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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 10, 2020 14:13:41 GMT
I'd never heard Lowdown before Surprising, as it was big hit, as was 'What can I say', also off 'Silk Degrees' Live version here with the legendary Jeff Porcaro killing it on drums ... now where did I put the keys to my Capri? I'd probably airbrushed it from my memory. Capri? Mk 2, possibly Mk 3, Cortina surely? What Can I Say sounds a bit more familiar. Again, not my cup of tea. Too jazzy, slick and sophisticated, then and now. By the way, during 1974-75 Gary Glitter was still racking up the hits in the UK.... 1974Remember Me This Way - number 3 Always Yours - number 1 Oh Yes You're Beautiful - number 2 1975Love Like You and Me - number 10 Doing Alright with the Boys - number 6 By 1976 he only managed a number 25 and number 40, with his last top 40 action in 1977 with a number 31 placing Our conversation about the Batcave yesterday got me remembering that Glam used to get played there in my limited experience. Possibly why Bauhaus covered Ziggy and Telegram Sam? I clearly remember I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll) getting spun there and classic Sweet tunes
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Post by johnnyoi on Sept 10, 2020 17:22:03 GMT
I started listening to Wings and Rod Stewart/The Faces around this period.From those bands I looked back to the 60’s.The Beatles,Small Faces then onto Beach Boys,Kinks etc.Can’f remember buying any Dr Feelgood albums until a bit later but played “Back in the Night” to death.I got into Reggae in the mid 70’s as well and as Punk and Reggae went hand in hand I got into it even more.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 10, 2020 17:26:34 GMT
I started listening to Wings and Rod Stewart/The Faces around this period.From those bands I looked back to the 60’s.The Beatles,Small Faces then onto Beach Boys,Kinks etc.Can’f remember buying any Dr Feelgood albums until a bit later but played “Back in the Night” to death.I got into Reggae in the mid 70’s as well and as Punk and Reggae went hand in hand I got into it even more. Thanks johnny A few parallels at this end I liked Rod and the Faces at the time but didn't buy any of the albums until the 90s Got into the Beatles via a few records my folks had Kinks came much later My love of reggae developed hand in hand with my love of punk - that Rotten and The Clash were such reggae fans got me right into it. Groups like Misty turning up on punk bills was great. Getting into the herb in late teenage years made me mad for dub too.
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Post by andyloneshark on Sept 10, 2020 17:51:41 GMT
...yes, i'd forgotten about Wings. I bought the singles: Helen Wheels, Band On The Run, C-Moon and Juniors Farm as a schoolboy.
Also i had the albums: Red Rose Speedway and Venus & Mars ...my Brother had Band On The Run. I recently rebought Venus & Mars... a great album. Wings were HUGE between 1974-76.
This is a great song written and sung by guitarist Jimmy McCulloch, when he was only 22. The lyrics being tragically ironic...
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 10, 2020 18:07:15 GMT
Who doesn't love Band On The Run?
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Dec 27, 2020 12:12:45 GMT
Thanks to you lovely TPers here's two more LPs to add to the case for the defence... A New World Record (1976)Year of the Cat (1976)I suspect there are plenty other riches for the discerning listener
Lean pickings? Maybe but there's some great stuff to enjoy
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Post by personunknown on Dec 27, 2020 12:35:14 GMT
Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
1976 and a slight departure from their heavy rock pomp. Varied styles and subject matter and includes the sublime classic Don't Fear The Reaper. My fave below with the Patti Smith introduction and backing vocals.
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Post by oldpunk on Dec 28, 2020 23:13:53 GMT
bands like slade, the sweet, hello, status quo were just afew doing the business early/mid 70s. others like zeppelin, rory gallagher, horslips. plenty of good bands back then.
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Post by personunknown on Dec 29, 2020 9:49:24 GMT
Louder pick their best albums of 1975, which does give credence to this thread. Slim pickings in their choices, Sabotage was the poorest Sabbath to date (the two after it stunk). Kiss Alive! was not a live album but a retweak in the studio. Queen, Floyd and Zeppelin were overblown, Bad Company, Quo and Aerosmith are plod rockers. Budgie and Hawkwind were good but not their best. The only two that jump out at me are Marley and Springsteen. www.loudersound.com/features/the-20-best-rock-albums-of-1975
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Dec 29, 2020 9:50:24 GMT
The more I ponder this question, the more I conclude there was an abundance of great music in these three years (as there always is if you know where to look) but what really characterised the mid 70s is the lack of visceral excitement, and that's where punk gave everything a kick up the arse
The excitement of Glam had abated and what replaced it was quite safe and/or sophisticated
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Post by personunknown on Dec 29, 2020 10:00:06 GMT
Yes, the youth cults of mod, skin, glam had dissipated only football hooliganism was de rigueur at the time, so it just became rock output. I can remember going to gigs at the time and the predominately male audience was trench coat, lank long hair brigade, grey and uniform.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Dec 29, 2020 11:36:37 GMT
I can well imagine PU
Much as I'm enjoying discovering the back catalogues of Al Stewart and ELO I can't imagine their gigs would have got the pulse racing
Gigs in 75/76 must generally have been quite tedious affairs except some of the pub rock type gigs by the likes of Dr Feelgood
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Post by personunknown on Dec 29, 2020 12:40:17 GMT
As a 14/15 year old I was entranced by the banks of amps and cabs backline. Christ, I even really enjoyed seeing Camel whose combined members had the personality of a bath sponge. Too young to get into pub gigs unfortunately. Punk was inevitable.
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Post by zeopold on Dec 29, 2020 14:25:41 GMT
Where were you in '75 When there were no gigs? We were jive
Generation X - 'Promises, Promises'
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Dec 29, 2020 14:55:22 GMT
Ian Hunter/Mick Ronson toured in March/April 1975
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