Posted April 9, 200916 yr 49. David Essex http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200/drp100/p121/p12166l6psw.jpg This talented 1970s Pop/Rock singer heart-throb and entertainer was just as successful on record as he was in musicals. ALL MUSIC GUIDE BIOGRAPHY Key Compiliation: Greatest Hits (2006) http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov75/dri200/i285/i28519uihkn.jpg Career Defining Song: Rock On (1973 UK#3; 1974 USA#5)
April 9, 200916 yr Author Some Other Key Songs: jdTg9n0_Rsc Gonna Make You A Star (1974 UK#1) 9G2lqY3Nuk0 Hold Me Close (1975 UK#1) gfPRv5CGaa4 Silver Dream Machine (1980 UK#4) A Winter's Tale (1982 UK#2) Where any of you fans of David Essex during his 1970s heyday or did you prefer his arch rival Leo Sayer and wish he stuck to acting & musicals?
April 9, 200916 yr Never really liked him much, wouldn't say I particularly preferred Leo Sayer. I suppose Rock on was an OK song.
April 10, 200916 yr peaking in a time that i didnt rate much, he did some pretty good pop songs... lamplight, and hold me close in particular were good pop.
April 10, 200916 yr I'm afraid I found him totally charmless and rather tacky tbh..... :rolleyes: David Essex....ffs, the name said it all...... :lol: :lol:
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