“Confessions Of The Mind” by The Hollies - album review
features in: Album Chart of 1970 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s |
Into the 70s and The Hollies are still game and still in vogue after their smash hit “He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother” a year earlier. Their first full-length of the new decade is fully written by the group members who line up: Allan Clarke (vocals, guitar), Tony Hicks (lead guitar, vocals), Terry Sylvester (rhythm guitar, vocals), Bernie Calvert (bass, keyboards) and Bobby Elliott (drums). It's a sophisticated offering of the adult-pop ilk with just a hint of Americana. I don't get much out of it all personally, but surprising and delighting me greatly is “Separated”, all acoustic guitars and tom-toms, coming on like the folkie Led Zeppelin; pity it seems to be a bit of a one-off moment.
The Jukebox Rebel
14–Dec–2008
Tracklist |
A1 | [03:07] The Hollies - Survival Of The Fittest (Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash) Pop |
A2 | [02:27] The Hollies - Man Without A Heart (Allan Clarke, Terry Sylvester) Cerebral Pop |
A3 | [03:01] The Hollies - Little Girl (Tony Hicks) Pop |
A4 | [03:48] The Hollies - Isn’t It Nice? (Allan Clarke, Terry Sylvester) Soft Rock / A.O.R. |
A5 | [04:39] The Hollies - Perfect Lady Housewife (Allan Clarke, Terry Sylvester) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
A6 | [05:47] The Hollies - Confessions Of A Mind (Tony Hicks) Prog |
B1 | [02:41] The Hollies - Lady Please (Tony Hicks) Country |
B2 | [03:16] The Hollies - Frightened Lady (Tony Hicks) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
B3 | [04:02] The Hollies - Too Young To Be Married (Tony Hicks) Cerebral Pop |
B4 | [03:31] The Hollies - Separated (Allan Clarke) Folk |
B5 | [02:54] The Hollies - I Wanna Shout (Allan Clarke, Terry Sylvester) Pop |