It may have only reached number eight in the UK charts, but, over thirty years on the polite-pop, soft-jazz-shuffle and Chet Baker vocal tone of Alessi's Oh Lori still sounds daisy fresh today. Mellow as a summer meadow, light as a seaside breeze and easy like Sunday morning, it's a swisheroony tune that bounces like a beachball on a bed of brushed acoustics, vibe solos and flutey toots
The cap sleeve revival starts here
Alessi - Oh Lori
The Alessi Brothers are still in service and big in The Netherlands apparently. Why not stop by their online shop where you can buy all-year accoutrements like T-shirts and scarves!?!
Here you go strummers and crooners, get your noggins round these mellow minor sevenths and suspended whatnots
It's still as sweet to my ears as it was the first time I heard it. Nice one.
ReplyDeleteAre you tempted with a crack at those tricky chord combos Col?
ReplyDeletePS bloggers and browsers why not nip over for to Col's site and try out some of his minty fresh podcasts I played the mellow one 3 times yesterday
I had never heard that before. It sounds really cool. I like it. Thanks for sharing that with us.
ReplyDeletepopular chair the bros are curled up in still warm from Sylvie Crystals famous behind no doubt!
ReplyDeleteIt's a top tune Keith, and one of those nuggets that seems to have dropped off the retro-radar..
ReplyDeleteBL Wicker Chairs? Classic seventies icon, along with those sets of silver balls on strings exec's had on their desk.
Such a nice song, very new to me. I also had to go check out the scarfs. Very tasteful :) Thank you for sharing dear Mondo!
ReplyDeletenow i feel old ... i thought everyone in the world knew this tune .... ...thanks a bunch mondo ... ; ]
ReplyDeleteGlad it tickled your fancy Gabbi - I could be tempted with an Alessi scarf you know?
ReplyDeleteYou'll probably remember this as well Bleech. Don't know why but these two songs are joined at the hip for me, even though they charted a year apart
Ah, you know what they say 'If you can remember the 70s than you were probably, er, 12'.
ReplyDeleteI had in mind a whole big summer Friday post on this one sometime, you bugger.
Mondo, you need to start diggin out the punk CD's again mate ;-)
ReplyDeleteStill, you must be delighted about the Nolans reform announced this week??!
swisherooner indeed big boy - MIGHTY
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Do it Davy, don't let me put you off your puff - you can never have enough Alessi
ReplyDeleteP - Stick from the bloke who did Billy Joel post a few weeks back - well really!
Watch this space Ally I may have some news on Alessi's recent activities and team-ups
Touché!
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit sickly sweet to my ears - but they're good with it.
ReplyDeleteCan you buy Alessi wigs from their online shop?
;-)
Try Rug-u-Like Istv, it's where I got mine..
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