Moving Finger

Artist: The Hollies
Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 090771612526
EAN: 0090771612526
ASIN: B000003H00

Release Date: 1997-10-21

Moving Finger

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Tracks:

Survival Of The Fittest
Confessions Of A Mind
Lady Please
Little Girl
Too Young To Be Married
Man Without A Heart
Isn't It Nice
Frightend Lady
Marigold Gloria Swansong
Perfect Lady Housewife
Gasoline Alley Bred
Separated
I Wanna Shout
Dandelion Wine
Mad Professor Blyth

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Album Description

Sundazed reissue of their 1969 album with new vocalist Terry Sylvester. Features the original artwork, plus new liner notes, including an interview with Sylvester and 4 bonus tracks - 'Separated', 'I Wanna Shout', 'Dandelion Wine' and 'Mad Professor Blyth'. 15 tracks total, also including 'Gasoline Alley Bred' and 'Too Young To Be Married'.

Customer Reviews:

More sophisticated sounds.......2005-11-01

Opening with "Survival of the Fittest", a Clarke/Hicks/Nash leftover that the band finally recorded properly and placed on an album, this original 11 track collection, culled from the UK "Confessions of the Mind" LP, actually improves on the import version by including the band's fabulous single "Gasoline Alley Bred" as a spectacular closer. Of course this CD adds 4 tracks, including the 2 that were omitted from "Confessions", plus 2 single B-sides. "Too Young To Be Married" was a No. 1 in New Zealand, and it remains a mystery why it wasn't released as an A-side elsewhere (the closest it came was as a B-side in Germany, to "Frightened Lady"). The title track is quite involved, with 3 different sections, all adding up to an intriguing mix. As usual, the band's harmonies carry the tunes even when the songwriting is a bit undernourished. Nothing really subpar here, but the followup album, "Distant Light", is where the band really showed what they were capable of, in terms of writing depth and variety of sounds.

an average Hollies release.......2005-05-12

"Confessions of a Mind" is the all-out winner of a song on this release. It's sort of like their "Surf's Up." Lots of chord changes and different parts weaving in and out of each other. Would make Brian Wilson happy.

Another good song is "Man Without a Heart." I don't like horns, but I like melody, and this song has a good melody. Good.

I like the sound of the acoustic guitar throughout. It really reminds me of the sound of John Lennon's acoustic guitar on songs like "That Boy" [note: as recorded by the Beatles].

Smelling fresh grass on an English Spring morning! Memories of Easter egg hunts!

Dig yourself in. The guru is passing sliced bread your way. Take a bite of the warm bread and smile!!!

Don't let the lack of hits dissuade you.......2002-10-09

While there are no top twenty US hits on this album (the American version of the UK release Confessions of a Mind), there is a lot to recommend this set. First of, there are two UK hits "Too Youbng to Be Married" a somewhat sappy but still touching mini Soap Opera, and the incredibly catchy "Gasoline Alley Bred" whichis a real great sing along number. Then there are a lot of choice album cuts. "Man Without a Heart" is just about perfect. "Frightened Lady" is an impassione ant-war number. "Little Girl" has some heartfelt countrified harmony. The only real clunker is "Marigold; Gloria Swansong", a leftover from the Butterfly album that tries hard to be Eleanor Rigny but misses by a mile. Listen closelyto Tony Hicks's guitar work throughout. He gets a lot of different ellects out of his various axes, from the raw to the sublime.

This is one of the better post-Graham Nash workouts, and we;; worth a listen.

Though inconsistent, this is still a good Hollies album........1999-03-20

I only own the original LP, so I am not familiar with the last four tracks. As is typical when the Hollies write their own material, it is inconsistent. The Hollies appear to be attempting to expand within their basic pop format, and are successful at times. The strings and horns on Man Without a Heart work extremely well, and that track, I believe, ranks among their best ever. Survival of the Fittest has a tight instrumental section that is very impressive, yet is within the 3-minute pop song that is typical of the Hollies. The vocals on the album, as usual, are impeccable. The playing is also quite impressive. Tony Hicks tackles some difficult lead lines, and Bobby Elliot's solid drumming is often overlooked. The horn and string arrangement on Too Young To Be Married doesn't fit in, as it makes the song come across as overly dramatic. If you are a Hollies fan and have liked most of their hits, this album won't disappoint much. But those who are more discerning will find both high and low points, though there are no obviously bad moments on it.

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