Theoretically, it should be easy to assemble a greatest-hits collection from Huey Lewis & the News, since they spent most of the '80s in the Top Ten. Time Flies: The Best of Huey Lewis & the News proves that assumption false. Although many of the band's biggest hits are here…
On the peak of their career in the USA, 'Huey Lewis & The News' came to Germany for a gig at the music show Rockpalast in 1984. The blooded musicians from San Francisco did a terrific show playing the highlights of their first three albums: 'Huey Lewis & The News', 'Picture This' and 'Sports'.
Originally released in 1971. Baby Huey was a psychedelic soul legend as well as an enormous (sorry) influence on hip hop, having been sampled by the likes of A Tribe Called Quest, Ghostface Killah and many more. Includes the classics Hard Times (Curtis Mayfield) and A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke) and the best rendition of The Mamas & The Papas' California Dreamin' ever made.
The Vietnam War was the Huey war–a brutal war, where the lethal Huey gunship wrought havoc on the Viet Cong. The Huey revolutionized U.S. Army tactics and changed the way modern wars were fought. Veterans describe their feelings on flying the Huey into battle and how they could rely on the helicopter to pull them through even the worst firefights. It was a vital lifeline, providing food, ammunition, and fire support, and its role in medical evacuation was the difference between life and death for thousands of men.
Picture This found Huey Lewis and the News developing a signature sound, but they truly came into their own on their third album, Sports. It's true that the record holds together better than its predecessors because it has a clear, professional production, but the real key is the songs…