Position: The Hollies are Criminally Under-appreciated

[BelairPlayer]

How do these guys evade so many people’s radar?

 

[chezdeluxe]

My favourite band of all time

 

[tonepoet333]

I grew up with Hollies music in the house, especially the early stuff when Graham Nash was still in the band.



tonepoet
www.jackshiner.com

 

[GGardner]

How do these guys evade so many people’s radar?

Tremendous song. That's where Radiohead got "Creep," right?

 

[ChicknPickn]

Agree.

 

[aging_rocker]

The Hollies were huge in the UK in the 60s and 70s.

I'm not sure they were underrated in the UK, maybe in the US? Dunno.

 

[runstendt]

“Bus Stop” is a great song for teaching open chords and rhythm playing. I think it uses almost all of the common chords.

 

[elihu]

 

[Dostradamas]

US radio has had this on as long as I can remember, sadly not much else.


Not that it isn't a great song.

 

[badinfinities]

The Hollies were a fantastic singles band - one of the best. But when you dig into their albums, there's a LOT of filler. Tons of tepid covers and the majority of the originals Clarke, Hicks & Nash jointly wrote under the pseudonym L. Ransford were not up to snuff.

In the pantheon of great 60s British bands, they don't match up to the Beatles, Stones, Kinks & Who imo.

 

[hekawi]

 

[ZackyDog]

Hey: I'm no criminal!

I've loved them for decades.

 

[ZackyDog]

 

[tery]

The Hollies were AM radio stars.

 

[Mike Eskimo]

The Hollies were a fantastic singles band - one of the best. But when you dig into their albums, there's a LOT of filler. Tons of tepid covers and the majority of the originals Clarke, Hicks & Nash jointly wrote under the pseudonym L. Ransford were not up to snuff.

In the pantheon of great 60s British bands, they don't match up to the Beatles, Stones, Kinks & Who imo.

So what you’re saying - if I understand you correctly - is that a second or third tier British invasion act doesn’t measure up to 4 of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time ?

Hmmmmm, you know ? You just might be right !

 

[ZackyDog]

 

[soul-o]

The Hollies were a fantastic singles band - one of the best. But when you dig into their albums, there's a LOT of filler. Tons of tepid covers and the majority of the originals Clarke, Hicks & Nash jointly wrote under the pseudonym L. Ransford were not up to snuff.

In the pantheon of great 60s British bands, they don't match up to the Beatles, Stones, Kinks & Who imo.

Yeah, but. I would say that “Butterfly” and “Evolution” and the “Dear Eloise/ Ming Midas” collection belong in any collection of great 60s British albums.

 

[badinfinities]

Yeah, but. I would say that “Butterfly” and “Evolution” and the “Dear Eloise/ Ming Midas” collection belong in any collection of great 60s British albums.

I thought about that after I posted. Their albums definitely improved in 1967 - the point where Clarke, Hicks & Nash started writing songs under their real names.

I also don't want to come off as an anti-singles guy. It was the primary mode of expresssion for pop artists in that era. I really dig the Hollies, but man was I disappointed when I ventured beyond 20 Golden Greats and The Hollies Greatest Hits.

 

[tonepoet333]

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One thing I find amazing about live footage of bands who sang harmony like the Hollies and the Beatles is that they had no monitors whatsoever, but still sang the harmonies pretty well. No monitor wedges on stage, nothing "in-ear" but they could pull it off quite well.

tonepoet
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[brookdalebill]

Brilliant artists, every one!