LP-Hollies Out on the Road -rare german only issue-Orig-70's beat
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(OUT ON THE ROAD.....) by ( THE HOLLIES )...... ....(This LP may provide the biggest revelation to serious Hollies fans of any part of their '70s-era catalog. Out on the Road was the group's most obscure album, recorded in 1973 and released only in Germany, and featuring Netherlands-born singer Mikael Rickfors on lead vocals. This is a slicker, smoother, and harder-rocking version of the Hollies than most casual fans, familiar with their hits of the early '70s ("Long Dark Road," "The Air That I Breathe") might expect. Rickfors is firing on all cylinders as a singer, his vocals every bit as expressive, if not as compellingly memorable as those of the man he was (temporarily, as it turned out) replacing, Allan Clarke. But the equally dominant personality on a lot of the material here is guitarist Tony Hicks, whose instrumental prowess is all over this record (and not just on guitar, but banjo, among other stringed devices) along with a lot of solid songwriting on his part (in tandem with Kenny Lynch) and backing vocals. Rhythm guitarist Terry Sylvester also steps into the spotlight a bit more here than on typical Hollies albums, both as a singer and songwriter, the latter in tandem with Rickfors. As for the sounds, they're a mix of lyrical, acoustic, folk-based and country-influenced rock, with elements of gospel and R&B. The requisite Hollies harmonies are present as well on most of the material, and the body of songs is mostly very good -- and mostly as distinctive as their other album cuts of this era. The self-conscious heaviness of the closer, "Trans-Atlantic West Bound Jet," doesn't quite suit the band, but everything else here works well, and it's no accident that several of the tracks were subsequently re-worked with Clarke as lead singer upon his return to the lineup. 1 Out on the Road Hicks, Lynch 2 A Better Place Hicks, Lynch 3 They Don't Realize I'm Down Rickfors, Sylvester 4 The Last Wind Rickfors 5 Mr. Heartbreaker Sylvester 6 I Was Born a Man Hicks, Lynch 7 Slow Down -- Go Down Hicks, Lynch 8 Don't Leave the Child Alone Rickfors 9 Nearer to You Hicks, Lynch 10 Pick Up the Pieces Again Sylvester 11 Transatlantic West Bound Jet Elliot, Sylvester M German issue--rare!!!!!!!!!!!! )........
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