{"id":794329,"date":"2019-03-29T20:52:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T02:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=813641"},"modified":"2019-03-29T20:52:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T02:52:06","slug":"read-susanna-hoffs-tender-rock-hall-tribute-to-the-zombies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/read-susanna-hoffs-tender-rock-hall-tribute-to-the-zombies\/","title":{"rendered":"Read Susanna Hoffs\u2019 Tender Rock Hall Tribute to the Zombies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Bangles<\/a>\u2019 Susana Hoffs celebrated the Zombies<\/a> finally getting their due while inducting the British Invasion group in to the Rock and Roll Hall of<\/em> Fame. Despite being eligible for induction since 1989, the Zombies didn\u2019t land on the ballot until 2014 and it took three tries before they were inducted this year.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hoffa has committed her love to the Zombies to record on multiple occasions. She notably covered the band\u2019s 1967 track, \u201cCare of Cell 44,\u201d<\/a> on her album with Matthew Sweet,<\/em> Under the Covers, Vol. 1, and then recorded a version of \u201cThis Will Be Our Year\u201d<\/a> for her 2012 project,<\/em> From Me to You. Hoffa also contributed to the 2017 book<\/a>,<\/em> The \u201cOdyssey\u201d: The Zombies in Words and Images.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hoffa expressed her excitement about getting to induct the Zombies on social media when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a> lineup was announced. On Instagram<\/a> she shared a quick video, while on Twitter<\/a> she wrote, \u201cI\u2019m beyond thrilled! My love for the Zombies knows no bounds!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Read Hoffs\u2019 entire speech below.<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve loved the Zombies for as long as I can remember. I first heard them when I was very a little girl in the 1960s \u2014 in the backseat of my Mom\u2019s station wagon \u2014 and though their music played through a tinny car radio, its elegance, soulfulness, tonal textures, and foggy London intrigue, found me on the sunny palm-lined streets of Los Angeles. It was love,<\/em> at first listen. I may not have understood the sophisticated mix of influences in their songs \u2014 jazz, classical, baroque, rhythm and blues \u2014 but none of that mattered to the little girl in the station wagon. Their music seemed to defy the laws of physics \u2014 reaching through space and time to thrill and enthrall me, as if \u2014 by magic!<\/em> But whatever they were doing, I thought to myself \u2014 \u201cI<\/em> want to do that!  When I grow up \u2014 I want to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

They were just teenagers<\/em> when they started the band, in St Albans, not far from London. Rod, a choir boy, Hugh a drummer in the marching band, Chris played bass and Paul played guitar \u2014 and Colin \u2014 played rugby \u2014 which I can hardly imagine! He had to have been the kindest bloke you could ever knock heads with in a rugby scrum. But, by the time they were 18, the lads had a number one hit in America with \u2018She\u2019s Not There\u2019 quickly followed by \u201cTell Her No.\u201d Both songs were written by budding songwriter Rod Argent, who just so happened to be a virtuoso on the keyboards. Rod\u2019s expressive playing would define the the Zombies distinctive sound, along with Chris and Paul\u2019s ingenious guitar work and chiming three-part harmonies. And Hugh \u2014 your iconic, hypnotic, drumming \u2014 and of course, Colin\u2019s magnificent, mellifluous voice.<\/p>\n

The band\u2019s songs are a case study in craft and excellence, but even more importantly, the kind of songs you wanna put on a mix tape, or play on a boombox beneath someone\u2019s window, because they say the things you wanna say \u2014 and express the feelings you wanna share with someone but may not have the nerve to! Songs like, \u201cYou Make Me Feel Good,\u201d \u201cThe Way I Feel Inside\u201d and \u201cI Love You\u201d \u2014  sincere, heartfelt gems delivered with unflinching, undeniable passion.<\/p>\n

Which brings me to their masterpiece: the astonishing album, Odessey and Oracle.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rod: Your brilliant \u201c<\/em>Time of the Season,\u201d \u201cCare of Cell 44,\u201d and \u2014 \u201cA Rose for Emily\u201d \u2014 \u201cA Rose for Emily\u201d! This song is a miracle. It captures profound loneliness in the most tender way.  And the hauntingly beautiful melody is so transcendent \u2014 it breaks our hearts, yet somehow, still, manages to lift us up!<\/p>\n

And Chris: Your extraordinary songwriting contributions to this album: \u201cBrief Candles,\u201d \u201cBeechwood Park,\u201d and \u201cThis Will Be Our Year\u201d \u2014 a song that will be played as long as lovers vow their love to one another \u2014 with lyrics like: \u201cThe warmth of your love\u2019s like the warmth from the sun,\u201d and, \u201cDon\u2019t let go of my hand now the darkness has gone.\u201d And these<\/em> words of comfort: \u201cYou don\u2019t have to worry all your worried days are gone\u201d \u2014 I mean who doesn\u2019t want to hear someone say that to them?  I know I\u2019m always happy to listen to Colin sing them<\/em> to me \u2014 which brings me to Colin.<\/p>\n

Colin. Your wondrous voice. There aren\u2019t enough adjectives. The tone and timbre of it, like silk and velvet and linen woven through each and every syllable you sing. And no one sings \u201clonging\u201d like you, my friend. Not to mention, the sighs<\/em> and the oohs<\/em> \u2014 oh, I\u2019ll just say it \u2014 your voice is just plain sexy!<\/em> But it\u2019s your fearless ability to emote, at the risk of exposing your deepest emotions and vulnerabilities that is rare and brave and authentic \u2014 and absolutely inspiring.<\/p>\n

My love affair with the Zombies may have started in the Sixties, but the now 60-year-old me loves them still \u2014 even more,<\/em> as I\u2019ve had the great privilege of knowing what fine human beings they are, and the great fortune of seeing them perform many times \u2014 watching them inspire a whole new generation of music lovers. But that\u2019s the thing about music \u2014 it knows no boundaries, no borders \u2014 it travels straight to our hearts. I<\/em> listen to the Zombies every day on those same palm-lined streets of my youth because quite honestly \u2014 I crave<\/em> \u2014 I need<\/em> \u2014 a little dose of their<\/em> particular sonic alchemy. And it never fails to touch me, inspire me, excite and dazzle me \u2014 to make me feel less alone, to lift me when I\u2019m down. And even when their music moves me with its poignancy to tears, it reminds me of what it is to be alive \u2014 to be human \u2014 and of the power of song and music to connect us all!<\/p>\n

So Colin, Rod, Chris, Hugh and Paul: Thank you for the music and the inspiration. This will be your<\/em> year \u2014 it took a long time to come \u2014 and it\u2019s my great honor \u2014  a highlight of my life \u2014<\/em> to induct the Zombies into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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