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I respect their place in history and influence on music that was to come later, but I just don't feel that the originators made many songs or albums that were particularly good or need to be heard ever again. Not when there is so much good music out there. Why waste time on average drivel? Just because it was influential? Nah. Much of it is like finger paintings on the refrigerator. Always best to focus on the later works of art that were finished and worthy, rather than the 1st grade finger paintings.
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I've always thought it was funny that Robert Plant claims that he's embarrassed by his lyrics for "Stairway To Heaven," yet he has no problem singing "Black Dog" at darn near every single one of his solo concerts.
At least it didn’t beat Black Dog, but I don’t see them in the same hemisphere much less zip code
Amazing song.....just not this rendition. One of the things that I truly admire about Carole King is how much pure joy you see in her when she watches another musician perform her songs. She is a fantastic songwriter.timschochet said:
I don't listen to Led Zeppelin that much, and when I do, it is more often than not the lesser played tunes, ones that weren't overplayed to death by classic rock radio over the years. II is the one LZ album I will still spin from start to finish on a somewhat regular basis.
question for those dipping in here:
I don't do Pandora, Spotify or any streaming service. All of the music I listen to, aside from checking out the occasional song on YT, is from my mp3's ripped at the highest quality (I rarely have a chance to bust out the physical CD's I own anymore). So that gets a 0%.
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I agree for the most part, although I do think she out-Shirelled those ladies with her own version of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow".
Maybe 1% album
This song is said to be the result of an all night session between the two Micks (Jagger and Taylor). Taylor took a short recording of a guitar piece by Keith labled “Japanese Thing” and reworked it for the recording. Of course he believed he would get a song writing credit but once again he was disappointed.
Fantastic song - one of their very best.
I think Jerry García, both with the Dead and with his band, is one of the best and most interesting cover artists I’ve ever heard. He doesn’t get enough credit for this.
Love this tune. Was introduced to it by Freddy Snakeskin who included it in his regular rotation back in the early KROQ days.
I have my list to add AFTER your list is finished and it definitely considers soul/funk/gospel.
I was a huge Chauncey Billups fan and I still agree with you.Bracie Smathers said:
I had no idea this is from '71, thought it was from the 65-68 era.timschochet said:
Well, I guess we know at least one song that isn't going to be on your 1974 countdown.
Mr. Big Stuff is an AWESOME tune. If you hate that then you will definitely hate the list that consists of leftovers from 71.
TREMENDOUS song.
there's the long guitar riff i mentioned hearing coming out of car windows as a hitchhiker. definitely a top 10 cultural presence that year
Shut yo mouth. I would rank Mr. Bigstuff over Shaft but neither would be the 1st or 2nd song from 71's Roundabout.
Both Knight and Hayes were with Stax Records. You know they probably hooked up. Isaac couldn’t have resisted that hairdo, and as for Jean, it’s Isaac Hayes. You’re damn right.
And Wakeman worked with Bowie and Elton John on songs you've already listed for 71 and a lot more so he's a baaaadmother....
Oh we will get to that song...
