Rock This Land

[royclough]

Here's another vid I have done of a gtrack some may not have heard

[chriscurtisfan]

Fabulous, Roy!! I can tell you straight up, I prefer this version to Billy Ray Cyrus. Is that Frank singing at 1:03? I'll have to send this to my YT Searchers Fanatics/Friends! Thanks for sharing it with us!

[royclough]

Yes Cheri Frank Allen does take lad for a while but mostly John McNally, John's voice not the greatest even he would admit that, but suits these numbers

[einar]

Don't like the song much, but think the singing (and playing) is fine! Maybe this is the best formula for the present Searchers- Spencer as harmony man! I think there's punch in John's voice here. And a big surprise for Frank's entry: Very McCartneyesque!

[royclough]

One assumes Einar you are not a fan of SJ's voice then. Hard to replace Pender's voice in my view, he's not the best voice out there but it just had that something.

[einar]

Agreed absolutely, Roy, concerning Mike's voice. I think, though, he's lost quite a lot of that "something" over the later (post- Searchers) years.
I'm impressed by the expression in John's performance on this given track, honestly I find a little Pender in it! A rise to the occation!?
(And, as mentioned, also a little different "angle" with Frank here, not heard often or before).

[rob_mac]

I always thought it was Eddie Roth singing the main vocals on this one. I certainly seem to remember him singing it in concert a few years ago. (unless im going mad )

Rob

[dbailey62]

Agreed absolutely, Roy, concerning Mike's voice. I think, though, he's lost quite a lot of that "something" over the later (post- Searchers) years.
I'm impressed by the expression in John's performance on this given track, honestly I find a little Pender in it! A rise to the occation!?
(And, as mentioned, also a little different "angle" with Frank here, not heard often or before).

You know what Einar, I agree with you. There is some Mike in John's vocals. I hadn't really thought about it before this.

[royclough]

Well if you're right Rob I'm going mad, this was another track that was on a CD I sent John and John is definately doing lead vocal

[rob_mac]

def me going mad, Roy. As usual i bow to your superior knowledge!!

Rob

[sowhat]

John's voice not the greatest even he would admit that

Well, if he would admit that, who am i to disagree? But i do disagree anyway. He may not be the best singer (technically), but he's got something about his voice indeed. A sort of "masculinity", or simply living energy. Unfortunately, judging by the track posted, he sounds sort of tired these days, there's some sort of "mechanicity" (is that an English word?), woodiness about his performance. As if he was like, "i don't really feel like doing that, but if you will, i'll do that for you".
Um, i guess i've said more than enough. Nice song anyway.

[JeffZ]

Last time I saw them (2004) John did a nice version of "7 Days To Rock" which they used to end the show. I would like to see him take a few more leads myself.

I guess all of us here miss Mike's voice in the group...