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A temporary and partial reunion convened a year or so after the Shadows late 1960s break-up, Shades Of Rock pairs band regulars Hank Marvin and Brian Bennett with keyboard player Alan Hawkshaw and a revolving door full of session bassists - Herbie Flowers, John Rostill and Brian Hodges among them.
The choice of material is interesting. The late 1960s saw any number of British rock bands rediscovering the hits of the original rock'n'roll era - John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band debuted live with a set full of Chuck Berry and the like, the Who were gleefully pillaging the Eddie Cochran songbook, the Rolling Stones had returned to blues'n'Berry basics. Now the Shadows were throwing their weight into the revival, eschewing their own writing abilities in favor of the resuscitated "Lucille," "Bony Moronie" and "Memphis Tennessee" (among others), then restructuring a host of more recent classics to similar basics.
The Beatles' "Paperback Writer" is reborn as a seething Bo Diddley beat, for one of the Shadows' most remarkable reinventions ever; versions of further Fabs favorites "Get Back" and "Something" are less immediately revolutionary, but repay close listens. There's also a mountainous version of "River Deep, Mountain High," dignified by some truly Himalayan percussion.
The Stones' "Satisfaction," CCR's "Proud Mary" and a spookily organ led "What'd I Say" add to the fun; in fact, with a track listing like this, and wrapped up in a sleeve portrait of a leather-clad motorbiker, you could almost believe Shadows Of Rock was going to emerge a brutal battering of the first order.
But of course, the overall mood remains as politely well-mannered as every later Shadows release, the kind of album which is better targeted towards middle-aged hipsters than cutting edge kiddies. And even at its grittiest, the rock does indeed remain in the shades.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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The Shadows, MainArtist - John Fogerty, Writer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - An N P Production By Peter Vince, Producer
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, MainArtist - WILLIE DIXON, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - An N P Production By Peter Vince, Producer
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, MainArtist - Albert Collins, Writer - Richard Penniman, Writer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - An N P Production By Peter Vince, Producer
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Chuck Berry, Composer - The Shadows, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - An N P Production By Peter Vince, Producer
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
John Lennon, Composer - Paul Mccartney, Composer - The Shadows, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - An N P Production By Peter Vince, Producer
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, MainArtist - KEITH RICHARDS, Composer - MICK JAGGER, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - An N P Production By Peter Vince, Producer
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company 1970 ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Shadows, MainArtist - LARRY WILLIAMS, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - An N P Production By Peter Vince, Producer
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
John Lennon, Writer - Paul Mccartney, Writer - The Shadows, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - An N P Production By Peter Vince, Producer
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
GEORGE HARRISON, Writer - The Shadows, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - An N P Production By Peter Vince, Producer
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
PHIL SPECTOR, Composer - The Shadows, Arranger, MainArtist - Jeff Barry, Composer - Ellie Greenwich, Composer - Barry, Composer, Writer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Spector, Composer, Writer - An N P Production By Peter Vince, Producer - John Fiddy, Arranger - GREEWICH, Composer, Writer
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Chuck Berry, Composer - The Shadows, Arranger, MainArtist - Berry, Composer, Writer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - An N P Production By Peter Vince, Producer - John Fiddy, Arranger
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ray Charles, Writer - The Shadows, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - An N P Production By Peter Vince, Producer
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Albumbeschreibung
A temporary and partial reunion convened a year or so after the Shadows late 1960s break-up, Shades Of Rock pairs band regulars Hank Marvin and Brian Bennett with keyboard player Alan Hawkshaw and a revolving door full of session bassists - Herbie Flowers, John Rostill and Brian Hodges among them.
The choice of material is interesting. The late 1960s saw any number of British rock bands rediscovering the hits of the original rock'n'roll era - John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band debuted live with a set full of Chuck Berry and the like, the Who were gleefully pillaging the Eddie Cochran songbook, the Rolling Stones had returned to blues'n'Berry basics. Now the Shadows were throwing their weight into the revival, eschewing their own writing abilities in favor of the resuscitated "Lucille," "Bony Moronie" and "Memphis Tennessee" (among others), then restructuring a host of more recent classics to similar basics.
The Beatles' "Paperback Writer" is reborn as a seething Bo Diddley beat, for one of the Shadows' most remarkable reinventions ever; versions of further Fabs favorites "Get Back" and "Something" are less immediately revolutionary, but repay close listens. There's also a mountainous version of "River Deep, Mountain High," dignified by some truly Himalayan percussion.
The Stones' "Satisfaction," CCR's "Proud Mary" and a spookily organ led "What'd I Say" add to the fun; in fact, with a track listing like this, and wrapped up in a sleeve portrait of a leather-clad motorbiker, you could almost believe Shadows Of Rock was going to emerge a brutal battering of the first order.
But of course, the overall mood remains as politely well-mannered as every later Shadows release, the kind of album which is better targeted towards middle-aged hipsters than cutting edge kiddies. And even at its grittiest, the rock does indeed remain in the shades.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:34
- Main artists: The Shadows
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2000 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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