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ROY WOOD "singles" cd, 1993.

for those who are saying or thinking...who the heck is Roy Wood?, i can guarentee you have heard of him and probably even some of his material...
firstly, he was the principle vocalist,writer of 1960s UK band The Move...
The Move also comprised of Jeff Lynne,Bev Bevan later known as ELO...
when Wood heard Beatles "i am the walrus", "strawberry fields forever" he wanted to create a band that encompassed both rock and roll guitars and strings...
anyway,by about 1971 The Move had scored some 20 UK top20 hits...Wood decided to go ahead with his mix of classical music and rock combination and he formed ELO with Lynne,Bevan and ELO was born...after their first album was released both Wood and Lynne were fighting for control of the band, despite Roy Wood being the founder of ELO he was booted out and he went on to form glam rock outfit Wizard with two other original members of ELO...
over the next decade Wizard and/or Roy Wood,as a solo artist, were rarely out of the UK charts...
by the nedof the 1970s Wizard had disbanded, and Wood went into production, by 1986 he formed "dr and the medics"(he didnt sing with those guys though), they had a huge hit with a cover of the old "spirit in the sky" song...after they had a couple of other hits, Wood went back to knob-twiddling...
ok, enough of the history lesson...
twenty-one songs on here, ten from The Move, the remainder from Wizard and/or Roy Wood, theres a couple of songs i dont like on here, but its a very good collection from one of the most innovative musicians from the UK around 67-75(where these songs come from)...
Roy Wood's solo hit "i wish it could be christmas every day" still, to this day, makes its annual return to the UK singles charts...
songs like "blackberry way", "flowers in the rain", "ball park incident", "see my baby jive" and " i wish it could be christmas..." are classic songs from the late 1960s and early 1970s IMO...take a list to the links i provide and listen to the underrated genius that is ROY WOOD...

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

best track:
the move:........flowers in the rain
the wizard:[I]......[/I]see my baby jive
roy wood.........forever

tracks:

1. night of fear (the move) **
2. i can hear the grass grow (the move) **
3. flowers in the rain (the move) ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86oV9ECZ5KA live
4. fire brigade (the move) **
5. blackberry way (the move) ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELRHD4UCo74 live
6. curly (the move) **
7. brontosaurus (the move) **
8. tonight (the move) ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nrqDOZMuMQ audio
9. china town (the move) *
10.california man (the move) **
11.ball park incident (the wizard) ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXihtkCNShM video
12.see my baby jive (the wizard) ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHNdQJPmTRU tv performance
13.dear elaine (roy wood) *
14.angel fingers (the wizard) ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ddz-rRI16k video
15.forever (roy wood) ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8V-F4cXKRA tv performance(introduced by Jimmy Saville)
16.i wish it could be christmas everyday (the wizard) ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoxQ4Ul_DME video
17.rock and roll winter (the wizard) **
18.goin' down the road (roy wood) **
19.this is the story of my love (the wizard) **
20.are you ready to rock (the wizard) **
21.oh what a shame (roy wood) **

3s=8
2s=11
1s=2

rating: 2.4