Mike & The Mechanics Hits - Mike & The Mechanics

Mike & The Mechanics - Hits I am still busy transferring CD's to iTunes and I am getting to the last 100 or so now. This is a CD that my wife originally bought, one I had already purged for 'Living Years' so I have taken the opportunity to listen to it again, though from memory it was not great. I like the fact that in the inner booklet they state clearly that these 'hits' were hits in various places in the World, not just UK. The 'Hits' span 11 ...
...a heart attack in 2000. Mike Rutherford (used to be in Genesis) Adrian Lee Peter Van Hooke Gary Wallis So, we have a high class and well connected line up, but what about the 'Hits'? ~~~The Tracks~~~ 1. All I Need Is a Miracle '96 Has a distinct Genesis feel to it, and could in fact be Genesis, very late 70's/early 80's soft rock feel. It is musically very good, the lyrics are so 80's, this is no surprise as it was first released in 1985....sure ...

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MIKE & THE MECHANICS "Hits" - Relatively cheap to purchase these days ... I wouldn't pay anymore than £6.99 I am just listening to it as I write this ... very beneficial! This album is a collection of the bands hits from 1985 through to 1996 and includes songs that the band have experienced great success with in various regions of the world over an eleven year span. The album sleeve is fairly basic, with a cartoon design of a mechanic slumped ...
...career in 1985, Genesis bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford decided to form his own pop/rock band "Mike & The Mechanics" comprising backing vocalist and keyboard player Paul Carrack, lead vocalist Paul Young (who tragically died of a heart attack in July 2000), keyboardist Adrian Lee, and drummer Peter van Hooke. 1) All I need is a Miracle '96 - The essence of the song is captured in the line "You never know what you've got 'til it's gone" and focusses ...

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Mike & The Mechanics Hits is one of my favourite CD albums. General information The compilation CD was released in 1996 and is a collection of the most successful songs recorded by Mike and The Mechanics during the course of their eleven year association. Mike & The Mechanics, also known as Mike + The Mechanics + Paul Carrack, were a British rock/pop band, which formed in 1985 and ended in 2005 following the death of Paul Young. Its main former members ...
...soul of the band was Mike Rutherford, who was born in 1950 in Guilford, Surrey, UK. He is one of the founder members of Genesis. He plays both bass and lead guitar. Before he founded Mike & The Mechanics he had already released two great albums under his own name. As 'Mike & The Mechanics' he and his band mates had many successes in various part of the world. The album song list: 1. All I Need Is a Miracle'96 2. Over My Shoulder 3. Word Of Mouth ...

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