A quick perusal of past posts (sorry for spitting) shows that I've featured Honeybus in some capacity no less than five times, each of those times, mentioning Andy Partridge's comment on how he wished he had written the band's hit "I Can't Let Maggie Go." That song is a good one, no question. And so is the follow-up "(Do I Figure) In Your Life." But to be honest, I don't know if I had heard much more of the band before yesterday. I've owned the See For Miles collection "Honeybus At Their Best" for years, and it's quite possible the last time I listened to it was back when it was released in 1989.
Honeybus is fantastic! Apologies if this is old news, but it's new to me.
At their best, Honeybus sounds like Badfinger at their best. Or, maybe it's the other way around. The singles on Deram are beautiful and infectious; baroque pop to rival, at times, The Left Banke, with lush harmonies and enough hooks to snag a flounder.
As wonderful as "I Can't Let Maggie Go" might be, there are much stronger tracks scattered about the collection.
Here are some of them.
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I think you might also dig Colin Hare's 1972 solo album March hare
Completely off my chart, so I'm looking forward to giving a listen to those posted and those mentioned in your write-up, when I get off work in about 11 hours. Thanks, ahead of time!
C in California
You haven't listened to Honeybus over and over again? Shame on you. Thousands--if not tens of thousands--of albums are released every year. And the flood of music only grows. Is it really so hard for you to listen to every single album ever released repeatedly so nothing falls through the cracks? Come on! You might start by eliminating sleep -- total waste of time.
The name sounded familiar and sure enough they are one of the bands in the "Come Join My Orchestra" Baroque Rock compilation. I loved "(Do I Figure) In Your Life" but never went past that cut. I checked out "I Can't Let Maggie Go' which I also loved. These other counts sound great as well. I've added the compilation in Apple and look forward to digging in.
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