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Another Night

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When "Another Night" was released way back in the seventies, critics blasted it and signaled as the end of the Hollies' long line of hits. I have always disagreed; "Another Night" contains some of the best tunes they ever recorded, and the addition of seven extra tunes makes this a classic CD. It's all here: their soaring unparalleled harmonies, restrained musicianship, and their haunting arrangements. "Another Night" is a great song, with a hypnotic opening and dynamic rhythmic pulse; "Sandy" written by Bruce Springsteen, is gorgeous and surpasses the writer's version; "Lonely Hobo Lullabye" is a mournful yet poignant look at wandering; "I'm Down," is typical Hollies harmonies soaring above a great melody; "Give Me Time," joins that list of Hollies greats; the live versions of "Another Night" and "Sandy" are not as good as the studio tracks, but entertaining nonetheless. I even liked their cover of Springsteen's "Born to Run." The Hollies were one of the great bands of the sixties/seventies, and have given us such wonderful classics as "Air That I Breathe," "He Ain't Heavy" and "Long Cool Woman." This, however, is my favorite!

When Allen Clarke returned to the Hollies he came back with a bang on The Hollies (1974) album and the hit single The Air That I Breath. The songwriting of Clark, Hicks and Sylvester were at their peak then and thru the mid 70's. The albums The Hollies, Another Night and Write On were the very best albums the Hollies ever did. I give a sincere nod to Another Night as the best of those. My favorite song on it is the last one, Lucy, as a poignant a song as they ever did. The Hollies harmonies are at their full aurora splendor on this album. Steve

Despite their lack of Top-10 hits, the Hollies continued to produce some excellent albums well after the original British Invasion. Another Night from 1975 contains more than a few deliciously melodic and harmonic soft-rockers. My own introduction to the work of Bruce Springsteen was not the Boss himself, but "4th of July - Asbury Park" from this album. The Hollies version is both haunting and lonesome. For my money, Allan Clarke is one of the finest voices in Pop music. Here, Clarke leads symphonic beauties such as "I'm Down," "Give Me Time" and "Lucy." Harmony vocals provided by the other band members are the icing on the cake. The folksy "Lonely Hobo Lullaby" (reminiscent of Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door") is also alluring.

Unfortunately, Another Night gets tedious when the band attempts a harder edge. "Look Out Johnny (There's a Monkey on Your..." and "You Gave Me Life" try, but fail to rock. They're embarrassing.

Budget conscious collectors should search for the Hollies EMI "Boxes." Released in 1995, each contains four Hollies' CDs replicating the original vinyl LP format, and selling for about forty dollars.

I bought this album my senior year of high school and liked it a lot. Well as with a lot of my old stuff, it disappeared and was never seen again. Well now that I'm a lot older I've been looking for as many of my favorites either on CD or mp3. I've collected many of The Hollies songs, but could not find this album. Then I found it on Amazon as an expensive import. Then I saw that it was available for download for $12.99 and I was so excited! What a find! Every song is amazing. I recommend it to all Hollies fans or anyone looking for great 70's music.

I haven't listen to this album in years since i had on in cassette, I forgot how good the Hollies sounded back then in '74. Ive had their greatest hits and 30th annver.st but i just picked this album and the "Hollies" album from 75 again in CD format. They gotta have the best harmonies back then and Alan Clarke is in his prime. Great CD's should have gotten them years ago..they bring back great memories from my younger days

Another Night is pretty generic by the Hollies standards. By this point the band had built up a reputation of having some of the very best harmonies (not to mention some of the most *melodic* harmonies) ever laid down on tape. Another Night is just typical affair. It's a good enough album that if you happen to see it cheap, it's totally worth it. But for over 20 bucks? No way.

The title song is immediately catchy. Just a really solid number. They significantly improve the overrated Springsteen version of "4th of July, Asbury Park". Now it's more melodic than ever, and the chorus is actually listenable.

"Lonely Lobo Lullaby" is a really mellow tune. The beginning of the song reminds me of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". "I'm Down" is along the same lines- it's certainly melodic, but just melodic *enough*. These are moody, almost romantic-like tunes. That's why it's hard to listen to an album like this all the time. It's one of those "once in a while I'll play it when it fits my mood" albums.

Then again, it's impossible to dismiss two of the very best songs. One of them being "Give Me Time". A brilliantly created pop song that easily stands alongside the very best tunes the band has to offer (that of course being a HUGE collection of songs from the bands repertoire) and the closing tune that absolutely floors me because of the lyrics named "Lucy". When I first heard those lyrics and matched them with the bands harmonies... wow. I was immediately driven to tears. These are my personal favorite songs.

I know one thing- if this had actually been the only Hollies album ever made, it would have been a solid record from beginning to end. However, by this point in time most people were well aware what the Hollies were capable of, and that this album is somewhat lackluster in comparison to earlier efforts.

Earlier albums better displayed the bands talent on those distinct and colorful harmonies. Here the vocals are just bland in comparison. A distinct mid 70's dated sound doesn't help their cause either. Keep these things in mind if you're considering buying Another Night.

I bought this cd to my fathers b-day, just heard it a couple times... I was surprised! Its a very good compilation... Buy it if you like slow rock/old rock...