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Post by Mr Kite on Feb 26, 2016 19:47:35 GMT
Over here in blighty the makers of N.M.E. and Melody Maker are doing a History of Rock mags A monthly trip through the archives of the Mags from the 1965 onwards Now back in the day of my youth I was convinced that the 60`s was the greatest decade of Music of mankind And nothing would have made me change my mind You had the Fab`s Stones , Hendrix , Dylan at his peak and the greatest album that in the history Music will never be bettered etc etc etc
But reader one thing has changed my mind and that`s... Time. And over the last 30 years or so of exploring almost everything in Music the 70`s has blown my mind and I think as much the 60`s are far out the 70`s were and still are the greatest decade of Rock .
So I think a bit of self indulgence from me and hopefully You and with the help of You Tube We can reminisce of the decade of flares, space hoppers , and bring to light to people who missed the greatest 10 years of Rock
So then . 1970.
The dream was over The Beatles had called it a day but they gave us an album in 1970 Let It Be . And if that was`nt enough George Harrison gave us a masterpiece All Things Must Pass McCartney gave us McCartney But one of the greatest Albums of the 70`s and indeed ever was John Lennon`s Plastic Ono Band .
Favorite track ? Working Class Hero is a cert but God is just out there and Lennon bearing his soul
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Post by Amadeus on Feb 26, 2016 21:57:16 GMT
The best ROCK decade. There was so much under that heading. It wasn't all different subgenres like there became in the 80s 'til now. YES was a rock group like Zeppelin were a rock group like The James Gang were a rock group like AC/DC were a rock group. My favorite three albums from that decade are Thick As A Brick, Quadrophenia and The WALL (not in that order). That was the decade of front men now showing off their, well, fronts! That never happened in the 60s. We know Robert Plant's front very well. Bon Scott's is a familiar one too. He could never afford a shirt for himself because all the money at that time was going into Angus's suits! What else about the 70s?,,, Long hair. Jeans. T-shirts. Eventually t-shirts with band names on them. Being a kid at the time, on my way to establishing my own individuality, I loved the fact that some music could be absolutely Beautiful (say,,,Wish You Were Here) and the guys that played it with tattered clothing and long messy hair. I just loved it. THEN, I loved some of the jazz/fusion/rock bands (some of that stuff was brutally hard) like Zappa's groups or John Mclaughlin (who shreds heavier than any rock guitarist of the time) wore nice clothes and had short hair. The contradictions appealed to me. Although it's a good thing that Black Sabbath never dressed for the office. That wouldn't have worked.
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Post by Bongo on Feb 27, 2016 2:31:54 GMT
Now back in the day of my youth I was convinced that the 60`s was the greatest decade of Music of mankind And nothing would have made me change my mind You had the Fab`s Stones , Hendrix , Dylan at his peak and the greatest album that in the history Music will never be bettered etc etc etc But reader one thing has changed my mind and that`s... Time. And over the last 30 years or so of exploring almost everything in Music the 70`s has blown my mind and I think as much the 60`s are far out the 70`s were and still are the greatest decade of Rock . Favorite track ? Working Class Hero is a cert but God is just out there and Lennon bearing his soul I totally agree. There will never be anything like the 60’s & 70’s in terms of amazing music! And Working Class Hero? A fine Gem, that many people don’t even know exist!!!! Good thread Mr. Kite
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Post by Day Tripper on Feb 27, 2016 3:32:55 GMT
There will never be anything like the 60’s & 70’s in terms of amazing music! Well, I couldn't decide really what the best decade is. The '60s had The Beatles, my favorite band of all time, the '70s had Led Zeppelin (my second favorite), Black Sabbath, and etc., and the '80s was great with metal and hair metal. (Early '90s, too. ) So really, I couldn't decide. But anyways:
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Post by pothos on Feb 27, 2016 11:43:56 GMT
I think the 1970's is such a great decade for music. Birmingham seems to have come to the fore regarding the explosion of talent. Glam Ska, Bowie, Kate Bush, Elton John, Marley. Punk Rock n Roll, dance, New Wave, Zeppelin, Sabbath. It was an incredibly diverse decade for music.
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Post by Bongo on Feb 27, 2016 13:32:20 GMT
There will never be anything like the 60’s & 70’s in terms of amazing music! Well, I couldn't decide really what the best decade is. The '60s had The Beatles, my favorite band of all time, the '70s had Led Zeppelin (my second favorite), Black Sabbath, and etc., and the '80s was great with metal and hair metal. (Early '90s, too. ) So really, I couldn't decide. I loved Metal, but other than the Scorpions, I don’t listen to Metal nearly as much as I do 60’s & 70’s music, so it’s a no brainer to me! I consider the 80’s the lost decade, as I don’t remember much about it........
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Post by Amadeus on Feb 27, 2016 14:29:50 GMT
I started playing guitar in the 70s. And to this day I have remained stunningly unfamous!
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Post by Bongo on Feb 28, 2016 0:05:58 GMT
I started playing guitar in the 70s. And to this day I have remained stunningly unfamous! You should hear me play Bass!
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Post by Bongo on Feb 28, 2016 3:07:26 GMT
I think the 1970's is such a great decade for music. Birmingham seems to have come to the fore regarding the explosion of talent. Glam Ska, Bowie, Kate Bush, Elton John, Marley. Punk Rock n Roll, dance, New Wave, Zeppelin, Sabbath. It was an incredibly diverse decade for music. Cannot deny that the music that came out of the U.K. in the 60’s & 70’s was just freakin’ amazing. British Invasion is an understatement. Beatles, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Queen, Supertramp, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, the list just goes on and on..... Those are huge bands!!!!!!
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Post by pothos on Feb 28, 2016 11:29:03 GMT
Always thought that the UK music decades went;
1960's Liverpool. 1970's Birmingham. 1980's Sheffield. 1980's 1990's Manchester.
London always had an impact on the music scene though.
Sound of the future Sunderland.
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Post by Bongo on Feb 28, 2016 18:52:31 GMT
Ohhhhhhh, I forgot The Who! Blimey......
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Post by Mr Kite on Apr 2, 2016 21:24:40 GMT
All interesting points . I`m really going to try and go through every year in this decade and hope I can enlighten people on some albums they have missed or just not given them a shot . These will be my favorites and my opinions and thoughts and hope start a right good debate . So here is another album from June 1970 Fire And Water - FreeIn my teens I was of course into The Beatles and with them on board I explored other bands and Genres at the tender age of 8 I had a single Albatross by Fleetwood Mac and on the B- Side was Need Your So Bad Now not having a clue who the singer was or what he looked like I thought he was black . Of course he was`nt but the song was a cover from way back in the 50`s by Mertis John Jr . This my introduction to the Blues . Fast forward to 1978 and the very same week I went to my first Rock gig Alright Now E.P. was released by Free I bought it as soon as and also on it was Wishing Well and My Brother Jake . A E.P. of shear joy . It gave me that same feeling from the Albatross and Need Your Love So Bad , it was ... Sublime and of course throw in Yer Blues into the mix and I was drawn into the wonderful world of Blues Rock . And the album that blew my socks was Fire And Water . It featured All Right Now so it was a winner for me and then you have the title track Mr Big and it just is 40 minutes of pure class Maybe not the purists choice of the ultimate Blues album But this album does`nt get you wanting to hear more Blues nothing will .
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Post by pothos on Apr 2, 2016 21:55:02 GMT
A truly underrated band. Seemed to be forever linked to their major hit Alright Now. Kossoff seemed to have been a troubled soul but definitely a band steeped in talent.
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Post by Mr Kite on Apr 3, 2016 14:16:40 GMT
Can`t argue with that Pothos
Here is a gem from 1970 Rare Earth - I Know , I`m Losing You , all 10 minutes of it
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Post by Mr Kite on Dec 24, 2016 20:04:19 GMT
Status Quo 1970
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Post by dennis1960 on Dec 26, 2016 18:46:51 GMT
I love 60's rock, but being a Black Sabbath and prog fan the 70's are where's it's at for me Whether it was from England (King Crimson, Genesis, Yes, Tull, ELP, Floyd, Camel, Gentle Giant, Eno, Led Zep, Greenslade, Roxy Music...), France (Ange, Pulsar, Gong, Mona Lisa, Atoll, Magma...), Italy (PFM, Le Orme, Banco...), the US (Zappa, Cathedral, Mirthrandir, Netherworld, Elfhouse, Yezda Urfa...) or other places (Focus, Quartetto 1111, Tomita, Klaus Schulze, Bacamarte, Eloy...), 70's prog was the most adventurous and prolific decade ever and for me was dominated by the greatest prog band of them all...King Crimson.
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Post by Mr Kite on Jan 17, 2017 21:48:24 GMT
More wow from 1970
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Post by ROCKY on May 5, 2017 5:40:14 GMT
I just happened to stumble on this song the other day after not hearing it for umpteen years. And now I can't get it out of my head. Thought I'd share it with those 1970 rocksters, who I remember put Karen down for singing it. They said she was too wholesome and clean-cut to record a song like that. Recorded in 1971 and written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett with the original title of "Groupie(Superstar)" in 1969. And I still miss her....R I P Karen Carpenter(1950-1983)
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Post by pothos on May 5, 2017 17:21:14 GMT
One of the truly underrated artists. Unbelievably talented.
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