Rock Evolution – The History of Rock & Roll - 1985 - (page 203)

I'm not a huge fan of Webber/Rice but I have always loved most of Jesus Christ Superstar. The original album released in 1970 with the original cast including Ian Gillen and Yvonne Elliman (wow what voices). I think they both sing on this one...

Everything's all right - Jesus Christ Superstar (featuring Yvonne and Ian)
 
Not for the playlist but an interesting historical titbit, The Doors released Absolutely Live in 1970 which included (depending on where you stand) the very best or very worst of Jimbo at his most 'poetic and theatrical'.
"Celebration of the Lizard" features lyrics written by Jimbo. Composed as a series of poems, the piece includes both spoken verse and sung lyrics, musical sections, interpretive dance, audience reaction (triggering by performing the piece after telling the audience that they were going to perform Light my Fire instead), and passages of allegorical storytelling, though the Doors often performed abridged renditions which omitted some or even most of these elements. Catchy with a good beat it is not but its worth a listen (even just for the weirdness) but far too long for the playlist.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
There is an album called 'Two Rooms' that I used to play a great deal featuring the songs of Reg and Bernie covered by a bunch of diverse artists from her majesty Kate to Clapton to Wilson Philips, to George Michael doing a lovely version of 'Tonight'. Anyway, there is a song on it 'Come down in time' covered by Sting that I do like very much so would like the original to be included from Tumbleweed Connection that was released this year.

Come Down In Time (from Tumbleweed Connection) - Elton John
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I have that same album and the Sting cover is brilliant. The original is gold and was a very close second to the track I chose back on page 150.
 
threespires said:
If you are going for BB King's version you'll have to come back when we reach 1969 (I didn't know that it had already been a big hit when it was first written in 1951).
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Unfortunately, this track of "The Thrill Is Gone" got missed in the 1969 playlist as the original nominator didn't chime in, but I've got something for 1970 that will hopefully serve as a decent substitution.

Lesser known of the 2 hits, this song came off what B.B. considered his best work: "I know the critics always mention Live & Well or Live at the Regal, but I think that Indianola Mississippi Seeds was the best album that I've done artistically."

"Chains And Things" - B.B. King
 
KS55 said:
The Green Manalishi
Peter Greens swansong with the band. A complex track which the band struggled to record.
Green always maintained the song was about money and it came to him in a dream about a green dog calling to him from the afterlife. More likely from LSD of which Green took enormous amounts at the time. He was obsessed by money at this point, believing it to be evil. He tried to persuade the band to give away their earnings, unsuccessfully! He gave away his own and threatened his agent/accountant with a shotgun for sending him a cheque for £30,000, an enormous sum at the time. He tore up the cheque.
By now, Green was losing his grip and left the band soon after recording the track.
Yet it is a fantastic piece of blues rock with clashing guitars,(Green and Kirwan, no Spencer) enormous drums and huge reverb. It was Fleetwood’s last hit before Tusk brought the new band into the charts some years later.
Playlist nomination: The Green Manalishi with the Two Prong Crown. Fleetwood Mac.
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Excellent choice. Would have been on my next set of suggestions.

But rumour has it that it wasn’t Fleetwood Mac’s last hit before Tusk. The rumours are correct.
 
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OB1 said:
Excellent choice. Would have been on my next set of suggestions.

But but rumour has it that it wasn’t Fleetwood Mac’s last hit before Tusk. The rumours are correct.
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I’m not an expert in the history. What came after this track?
 
And there’s more:

Neil Young: “Southern Man”
The Doors: “Roadhouse Blues”
Stephen Stills: “Love the One You’re With”
Uriah Heep: “Gypsy”

From the Woodstock soundtrack:
Ten Years After: “I’m Coming Home”
Jimi Hendrix: “Star Spangled Banner / Purple Haze”

Elton John: “Your Song”
Jackson 5: “ABC”
Alice Cooper: “Eighteen”
CCR: “Have You Ever Seen The Rain”
 
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