Rock Evolution – The History of Rock & Roll - 1984 - (page 198)

Saddleworth2 said:
Ok. Quite a surge in nominations yesterday - another 26, takes us up to 70 or so. The next half dozen will be my last and they represent either genres that we are still thin on the ground or albums that should have a track on the playlist.

Bryter Lyter (the title track) by the English singer songwriter Nick Drake
Imagine by John Lennon
Coat of Many Colours by Dolly
The night they drove old Dixie down by Joan Baez (last night watched the "Complete Unknown' film about Dylan and Baez. Its excellent and worth a two hours of anyones time. Timothy Chamolet really outstanding as Dylan)
Wild World by Cat Stevens
Nut Rocker by Emerson Lake and Palmer (from the live album 'Pictures at an Exhibition).

There are still many many more but I will draw a halt at that.
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I could suggest more too but I’ll be a good boy. Would have liked my Hot Love suggestion to have been added.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Ok. Quite a surge in nominations yesterday - another 26, takes us up to 70 or so. The next half dozen will be my last and they represent either genres that we are still thin on the ground or albums that should have a track on the playlist.

Bryter Lyter (the title track) by the English singer songwriter Nick Drake
Imagine by John Lennon
Coat of Many Colours by Dolly
The night they drove old Dixie down by Joan Baez (last night watched the "Complete Unknown' film about Dylan and Baez. Its excellent and worth a two hours of anyones time. Timothy Chamolet really outstanding as Dylan)
Wild World by Cat Stevens
Nut Rocker by Emerson Lake and Palmer (from the live album 'Pictures at an Exhibition).

There are still many many more but I will draw a halt at that.
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Was going to nominate Nick Drake as one of my four but I think someone already nominated it in the 1970s list but got the year wrong, he was a fabulous artist all his albums are excellent.
Watched the ‘Complete Unknown’ on the plane over thought it ok as it passed a couple of hours and was interesting but not great.
 
Mancitydoogle said:
Was going to nominate Nick Drake as one of my four but I think someone already nominated it in the 1970s list but got the year wrong, he was a fabulous artist all his albums are excellent.
Watched the ‘Complete Unknown’ on the plane over thought it ok as it passed a couple of hours and was interesting but not great.
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1969
River Man

Love it. Was it picked by any chance?
 
Its over a week since the original 1971 post so its time to close the playlist to any new nominations. Thank you everyone that contributed to nominations or discussion. Just for a bit of fun, these are additional songs that I would have included if our choices were unlimited and I wasn't trying to show restraint :-)

Queen Bitch - David Bowie
Mandolin Wind - Rod Stewart
Your Song - Elton John
Superstar - Carpenters
Its Too Late - Carol King
Just my Imagination - The Temptations
Diamonds are Forever - Shirley B
Have you seen her- The Chi-Lites
Chicago - Graham Nash
Vincent - Don McLean
If - Bread
Nantucket Sleighride - Mountain
10538 Overture - ELO
Fog on the Tyne - Lindisfarne
Hocus Pocus - Focus
Eruption -Focus
Fireball -D.P.
I hear you Knocking - Dave Edmunds
She’s a Lady - Sir Tom
Long Cool Woman - The Hollies
Hot L’Anta - The Allman brothers
You Shouldn’t do that - Hawkwind
Wild Horses - The Stones.

What a year
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Is that how the non league team Avro get their name?
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Saddleworth2 said:
Its over a week since the original 1971 post so its time to close the playlist to any new nominations. Thank you everyone that contributed to nominations or discussion. Just for a bit of fun, these are additional songs that I would have included if our choices were unlimited and I wasn't trying to show restraint :-)

Queen Bitch - David Bowie
Mandolin Wind - Rod Stewart
Your Song - Elton John
Superstar - Carpenters
Its Too Late - Carol King
Just my Imagination - The Temptations
Diamonds are Forever - Shirley B
Have you seen her- The Chi-Lites
Chicago - Graham Nash
Vincent - Don McLean
If - Bread
Nantucket Sleighride - Mountain
10538 Overture - ELO
Fog on the Tyne - Lindisfarne
Hocus Pocus - Focus
Eruption -Focus
Fireball -D.P.
I hear you Knocking - Dave Edmunds
She’s a Lady - Sir Tom
Long Cool Woman - The Hollies
Hot L’Anta - The Allman brothers
You Shouldn’t do that - Hawkwind
Wild Horses - The Stones.

What a year
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The Dave Edmunds song was on the 1970 playlist - keep up!

73 songs = 6 hours is more than good enough - even for a good year, I'd suggest.

It's about representing the year with a range of songs from a variety of styles, which this playlist does nicely.

God knows how you lot went on when you had to compile a C90 with the best of a year or artist!
 
RobMCFC said:
The Dave Edmunds song was on the 1970 playlist - keep up!

73 songs = 6 hours is more than good enough - even for a good year, I'd suggest.

It's about representing the year with a range of songs from a variety of styles, which this playlist does nicely.

God knows how you lot went on when you had to compile a C90 with the best of a year or artist!
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Ok it was recorded in 70 and a no 1 in 70 and 71. Silly me.

I think for those of us that save these playlists and have them act as a personal library, the length of them is unimportant and I will be adding that list to my personal copy. If OB1 lists more of the ones he has missed I will probably add those too.

For the purpose of listening over the next week then 73 songs are enough I agree.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Ok it was recorded in 70 and a no 1 in 70 and 71. Silly me.

I think for those of us that save these playlists and have them act as a personal library, the length of them is unimportant and I will be adding that list to my personal copy. If OB1 lists more of the ones he has missed I will probably add those too.

For the purpose of listening over the next week then 73 songs are enough I agree.
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I played the list from about #30 yesterday to the end and it’s a decent length but still more I could add.

Off the top of my head for now.

Bowie: Kooks
Caravan: In the Land of Pink and Grey
The Who: Baba O’Riley

There’s more but work beckons.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Its over a week since the original 1971 post so its time to close the playlist to any new nominations. Thank you everyone that contributed to nominations or discussion. Just for a bit of fun, these are additional songs that I would have included if our choices were unlimited and I wasn't trying to show restraint :-)

Queen Bitch - David Bowie
Mandolin Wind - Rod Stewart
Your Song - Elton John
Superstar - Carpenters
Its Too Late - Carol King
Just my Imagination - The Temptations
Diamonds are Forever - Shirley B
Have you seen her- The Chi-Lites
Chicago - Graham Nash
Vincent - Don McLean
If - Bread
Nantucket Sleighride - Mountain
10538 Overture - ELO
Fog on the Tyne - Lindisfarne
Hocus Pocus - Focus
Eruption -Focus
Fireball -D.P.
I hear you Knocking - Dave Edmunds
She’s a Lady - Sir Tom
Long Cool Woman - The Hollies
Hot L’Anta - The Allman brothers
You Shouldn’t do that - Hawkwind
Wild Horses - The Stones.

What a year
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Quite a few I’d have picked. I think one of the above may appear in a later year.
 
OB1 said:
I played the list from about #30 yesterday to the end and it’s a decent length but still more I could add.

Off the top of my head for now.

Bowie: Kooks
Caravan: In the Land of Pink and Grey
The Who: Baba O’Riley

There’s more but work beckons.
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Even as a member of the less is more crew I have to admit that Baba O'Riley is an egregious miss. Perhaps there should be a 'can't believe we didn't include this' playlist at the end of each decade!
 
Notes on the 1971 playlist

- Anything from LA Woman by the Doors is fine by me - my favourite album of the year.
- The tracks from Led Zeppelin IV were also all great.
- "Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who - great song: it occurs to me that I mustn't have listened to this album in its entirety.
- "Heart of the Sunrise" and "South Side of the Sky" by Yes - I enjoyed both of these tracks. I don't think I'vel istened to anything by Yes before, outside of the playlist thread, so I should probably listen to this album.
- "Mud Slide Slim" - James Taylor - enjoyed this one a lot.
- "Laundromat" - Rory Gallagher - think we've had this on the playlist thread: a very nice slice of blues rock
- "The Pilgrim" - Wishbone Ash - this was possibly the pick of the songs that I hadn't heard before. Epic, pounding rhythm with amazing guitar parts.
- I still can't warm to any David Bowie song. To my ears, his legendary status seems out of kilter with that of Led Zep, The Stones, The Who, Pink Floyd etc.
 
RobMCFC said:
Notes on the 1971 playlist

- Anything from LA Woman by the Doors is fine by me - my favourite album of the year.
- The tracks from Led Zeppelin IV were also all great.
- "Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who - great song: it occurs to me that I mustn't have listened to this album in its entirety.
- "Heart of the Sunrise" and "South Side of the Sky" by Yes - I enjoyed both of these tracks. I don't think I'vel istened to anything by Yes before, outside of the playlist thread, so I should probably listen to this album.
- "Mud Slide Slim" - James Taylor - enjoyed this one a lot.
- "Laundromat" - Rory Gallagher - think we've had this on the playlist thread: a very nice slice of blues rock
- "The Pilgrim" - Wishbone Ash - this was possibly the pick of the songs that I hadn't heard before. Epic, pounding rhythm with amazing guitar parts.
- I still can't warm to any David Bowie song. To my ears, his legendary status seems out of kilter with that of Led Zep, The Stones, The Who, Pink Floyd etc.
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Interesting take on Bowie. I guess in a lot of ways he helped change the world - he challenged the status quo, encouraged folk to embrace individuality, pushed cultural norms...his influence went way beyond music. Arguably he equalled Zeppelin in terms of quality and quantity of iconic albums too (albeit not all of his stuff was brilliant).

If you haven't sat down and listened to Yes albums you are missing a treat. I know you value musical competence you will certainly find that in buckets and spades. Maybe lacking a little grit for you. If you decide to give it a go, the ones I would pick first are Close to the Edge, Yessongs (they are better live than in the studio imo) and Fragile. If you like them there is a great deal more waiting for you.

Wishbone Ash I think are tremendously underrated. My pick from 70 was Pheonix. I think their twin lead guitars made them stand out from the crowd of other rock groups of their time.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Interesting take on Bowie. I guess in a lot of ways he helped change the world - he challenged the status quo, encouraged folk to embrace individuality, pushed cultural norms...his influence went way beyond music. Arguably he equalled Zeppelin in terms of quality and quantity of iconic albums too (albeit not all of his stuff was brilliant).

If you haven't sat down and listened to Yes albums you are missing a treat. I know you value musical competence you will certainly find that in buckets and spades. Maybe lacking a little grit for you. If you decide to give it a go, the ones I would pick first are Close to the Edge, Yessongs (they are better live than in the studio imo) and Fragile. If you like them there is a great deal more waiting for you.

Wishbone Ash I think are tremendously underrated. My pick from 70 was Pheonix. I think their twin lead guitars made them stand out from the crowd of other rock groups of their time.
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I know it seems like I’m purely a Rory nut, but I actually really got into him later than the seventies.
My teen years were filled with ‘Yes’.
I think I had every album, but as recommendations to @RobMCFC i would concur with the three you mentioned.

I started my ‘Yes’ journey with ‘Close To The Edge’ and was immediately hooked. Never looked back after that.

Always loved the raw power and honesty of Rory but didn’t become a connoisseur until much later.
Always feel you have to hear and see him live to get a full appreciation of his brilliance, whereas with the likes of Yes, they are brilliant live, but their studio work is innovative and stands up on its own own.
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
I know it seems like I’m purely a Rory nut, but I actually really got into him later than the seventies.
My teen years were filled with ‘Yes’.
I think I had every album, but as recommendations to @RobMCFC i would concur with the three you mentioned.

I started my ‘Yes’ journey with ‘Close To The Edge’ and was immediately hooked. Never looked back after that.

Always loved the raw power and honesty of Rory but didn’t become a connoisseur until much later.
Always feel you have to hear and see him live to get a full appreciation of his brilliance, whereas with the likes of Yes, they are brilliant live, but their studio work is innovative and stands up on its own own.
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As a Rory nut, where would you recommend I get/buy/procure the very best live concert of his - I mean visuals not just sound. I have plenty of his live recordings but other than stuff on YouTube of dubious quality, no film of one of his concerts. Would be a perfect present for my Rory nut Mrs.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
As a Rory nut, where would you recommend I get/buy/procure the very best live concert of his - I mean visuals not just sound. I have plenty of his live recordings but other than stuff on YouTube of dubious quality, no film of one of his concerts. Would be a perfect present for my Rory nut Mrs.
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Sadds,
The Irish tour ‘74 is a very good watch, but I prefer the original to the remastered and at times, unfortunately, re-edited version.

As a live album, for me it is virtually unrivalled, for the definitive versions of each song.
The visuals on the remastered copy for me, sometimes don’t match the action and are not what I remember from seeing it on the big screen. Some of the album action is missed also in the documentary overdub. Talking over or coming in late in a song or two.

However this is a minor quibble. It’s still bloody brilliant.

I myself regularly browse through YouTube and there are some pieces I can no longer find. There was one clip from Paris in around 74 or 75 that was crazy. Stuff you just wouldn’t get nowadays either Rory down on the floor with the crowd around him touching him and his guitar and him absolutely shredding it.

Other stuff from Paris is still easily found though. Back in your town, is particularly good.
There’s a first reaction video of this that I love although the American guy doesn’t totally get the story right,but he is genuinely blown away and sums up the on the spot improvisations between the band superbly.
There’s a ton of stuff like that.
Half the fun of the weekend for me is sitting down and browsing this stuff with a glass of Teelings and just being in awe.

There’s one bootleg audio only of ‘Just a Little Bit’, somewhere in New York that will knock your socks off. The whole band are on fire but Rory absolutely kills it.

As I say, there’s s ton of this stuff that keeps my weekends forever fresh.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
As a Rory nut, where would you recommend I get/buy/procure the very best live concert of his - I mean visuals not just sound. I have plenty of his live recordings but other than stuff on YouTube of dubious quality, no film of one of his concerts. Would be a perfect present for my Rory nut Mrs.
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I think there’s two Blu Rays on the BBC box set of Rory but I’ve not watched them yet. The cd’s are magnificent and I’d recommend the indulgence to any Rory fan.
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
Sadds,
The Irish tour ‘74 is a very good watch, but I prefer the original to the remastered and at times, unfortunately, re-edited version.

As a live album, for me it is virtually unrivalled, for the definitive versions of each song.
The visuals on the remastered copy for me, sometimes don’t match the action and are not what I remember from seeing it on the big screen. Some of the album action is missed also in the documentary overdub. Talking over or coming in late in a song or two.

However this is a minor quibble. It’s still bloody brilliant.

I myself regularly browse through YouTube and there are some pieces I can no longer find. There was one clip from Paris in around 74 or 75 that was crazy. Stuff you just wouldn’t get nowadays either Rory down on the floor with the crowd around him touching him and his guitar and him absolutely shredding it.

Other stuff from Paris is still easily found though. Back in your town, is particularly good.
There’s a first reaction video of this that I love although the American guy doesn’t totally get the story right,but he is genuinely blown away and sums up the on the spot improvisations between the band superbly.
There’s a ton of stuff like that.
Half the fun of the weekend for me is sitting down and browsing this stuff with a glass of Teelings and just being in awe.

There’s one bootleg audio only of ‘Just a Little Bit’, somewhere in New York that will knock your socks off. The whole band are on fire but Rory absolutely kills it.

As I say, there’s s ton of this stuff that keeps my weekends forever fresh.
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Thanks mate. Will have a look for a copy of the Irish Tour.
 
RobMCFC said:
Notes on the 1971 playlist

- Anything from LA Woman by the Doors is fine by me - my favourite album of the year.
- The tracks from Led Zeppelin IV were also all great.
- "Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who - great song: it occurs to me that I mustn't have listened to this album in its entirety.
- "Heart of the Sunrise" and "South Side of the Sky" by Yes - I enjoyed both of these tracks. I don't think I'vel istened to anything by Yes before, outside of the playlist thread, so I should probably listen to this album.
- "Mud Slide Slim" - James Taylor - enjoyed this one a lot.
- "Laundromat" - Rory Gallagher - think we've had this on the playlist thread: a very nice slice of blues rock
- "The Pilgrim" - Wishbone Ash - this was possibly the pick of the songs that I hadn't heard before. Epic, pounding rhythm with amazing guitar parts.
- I still can't warm to any David Bowie song. To my ears, his legendary status seems out of kilter with that of Led Zep, The Stones, The Who, Pink Floyd etc.
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I’ve always said that Bowie was a triumph of style over substance.
 
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