Nice British Harmony Pop.
Morten Vindberg | Denmark | 10/26/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The Majority from Hull in northern England released 8 singles on Decca in the period 1965-1968. The group's strength was particularly on the vocal side and the group was obviously heavily inspired by groups like the Beach Boys and Four Seasons.
This collection contains all the group's singles, apart from the track "I Hear a Rhapsody" which the bandmembers never thought was representing the kind of music they wished to play.
It never came to an album release, but a later incarnation of the group called Majority One released in 1971 a solid album in British psychedelic popstyle.
Of interesting tracks should include Ray Davies' "A Little Bit of Sunlight" - an excellent popsong which The Kinks never recorded. "Ring the Bells" from the Kinks Kontroversy was released as the B-side for the grandiose "We Kiss in the Shadows", where the vowels reminds a lot about The Searchers.
Several tracks sound a lot like the early Zombies, for example the charming "One Third" "All Our Christmases" written by the Bee Gees brothers is a fine singles in the best style of the Hollies.
My personnel favorite is the Beach Boys pastiche "Shut Ém Down in London Town"
Fans of groups like the Beach Boys, The Searchers, The Zombies or The Hollies will undoubtedly find several tracks here to enjoy."