Posted in 1970s, Events dear boy. Events, Music, Reelin' In The Years at 12:00 on 7 August 2020
Emitt Rhodes died this week. He never made much of an impact on the charts in the UK despite being championed on Alan Freeman’s radio show. It’s still sad to see him go.
There’s a mellotron sound here (I’m a sucker for a bit of mellotron) and echoes of Barclay James Harvest.
Emitt Rhodes: Till the Day After
This one’s a bit more rocky.
Emitt Rhodes: Really Wanted You
Emitt Lynn Rhodes: 25/2/1950 – 19/7/2020. So it goes.
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Posted in 1970s, Music, Reelin' In The Years at 12:00 on 3 February 2017
As I mentioned last week DJ Alan “Fluff” Freeman championed Emitt Rhodes (once of the Merry-Go-Round) when his first solo album came out in 1970, but that still didn’t make for much success in the UK.
On that self-titled LP there’s a strong feel of the Beatles feel to most of Rhodes’s songs, with a hint of Gerry Rafferty in the vocals.
Here are Live Till You Die and the more “pop”py Fresh as a Daisy.
Emitt Rhodes: Live Till You Die
Emitt Rhodes: Fresh as a Daisy
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Posted in 1960s, Friday On My Mind, Music at 12:00 on 27 January 2017
I came across this when I was searching for Emitt Rhodes songs. It seems he started out in The Merry-Go-Round. Being a US (minor) hit I hadn’t heard it before or at least didn’t recall it. I do remember Alan Freeman championing Emitt Rhodes when his first solo album came out, in 1970 I think.
There’s a Zombies feel to the introductory guitar and the “strings” sound very like a mellotron to me.
I can’t resist the mellotron sound.
The Merry-Go-Round: You’re a Very Lovely Woman
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