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Here are some of my favorite albums, groups and tunes from the time frame. Mixed in, you might find some newer albums and groups that I also enjoy.
Essential Kenny Loggins
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Kenny Loggins
An Amazon.com Customer from Decatur, GA United States - I was looking at the song line up and I was impressed. Kenny Loggins has been blessed with a distinctive voice and sound. He does not sound like other singers as well as Steve Perry, Luther Vandross, Micheal McDonald and The Late Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. You know who they are without guessing...
Doobie Brothers
Amazon.com - The Doobie Brothers' career is best be divided into two camps. The band originally started out as a good-time party band, as their name implies, churning out a string of rock hits like "Jesus Is Just Alright," "Take Me in Your Arms," and "Black Water." The guitar intro...
Review by Eric V. Moye, July 29, 2000 - Great stuff from a happy time. Another reviewer stole my opening line: This album does make me so very happy. Argue all you wish about whether BS&T was better with or without David Clayton-Thomas. You cannot argue with the fact that this
reissue has some really great music, and most of the band's best!
We expect them to rock...
Iron Butterfly
Amazon.com - Iron Butterfly's 1968 album veritably defined the burgeoning genre of hard-rock, primarily by way of its utterly over-the-top title cut. Reportedly composed by keyboardist/lead singer Doug Ingle in such a stoned-out, numb-tongued condition that he couldn't properly pronounce its intended... Read more at Amazon.com
Van Morrison
Amazon.com essential recording Van Morrison went a long way towards defining his wild Irish heart with his first two classic albums: the brooding, introspective Astral Weeks (1968), and the expansive, swinging Moondance. If the first was the work of a poet, its sequel was the statement of a musician and bandleader. Moondance is... Read more at Amazon.com
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
A six CD Set! Awesome!
Editorial Review - Amazon.com - Popular but not hip, basic but not shallow, rooted but not retro, Creedence Clearwater Revival distinguished themselves in the late 1960s and early 1970s through these contradictions. This six-disc set is the definitive Creedence collection, offering superbly remastered versions of all of their studio and live albums and adding a disc's worth of pre-Creedence material. The ultimate blue-collar rock band, John Fogerty and CCR found success by... read more at amazon.com.
Monkees
Editorial Review - Amazon.com -Assembled via casting call as American television's answer to the Beatles, the Monkees incurred the wrath of "serious" critics from L.A. to London. But, though initially a manufactured pop commodity, they displayed a willful, sometimes perverse, drive to wrest control of their musical destiny from... read more at amazon.com
The Electric Prunes
Editorial Review -From Rough Guides - This re-release of the Electric Prunes’ debut is a wildly inconsistent yet fascinating album. "Sold To The Highest Bidder" sounds as fresh today as it did thirty years ago and "Get Me To The World On Time" finds American psychedelia at its zenith, whereas the acid vaudeville of "Toonerville Trolley" has dated so badly that it’s charming grooves now sound thoroughly antiquated. Best of all... read more at Amazon.com
Ken Nordine
Amazon.com - You've heard Ken Nordine before, his immediate baritone resonating like the voice of God in countless radio and TV commercials, hawking everything from Taster's Choice to Murine. In the late 1950s, though, Nordine created "word jazz"--a combination of storytelling, sound painting, and pre-beat improvisation--as a less commercial, more personal outlet for his natural speaking talents. Best gathers the brightest of his four initial... read more at amazon.comThis guy can really trip you out.. if you have never heard Ken before, you are in for a real experience. My local NPR station plays his shows on Monday night at 10:00p. I try very hard not to miss his show. Just kind of takes me places...
Country Joe & The Fish
He's the man! Country Joe puts many things into perspective.
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Yes
Editorial Review - With the 1972 release of Fragile, Yes established themselves as one of the most progressive rock bands on the scene. With the recent addition of towering, silver-caped Rick Wakeman on keyboards, they raised their innovative brand of music to even dizzier heights. "Roundabout," which is still a standard on classic rock playlists, is an unusual track, coming in under four minutes, while "Heart of the Sunrise"--with its varied constituents molded together perfectly--goes on for as long as it needs.--Paul Clark
Quicksilver Messenger Service
I've spent a lot of time with this album, Fresh Air just sends me someplace not to mention Just For Love.
The Moody Blues
Reviewer: Jay Kuczma - Time Traveller is an excellent compilation with some minor problems. All of the Moodies' major hits are presented here, along with many lesser known and difficult to find pieces. Foremost among these are Fly Me High, Highway, and the magnificent Hayward composition "Forever Autumn."
The boxed set does a commendable job of representing all of the groups albums including the more unusual efforts like Prelude and the Hayward/Lodge collaboration, "Blue Jays."
Bob Dylan
Amazon.com - Two discs of music don't exactly provide for a thorough overview of four decades of recording, particularly if the subject of the retrospective is one of the most important and prolific performers of his time. So The Essential Bob Dylan definitely skates over the leagues-deep oeuvre of Dylan, summarizing his monumental first half-dozen years in disc one and skirting over the following 34 years in disc two. Delving into... (read the rest at amazon.com)
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Blind Faith
Amazon.com - Short-lived classic-rock supergroup Blind Faith's sole album (1969) has aged remarkably well. Blind Faith fused the psychedelic blues of Eric Clapton and the soulful vocals and keyboards of Steve Winwood with the polyrhythmic, Afrocentric leanings of drummer Ginger Baker. "Can't Find My Way Home" is easily one of the hippie era's most lyrically poignant,... (read the rest at amazon.com)
The Beatles
Amazon.com - Proving yet again their willingness to dice 'n' slice their burgeoning legacy into new--if not exactly fresh--product, the Fab Four Minus One have released this single-disc compendium of their No. 1 hits. Though obviously superfluous to longtime Fabs faithful (who may also find themselves quibbling over the precise definition of "No. 1 hit" and the exclusion of seeming contenders like... (read the rest at amazon.com)
Country Joe & The Fish
Who can forget the unique sound of Country Joe? There is a lot of powerful music on this disk that helped to shape the times of the 60s and 70s. Still when I hear The Fish Cheer done at Woodstock, I get goose bumps - it's just a killer!
The Band
Amazon.com - It seems odd that the Band emerged in 1968, defying the counterculture's extravagant rejections of U.S. culture with literary, often Southern-tinged musical and lyrical vehicles. Hearing this 18-song anthology, with its heavy weighting toward the quintet's first three albums--Music from Big Pink (four tunes), The Band (five tunes), and Stage Fright (three tunes) --what still stands out is the Band's command of yearning vocal harmonies, their sense of plainly laid melodies that reveal acoustic depth, and a nostalgia for an imagined American culture. With all their quirkiness and the advance of Robbie Robertson as their centerpiece, the Band lost their celebrated place in the rock pantheon within a decade. This set, which opens so magnificently with "The Weight," "Tears of Rage" (cowritten with Dylan), and the big organ-vamping "Chest Fever," declines rather steeply on the final tracks, "Acadian Driftwood" and "The Saga of Pepote Rouge." Up till then, however, this set is fantastic. --Andrew Bartlett
Eric Clapton, B.B. King
Amazon.com - It sounds like the beginning of a story: "So, Slowhand and the King of the Blues were riding in a car ..." If this is a musical journey, it's the kind that rolls down long, empty stretches of country highway at 80 miles an hour, with the top down and the stereo blasting. Clapton and King may be more city than country, but this collection has the relaxed, laid-back feel that only comes from a pair of veterans doing what they do best. What they do here is cover 12 classic blues songs, many of them staples of King's repertoire, so the title of this album makes sense. Whether it's the rollicking rock & roll of the title track, or the acoustic shuffle of "Key to the Highway," or the sweet notes of "When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer," a real sense of pleasure comes through on this album, the kind of pleasure one gets from jamming late at night with a good friend. --Genevieve Williams
J. Geils Band
Hope there are a few J. Geils Band fans out there - I still have this album in vinyl (not the ole black style of vinyl, but pure blood red). There are many great songs on this album but my favorite is "Struttin' With My Baby". I have always really enjoyed these guys style of music.
R. Carlos Nakai, Peter Kater
This is one album in my collection that I keep going back to. It is the most relaxing music you can find. Like I say, "To HELL with STRESS!"
Editorial Reviews - Amazon.com essential recording - This collaboration with new age keyboard star Peter Kater is the album that introduced Nakai mainstream record buyers. On its release, Natives stayed on Billboard's New Age Chart for almost a year, paving the way for the current renaissance in the Native flute. Once again the music is totally improvised, with Kater's romantic melodies and fat, left-hand chord clusters on the concert grand, providing a fertile environment for Nakai's flights of improvisational fancy. And although Kater is an impressive piano stylist, this is clearly Nakai's show; the brittle tones of his Eagle-bone whistle, and his measured chanting to the accompaniment of an Algonquin turtle rattle always move the music to a higher plane. --j. poet
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Pink Floyd
Amazon.com essential recording - The Wall is less a collection of songs than a single work, which is sometimes frustrating; the plot lacks enough coherence to hold the snippets of music together. However, there are occasional flashes of brilliance on what arguably ranks as Pink Floyd's most ambitious project. Most of these come from the fully developed songs, which have become classics in their own right; "Hey You," "Mother," and especially "Comfortably Numb" are subtly incredible pieces of music. Though complex, they move at a relaxed pace, allowing the listener to absorb them slowly; this kind of pacing was something Pink Floyd excelled at. Also worth noting is the "Another Brick in the Wall/The Happiest Days of Our Lives" medley, which has become a staple of rock radio. --Genevieve Williams
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND
Released in '67 re-released on Buddha Records in '99 with 7 new bonus tracks (from the Mirror Man sessions)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band are one of the most highly experimental rock groups for their time. There is a lot of great diversity on this album, from blues, to psychedelic, to jazz, even a corny ballad or two (check out- "I'm Glad";
where's the poodle skirts?)
First of all, we'll start out with a very important question, "Where the hell did a name like Captain Beefheart come from?" Well, allegedly, it was a nickname that his uncle had for his favorite part of his body. Should I say more?
Captain Beefheart, aka, Don Van Vliet has one of the most grating, tough voices you'll ever hear. When I first heard him, I was like Wolfman Jack? But as you get into the album, the Captain gives us a few different voices, from the straining, suffocating groan he uses in "Electricity" to the magical, enchanting voice he uses on "Abba Zaba", a song that reminds me of cartoon cavemen. "Autumn's child" includes some drastic tempo changes and Beefheart uses a more bluesey, howling voice. "Trust Us" is kind of a surreal tune, with some weird voices hissing and mumbling in the background. The drums are great on this one, and the voices kind of reminds me of something Marilyn Manson would do. In "Korn Ring Finger" Beefheart sounds like an old burnt out cowboy who's about ready to turn his boots in. The tune is, at the same time, very exotic and goes through a couple interesting climaxes with Beefheart's harmonica and French's Drums.
The Magic Band is great as well, there's some cool instrumentals on this album, like "On Tomorrow", "Flower Pot", and "Dirty Blue Gene". Honestly, a couple of the instrumentals do sound a little too similar to each other, but overall, they're great tunes to groove to.
Some familiar names appear on the album including Ry Cooder playing guitar & bass on tracks 8 & 11, Taj Mahal on percussion on track 7, and yet-to-be-famous producer, Richard Perry who worked with Ringo Starr and Carly Simon in the 70's.
Beefheart co-wrote, or just plain wrote all the songs except
"Grown so Ugly".
Overall, I think this album is definitely worth checking out, even if you've never even heard of the Captain before. It's one of those albums that never got famous, but deserves to be.
You could say the overall sound is "clunky", with some pretty solid bass goin on. If you're into sounds like Jefferson Airplane, The Count Five, The Electric Prunes, The Blues Magoos, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, or any of the experimental music of the 60's, have a listen.
William Topley
Album Notes: - This is some newer music but I have really become attached to Topley's gutsy singing style with more than enough blues to really grab your ass. The more I listen to this album, the more I listen to it. Compelling lyrics with beautifully matching music, this is one of the best in my collection.
It's A Beautiful Day
Album Notes: - No 60s - 70s music collection would be complete without the addition of this groups self titled album.
Crosby Stills Nash & Young
So many favorites - thank god it makes my decisions easy.
Reviews - Rolling Stone (5/27/71) - ...a surprisingly good album... Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young are all performers of unquestionable talent, and--mostly because they stay out of each other's way--4 WAY STREET must surely be their best album to date...
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Byrds
Album Notes: - Amazon.com - The 12-string electric guitar may never recover. As long as there are baby boomers roaming the earth, its airy jangle will signify psychedelic innocence and optimism refracted through the peculiar light of mid-'60s Los Angeles. With Roger McGuinn leading, the Byrds kicked off American rock history with a merger of Bob Dylan's words and the Beatles' melodic energy. The results are here: "Mr. Tambourine Man," "The Bells of Rhymney," and "Eight Miles High" still jump off the airwaves. The midpoint between Dylan and the Beatles is a one-of-a-kind place, where optimism and innocence still sound smart. --Steve Tignor
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The Beatles
Album Notes: - Wow, it is amazing how many favorite albums I have or had over the years. This, for sure is in the top 10. Check out the great review at the Amazon.com site
Album Notes: - And now for something completely different! Various Artists - International - South Asia, Tibetan Buddhist Rites From The Monasteries Of Bhutan (Series)
Steve Miller
Album Notes: - What can I say, I like just about every song this band does so this album looked like a good place to start. No doubt, the best of the best.
Various Artists
Album Notes: - Who would have thought that Rosanne Cash would be doing a Jimi Hendrix song? It's a wild wild world out there but this album is pretty cool and it might be worth your time to check it out.
The Marshall Tucker Band
Album Notes: - This is some of my favorite down home kick-ass music. Many of these tunes I am sure you will remember.
The James Gang
Album Notes: - A band I used to hang with were great fans of these guys and could play Funk #49 almost as good as the Gang.
Golden Earring
Album Notes: - Spent many hours on many trips traveling between Colorado and New Mexico. With the help of this album, those trips were a lot more enjoyable. I hope this album helps you remember some good times in your past.
Joe Walsh
Album Notes: - Joe Walsh's blues-edged guitar riffs helped define the `take no prisoners' approach to the rowdy rock & roll party of the seventies. His vocals and guitar work were a call to arms to cut loose and get down. Prior to his well-received service with the Eagles, ,Walsh headed the James Gang, writing and singing their hits, "Walk Away," "The Bomber" and the Beatles-influenced "Midnight Man." All of these and more are contained in this best-of compilation. Along with a healthy portion of his work with the James Gang, this disc also features selections from his solo releases of the '80s, including the sardonic "Life's Been Good" and the rocking "All Night Long."
Deep Purple
Album Notes: - From the heady intro of "Highway Star", written in a couple of hours on a bus between shows, to the lazy beat of "Space Truckin", Machine Head would have remained one of the classic line-up's (Glover, Paice, Gillan, Blackmore, Lord) great albums. However, the hand of fate took them to Montreux at the same time as Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention, and their witnessing of the burning down of the Casino, immortalized in "Smoke On The Water" with Blackmore's plaintive riff, studied and dedicated to memory in a thousand guitar classes, and Gillan's simple retelling of events, elevated them and their record to legendary status. Da da da, dada dada, da da da, da da.
Album Notes: - All tracks have been digitally remastered. This is part of A&M Records' Backlot series.
Allman Brothers Band
Album Review: - Rolling Stone (4/13/72, p.62) - "...typically, the whole band merges into one organism, one master musician with 30 fingers and six instruments to play on..."
Frank Zappa & The Mothers...
Album Notes: - Full performer name: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention. Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention: Frank Zappa (guitar, piano, vocals); Bunk Gardner (woodwinds); Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood (soprano & baritone saxophones); Ian Underwood (piano, woodwinds); Roy Estrada (electric bass, vocals); Billy Mundi (drums, vocals); Jimmy Carl Black (drums, trumpet, vocals); Suzy Creamcheese, Dick Barber. Additional personnel includes: Gary Kellgren (vocals), Eric Clapton. Recorded between August and October, 1967. Originally released on Verve. All songs written by Frank Zappa. The early Zappa albums were treasured by the few and totally misunderstood by the majority. The brilliant satire of the Sgt. Pepper cover should have garnered extra sales, but no. Zappa's scathing wit homed in on modern middle-class America and the west coast hippies. Nineteen vignettes of avant garde, doo-wop, some regular pop music and a lot of hilarious dialogue, which was so hip it has never dated. Zappa made us confront the obvious, and the results were alarming. These issues are best demonstrated on 'What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body', 'Bow Tie Daddy' and 'The Idiot Bastard Son'.
The Rolling Stones
Album Notes: - Early Stones recordings don't get much better than this. Firmly established as celebrities, the band began to feed off the pandemonium they inspired as an artistic source. Nowhere is their reaction to fame and music business drama more apparent than in the humorous, mocking "The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man," in which the Stones effectively skewer the sleazier side of the record industry. Naturally, this will always be known as the album that features the original version of "Satisfaction," which would remain the band's signature tune throughout their career, but that's really just the tip of the iceberg.
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