4.0 out of 5 stars
Like the Beatles and the Hollies? Try Out the Searchers for Some More Pleasure of Like Sort!, January 1, 2012
This review is from: Very Best of (Audio CD)
I listened to this CD, a dual-sided one (issued, at least in Canada, as Silverline Records 284570-2), twice over, shortly after having purchased it. The Searchers, which started off as a skiffle group, were one of the singing quartets that were part of "the British Invasion" ("Merseyside") trend. They recorded more "cover" versions in their output than some of the more influential Merseyside groups, among which the Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and the Hollies were the most long-lastingly important. However, their vocal blend is as perfect as any of the others; this was a group of real musical quality. The Searchers just didn`t have quite the edge and individuality of musical and verbal inflection (at least in the recording studio) in handling the tunes and words compared to what the real kingpins of Merseyside did with the songs which they recorded, or even compared to the Monkees` way with a song (referring, of course, to the English group of that name, not to the Toronto studio group of similar appellation but of limited renown and of budget label dimestore-targeted sales).
The visual-music side of this disc has nice still images, but really does not add anything essential to what it offers. Get this one if you already have the essential recordings of the Beatles, of the Hollies, and of Gerry and the Pacemakers. You will enjoy it, if you give it a chance.
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