Pete Best Band - Haymans Green
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Free Music Notes for Haymans Green
Free Music Review: Pete's the Best
Hit: 5 Stars
I am a lifelong Beatles fanatic and buy anything remotely connected to them. I even go as far as getting "Beately" CDs, such as The Posies "Dear 23", anything by Jellyfish, etc.
My husband got this for me for Christmas. I gotta tell you I WAS skeptical, but WOW! It is one of the best Cds I have heard in years. Music kinda sucks nowadays for us old horses, but this is STELLAR. A+++++, too bad it didn't get any public notice or airplay. Too obsessed with rap and hip hop.
Buy it. A+++++++++++++++++++++
Free Music Review: Wow ! What If He Stayed With The Fab Four ?? Not Ringo?
Hit: 5 Stars
He was dismissed from the band he had toured with for 2 years, with many rumors as to why? We may never know the whole reason, but after listening to this 2008 album it is clear that he had tremendous potential. One wonders if he could have made some great contributions to the Fab Fours albums , as did George, on the last several albums. we will never know! If you love music and the Beatles you owe it to yourself to buy and listen to this CD. It's Quite Good, though maybe only 4.5 stars! Free Music Review: Best release by any ex-Beatle in years, If you are a Beatles fan you'll love it!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I read the one and only negative review here and he or she must have just rushed through listening to it. I liked it right away. After more plays I now love it. I haven't re-played an ex-Beatle recent solo release since "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" by Sir McCartney. My favorite tune is "Gone" it is a uplifting remorseful tune. It has a bit of "Your Bird Can Sing" guitar middle eight to it, but it mostly an original tune by Mr. Best.
If you listen to the early Beatle hits you'll hear that Ringo was paying tribute to Pest by playing those tunes his style, just listen to "Love Me Do", I Saw Her Standing There" and others. He basically has the back beat, beat. His drumming is top notch here.
Unless you are expecting some hip hop stuff, you'll love it. It also has a Babfinger vibe to it. I thought it kind of sounds like a lost Badfinger album(Mr. Joey Molland are you reading this?).
So go buy or pay to download this darn thing NOW!!!!
Peace and long Life To Ya
Jack Plotner
Free Music Review: If This Were A McCartney Release It Would Be Hailed As A Triumph
Hit: 5 Stars
I've bought Pete Best's titles because I'm a bit of a Beatles completist and because I met him a few years back and he's a very down to earth and charming man.
None of his previous releases could have prepare me for Haymans Green. The song writing, both melodically and lyrically, is first rate. The production is modern while at the same time harkening back to the late 1960's. The songs have great hooks and even better vocal arrangements. And while you can certainly hear a later Beatles influence in the work, more surprising were the times that I heard elements that reminded me of the Kinks, Crowded House or vocally, Jon Anderson of YES. Three weeks after purchasing the disc I still find myself singing many of the songs.
This record deserves airplay and it deserves a Grammy nomination. In the past twenty years, there are few titles that I would say that about, including ones that won Grammys.
Stand out tracks include:
Grey River
Gone
Dream Me Home
Hayman's Green
Broken
Free Music Review: Better than I was expecting
Hit: 4 Stars
This album was released 2008 yet sounds like a 1960's pop/rock release, which I find to be quite appealing. I actually wish there were more bands/groups doing the same thing these days. Pete Best co-wrote all of the tracks, which is cool. Also interesting is how it includes an instrumental called "Beat Street", which is itself very catchy.
I'd recommend this to fans of The Beatles, although it also shows the influence of a few other 1960's artists. This is a good album and I hope others enjoy it as much as I do.