Buftex Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 (edited) Funny....I realize, most of this radio-pop stuff (not all) from the 70's was utter crap, but it is the music of my youth...I sort of have a soft spot for some of it. I used to be glued to the radio (WGR55, Tom Donohugh show) on weekends when I was a lad...used to even keep a notebook of the weekly countdown...but yeah, most of singer-songwriter stuff that came out during that time was just awful, and, you had peopel like Anka, and Neil Sedaka, who were songwriters from another era, enjoying success as middle-age performers all of the suddnen... "Laugther In the Rain" has got to be up there for all-time bad... Edited October 25, 2011 by Buftex
bbb Posted October 25, 2011 Author Posted October 25, 2011 Funny....I realize, most of this radio-pop stuff (not all) from the 70's was utter crap, but it is the music of my youth...I sort of have a soft spot for some of it. I used to be glued to the radio (WGR55, Tom Donohugh show) on weekends when I was a lad...used to even keep a notebook of the weekly countdown...but yeah, most of singer-songwriter stuff that came out during that time was just awful, and, you had peopel like Anka, and Neil Sedaka, who were songwriters from another era, enjoying success as middle-age performers all of the suddnen... "Laugther In the Rain" has got to be up there for all-time bad... For me, there is a difference between songs I liked at the time, and now I know they are pretty crappy like Billy Don't be a Hero, Seasons in the Sun, etc. and the songs that I thought were crap even as a 10-12 year old, like both Anka and Sedaka's crap..........BTW, Knock Three Times is still great!
Jim in Anchorage Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 For me, there is a difference between songs I liked at the time, and now I know they are pretty crappy like Billy Don't be a Hero, Seasons in the Sun, etc. and the songs that I thought were crap even as a 10-12 year old, like both Anka and Sedaka's crap..........BTW, Knock Three Times is still great! There is ZERO hope for you. Thank God you don't control the radio where I work.
bbb Posted October 26, 2011 Author Posted October 26, 2011 There is ZERO hope for you. Thank God you don't control the radio where I work. It would be Rod's Greatest Hits and the Best of Tony Orlando & Dawn all day. So, what is it that you like from the 70s?
Jim in Anchorage Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) or Skynyrd It would be Rod's Greatest Hits and the Best of Tony Orlando & Dawn all day. So, what is it that you like from the 70s? Not nearly as cool as knock 3 times, of course. Edited October 26, 2011 by Jim in Anchorage
Jim in Anchorage Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 What - those redneck losers? I heard they where racists to. Ehh I just grabbed a 12, maxed out the speakers and went cruising in the 67 stang. No PC then.
bbb Posted October 26, 2011 Author Posted October 26, 2011 I heard they where racists to. Ehh I just grabbed a 12, maxed out the speakers and went cruising in the 67 stang. No PC then. That sounds awesome - you should have mixed in a little Tony Orlando and you would have really been cruisin'!
Jim in Anchorage Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 my 70s That sounds awesome - you should have mixed in a little Tony Orlando and you would have really been cruisin'!
Chef Jim Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Allman bros or Skynyrd Not nearly as cool as knock 3 times, of course. So you say Jeff Beck is boring but your favorites from the 70's is Lynyrd Skynyrd and Sabbath??
Buftex Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Rod Stewart with the Jeff Beck Group, the Faces, and his solo stuff through about 1976 (really just Faces albums) was awesome...I will agree, there are few in rock'n'roll who have betrayed their talents as fully as Rod, but in his prime, he was a terrific singer..
bbb Posted October 27, 2011 Author Posted October 27, 2011 Rod Stewart with the Jeff Beck Group, the Faces, and his solo stuff through about 1976 (really just Faces albums) was awesome...I will agree, there are few in rock'n'roll who have betrayed their talents as fully as Rod, but in his prime, he was a terrific singer.. youtube.com/watch?v=WeZ4FMIVqto That's exactly my thoughts. Actually, I might extend it up until Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, which was horrible beyond words, as was Passion, which never ends and just says the same thing over and over. He's has had some good songs since, too (Tonight I'm Yours opens that live album so good and I like the entire Vagabond Heart album, except for the putrid Motown Song). My 85 year old mother likes his American Songbook CDs, but I think he did a horrible job on them. His voice was made for rock, not for that.
bbb Posted October 27, 2011 Author Posted October 27, 2011 Rod Stewart with the Jeff Beck Group, the Faces, and his solo stuff through about 1976 (really just Faces albums) was awesome...I will agree, there are few in rock'n'roll who have betrayed their talents as fully as Rod, but in his prime, he was a terrific singer.. youtube.com/watch?v=WeZ4FMIVqto I never heard that song. That is great!!
Buftex Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 That's exactly my thoughts. Actually, I might extend it up until Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, which was horrible beyond words, as was Passion, which never ends and just says the same thing over and over. He's has had some good songs since, too (Tonight I'm Yours opens that live album so good and I like the entire Vagabond Heart album, except for the putrid Motown Song). My 85 year old mother likes his American Songbook CDs, but I think he did a horrible job on them. His voice was made for rock, not for that. A little over a year ago, I was talking to Ian McLagan (piano player for the Small Faces, Faces, you see him in the video). He lives here in Austin. I was asking him about the rumored Faces reunion that was taking place this past summer... he said "Yeah, Ronnie (Wood), Kenny (Jones) we are all geared up for it...don't know about Rod though. He apparently can't fit it into his schedule, he still has nearly a century of music to murder" The Faces did a mini-reunion, with Mick Hucknell (Simply Red) singing, instead of Rod. As I understood it, they left it open to Rod, he could join them whenever he wanted...I think he may have done one festival date with them in England. Would have loved to see that...love the Faces...Westerberg always sites them as one of the Replacements big influences. If you haven't heard a lot of the their stuff, I would highly recommend it. The early Rod Stewart albums are, essentially, Faces albums. Stewart had signed, with the Faces, to Warner Brothers, and, at the same time (much to the bands chagrin) had signed a solo deal with Polygram. They backed him on those solo albums, to fulfill his contractual obligations...they ended up selling a lot more than the Faces albums. So, when you hear "Maggie May", "You Wear It Well", "Gasoline Alley" or "Every Picture Tells a Story", by Rod Stewart, you are listening to the Faces. The Faces really only had 4 albums with the Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Ronnie Laine (deceased), Ian McLagan, and Kenny Jones. They aren't as polished as the Stewart "solo" albums, but they rock a little harder...would especially recommend "A Nod Is As Good As A Wink..." and "Ooh La-La". Two of my all-time 70's albums!
bbb Posted October 27, 2011 Author Posted October 27, 2011 A little over a year ago, I was talking to Ian McLagan (piano player for the Small Faces, Faces, you see him in the video). He lives here in Austin. I was asking him about the rumored Faces reunion that was taking place this past summer... he said "Yeah, Ronnie (Wood), Kenny (Jones) we are all geared up for it...don't know about Rod though. He apparently can't fit it into his schedule, he still has nearly a century of music to murder" The Faces did a mini-reunion, with Mick Hucknell (Simply Red) singing, instead of Rod. As I understood it, they left it open to Rod, he could join them whenever he wanted...I think he may have done one festival date with them in England. Would have loved to see that...love the Faces...Westerberg always sites them as one of the Replacements big influences. If you haven't heard a lot of the their stuff, I would highly recommend it. The early Rod Stewart albums are, essentially, Faces albums. Stewart had signed, with the Faces, to Warner Brothers, and, at the same time (much to the bands chagrin) had signed a solo deal with Polygram. They backed him on those solo albums, to fulfill his contractual obligations...they ended up selling a lot more than the Faces albums. So, when you hear "Maggie May", "You Wear It Well", "Gasoline Alley" or "Every Picture Tells a Story", by Rod Stewart, you are listening to the Faces. The Faces really only had 4 albums with the Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Ronnie Laine (deceased), Ian McLagan, and Kenny Jones. They aren't as polished as the Stewart "solo" albums, but they rock a little harder...would especially recommend "A Nod Is As Good As A Wink..." and "Ooh La-La". Two of my all-time 70's albums! Wow - I didn't know all that - that is was the Faces on all those great Rod songs. The whole Faces/Small Faces/Rod stuff gets me confused (along with Yardbirds/Clapton kind of stuff). It's hard to keep score! But, every one of those names is huge in their own right. I remember Ronnie Laine most from the album he and Pete Townshend put out - that was really good. Ian was basically another Stone when they were on tour. He seemed to always be playing keyboards for them. And, I saw Kenny a whole bunch of times with The Who. I do need to look more into their stuff and Jeff Beck because those videos you and Chef posted are great!
EasternOHBillsFan Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 Got a couple that could go either way: Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) by Reunion Beach Baby by First Class Mr. Jaws by Dickie Goodman
Buftex Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 Wow - I didn't know all that - that is was the Faces on all those great Rod songs. The whole Faces/Small Faces/Rod stuff gets me confused (along with Yardbirds/Clapton kind of stuff). It's hard to keep score! But, every one of those names is huge in their own right. I remember Ronnie Laine most from the album he and Pete Townshend put out - that was really good. Ian was basically another Stone when they were on tour. He seemed to always be playing keyboards for them. And, I saw Kenny a whole bunch of times with The Who. I do need to look more into their stuff and Jeff Beck because those videos you and Chef posted are great! Small Faces were led by Steve Marriot. It was he, McLagan, Laine and Kenny Jones. Marriot left to form Humble Pie, and was replaced by Ron Wood and Rod Stewart. They were originally called Small Faces, cuz all the guys in the mod band were short..but Stewart was tall, so the just became the Faces. Ronnie Laine ended up leaving (he and Rod did not get along, and Laine wanted to record more of his own stuff) to form Slim Chance. Laine was replaced by Tetsu Yaumuchi (sp?) who was also in Free. That lineup (without Laine) only had one live album. It is really terrific too ("Coast to Coast and Overtures"). You often find it repackaged as a live Rod Stewart album, but it is a Faces album, and was released that way at the time. Sadly, Ronnie Laine contracted MS, and died in 1997. His solo work is kind of up and down, but the good stuff is really good. He and Ron Wood were best freinds unti the end. Rod, not so much... What is funny, I suppose, is that the Faces backed Rod on all those wildly successful solo albums, but it went to Stewarts head. Once his obligation to Polygram was finished, Rod wanted to sign another solo deal, and didn't think he needed the faces. So, everything after "Smiler" was Rod with studio dicks....so you started getting things like "Tonight's the Night" and other, sappier songs. Rod didn't really have any committment to the Faces, and they were on shaky ground...the cord was pulled, when Ron Wood agreed to tour with the Stones, to replace Mick Taylor. When the Faces officially broke up, Wood joined the Stones full-time. Sorry...babling too much...love the Faces!
Buftex Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 Got a couple that could go either way: Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) by Reunion Beach Baby by First Class Mr. Jaws by Dickie Goodman Okay, Bmore...whatever doubts I had about you from your rip on the "Sopranos" in that other thread, you just made up for...loved those Dickie Goodman records..."Mr Jaws" was the best!
EasternOHBillsFan Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 Okay, Bmore...whatever doubts I had about you from your rip on the "Sopranos" in that other thread, you just made up for...loved those Dickie Goodman records..."Mr Jaws" was the best! We're a fading breed in this century, 70s kids... first songs I ever remember hearing were Summer Breeze by Seals & Crofts and My Cherie Amour by Stevie Wonder. I have so many Weird Al albums (Dickie Goodman, Dr. Demento strain) that I can't help but really enjoy that song.
Buftex Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 We're a fading breed in this century, 70s kids... first songs I ever remember hearing were Summer Breeze by Seals & Crofts and My Cherie Amour by Stevie Wonder. I have so many Weird Al albums (Dickie Goodman, Dr. Demento strain) that I can't help but really enjoy that song. For your enjoyment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CexWaeZnHvk
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