Regarding the Shads... what do I like the most?

Since this is a Shadows fan site, it's only fair to let you know my opinions...

...now you can see how biased I am!!!

My favourite Shadows... 

Lineup: 

the John Farrar era

 

Singer: 

Hank (sorry Bruce!)

 

Drummer: 

Brian

 

Bassist: 

Alan Jones

 

5 studio albums:  

Dance With The Shadows

The Sound Of The Shadows (what an unpopular choice!)

Rockin' With Curly Leads

Tasty

Guardian Angel

(hard to pick because I love them all... well everything up to and including Guardian Angel!)

 

EPs:

The Shadows

Los Shadows

Rhythm & Greens

 

(Official) live album: 

Paris Olympia 1975

 

Solo work: 

the early Jet & Tony singles

Voyage by Brian Bennett

The Hank Marvin Guitar Syndicate 

Words And Music by Hank Marvin

 

Instrumental: 

can't choose! Okay, if my life was on the line I'd say Man Of Mystery and Wonderful Land

 

Instrumental to play:

Gonzales

Find Me A Golden Street

Maroc 7

Bombay Duck

Jungle Jam 

(I used to play guitar - lead and rhythm - but I lost interest/motivation...

I'll probably have to relearn from scratch if I pick it up again...)

 

5 songs:

Don't Make My Baby Blue

My Way

Let Me Be The One

You Rescue Me

On A Night Like This

 

Drum solos:

Little 'B'

Arty's Party

Outrider (I've only got an incomplete bootleg of this one... but the first three quarters is brilliant!!)

 

Shadow in general: 

Bruce!

 

Photo: 

this one, I think...

 

  

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