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With a voice like Alan Clarkes and a guitar player par excellence like Tony Hicks the rest of the band could be replaced but with these two pivotal figures in that band would have been a success whatever name they called themselves. I think Hicks is one of the most underrated guitarists in popular music, ditto Alan Clark’s vocal talents. IMHO.
The Hollies excellent with Nash, and excellent without him, they never made a bad record, their chart hits, compare to any band In that era, and beyond.
What absolute nonsense, Stop, Stop, Stop, On A Carousel, Hey Carrie Anne, Dear Eloise, King Midas in Reverse. You don't have these songs without Graham Nash. The only really good song without him is Long Cool Woman. I don't care how big of hits the others were, they don't touch Nash's input with CSN&Y.
@@cindylubin4204 Yes well, you really need to listen to some album tracks by the band post Nash. He was doing " our house" The Hollies were doing "My life is over with you". CSN would have been nothing without Stephen. Graham's writing input was very light weight BUT, his falsetto harmonies did help to create the rich CSN sound.
Here in the States, the Hollies became even more successful after Nash's departure. You forgot to mention that bassist Eric Haydock (now deceased) was replaced in 1966 by Bernie Calvert.
Very well done documentary, loved the Hollies and still listen to their music now. They always were a standout band and the different directions they went actually gave us even more fabulous music. The harmonies as mentioned were second to none and still can impress, even with the early songs. Nice to have a music video about a group that actually has music as part of the documentary, some do not. Brilliant old scenes and information!
I've met Graham several times. He seems to be a reasonably nice person. The Hollies survived his departure and continued to thrive. Graham made great music with CSN/Y and as a solo artist.
I have met him as well, once while I was working a CSN gig. I was on stage, sitting on a road box, getting ready for my cue- which was to open and close a mid stage “ traveller” curtain. My cue comes, I open the curtain, and Nash goes through it and sits down next to me on the road case. He says hello, then commented about the weather ( it was outdoors at an amphitheater), shared a joke, then shook my hand and I opened the curtain so he could go back on stage.
George Harrison once disparagingly said the Hollies were more like a group of session musicians than a real band because he didn't like their cover of If I Needed Someone. The single did pretty badly following his outburst, it wasn't one of their finest, but would probably have done better if Harrison hadn't openly criticised it ( shooting himself in the foot moneywise as being the writer he lost himself the royalties ). Here in the UK during the mid sixties the Hollies were definitely one of the top bands with only the Beatles and the Stones really being bigger. They managed two big hits after Graham Nash left with I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top doing ok as well, after which their popularity began to decline, chart wise, in the UK though their overall popularity has always remained high, until they released The Air That I Breathe in 1974 which was and still is one of their best songs and was a massive hit. Amazingly Long Cool Woman was not a big hit in the UK, I think some people thought they were trying to jump on the T Rex bandwagon, though that song always sounded more like CCR to me. A great song anyway. To me they were the ABBA of the sixties, a very successful pop band that at least tried to release good well made records and didn't just cobble any old rubbish together and hope that their fame and popularity would sell it. They made a few decent albums after Graham Nash left as well but as the Hollies were never considered to be an album band, these have been somewhat overlooked except by the fans of course. As the Hollies were one of my favourite bands in the mid sixties I've always had a soft spot for them, with or without Graham Nash. Other bands have lost Key members and still done OK, ever heard of a band called Pink Floyd?
THE HOLLIES TOURED THE WORLD UNTIL THE LATE 2010s. AND ONLY THE STONES LASTING LONGER. BUT I NEVER LIKED THE STRUTTIN’ PEACOCK. CHARLIE N KEITH DID LOADS OF OTHER STUFF BESIDES STONES. HOLLIES TOOK THE PERFORMING TO THE TOP FLOOR.
@@hazzachannel1 The Hollies' last gig was a year ago yesterday (9th November) at the London Palladium - they've taken 2024 off from their regular tours, a well deserved break
@ THEY HAVE DONE BIG TOURS DOWN HERE. NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA. THE HOLLIES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE BEST ROCK BAND. THEY ACTUALLY PLAYED THE. ‘HOLLIES PLAY DYLAN’ ALBUM IN CHRISTCHURCH N Z 1969/70 AND IT WAS FILMED FOR TELEVISION. YOU WILL NEVER HEAR THE LIKES OF THEM AGAIN, NOT EVEN CLOSE. ALLAN CLARKE/ TERRY SYLVESTER COMBO VOICE WAS UNIQUE. AND THIS INTERVIEW GIVES INSIGHT INTO ALLAN THE MAN. HE STILL DOESN’T REALISE HOW. BIG HE HAS BEEN.
This is kind of a fluff piece about them. A few notes about them. Doris Troy and Gregory Carroll wrote Just One Look and Doris sang it wonderfully on record before them, but i like their version too. The Hollies won a popularity poll over the Beatles in the mid-Sixties as Britain's favorite group. Paul McCartney, not too shabby himself at hitting high tenor notes, said that he heard Graham Nash sing so high he thought it was a trumpet. Terry Sylvester was brought in mostly to replace the high harmonies that Nash had previously supplied to their wonderful 3-part harmonies and to help in songwriting. Tony Hicks (a very underrated musician) supplied most of the guitar parts, while Graham Nash was unplugged on stage with an acoustic guitar. Bobby Elliot supplied some great dynamic drumming. Stills played all of the guitar, bass, and keyboard parts for CSN in the studio, except for some acoustic guitar from Crosby and Nash. Marakesh Express is about smoking Moroccan hashish. CSN jokingly thought about calling their group "The Frozen Noses" for their love of cocaine. It almost completely destroyed them in the long run. Stills, by his own admission got too carried away with substances and alcohol, Crosby ended up in jail. Graham had his heart broken by Joni Mitchell after he left his wife. It's not all roses at the top.
@@Doones51 teach your children - to me was the best song they ever did and the best slide guitar I ever heard. Their best work was when Neil young was with them. I was never a fan of their harmonies but thought that individually they had good voices but they could never be confused with the everly brothers or the beach boys harmonically. Some of their songs I think were tat.
The Hollies were a superb pop group, definitely a cut above many of their contemporaries. Although I never actually bought any of their records I always enjoyed hearing them on the radio & TV.
Graham Nash left the Hollies after seeing the USA ..... he found his place in the world, thereafter he found a house with friend then, later romantic interest - Joni Mitchell in her canyon residence .... where meeting Steven Stills and David Crosby sining a song they had worked up ..... listen and begged they repeat it so he could lay on a Harmony ..... they knew where and with whom they would be working music ........... the rest is historical. The Hollies never missed a beat .... they were a pop band and very competent in producing chart hits and well attended concerts - before AND after Nash left. GBjj
1:48 misinformation!! They originally brought in Vic Steele on guitar, Eric Haydock on bass and Don Rathbone on drums. Steele would then be replaced by Tony Hicks, then after a few months after signing with Parlophone, Rathbone would be replaced by Bobby Elliot.
Sick of hearing about the narcissistic Graham Nash. He left the band 56 years ago, they were a very successful pop group with him. Enter Terry Sylvester and they became a meaningful band that could sing and perform many genres of music and had their biggest Worldwide hits. So, no, it was not all about Nash....but I certainly enjoyed his superb harmonies on the early work !
Terry Sylvester was a member of Liverpool band The Escorts prior to joining the SBJ's. He lived just round the corner from Paul McCartney, it is possible to see where he lived from Forthlyn Road. He deserved to do well.
I wish people would stop sensationalising this event. The Hollies were basically a pop group (nothing wrong with that), and a good one, at that. Nash's output was changing with his increasing awareness of things inside and outside of music at that time. His material was good, sure. But it was not _Hollies_ material. And he needed to be able to get that material out. At the time, the idea of a solo album was a no-no across the whole field: nobody was doing solo output from inside the band they were in. So Nash had sod-all choice but to leave: it was a choice between remaining unhappy in a successful band or finding happiness in an embryonic band. I know which one I would have done ... this is a classic Lewinian avoid-approach conflict. But this did not even come close to destroying the Hollies. Him remaining with them would have taken them down.
@@davidgoodfellow5115 Simon & Garfunkel or The Righteous Brothers or The Everly Brothers or Gary Louis & Marc Olson [The Jayhawks - just check them out - Rainy Day Music LP for starters].
It does seem strange not to play a snippet of one their big songs. My completely unsubstantiated guess is somebody blocked its use for copyright reasons.
No, "He Ain't Heavy" was only a hit in 1988-89 because it was used in a television advert. It didn't make No.2 in 1969 - but No.3 according to the Guinness Book.
I do get what george meant on reflection I think he meant you couldn't put them in a category you couldn't put your thumb on what they were about they seem to be all things to all people a bit like woodchip wallpaper
I attended one of his concerts at Boston University in 1981. The female soloist opening act got booed. He ran out from backstage to turn it into a duet. Backstage after the concert, l spoke with his backup player Scoty Smith (of the one hit group Motherlode) He said performing with "Mr Nash was an honour, that he was a true gentleman."
The Hollies took off after his departure (even though they were never a dominant force) and he joined CSNY, the most boring band in the business. Why the fuss about Nash?
1:04 “The story of the Hollies begins in the working class neighborhoods of Manchester in 1962” illustrated with a photo of the Beatles in Liverpool in 1964…. That’s when I stopped watching.
Dates and details may not be spot on, but this story is not crap as indicated above. It’s okay if one person in a band wants to move in a different musical circle than the band does. Best Hollies song: Don’t Let Me Down.
Its all good. Nash left to go on to things HE wanted to do. The Holliws stayed to form. Whats the big deal? Everyone was happier in the end, and thats what its all about.
ABOVE YER BEATLES OR BEACH BOYS, THESE GUYS SHONE ON AND ON. I REMEMBER THE CLOSE TIGHT HARMONIES OF HICKS, CLARKE AND SYLVESTER. THE VERY TIGHT DRUMMIN’ OF BOBBY ELLIOT. NOBODY PACKAGED THE STUDIO SOUND AND CARRIED IT OFF ON A STAGE LIKE THE HOLLIES. POP, SOFT ROCK, AND EVEN THE HARD HITTIN’ GASOLINE ALLEY BRED, STAND OUT. WE HAD MANY AMAZIN’ BANDS, HERMANS HERMITS, SEARCHERS, DAVE CLARK 5, TREMELOES N BRIAN POOLE. ALL GREAT. HANG PETER NOONE/ HERMAN IS STILL AT 77PERFORMING AS GOOD AS EVER IN USA. BUT THE HOLLIES…. SORRY GRAEM WHO? NAH HE WAS GREAT TOO. BUT NOT HIS CROSBY MATE.. NEAR WRECKED GRAEME DID THAT JUNKIE. THIS IS A GREAT SYNOPSIS OF THE BEST BAND OF THEM ALL!
Just one look was a cover of a Doris Troy hit & I'm alive was written by Graham Gouldman, an outside writer who also wrote hits for the yardbirds and Herman's hermits, not hollies originals...
Bernie use to hand his Bass to Tony Hicks and play piano on He Ain't Heavy on Stage. He wrote an instrumental, "Reflections Of A Time Long Past" for The Hollies Sing Hollies set. a dammed fine piano player.
No he didn't. He was married to Rosie Eccles for two years no children. He had three children by his second wife who he left in 2016 and moved to New York to be with his 37 year old girlfriend when he was 74.
I love the Hollies but I do have one major complaint and that is their recordings sound horrible. It is a shame they did not have a competent engineer. All tinny high end and no warmth.
Destroy them? They had a number one hit after he left. Graham had songs like Marrakesh express written and they didn't want it. When he met David Crosby he told Graham listen if they don't want them I really like your songs.
I really hated He Ain’t Heavy, one of those songs that I would turn the dial on. But I did kinda like The Air That I Breathe. Not that anyone asked me.
Nash is the luckiest man in rock. He met Crosby and because he was a brit wormed his way into CS&N Can anybody think of any songs he wrote apart from the dirge "our house"
I’d rather listen to the pop of the Hollies than listening to Marrakesh Express. Some groups like CSNY thought they are producing high art with profound lyrics, but they were just a bunch of bores.
While I would agree the Hollies still did extremely well without Nash, and in the 60's Nash was very opinionated, he did have a point. The Hollies still were relying on "School Girl" singles (even ones written by him), as late as 1968 in order to get to get hits. His "King Midas" tried to tap into the zeitgeist, and even though very good, failed, a big frustration. Another case of big egos splitting bands. He needed a group of big egos and got into one. Just my opinion, but he did write some good songs, but not particularly "weighty" ones
Some years ago Vanity Fair did an article on the British Invasion. Nash was one of the people interviewed and he sure did have some opinions about other artists including the Dave Clark 5 who he slammed. It turned out that he was right in that case.
I saw Nash in London last year. As well as his own incredible back catalogue he very generously played Hollies songs....including not his own, plus some from Stills and of course his musical brother.....sadly estranged until before his death.....Croz. The Hollies wouldn't play his music and CSN....with Young when he felt like it....we're a true suoergroup. Wembley stadium 1974 blew my 17yo mind. Nash in 2023 did the same to me at 66. Bands change....look at Floyd after Waters left ....awful 'human being'. BTW, Gilmour was ASTOUNDING at the RAH on 15th October. An emotional joyous evening again.
All in the wrong order. The years don't match the records. Nothing from 1963-64 until past halfway. "The Air That I Breathe" was 1974 !!!!! For goodness' sake.
To me they became boring after Nash left. There is a great hypocrisy on their part. Nash had to leave because they didn't want to change direction, but after he was gone they changed direction even more than they would have with Nash. Marrakesh Express sounds more like the old Hollies than He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother.
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Clark is the voice of the Hollies
With a voice like Alan Clarkes and a guitar player par excellence like Tony Hicks the rest of the band could be replaced but with these two pivotal figures in that band would have been a success whatever name they called themselves. I think Hicks is one of the most underrated guitarists in popular music, ditto Alan Clark’s vocal talents. IMHO.
And Bobby Elliott was sone of the greatest drummers.
The Hollies excellent with Nash, and excellent without him, they never made a bad record, their chart hits, compare to any band In that era, and beyond.
Made no difference to the group with his departure as Terry was an excellent replacement with his voice and good looks.
Aussie here my fav Groupe
Whereas Crosby, Stills, and Nash? I think forgettable!
What absolute nonsense, Stop, Stop, Stop, On A Carousel, Hey Carrie Anne, Dear Eloise, King Midas in Reverse. You don't have these songs without Graham Nash. The only really good song without him is Long Cool Woman. I don't care how big of hits the others were, they don't touch Nash's input with CSN&Y.
@@cindylubin4204 Yes well, you really need to listen to some album tracks by the band post Nash. He was doing " our house" The Hollies were doing "My life is over with you". CSN would have been nothing without Stephen. Graham's writing input was very light weight BUT, his falsetto harmonies did help to create the rich CSN sound.
Two songs that rocked my world were "He Ain't Heavy" and "The Air That I Breathe". If they never played another note, they would be legendary.
Here in the States, the Hollies became even more successful after Nash's departure. You forgot to mention that bassist Eric Haydock (now deceased) was replaced in 1966 by Bernie Calvert.
Those two songs always had a Bee Gee's feeling/sound to them... at least to me.
@@nicke.3782 Definitely not wrong there!
Very well done documentary, loved the Hollies and still listen to their music now. They always were a standout band and the different directions they went actually gave us even more fabulous music. The harmonies as mentioned were second to none and still can impress, even with the early songs. Nice to have a music video about a group that actually has music as part of the documentary, some do not. Brilliant old scenes and information!
Loved Long Cool Woman. Still play it today on my guitar. The opening riff is one of the best.
KNOW what you mean!
That was Allan Clarke's favourite
@@thebigleone1066 the intro guitar solo is Alan Clark playing the guitar- something I didn’t know he could do. Great playing.
Was lucky enough to see The Hollies live in Oslo, December 16th 1966 - still remember that concert. :)
Their biggest, best hits were after Nash left: Long Cool Women, The Air That I Breathe & He's My Brother.
personally i always preferred the Hollies over CSN, no comparison for me
I would say there is no comparison, because they really are not comparable. They are completely different.
Simply the best , by far , 2024 can listen to their song's all day , their moto "stay" .
So well said!
Alan Clark leaving was the end of the Hollies.
The most underestimated Band of the sixties, they were or are one great band. God bless Um. !!!.
i'm so glad i grew up in the early 60's all the great bands, british invasion so mant great memories!
I've met Graham several times. He seems to be a reasonably nice person. The Hollies survived his departure and continued to thrive. Graham made great music with CSN/Y and as a solo artist.
I have met him as well, once while I was working a CSN gig. I was on stage, sitting on a road box, getting ready for my cue- which was to open and close a mid stage “ traveller” curtain.
My cue comes, I open the curtain, and Nash goes through it and sits down next to me on the road case. He says hello, then commented about the weather ( it was outdoors at an amphitheater), shared a joke, then shook my hand and I opened the curtain so he could go back on stage.
His choice, The Hollies are still touring today and I’ve seen them several times, they still sound great.
SAME HERE.
I saw them last year albeit with only two original members but they were all amazing!
Bus stop was written by Graham Gouldman from 10CC.
10cc was the next decade.
George Harrison once disparagingly said the Hollies were more like a group of session musicians than a real band because he didn't like their cover of If I Needed Someone. The single did pretty badly following his outburst, it wasn't one of their finest, but would probably have done better if Harrison hadn't openly criticised it ( shooting himself in the foot moneywise as being the writer he lost himself the royalties ). Here in the UK during the mid sixties the Hollies were definitely one of the top bands with only the Beatles and the Stones really being bigger. They managed two big hits after Graham Nash left with I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top doing ok as well, after which their popularity began to decline, chart wise, in the UK though their overall popularity has always remained high, until they released The Air That I Breathe in 1974 which was and still is one of their best songs and was a massive hit. Amazingly Long Cool Woman was not a big hit in the UK, I think some people thought they were trying to jump on the T Rex bandwagon, though that song always sounded more like CCR to me. A great song anyway. To me they were the ABBA of the sixties, a very successful pop band that at least tried to release good well made records and didn't just cobble any old rubbish together and hope that their fame and popularity would sell it. They made a few decent albums after Graham Nash left as well but as the Hollies were never considered to be an album band, these have been somewhat overlooked except by the fans of course. As the Hollies were one of my favourite bands in the mid sixties I've always had a soft spot for them, with or without Graham Nash. Other bands have lost Key members and still done OK, ever heard of a band called Pink Floyd?
THE HOLLIES TOURED THE WORLD UNTIL THE LATE 2010s. AND ONLY THE STONES LASTING LONGER. BUT I NEVER LIKED THE STRUTTIN’ PEACOCK. CHARLIE N KEITH DID LOADS OF OTHER STUFF BESIDES STONES. HOLLIES TOOK THE PERFORMING TO THE TOP FLOOR.
@@hazzachannel1 The Hollies' last gig was a year ago yesterday (9th November) at the London Palladium - they've taken 2024 off from their regular tours, a well deserved break
@ THEY HAVE DONE BIG TOURS DOWN HERE. NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA. THE HOLLIES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE BEST ROCK BAND. THEY ACTUALLY PLAYED THE. ‘HOLLIES PLAY DYLAN’ ALBUM IN CHRISTCHURCH N Z 1969/70 AND IT WAS FILMED FOR TELEVISION. YOU WILL NEVER HEAR THE LIKES OF THEM AGAIN, NOT EVEN CLOSE. ALLAN CLARKE/ TERRY SYLVESTER COMBO VOICE WAS UNIQUE. AND THIS INTERVIEW GIVES INSIGHT INTO ALLAN THE MAN. HE STILL DOESN’T REALISE HOW. BIG HE HAS BEEN.
This is kind of a fluff piece about them. A few notes about them. Doris Troy and Gregory Carroll wrote Just One Look and Doris sang it wonderfully on record before them, but i like their version too. The Hollies won a popularity poll over the Beatles in the mid-Sixties as Britain's favorite group. Paul McCartney, not too shabby himself at hitting high tenor notes, said that he heard Graham Nash sing so high he thought it was a trumpet. Terry Sylvester was brought in mostly to replace the high harmonies that Nash had previously supplied to their wonderful 3-part harmonies and to help in songwriting. Tony Hicks (a very underrated musician) supplied most of the guitar parts, while Graham Nash was unplugged on stage with an acoustic guitar. Bobby Elliot supplied some great dynamic drumming. Stills played all of the guitar, bass, and keyboard parts for CSN in the studio, except for some acoustic guitar from Crosby and Nash. Marakesh Express is about smoking Moroccan hashish. CSN jokingly thought about calling their group "The Frozen Noses" for their love of cocaine. It almost completely destroyed them in the long run. Stills, by his own admission got too carried away with substances and alcohol, Crosby ended up in jail. Graham had his heart broken by Joni Mitchell after he left his wife. It's not all roses at the top.
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@@Doones51 teach your children - to me was the best song they ever did and the best slide guitar I ever heard. Their best work was when Neil young was with them. I was never a fan of their harmonies but thought that individually they had good voices but they could never be confused with the everly brothers or the beach boys harmonically. Some of their songs I think were tat.
The Hollies were a superb pop group, definitely a cut above many of their contemporaries. Although I never actually bought any of their records I always enjoyed hearing them on the radio & TV.
Graham Nash left the Hollies after seeing the USA ..... he found his place in the world, thereafter he found a house with friend then, later romantic interest - Joni Mitchell in her canyon residence .... where meeting Steven Stills and David Crosby sining a song they had worked up ..... listen and begged they repeat it so he could lay on a Harmony ..... they knew where and with whom they would be working music ........... the rest is historical. The Hollies never missed a beat .... they were a pop band and very competent in producing chart hits and well attended concerts - before AND after Nash left. GBjj
Definitely one of the greatest British groups. Bobby Elliot is one of the best drummers.
1:48 misinformation!! They originally brought in Vic Steele on guitar, Eric Haydock on bass and Don Rathbone on drums. Steele would then be replaced by Tony Hicks, then after a few months after signing with Parlophone, Rathbone would be replaced by Bobby Elliot.
Hi Paulina, even though I live downunder I am glad I am not the only one that remembers Don Rathbone.
Sick of hearing about the narcissistic Graham Nash. He left the band 56 years ago, they were a very successful pop group with him. Enter Terry Sylvester and they became a meaningful band that could sing and perform many genres of music and had their biggest Worldwide hits. So, no, it was not all about Nash....but I certainly enjoyed his superb harmonies on the early work !
All Nash ever needed was a mirror to gaze upon his reflection
Terry SYLVESTER is much better than nash. @@rincondaver
Agreed my partber knows his sister still never wanted to meet bash
Nash
Terry Sylvester was a member of Liverpool band The Escorts prior to joining the SBJ's. He lived just round the corner from Paul McCartney, it is possible to see where he lived from Forthlyn Road. He deserved to do well.
I wish people would stop sensationalising this event.
The Hollies were basically a pop group (nothing wrong with that), and a good one, at that. Nash's output was changing with his increasing awareness of things inside and outside of music at that time. His material was good, sure. But it was not _Hollies_ material. And he needed to be able to get that material out. At the time, the idea of a solo album was a no-no across the whole field: nobody was doing solo output from inside the band they were in. So Nash had sod-all choice but to leave: it was a choice between remaining unhappy in a successful band or finding happiness in an embryonic band. I know which one I would have done ... this is a classic Lewinian avoid-approach conflict.
But this did not even come close to destroying the Hollies. Him remaining with them would have taken them down.
I'd like to know a better harmony duo than Crosby Nash at their best.
@@davidgoodfellow5115 Simon & Garfunkel or The Righteous Brothers or The Everly Brothers or Gary Louis & Marc Olson [The Jayhawks - just check them out - Rainy Day Music LP for starters].
The Hollies were a great band regardless of who left and who stayed. My favorite incarnation was the early 70s group with Hicks, and Sylvester.
I agree. The Hollies were not just about Nash.
The Hollies had their biggest international hits after Nash left.
Always liked the Hollies I was lucky enough to see them several times live.
No mention of Long Cool Woman??
It does seem strange not to play a snippet of one their big songs. My completely unsubstantiated guess is somebody blocked its use for copyright reasons.
I first heard about the Hollies in 1968 when my friend played the record He aint heavy .. I was mesmerised by the harmony.
Between POP and Experimental, I'll choose POP every time!
Nash said The Hollies should not have released 'He Ain't Heavy' without him-conceited or what! he made his choice.
Distant Light is one of my favorite albums of all time.
Graham embraced the drug culture of southern California while Allan and the others did not.
No, "He Ain't Heavy" was only a hit in 1988-89 because it was used in a television advert. It didn't make No.2 in 1969 - but No.3 according to the Guinness Book.
So what. Great song to this day.
You did not mention Bobby Elliot, their outstanding drummer.
Watch the video again, they mentioned Bobby.
No mention of "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress".
I do get what george meant on reflection I think he meant you couldn't put them in a category you couldn't put your thumb on what they were about they seem to be all things to all people a bit like woodchip wallpaper
Remember Nash talking about how important family was and how hard he try’s ,couple of months later he left for a young girl.
No such word as try's. The word is tries.
I attended one of his concerts at Boston University in 1981. The female soloist opening act got booed. He ran out from backstage to turn it into a duet.
Backstage after the concert, l spoke with his backup player Scoty Smith (of the one hit group Motherlode) He said performing with "Mr Nash was an honour, that he was a true gentleman."
They were great and lasted longer than the Beatles. That says alot!!
The Hollies took off after his departure (even though they were never a dominant force) and he joined CSNY, the most boring band in the business. Why the fuss about Nash?
No he didn’t destroy the Hollies. They were just as successful after he left.
what about long cool woman, that was written and performed post Graham Nash and was one of their best
Written by Alan Clarke who also played lead guitar on the recording.
Just One Look was not originally by the Hollies.
1:04 “The story of the Hollies begins in the working class neighborhoods of Manchester in 1962” illustrated with a photo of the Beatles in Liverpool in 1964…. That’s when I stopped watching.
Neither Just One Look or I’m Alive were written by the Hollies
Nor was "The Air That I Breathe"
Nor was Look through any Window or Bus stop - both Graham Gouldman
@ In fact, of the Hollies twenty UK hit singles in the 1960s only six were their own compositions.
How many songs did Elvis write?
@ How many songs did this video erroneously credit to Elvis?
Dates and details may not be spot on, but this story is not crap as indicated above. It’s okay if one person in a band wants to move in a different musical circle than the band does. Best Hollies song: Don’t Let Me Down.
Its all good. Nash left to go on to things HE wanted to do. The Holliws stayed to form. Whats the big deal? Everyone was happier in the end, and thats what its all about.
ABOVE YER BEATLES OR BEACH BOYS, THESE GUYS SHONE ON AND ON. I REMEMBER THE CLOSE TIGHT HARMONIES OF HICKS, CLARKE AND SYLVESTER. THE VERY TIGHT DRUMMIN’ OF BOBBY ELLIOT. NOBODY PACKAGED THE STUDIO SOUND AND CARRIED IT OFF ON A STAGE LIKE THE HOLLIES. POP, SOFT ROCK, AND EVEN THE HARD HITTIN’ GASOLINE ALLEY BRED, STAND OUT. WE HAD MANY AMAZIN’ BANDS, HERMANS HERMITS, SEARCHERS, DAVE CLARK 5, TREMELOES N BRIAN POOLE. ALL GREAT. HANG PETER NOONE/ HERMAN IS STILL AT 77PERFORMING AS GOOD AS EVER IN USA. BUT THE HOLLIES…. SORRY GRAEM WHO? NAH HE WAS GREAT TOO. BUT NOT HIS CROSBY MATE.. NEAR WRECKED GRAEME DID THAT JUNKIE. THIS IS A GREAT SYNOPSIS OF THE BEST BAND OF THEM ALL!
He left the band. Period. No use talking about him
Yeah,just so you know, 'just one look' was not a Hollies composition,but a cover version,co written by Doris Troy!
Just one look was a cover of a Doris Troy hit & I'm alive was written by Graham Gouldman, an outside writer who also wrote hits for the yardbirds and Herman's hermits, not hollies originals...
No mention of Eric Haydock being replaced by Bernie Calvert.
Bernie use to hand his Bass to Tony Hicks and play piano on He Ain't Heavy on Stage. He wrote an instrumental, "Reflections Of A Time Long Past" for The Hollies Sing Hollies set. a dammed fine piano player.
Where's Michael Rickfors in this story? I know he sang in the band for only a short time, but a song like The baby is great!!!!
Mikael Rikfors played guitar & shared vocals with Paul Jones on Paul's Starting All Over Again.
One of my favorite Hollies songs so Ironic as It never featured Allan Clarke, Rickfors had an excellent voice.
I hate when musicians can’t grow up, move on and leave the past behind and rubbish their band mates or other bands! Grow up Graham!
He abandoned his wife and children to go to the United States and be part of Crosby, Stills & Nash. What a guy!
He didn't have any children with his first wife.
HE DIDN’T DO THAT WELL.
No he didn't. He was married to Rosie Eccles for two years no children. He had three children by his second wife who he left in 2016 and moved to New York to be with his 37 year old girlfriend when he was 74.
Two sons and one daughter
He Ain't Heavy and Long Cool Woman are both no-gos for me. I liked the group with Nash. I really like Bobby Elliot as well.
Most of these, I agree, but UFO? Only you can Rock me. Too Hot to Handle, Cherry,... they were and still are played on classic rock media.
I love the Hollies but I do have one major complaint and that is their recordings sound horrible. It is a shame they did not have a competent engineer. All tinny high end and no warmth.
Tell Norrie Paramore
Two biggest hits after Nash
More like Nash lost out. The Hollies were fine without Nash. They did great.
Becoming part of Crosby Still & Nash & sometimes Young is losing out? Yikes.
It was good for both sides
Bobby Elliot was their 2nd drummer
Hollies got Better after Nash Left.
Graham got the hell out while the time was ticking away. Best move he ever made! Bravo Graham! I admire him. * Cav *
Destroy them? They had a number one hit after he left. Graham had songs like Marrakesh express written and they didn't want it. When he met David Crosby he told Graham listen if they don't want them I really like your songs.
The original five were a different line up and you do not mention the other three who left or were replaced.
Long Cool Woman was much bigger than He Ain't Heavy!
Nash became a rambler and the hollys became a wreath!
The timelines of this are totally wrong.
Long cool woman in a black dress riff was T.Rex.
1:06 photo of the Beatles not Hollies
The Hollies original drummer was NOT Bobby Elliott, it was Don Rathbone, 1962-1963.
I really hated He Ain’t Heavy, one of those songs that I would turn the dial on. But I did kinda like The Air That I Breathe. Not that anyone asked me.
Wasn’t Just One Look the same song as the one Dionne Warwick did? So, she covered The Hollies? I haven’t googled this, so I may be off base.
Nash is the luckiest man in rock. He met Crosby and because he was a brit wormed his way into CS&N Can anybody think of any songs he wrote apart from the dirge "our house"
Yes, I can: Marrakesh Express, Teach Your Children, Lady Of The Island, Wasted On The Way ...
Just how did he "worm his way into CS&N."
The Hollies was better off without him. Terry, the replacement was exceptionally good, much better and good looking than him.
TRES Cool
Je croyais qu'il n'était que musicien additionnel.
Était -t-il membre à part entière du groupe ?
Head sooo far up his own rse.
I’d rather listen to the pop of the Hollies than listening to Marrakesh Express. Some groups like CSNY thought they are producing high art with profound lyrics, but they were just a bunch of bores.
You forgot to mention Eric Haydock left the band and was replaced by Bernie Calvert.
Another example of someone’s twee take on a subject to make money out of it.. Nash was good, Hollies were good .. end of
Just one look wasn't a Hollies original it was written and recorded by Doris Troy before them
I think Nash outgrew the Hollies, I think he found his level as a great part of CS&N.
BOBBY ELLIOT
The greatest drummer in rock.
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Try Procol Harum, you would not like it. But some do.
They went from strength to strength with out Nash! He was the weak link in CS&N
and also the Hollies. Very over rated and opinionated.
While I would agree the Hollies still did extremely well without Nash, and in the 60's Nash was very opinionated, he did have a point. The Hollies still were relying on "School Girl" singles (even ones written by him), as late as 1968 in order to get to get hits. His "King Midas" tried to tap into the zeitgeist, and even though very good, failed, a big frustration. Another case of big egos splitting bands. He needed a group of big egos and got into one. Just my opinion, but he did write some good songs, but not particularly "weighty" ones
I always thought Crosby was over-rated and opiniated and the weak link in CSN - which leaves Stills!
Some years ago Vanity Fair did an article on the British Invasion. Nash was one of the people interviewed and he sure did have some opinions about other artists including the Dave Clark 5 who he slammed. It turned out that he was right in that case.
This is stupid. Nash wanted to go farther and the band didn't want to. This is just click bait BS.
I saw Nash in London last year. As well as his own incredible back catalogue he very generously played Hollies songs....including not his own, plus some from Stills and of course his musical brother.....sadly estranged until before his death.....Croz.
The Hollies wouldn't play his music and CSN....with Young when he felt like it....we're a true suoergroup. Wembley stadium 1974 blew my 17yo mind. Nash in 2023 did the same to me at 66.
Bands change....look at Floyd after Waters left ....awful 'human being'. BTW, Gilmour was ASTOUNDING at the RAH on 15th October. An emotional joyous evening again.
Nice documentary, but why all the unneeded words every now and then coming along the bottom?
All in the wrong order. The years don't match the records. Nothing from 1963-64 until past halfway. "The Air That I Breathe" was 1974 !!!!! For goodness' sake.
SHE AIN'T HEAVY .............. SHE'S MY MOTHER ! 😂 🤣 😂
You mean you can't put a band in a pigeon hole? Personally, I think that's a good thing.
Nash is a particularly nasty character. It’s telling that none of his ex wives or partners or children will speak to him.
Oh please, CSN outclasses the 70s Hollies in every way.
Just one look was not written by the Hollies.
To me they became boring after Nash left. There is a great hypocrisy on their part. Nash had to leave because they didn't want to change direction, but after he was gone they changed direction even more than they would have with Nash. Marrakesh Express sounds more like the old Hollies than He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother.