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Topic: Trevor Hicks |
marko661
Replies: 3
Views: 9708
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Forum: Boys In The Band Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 21:37 pm Subject: Trevor Hicks |
I am sure it is just a coincidence, but is Trevor Hicks (The spokesman for the Hillsborough families) any relation to Tony? I ask this as just heard Hillsborough written by Tony, and clear there is a ... |
Topic: My Favourite Singles And Albums |
marko661
Replies: 27
Views: 42590
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Forum: Words and Music Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:28 am Subject: My Favourite Singles And Albums |
I wonder what the LEAST favourite songs are. You know - you're playing the CD and you get to a ceratin song and you always skip it to move onto the vast majority that you love.
This may sound weird ... |
Topic: Tony Hick's-The Greatest Guitarist Ever!! |
marko661
Replies: 16
Views: 37181
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Forum: Boys In The Band Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:21 am Subject: Tony Hick's-The Greatest Guitarist Ever!! |
Tony Hicks is my favorite guitarist ever bar none.
So awesome is he, that for years I wondered if
it was really him playing all those unbelievably
wonderful solos on the records. YouTube and
th ... |
Topic: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
marko661
Replies: 18
Views: 37859
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Forum: Write On Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:04 am Subject: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
It is amazing to think that all the Hollies that have been involved in their recording heyday are still alive: I mean from 1963 to 1990 - so including Coates and Stiles - who I assume played on the He ... |
Topic: Drummers as fit as Premier League footballers! |
marko661
Replies: 9
Views: 19121
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Forum: Elevated Observation Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 15:01 pm Subject: Re: Drummers as fit as Premier League footballers! |
There is a report in today's newspapers that drummers are as fit as Premier League footballers and playing a 90-minute gig is as gruelling as apperaing in a top soccer clash.
Blondie drummer Clem B ... |
Topic: Terry Sylvester |
marko661
Replies: 18
Views: 46789
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Forum: Boys In The Band Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:20 pm Subject: Re: Terry Sylvester |
[quote="holliesfan"]My wife and I went to see Terry Sylvester this past Friday night. He performed a one hour show at a local New Jersey based music & arts center. It was a great setting ... |
Topic: Hollies in Swedish magazine "Hennes" 1965 |
marko661
Replies: 7
Views: 20218
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Forum: My Back Pages Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:30 am Subject: Hollies in Swedish magazine "Hennes" 1965 |
I didn't know until reading this article that Don Rathbone went on to The Fentones. Amazing that you learn new things after all these years |
Topic: Tony Hick's-The Greatest Guitarist Ever!! |
marko661
Replies: 16
Views: 37181
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Forum: Boys In The Band Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:31 am Subject: Re: Tony Hick's-The Greatest Guitarist Ever!! |
Eric Clapton once said in an article published in SOS in 2005 that the first note that Tony played on "The Ar That I Breathe"had more soul than anything he'd ever heard.What do we think of T ... |
Topic: Terry with the Swinging Blue Jeans |
marko661
Replies: 22
Views: 42289
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Forum: Words and Music Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 14:31 pm Subject: Terry with the Swinging Blue Jeans |
Lots of good info on "pre-Hollies" Terry -- thanks! I too had only heard SBJ's Hippy-Hippy-Shake, but want to check out Terry's contributions to the band.
snowflake, I have just been ... |
Topic: Saga Radio |
marko661
Replies: 0
Views: 7250
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Forum: Write On Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:40 pm Subject: Saga Radio |
I was traveling down the M6 yesterday afternoon (about 2pm) and near Birmingham I tuned into Saga to hear the ending chords of Look Through Any Window; next song was On A Carousel. Only after did the ... |
Topic: Favourite Hollies Singles |
marko661
Replies: 32
Views: 42345
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Forum: Words and Music Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:52 am Subject: Favourite Hollies Singles |
Stay - Nash's screaming vocals make this version the best: I have heard the other versions but the Hollies is so much more rocking
I Can't Let Go
Gasoline Alley Bred
The Baby
Son of a Rott ... |
Topic: POP BRITANNIA |
marko661
Replies: 22
Views: 30483
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Forum: Elevated Observation Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 22:54 pm Subject: POP BRITANNIA |
well as expected, not a single mention of The Hollies... what a surprise |
Topic: POP BRITANNIA |
marko661
Replies: 22
Views: 30483
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Forum: Elevated Observation Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 17:22 pm Subject: POP BRITANNIA |
Allan Clarke was on the TOTP show last night on BBC4, albeit for only about 15 seconds. I am not sure when it was recorded (2006 I think), but he looked amazingly well... far younger than in the 80's ... |
Topic: POP BRITANNIA |
marko661
Replies: 22
Views: 30483
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Forum: Elevated Observation Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 14:00 pm Subject: POP BRITANNIA |
Sadly Michael, I think they will find a way to miss them.
These programmes tend to follow the views of the people making them: they cannot ignore the Beatles or Stones, but I bet it is almost all a ... |
Topic: Romany |
marko661
Replies: 39
Views: 98170
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Forum: Reflections Of A Time Long Past Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 15:21 pm Subject: Romany |
I must confess that until recently I had never heard a Rickfors recording: I considered it as not really Hollies, which, was an easy mistake to make, as most Hollies greatest hit albums seemed to igno ... |