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12-14-2014, 05:42 AM | #51 (permalink) | |
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It's kind of spooky how 80% of all albums you've mentioned so far have been reviewed in my journal and those that haven't it's because they are 'non heavy' as such, but if I were doing a journal about prog rock they'd be included. In fact the only band mentioned so far that I was never really into is Pink Floyd, even though for some reason I have most of their albums
As for ZZ Top I pretty much love everything about that album and it was at this time I think, they were meant to be putting on some of their best ever live shows.
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12-14-2014, 10:24 AM | #52 (permalink) | |
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This is the album that gave me hope. I could jam to this mofo and sound pretty competent. Along with Rock Candy by Montrose I also played Waitin' for the Bus at my first ever gig.
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Yes, US, I know you covered them too, but you covered so much **** it's daunting to tackle it all.
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12-15-2014, 04:42 PM | #54 (permalink) | |
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I covered Montrose's first and third albums.
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12-15-2014, 06:32 PM | #55 (permalink) |
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Love all the choices so far, could mirror my own early years very easily. The fact that my band plays songs from all these albums and people still love it (and not just the Grey haired pony tail guys) says there is a reason these are still relevant.
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12-17-2014, 05:47 PM | #56 (permalink) |
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I reign with my left hand, I rule with my right
I'm lord of all darkness, I'm queen of the night I've got the power - now do the march of the black queen My life is in your hands, I'll fo and I'll fie I'll be a bad boy - I'll be your bad boy I'll do the march of the black queen Queen - II 1974 Another one that I can't remember how I came across it but it took all of the first 1:12 long first track "Procession" to know that this was something extremely special. And then second track "Father to Son" and THAT VOICE! Another of those amazingly unique and original bands to come out of that era of 1969-1975. And the songs weren't too shabby either.
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12-21-2014, 12:16 PM | #57 (permalink) |
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I met a devil woman
She took my heart away She said, I've had it comin' to me But I wanted it that way I think that any love is good lovin' So I took what I could get She looked at me with big brown eyes.... Bachman Turner Overdrive - Not Fragile 1974 Meat and Potatoes Rock and Roll from the great white north. Randy's brother had a stutter which was the inspiration for the band's biggest hit. Talk about happy accidents.
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01-08-2015, 12:34 PM | #58 (permalink) |
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My eyes convinced, eclipsed with the younger moon attained with love
It changed as almost strained amidst clear manna from above I crucified my hate and held the word within my hand There's you, the time, the logic, or the reasons we don't understand Yes - Close to the Edge 1973 Rather that post the cover shot I'm posting what you saw once you opened the jacket. As you can tell by the albums listed so far I was into a pretty steady diet of crunchy straight ahead rock (Crimson being the sole exception). I use to hang around way back then with this really cool hippy type chick who would dress like prime era Stevie Nicks and was always talking about astrology and other weird stuff (to me anyway). Every guy I know wanted this girl so bad since she was also gorgeous. She liked me because I played rock guitar. Anyway, she knew the kind of stuff I was into and one day told me about this album and told me it was going to change my life. She gave me strict instructions on how to listen to it which she made me promise to follow before she would lend me the album. The night of my first listen I dropped a tab of acid and then arranged my speakers so that I had one facing my pillow from the left and right sides of my bed. It was very late and the house was dead quiet - and my mom worked third shift so I didn't have to worry about waking her. I lit the red light in my room and waited until I was peaking before dropping the needle onto side one and then lying down on my bed. I started hearing birds chirping and waterfall slowly fading in......
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01-17-2015, 01:02 PM | #59 (permalink) |
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I got a black magic woman
Got me so blind I can't see That she's a black magic woman She's tryin' to make a devil out of me. Santana - Abraxas 1970 It's impossible to explain how exotic and "new" this all sounded to a 10 year old kid in 1970. For the past few decades we take the melding of different cultural music genres as the norm. 45 years ago was a whole different story.
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