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

OB1 said:
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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If I was going for a Jackson 5 track from that year I would personally go for I Want You Back - ABC has a great hook but I Want You Back has so much going for it. So much so in fact that I'll have it as my second choice...

Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
 
threespires said:
If I was going for a Jackson 5 track from that year I would personally go for I Want You Back - ABC has a great hook but I Want You Back has so much going for it. So much so in fact that I'll have it as my second choice...

Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
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Berry Gordy deserves a thread of his own. He signed The Jackson's in 1968, they debuted as a support for Diana Ross in 1969 and were the first band to have debut singles go to number 1. I think Gordy had a child with Diana Ross around this time. He believed in keeping it in the family, his sister was married to Marvin Gaye.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Berry Gordy deserves a thread of his own. He signed The Jackson's in 1968, they debuted as a support for Diana Ross in 1969 and were the first band to have debut singles go to number 1. I think Gordy had a child with Diana Ross around this time. He believed in keeping it in the family, his sister was married to Marvin Gaye.
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Gene Simmons of Kiss dated Diana Ross back in 1980. A few of us met the band when they arrived in Manchester and got them to autograph our Kiss Alive II albums. DR was there but we didn’t ask for her autograph; probably a mistake.
 
Time for OB1’s daily dose:

Lindisfarne: “Lady Eleanor”
Rod Stewart: “Cut Across Shorty”
Eric Clapton: “After Midnight”
Christie: “Yellow River”
CSNY: “Our House”
Led Zeppelin: “Tangerine”
James Gang: “Funk #49”
Grateful Dead: “Casey Jones”
Badfinger: “Come and Get It”
Edison Lighthouse: “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Grows)”
 
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OB1 said:
Time for OB1’s daily dose:

Led Zeppelin: “Tangerine”
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"And I do..." <and enter the best part of the song>!

one of my favourites of theirs of all time, really an underrated album of thiers, LZ III.
OB1 said:
James Gang: “Funk #49”
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Alright, now you are taking my remaining ones with these heaping helpings, so I'll try to find a morsel still out there. ;-)
 
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I'm a bit behind but wanted to acknowledge the great 1969 write up and to register my surprise that Proud Mary is a CCR original. This thread is certainly educational
 
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Alright, let's go off the grid for some iconic jazz...

...nah, you know I'm saving that masterpiece for threespires as no way am I taking away anything from what he likely has Brewing up!

But I will lay down some funk that hasn't been included yet.

George Clinton formed the group that would become Funkadelic back in 1964, but they originally started as a backing section for his doo wop group, The Parliaments. The group evolved in the late 60's after signing a record deal to a harder guitar-driven mix of psychedelic rock, soul and funk, much influenced by the popular musical and political movements of the time.

This 1970 debut album with the same title as the band name in particular was highlighted as clearly "marking the crossroads between '60s soul and '70s funk".

"I'll Bet You" - Funkadelic
 
Happy birthday to Goaterslittleshin. Some songs to throw on the playlist inbetween cake and balloons.

Joy to the World's chorus has been added to many contemporary versions of the classic carol. More influential than you know.

Liquidator is a classic Chelsea song but also has classic and listenable bass line.

Longshot Kick The Bucket is a bop.

Apeman is probably a better song than Lola for me

Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
Liquidator - Harry J Allstars
Longshot Kick The Bucket - The Pioneers
In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Apeman - The Kinks
 
Black&White&BlueMoon Town said:
Alright, let's go off the grid for some iconic jazz...

...nah, you know I'm saving that masterpiece for threespires as no way am I taking away anything from what he likely has Brewing up!

But I will lay down some funk that hasn't been included yet.

George Clinton formed the group that would become Funkadelic back in 1964, but they originally started as a backing section for his doo wop group, The Parliaments. The group evolved in the late 60's after signing a record deal to a harder guitar-driven mix of psychedelic rock, soul and funk, much influenced by the popular musical and political movements of the time.

This 1970 debut album with the same title as the band name in particular was highlighted as clearly "marking the crossroads between '60s soul and '70s funk".

"I'll Bet You" - Funkadelic
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Well if you insist B&W. I've been debating whether the 14 minutes of Miles Runs The Voodoo Down is too much. Ultimately though it's an iconic track from an iconic album. Lots of albums are labelled important but in the case of Bitches Brew it's entirely merited. It's not the first fusion album but it was the biggest to this point and more to the point compared to something like Herbie Hancocks Maiden Voyage that we had earlier in the thread the level of fusion is off the charts. It's probably easier to work out which genres Davis didn't drag into the mix. It boggles my mind that you can have everything going on and still sound completely intentional in the way this does. Perhaps the madest thing was Davis was still only 44 when he made this but he'd already lived at least 3 musical lives and was off to embark on probably his most radical one yet.

@Bill Walker has already mentioned this album and how it paved the way for artists such as Weather Report who formed this year though we have to wait for another year for an album. He'll be able to explain the album much better than me but nonetheless I'm happy to put it forward to make sure we get it on the board.

Miles Davis - Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
 
mrbelfry said:
I'm a bit behind but wanted to acknowledge the great 1969 write up and to register my surprise that Proud Mary is a CCR original. This thread is certainly educational
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It sticks in my craw every time I see a clip of Tina Turner murdering a classic.

Or even worse, a cover “group” doing a cover in the Tina Turner style.
 
OB1 said:
Time for OB1’s daily dose:

Lindisfarne: “Lady Eleanor”
Rod Stewart: “Cut Across Shorty”
Eric Clapton: “After Midnight”
Christie: “Yellow River”
CSNY: “Our House”
Led Zeppelin: “Tangerine”
James Gang: “Funk #49”
Grateful Dead: “Casey Jones”
Badfinger: “Come and Get It”
Edison Lighthouse: “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Grows)”
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Our House was written one morning by Graham Nash in dedication to the house he shared in Laurel Canyon with Joni Mitchell. Written in an hour on her piano it referenced a vase she had bought that morning. It may be a little twee but I still love it.

Is there a decent song out there with 'Yellow' in the name? I can't think of one off hand.
Yellow
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Yellow Submarine
Yellow River
Mellow Yellow
Yellow Roses

aarggh. there is one. Big Yellow Taxi
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Our House was written one morning by Graham Nash in dedication to the house he shared in Laurel Canyon with Joni Mitchell. Written in an hour on her piano it referenced a vase she had bought that morning. It may be a little twee but I still love it.

Is there a decent song out there with 'Yellow' in the name? I can't think of one off hand.
Yellow
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Yellow Submarine
Yellow River
Mellow Yellow
Yellow Roses

aarggh. there is one. Big Yellow Taxi
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It is a bit twee but but gives you a warm feeling. It’s one of those songs that I’ve liked for a long long time but also, for a long time, thought was probably by one of those 60’s bands (like the Hollies) and was quite surprised when I discovered it was CSNY, which may even have been when I bought the CSNY album on cd, but I can’t be sure about that.
 
mrbelfry said:
Happy birthday to Goaterslittleshin. Some songs to throw on the playlist inbetween cake and balloons.

Joy to the World's chorus has been added to many contemporary versions of the classic carol. More influential than you know.

Liquidator is a classic Chelsea song but also has classic and listenable bass line.

Longshot Kick The Bucket is a bop.

Apeman is probably a better song than Lola for me

Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
Liquidator - Harry J Allstars
Longshot Kick The Bucket - The Pioneers
In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Apeman - The Kinks
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I was just talking to my wife about “In the Summertime”, which I’ve already nominated, it was I think the biggest hit single in the UK in 1970 and it is a song that I would have probably dated a year later if asked because it is a song that I remember liking a lot as a boy - still do: I bought a Mungo Jerry anthology a couple of years or so back. As I will probably repeat a few times, I always say (Autumn) 1971 was when my love of music really took root but I am now thinking the seeds were sown in the summer of 1970 and not 1971.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
This.

Tangerine is very underrated as is the album. Its probably my favourite (maybe because of aimless hours playing with the rotating album cover to see who would pop into the windows next) ;-)
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As you may have gathered by now, I do count Zep as my favourite band. I think Zep II outsold III in the UK in 1970. Its reception was mixed as was fan response at the time due to it being rather different from its predecessor. Where I’d rank it doesn’t matter as I love all Zep’s studio albums. I do consider “Tangerine” to be the best song on III.
 
RobMCFC said:
It sticks in my craw every time I see a clip of Tina Turner murdering a classic.
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I'm surprised others are surprised that this wasn't a CCR original. Thank goodness Rob got those messages in the bottles from the bayou. ;-)

US FM rock radio from the 70's sometimes has its distinct advantages, and this would be a clear example.
 
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