The Move – Shazam (1970): On Second Thought
Released just before Jeff Lynne arrived, ‘Shazam’ found the Move dropping their pop-art instincts in preference of a more experimental slant.
Released just before Jeff Lynne arrived, ‘Shazam’ found the Move dropping their pop-art instincts in preference of a more experimental slant.
Bev Bevan had been carrying the Move torch since 2004, when he reformed the group after the death of original vocalist Carl Wayne.
Bev Bevan, later a founding member of the Move and the Electric Light Orchestra, says a chance meeting with the Beatles years earlier provided a huge ego boost when Paul McCartney praised his drumming. You May Also Like: Ringo Starr’s Y Not was elevated by a dark Paul McCartney duet:Read More
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Part beat group, part blues band, part ornate pop group, part psychedelic rockers, the Move may have been too interesting for their own good.