Herman\'s Hermits - Blaze (1967)(Extended Repertoire Release 200

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Herman\'s Hermits - Blaze (1967)(Extended Repertoire Release 2001 Version)(FLAC)









Blaze is the name of the sixth album released by MGM Records in the U.S. and Canada for the band Herman\'s Hermits. The album was released in October 1967. Blaze was not released in the U.K. at the time. EMI/Columbia, the group\'s U.K. label, did press the LP, but for export sales only.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaze_%28Herman%27s_Hermits_album%29





Review:

While Herman\'s Hermits couldn\'t keep up with the revolutionary sounds created in 1967 by the Beatles, Cream, or Jimi Hendrix, they did manage to release pop records that steadily revealed maturity, especially evident on Blaze, their final MGM studio release. At the helm once again was producer Mickie Most, who incorporated production (and studio musicians) on par with his burgeoning Donovan hits (whose \"Museum\" is covered here) and similar sounding material by the Hollies. The lyrical content continued to mature with Ray Davies-style subject matter previously highlighted by \"There\'s a Kind of Hush\" and \"Dandy.\" Unfortunately, the teen idol image of front man Peter Noone was becoming a double-edged sword, as he was starting to be replaced by a new generation of teen idols, while not being able to make the transition into hip 1967. The original cover, a kaleidoscopic view of the band members in Sgt. Pepper-type threads, wasn\'t enough to regain their declining credibility. Blaze has a short running time at only five songs per side but includes great lost pop songs like \"Last Bus Home,\" \"I Call Out Her Name,\" and \"Upstairs, Downstairs.\" MGM put out The Best of Herman\'s Hermits, Vol. 3 and called it a day with the band, leaving Blaze to languish as an unappreciated pop gasp.

By Al Campbell

http://www.allmusic.com/album/blaze-r40532/review








Tracklist:

01. Museum
02. Upstairs, Downstairs
03. Busy Line
04. Moonshine Man
05. Green Street Green
06. Don\'t Go Out Into the Rain (You\'re Going to Melt)
07. I Call Out Her Name
08. One Little Packet of Cigarettes
09. Last Bus Home
10. Ace, King, Queen, Jack

Original Playtime: 23:18








Bonus Tracks (2001 Repertoire Release)

11. Sleepy Joe
12. Just One Girl
13. London Look
14. Sunshine Girl
15. Nobody Needs to Know
16. Something\'s Happening
17. The Most Beautiful Thing in My Life
18. Ooh! She\'s Done It Again
19. My Sentimental Friend
20. My Lady
21. Here Comes the Star
22. It\'s Alright Now

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