Making Time- The Move- Movements


Guide to British Music of the 1960s			March 1998
CD Review		The Move - Movements
Home Artists Indexes Books Search About Making Time Advertising Add url	The Move has been sadly neglected on CD. This is remedied with Movements, a triple, CD set showcasing the band's entire career starting from the first single, Night of Fear. The band has a place in popular music history through having the first record ever played on the BBC's Radio One when it was launched in 1967. However, despite the success of Flowers in the Rain, the band has never made any money from it. An ill-judged publicity stunt, of which the band was not aware, depicted the prime minister in a saucy postcard pose. This led to the group agreeing to give all royalties from the song to charity, a situation that still exists today. The first CD begins with the early singles such as the previously mentioned and classically inspired Night of Fear and the superb I Can Hear the Grass Grow. These tracks sandwich the song Disturbance, one of my favourite tracks on the whole CD and the original b-side of Night of Fear. Fire Brigade was one of the last tracks with original bass player Ace Kefford. He left shortly afterwards following a nervous breakdown. Roy Wood continued to produce classic singles. After the less successful Wild Tiger Woman, he produced the classic Blackberry Way. After Carl Wayne had left to pursue a cabaret career and Trevor Burton had also left, Jeff Lynne was recruited from another Birmingham band, the Idle Race and the group's sound became somewhat "heavier." Songs such as Brontosaurus and When Alice Comes Back to the Farm typified this direction. The final singles, Tonight, Chinatown and California Man did not match the earlier work, in my opinion, and have been excluded from this compilation. This CD set contains most of the Move's work including some tracks that are now rare. These include the b-side of Cherry Blossom Clinic, Vote for Me. The Something Else EP was recorded at the Marquee in 1968 and the tracks, all cover versions, make a rare appearance on the first of the CDs. They include the Byrds' So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star. All in all, this is a recommended 3 CD set showcasing the talents of one of Britain's best songwriters, Roy Wood. It brings back many songs that have not been available for years and puts much of the Move's output onto CD. mp, March 1998 I was impressed by the song selection and completeness of the set but disappointed by the sound quality, which was often tinny and harsh. Compare it with the recent Them compilation (that has excellent sound) and you'll hear the difference. The Jab (Dean) Released: 1997 Essential Tracks: I Can Hear The Grass Grow Fire Brigade Cherry Blossom Clinic Track Listing: Night of Fear Disturbance I Can Hear the Grass Grow Wave the Flag and Stop the Train Yellow Rainbow Kilroy Was Here The Lemon Tree Weekend Walk Upon the Water Flowers in the Rain Useless Information Zing Went the Strings of My Heart The Girl Outside Fire Brigade Mist on a Monday Morning Cherry Blossom Clinic Hey Grandma Disurbance Wild Tiger Woman Omnibus Blackberry Way Something Curly This Time Tomorrow Hello Suzie Beautiful Daughter Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisted Fields of People Don't Make my Baby Blue The Last Thing on my Mind The Lemon Tree Cherry Blossom Clinic Fire Brigade Second Class Wild Tiger Woman Blues Curly Where's Your Girly? Something Vote for Me Looking On Turkish Tram Conductor Blues What When Alice Comes Back to the Farm Open Up Said the World at the Door Brontosaurus Feel Too Good Lightening Never Strikes Twice So You Want to be A Rock n Roll Star Stephanie Knows Who Something Else It'll Be Me Piece of My Heart Too Much in Love Higher and Higher Sunshine Help Me

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