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Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mitch & Tich – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mitch & Tich (1966)


Band with that unique name appeared on my research for a new post. How could I pass the opportunity to check what kind of music is hiding beneath this name. To my suspire I spent next 35 minutes in a very positive and groovy mood.

Their debut album starts with an unorthodox “DDD-BMT”. Short but great song for an intro but with so surprising lyrics, that you can’t be sure if these five British guys take it seriously. Next songs take us in a roller-coaster of happy upbeat songs and romantic ballads. As it was a golden era for bands like the Beatles you can hear harmonised vocal that closely reminds of that Liverpool’s band. Getting further in the album, we can hear “All I Want to Do” is a very catchy song which has a great vibe. Tambourine, simple guitar and easy to remember lyrics make this song one of my favourite. “Frustration” brings a bit different style, that could be associated with other great British band, Rolling Stones. Especially the way the vocalist is singing, he takes something from Mick Jagger. “Hold Tight’ was their first big single and you can easily hear why. Steady rhythm, cool, dirty solo, chorus you can sing along and never gets boring. That song holds all the recipe to still be listening to this days. What is great about this album, it is easy to listening. It doesn’t attack you with harsh sounds, short songs keep you interested, and it’s full of melodies that you can easily take and know by heart after a couple of plays. Another unique song is “Nose for Troubles”. More American-country style, violins in the back give this song this countryside feel. It is almost like a cabaret song you could see in shows in theatres. Also lyrics tell a great story everyone should check and enjoy the silliness of the situations described by the author. My number two song on that album is “No More Love” that sounds like it was taken straight from surfing rock style done by Beach Boys. Great tempo, ultra cool sound of a snare at the end of the song and once again easy to remember lyrics help to bring this track to my own personal playlist. Album is closed by Rock and Roll influenced song “Double Agent”. This song will move your feet on a dance floor and keep you there. Rocking guitar solo, piano straight from Wild West saloons, you could feel this cowboys element. I was hooked on from the first to the last note.
Conclusion: Another good album on my way. If you like to discover music from that era, if you’ve never heard about Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mitch & Tich it is your chance to quickly fix this mistake. But if you want to just add some a couple of groovy songs, these guys from Salisbury are definitely safe pick. Their discography is pretty big so just go and find them on streaming services and enjoy this great band.

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