Although they were one of the very biggest rock & roll groups of the 1960s, the Four Seasons — unlike, say, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, or the Byrds — don't excite virtually automatic respect from listeners and critics. A big factor is their most distinguishing trademark, the shrill falsetto vocals of their lead singer, Frankie Valli. Many also find their material — gently moralistic, romantic tunes with tightly arranged group harmonies that updated doo wop ethos into the 1960s — too ... Read More...
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