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Post by Kevin on Jul 27, 2013 2:12:06 GMT
Fantastic harmonies, never get tired of hearing them
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Post by Hello Goodbye on Jul 27, 2013 2:31:10 GMT
Graham Nash's high harmonies helped greatly!
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Post by tkitna on Jul 27, 2013 5:28:57 GMT
One of the things I find really fascinating about them is the bass tone that Bernie Calvert when he came aboard.
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Post by Kevin on Jul 27, 2013 22:16:11 GMT
Yes Bernie was a different Bass player to Eric Haydock (the original guy) with a thinner sound... Eric Haydock and drummer Bobby Elliott (who replaced original Hollies drummer Don Rathbone after a couple of recordings), were one of the tightest, hardest rhythm sections in British pop/rock of the period. Clarke and Nash's singing and Hicks's guitar dominated the group's sound, but Haydock and Elliot made it rock -- and rock hard it did.
I suppose you could say that Bernie suited the more phsych less rocky stuff they did later
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Post by tkitna on Jul 28, 2013 7:57:54 GMT
I suppose you could say that Bernie suited the more phsych less rocky stuff they did later Maybe thats why I like him so much, because thats the period of the band I prefer. I love Evolution and Butterfly. |
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Post by Hombre on Jul 30, 2013 21:06:42 GMT
I really like the Hollies, and if I had to choose my favorite 25 artists they would be one of them. But they usually bring more sugar than I really need. The Zombies, for example, could make as fresh harmonies with a deeper sound, without being so sugary.
My favorite album by the group is Evolution, but I tend to consider them as a singles band. I think they did their best songs during the mid-60's, with hit singles like "I'm Alive", "I Can't Let Go", "Bus Stop" and "Carrie Anne".
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