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The Move evolved from several mid 1960s Birmingham based groups, including Carl Wayne & The Vikings, The Nightriders & The Mayfair Set. The group’s name seems to refer to the move various members of these bands made to form the group. Beside Roy Wood, the original members of the Move were drummer Bev Bevan, bassist Chris “Ace” Kefford, vocalist Carl Wayne & guitarist Trevor Burton.
Their first single, ‘Night of Fear’ was released in 1966 and was the first in a line of memorable hits penned chiefly by Roy Wood.
‘I Can Hear the Grass Grow’, ‘Blackberry Way’ &Flowers In The Rain (the latter being the first record played on BBC Radio 1), are The Move’s better known work not forgetting 1971’s ‘Tonight’. The group became more experimental and innovative as time went on especially on the albums ‘Shazam’ and ‘Message from the Country’.
Several changes left the final line-up in 1971 as Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan, evolving into the first incarnation of The Electric Light Orchestra which Wood left soon after to form Wizzard.
Their first single, ‘Night of Fear’ was released in 1966 and was the first in a line of memorable hits penned chiefly by Roy Wood.
‘I Can Hear the Grass Grow’, ‘Blackberry Way’ &
Flowers In The Rain (the latter being the first record played on BBC Radio 1), are The Move’s better known work not forgetting 1971’s ‘Tonight’. The group became more experimental and innovative as time went on especially on the albums ‘Shazam’ and ‘Message from the Country’.Several changes left the final line-up in 1971 as Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan, evolving into the first incarnation of The Electric Light Orchestra which Wood left soon after to form Wizzard.
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KommisarK wrote:
Roy Wood > Jeff Lynne. This shit sounds like 10cc ten years before it was recorded.
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ilyaraz wrote:
Beautiful Daughter is incredible! Love this unbelievably perfect tune!
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mellocone wrote:
my fave move song: it wasn't my idea to dance!
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finslaw wrote:
Shazam is the best 6 song album ever. It's so good I forget that half of it is covers.
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keresaspa wrote:
@Druid66 Birmingham produced some decent psych bands. Check out The Idle Race, World Of Oz and Velvett Fogg for some more good stuff if you don't already know them. In fact Tony Iommi did a brief spell in the latter one so the Sabbath connection is there too.
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thecheapsuits wrote:
Any band with Jeff Lynne in is going to be great.
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Druid66 wrote:
I don't usually associate Birmingham with psychedelic bands - that's Black Sabbath's home, if I remember correctly - so these guys were an interesting surprise. "Hear the Grass Grow" is one of those songs you know you know, even if you don't know it. (-;
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Color_Of_Sound wrote:
Great.........
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mrgazbods wrote:
Very underrated lots of good songs beside the obvious ones.
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AndrewUnderhill wrote:
Now, thats what i call music.
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zepp69 wrote:
cant believe their not more well known amazing stuff
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SonnyGideon1 wrote:
This is like my dream band right here.
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TheMcEneaney wrote:
One of the bands that us in the US missed that the rest of the world got.
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derverliebte wrote:
Uuuuuaaaah!!!
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filoksenia wrote:
`Tonight`was my first Single .
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the_slider04 wrote:
What?
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jtcush wrote:
This is bangin ..............
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METAL-ROCK-33 wrote:
...SO GOOD
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Sgarre1 wrote:
CHERRY BLOSSOM CLINIC!
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sunabsolute wrote:
Open Up Said The World At The Door is just awesome.
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