Tracks you wish they had never recorded

[Gary Allen]

[Gary Allen]

I meant to say that I d give Hank 10 out of 10 for the way he interpreted those tunes...especially The Power of Love.....Im surprised they never covered the theme from Black Beauty.......

[JimN]

The theme from the TV series "Black Beauty" (written by ex-King Brother Denis King) would make a great sixties-style guitar instrumental, reminiscent of the theme from "The Big Country" or something similarly really important. I can hear in my head a Hank-style guitar playing the melody on the lower strings (in A).

In fact, I once made up a bluegrass-style backing track for (part of) the melody in Band-In-A-Box, segued with the old Broadway song The Girlfriend Of The Whirling Dervish...

JN

[Bill Bowley]

Their arrangement of 'Diamonds' does nothing for me -but then again, they probably didn't believe that a straight copy of Jet and Tony's original would be the way to go..........

[Pat Seaman]

Hank & The Shads play Andrew Lloyd Webber.............

I have to listen to that c*** on the sound system at work and I hate it!........... Particularly the horrible 'eastern' version of 'Variations'.

Pat.

[des mcneill]

Hi,
I have to agree with all the tunes mentioned but as a lifelong Buddy Holly as well as Shads fan, Hank plays Holly really reached a new low for me. Some vocals can make good instrumentals,many can't,- I cringe when I think of some of the stuff that has been recorded.
Des.

[Apache1]

Well must say I am amazed at some of the stuff you dont like, and I thought was great espescially the Hank plays ALW and tracks like "I know him so well"
the one that makes my teeth hurt is without doubt --- "What a Lovely Tune" ----- Urgh could never see the point even for a comedy tume it isn't even funny
who's was the voice on that record anyway, ? Leslie Phillips ?

[tommybird]

Brian Bennett did the vocals

[damart]

Yes the creative juices didn't seem to be flowing from the mid to late 80's. Personally I would liked to have heard more of Brian's compositions such as Night Flight. Made for Hank.

[captainhaddock]

Yes the creative juices didn't seem to be flowing from the mid to late 80's. Personally I would liked to have heard more of Brian's compositions such as Night Flight. Made for Hank.

I believe that Hank emigrated in 1986, do you think that there is any connection?