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More Waves From The British Invasion! (Apr 25, 2010)
Reviewer:Tym
The British Invasion was such a tsunami, some waves get lost in the undertow. This excellent series turns the tide.

We all love The Beatles, Stones, Animals, Yardbirds, Kinks, and Who, but the revolution was wider than that. Each of these discs spotlights or even reinvents appreciation for other worthies into the canon.

Dusty Springfield could tremble the Theatre... The British Invasion was such a tsunami, some waves get lost in the undertow. This excellent series turns the tide.

We all love The Beatles, Stones, Animals, Yardbirds, Kinks, and Who, but the revolution was wider than that. Each of these discs spotlights or even reinvents appreciation for other worthies into the canon.

Dusty Springfield could tremble the Theatre stage and then tear up the Soul club. She was the nexus point from the torch singers and Jazz songbirds before her into the hip new 60's world of Mod Soul, breezy Samba, and slinky Lounge. She's sauntering from jump with the opener "I Only Want To Be With You" and on into minor classics "Once Upon A time" and "All Cried Out" with enough sass and vigor to give Phil Spector pause. Watch her steal the NME awards show from The Beatles kicking it funky with Otis Redding's "Shake", in tight ankle skirt and heels, no less. And her supple smokiness on "The Look Of Love" and "Son Of A Preacher Man" is like warm honey.

Gerry And The Pacemakers reset the bar for the British Invasion. Their Beat music was a blast, but when "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" and "Ferry Cross The Mersey" haunted the radios, it stopped you in a trance. Yet Gerry Marsden also rocked and this terrific disc proves it. The energy and melodies of "I'm The One" and "It's Gonna Be Alright" are as contagious as anything from "A Hard Day's Night". Between clips the personable and funny Marsden quips anecdotes about early British rock, the Reeperbahn scene, The Beatles, and the Mersey explosion.

"All Or Nothing" is right; The Small Faces gave it their all and got little back to show for it. But here you finally get it all and it's all good! Unknown to most Americans, The Small Faces blasted a swathe through 60's Britain that resonated from The Who to Led Zeppelin, from the Mod scene to Psychedelic Soul. The early band had fierce energy that used R'n'B like an attack. Their interpolation of Muddy Water's "You Need Love" as "You Need Loving" is the crystal clear blueprint for Zep's "Whole Lotta Love". They made the arc into Psyche with textural songs like "Itchycoo Park" ('It's all too beau-ti-ful') and "Tin Soldier". Their mastery of the studio led to kaleidoscopic songs that reward deep listens. Get into the band who gave their all. Here comes the nice, baby!

Herman's Hermits get a bad rap. Here you see the bigger story with sharp interviews and solid songs. Like raw footage of their energized take on soul chestnut "Fortune Teller" in the Cavern Club as green kids. A bonus feature is a 24-minute Aussie concert that puts you right into the British Invasion experience: an intimate theatre full of screaming teen girls, budding moptop boys, flung streamers, stage-dive kissings, and jet-age R'n'B. A sweet time trip in itself. Other stand-outs are "No Milk Today" and "There's A Kind Of Hush", which Beat fans know for John Paul Jones' great arranging and playing, and ravers like "A Must To Avoid". Threading the disc are hilarious interviews with all the Hermits, including their insane tour of America with The Who. Noone particularly has a funny, self-deprecating, insightful, and wistful charm that puts it all in perspective.

The box set come with an exclusive bonus disc with more Dusty and Hermits clips, as well as tons of interviews with everyone. This is a brilliant start for a wonderful series. Can't wait for more!
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