'Forever Love' demonstrates douceur de vivre, the “sweetness of life.” It’s a great, lively love song. The melody is infectious, the rhythm pulses with undeviating brawn, and Kaz Bielinski’s voice injects just the right amount of shivering passion.
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Music Review: The Zombies – ‘Still Got That Hunger’
We aren't likely to see their like again. So it's nice The Zombies with us again, at least for those who are tapped in to the music scene enough to find this fine new album, which reflects on the past but is no mere exercise in nostalgia, or catch the band on the road.
Read More »Music Review: Billy J. Kramer – ‘I Won the Fight’
A remembrance of times past, sung with a voice of seasoned maturity.
Read More »TV Review: ‘Great Performances – The Dave Clark Five and Beyond’
This April, PBS pays tribute to the most neglected, unsung heroes of the British Invasion, the Dave Clark Five.
Read More »“Big Girls Don’t Cry” by The Four Seasons Was Number One 50 Years Ago This Week
After a four-week hiatus, the Four Seasons returned to the top of the charts.
Read More »Bobby Vinton Reached Number One For the First Time 50 Years Ago This Week
So what does a trumpet player do when his recording contract is canceled?
Read More »Music Review: The Searchers – The Very Best Of The Searchers
The Searchers created some of the best pop of the British Invasion era.
Read More »Music Review: The Zombies – Breathe Out, Breathe In
The Zombies return with an album containing new Zombies classics that stand alongside past hits.
Read More »Pat Boone Ruled The Music World 50 Years Ago This Week
Moody River was Pat Boone's final number one hit.
Read More »Music Review: Bettye LaVette – Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Let's hope planning is under way for a second volume of what LaVette has started here...
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