Cameron re Long cool woman's back in town.
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Post by thejanitor on Jul 30, 2019 23:26:04 GMT
All I can say is LCWBIT is awesome! 😊 Allan sounds near just as good here as he did on part one of the story 😉 and yes, I love what the harmonica adds to it too!
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Post by cameron on Jul 31, 2019 18:49:02 GMT
Some behind the scenes footage of recording “Journey of Regret”
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Post by Tony Wilkinson on Aug 7, 2019 19:26:39 GMT
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Post by knut on Aug 8, 2019 6:08:01 GMT
The full interview was posted on Facebook
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Post by Tony Wilkinson on Aug 8, 2019 16:53:27 GMT
The full interview was posted on Facebook Can only find the 1 minute clip....!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2019 19:16:59 GMT
The full interview was posted on Facebook Can only find the 1 minute clip....!! And I'm not on Facebook! : (
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Post by halls on Aug 9, 2019 0:55:27 GMT
Really nice interview if you find a way to see it and confirmation that Allan was with Graham Nash recently and is planning on working with him again 👍🏻
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Post by Tony Wilkinson on Aug 9, 2019 10:55:08 GMT
Full Sky interview here...
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Post by JamesT on Aug 9, 2019 13:50:53 GMT
I can't remember where I asked this before, but no-one replied in any case! Who is Francis Haines? Mention was made of him in another interview as being on keyboards with The Hollies - that would be Denis Haines, surely?
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Post by johnt on Aug 9, 2019 14:40:44 GMT
Francis Haines is a film score composer, perhaps best known for the theme from The Return Of The Living Dead.
Denis Haines was on keyboards for The Hollies from 1983 to 1990 when he was replaced by Dave Carey for a short time until Ian Parker took over in 1991.
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Post by johnt on Aug 9, 2019 14:53:40 GMT
Thanks for posting, Tony. I'm not on Facebook either.
Great interview. Allan doesn't look at all bad for 77, does he?
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Post by JamesT on Aug 9, 2019 14:59:38 GMT
Francis Haines is a film score composer, perhaps best known for the theme from The Return Of The Living Dead. Denis Haines was on keyboards for The Hollies from 1983 to 1990 when he was replaced by Dave Carey for a short time until Ian Parker took over in 1991. Thanks John, but still a bit confused - did Francis contribute keyboards at any point for The H?
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Post by johnt on Aug 9, 2019 18:05:46 GMT
Francis Haines is a film score composer, perhaps best known for the theme from The Return Of The Living Dead. Denis Haines was on keyboards for The Hollies from 1983 to 1990 when he was replaced by Dave Carey for a short time until Ian Parker took over in 1991. Thanks John, but still a bit confused - did Francis contribute keyboards at any point for The H? Not as far as I'm aware, James.
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Post by Tony Wilkinson on Aug 11, 2019 13:00:27 GMT
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Post by thejanitor on Aug 12, 2019 0:57:23 GMT
Some pretty decent promotion so far from what has been posted here, I have to say, and you learn something new from each one! 😀 From all this I have a good feeling Resurgence will make it somewhere high in the rock charts here in the UK. Fingers crossed!
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Post by Gralto on Aug 12, 2019 1:01:02 GMT
Hi All, Many thanks to Tony W and Cameron for sending round all the AC publicity interviews - much appreciated.
Allan is naturally aware of this site through his son (and now musical collaborator!) Toby, who is a member on here, and of course is super happy that people like the new songs. He just messaged me to say:
"Can you post to everybody that Francis Haines and Denis Haines are the same person. Denis changed his name a while back. He was the first person I thought of to work with me on the album. He was definitely the right choice."
So that clears up that one. I too was wondering who Francis was, having never heard of him previously. cheers Simon
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Post by allanclarke on Aug 12, 2019 10:24:19 GMT
We heard in the latest interviews that his wife Jenny „saved Allans life“ in 1979 and that after 1979 his life changed for the better. So apart from maybe drinking too much, what happend to Allan at that time I wonder?
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Post by johnt on Aug 12, 2019 13:12:10 GMT
"Can you post to everybody that Francis Haines and Denis Haines are the same person. Denis changed his name a while back. He was the first person I thought of to work with me on the album. He was definitely the right choice." Thanks Simon (and Toby) for clarifying this for us. It's amazing what you learn from being on this forum.
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Post by JamesT on Aug 13, 2019 9:24:07 GMT
That's brilliant, thanks for the clarification. I'm sure I'm not the only one here thinking the same, but isn't all this publicity, behind-the-scenes views and feedback simply wonderful?
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Post by cameron on Aug 13, 2019 13:31:01 GMT
I hope it goes to show that the Hollies aren't forgotten at all by the wider public. I'm a bit surprised that no interviewer so far has made reference to Allan's excellent solo career since 1972. He's had hits in his own right, without the Hollies. "Resurgence" crept into the top 200 Amazon best-sellers list at one point on initial release. I hope this solo LP is a huge success for Allan - first and foremost to show him that he really is a valued musician in his own right as far as the record buying public are concerned and secondly to reignite interest in the Hollies.
I've always got the impression that Allan is a little too humble when it comes to his own talents and in interviews over the years he's always come across quite shy and somewhat dismissive. But recently he seems so happy and talkative. Probably he has a different prospective on life at the grand old age of 77. The mega-fans among us know that the Hollies camp was far from harmonious in the 1970s, and probably the unhappiest member was Allan. I think its great that he's been able to put his own product out exactly as he has envisaged it. I think people are starting to realise how good Allan's voice really was back in the Hollies' heyday and yet again are reminded of just how many iconic hits they've had as a group. I think its amazing that so far the radio interviewers are spoilt for choice for what to play - how else do you sum up a group that's had such varied hits from something like the beat-boom sounding "Here I Go Again" through to the big ballad "The Air That I Breathe" or the infectious twee "Carrie Anne" to the hard rocking "Long Cool Woman"? Perhaps this unexpected career move from Allan will be the start of the 'resurgence of the Hollies'? We can only hope.
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