The Creation 'The Singles Collection' (1998)
"They could've been contenders...they should've been contenders! That's the first thought that passes through one's head as one hears the early singles by the Creation -- and, indeed, how they weren't contenders is astonishing. They had it all, the in-house songwriting, the production, the voices, and the sound that should've put them right up there with the Who and ahead of the Move and Jimmy Page, among others. Their lead guitarist, Eddie Phillips, was even asked by Pete Townshend to join the Who as their second guitarist. But thanks to an unaccountable weakness in their British sales -- as opposed to their German chart action, which was downright robust -- and some instability in their line-up, they were never to enjoy any of the recognition they deserved, and a right turn from psychedelia into soul at the wrong moment took whatever wind they had out of their sails (and sales).
Their final few months' history, filled out by the work of a revived band that never quite got it together in the studio, and singles derived from early outtakes, did nothing but confuse fans and admirers, who couldn't be sure "which" Creation they were dealing with on record. The group gained a reputation as one of the great lost missing links of 1960's rock, sort of England's answer to Moby Grape in terms of massive talent unaccountably caught in a dead-end." - Bruce Eder & Richie Unterberg, All Music Guide
5 comments:
Another classic. And what can you say about a classic. Thanks again.
Hello hvns! Thanx for mention me for the thanes!
Keep up the good work!
Thank you for this singles compilation. Creation at their best, it's really a very good group.
another great post. my favorite since wieber's "satan" from the biker crassic "satan's sadists" (don't view unless you enjoy really good SHIT). anyway, i'm really close friends with the daughter of the Creation's Kim Gardner, who was also in an early version of the faces, as well as enjoying a one off hit in germany after the Creation broke up entitled "the ressurection shuffle". Unfortunately Kim has passed on, but his legacy and friends live on. His wife (and my friend ashlee's mother) owns an English pub out here in Los Angeles called "The Cat and Fiddle", frequented by famous brits ranging from Morrissey to Andy Johns. If you're ever in the area shoot me an email and I can arrange an evening of rock and roll legends with Andy... worth the price of a ticket all on its own. Great music. One of only two or three blogs that still regularly surprise me with material i've never heard. Cheers.
another great one from the vaults
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