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Old songs (> 30 years old) you've rediscovered (1 Viewer)

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Highly underrated song from one of (if not) the best band of the 80s. From 1977 - 1983 The Talking Heads could do no wrong.

Recently "rediscovered" this track from Fear of Music through a lyric included in Fortress of Solitude (Lethem): Find a city. Find myself a city to live in.

I cannot believe this album is over 30 years old. I can't stop listening to it lately.

 
Kind of a lame one, but the song "Poetry Man" by Phoebe Snow has come up a few times on shuffle of late (part of the many '70s retrospective collections I have).

Absolutely despised this song when I first heard it as a kid, but now that I listen to it, it's a damn fine song. Phoebe has got some pipes.

 
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I've been listening to Deep Tracks online (I believe it is out of Chicago). I've heard a lot of album cuts I forgot about.

Deep Tracks

 
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Leroy Hoard said:
Some one posted it in another thread - Drivers Seat by Sniff n The Tears.
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:rolleyes: This was going to be mine. For 30+ years, since I was a little kid, I thought the name of this song was "Privacy". "PRIII-VA-CEE!" repeated over and over in the chorus :thumbup:

 
While not quite 30 years old, Tonight Tonight Tonight & Land of Confusion by Genesis have been called up lately on my ipod.

 
Leroy Hoard said:
Some one posted it in another thread - Drivers Seat by Sniff n The Tears.
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I was one of those who remembered this song in a couple of other threads. What always takes me back in time is the keyboard riff--that just nails the late 70s/early 80s for me. It's not quite disco but not quite new wave either. I don't know that they sound similar but it also reminds me of the keyboard sound of "Bye Bye Love" by the Cars, circa 1978. I've wracked my brain trying to remember any other songs with that similar keyboard sound but keep drawing a blank. :nerd: :nerd:
 
Another one -- kept hearing

without getting a title. Thought it might have been some post-Eat a Peach Allman Brothers -- finally got it ID'd as Molly Hatchet's "Dreams I'll Never See".
 
Also mentioned in other threads, but I find myself listening to

by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils a lot. Love the guitar work.
 
Some more -- have been digging up Rainbow's old mid-70s material lately. Thinking about it some more lately since RJ Dio passed away recently.

Posted this before, but it's worth doing again:

. That's Dio and Deep Purple's guitarist Richie Blackmore driving the sound.EDIT: from the same album, [url"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP2gGuP62-c&feature=related"]"Sixteenth Century Greensleeves". Dio's overselling it a little, but Blackmore's got a very sweet solo in this one.

 
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Thanks to Rock Band, my 3 1/2 yo son and I have been on a Beatles kick that doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon.

 
Not a rediscover, but I've finally listened to Big Star's discography from the 70's (was only familiar with September Girls prior)... Overall, I thought their stuff was good, not great. Try Again and Thirteen were the two stand-outs and will be favorites for a long time.

Hold The Line by Toto has been on regular play this summer. Great tune.

 
Early Cheap Trick - esp. "Speak Now," "Southern Girls," and pretty much the entire Heaven Tonight album.

 
Been listening to Chicago more and more the last month or so after a 15-20 year hiatus. Loving the horns.

 
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Been using Al Kooper's cover of of Elton John's

as my chill song a lot lately. Merry Clayton, Rita Coolidge et al as his angel chorus just snatches me right out of the #### like THAT & the odd little synth guitar solo helps me get my silly back on. Actually, i recently bought the "New York City (Youre a Woman)" album again after many yrs without cuz i remembered it fondly & Koop helped me with my career backinaday, and its climbing up my playlist more every day.
 
Also not a true rediscover, as I didn't know much about it awhile back, but I've been listening to some old, old REO Speedwagon. Way before the Hi Infidelity days.

Great tune from 1972, with some absolutely killer guitar work by the criminally underrated Gary Richrath:

 
Not exactly rediscovered since this came out before I was born, but found Captain Beyond's 1972 album over the weekend. Can't believe I had never heard of an album that's this good. I would suggest it to any classic rock fans:

First 3 tracks:

 
Earlier in the year I came home, turned on the TV and lo and behold, the Purple One's biopic was in this final act and that set off a few months of listening to Purple Rain! Not quite 30 years old, but close enough. Every time I walked into the truck I set I Would Die 4 U on repeat. Drove everyone nuts. I still have it on the car ipod. Linked to the long version performace with Shelia E, just for wikkid's pleasure.

 
zamboni said:
Also not a true rediscover, as I didn't know much about it awhile back, but I've been listening to some old, old REO Speedwagon. Way before the Hi Infidelity days.

Great tune from 1972, with some absolutely killer guitar work by the criminally underrated Gary Richrath:

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REO Speedwagon "Live you get what you play for" was the first rock album I bought. Great stuff and you are right, Richrath is totally underrated. There is like 10 good songs on the double live album. It would rank in my top ten of live albums too. Spots one and two would be "The song remains the same", and UFO"S "Strangers in the night".
 
Doug B said:
Another one -- kept hearing

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What an awesome song. "just one more moment, I have to wake up with the blues". I actually liked the first album they put out alot. Gator Country, Bounty Hunter, and DReams are alone enough to make it great but i liked alot of the rest of the album. Not the biggest fan of country fried rock either so i think that says something."Fall of the peacemakers" is another great hatchett song that didn't get enough play.

 
optionmaven said:
Also not a true rediscover, as I didn't know much about it awhile back, but I've been listening to some old, old REO Speedwagon. Way before the Hi Infidelity days.

Great tune from 1972, with some absolutely killer guitar work by the criminally underrated Gary Richrath:

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:goodposting: I also like "Son of a Poor Man" from that live album
 
- The James Ganghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_qHU_6Ofc0"</a>"]River - Joni Mitchell

For some reason I hadn't listened to Joni, or made a concerted effort to, in maybe 12-14 years. I am friggin' amazed at what a fantastic songwriter she was - seriously underrated. I loaded up Hits and Misses into the rotation, but the melancholy stuff from Blue is what I seem to enjoy the most.

 
Pretty good guitar player too, saw her live on a PBS special a couple years ago, played the hell out of her nylon string guitar.
 
mad sweeney said:
Earlier in the year I came home, turned on the TV and lo and behold, the Purple One's biopic was in this final act and that set off a few months of listening to Purple Rain! Not quite 30 years old, but close enough. Every time I walked into the truck I set I Would Die 4 U on repeat. Drove everyone nuts. I still have it on the car ipod. Linked to the long version performace with Shelia E, just for wikkid's pleasure.
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Thank you, sir. The Prince I play when i gotsta kick it out is How Come U Dont Call Me Anymore (not as good as the studio version, but there's no studio Prince on youtube). Funny story - one of the few times where I heard a song and literally HAD to have the recording immediately was the 1st time i saw the 1999 video. Run down to the record store and find out its a double album. Hard not to sound racist saying this but, up til that time, black artists in general were famous for putting their singles on LPs otherwise filled with afterthought dreck & i didnt wanna be down for buying two albumsworth if that was the case. What the hell - i'll buy the 45 single and have the song. Got home, played it, loved it, played the B side. It was this song. I was mesmerized - perhaps the best soul-singing i'd ever heard and i grew up listening to WABC all night long on a transistor radio under my pillow just to hear some sweet soul music. To this day, If i could only bring one Prince song to a desert island (and what good would it be there anyway - another hole in the sand) it would be How Come U Dont Call Me Anymore. Check out the original on Rhapsody or iLike if y'all aint heard it.
 
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Phurfur said:
I've been listening to Deep Tracks online (I believe it is out of Chicago). I've heard a lot of album cuts I forgot about.

Deep Tracks
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Big thank you for getting me onto this station!On right now is Cross Eyed Mary - Jethro Tull

I have been really listening to Turnstiles and The Stranger from Billy Joel lately. Absolutely love Summer, Highland Falls and Miami 2017 from Turnstiles and Get it Right the First Time and Vienna from The Stranger. The other day I was listening to The Replacements and loved hearing You Lose from Hootenanny

 
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