The Hollies - Look Through Any Window (Live, 1965)

[latefor]

Definitely a live version but where are the guitar leads?

[dac13221]

Tony Hicks is on the 12 string.

[rocktenniscat]

Who's that guy cutting across view at :26?

[txlastrebel]

Great song and band!!!

[lancetop]

The three lead singers all have terrific, distinctive voices. And they sing three part harmony in a totally fresh style....my personal favorite is Tony Hicks.

[gino066]

@TheGB1950 Looks like a Vox guitar.. remember Brian Jones playing a Vox too.

[midmodgal]

@gino066 A Vox Phantom 12 string...sweet. I bet it's orange. I saw a 9 string model recently, a little easier on the fingers.

[kurskss]

@midmodgal It's actually a reddish-salmon colour..I have seen it in person at a Hard Rock Cafe..what a great sound..12 string, but very unlike a Rickenbacker

[TheGB1950]

@gino066 Thanks for the info,

[gino066]

Tony Hicks is the Hollies.

[brianallancobb]

Tony Hicks and Edward Norton: Separated at birth?

[loyaldude10]

The British invasion of the 1960s. Great underplayed song

[RayNDeere]

Must have been royalty in the audience that night, Bobby isn't wearing a hat

[peterdchecksfield]

@RayNDeere Bobby didn't start regularly wearing a hat until 1966 (he's even pictured without it on the first few album sleeves). 

[MattWhatsGoinOn]

@RayNDeere I think the less hair, the more hat.

[bobrich1QEDJ5]

Thanks so much for posting this. I always wanted to see the Hollies live, especially from England) but never got the chance. This is a good example of how great they were.

[valhalla5]

tony hicks looks about 12 lol

[brianallancobb]

Can't see their amps, but I think is definitely live, no lipsynch.

This song hit me like a sledgehammer the month I reached puberty.

Interesting how little Graham Nash had to do with their sound. A little high harmony, that's all.

[MattWhatsGoinOn]

@brianallancobb Graham (Cracker) Nash - terribly over-appreciated musician compared to Tony Hicks. (See above.)

[roots66]

@MattWhatsGoinOn Well, Tony's my fave, and I do tend to agree with you about the over-praising of Nash--I mean, I like him and his body of work a lot, I just don't personally find it to be godhead. But let's not belittle Graham's part in the Hollies...in addition to his distinctive and inimitable high harmony, he also contributed wonderful songwriting (though I could do without "Fifi the Flea") and the leadership/spokesman role (a task the other members were happy to leave with him).

[NewHopeNashFan]

@MattWhatsGoinOn Long live the great Graham Nash. He'll be in the RRHOF three times. Mark my words.

[TheDanylc]

wow,,my favorite 60´s band...thankyou

[tomthefunky]

I'm a guitarist and this is the first time I ever saw this. Did Tony knock himself out of tune about 3/4 of the way through the song? He shouldn't have played that Vox guitar live. It was an untried, brand new guitar at the time. It looked cool but I think it was discontinued shortly after production.

[tomthefunky]

@tomthefunky: Yeah, I think he knocks his E and his A string out of tune at about 1:40. The only other time I ever saw that guitar played was Tom Petty in his video Refugee. Can other guitar fans think of other guitarists that played one of those? Didn't Dave Wakeling play one?

[scdevon]

Bobby Elliot...........Fantastic drummer.

Tony Hicks............Fantastic musician.

[MilSepic60]

What a great tune! Hollies were always great singers but this song really shows up the musicianship which is awesome. The guy on the 12 str is great. Drummer is outstanding and the bass is solid. Great band. What show was this?

Thanks peter d for the posting! Loved this since I heard it the first time back in the 60's.

[peterdchecksfield]

@MilSepic60 Glad you like it! This is from 'Sunday Night At The London Palladium' I believe.

[MattWhatsGoinOn]

@MilSepic60 Tony Hicks on 12-string. Terribly under-appreciated musician.

[MilSepic60]

@MattWhatsGoinOn Thanks bro'. Yeah, very good musician. We could fill pages at You Tube with under-rated and under-appreciated musicians and performers. The stuff looks so simple but it's perfect which is always far better than Page style empty pyrotechnics. Hicks did that cool banjo drone thing on Stop, stop, stop and that was brilliant bit too. Damn, the 60's had great music.

[TheGB1950]

@MilSepic60 Whats with Tony Hicks guitar? I was a big fan till Graham left the group, there songs got more hokey.

[7188181]

@TheGB1950 It's strange how people take up for Nash, who bailed out on the group while the remaining members carried on admirably and had a huge career. And you call Long Cool Woman, The Air That I Breathe and Long Dark Road "hokey"? If you call these hokey, what did you call King Midas In Reverse? HAHA!

[TheGB1950]

@7188181 I guess I felt their material wasn't as good as when Graham Nash was in the band,it's a mater of opinion.I had tickets to see them at the Fillmore East but they canceled last minute and the Turtles replaced them, (a sad day for me) Nash left the group shortly after to join CS&N, that may have been why they canceled.

[NewHopeNashFan]

@7188181 Graham Nash is a genius songwriter, enough to eclipse his mates in the rock history books - he had to go follow his star when the Hollies didn't support him.  While they did just fine, I suppose, good on Nashie, who went from strength to strength.

[heymaryann1]

@7188181 I think they're bitter bec the Hollies were so successful with Nash's replacement, Terry Sylvester. In fact, his high harmony singing was more compatible with Allan's voice. Terry's voice wasn't screechy or overpowering of Allan like Nash's could be. Also, Terry was a more skilled guitar player, gorgeous, & HOT!! Oh, I wouldn't call He Ain't Heavy hokey, either. Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe? Definitely!!

[7188181]

@TheGB1950 Why did you ask the same question twice? And what do you mean "what's up with Hicks guitar"?

[TheGB1950]

@7188181 I screwed up with the whats up with tony hicks guitar, posting it twice, I really wondered what it was,I was informed it's a Vox guitar. I'm not a musician so I haven't a clue> cry out loud.

[ftsjr]

I love this tune. It moves right along.

[JohnSardine]

What a great guitar riff.

[jamiej1454]

Tony with his Vox Phantom 12 string!

[normvb]

@jamiej1454 yeah, awesome guitar!

[mjcamck71]

This piece reminds me of simpler times when most people when this was a civilized, orderly society ((not perfect) and people felt good about their lives and their children's future. Let's hope we can get back there, somehow, for the sake of today's children. THANK YOU HOLLIES! And, Congratulations on your long overdue induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Peace & Love.

[peterdchecksfield]

Some of us still do!!!

[7188181]

@mjcamck71 Uh, yeah, we've read you repeat the same thing over and over on other songs. Give it a rest.

[mjcamck]

@7188181 - Hello. I fully respect your right to express your views. Do you realize, though, that your negative remark demonstrates my point? This society did not used to be drenched in that level of cynicism. I will state my hope that optimism/respect return as OFTEN AS I WISH, whether others acknowledge my right to do so or not. In any event, I hope you find some joy & meaning in your own life. Peace, Love, Bread & Justice for ALL.

[imthefrogman]

i was 17 when this song came out. ive always loved it. one of my favorites.

[fritshits77]

childhood MAGIC!!!!!

( 44 years old now,...and will ALWEEZ keep playing them !!)

[WillyMcCoy50]

10/10!!!

[moorlock2003]

LIVE, EXTENDED INTRO

[hollies65]

Gotta love that!

[ladybluluv]

Tony is AWESOME!

[tiefhals]

Not lip-synched...gotta love that. And the Vox guitar Tony's playing.

[faeryquene]

Thank you for posting this vintage Hollies video! I had not seen this one before and the boys are looking good!♥

[Babyhowdy233]

How anyone could say this "featured" Graham Nash mystifies me. It featured

ALLAN as lead singer and TONY on lead guitar.

[NewHopeNashFan]

@Babyhowdy233 It's just that Nashie, who had just joined CSN, had put the Hollies on the map in the first place.

[devilwoman52]

Love that it is Tony doing the fancy fingerwork on his guitar -- that's my favorite part of this song! What a talent!

[ladybluluv]

Great stuff!

[typingnow]

Did anyone else catch, at .26 seconds, the man running behind the center screen from the right side? Just trivial, but he must have gone on-stage while they were playing for some reason beacuse there was no one else on-stage at the start of the song.

[Babyhowdy233]

He was probably a stage hand removing the previous band's equipment. In the 1960s when they used these revolving stages they would often have two bands set up simultaneously-one of either side-and as the next band took stage to perform the previous band's equipment was removed by the stage hands.

[fritshits77]

@typingnow VERY sharp noticed !!!! Funny these tiny missings .... very curious now WHAT he went for ..... was it a genuine 60-ties terrorist?? VERY rare to find those years ... LOL !!!!

[Babyhowdy233]

FANTASTIC..one of my very favourite Hollies classics!!

[ItsAllAboutNash]

Nice close ups of Tony playing the guitar..... *S* More Graham, please....

[lyndloo]

oh look at ALLAN hes so young and so cute !!! scrumptious.. Love ya xxx.. thanx for posting ..Lyndloo...

[lyndloo]

oh this is an Excellent clip of my fav group of all time from the 60s' the one and only" Hollies"forever...thanx for posting..Lyndloo..

[Poopaloo55]

Thanks for sharing this, L.

Live and at their best...what's not to love about this eh?

[rwells47]

Great Video- thanks! Ron

[PituPisla]

Thanks for the clip! They always do such a great job when they perform live.

[Timster2]

Is that Eric Haydock on bass or was this one of the times that they had to get a substitute and before they hired Bernie to replace Eric?

[peterdchecksfield]

Good question! I always took it for granted that it was Eric, but your question made me look at this more closely (I've a pretty clear copy on DVD) & now I'm not quite so certain...

[moorlock2003]

Of course it's Eric. Bernie didn't officially join until "Bus Stop", although they used Bernie in the promo video for "I Can't Let Go", the single right before "Bus Stop".

[hollies65]

Hahahaha! Moorlock STILL laying down the Hollies law!

[moorlock2003]

HA! That is right. I am strict but sincere.

[hollies65]

NICE! A cleaned up version of my favorite live Hollies clip!

[katdowli]

Great live performance, brilliant.

[sapphiretaurus]

Nice to see a better quality version of this performance. Thanks for posting it!

[Polyhymnia61]

Nice live performance...especially Bobby's drumming touches!