THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
2,098) Colin Hare — “Find Me”
Honeybus’ [see #6, 52, 207, 434, 562, 605, 764, 1,100, 1,439, 1,582, 1,715, 1,833, 1,985, 2,096] Colin Hare recorded this delicate and “haunting folk ballad . . . [that] still send[s] shivers down the spine”. (Lizardson, https://time-has-told-me.blogspot.com/2006/06/colin-hare-march-hare-uk-pop-folk-1971.html), “kinda like a soulful Macca ballad”. (Garwood Pickjon, https://popdiggers.com/colin-hare-march-hare/)
Lizardson calls Hare’s solo ’71 LP — March Hare — “a UK troubadour classic which still sounds fresh and innovative today. With help from Honeybus drummer Pete Kircher and Rockpile guitar whizz Billy Bremner, Colin laid down a dozen tracks which run the whole gamut of early 70’s pop, rock, folk and country influences.” (https://time-has-told-me.blogspot.com/2006/06/colin-hare-march-hare-uk-pop-folk-1971.html) Garwood Pickjon adds:
Though much more Americanized through it’s audible influences, being recorded/released almost simultaneously with it, this is a conceptual companion release of fellow Honybus rider, Pete Dello’s ’71 album Into Your Ears [see #920, 2,097] . . . . Right from the very beginning, Colin makes it clear that, unlike in the case of his former band mate, this isn’t a Honeybus album in all but name. The opener “Get Up The Road”, as well as “Cowboy Joe Saga” (obviously), both provide some pure country good times, which is something that he’s returning to quite a few times throughout the album, in a bit more sophisticated way though, as heard in “Bloodshot Eyes”, clearly depicting Dylan, while cruising all over the Nashville Skyline. “To My Maker” takes it few years backwards, to Bob’s mid’60s period, recalling some of his most melodic moments, with an extra harmony or two thrown in, while “Underground Girl” goes even further, to the early folky beatnik daze. “For Where Have You Been” is the rawkiest Colin ever got, combining the usual folky harmonies with the “American Woman” riffing, “Find Me” is kinda like a soulful Macca ballad, “Alice” is a piece of quirky Kinky pop, and “New Day” is an “Incredibly” Brit folk-inspired tune. The closest he gets to the recognisable Honeybus sound, is on the first of the pre-album single sides, “Grannie Grannie” (backed with another piece of Dylanized protest folk “Fighting For Peace”), and on his post-album only-Warners ’72 single coupling “Didn’t I Tell You”/”Seek Not In The Wide World” . . . .
Here are two wonderful interviews with Colin Hare: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1970s-story-the-hidden-gem-of-british-pop-by-honeybus/id1724200830?i=1000750433199 (Farmer John, Vinyl Relics), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8CV0NUxvuo (Pale Blooms and Beyond).
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