Begin Here [Germany Bonus Tracks] by Zombies [CD]

Description: Tracks:RoadrunnerSummertimeI Can't Make up My MindWay I Feel Inside, TheWork'nYou've Really Got a Hold on MeShe's Not ThereSticks and StonesCan't Nobody Love YouWomanI Don't Want to KnowI Remember When I Loved HerWhat More Can I DoI Got My Mojo WorkingYou Make Me Feel GoodLeave em BeTell Her NoShe's Coming HomeI Must MoveKind of a GirlIt's Alright With MeSometimesWhenever You're ReadyI Love YouIs This the DreamDon't Go AwayRemember YouJust Out of ReachIndicationHow Were We BeforeI'm Going Home Performer Notes: German release comes in a digipak and includes 17 extra songs.The Zombies were one of the best and most original pop groups to rise from the British Beat scene of the early to mid-'60s, with striking harmonies, gorgeous melodies, a gifted and nuanced lead singer in Colin Blunstone, and a keyboard player, Rod Argent, who was just as comfortable with jazz and blues as he was with rock, and not afraid to blend his influences in the course of a song. Given all this, the Zombies' first album, 1965's Begin Here, is a bit of a disappointment; while it's an inarguably fine set of songs, half of the tunes are covers, mostly of R&B standards, and while the band plays them with genuine passion and impressive skill, the truth is there were plenty of bands on the U.K. Beat scene who could play "I Got My Mojo Working," "Road Runner," or "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" at least as well if not better. It's on the originals, written by Argent and guitarist Chris White, where one hears what really made the Zombies special. "She's Not There" was an international hit, and the slightly ominous rumble of Argent's electric piano, the emphatic lead vocal from Blunstone, and the melodic lift of the harmonies give it a sound not quite like anyone else around at the time, while "I Can't Make Up My Mind" and "I Don't Want to Know" are similarly well-crafted and thoughtful. "Woman" and "What More Can I Do" are hard-driving R&B numbers that allow the group's individual personality to shine through (especially in Argent and White's forceful instrumental work), and "I Remember When I Loved Her" is a moody and atmospheric piece that anticipates the tone of the group's masterful final album Odessey and Oracle. Given the wealth of fine original tunes that the Zombies released on various non-LP singles and EPs during this period, it's a shame that so much of Begin Here was given over to covers; it's still a fine album and certainly better than what most of their peers had to offer in 1965, but what could have been an achievement on a par with the Kinks' Face to Face or the Beatles' Rubber Soul ended up being something quite good instead of an unqualified triumph. ~ Mark Deming Format: CD (1 Disc) Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 1 May, 2001 Label: Bertus Dimensions: 12.6 x 14.2 x 0.7 centimeters (0.04 kg)

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EAN: 4009910493922

UPC: 4009910493922

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Language: Eng

Track #1: Roadrunner

Track #2: Summertime

Track #3: I Can't Make up My Mind

Track #4: Way I Feel Inside, The

Track #5: Work'n

Track #6: You've Really Got a Hold on Me

Track #7: She's Not There

Track #8: Sticks and Stones

Track #9: Can't Nobody Love You

Track #10: Woman

Track #11: I Don't Want to Know

Track #12: I Remember When I Loved Her

Track #13: What More Can I Do

Track #14: I Got My Mojo Working

Track #15: You Make Me Feel Good

Track #16: Leave em Be

Track #17: Tell Her No

Track #18: She's Coming Home

Track #19: I Must Move

Track #20: Kind of a Girl

Track #21: It's Alright With Me

Track #22: Sometimes

Track #23: Whenever You're Ready

Track #24: I Love You

Track #25: Is This the Dream

Track #26: Don't Go Away

Track #27: Remember You

Track #28: Just Out of Reach

Track #29: Indication

Track #30: How Were We Before

Track #31: I'm Going Home

Era: 1960s

Release Year: 2001

Format: CD

Features: Studio Recording

Genre: Pop, Rock, Contemporary Christian

Type: Album

Style: British Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic/Garage, British Invasion

Record Label: Repertoire

Artist: The Zombies

Release Title: Begin Here [Germany Bonus Tracks]