Tony Hicks playing a Vox 12 string electric guitar through a Vox Amplifier and singing harmony it doesn’t get any better than this my dad bought a bunch ofVox Amplifiers and we still have them and they actually still work
My life has been filled with losses and misfortunes, but at least I grew up in the '60s - the greatest decade of music. I have my memories and still listen to my favorite artists from back then.
Written by Graham Gouldman of 10cc fame.In Graham Nash's autobiography he and Allan Clark went to Gouldman's house because they heard that he had written some songs. This was one the other was Bus Stop.He had a third which was No Milk Today. They wanted that one as well but Graham said that Herman's Hermits had already claimed it! Graham Gouldman was only about 17 then and already writing great songs!
People below are saying Tony H. was underrated and the Hollies under-appreciated. Really? They were famous in their day, and toured for years and years. We all knew they were top notch from the get-go and their many fans stayed loyal. Not every good group can be a Beatles or a Stones but the Hollies had lots of hits - and longevity as a group..
English singer/songwriter of 10cc fame Grahame Gouldman wrote this song for the Hollies. He's also responsible for the song Bus Stop for the Hollies, too. Also, Gouldman wrote songs for The Yardbirds "For Your Love" and "Heart Full of Soul" and "Evil Hearted You". An exceptional songwriter who uses tempo changes and mixes in melody and chord changes. He songs usually focus around the man pining for a women's love.
A real class act, every song they released was a classic, they never get the respect they truly deserve, brilliant band original and always consistent they really mark their time
Do you think the kids of today will look back on their rap music as we do with the Hollies, Beatles, Hendrix etc. etc. etc. etc..........? Maybe hmmmm.
"Look Through Any Window" ..... Such an under rated song ... It is really one of their best ..... loved then and now .... The British Invasion music was the grooviest !
Tony Hicks..................a real rock GOD, If it has strings Tony can play it to the moon & back. ... then rock it all the way to Jupiter & Neptune.................And he's drop dead GORGEOUS. Wonder if he knows that? He married that 12 string VOX @ the age of 11. Doesn't surprise me. He's barely 19 years old in this video. A super guitarist he is. And he deserves every bit of the limelight.
Listen to his ( Tony hicks) guitar work on too young to be married and many other Hollies tracks he is so good . Yes Yes those progressions he’s playing on look through any window in this clip looks simple but they’re really not and as you stated singing harmony too ! great work
"My first memory of connecting the band to the song was an extraordinary record called Look Through Any Window, which begins with one of the signature guitar riffs of the '60's, and one I still can't play properly, played by the Hollies' unsung, very underrated, superb guitar player, Tony Hicks, who's giving a guitar lesson somewhere right now as we speak."- Steve Van Zandt
I remember when the music was an art and not a computer program and the performers did not need $1million of technical equipment to perform.....! Great Music, Great Performers, Great Songs, Great Writers..........the was the "60's"........!
An overlooked gem, and what a sensational performance! Awesome guitar work (as later perpetuated with Long Cool Woman, too). Such tight harmonies, too, a perfect moment in time.
***** I remember going to the music store when I was about 10. The Vox looked so cool. It sure made the Byrds sound and a few of the Beatles songs. The Rickenbacker that is.
Actually, it depends on the guitar. Tony’s playing a 2-pickup model, whose bridge pickup is actually not very close to the bridge. But on my Vox Phantom XII stereo (3 pickups), the bridge pickup is much closer to the bridge, and it’s brighter than the Rick 360-12’s bridge pickup. In fact, the Vox is by far the brightest, most jangly, and best-sounding of the three electric 12-strings I’ve owned (Vox Phantom XII Stereo, Guild Starfire XII, and Rick 360-12, in that order). The Guild was better than the Rick on the bridge pickup alone, but the neck pickup on the Guild lacked clarity and definition. The Rick’s neck pickup was much better than the Guild’s; consequently, the Rick sounded better in the middle (both pickups) position, and in the neck-only position. But since I used the 12-string mostly for jangle, I eventually traded the Rick and held onto the Guild. Don’t get me wrong; I loved the Rick 360-12 - a beautiful guitar that was clearly the best-crafted of the three, and it was much easier to play than the Guild. But the Vox is the hands-down winner, both in quality of sound and in ease of playing. Its bridge pickup has the best sound of any 12-string I’ve ever heard or played.
Heard a few live versions of "Window" but I think this one is the best. And, although Graham Nash could talk a glass eye to sleep, his harmonies really add to the song.
Listen to that Vox Phantom 12-string! I was slightly reminded of You Can't Kill Rock and Roll by Randy Rhodes as I heard this intro. I sure Randy LOVED these guys growing up.... What a tremendous band.
Amazing live performance! Legendary vocals, great percussion, great bass, and king tone from Mr. Hicks! Some of the absolute best sound from the 60s (or from the entire 20th century, for that matter)!
1965 was such a great year. It's funny it doesn't seem that long ago. My first girlfriend. That Mustang convertible 289 V8. Color TV!! (NBC went first w/24 hr color)
Absolutely fantastic and from Manchester too, I used to watch the Hollies regularly in the night clubs around Manchester back in the early 1960s, the Northern Sporting club, the Embassy club etc, never realised then how they would go on to be world famous and rightly so as many of the comments here say about them, Alan Clarke had a fantastic voice and Tony Hicks; well, he was in a class of his own and what about Graham Nash, he went on to make a name for himself with Crosby Stills & Nash, without doubt one of the best groups to come out of not only Manchester but the UK and I think if memories serves me right, they had more hits in the 60s than the Beatles.
Tony Hicks, guitar rock GOD, then, now forever! My fave since the mid 60s, still makes my heart stop and palpitate simultaneously! Any day, any time, Tony, baby!!
Loving some early Hollies these days. I've always know them, but have come to a new appreciation of Tony Hicks. He really did a lot of interesting work and helped them up their game. He was punching above his weight class, something I never realized until giving their stuff a new listen.
I was 12 when this song came out, still one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES EVER!! I saw the Beatles in Seattle summer of 64, they were great, but would have loved to have seen the Hollies!!
