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1970s music draft- Link to google spreadsheet in first post (1 Viewer)
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Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
27:19: Burn Down the Mission - Elton John - Singer/Songwriter Song
This whole album just takes me to a good place but this song is a great way to end an album and make you want to play it again immediately. I think I am going to go on a week long old Elton album jag.
This whole album just takes me to a good place but this song is a great way to end an album and make you want to play it again immediately. I think I am going to go on a week long old Elton album jag.
simey
Footballguy
The guitar playing in this song is fantastic. I still turn this song up if it comes on the radio. It brings back great memories.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
27.xx Graham Parker & the Rumour - Don't Ask Me Questions (1976) 1976 song
Another artist who deserved more exposure. This entire debut album is a favorite.
Another artist who deserved more exposure. This entire debut album is a favorite.
rockaction
Footballguy
Yeah, me too. It took me a long time to track down who sang this and what it was because it was only on oldies stations who aren't necessarily great at reading off the artists. Took me years, and the song would float in and out of my head. It was sort of serendipitous for me that this was released in 1970, as I'd planned on taking a first-wave ska song here, but it turns out that particular song was released in '69, not '70 as I originally thought.
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ScottNorwood
Footballcutie
I've taken all my albums - am I allowed to take this as a song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz1cEO01LLc
Mister CIA
Footballguy
One of the most influential bands that most don't know. For all the effort they put into playing the role of grubby misfits, they delivered one of the cleanest, purest and most satisfying hard rock sounds ever.
26.XX - Slade Alive 2 by Slade, Hard Rock Album
Reinforcement: Actual live footage. These guys new what to do on a stage. If I may agree with a youtube commenter, that does look like Nigel Tufnel.
26.XX - Slade Alive 2 by Slade, Hard Rock Album
Reinforcement: Actual live footage. These guys new what to do on a stage. If I may agree with a youtube commenter, that does look like Nigel Tufnel.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
simsarge
Footballguy
Need to make a couple adjustments:
1. Move Steve Martin's Let's Get Small from 1977 Album to Wildcard Album. Planned to do this all along, just now getting to it.
These next two are brain farts.
2. Change Gladys Knight and the Pips Imagination change from Soul Album (already have Donna Summer Here) to Soul/Funk/Disco Song and use the I've got to use my imagination cut
3. Change Pieces of eight from Styx as my (other) 1977 album and take the Blue Collar Man cut as my Hard/Classic Rock Song
1. Move Steve Martin's Let's Get Small from 1977 Album to Wildcard Album. Planned to do this all along, just now getting to it.
These next two are brain farts.
2. Change Gladys Knight and the Pips Imagination change from Soul Album (already have Donna Summer Here) to Soul/Funk/Disco Song and use the I've got to use my imagination cut
3. Change Pieces of eight from Styx as my (other) 1977 album and take the Blue Collar Man cut as my Hard/Classic Rock Song
Eephus
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
27.xx "Reflections of My Life" - Marmalade (1970 song)
A majestic piece of melancholy pop from three hit (in the US) wonders from Glasgow. Released in the US March 1970.
A majestic piece of melancholy pop from three hit (in the US) wonders from Glasgow. Released in the US March 1970.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
28.xx - Rod Stewart- Maggie May -1971 song
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
FUBAR
Footballguy
28
Time to take a punk/post-punk album
Going to reach across the pond to take the first album from a band I loved in the 80s early 90s and still enjoy on occasion today.
Three imaginary boys, the Cure
Three Imaginary Boys is the debut studio album by English rock band the Cure, released on 8 May 1979 by record label Fiction. It was later (1980) released in the United States and Australia with a different song tracklist as Boys Don't Cry.
Robert smith had a huge influence on the next 30+ years of music, expecially the 80s and 90s as alternative music scene which my friends and I grew up listening.
Time to take a punk/post-punk album
Going to reach across the pond to take the first album from a band I loved in the 80s early 90s and still enjoy on occasion today.
Three imaginary boys, the Cure
Three Imaginary Boys is the debut studio album by English rock band the Cure, released on 8 May 1979 by record label Fiction. It was later (1980) released in the United States and Australia with a different song tracklist as Boys Don't Cry.
Robert smith had a huge influence on the next 30+ years of music, expecially the 80s and 90s as alternative music scene which my friends and I grew up listening.
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Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
Saw a show just this weekend that was reviewing 80's music. And apparently back then, people were referring to The Cure as the Pink Floyd of the 80's. Laughable!
And I was never a fan of The Cure. Was just too gay for me. Was never into the British synth pop. I can appreciate the talents of those bands, but I just didn't like it.
simsarge
Footballguy
Great pick!! I was so going to pick 'ole Barry that icon of 70's pop slop!!!! in one of my last song picks, just couldn't set on which one. I was bewildered how no one had picked him so far as he was with the possible exception of the Bee Gees the most prolific act in the entire decade (forty-seven Top 40 singles, twelve Number 1's and 27 Top 10's and in 1978 he had five albums on the best seller charts at the same time, per Wikipedia). In hindsight, I should've taken Copacabana as my 1978 song.
timschochet
Footballguy
Joe Walsh- "Life's Been Good"-1978 song
I can't complain but sometimes I still do
I can't complain but sometimes I still do
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I kept looking through the spreadsheet because I thought maybe Tim, at least, would have taken something by Manilow. Then I asked simey just to make sure I wasn't missing anything.
Anyway, I always liked Manilow (even if I wouldn't always admit it back then). He knew how to write pop hooks and he had a good voice. And you'll be hearing his songs in dentist offices as long as there's piped-in music.
worrierking
Footballguy
28.xx I Wanna Be Sedated--The Ramones (1978 song)
simey
Footballguy
Pieces of Eight is on the spreadsheet as your 1978 album, which is the year it was released. What do you want me to do?
simey
Footballguy
28.xx - Luchenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - Waylon Jennings (1977 song)
I got exposed to a lot of country music in the 70s, cause my parents played it in the house often. This is one of my favorites I'd hear.
I got exposed to a lot of country music in the 70s, cause my parents played it in the house often. This is one of my favorites I'd hear.
FUBAR
Footballguy
It might seem laughable, but when you consider impact, innovation, influence, and how most people seem to either love the music or don't like it (but almost everyone respects their talent) that actually a decent comparison. I wouldn't call either Floyd or the Cure a favorite band and I do get tired of their songs after a while, but I keep going back to both for a taste every now and then. The only real difference (other than personal taste) is that Pink Floyd has remained "respectable" while the Cure is somewhat looked down upon as pop.
Why did I have this scratched off my punk list?
simey
Footballguy
simey
Footballguy
You currently have Raw Power in your 1973 album category, and Transformer as your wildcard album. If you move Raw Power to hard rock/classic rock album, you will have 1970 and 1973 album categories left, and a wildcard song to go.
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simsarge
Footballguy
Got the year wrong, my bad. Remove Pieces from "1978" album and add Blue Collar to Classic/Hard Rock Song
thanks!
worrierking
Footballguy
Oh Lord!
What a great song. I would have taken this if I hadn't already selected Squeezing Out Sparks.
worrierking
Footballguy
I am not a big fan of country in general, but other categories have been heavily mined already, so I have ended up with some favorites. This is a great tune from the peak of Waylon's time as unofficial leader of the outlaw movement.
simsarge
Footballguy
Catching up after a busy weekend....
27.XX Lookin' Out for #1 Bachman Turner Overdrive - 1976 Song
Not an especially popular song from them, but certainly a departure from their usual style and tried to go at least little off the main street. I really love the jazzy feel here and Randy Bachman is brilliant as always. Lousy video, sorry
28.xx Take me to the river - Talking Heads. Punk Song These guys were about as main stream pop as one could get with punk, but I saw other more punk-y songs, but didn't care for any and this was a pretty cool cover of Mr Al Green's original, so here ya go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RHZEzVUBPk
29.xx Powderfinger - Neil Young 1979 Song. Few songs that I can recall tell a story musically as this (Harry Chapin, American Pie, etc). When I heard it I was positive that it was a out-of-the-box Vietnam protest song, but from what I've heard since, it's just a song. Powderfinger
I'm more of a CSN than a Y fan, but I recall listening to this for the first time and immediately requesting to hear it again (the DJ didn't that night, but I was treated to extra helpings nightly afterwards). This was at a rock and roll bar in Donducheon (TDC to the "Locals"), South Korea outside Camp Casey. There was a bar catering much any type of music or atmosphere you would want to be in. The DJ would be in a little tiny plexi-glass booth with shelves of records (most bootlegged) and two turntables. You would scribble your request on a slip of paper (you could help your cause with a tip or writing it in Korean). This is where I heard many, many, many songs for the first time also since there was a conglomeration of guys from all over the country there to blow off steam, get trashed and find themselves some companionship for the evenin so there were tastes that were much more urbanized and well traveled than mine.
27.XX Lookin' Out for #1 Bachman Turner Overdrive - 1976 Song
Not an especially popular song from them, but certainly a departure from their usual style and tried to go at least little off the main street. I really love the jazzy feel here and Randy Bachman is brilliant as always. Lousy video, sorry
28.xx Take me to the river - Talking Heads. Punk Song These guys were about as main stream pop as one could get with punk, but I saw other more punk-y songs, but didn't care for any and this was a pretty cool cover of Mr Al Green's original, so here ya go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RHZEzVUBPk
29.xx Powderfinger - Neil Young 1979 Song. Few songs that I can recall tell a story musically as this (Harry Chapin, American Pie, etc). When I heard it I was positive that it was a out-of-the-box Vietnam protest song, but from what I've heard since, it's just a song. Powderfinger
I'm more of a CSN than a Y fan, but I recall listening to this for the first time and immediately requesting to hear it again (the DJ didn't that night, but I was treated to extra helpings nightly afterwards). This was at a rock and roll bar in Donducheon (TDC to the "Locals"), South Korea outside Camp Casey. There was a bar catering much any type of music or atmosphere you would want to be in. The DJ would be in a little tiny plexi-glass booth with shelves of records (most bootlegged) and two turntables. You would scribble your request on a slip of paper (you could help your cause with a tip or writing it in Korean). This is where I heard many, many, many songs for the first time also since there was a conglomeration of guys from all over the country there to blow off steam, get trashed and find themselves some companionship for the evenin so there were tastes that were much more urbanized and well traveled than mine.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
I'm sure I'm in the very small minority around here but I much prefer the Cure to Pink Floyd. Both great bands, though.
And shockingly, I'm not even gay.
simsarge
Footballguy
Wow!! That IS a stunning development!!I'm sure I'm in the very small minority around here but I much prefer the Cure to Pink Floyd. Both great bands, though.
And shockingly, I'm not even gay.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
28.xx Little Feat - Dixie Chicken (1973) 1973 song
Thought about taking this album for the year but this song will have to suffice.
Thought about taking this album for the year but this song will have to suffice.
jwb
Footballguy
28.xx - Pump It Up - Elvis Costello & The Attractions - punk/post punk song
I guess you could call this post punk - at least I consider it such. Great song, regardless.
I guess you could call this post punk - at least I consider it such. Great song, regardless.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Best thing I saw on the internet today: Wolverhampton Bubbleboys
Update: This is now the best thing I saw on the internet today.
Update: This is now the best thing I saw on the internet today.
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Mister CIA
Footballguy
27.XX - Stand Back, 1975 album by April Wine
Discovered this one a few days ago. Can't resist urge to play.
Discovered this one a few days ago. Can't resist urge to play.
dal_boys_phan
Footballguy
Late pick for me today as I went to work with no phone...
28.xx - The Doobie Brothers - China Grove (hard rock/classic rock pick)
Just saw them again two weekends ago for the 5th time - they still rock great through all the classics, including this one and they still sound great. My first exposure to them was on What's Happening! Only first saw them on the double bill with Chicago in 2010 - wish I had caught them earlier to that tour though. This year's show features Billy Payne from Little Feat on keys, so that was pretty cool. This is my wife's favorite Doobie song (I like it about the same as a few different ones), so I'll throw it up here for her.
28.xx - The Doobie Brothers - China Grove (hard rock/classic rock pick)
Just saw them again two weekends ago for the 5th time - they still rock great through all the classics, including this one and they still sound great. My first exposure to them was on What's Happening! Only first saw them on the double bill with Chicago in 2010 - wish I had caught them earlier to that tour though. This year's show features Billy Payne from Little Feat on keys, so that was pretty cool. This is my wife's favorite Doobie song (I like it about the same as a few different ones), so I'll throw it up here for her.
jwb
Footballguy
I have a wildcard song left, and this was strongly considered. Doobies were fun.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
28:03: Driver's Seat - Sniff N the Tears - 1978
I had a couple of other more familiar, maybe more critically acclaimed but this song is so "of that time." And one of my personal favorites.
I had a couple of other more familiar, maybe more critically acclaimed but this song is so "of that time." And one of my personal favorites.
Eephus
Footballguy
28.xx "Soul Makossa" - Manu Dibango (Soul/funk/disco song)
A Top 40 hit in 1973 that didn't sound like anything else on the radio
I remember hanging out in Jeff Chmielewski's garage that summer drinking sodas and trying to belch along with this song. Can it be that life was oh so simple then, or has time rewritten every line.
Ma-mako, ma-ma-sa, mako-mako ssa.
A Top 40 hit in 1973 that didn't sound like anything else on the radio
I remember hanging out in Jeff Chmielewski's garage that summer drinking sodas and trying to belch along with this song. Can it be that life was oh so simple then, or has time rewritten every line.
Ma-mako, ma-ma-sa, mako-mako ssa.
Buzzbait
Footballguy
29.01 UFO - Strangers In the Night (Wildcard album)
The 70s were a decade of a lot of great live music but one of the criminally under rated rock albums is this one. Completely live (no studio editing) and absolutely blistering hard rock music from the classic UFO lineup. Guitatist Michael Schenker really shows off his chops on this set without it feeling like overindulgence. UFO are very well known in Europe but only a blip on the radar in the US.
Not that Amazon's customer reviews are the benchmark but it rates 4.9 out of 5 with 98% of the 245 votes being 4 stars or better. I agree. This album smokes.
UFO Lights Out
The 70s were a decade of a lot of great live music but one of the criminally under rated rock albums is this one. Completely live (no studio editing) and absolutely blistering hard rock music from the classic UFO lineup. Guitatist Michael Schenker really shows off his chops on this set without it feeling like overindulgence. UFO are very well known in Europe but only a blip on the radar in the US.
Not that Amazon's customer reviews are the benchmark but it rates 4.9 out of 5 with 98% of the 245 votes being 4 stars or better. I agree. This album smokes.
UFO Lights Out
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otb_lifer
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