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The Hollies were one of the most successful British groups of
the sixties and early seventies and have continued to perform up
to the present day. Look Through Any Window tells the story of
their peak years from 1963 to 1975 when the band clocked up 27 UK
Top 40 singles, 17 of which were Top 10s. They were also part of
the British Invasion led by the Beatles that stormed the US
charts in the sixties and scored hit singles in many other
countries around the world. This DVD is the history of the
Hollies told through newly filmed interviews with band members
Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks and Bobby Elliott and
fantastic vintage footage of the Hollies performing their classic
tracks in full. / Bonus Features: Option to play the 22 complete
song performances without the interviews. / TRACK LISTING: 1)
Baby That s All 2) Rockin Robin 3) Little Lover 4) Just One Look
5) Here I Go Again 6) I m Alive 7) Look Through Any Window 8) I
Can t Let Go 9) Bus Stop 10) Stop Stop Stop 11) On A Carousel 12)
Carrie Anne 13) Dear Eloise 14) King Midas In Reverse 15)
Jennifer Eccles 16) Wings 17) Do The Best You Can 18) Listen To
Me 19) Sorry Suzanne 20) He Ain t Heavy, He s My Brother 21) Long
Cool Woman In A Black Dress 22) The Air That I Breathe
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If the bands that composed the British Invasion of the 1960s
were put in a pyramid, one (admittedly subjective) appraisal
would have the Beatles alone at the very top--"the toppermost of
the poppermost," as John Lennon would say. Just below them would
be the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, and the Who, followed by a
group including the Animals, the Zombies… and the Hollies, the
subject of this compilation of more than 20 performances (many of
them live, almost all of them complete) from their glory years.
Those who know the Hollies as the band Graham Nash was in before
he joined forces with Stephen Stills and David Crosby, or who are
familiar only with their MOR-ish post-Nash singles "The Air That
I Breathe," "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress," and "He Ain't
Heavy, He's My Brother," are in for a treat. Like so many English
groups of the era, they started out playing soul and R&B covers
("Rockin' Robin" and "Just One Look," both from a '64 concert,
are two good examples here). But the influence of rock 'n' roll
pioneers the Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly, who inspired
Hollies lead singer Allan Clarke, lead guitarist Tony Hicks, and
Nash, was already apparent in the threesome's soaring harmonies,
which were further showcased in brilliant pop singles like "Here
I Go Again," "I'm Alive," "Look Through Any Window," and "Bus
Stop" (all by other songwriters, including Graham Gouldman, later
of 10cc), and later in such Clarke-Hicks-Nash compositions as
"Stop Stop Stop," "Carrie-Anne," and "On a Carousel" (the DVD
contains several minutes of footage of the group at work on the
latter in the same Abbey Road studio where the Beatles recorded
all of their important work). Recorded in the United Kingdom,
Germany, Sweden, Yugoslavia, and Holland, these performances are
in black & white and color, with superb remastered sound and
generally top-notch visuals; new interviews with the three
principals and drummer Bobby Elliott are inful and full of
details. This is another outstanding entry in Reelin' in the
Years Productions' British Invasion series; titles by the Small
Faces, Herman's Hermits, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and Dusty
Springfield are also recommended. --Sam Graham