The Association have become largely pushed aside now when groups from the late 1960's are mentioned so hearing any praise from their contemporaries at the time always brings joy to my heart. They're one of my favorite bands and I do wish they get more recognition nowadays.
Steve Marriott is a lifelong favourite of mine and he certainly knew his music! For a man gifted with such a remarkable voice, he was extremely complimentary of his fellow-musicians, which is always nice to see. And check out those Charts! Steve would have turned 76 yesterday so thanks for your timely video YP, an excellent flashback as always.
Steve Marriott, one of the greatest singers to hold a mic! I love his asking for some bad records so he can ask them to come off. Then he gets a couple. But even giving kudos to Kenny Ball is a high compliment from him. Looking at the charts was also such a treat. Not only a lot of fantastic tracks, but notice the varied label names. I've been saying for years that the healthiest charts are when there's loads of different labels trying their hand with what they've signed. More labels, more band signings, more competition pushing everyone to be better than their last record. ♥
They were mates. Watch David Bowie's storytellers show... telling the days of Steve and Dave before Small Faces. They wanted to be an R&B duo called David & Goliath.
an interesting fact - before Small Faces took off, Steve and David knew each other and planned on starting a folk duo called Davy & Goliath! I think it's pretty interesting how the two crossed paths in funny ways like that, especially with David having gone to school with Peter Frampton before Steve and Framp thought of starting a group together.
They were mates. They wanted to be an R&B duo called David & Goliath before small faces was a thing. Watch David Bowie's storytellers show to hear him talk about it.
Steve was, for me, the greatest soul voice the UK ever produced. I was lucky enough to meet him one time, even hung out and shared a jazz cigaertte with him. Absolutely wrong about Nancy Sinatra though. You Only Live Twice is a gorgeous tune! RIP Stevie, laughing boy. :)
Holland, Dozier and Holland were also conscious of using repetitive formulas: after using the same chords for 'Where did our love to' and 'I can't help myself', they used them again for 'IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG'. HD&H were geniuses with a sense of humor
Always loved Steve since I first saw the Small Faces at the ‘Windsor Jazz & Blues Festival’ way back in 1966. Apart from playing a sensational set, Steve did that cool James Brown thing with his feet that would move him right across the stage without actually walking! His comment about the great Ramsey Lewis not being played so people don’t know his stuff is out there is spot on!
What a hoot Lazy Sunday is and Itchycoo Park one of the best psychedelic tracks of all time...a strong contender for my funeral song. Yeah this is an interesting site to compare favorite musician's attitudes and Stevie is one of the more generous.
@@zelly8163 'Here Comes the Nice' a not so subtle reference to a drug dealer, is a brilliant song that gets in my top 5 of this incredible band's output.
Steve Marriott was an absolute gem of a vocalist, and in my humble opinion, the greatest singer of that era. What a sweetheart he was in his review of these records. Bless him. I agree with what he said about Nancy, nothing personal against her, but I do believe her last name got her into a recording studio. Stunning outro music as always, YP 🤩🎹❤
Steve Marriott is by far the kindest and most generous guest reviewer so far covered! You never know what to expect from some artists. Ritchie Blackmore was also very positive in a 1971 edition of Blind Date, so much so that Slade put his comments on their first live album. I thought Steve Marriott was moody too. Never judge! 😅
For some reason I missed this episode unfortunately. And that while Steve Marriott is one of my musical heroes! Stevie had a good taste! And what a wonderful list of singles in the top 30!!! Thx!
Robert Mitchum had a single during the "Summer of Love"?! What a gas! What actor is next? Lorne Greene? William Shatner? Can't happen! YP perhaps you can do a video of non-singing actors/actresses who had songs released in the '60's. But thanks for the Steve Marriott Reviews--the best male rock singer of the era!
It's the 31st here in Australia, but it was probably the 30th when you posted this. Did you realise the 30th was Steve's birthday, or was it just a happy coincidence? He would have been 76. Hard to imagine, and such a shame he left this world so prematurely. What a star!
Very nice responses here and glad he got one he could really diss at the end. Did not know Robert Mitchum had singles out. Not bad and boy could he act. Night of the Hunter and Out of the Past, two unforgettable performances by him in two helluva movies. Top three albums on the Brit chart---Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Are You Experienced? and The Sound of Music.....lol
@@YesterdaysPapers Absolutely! In the last Cahiers du Cinema poll of the greatest films of all time (which was in 2007, quite long ago) Hunter was voted the 2nd greatest film ever, after Kane. That was VERY surprising to me to see it so high, but it is a great film. In the last Sight and Sound greatest ever poll which was just released in Dec. of last year, Hunter tied tor 25th place . All over the internet people are posting and discussing that poll (which happens every 10 years) because of the surprise movie that came in at the top spot. Out of the Past is one of my 6 all time favorite noirs.
As much as I like this song, I would still rate Shirley Bassey's 'Goldfinger' the best. She really belts it out, unlike all the other toned-down title tracks.
Wow! How positive was Steve in these reviews!!! (I had previously watched Andrew Loog's reviews..... ). I recently found out that my new next door neighbour was a pall bearer at Steve Marriot's funeral and used to play football with him!!! Meanwhile my dad was Steve's probation officer 🤪 - coincidence or wot! My dad wasn't a fan - I tried to tell him but parents are usually beyond help, right?
In every interview I've heard and read with him, he was smart, charming and very funny. And enormously talented of course. Apparently in later years he could be very difficult and it's been suggested that he suffered from schizophrenia. But who knows? Without a clinical diagnosis it's just hearsay. In any case, he has long been a favourite of mine and will remain so. He was unique! 💗
It's weird that "Jackson" was the B side to Nancy Sinatra's single. It's a much better song, and I love the collaborations between Nancy and Lee Hazlewood. They worked so well together.
Quite a difference in quality with the top 30 in mid 1967 compared to the video you did with David Gilmour and 1970. Three years later and it was like everyone had forgotten how to make interesting singles. Albums were ok, but the 1970 singles were dreck. It's good to hear that stars like Marriott were also familiar with music very different from what they themselves created.
What surprised me the most was that DAVID BOWIE was already a musical reference in 1967. I thought his fame exploded in the 1970s. Steve Marriott mistook him for ''The Picadilly Line'' (can't remember this band, but the song is good) I loved today's review: DEL SHANNON trying to survive the 60s; ROBERT MITCHUM singing; THE ASSOCIATION with a good song (even if Steve doesn't like it); THE 4 SEASONS; NANCY SINATRA… and I loved the cover of ''When I'm Sixty Four'' by KENNY BALL. Thanks, YP. 😀😀😀
David Bowie was around the London scene for YEARS before finding brief fame with Space Oddity in 1969 and much longer lasting fame after Ziggy Stardust. He was in numerous bands etc from late 1964 onwards and his full debut album was actually released in 1967, although it flopped. The general public wouldn’t be aware of him this early, but those involved in the scene probably would at least have an idea who he was.
I agree. Him thinking that Nancy Sinatra's 'You Only Live Twice' was terrible is just plain weird to me. For my money, it's easily the best single here. Also, this single version with its crazy mix of in your face fuzz guitar and strings is much more madcap than the more smooth soundtrack version.
Ha ha - "Good old Kenny, it's a gas"... immediately (no pun intended) made me think of "... a gas this time, it's really been a gas!" from Humble Pie's Fillmore album.
@@kulturkriget Would include The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Animals, and The Kinks, etc. in this description of early 60s rock? I guess over all I'd agree with you though. Were it not for the acts of the "British Invasion" things were pretty much as you described. 1965, however was a huge year in the progress of popular music. Much of the best stuff could be found on albums as people and groups started to chase more than just the top of the pops.
Love Steve M.! Man, I don't think Steve had seen Bond's "You Only Live Twice" when he listened to this list of current singles. Robert Mitchum did well for himself with "Lil' Ol' Wine Drinker Me" 😎👍
It seems Marriott was never a big fan of Nancy Sinatra. The Melody Maker knew that. So just to take the piss... they included a Nancy Sinatra every time he was a guest on the Blind Date section! Hahaha
It's impressive that Steve knew the artists singing right away. As for Robert Mitchum, if I had known him in 1967 I would have told him: "Bob, stick with acting."
How sounded about as good as Dean Martin and the rest of those listless Moon in June crooners to me. Songs made for people of an earlier era when booze was king and collecting broads was the thing.
Yes, it is impressive, but not surprising as Steve had such a great ear. And he was so positive about most of the records, even the Robert Mitchum abomination!
J'aime beaucoup Yesterday's Papers. J'espère que votre chaine UA-cam va durer longtemps. Steve Marriott a souvent été un compositeur inspiré et décalé. Il suffit d'écouter un titre proto-psychédélique comme "I've got mine" en 1965 pour se rendre compte qu'il était parti ailleurs avant beaucoup d'autres. Un peu comme Crosby chez les Byrds. Des éclaireurs ☀️🌠
Great show YP always Steve! I got to see humble pie twice here in LA back when I was a kid what a rocking band indeed ! Loved all the bond songs but Nancy s ? No thanks ha ha cheers !
I think it's a great song, but NS could never do it justice with that flat voice. The late NZ/Australian singer Marc Hunter recorded a great version of it.
@@annaforehan7784 yeh, that's a great rendition. What a powerhouse in popular music NZ has been. Of course we Aussies firmly believe them all to be Australian
Interesting comparison that he makes between The Association and Tony Rivers and the Castaways, if you listen to the Rivers track The Grass Will Sing For You (which you can find here on UA-cam) the backing for that track is an obvious copy of The Association's recording of their song Cherish.
I have been a fan of Steve Marriot since 1965,he can't do wrong for me, except I disagree with him about "You only live twice" song and performance by Nancy was absolutely brilliant, didn't think much of the film though!
he screwed up his career by leaving three amazing band mates and potentially a band as good as led zeppelin because the other 3 members of the small faces refused to allow peter Frampton to join the band. humble pie were ok, nothing original, then he and his career went down the drain and the rest of the small faces carried on with the clown rod hull, i mean rod stewart.
Wow, i never knew that Robert Mitchum ever did music. Well, he missed the boat on Windy, but he was more positive when he found out it was The Association. And I was surprised at some things he liked, which seemed to be based on how much he liked the artist.
Another great video but please can you always include the date for those of us compiling a Blind Date list. However, I'm pretty sure that this is June 17th.. I'm really looking forward to the February top singles vdeo!😀
I think it's crazy how popular The Association were in the US/CAN in 1966-67 - they had two #1s Billboard songs in the US in "Cherish" and "Windy" which were the #2 and #4 on the year-end charts in 1966 and 1967 respectively, and three No.1s in Canada with those two aforementioned songs and "Never My Love", which also peaked at No. 2 in the US and No. 1 on the Cashbox chart - yet they had no success at all in the UK. I don't think any of their songs even charted in the UK. It's like The Mamas and the Papas, The Beach Boys and The Byrds were the only West Coast bands who had any success in the UK.
The Association did tour relentlessly - as did many a band. And they could not not been expensive as I saw them play for free at a car show in an armory in Pittsburgh. I also saw the Yardbirds, as a four piece, and the Spencer Davis group, with Eddie Hardin and Phil Sawyer at the car show as well. The Yardbirds opened for the Association that fall at the university of Massachusetts. Jimmy Page in particular got a bunch of catcalls after he broke a string, but I thought both bands played well. The Association were not allowed to play on any album besides their second. Sounds like joe Osborn on bass to me.
Once again I am impressed by how many artists that the reviewer recognized. I liked Ramsey Lewis, but I have never been familiar enough with piano styles to recognize a pianist that quickly. But I do kinda hear the Mongo Santamaria influence. The British charts did have some junk in it (even more Tom Jones and Engelbert? And if Steve is going to dump on Nancy Sinatra, he should mentioned what a pile of aural rubbish Frank & Nancy's 'Something Stupid' was.) But any chart with Waterloo Sunset and Paper Sun is blessed. Now where's that tab of orange sunshine? Despite the presence of Engelbert, I much prefer the American charts: 'Respect' is one of the best soul singles of the sixties, or any era. 'Groovin' was great, though I prefer their earlier, driving singles. And the Turtles were/are one of my favorite guilty pleasures. But kudos to Steve Marriott for his Blind Date. Superb. As well as the YP production. I did not recognize the Byrds the first time through, but, man o man, your recording alone made me replay the episode.
David Bowie was actually a stage name. I always assumed that he played in an episode of the late 1950s - early 1960s Robin Hood series. On an episode about children that fooled people into believing that they were some kind of Elves, or similar magical small folk. I haven't been able to research on whether he actually guest starred on the episode, as I can't find anything on his original identity. Anyway the teenager looked and spoke just as a young David Bowie would have
Steve mariott is one of the first true rock stars in my opinion. I know what he’s talking about with the four tops. “I’ll be there, Bernadette, and standing in the shadows” all followed the same formula. It got old quick with them.
3:14 P.J. Proby is sounding a lot like Tom Jones here, and this was around the time he had is only BB-Hot-100 hit, Nicky Hoeky, which was brilliant. I don't like everything he did, but he seemed to transition from one sound to another more effortlessly than most artists.
Funny when Steve gets to Del Shannon as I thought he would slag it but he was signed to Immediate working with Andrew Loog Oldham and thought better of it. I doubt he dug it.
It seems every reviewer on Blind Date can’t stand Nancy Sinatra. What is it with UK ears versus US ears that make Ms Sinatra unlistenable. As for me, a young teen girl, Nancy was everything. Her association with Lee Hazlewood I just adored. As my mother use to say, to each their own.
I never cared much for "When I'm 64" but I kinda like that cover. It's got charm and sounds more authentic than the original. That version sounds like real musical hall.
Steve Marriot, this video is just another reason why i like him.
Hear! Hear! He was the best. 💗
One of the best frontmen in rock history.
I only rediscovered The Small Faces a few years ago thanks to UA-cam.
Steve Marriott was amazing.
Steve would have been 76 today.
Happy Birthday, sweet Steve. Always, always in my heart. 💜
The Association! Even if Steve didn’t like the record, I’m glad to hear he was a fan.
The Association have become largely pushed aside now when groups from the late 1960's are mentioned so hearing any praise from their contemporaries at the time always brings joy to my heart. They're one of my favorite bands and I do wish they get more recognition nowadays.
@@LNERFlyingScotsman "Windy" and the Ramsey Lewis number are the two best here.
Steve Marriott is a lifelong favourite of mine and he certainly knew his music! For a man gifted with such a remarkable voice, he was extremely complimentary of his fellow-musicians, which is always nice to see. And check out those Charts! Steve would have turned 76 yesterday so thanks for your timely video YP, an excellent flashback as always.
Cheers, Linda.
When ppl like George Harrison never got him. Love George but he completely embodies that boomer mentality lol
@@YesterdaysPapers …..your outro was lovely too.
Steve Marriott, one of the greatest singers to hold a mic! I love his asking for some bad records so he can ask them to come off. Then he gets a couple. But even giving kudos to Kenny Ball is a high compliment from him. Looking at the charts was also such a treat. Not only a lot of fantastic tracks, but notice the varied label names. I've been saying for years that the healthiest charts are when there's loads of different labels trying their hand with what they've signed. More labels, more band signings, more competition pushing everyone to be better than their last record. ♥
Agreed.
Happy birthday, Steve. What a sound you made.
Oh this is too much. It's a gas! I love Steve Marriott. Thank you.
Lol. Steve, that's my fave Bond theme tune of all time mate!
Wow Steve Marriott was talking about David Bowie at least two years before he really made a big impact on the charts
Yep, pretty amazing. Bowie's first solo album was released that month and it was a major flop.
Timestamp pls? I think I missed it
They were mates. Watch David Bowie's storytellers show... telling the days of Steve and Dave before Small Faces. They wanted to be an R&B duo called David & Goliath.
@@YesterdaysPapers He had yet to get novelty records out of his system, or meet Mick Ronson.
They were already friends at this stage, which is why Steve would have been aware of David's output.
Steve Marriott recognizing Bowie before he got big
an interesting fact - before Small Faces took off, Steve and David knew each other and planned on starting a folk duo called Davy & Goliath! I think it's pretty interesting how the two crossed paths in funny ways like that, especially with David having gone to school with Peter Frampton before Steve and Framp thought of starting a group together.
@@sherrydarling Cool story. Thanks for sharing.
@@sherrydarling David and Goliath!
Love how positive he is about everything. That Ramsey Lewis record really jumped out the speakers.
Agreed, love the groove of that song.
Just what I would have expected from this fabulous man. 💗
Mentioning David Bowie in 1967, crazy. He's not really associated with the Summer of Love, but he was there indeed.
They were mates. They wanted to be an R&B duo called David & Goliath before small faces was a thing. Watch David Bowie's storytellers show to hear him talk about it.
@@davepostma6736 Wow how interesting. You think you know someone
@@davepostma6736 Yes, I love that show. It was great to hear DB talk about Steve. What a duo that would've been.
Steve was, for me, the greatest soul voice the UK ever produced. I was lucky enough to meet him one time, even hung out and shared a jazz cigaertte with him. Absolutely wrong about Nancy Sinatra though. You Only Live Twice is a gorgeous tune! RIP Stevie, laughing boy. :)
Those were the good old days. So many great songs and albums were on the charts that month.
Very broad musical tastes, really, and quite gracious.
Just as I would expect from the great man!
Holland, Dozier and Holland were also conscious of using repetitive formulas: after using the same chords for 'Where did our love to' and 'I can't help myself', they used them again for 'IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG'. HD&H were geniuses with a sense of humor
Always loved Steve since I first saw the Small Faces at the ‘Windsor Jazz & Blues Festival’ way back in 1966. Apart from playing a sensational set, Steve did that cool James Brown thing with his feet that would move him right across the stage without actually walking!
His comment about the great Ramsey Lewis not being played so people don’t know his stuff is out there is spot on!
I'm so jealous! 💚
Steve is one of my fave musicians since I heard the Small Faces "Lazy Sunday" on the radio in 1968, thanks again for your great videos !
What a hoot Lazy Sunday is and Itchycoo Park one of the best psychedelic tracks of all time...a strong contender for my funeral song. Yeah this is an interesting site to compare favorite musician's attitudes and Stevie is one of the more generous.
@@zelly8163 yes, I agree, what a geat band it was, also Humble Pie ! keep on rockin, greetings from Berlin
@@zelly8163 'Here Comes the Nice' a not so subtle reference to a drug dealer,
is a brilliant song that gets in my top 5 of this incredible band's output.
Steve Marriott was an absolute gem of a vocalist, and in my humble opinion, the greatest singer of that era. What a sweetheart he was in his review of these records. Bless him. I agree with what he said about Nancy, nothing personal against her, but I do believe her last name got her into a recording studio. Stunning outro music as always, YP 🤩🎹❤
Thanks, Sophie! Definitely one of the best from that era, so soulful. A major talent.
@@YesterdaysPapers 💖
I couldn't agree more. He was unsurpassed as a singer as well as being a superb songwriter and gifted musician.
Him thinking that Nancy Sinatra's 'You Only Live Twice' was terrible is just plain weird to me. For my money, it's easily the best single here.
@@blackmore4 He also dissed Neo Maya superb psych track in his other blind date.
I get the impression he was more at home with soul music maybe??
Happy birthday Steve Marriot!
It's funny thinking of Robert Mitchum in the pop charts. He probably smoked more dope than most of those youngsters. 😵💫
Steve Marriott is by far the kindest and most generous guest reviewer so far covered! You never know what to expect from some artists. Ritchie Blackmore was also very positive in a 1971 edition of Blind Date, so much so that Slade put his comments on their first live album. I thought Steve Marriott was moody too. Never judge! 😅
For some reason I missed this episode unfortunately. And that while Steve Marriott is one of my musical heroes! Stevie had a good taste! And what a wonderful list of singles in the top 30!!! Thx!
The association had a ton of hits in the United States. Windy is probably their most familiar song, as well as along comes Mary and cherish
And Never My Love.
Robert Mitchum had a single during the "Summer of Love"?! What a gas! What actor is next? Lorne Greene? William Shatner? Can't happen! YP perhaps you can do a video of non-singing actors/actresses who had songs released in the '60's.
But thanks for the Steve Marriott Reviews--the best male rock singer of the era!
The best male rock/soul singer ever, in my opinion. Not to mention an extremely gifted musician and songwriter.
@@annaforehan7784 I can’t think of anyone better.
Great episode. Awesome channel! Great work 😉
"Bob Crewe is a great producer"
This could be the biggest understatement in the history of popular music!
Steve, (the best vocalist ever), was chosen at a time where the charts were just full of great music. Good comments, good music
It's the 31st here in Australia, but it was probably the 30th when you posted this. Did you realise the 30th was Steve's birthday, or was it just a happy coincidence? He would have been 76. Hard to imagine, and such a shame he left this world so prematurely. What a star!
I had no idea until someone else mentioned it in the comments. Perfect timing!
@@YesterdaysPapers It was. Such serendipity! Steve must have been looking down on you!
The fact that Steve heard of Bowie in 1967 says alot!
Love the lists of hits/LPs.
At 1:51 "Andrew Oldham will kill me" 😂😂😂 Nice link with your previous YP about the "English Pet Sounds" 💯
Good music, good times
Who wants Yesterdays Papers? We Do!
I suspect he would have eventually warmed to the Association masterpiece.
Ditto the awesome Nancy Sinatra tune,although this was badly recorded it would seem.
It’s his birthday today! He would be 76
I had no idea. Perfect timing!
@@YesterdaysPapers I thought it was deliberate! I've been celebrating his birthday all day! 😄
@@Lola-AreaCode212 Same ahah, great timing in any case! 😄
A cover of "When I'm Sixty-Four" released the same month as Sgt Pepper. Amazing how many acts made money covering the Beatles.
Very nice responses here and glad he got one he could really diss at the end. Did not know Robert Mitchum had singles out. Not bad and boy could he act. Night of the Hunter and Out of the Past, two unforgettable performances by him in two helluva movies. Top three albums on the Brit chart---Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Are You Experienced? and The Sound of Music.....lol
"Night of the Hunter" and "Out of the Past" are two big favourites of mine. Brilliant films.
@@YesterdaysPapers Absolutely! In the last Cahiers du Cinema poll of the greatest films of all time (which was in 2007, quite long ago) Hunter was voted the 2nd greatest film ever, after Kane. That was VERY surprising to me to see it so high, but it is a great film. In the last Sight and Sound greatest ever poll which was just released in Dec. of last year, Hunter tied tor 25th place . All over the internet people are posting and discussing that poll (which happens every 10 years) because of the surprise movie that came in at the top spot. Out of the Past is one of my 6 all time favorite noirs.
You Only Live Twice was the best Bond song ever. This guy is nuts!
I didn't like "You Only Live Twice" when it came out but it's grown on me over the decades
@@paulcooper8818 I’m sure I wouldn’t have liked it in 1967 either 🤣
It is a lovely song; it's not the song itself Steve is objecting to, it's Nancy Sinatra's version in particular.
As much as I like this song, I would still rate Shirley Bassey's 'Goldfinger' the best. She really belts it out, unlike all the other toned-down title tracks.
@@wyliesmith4244 it’s a little too wild for me🤣
Wow! How positive was Steve in these reviews!!! (I had previously watched Andrew Loog's reviews..... ). I recently found out that my new next door neighbour was a pall bearer at Steve Marriot's funeral and used to play football with him!!! Meanwhile my dad was Steve's probation officer 🤪 - coincidence or wot! My dad wasn't a fan - I tried to tell him but parents are usually beyond help, right?
fab!!
Great video!
Thanks!
SM was genius. So sad how he died.
I've always thought (perhaps wrongly) that the talented Marriott, was kind of a brash hood. Here, he is quite the gentleman.
In every interview I've heard and read with him, he was smart, charming and very funny. And enormously talented of course. Apparently in later years he could be very difficult and it's been suggested that he suffered from schizophrenia. But who knows? Without a clinical diagnosis it's just hearsay. In any case, he has long been a favourite of mine and will remain so. He was unique! 💗
It's weird that "Jackson" was the B side to Nancy Sinatra's single. It's a much better song, and I love the collaborations between Nancy and Lee Hazlewood. They worked so well together.
Agreed, My favourite Nancy Sinatra songs are the ones she did with Lee Hazelwood.
@@YesterdaysPapers "Some velvet mornin' when I'm straight..."
Quite a difference in quality with the top 30 in mid 1967 compared to the video you did with David Gilmour and 1970. Three years later and it was like everyone had forgotten how to make interesting singles. Albums were ok, but the 1970 singles were dreck. It's good to hear that stars like Marriott were also familiar with music very different from what they themselves created.
Yeah, the singles chart got pregressively worse and worse as LPs started taking over from singles.
What surprised me the most was that DAVID BOWIE was already a musical reference in 1967. I thought his fame exploded in the 1970s. Steve Marriott mistook him for ''The Picadilly Line'' (can't remember this band, but the song is good)
I loved today's review: DEL SHANNON trying to survive the 60s; ROBERT MITCHUM singing; THE ASSOCIATION with a good song (even if Steve doesn't like it); THE 4 SEASONS; NANCY SINATRA… and I loved the cover of ''When I'm Sixty Four'' by KENNY BALL.
Thanks, YP. 😀😀😀
Today's discovery, for me, is ''You Can't Come Home Again'' by P.J. Proby. Beautiful song, I'm listening to it now. 3:14 👍😀
That's a good song, Kat. PJ Proby recorded some fine singles in the 60s but he's pretty much forgotten these days.
@@YesterdaysPapers 🤗💯🌼
David Bowie was around the London scene for YEARS before finding brief fame with Space Oddity in 1969 and much longer lasting fame after Ziggy Stardust. He was in numerous bands etc from late 1964 onwards and his full debut album was actually released in 1967, although it flopped. The general public wouldn’t be aware of him this early, but those involved in the scene probably would at least have an idea who he was.
The Nancy Sinatra 45 single to "You Only Live Twice" was not the John Barry soundtrack version, hence why it's not as good.
He was dead wrong about 'You Only Live Twice'. I love that record. Classic Bond.
Not wrong. It was just his opinion, which is what a review is. He was remarkably charitable overall.
I agree. Him thinking that Nancy Sinatra's 'You Only Live Twice' was terrible is just plain weird to me. For my money, it's easily the best single here. Also, this single version with its crazy mix of in your face fuzz guitar and strings is much more madcap than the more smooth soundtrack version.
But I Love “ Along Comes Windy”
Ha ha - "Good old Kenny, it's a gas"... immediately (no pun intended) made me think of "... a gas this time, it's really been a gas!" from Humble Pie's Fillmore album.
Funny that Stevie gives the thumbs down to 'You Only Live Twice', the most enduring song featured, penned by master composer John Barry
Wow, he got really good ones. I guess 67 is when music started to be good again.
Was it not good in the previous years?
@@obbor4 If you go back to 63-64 the quality drops a lot. Most sound either like some milk toast version of 50-rock, or it is the dull oldtimey stuff.
@@kulturkriget Would include The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Animals, and The Kinks, etc. in this description of early 60s rock? I guess over all I'd agree with you though. Were it not for the acts of the "British Invasion" things were pretty much as you described. 1965, however was a huge year in the progress of popular music. Much of the best stuff could be found on albums as people and groups started to chase more than just the top of the pops.
@@obbor4
Dylan was doing some great music then too.
@@deirdre108 ….imo, some of his best! There was no shortage of quality musical acts around in the early ‘60’s.
Love Steve M.! Man, I don't think Steve had seen Bond's "You Only Live Twice" when he listened to this list of current singles. Robert Mitchum did well for himself with "Lil' Ol' Wine Drinker Me" 😎👍
It seems Marriott was never a big fan of Nancy Sinatra. The Melody Maker knew that. So just to take the piss... they included a Nancy Sinatra every time he was a guest on the Blind Date section! Hahaha
Oh wow! What a killer factoid, YP 🥰
It's impressive that Steve knew the artists singing right away. As for Robert Mitchum, if I had known him in 1967 I would have told him: "Bob, stick with acting."
How sounded about as good as Dean Martin and the rest of those listless Moon in June crooners to me. Songs made for people of an earlier era when booze was king and collecting broads was the thing.
Yes, it is impressive, but not surprising as Steve had such a great ear. And he was so positive about most of the records, even the Robert Mitchum abomination!
Great review by SM!
I thought they were going to have play Hendrix. They teased with a picture in the beginning.
J'aime beaucoup Yesterday's Papers. J'espère que votre chaine UA-cam va durer longtemps.
Steve Marriott a souvent été un compositeur inspiré et décalé.
Il suffit d'écouter un titre proto-psychédélique comme "I've got mine" en 1965 pour se rendre compte qu'il était parti ailleurs avant beaucoup d'autres. Un peu comme Crosby chez les Byrds.
Des éclaireurs ☀️🌠
Merci beaucoup, Frédéric!
Odd that he didn’t rate “you only live twice” such a great melody/mood and probably the best bond tune. Imho.
Great show YP always Steve! I got to see humble pie twice here in LA back when I was a kid what a rocking band indeed ! Loved all the bond songs but Nancy s ? No thanks ha ha cheers !
Thanks, Jerry. I love Humble Pie.
Thanks for this great (as usual) video. Can anybody tell me who played that music on the top 30 list at the end?
I recorded that instrumental myself. It's a sort of adaptarion of "Eight Miles High" by the Byrds.
Check out the Top 30 singles. So many classics.
Bless him...although I think he was wrong regarding the John Barry composition
I think it's a great song, but NS could never do it justice with that flat voice. The late NZ/Australian singer Marc Hunter recorded a great version of it.
@@annaforehan7784 yeh, that's a great rendition.
What a powerhouse in popular music NZ has been. Of course we Aussies firmly believe them all to be Australian
"C'Mon Marianne" is my favorite Four Seasons song. Didn't know Robert Mitchum sang.
Not a bad list of criticism here. Thank you, Steve!
1:07 It's funny how he disses the only song of the bunch that ended up becoming a classic
I like Windy but nothing special. I see his view.
Yes , and to this day it has had a unique sound like nothing else. Actually very special.
Can't agree with him on Windy and You Only Live Twice.
Interesting comparison that he makes between The Association and Tony Rivers and the Castaways, if you listen to the Rivers track The Grass Will Sing For You (which you can find here on UA-cam) the backing for that track is an obvious copy of The Association's recording of their song Cherish.
I'm not surprised he picked up on that. He evidently had a great ear. 💗
I have been a fan of Steve Marriot since 1965,he can't do wrong for me, except I disagree with him about "You only live twice" song and performance by Nancy was absolutely brilliant, didn't think much of the film though!
he screwed up his career by leaving three amazing band mates and potentially a band as good as led zeppelin because the other 3 members of the small faces refused to allow peter Frampton to join the band. humble pie were ok, nothing original, then he and his career went down the drain and the rest of the small faces carried on with the clown rod hull, i mean rod stewart.
Wow, i never knew that Robert Mitchum ever did music. Well, he missed the boat on Windy, but he was more positive when he found out it was The Association. And I was surprised at some things he liked, which seemed to be based on how much he liked the artist.
I'm surprised he didn't like "Windy". That's a nice and vibrant record. This may be the first time I ever heard anything negative about it.
Another great video but please can you always include the date for those of us compiling a Blind Date list. However, I'm pretty sure that this is June 17th.. I'm really looking forward to the February top singles vdeo!😀
It's June 16, 1967. You can see it in the banner at the begining of the video where it says "Melody Maker (June 16, 1967)".
@@YesterdaysPapers Oh sorry, I missed it.
I love Humble Pie
solomon burke and jackie wilson thought this lad had the vocal chops. marriott was peerless in many ways.
Absolutely! He was a true star and extraordinarily talented.
I think it's crazy how popular The Association were in the US/CAN in 1966-67 - they had two #1s Billboard songs in the US in "Cherish" and "Windy" which were the #2 and #4 on the year-end charts in 1966 and 1967 respectively, and three No.1s in Canada with those two aforementioned songs and "Never My Love", which also peaked at No. 2 in the US and No. 1 on the Cashbox chart - yet they had no success at all in the UK. I don't think any of their songs even charted in the UK. It's like The Mamas and the Papas, The Beach Boys and The Byrds were the only West Coast bands who had any success in the UK.
So true, i love Spanky And Our Gang , who again did nothing over here.
The Association did tour relentlessly - as did many a band. And they could not not been expensive as I saw them play for free at a car show in an armory in Pittsburgh. I also saw the Yardbirds, as a four piece, and the Spencer Davis group, with Eddie Hardin and Phil Sawyer at the car show as well. The Yardbirds opened for the Association that fall at the university of Massachusetts. Jimmy Page in particular got a bunch of catcalls after he broke a string, but I thought both bands played well.
The Association were not allowed to play on any album besides their second. Sounds like joe Osborn on bass to me.
Windy was the hit of the group (at least in the US) and he dissed it. Windy was the only one I recognized from this set.
Once again I am impressed by how many artists that the reviewer recognized. I liked Ramsey Lewis, but I have never been familiar enough with piano styles to recognize a pianist that quickly. But I do kinda hear the Mongo Santamaria influence. The British charts did have some junk in it (even more Tom Jones and Engelbert? And if Steve is going to dump on Nancy Sinatra, he should mentioned what a pile of aural rubbish Frank & Nancy's 'Something Stupid' was.) But any chart with Waterloo Sunset and Paper Sun is blessed. Now where's that tab of orange sunshine? Despite the presence of Engelbert, I much prefer the American charts: 'Respect' is one of the best soul singles of the sixties, or any era. 'Groovin' was great, though I prefer their earlier, driving singles. And the Turtles were/are one of my favorite guilty pleasures.
But kudos to Steve Marriott for his Blind Date. Superb. As well as the YP production. I did not recognize the Byrds the first time through, but, man o man, your recording alone made me replay the episode.
Cheers!
What is the song at the end of the video being played over the top singles and albums?
It's an instrumental that I recorded based on "Eight Miles High" by the Byrds.
Hey it is pretty good!
That’s hysterical!! He loved all the songs that didn’t go anywhere but hated the one song that went on to make pop music history (“Windy”). 😂
No idea Nancy Sinatra did the theme from "You Only Live Twice". I think she's what they'd have called a dishy bird.
I thought it was Cher 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
David Bowie was actually a stage name. I always assumed that he played in an episode of the late 1950s - early 1960s Robin Hood series. On an episode about children that fooled people into believing that they were some kind of Elves, or similar magical small folk. I haven't been able to research on whether he actually guest starred on the episode, as I can't find anything on his original identity. Anyway the teenager looked and spoke just as a young David Bowie would have
Are you saying that you can’t find what David Bowie’s original name was?
Steve mariott is one of the first true rock stars in my opinion. I know what he’s talking about with the four tops. “I’ll be there, Bernadette, and standing in the shadows” all followed the same formula. It got old quick with them.
The public back then didn't seem to think so, as they were all monster smashes.
@@jonathanpeters5027 I’m sure. That’s just my opinion. Musicians pick up on stuff like that which is why I think I know what Steve is talking about.
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Marriott was referring to Mongo Santamaria re: the Ramsey Lewis record.
3:14 P.J. Proby is sounding a lot like Tom Jones here, and this was around the time he had is only BB-Hot-100 hit, Nicky Hoeky, which was brilliant. I don't like everything he did, but he seemed to transition from one sound to another more effortlessly than most artists.
The man with a thousand voices.
Wow he was already talking up David Bowie in June of 67.
Funny when Steve gets to Del Shannon as I thought he would slag it but he was signed to Immediate working with Andrew Loog Oldham and thought better of it. I doubt he dug it.
The Small Faces actually played on a few songs from that record, according to Andrew Oldham.
That's what I thought.
Wow the charts music was great as usual, care to share? didn't recognise.
Glad you liked it. It was an instrumental based on "Eight Might High" by The Byrds.
Fair review. Maybe alittle to kind to some.
I always wondered why the British public liked washed up American music artists ( Del Shannon)
Steve didn't like Windy 🤣
Strange to think Bowie was a thing already 1967
He was still virtually unknown at the time but I suppose those who were part of the London scene were familiar with his music.
First came to attention 1964
It seems every reviewer on Blind Date can’t stand Nancy Sinatra. What is it with UK ears versus US ears that make Ms Sinatra unlistenable. As for me, a young teen girl, Nancy was everything. Her association with Lee Hazlewood I just adored. As my mother use to say, to each their own.
What's funny is... since the Melody Maker knew Marriott didn't like Nancy Sinatra, they included a Nancy Sinatra song in every Blind Date he ever did!
@@YesterdaysPapers they were a bunch of stinkers to poor Steve. I will concede that she wasn’t the greatest vocalist, but I liked her playfulness.
@@boomtownrat5106 I like a lot of the stuff she did with Lee Hazelwood.
@@YesterdaysPapers My favorite was Some Velvet Morning , a trippy hybrid of country and psychedelia.
@@boomtownrat5106 That's my favourite as well. Brilliant song.
Nancy Sinatra never got any respect from mod rockers. Steve should have recognized You Only Live Twice as a James Bond title/soundtrack song.
Hates windy and Sinatra but likes Kenny balls bad Beatles cover??
I never cared much for "When I'm 64" but I kinda like that cover. It's got charm and sounds more authentic than the original. That version sounds like real musical hall.
these singles all sounded dated by 1967, they are more like 65-66 recordings.
Robert Mitchum was a really competent calypso singer.
Even the non psychedelic music from back then sounds weird and unsettling