Very Best Of Freddie & The Dreamers, The - Freddie & The Dreamers > Reviews > Manchester - home of Merseybeat

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Mediocre
Quality and consistency of tracks	Mixed
Value for Money	Good

Advantages:	Once the biggets band in the world
Disadvantages:	Now a  *  *  *  *  cabaret band, Freddie and the wet dreams

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Where to begin, at the beginning, at the source, the source of the Mersey, Stockport..

Stockport source of the Mersey, which they've tried very hard to hide.

Stockport, birthplace of Paul Morley and the biggest brick structure in Europe, the railway viaduct.

That's enough about Stockport.

The Mersey, Didsbury/Withington border used to have bands on in the cellar in the sixties, forget about the cavern and the Beatles, South Manchester is where it was all kicking-off, more about Freddie's ridiculous dance steps later.

Freddie and the Dreamers, South Manchester's greatest beat combo, the band which made pop history with simultaneous numbers one, two and three, in the US charts.

Yet you couldn't quite take them seriously, why did Freddie have to do that stupid dance ?

The band

Freddie Garrity : vocals and other foolishness,now to dance no more
Pete Birrell : Bass guitar and taxis
Derek Quinn : lead guitar
Roy Crewsdon :Rhythm guitar and bar
Bernie Dwyer : drums and sadly no longer with us

All the hits are here and lots more besides

1. I'm Telling You Now
2. I Understand (Just How You Feel)
3. It Doesn't Matter Anymore
4. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
5. You Were Made For Me
6. See You Later Alligator
7. Do The Freddie
8. I Think Of You
9. Feel So Blue
10. Over You
11. I Love You Baby
12. Viper
13. If You've Got A Minute Baby
14. Just For You
15. Money (That's What I Want)
16. Little You
17. Thou Shalt Not Steal
18. Jailer Bring Me Water
19. I Don't Love You Anymore
20. Playboy
21. Windmill In Old Amsterdam
22. Tell Me When
23. Come Back When You're Ready
24. Sally Ann
25. Don't Make Me Cry
26. I Just Don't Understand
27. Silly Girl
28. Love Like You

Currently £3.33 at Amazon.co.uk, that's just less than 12p per track, a great Christmas treat for anyone from 50 to 70; or even better annoy the hell out of a stroppy teenager.

Everybody knows a Freddie and the Dreamers tune, or at least think they do until they remember that one was th Hollies.

 

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