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

Eddie Money had 2 good singles out in '78, Two Tickets To Paradise and

Baby Hold On - Eddie Money

Kiss all released solo albums in 1978 and, whilst I didn't mind Gene Simmons' and Paul Stanley's efforts (Peter Criss's was awful), Ace Frehley's was by far the best.

New York Groove - Ace Frehley
 
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Black&White&BlueMoon Town said:
As I noted on the last playlist, I'm a big fan of the song 1/song 2 combos.

One of my favorite bands of the late 70's and early 80's also released their debut album this year, and from what I can see, they haven't been taken yet.

I know @FogBlueInSanFran nominated their 2nd album in the Album Review thread, so I'm surprised he isn't here as we enter in a period he'd surely enjoy (save Bob Seger, Eagles, Dire Straits, and I'm sure others).

Their debut album was one of the first ones I remember hearing in junior high that every single song was a FM radio hit - and all of these were released on singles. That's hard to beat this side of the Beatles.

While Ric Ocasek took the front and center of his band, to me it was the late Benjamin Orr that gave them their soul and spirit. Just an amazing singer with vocals that made any pre-teen kid feel like they could sing along to on the radio, when in reality that was far from the truth.

This wasn't the loudest song combo, but I'd nearly rank it #1 of the most iconic transitions with that dreamy new wave sound that I loved so much. Written by Ocasek and keyboardist Greg Hawkes, Orr just delivers his vocal best and my sentimental favourite album enders.

Moving In Stereo / All Mixed Up - The Cars (BOTH songs, PLEASE!) ;-)

She tricks me into thinkin'
I can't believe my eyes
I wait for her forever
But she never does arrive
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I can only do one music thread and even then I am behind a couple on the album review thread! Just got back from two weeks holiday so will try to catch up. But also there might be some footy to watch . . .
 
Black&White&BlueMoon Town said:
As I noted on the '77 playlist, I'm a big fan of the song 1/song 2 combos.

One of my favorite bands of the late 70's and early 80's also released their debut album this year, and from what I can see, they haven't been taken yet.

I know @FogBlueInSanFran nominated their 2nd album in the Album Review thread, so I'm surprised he isn't here as we enter in a period he'd surely enjoy (save Bob Seger, Eagles, Dire Straits, and I'm sure others).

Their debut album was one of the first ones I remember hearing in junior high that every single song was a FM radio hit - and all of these were released on singles. That's hard to beat this side of the Beatles.

While Ric Ocasek took the front and center of his band, to me it was the late Benjamin Orr that gave them their soul and spirit. Just an amazing singer with vocals that made any pre-teen kid feel like they could sing along to on the radio, when in reality that was far from the truth.

This wasn't the loudest song combo, but I'd nearly rank it #1 of the most iconic transitions with that dreamy new wave sound that I loved so much. Written by Ocasek and keyboardist Greg Hawkes, Orr just delivers his vocal best and my sentimental favourite album enders.

Moving In Stereo / All Mixed Up - The Cars (BOTH songs, PLEASE!) ;-)

She tricks me into thinkin'
I can't believe my eyes
I wait for her forever
But she never does arrive

(post edit: Good enough for Judge Reinhold, good enough for me!)
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Oh, pleased someone chose a Cars track or two.

That’s sorted my final two choices out I think.
 
A few extras from me ,

Suprised this one hasn’t been mentioned
ANOTHER GIRL ANOTHER PLANET The Only Ones

We don’t get enough tracks by Little Feat this is a great live album
from Waiting For Columbus DIXIE CHICKEN

Very underrated but has been producing and writing great songs for years
Nick Lowe I LOVE THE SOUND OF BREAKING GLASS

Always liked this band and they released a lot of catchy singles, this was the first from the song writing duo of Difford and Tilbrook .
Squeeze TAKE ME I’M YOURS
 
homerdog said:
Eddie Money had 2 good singles out in '78, Two Tickets To Paradise and

Baby Hold On - Eddie Money

Kiss all released solo albums in 1978 and, whilst I didn't mind Gene Simmons' and Paul Stanley's efforts (Peter Criss's was awful), Ace Frehley's was by far the best.

New York Groove - Ace Frehley
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Both tracks will be on my personal playlist.

Ace definitely produced the best of the solo albums.
 
In October 1977, on its way from Greenville to Baton Rouge, Lynyrd Skynyrd's chartered tour plane ran out of fuel and crashed into woods near Gillsburg, Mississippi killing three members of the band and severely injuring others.

The following year, a band emerged from Skynyrd's home state that I thought would fill the void they'd left. That band was Molly Hatchet, whose fine (eponymous) debut album was released in 1978. I still have my vinyl import copy. They didn't bring anything new to the Southern Rock genre but their three guitar lineup rocked and original singer Danny Joe Brown sounded the part. They made a string of albums, some of which (including the debut), went platinum, for Epic and more beyond that, but started to stray into more more staight ahead rock.

I have chosen their self-penned paean to their home state Florida (a place I am very fond of) Gator Country to represent them. I acutally think the standout track on the album is "Dreams" but its a cover of an Allman Brothers song, albeit a brilliant reworking that betters the original.

Skynyrd of course did return in a revised form that has prospered as a live act but never had the creative force of the original, and now has no original members. Ultimately, Drive By Truckers have, for me, taken on Skynyrd's creative mantle.

And I never saw Molly Hatchet but I sure saw Lynyrd Skynyrd
 
OB1 said:
In October 1977, on its way from Greenville to Baton Rouge, Lynyrd Skynyrd's chartered tour plane ran out of fuel and crashed into woods near Gillsburg, Mississippi killing three members of the band and severely injuring others.

...

Skynyrd of course did return in a revised form that has prospered as a live act but never had the creative force of the original, and now has no original members. Ultimately, Drive By Truckers have, for me, taken on Skynyrd's creative mantle.

And I never saw Molly Hatchet but I sure saw Lynyrd Skynyrd
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The DBT lore is that they never saw Lynyrd Skynyrd. Kinda like me with Zeppelin, which is what I identify with.

From their 2024 Southern Rock Opera tour and another homage to the recently passed Ozzy:

And I never saw Lynyrd Skynyrd but I sure saw Molly Hatchet
With 38 Special and the Johnny Van Zant Band.

Skynyrd was set to play Huntsville,
Alabama, in the spring of 77, I had a ticket but it got canceled.
So, the show, it was rescheduled for the "Street Survivors Tour".
And the rest, as they say, is history.

So I never saw Lynyrd Skynyrd
But I sure saw Ozzy Osbourne with Randy Rhoads in 82
Right before that plane crash.
And I never saw Lynyrd Skynyrd but I sure saw AC/DC
With Bon Scott singing, "Let There Be Rock Tour".

With Bon Scott singing, let there be rock!
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Black&White&BlueMoon Town said:
The DBT lore is that they never saw Lynyrd Skynyrd. Kinda like me with Zeppelin, which is what I identify with.

From their 2024 Southern Rock Opera tour and another homage to the recently passed Ozzy:

And I never saw Lynyrd Skynyrd but I sure saw Molly Hatchet
With 38 Special and the Johnny Van Zant Band.

Skynyrd was set to play Huntsville,
Alabama, in the spring of 77, I had a ticket but it got canceled.
So, the show, it was rescheduled for the "Street Survivors Tour".
And the rest, as they say, is history.

So I never saw Lynyrd Skynyrd
But I sure saw Ozzy Osbourne with Randy Rhoads in 82
Right before that plane crash.
And I never saw Lynyrd Skynyrd but I sure saw AC/DC
With Bon Scott singing, "Let There Be Rock Tour".

With Bon Scott singing, let there be rock!
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My favourite DBT track. I saw all the bands mentioned aside from Molly Hatchet.
 
If you are into soft rock and while by no means any where close to my favorite genres when its done well like any genre its more than good enough and deserves its place on any playlist and this song certainly fits the bill.

I am pleasantly surprised it hasn't been picked up already perhaps due to the origin of the band but these songwriters and musicians formed the first what we would term super groups in OZ and given the song writing talents of all the band members its little wonder they eventually got together.

The squabbles that followed in later years when they had long written and performed their best music didn't diminish their legacy but as Skyhooks penned Ego is not a dirty word but it sure can bring you down a peg or five.

Graham Gobel wanted it to be his signature song and a dedication to the likes of Porter and Miller who I am sure if they wanted to compose a song if they were prolific in the seventies would have loved to have written this one.

In fact this song could easily have had its place highly regarded by all of them during the swing and jazz era of days long gone but remembered fondly hence the title of the song.

Superb arrangement and a melody hard to forget make it one of the best songs of its type not only in 1978 but well beyond to contrast the era of disco and yacht rock destined to fade away much quicker than jazz and swing fusion with a dollop of bass thrown in for good measure.

As an interesting side note John Lennon regards it as one of his all time favorites.

Reminiscing - Little River Band
 
mancity111 said:
If you are into soft rock and while by no means any where close to my favorite genres when its done well like any genre its more than good enough and deserves its place on any playlist and this song certainly fits the bill.

I am pleasantly surprised it hasn't been picked up already perhaps due to the origin of the band but these songwriters and musicians formed the first what we would term super groups in OZ and given the song writing talents of all the band members its little wonder they eventually got together.

The squabbles that followed in later years when they had long written and performed their best music didn't diminish their legacy but as Skyhooks penned Ego is not a dirty word but it sure can bring you down a peg or five.

Graham Gobel wanted it to be his signature song and a dedication to the likes of Porter and Miller who I am sure if they wanted to compose a song if they were prolific in the seventies would have loved to have written this one.

In fact this song could easily have had its place highly regarded by all of them during the swing and jazz era of days long gone but remembered fondly hence the title of the song.

Superb arrangement and a melody hard to forget make it one of the best songs of its type not only in 1978 but well beyond to contrast the era of disco and yacht rock destined to fade away much quicker than jazz and swing fusion with a dollop of bass thrown in for good measure.

As an interesting side note John Lennon regards it as one of his all time favorites.

Reminiscing - Little River Band
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Surprise, surprise, I do like a bit of soft rock (although I am very picky about it) and I have long known of the LRB but don’t think I’ve ever listened to them. Look forward to hearing this one.
 
Not sure if I'm allowed this one?

Elkie Brooks subsequently had a much bigger hit with this but it was of course written by Chris Rea; though I think Brooks has a great voice this is better because it's invested with the original meaning as Rea wrote it for his little sister. It also indirectly spawned another (less well loved) Rea song; he recounts driving back to Middlesbrough at a point when he was struggling and looked like his house might be repossessed. On the door mat was a royalties cheque for Fool, which had been a decent hit in the US and his financial woes were gone and he could enjoy his Christmas (which he and his wife had driven home for). In my mind, this pick and Stainsby Girls absolve him for some of his more popular tunes!

Chris Rea - Fool (if you think it's over)
 
OB1 said:
Surprise, surprise, I do like a bit of soft rock (although I am very picky about it) and I have long known of the LRB but don’t think I’ve ever listened to them. Look forward to hearing this one.
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Oh man, that song's a classic. Love that one and so glad that @mancity111 put it up.

This was LRB's breakthrough album in the US, and it certainly wouldn't be the last time this Aussie band had a blockbuster hit.

Interestingly, the playlist has already had 2 songs with this title. One from REO Speedwagon, one from Supertramp, and probably a couple more in the early 80's. We'll see. But it would be an absolute crime if it didn't include this one from LRB. I have so many fond memories of hearing this band on my grandmother's old kitchen radio with its limited sound capabilities. This band was a big part of my late 70's memories.

Lady - Little River Band
 
Black&White&BlueMoon Town said:
Oh man, that song's a classic. Love that one and so glad that @mancity111 put it up.

This was LRB's breakthrough album in the US, and it certainly wouldn't be the last time this Aussie band had a blockbuster hit.

Interestingly, the playlist has already had 2 songs with this title. One from REO Speedwagon, one from Supertramp, and probably a couple more in the early 80's. We'll see. But it would be an absolute crime if it didn't include this one from LRB. I have so many fond memories of hearing this band on my grandmother's old kitchen radio with its limited sound capabilities. This band was a big part of my late 70's memories.

Lady - Little River Band
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It was a bit of a line ball decision but having known the lengths Graham Goble went through to convince the other members especially Glenn Shorrock to sing Reminiscing and the time it took him to write it I chose it ahead of Lady however both deserve to be on any playlist least of all 1978.
 
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