The Official Classic Rock Thread

[Moe]

Originally Posted by Tracy

I love classic rock. Dedicate one to me Rooser.

This one's for Tracy, since she breaks michelob's heart by not posting her tits.

Nantucket is a hard rock band that formed in Jacksonville, North Carolina in 1969. Originally known as beach music band Stax of Gold and later Nantucket Sleighride (after the song by Mountain), the six-member group -- Tommy Redd, Larry Uzzell, Mike Uzzell, Eddie Blair, Kenny Soule, and Mark Downing -- became a huge draw in their home state of North Carolina as a cover band. Nantucket eventually became a powerful and tenacious sensation, amassing numerous fans across the southeastern United States well before its first release.

The band signed with Epic Records in 1977 and released its self-titled album the following year, which featured the hit single "Heartbreaker".

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[Moe]

Tarney-Spencer Band was an Australian rock band composed of Trevor Spencer and Alan Tarney in the late 1970s. The band recorded three albums, and is notable for the song "No Time to Lose" (from the 1979 album "Run For Your Life") which received substantial air-play in the USA on Album-oriented rock radio stations, and charted twice on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart .

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[Moe]

Missouri is a rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Ron West was part of a well-remembered Kansas City band with his two brothers Gary and Steve. The band was called The Chesmann. Heavily inspired by British invasion groups, the band played covers live and recorded original studio material. The band's self-titled first album was released in 1977 on a label called Panama Records. Even though Panama was an independent label, the band garnered substantial airplay on American FM AOR radio stations, specifically with the track "Movin On". Later Ron's Brother Gary West was also member of the band Shooting Star, who scored several modest AOR "hits" in the late 1970 and early 1980s.
Missouri's first gig was opening for Firefall in Emporia, Kansas.

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[Moe]

Is there a cooler song/video anywhere? Man, I love this song, and when set to that video it is really moving. And that rich guitar tone is such a beautiful classic Les Paul voice.

Icarus: Borne on Wings of Steel can be found on Masque, the third album by US rock band Kansas, released in 1975.

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Early in the morning sunlight
Soaring on the wings of dawn
Here I'll live and die with my wings in the sky
And I won't come down no more

Higher than a bird I'm flying
Crimson skies of ice and fire
Borne on wings of steel I have so much to feel
And I won't come down no more

Sail on, sail on, I will rise each day to meet the dawn
So high, so high
I've climbed the mountains of the sky
Without my wings you know I'd surely die
I found my freedom flyin' high
I've climbed the mountains of the sky

Floating on a cloud of amber
Searching for the rainbow's end
Earth so far below me,
I'm here alone, free
I can't come down no more

[Moe]

Another Kansas cut, from their biggest album: 1977's Point of Know Return. This one is about Einstein.

These guys just kick ass.

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He had a thousand ideas, you might have heard his name
He lived alone with his vision
Not looking for fortune or fame
Never said too much to speak of
He was off on another plane
The words that he said were a mystery
Nobody's sure he was sane

But he knew, he knew more than me or you
No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to

He was in search of an answer
The nature of what we are
He was trying to do it a new way
He was bright as a star
But nobody understood him
"His numbers are not the way"
He's lost in the deepest enigma
Which no one's unraveled today

But he knew, he knew more than me or you
No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to
And he tried, but before he could tell us he died
When he left us the people cried,
Oh where was he going to?

He had a different idea
A glimpse of the master plan
He could see into the future
A true visionary man
But there's something he never told us
It died when he went away
If only he could have been with us
No telling what he might say

But he knew, he knew more than me or you
No one could see his view
Oh, where was he going to
But he knew, you could tell by the picture he drew
It was totally something new,
Oh where was he going to?

[Tracy]

Where are the Eagles?

(I'm on page two...but I didn't think I saw them)

[Moe]

Theodore "Ted" Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (a.k.a. The Nuge and The Motor City Madman) is an American hard rock guitarist and vocalist from Detroit, Michigan. He originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes. He is noted for his conservative political views and his vocal pro-hunting, pro-conservation, and Second Amendment activism.



Homebound from the 1977 album, Cat Scratch Fever.

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[Tracy]

Since Rooser is on a roll, I found this link about band name origins.

Some that Rooser has already posted:

BADFINGER
The working title of the Beatles song "A Little Help From My Friends".

BLACK SABBATH
Named after a 1963 horror movie starring Boris Karloff. They released an album as Earth before changing their name to Black Sabbath.

DEF LEPPARD
Inspired by a drawing Joe Elliot made of a leopard with no ears, a 'Deaf Leopard'.

STYX
After the mythical river Styx that people crossed over to go into Hell.

I like this one.....

WHO
The legend goes like this: a bunch of people were brainstorming for names. The band members were already so deaf they kept saying, "The who?". Finally, someone suggested the Who as their name.



Here is the link for those that might wanna browse.

Band Name Origins

[Moe]

This one's dedicated to the girls.

Dwight Twilley (born June 6, 1951, Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American pop/rock singer and songwriter, best known for the Top 20 hit singles "I'm On Fire" (1975) and "Girls" (1984).

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[Moe]

Originally Posted by Tracy

Where are the Eagles?

(I'm on page two...but I didn't think I saw them)

Turn on your radio.

I don't post s*** that gets played on the radio all the time. These are the more obscure, neglected, forgotten, and one hit wonders (with an exception every now an then if the song is really cool).

[Moe]

Zebra is a hard rock band that came together in 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It features Randy Jackson (guitar and vocals), Felix Hanemann (bass, keyboards and vocals) and Guy Gelso (drums and vocals).

Eight years after they were founded in 1975, New Orleans via Long Island heavy metal/hard rock band Zebra released their eponymous debut, Zebra, in 1983. The album features all original material, with the exception of "Slow Down," a Larry Williams tune best remembered in a 1964 cover version by The Beatles. It is generally considered the band's strongest work, featuring minor hits "Tell Me What You Want" and "Who's Behind The Door?".

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[Tracy]

Originally Posted by Rooser

Turn on your radio.

I don't post s*** that gets played on the radio all the time. These are the more obscure, neglected, forgotten, and one hit wonders (with an exception every now an then if the song is really cool).

You can't just change the rules in the middle of a Classic Rock thread!!!

I'll dedicate my own song to Rooser and leave him with his work....

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[Moe]

Lucifer's Friend was a 1970s German hard rock and progressive rock band who often incorporated elements of jazz and pop music.

Despite the band's German origin and progressive rock stylings, they are not usually classified as krautrock which had a more electronically oriented sound.

Spanish Galleon is an 11:52 cut from Banquet, the fourth album, released in 1974. By this time there was no heavy metal sound, it was now strictly progressive rock and a lot of jazz fusion. The song "Our World Is A Rock N' Roll Band" was the opening track on some versions (i.e. the U.S. version) of the original LP release, but the only CD releases to date do not include this track, which can instead be found as a bonus track on the Repertoire Records CD release of their self-titled debut.

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[Moe]

Wishbone Ash is a British rock band who achieved particular success in the early and mid-1970s with their most critically acclaimed records including Wishbone Ash (1970), Argus (1972), There's the Rub (1974) and New England (1976). Although the band lacked a definitive vocalist like Roger Daltrey (The Who), Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) or Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), they were famous for popularising the twin lead guitar.

Argus, from 1972, is the band's third album. It is the most popular Wishbone Ash album and widely considered the greatest by fans and reviewers. It was named "Album of the Year" in the 1972 year-end issue of Sounds magazine. The album features a blend of progressive rock, folk, and heavy metal, and is considered a landmark album in the progression of twin-lead guitar harmonization later adopted by bands such as Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden. The sound engineer on Argus was Martin Birch, who also worked with Deep Purple, later with Iron Maiden and other hard rock / heavy metal bands

Here is a cut off Argus - Time Was

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[Moe]

The Amboy Dukes were an American rock music band of the late 1960s and early 1970s from Detroit, Michigan, best remembered for their hit single "Journey to the Center of the Mind", and for launching the career of Ted Nugent.

This is the title cut from their 2nd album, released in 1968.

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[Moe]

Head East is a hard rock band originally from South Central Illinois, then Champaign, Illinois. The band was formed by vocalist John Schlitt, guitarist Mike Somerville, keyboardist Roger Boyd, bassist Dan Birney, and drummer Steve Huston. They met and formed the band while studying at the University of Illinois, Champaign. The band achieved success during the 1970's, but fell into obscurity in the following decades.

They released their first album, Flat as a Pancake, in 1974 on their own record label (Pyramid Records) selling all 5,000 records and 500 eight-tracks produced. With those sales, and the song "Never Been Any Reason" on radio, A&M was impressed enough to sign the band and re-release the album in 1975. The album reached gold status by 1978 and would remain their most popular album, spawning another hit in the song "Love Me Tonight", which peaked at #54.

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[michelob]

Keep em commin Rooser. I really enjoy this stuff

[Moe]

Illinois Speed Press was a Chicago-spawned band whose sound combined elements of R&B and country music in a powerful double-lead-guitar attack.

Their debut album, Illinois Speed Press (1969), produced by Chicago's producer and mentor, James William Guercio, this album sounds at times like Chicago Transit Authority without horns. ISP is important in rock history primarily as the band from which co-leader Paul Cotton emerged to replace Jim Messina in Poco, whom he would help guide to commercial success. "Get in the Wind," later recorded by Poco in a completely different form, rocks hard in this version, while Cotton's "P.N.S. (When You Come Around)" hints at the sound of From the Inside era Poco. The bouncy acoustic number "Here Today" is another highlight, standing out amidst the bluesy rock that makes up the bulk of this recording. The liner notes, designed like a newspaper, were written by Firesign Theatre.

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[Moe]

Angel are a glam rock and heavy metal band from Washington, DC, formed in the mid-70s by Punky Meadows and Mickie Jones. They were signed to Casablanca Records, and had the image of dressing in white.

Angel were discovered by KISS bass player Gene Simmons performing at a nightclub and were signed to Kiss’s record label Casablanca.

Their first album was the self-titled Angel and consisted of the lineup of guitarist Punky Meadows, bassist Mickie Jones, vocalist Frank Dimino, keyboardist Gregg Giuffria, and drummer Barry Brandt.

The first cut "Tower" on the debut eponymous album (1975) was used widely during the late 70's and early 80's by Album Rock stations for various advertising purposes. The track is also on K-SHE radios Classic List

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[Moe]

Axe is a hard rock band from Florida, formed in 1979. Previously known as Babyface with a line up of vocalist Edgar Riley, guitarist Bobby Barth, bassist Mike Turpin and drummer Teddy Mueller, the group adopted the new title of Axe in 1979 when the band added second guitarist Michael Osbourne. Signing with major label MCA Records, Axe released their self-titled debut in 1979 and immediately gained attention with a melodic Rock sound comprising heavy guitars mixed with keyboards.

Following Axe with 1980's Living On The Edge the group switched labels to Atco in 1982 for third album Offering, an album that included the hit anthem Rock n' Roll Party In The Streets.

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[Moe]

Thomas Richard 'Tommy' Bolin (August 1, 1951, Sioux City, Iowa - December 4, 1976) was an American-born guitarist best known for his work with Zephyr (from 1969 to 1971), The James Gang (from 1973 through 1974), Deep Purple (from 1975 to 1976), and his solo work.

Private Eyes (1976) is the second solo album by guitarist Tommy Bolin. This was Bolin's last album, he died of a drug overdose while on the promotional tour, opening for Jeff Beck.

This album is where the 9+ minute cut Post Toastie comes from.

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[Moe]

Song for America is the second album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1975. Despite the minor success of their debut album, they were still, for the most part, a struggling bar band.

While Song for America did little to change that, it is regarded by many as their most progressive work. Like the first album, the writing duties were divided between Kerry Livgren and the former members of White Clover, most notably vocalist / keyboardist Steve Walsh.

Musically, Song for America is a complex wall of sound containing six lengthy tracks full of wailing guitars, violin and generous portions of organ and Mellotron. Lyrically, Kansas had begun to take a dark turn. Walsh’s songs reflected life on the street ("Lonely Street"), drug dealing ("Down the Road"), and a run-in with the Devil. Livgren’s world included a haunting ghost story ("Lamplight Symphony"), a Hymn to the Atman, and the album’s sweeping title track, which is regarded by violinist Robby Steinhardt as the band’s signature tune.

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Virgin land of forest green, dark and stormy plains, here all life abounds
Sunlit valley, mountain fields, unseen in the rain, here all life abounds
No man rules this land, no human hand has soiled this paradise
Waiting patiently, so much to see, so rich in Earth's delights

Painted desert, sequined sky, stars that fill the night, here all life abounds
Rivers flowing to the sea, sunshine pure and bright, here all life abounds
No man rules this land, no human hand has soiled this paradise
Waiting patiently, so much to see, so rich in Earth's delights

So the maiden lies in waiting, for the sails to reach the shore
Land of beauty and abundance, innocent, you opened wide your door
Wanderers found the waiting treasure, full of gifts beyond their measure
Milk and honey for our pleasure.....

Across the sea there came a multitude, sailing ships upon the wave
Filled with visions of Utopia, and the freedom that they crave
Ravage, plunder, see no wonder, rape and kill and tear asunder
Chop the forest, plow it under.....

Highways scar the mountainsides, buildings to the sky, people all around
Houses stand in endless rows, sea to shining sea, people all around
So we rule this land, and here we stand upon our paradise,
Dreaming of a place, our weary race is ready to arise

[Moe]

REO Speedwagon took its name from the REO Speed Wagon, a flatbed truck, manufactured by the REO Motor Car Company. ("R.E.O." are initials of the company's founder, Ransom Eli Olds, who also founded Oldsmobile, once a division of General Motors.)

REO Speedwagon was formed by students attending the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois in the fall of 1967 to play cover songs in campus bars. The first line up consisted of Alan Gratzer on drums and vocals, Neal Doughty on keyboards, Joe Matt on guitar and vocals and Mike Blair on bass and vocals. In the spring of 1968, Terry Luttrell became lead singer, and Bob Crownover and Gregg Philbin replaced Matt and Blair. Crownover played guitar for the group until the summer of 1969 when Bill Fiorio replaced him. Fiorio then departed in late 1969, eventually assuming the name Duke Tumatoe, and went on to form the All Star Frogs. Another guitarist, Steve Scorfina, came aboard briefly, and was replaced by Gary Richrath in late 1970.

Richrath was a Peoria, Illinois-based guitar player and prolific songwriter who brought original material to the band including REO's signature song "Ridin' the Storm Out." With Richrath on board, the regional popularity of the band grew tremendously. The Midwestern United States was the original REO Speedwagon fan stronghold and is pivotal in this period of the band's history.

The band's debut album, REO Speedwagon, was released on Epic Records in 1971. One of the most popular tracks on this record was "157 Riverside Avenue." The title refers to the Westport, Connecticut address where the band stayed while recording in Leka's studio in nearby Bridgeport, and remains an in-concert favorite.

Although the rest of the band's line-up remained stable, REO Speedwagon switched lead vocalists three times for their first three albums. Luttrell left the band in early 1972, eventually becoming the vocalist for Starcastle. He was replaced by Kevin Cronin. Cronin recorded one album with the band, 1972's R.E.O./T.W.O., but left the band during the recording sessions for 1973's Ridin' The Storm Out because of missed rehearsals and creative disagreements.

Highlights of the 2nd album, R.E.O./T.W.O. include Richrath's "Golden Country," a compelling political statement with possibly his finest guitar solo as well as "Like You Do."

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[Moe]

The Marshall Tucker Band is an American Southern rock band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina.

The band formed in 1972 with founding members Doug Gray (vocalist), George McCorkle (rhythm guitarist), Paul Riddle (drummer), Jerry Eubanks (flutist), and brothers Toy (lead guitar) and Tommy Caldwell (bassist and front man). They soon signed with Capricorn Records and by 1973, had released their first LP, The Marshall Tucker Band.

Compared with Southern-rock pioneers and label-mates The Allman Brothers Band, the Marshall Tucker Band had more of a country and western feel, with the flute being a key lead instrument in their sound with a lot of its parts in the higher fife/piccolo register. "Can't You See", "Fire on the Mountain", and "This Ol' Cowboy" are among their songs that received appreciable FM radio airplay, while "Heard It in a Love Song" made it to #14 as a single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977.

There was no band member named "Marshall Tucker". Originally, the band called itself the Toy Factory (named after lead guitarist Toy Caldwell). But by the time the band released its first album they had become the Marshall Tucker Band. During a radio interview in Hempstead, New York, in 1973, Tommy Caldwell explained the origins of the band's name:

There's an old blind dude [in Spartanburg] that tunes pianos, and his name is Marshall Tucker... We didn't name the band after him, but we just kind of liked that name and stuck with it.

The band's official website offers additional background:

When MTB first got together in their native Spartanburg back in 1972 they were rehearsing in an old warehouse. They had yet to decide on a name and were discussing what they should call themselves one evening. Someone looked at the tag on the key and it said "Marshall Tucker" and it was suggested they call themselves the Marshall Tucker Band, not knowing it was a real person's name. Because it was time to go to dinner and everyone was hungry they said "sounds great" and the rest is history. A few years later they found out that Marshall Tucker was the name of the person who rented the building before them. His name was still on the key tag because the warehouse owner hadn't changed it yet. Mr. Tucker was a blind piano tuner, who, along with his partner, used the building for their piano business.

Their first album was recorded in 1973 in Macon, Georgia, USA at Capricorn Studios. The album contains some of the best songs of the Southern rock genre, such as "Can't You See", "Take the Highway", and "Ramblin'".

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[Moe]

Women and Children First is the third album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1980. It basically continues the trends laid out on the first two albums, relying on the vocals of David Lee Roth and the guitar playing of Eddie Van Halen.

Clearly, Van Halen with David Lee Roth is greater than any version of Van Halen minus David Lee Roth. He is the ultimate frontman.

This song, Take Your Whiskey Home captures the essence of Van Halen of the era.

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Fair Warning is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1981. Fair Warning went 2x platinum, which was disappointing compared to the sales of the band's previous albums, making it the least commercially successful album of the David Lee Roth years. The album featured a much more adventurous and progressive sound than most of their other albums, which may have been the cause of its disappointing sales. Also, unlike the previous 'party albums' the band released, this one had a darker and more brooding approach.

Mean Street from this album is another in-your-face kick-ass rocking tune from Van Halen.

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[Moe]

Jerry Doucette (b. 1952, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter.

Doucette joined numerous bands prior to his solo career, starting with The Reefers during his childhood. He eventually moved to Vancouver, British Columbia and subsequently signed a solo recording deal with Mushroom Records. His album releases would simply use the name Doucette, rather than under a full name.

Mama Let Him Play (1978), the first Doucette release, earned platinum status (sales of 100 000 units in Canada) and substantial publicity and tour promotion. The following year's release The Deuce is Loose was less successful, although it earned gold status (50 000 units sold) and produced the popular single "Nobody".

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[Anthony]

How about some Simon & Garfunkel?

[Moe]

Originally Posted by Anthony

How about some Simon & Garfunkel?

The Sound of Silence

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Mrs. Robinson

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[Anthony]

No writeup?

[Anthony]

"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls..."

One of my all-time favorite lines from ANY song.

[Moe]

Originally Posted by Anthony

No writeup?

Simon & Garfunkel were an American singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom and Jerry in 1957, and had their first taste of success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl." As Simon and Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965, backed by the hit single "The Sounds of Silence." Their music was featured in the landmark film The Graduate, propelling them further into the public consciousness.

Sounds of Silence is an album by Simon and Garfunkel, released on January 17, 1966. The album's title is a slight modification of the title of the duo's first major hit, " The Sounds of Silence," which was released previously on the album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., and also on the soundtrack to the movie The Graduate. It was taken from their debut and electric instruments and drums were overdubbed by Bob Dylan's studio band on June 15, 1965 and released in September 1965 as a single. "Homeward Bound" was released on the album in the UK. It was also released as part of the box set Simon & Garfunkel Collected Works, on both LP and CD.

[michelob]

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[michelob]

This might be a little folkish but still a good song and video.

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[Hershey]

So, when do we get a little T. Rex around here?

How about NOW!

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[Moe]

Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. The band and its membership went through a number of re-configurations between 1968 and 1974, achieving their definitive form when Neil Peart replaced original drummer John Rutsey in July 1974, two weeks before the group's first U.S. tour.

Since the release of the band's self-titled debut album in March 1974, Rush has become known for the instrumental skills of its members, complex compositions, and eclectic lyrical motifs drawing heavily on science fiction, fantasy, and libertarian philosophy, as well as addressing humanitarian, social, emotional, and environmental concerns.

Musically, Rush's style has evolved over the years, beginning in the vein of blues-inspired heavy metal on their first albums, then encompassing hard rock, progressive rock, a period dominated by synthesizers and, more recently, modern rock.

Hemispheres is the sixth studio album by Rush, released in 1978. The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales.

This album continues Rush's trend of using the fantasy and science fiction lyrics written by Neil Peart. Similar to their 1976 release, 2112, Hemispheres contains a single, epic song broken into chapters as the first half of the album (Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres) while the second half contains two more conventionally-executed tracks ("Circumstances", "The Trees"), then is rounded out by the nine-and-a-half-minute instrumental, "La Villa Strangiato".

Crank this one up. It's worth it.

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[Moe]

The Whole World's Goin' Crazy is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1976. This album features the KSHE Klassic Shotdown.

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[Moe]

Inner Secrets is a 1978 album from Santana. It marks the start of the phase of Santana's career where he moved away from the fusion of Latin, jazz, rock and blues that marked his previous records and began to move towards an AOR direction. As such, the album's quality is widely disputed among fans. "Open Invitation" and "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" were both hit singles.

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[Moe]

Russ Ballard (born 31 October 1945, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England) is an English singer-songwriter and musician.

Rene Didn't Do it is a cut off Ballard's 4th album, released in 1980, Russ Ballard & the Barnet Dogs

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[Moe]

The Blend was a '70s rock quintet from Maine led by singer/guitarist Jim Drown that scored a pop singles chart entry with "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" at the end of 1978.

However, their good song is "The Prize", a story about the confrontation between a hunter and a bear. This song is a cut off their album Anytime Delight, released around 1980.

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[Moe]

Foreigner is a rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, along with then-unknown vocalist Lou Gramm (Louis Grammatico). Foreigner has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide

Head Games is the third studio album by Foreigner, released in 1979. The album charted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart, and has sold over five million copies in the US alone. It is perhaps as famous (or infamous) for its extremely lurid album cover, depicting a young, scantily clad girl in a filthy men's room, as it is for its music. The title track and "Dirty White Boy" were the album's big hits, peaking at #14 and #12, respectively.

Also appearing on this album is this song - I'll Get Even With You.

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[Moe]

The Babys were a British rock group of the late 1970s. The Babys were able to chart 6 albums between 1976 and 1981 through Chrysalis Records. Their highest charting single is "Isn't It Time", which reached #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

On the Edge was released in 1980 and it contains this cut, "Turn and Walk Away":

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[Moe]

Rare Bird was a progressive rock band founded in 1969. They were formed in England, but had more success in other European countries than they did at home. They are mostly remembered for the haunting, organ based track "Sympathy"

In 1974, Peace of Mind was a cut off their 5th studio album, Born Again.

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[Moe]

The Chambers Brothers are an interracial soul music group, best known for their 1968 hit record, the 11-minute long song, "Time Has Come Today".
The group was formed in 1964 in Los Angeles, California by four brothers from Mississippi, George, Willie, Lester and Joe Chambers. They toured extensively throughout southern California, but did not achieve nationwide success until 1965 when, with the addition of drummer Brian Keenan, they appeared at the Newport Folk Festival. Shortly after this they recorded their debut album People Get Ready. The band scored their first major hit in 1968 with "Time Has Come Today" (written by Joe & Willie Chambers), from their similarly named third album The Time Has Come. The song spent five consecutive weeks at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, just missing the Top Ten. However they found it difficult to build on this success and eventually split up in 1972. They reformed in 1974 to record Unbonded, and have toured regularly since. Keenan died of heart failure in 1985.

Great song, but the video was apparently made by some retard.

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[Moe]

Joe Vitale is an American musician, primarily known as a drummer but also a flautist, keyboardist and singer, who has played with many of the top names in music during a career dating back to the 1970s.
Vitale started as part of an Ohio band called The Chylds and attended Kent State University during the May 4, 1970 shootings. His first national break was being hired by Ted Nugent for a role in the Amboy Dukes in 1971.[1] In the fall of 1971, Vitale was invited by his former Kent State classmate Joe Walsh to join Barnstorm, a new group being formed by Walsh in Colorado. The group recorded three albums together, and Vitale and Walsh began a longterm partnership, although Barnstorm broke up in 1974.
After the breakup, Vitale was the temporary original drummer for the Michael Stanley Band (before Tommy Dobeck was hired), and he recorded his first solo album, 1974's Roller Coaster Weekend, produced by Ron & Howard Albert, with guitar solos contributed by Walsh, Rick Derringer and Phil Keaggy. He then joined the Stills-Young Band for the Long May You Run sessions. Later, Vitale would be one of the musicians that Crosby, Stills & Nash record and tour with, beginning with the CSN album and continuing to the present day. He has also co-produced and contributed songs to Crosby, Stills & Nash, as well as to solo efforts by Stephen Stills and Graham Nash.
Meanwhile, Vitale's longtime partner Walsh became part of the Eagles, and Vitale became part of the Eagles' road band on drums and keyboards, appearing on 1980's Eagles Live. For Vitale's second solo album, Plantation Harbor, produced by Bill Szymczyk and also recorded in 1980, Don Felder also appeared along with Walsh on guitars, and Stephen Stills co-wrote a couple of songs. A Walsh/Vitale song, "Pretty Maids All in a Row", appears on the Eagles' album Hotel California. He continues to appear on Walsh solo albums in the early 1990s.

Lady On the Rock is a cut off Plantation Harbor, released in 1980. The song is about the Statue of Liberty.

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[Moe]

Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) is a folk rock/rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash, also known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) when joined by occasional fourth member Neil Young. They are noted for their intricate vocal harmonies, often tumultuous interpersonal relationships, political activism, and lasting influence on music and culture.

Young and Crosby were staying at a house near San Francisco when reports of the Kent State shootings arrived, inspiring Young to write his protest classic "Ohio," recorded and rush-released weeks later and providing another Top 20 hit for the group.

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[Moe]

The Trees" is one of Rush's more popular songs. A fable told through fantasy lyrics, a forest suffers from the competition of tall oak trees and shorter maple trees for sunlight. In the end, no one wins as the "trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw." The song's meaning is often debated by fans.
One common interpretation is that the song is allegorical - descriptive of the relationship between Canada and the United States. In this reading, the Oaks represent the U.S.A., the Maples represent Canada, and the "forest" they share represents North America. (Consider that the oak is the most common species of tree in the U.S. (as the maple is in Canada) and that the maple leaf is part of the Canadian flag.)
Peart has been quoted as saying that the lyrics for this song were inspired by a cartoon and that the song has no deep meaning, but also has said that it is about collectivism.

There is unrest in the forest,
There is trouble with the trees,
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas.

The trouble with the maples,
(And they're quite convinced they're right)
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light.
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made.
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade.

There is trouble in the forest,
And the creatures all have fled,
As the maples scream "Oppression!"
And the oaks just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights.
"The oaks are just too greedy;
We will make them give us light."
Now there's no more oak oppression,
For they passed a noble law,
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw.

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[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Rooser

Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) is a folk rock/rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash, also known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) when joined by occasional fourth member Neil Young. They are noted for their intricate vocal harmonies, often tumultuous interpersonal relationships, political activism, and lasting influence on music and culture.

Young and Crosby were staying at a house near San Francisco when reports of the Kent State shootings arrived, inspiring Young to write his protest classic "Ohio," recorded and rush-released weeks later and providing another Top 20 hit for the group.

Your best post ever.

[Moe]

Red Barchetta, one of the coolest songs ever. This comes from Rush's 8th studio album, released in 1981 - Moving Pictures.

The song describes a post-petroleum future in which the "primitive" gasoline-burning sports cars are prohibited by "the Motor Law." The narrator's uncle has kept one of these illicit vehicles (the titular red Barchetta) in pristine condition for some "fifty-odd years" and keeps it hidden at his secret country home (previously a farm before the aforementioned Motor Law). During one of his weekly drives, the narrator encounters an "alloy air car" that begins to chase him along the roads. A second such vehicle soon joins the pursuit, which continues until the narrator drives his Barchetta across a one-lane bridge that is too narrow for the air cars. The song ends with the narrator returning safely to his uncle's farm.

The song was inspired by the futuristic short story "A Nice Morning Drive," written by Richard Foster and published in the November, 1973 issue of Road and Track magazine. The story describes a similar future in which increasingly-stringent safety regulations have forced cars to evolve into massive "Modern Safety Vehicles" (MSVs), capable of withstanding a 50-mile-per-hour impact without injury to the driver. Consequently, drivers of MSVs have become less safety-conscious and more aggressive, and "bouncing" (intentionally ramming) the older, smaller cars is a common sport among some.
Rush lyricist Neil Peart made several attempts to contact Foster while working on the album, but Road and Track did not have an up-to-date address, and Rush were forced to settle for a brief "Inspired by" note in the lyric sheet mentioning the story. In July of 2007, Foster and Peart finally made contact with one another; Foster later posted an online account of their journey by motorcycle through the backwoods of West Virginia between stops on Rush's Snakes and Arrows tour.
In the original album version, Geddy Lee mispronounces "Barchetta" -- the correct pronunciation sounds like "Barketta" but Lee pronounces the "ch" like that in "cheese," not the proper Italian pronunciation.

The MG & MGB Experience: Library: A Nice Morning Drive

My uncle has a country place
That no one knows about
He says it used to be a farm
Before the Motor Law
And on Sundays I elude the eyes
And hop the Turbine Freight
To far outside the Wire
Where my white-haired uncle waits

Jump to the ground
As the Turbo slows to cross the borderline
Run like the wind
As excitement shivers up and down my spine
Down in his barn
My uncle preserved for me an old machine
For fifty odd years
To keep it as new has been his dearest dream

I strip away the old debris
That hides a shining car
A brilliant red Barchetta
From a better vanished time
I fire up the willing engine
Responding with a roar
Tires spitting gravel
I commit my weekly crime

Wind
In my hair
Shifting and drifting
Mechanical music
Adrenaline surge...

Well-weathered leather
Hot metal and oil
The scented country air
Sunlight on chrome
The blur of the landscape
Every nerve aware

Suddenly ahead of me
Across the mountainside
A gleaming alloy air car
Shoots towards me, two lanes wide
I spin around with shrieking tires
To run the deadly race
Go screaming through the valley
As another joins the chase

Drive like the wind
Straining the limits of machine and man
Laughing out loud with fear and hope
I've got a desperate plan
At the one-lane bridge
I leave the giants stranded at the riverside
Race back to the farm
To dream with my uncle at the fireside

Even though the video is a Dodge, and not a Red Barchetta, it's cool nonetheless.

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[Moe]

Mungo Jerry are an English folk/classic rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". Their name was inspired by the poem Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer, from T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.

"In the Summertime" is a song recorded in 1970. Written by the group's leader Ray Dorset, this song, which celebrates the carefree days of summer, reached the No. 1 position on charts around the world (including seven weeks in the UK), #1 for 2 weeks in Canada, and #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US. It is considered one of the highest selling recordings of all time with an estimated 23 million copies sold

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[Moe]

Flirtin' with Disaster is the second studio album by American southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1979. The cover is a painting by Frank Frazetta entitled "Dark Kingdom."

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[Moe]

The Ballad of Curtis Loew [sic] is a song written by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant and performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song was first released on the band's 1974 album, Second Helping and again on their compilation, The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd and later on All Time Greatest Hits. It is on many of their compilation albums and before the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash, was performed once live. Ed King says, "The original version of the band only played 'Curtis Loew' ONE time on stage. We were playing in a basement in some hotel and thought we'd try it. We never played it again until the Tribute Tour with Johnny Van Zant."

The song tells of a young boy who wakes up in the morning "Before the rooster crows" and searches for soda bottles to cash in for money to give to a man named Curtis Loew. Curtis is described as a "black man with white curly hair". The boy gives Curtis money from recycling soda bottles for a fifth of wine, and Curtis plays him songs on his Dobro guitar. According to the song "Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues". Curtis eventually dies and the boy is perplexed at the fact that nobody came to pray at his funeral.

The band's website says that the song is based on a composite of people who actually lived in the Van Zants' original neighborhood in Jacksonville, FL. Specifically, the corner store "is based on Claude's Midway Grocery on the corner of Plymouth and Lakeshore in Jacksonville." The business has since been renamed Sunrise Food Store, but still occupies the same location. The Loew character is sometimes thought by Skynyrd fans to be inspired by Shorty Medlock, the grandfather of Rickey Medlocke, Lynyrd Skynyrd's drummer during their 1970 tour.

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[michelob]

Originally Posted by Rooser

The Ballad of Curtis Loew [sic] is a song written by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant and performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song was first released on the band's 1974 album, Second Helping and again on their compilation, The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd and later on All Time Greatest Hits. It is on many of their compilation albums and before the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash, was performed once live. Ed King says, "The original version of the band only played 'Curtis Loew' ONE time on stage. We were playing in a basement in some hotel and thought we'd try it. We never played it again until the Tribute Tour with Johnny Van Zant."

The song tells of a young boy who wakes up in the morning "Before the rooster crows" and searches for soda bottles to cash in for money to give to a man named Curtis Loew. Curtis is described as a "black man with white curly hair". The boy gives Curtis money from recycling soda bottles for a fifth of wine, and Curtis plays him songs on his Dobro guitar. According to the song "Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues". Curtis eventually dies and the boy is perplexed at the fact that nobody came to pray at his funeral.

The band's website says that the song is based on a composite of people who actually lived in the Van Zants' original neighborhood in Jacksonville, FL. Specifically, the corner store "is based on Claude's Midway Grocery on the corner of Plymouth and Lakeshore in Jacksonville." The business has since been renamed Sunrise Food Store, but still occupies the same location. The Loew character is sometimes thought by Skynyrd fans to be inspired by Shorty Medlock, the grandfather of Rickey Medlocke, Lynyrd Skynyrd's drummer during their 1970 tour.

Out-f***ing-standing post Roos...........I love that song

[Moe]

Originally Posted by michelob

Out-f***ing-standing post Roos...........I love that song

Doesn't everybody?

[michelob]

Originally Posted by Rooser

Doesn't everybody?

they should

[Jack Daniels]

Saw this band last nite at Sully's. Smylin Jack - Introduction Bunch of chain smoking overweight rednecks and the lead singer is a 'chick' with a giant beer belly. As they were setting up, we were like is this s***? They packed the bar with some pretty odd people too. I'm here to tell you that they were tight as F and kicked ass. The big fat broad lead singer had a powerful rock and roll voice. She switched places with the drummer and continued to kick ass. The lead guitarist was amazing. I still love seeing live rock shows.

[Moe]

Ridin' the Storm Out is the third album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1973. It was the first album to feature Mike Murphy on vocals. The sessions started out with Kevin Cronin, but he left the band before the album was finished, due to creative differences. The title track would later become a hit for the band on their live album, after Cronin had returned to the band. Kevin's original version of "Son of a Poor Man" is featured on the compilation album A Decade of Rock and Roll: 1970-1980. "Son of a Poor Man" and "Ridin' the Storm Out" were featured on the live album Live: You Get What You Play For.

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[Tracy]

I like that one Rooser.

[Moe]

Canned Wheat is an album released in 1969 by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. It peaked at No. 91 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.
Three well-known singles were taken from the album: "Undun", "Laughing", and, although this version is not the one released as a single, "No Time".
Canned Wheat was re-mastered and released on CD by Buddha Records in 2000 and included two bonus tracks.

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[Tracy]

Damn, I hate it when you ignore me.

You "will miss me" Rooser.

[Moe]

Originally Posted by Tracy

Damn, I hate it when you ignore me.

You "will miss me" Rooser.

WTF am I supposed to do - acknowledge your every post?

Yeah, you like it. OK, great. Message received.