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Distant Light
Rock · 1971 · 10 tracks

Distant Light

The Hollies

A transition from sixties sunshine to seventies grit. Harmonica-heavy rock and smoky ballads anchored by the band's legendary three-part vocal stack.

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The Hollies trade their sunshine for some 70s grit and a harmonica, and it sounds surprisingly cool.

A mature, slightly weary collection of rock songs that balances technical vocal perfection with early-70s grit.

Distant Light · vs · The Hollies
Dusk+2.7σ

Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Life I’ve Led
3:59
02
Look What We’ve Got
4:10
03
Hold On
4:09
04
Pull Down the Blind
3:32
05
To Do With Love
3:29
06
Promised Land
4:22
08
You Know the Score
5:41
09
Cable Car
4:25
10
Little Thing Like Love
3:23
11
Long Dark Road
4:16
Moments Worth Waiting For
The haunting harmonica wail that opens Long Dark Road, signaling a shift toward a moodier, more grounded sound.
The explosive, gospel-tinged vocal climax in the bridge of Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) that redefined their sonic identity.
The intricate, cascading vocal counterpoint on Cable Car that proves their harmonic precision remained unmatched even as they matured.
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