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The Ultimate Peter & Gordon ReviewOne of a pair of almost lookalike duos (the other being Chad & Jeremy); these guys hit with the beautiful Lennon/McCartney song "A World Without Love" and took it to the top of the charts. The songs the Beatles threw P&G's way were probably less suited for the Fab Four than for them; the duo really did something good for these songs, most especially with "I Don't Wanna See You Again", probably my favorite of their first three. "Nobody I Know", though probably the weakest, still comes in with at least 4 stars.
They then switched gears from this groovy mid-tempo bounce into more a ballad mode, and stayed there for quite awhile. My favorite from this part of their career was their rendition of the Del Shannon tune "I Go to Pieces" which was a gorgeously mournful breakup/goodbye song. Buddy Holly's "True Love Ways" and McCartney's "Woman" are also quite stellar, and emotionally very satisfying.
In the latter part of their short career, they got into humorous songs, a bit like the Kinks did around the same time, but of course with a very different sound than the Davies crew, and a lighter touch in terms of the lyrics. When I first heard these songs as a callow youth, they kind of left me cold (I was a bit of a serious bloke at the time). But I now feel they are as high quality as their more beautiful and emotionally stunning earlier songs. The standouts here are, of course, "Lady Godiva" and "Knight in Rusty Armor". "Knight" is particularly awesome melodically, and very, very generous in the humor department. Quite quirky and cute . . . you might say that. "Sunday for Tea" is also very much the number. Very British, you know!
I often wonder how to compare their output/repertoire with that of Chad and Jeremy (both duos entered the U. S. charts for the first time in May of 1964). Chad & Jeremy never charted in Britain. They, when not doing big-time show tunes, have a rather folksy sound. Peter and Gordon were pure soft rock, and power pop once they entered their ballad phase. Though I might prefer Chad and Jeremy's overall vocal blend, it's really too close for me to call. I'd say, try them both out for size.
[Chad and Jeremy lasted a bit longer, even going through a so-called psychedelic phase, which however I find to be overly theatrical, both vocally and otherwise. There were plenty of others who fell into that kind of groove around the same time (Earth Opera, the Mothers of Invention, Pink Floyd, the Fugs, Love . . . the list is quite long.) I guess I just never grooved in that direction, except for short little gems here and there.]The Ultimate Peter & Gordon Overview

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