The trailer for the new Reelin’ In The Years Productions/Eagle Rock Entertainment DVD- The British Invasion: The Hollies- Look Through Any Window 1963-1975. This first official documentary on the Hollies. This was a band that followed the Beatles in conquering America with the British invasion – and you’d be hard pressed to find a band who’s sound changed so dramatically over time, but the quality of the music remained excellent. For you young’uns I’d go here first to hear more.
Wow… I can’t wait for this one. The Quiet Beatle gets to speak up in this full length documentary by Martin Scorsese. Includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Tom Petty, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr and Jackie Stewart, the three-and-a-half hour documentary will examine Harrison’s life and career.
Bye Bye Blackbirds “Fixed Hearts”
Rainbow Quartz recent pick up is this Oakland band we reviewed way back, and they sound better than ever. “Elizabeth Park” sounds like Tom Petty playing with The Spongetones, it’s a snappy jangle filled melody that impresses. The followup. “Open A Light” continues the warm feeling, with some sweet guitar chord shifts on this mid-tempo gem. The country beat makes “Jack Frost” a bit like Gary Louris (Jayhawks) with a Beatlesque twist – its my favorite track here. Another good song is “Every Night At Noon” with a Nilsson-like break between the chorus. Almost every song is decent here, but some just are flat out great like “Through The Clouds” with its harmonies and California rhythms. Overall a highly enjoyable album, listen to it streaming over at the band’s website.
Amazon | Bye Bye Blackbirds Site
The Toms “s/t”
This release was previously a true rarity and lost classic that commanded sky high prices on ebay. The album was lost in 1979, and faded away to the cut-out bins in New Jersey record stores. Rediscovered by the power pop crowd later on it got instant fame and acclaim as a cult musical nugget. In an effort to get his old music out, Tom Marolda (aka The Toms) released this album as a download on CD Baby, but if you prefer a hard copy Amazon has a few. For those who don’t know, Marolda made this album in DIY fashion (recording in the basement) using old reel-to-reel equipment. The songs are fun, infectious and some sound like old lost Beatle tunes (“The Door“) for the 70’s New Wave crowd. Not Lame carried this CD for a few years and it would sell out pretty fast, so if you never got it – here it is.
CD Baby | Amazon
The Zombies last reunion was to celebrate the 40 year anniversary of the great 1968 album Odessey and Oracle. But now we get all new material from the reunited Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent for Breathe Out, Breathe In. So if you expect the band to just pick up where it left off unscathed by time you’re in for disappointment. However, by todays standards of shuffling oldies acts on tour you’ll be fairly impressed by this batch of material and the undiminished skills of both Blunstone and Argent. Read the full review of The Zombies – Breathe Out, Breathe In on Blogcritics.
Hope you enjoy the sweet harmonies of those Wilson boys. Thanks to heatworld.com, I was asked to provide my favorite new summer albums. These are all recent picks that are still circulating on my ipod playlist today. Check out the summer list here.