{"product_id":"goings-easy-bonus-track","title":"Going's Easy [Bonus Track]","description":"Personnel: Mike Deacon (vocals, piano, organ); Norman Watt-Roy (vocals, bass guitar); Dick Hanson (trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion).\u003cbr\u003eAs had been the case with the Greatest Show on Earth's (GSOE) debut long-player, Horizons (1970), the follow-up, Going's Easy (1970), made very little impact despite their originality and certainly better-than-average material. The band's rather auspicious origins were the invention of EMI Records subsidiary Harvest, who set out to manufacture a British version of Blood, Sweat \u0026amp; Tears or Chicago -- both of whom successfully fused a brass and woodwind section into the framework of a rock \u0026amp; roll combo. After a less-than-stellar initial outing, GSOE returned to the drawing board and reconvened with a disc of longer and more jammed-out sides. They had also been listening to their stateside counterparts. The extended track \"Borderline\" is a group-credited composition that seems to lift several distinct features from the David Clayton Thomas version of Blood, Sweat \u0026amp; Tears. Colin Horton Jennings' (vocals\/flute\/guitar) bluesy lead vocals seem to practically mimic Thomas'. In fact, GSOE even goes one better than Blood, Sweat \u0026amp; Tears with an exceedingly heavier rock vibe. The acoustic and lilting \"Magic Touch Woman\" as well as the dark, pastoral \"Storytimes \u0026amp; Nursery Rhymes\" include some well-crafted harmonies that could easily be mistaken for latter-era Hollies. This is particularly interesting as the Hollies actually scored a minor hit with \"Magic Touch Woman.\" \"Love Magnet\" is another lengthy track that features some of the band's best ensemble work. Mick Deacon's (vocal\/keyboard) electric organ solo is especially noteworthy, giving GSOE a really jazzy workout. Lacking consumer or industry support, GSOE disbanded by mid-1971. Even while the group was able to sell out shows throughout the rest of Europe, the total lack of interest back home inevitably sealed their fate. ~ Lindsay Planer","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49516729237791,"sku":"4009910505823","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/c68f40d1b4454a8e2b1077415c1c83ae.jpg?v=1777926239","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/goings-easy-bonus-track","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}