The Sire Sessions – Rockfield Recordings 1979-1980 (1997)
Riding A Shimmering New Wave
Excellent pop/new wave collection comprised of The Searchers’ two albums for Sire Records, The Searchers and Love’s Melodies. The end result of this union of band and locale is a great match. The Dave Edmunds influence is tangible, but exactly where all the veteran band’s youthful exuberance comes from is anybody’s guess. And while most agree this material ranks among The Searchers’ best, many were taken aback by the overt commerciality of the production, some bordering on the poppiest of commercial groups like Chicago or Fleetwood Mac. The chorus of “Lost In Your Eyes” recalls early 70s Joe Walsh, while songs like “Switchboard Susan,” and “Almost Saturday Night” will never lose their Edmunds & Lowe DNA flavor. Songs from Chilton, Hiatt, Dylan, Petty, Fogerty & more. Great sound. Amazon.
Hearts In Her Eyes
Switchboard Susan
Feeling Fine
This Kind Of Love Affair
Lost In Your Eyes
It’s Too Late
No Dancing
Coming From The Heart
Don’t Hang On
Love’s Gonna Be Strong
Back To The War
Love’s Melody
Silver
Infatuation
She Made A Fool Of You
Almost Saturday Night
You Are The New Day
Everything But A Heartache
Radio Romance
Murder In My Heart
September Gurls
Another Night
Changing
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Wow! There's a find — thanks. More after I've listened. (What, mess up my preconceptions with facts?) Cheers!
Sadly, I'm disappointed. Nice guitar sound from the two original members. I dunno, they were always pop but they used to have a bit more edge, at least when Tony Jackson was singing. I know, Frank Allen goes back to the latter part of the time they had hits, but maybe Chris Curtis had something to do with it, and he left in 1966, about when it all fell apart commercially. But thanks for the chance to check it out!
You're more knowledgeable than I am about 'em.
Saw them in DC around this era. There are some great songs here so thank you.
Thanks for stopping by.
I'm already impressed with their cover of the Records' "Hearts In Her Eyes," and their Big Star cover is sweet — I must check this out…
Some decent material, it's true, but the original (well, first recorded) line-up was a real favorite of mine, so I'm probably biased. Beware re-recorded ripoffs, and the big box set is surely too much (even for me, and I've got it) but if you can find a cheap, early hits package, go for it: Needles and Pinz-ah; Sweets; Sugar; Goodbye-eye-eye-eye-eye My Love …
Nonsense that Hearts in her Eyes album is super; thanks for this