Harrison - we should have followed his advice...
Posted: 03 Sep 2021, 16:39
Hi everyone
Managed to finally watch Shadows at 60 this week. The famous line quoting George Harrison saying the Shads should have done vocals was aired again. I've never really understood that. The Shads did have a few vocal hits and very often included vocal numbers on their albums. They didn't give up on vocals - when you think of Love Deluxe and On a Night Like This. I know it simplifies the story to say they ignored his advice but in reality they kept on trying vocal numbers and in the end continued having mainly instrumental hit albums up until 1990 and beyond (compilations, Final Tour...). I don't think they made a mistake or ignored his advice - they just kept on doing what they were good at.
Managed to finally watch Shadows at 60 this week. The famous line quoting George Harrison saying the Shads should have done vocals was aired again. I've never really understood that. The Shads did have a few vocal hits and very often included vocal numbers on their albums. They didn't give up on vocals - when you think of Love Deluxe and On a Night Like This. I know it simplifies the story to say they ignored his advice but in reality they kept on trying vocal numbers and in the end continued having mainly instrumental hit albums up until 1990 and beyond (compilations, Final Tour...). I don't think they made a mistake or ignored his advice - they just kept on doing what they were good at.