Mike Pender's band is not the Searchers, but the Mike Pender Band. When he left he believed the Searchers would fold and he would get their gigs.....SURPRISE!! The true remaining members are the Searchers and have remained tight for 25 years since Pender left.
To me, when Chris Curtis left, they weren't the same but they still had that sound. When Pender left, I really don't regard them as The Searchers anymore, just some grouo singing Searchers songs. Although Mcnally and Allen are still there, I really think the group's signature sound was the Curtis and Pender harmonies.
@veefan1963 I agree 1000% about the sginature sound being Chris Curtis and Mike Pender. However, there's a lot of talent in the remaining Searchers -- both Mike Pender's Searchers and The Searchers (Frank Allen, etc.) Chris and Mike singing harmony -- just didn't get any better in music. Thanks for appreciating Chris!
i liked the searchers when mike pender was with them,they lost there sound when he left
johnny396bacon 4 years ago
Go see 'Mike Penders Searchers'for the real Searchers sound,they are great.
Palandy33 3 years ago
Mike Pender's band is not the Searchers, but the Mike Pender Band. When he left he believed the Searchers would fold and he would get their gigs.....SURPRISE!! The true remaining members are the Searchers and have remained tight for 25 years since Pender left.
elaine12349 2 years ago
@Palandy33
get some ears.....plonker
tubeless2552 1 year ago
Still great today but this the definitive line up
collix 4 years ago
To me, when Chris Curtis left, they weren't the same but they still had that sound. When Pender left, I really don't regard them as The Searchers anymore, just some grouo singing Searchers songs. Although Mcnally and Allen are still there, I really think the group's signature sound was the Curtis and Pender harmonies.
Just my take on it, anyway!
veefan1963 4 years ago
@veefan1963 I agree 1000% about the sginature sound being Chris Curtis and Mike Pender. However, there's a lot of talent in the remaining Searchers -- both Mike Pender's Searchers and The Searchers (Frank Allen, etc.) Chris and Mike singing harmony -- just didn't get any better in music. Thanks for appreciating Chris!
ChrisCurtisFan 1 year ago