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
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..
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!
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
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"........!
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
"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 !
"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
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)!
***** 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.
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!!
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.
What an amazing band the Hollies are, still going strong though sadly without Allan Clarke. They all seem such nice people, love Allan, go to their gigs still. Good health and happiness to Allan and his family, I know he still does very good work in music.
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.
Not sure what Graham Nash brought to this performance. All the music clearly provided by the superb playing of Tony Hicks, Eric Haydock & the brilliant Bobby Elliot on drums.
I was a teen in the 60's and would rate the Hollies right up there third behind the Beatles and Beach Boys, the Hollies kept churning out hits as if on a production line..:)
Done really live is the only way to do it. And it was excellent as well. not like pre-recorded nonsense of today and robotic sounding voices. Well....... may that's because they actually had talent.
True Rock stars can really sing in the high octaves. Like The Hollies do here. Try to sing along with the lead singer. Now listen to the background singers hitting notes above him.
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!!
As musician I can assure you the (seen) ‘VOX’ instruments where required for royalties. I never picked one up that came close to the tones of my Fenders and Gibsons. Besides, Rickenbacker’s were used in most early Brit recording sessions. They did a great job in this on stage performance!
+gino066 Those Vox guitars are not very true up the neck. I had a tear drop six string I sold out of frustration with it. The Italians made great looking guitars, (see Wandres),but they didn't always play so well. Tony, to his credit, has this one totally under control, but for a momentary gaffe.
For what it’s worth, I’ve owned a Guild Starfire XII and a Rickenbacker 360-12. Each had their own strengths and weaknesses, but I finally found the 12-string I was looking for when I stumbled onto a Vox Phantom XII stereo. I guess I got lucky. It wasn’t perfect. Like all 12-strings, the intonation sucked until I installed a custom 12-saddle tunable bridge. What’s more, the alignment of the strings over the pickup poles is correct only for the bridge pickup. It’s slightly off for the middle pickup, and more so for the neck pickup. But it doesn’t matter; I only use the bridge pickup, and I only run the output in mono. The neck is unusually wide, which actually makes it easier to play. And the sound is spectacular.
Love watching this video! Great song, excellent (live!) vocals and instrumentation. And when I'm not drooling over Tony Hicks, I'm chuckling over Allan Clarke breaking into some "Mashed Potato" dance moves or watching the stage hand scoot behind the backdrop, LOL! Guess he was "rushing through the busy stage set"! Thanks for posting this!
So good, Nash's high harmony brings such life in the chorus, I had to rewatch as I was sure it was backing track/live vox at first but no this is all live, beautiful
LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW hit skupiny HOLLIES, ktorý bol v UK rebríčku 11 týždňov od 2. septembra 1965 a obsadil 4.m.ako v poradí siedmy TOP 10 hit po sebe.Autorom piesne bol Graham Gouldman nar. 10. mája 1945 v Manchestri bývalý člen skupiny The Whirlwinds.Skupinu v tom čase tvorili Allan Clarke spev, Graham Nash gitara, Tony Hicks solová gitara, Eric Haydock basová gitara a Bobby Elliot bicie
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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
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..
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!
Wow, great to know.
Graham Gouldman from 10cc band wrote this song and Bus Stop song for The Hollies.
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
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"........!
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.
such a great period to be alive in
Two of the most underrated musicians of their time, Tony Hicks and Bobby Elliot.
They're the only original members left in the band.
That is why the two of them can carry on the sound for so many years.
Bobby Elliott- what a drummer!
I have always felt that Bobby Elliott was the best drummer from this era . period. Man and those 2 inch heel Beatle boots are smokinnnn.
Yes!!!
I'd forgotten just how good this song was. Great playing and live vocals.
Fantastic song of the mid 1960s.
wow ...not lip-synced. And really good quality.
Tony Hicks is one of those musicians who has been very overlooked
Definitely!
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
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.
Is one of my all-time favorite songs and Tony Hicks guitar playing is the best ever
I thought of the Hollies as the English Beach Boys .With those bitchin' 3-part harmonies. LOVE 'EM!!
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.
didnt realise what a good singing voice tony hicks had, as well as being a brilliant guitarist
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.
Freakin' Tony Hicks, making those riffs look so easy which they're not AND singing harmony simultaneously. Freakin' genius.
Especially on a 12 string!!
mackb909 those chords are not easy, my guitar player does a good job but he is nowhere near a mic.
Muscle Memory
TONY HICKS so handsome. His eyes so dam sexy. He's eye candy.
Especially on a 12 string.....The lovely Vox Phantom 12. He is genuinely one of the unsung heroes among guitarists.
those vocals are gold
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.
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.
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)
One of the most underrated pop bands ever. In the 60's right up there with the Beatles and the Stones.
"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 !
I was the perfect age to enjoy all of the British Invasion.
I feel like I'm a child of 60's and 70's eventhough i am in my late 30's.
Man, our boys sounding like The Byrds here with the janglin guitars and harmonies!
A lot of groups didn't get as much credit as they should like the Hollies they were really great muscians
"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
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)!
this is power pop before that term was invented. Totally enjoyable!
Love the 12 string sound on this song. Tony Hicks came up with some great riffs and sounds. The Hollies were a really polished band.
***** 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.
+Mark Sisk Vox guitars all have a unique tone, its not as bright as the Rickenbacker but cool none the less.
Hicks was perhaps one of THE most underrated rhythm guitarists of his era.
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.
You won't see a Vox 12 string often, but you see one here
How many groups are that good live?
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!!
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.
Dig Bobby Elliot on the drums. Incredible!
Always loved this song. I thought the Hollies were just incredable, especially their high high harmonies and interesting tunes.
Tony Hicks ... dear god, .... amazing
Rest in peace, Eric Haydock.
Helluva bass player.
Man I would give anything to be alive in the 60's and experience all the great talent that decade offered
I was a teenager during the British Invasion. Close to 70 now. It was everthing you've heard and can imagine. I am so blessed.
79tazman .... it was great but a lot of rubbish tools
I love this so much. Brings back so many memories. This. Is. Music.
NOT LIP SYNCHING OR FAKING TO PLAY THE INSTRUMENTS, THIS IS THE REAL DEAL AND SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE RECORD.
Wonderful classic band.
Great songs, cool harmonies, sparkling, original guitar work.
With The Hollies--What's not to like?
Vox Phantom Guitar
They are as good live as they are on recordings!
What an amazing band the Hollies are, still going strong though sadly without Allan Clarke. They all seem such nice people, love Allan, go to their gigs still. Good health and happiness to Allan and his family, I know he still does very good work in music.
The Hollies REALLY LIVE. Outstanding.
i was 11 years old and really into pop then!!!!! Beatles, Hollies, Manfed mann etc
and alert to girls!
I've always loved this song! It is the quintessential 1960's pop song!
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.
Go on, somone use the word underrated..
happy new year to all the hollies fans ....what amazing harmonies these guys had .lol xxfrom south yorkshire england
the hollies - just that name and you know greatness !!
A class act who should have had far more number ones (incl this) ..just listen to the vocal arrangements on I Can't Let Go....amazing!
Not sure what Graham Nash brought to this performance.
All the music clearly provided by the superb playing of Tony Hicks, Eric Haydock & the brilliant Bobby Elliot on drums.
those lead vocals (one of the best i've heard), that lead guitar, good musical sound all around
Loved them...from the minute their tunes hit California, I was 15, 1965. Thanks for the music.
tony hicks is way underrated
Underrated by people who know and feel nothing in music. Good Nelson lad is our Tony.
Thank you for posting.
I love the song, the band, the era, fantastic!
Awesome Song !!! by such an awesome band !! incredible drummer Bobby elliot !! The hollies always rocked with the highest energy !!
One of the great songs Graham Gouldman wrote before forming 10CC
Vox phantom
Listen to Graham singing tenor, man he was way up there 👆 Hey the Hollies had a lot and CSNY had some too.
I was a teen in the 60's and would rate the Hollies right up there third behind the Beatles and Beach Boys, the Hollies kept churning out hits as if on a production line..:)
First record I ever owned. My mom bought it for me. I wore it out. : )
Always great harmonies with The Hollies
Done really live is the only way to do it. And it was excellent as well. not like pre-recorded nonsense of today and robotic sounding voices. Well....... may that's because they actually had talent.
Tony Hicks... lead guitar for sure
Rest in peace Eric Haydock 😥
love the "live" stuff. shows what a real group with real musicians can do.
THE HOLLIES THEY WERE GREAT,THE BEST
I was so into motown how the hell did I miss these masters? music amazing
In my opinion , ... One of the greatest songs ever recorded
True Rock stars can really sing in the high octaves. Like The Hollies do here. Try to sing along with the lead singer. Now listen to the background singers hitting notes above him.
Great great stuff. All live. What a treat.
Fantastic. Haven't heard this in years. Thanks.
This band ROCKS
Yet another amazing track from the 60s. I'm starting to think the pit is bottomless.
2:25 of pop perfection.
An actual live performance on TV was rare back then - most producers wanted the pre-recorded track with lip-synch.
the hollies were the fantastics cartoon!!
Just tremendous! Love that Vox. Is it a Phantom 12?
Loving that 12-string Vox Phantom...
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!!
Right! Like LIVE music should be,: raw, to the point and real.
Watch your local Rock´nroll clubs, guys and listen to the band.
As musician I can assure you the (seen) ‘VOX’ instruments where
required for royalties. I never picked one up that came close to
the tones of my Fenders and Gibsons. Besides, Rickenbacker’s
were used in most early Brit recording sessions.
They did a great job in this on stage performance!
Has always been one of my favorite songs, and that intro outro, one of the best !
Tony Hicks, 12 string Vox.. boss.
+gino066 Those Vox guitars are not very true up the neck. I had a tear drop six string I sold out of frustration with it. The Italians made great looking guitars, (see Wandres),but they didn't always play so well. Tony, to his credit, has this one totally under control, but for a momentary gaffe.
Yea, can,t find a whole lot of people playing those 12 strings, prefering Rickenbecker s
Most of these appearances were performed to a backing track- this sounds/looks live.... anybody?
For what it’s worth, I’ve owned a Guild Starfire XII and a Rickenbacker 360-12. Each had their own strengths and weaknesses, but I finally found the 12-string I was looking for when I stumbled onto a Vox Phantom XII stereo. I guess I got lucky.
It wasn’t perfect. Like all 12-strings, the intonation sucked until I installed a custom 12-saddle tunable bridge. What’s more, the alignment of the strings over the pickup poles is correct only for the bridge pickup. It’s slightly off for the middle pickup, and more so for the neck pickup.
But it doesn’t matter; I only use the bridge pickup, and I only run the output in mono. The neck is unusually wide, which actually makes it easier to play. And the sound is spectacular.
Vox phantom
Tony Hicks was the goods.
Love watching this video! Great song, excellent (live!) vocals and instrumentation. And when I'm not drooling over Tony Hicks, I'm chuckling over Allan Clarke breaking into some "Mashed Potato" dance moves or watching the stage hand scoot behind the backdrop, LOL! Guess he was "rushing through the busy stage set"! Thanks for posting this!
They are really a talented group, I enjoyed their music all the British bands were phenomenal still then and now!!!!!
makes me feel 15 again, if only for 3 minutes
You mean two minutes and twenty five seconds?
So good, Nash's high harmony brings such life in the chorus, I had to rewatch as I was sure it was backing track/live vox at first but no this is all live, beautiful
a mix of beattles and byrds!
LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW hit skupiny HOLLIES, ktorý bol v UK rebríčku 11 týždňov od 2. septembra 1965 a obsadil 4.m.ako v poradí siedmy TOP 10 hit po sebe.Autorom piesne bol Graham Gouldman nar. 10. mája 1945 v Manchestri bývalý člen skupiny The Whirlwinds.Skupinu v tom čase tvorili Allan Clarke spev, Graham Nash gitara, Tony Hicks solová gitara, Eric Haydock basová gitara a Bobby Elliot bicie