FROM THE TWO TEENS TO THE HOLLIES

THE HOLLIES : ALL THE BEST : My first taste of The Hollies was 'Sorry Suzanne ' followed by the definitive Hollies' song, 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' I was hooked. 'I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top ' followed. The piano intro was by a still unknown Elton John by the way. I began to dig deep into their vaults and discovered gems like 'Stop, Stop, Stop', ' On A Carousel', 'Jennifer Eccles' and 'Carrie Anne'.  All self  penned. Digging deeper I found 'Bus Stop', 'Just One Look', 'Listen To Me' etc...Along the way they did a nice version of Bob Dylan's 'Blowin' In The Wind.'.  What's not to like about The Hollies ?      

So it's not hard to see why they were the most successful act after The Beatles in the 60s. The Hollies were Alan Clarke, Graham Nash ( later replaced by Terry Sylvester ), Tony Hicks, Bernie Calvert and Bobby Elliott.  For a short while in 1972, Alan Clarke left the group and was briefly replaced by Mickael Rikfors. During that time they released 'The Baby' and 'Magic Woman Touch' When 'Long Cool Woman ( In A Black Dress ) ', a song written by Clarke with Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway and sung by Clarke from their previous album hit big, he was persuaded to returned to the band. A year later in 1973, they hit the jackpot again with 'The Air That I Breathe'

The Hollies was also widely credited with introducing a then still unknown Bruce Springsteen to the masses by covering his 'Sandy ( 4th July, Asbury Park )' which still managed to sent a chill down my spine through their sheer brilliance interpretation. This CD is a steal. It's double and costs only RM 33.00 and it have 40 tracks. Grab it. DOP : Unknown.