Search - Hank Marvin :: Another Side of

Just a "minor" correction

Thomas Carlson | USA | 07/10/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

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This CD is really two albums in one (with the exception of one substitue song): "Words and Music" (1982) and "All Alone with Friends" (1983)---a total of 22 tracks. They are pretty much soft rock songs characteristic of the Journey and Survivor era. But rather than playing lead guitar with The Shadows (and singing harmony behind Cliff Richard), here Hank plays lead guitar . . . but SINGS SOLO. Now Hank is no Cliff, but I enjoy the sound. I play my own copy fairly frequently. But then again, I LOVE the music of Hank Marvin! (Long live The Shadows!)"

A mixed bag

Thomas Carlson | 04/15/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There are three or four songs here that I enjoy. Hank's singing isn't bad at all, but it often just doesn't work. The lyrics or the melody let me down in many of the songs. So why five stars? To get a more accurate total . . . that's why! Imagine downgrading a cd because you didn't know what was on it! I'm sure most listeners would enjoy several of these tracks. It certainly isn't a "one-star" album. Realistically, it's a three."