Music favs

[BruceK]

Parks, you may be right. I wonder if you, or anyone for that matter, might enjoy "The Kransky Sisters" rendition of the Beatles "Stayin Alive", with intro.

 

[HopCar]

Thanks Bruce! The Kransky Sisters are a hoot. Give this one a try. It’s an English group called the Real Tuesday Weld. The animation was done by a fellow I know named Alex Budovsky. He is a Russian living in Columbia by way of Brooklyn.
https://youtu.be/UfPxLH1cO-g

 

[BruceK]

.... Give this one a try. It’s an English group called the Real Tuesday Weld. The animation was done by a fellow I know named Alex Budovsky. He is a Russian living in Columbia by way of Brooklyn.
https://youtu.be/UfPxLH1cO-g

Thank you, 4 minutes of delightful nonsense, well worth watching.

 

[Moonstruck]

A great nautical themed song by Enya. Here is Sail Away.

 

[Moonstruck]

One of our developments was an equestrian themed project in North Georgia. In fact we had a statue of a horse in the center of a the traffic circle. Many of the homes had rear loading garages that opened off alleyways. The county planning department insisted that we give all the alleys names. Of course, I had to name one for Wilson Pickett's great song. Here's Mustang Alley. You have probably guessed the song by now.

 

[Moonstruck]

We haven't had one from The Eagles in awhile. This one features the great tenor voice of Don Henley. Here's Life in the Fast Lane.

And here's one that puts the drums and bass out front. The Theme from S.W.A.T.

 

[Moonstruck]

Here's one from a group that had some blockbuster albums the latter half of the 70s----Fleetwood Mac This one features Lindsey Buckingham on vocal and guitar. With the ever present smooth drumming of Mick Fleetwood.
Here's Go Your Own Way.

 

[RT Firefly]

Greetings,
Mr. M. One of my favorites. Thanks. Listening to this currently. Probably a re-post but...

Next up...

 

[angus99]

Greetings,
Mr. M. One of my favorites. Thanks. Listening to this currently. Probably a re-post but...

Nice, RT. Not many around who recall Mott the Hoople. They opened for Jethro Tull at my school back in the day and I remember the drummer climbing on top of his kit somehow. Tull was introducing an album they had just released called Aqualung.

 

[HopCar]

I’ve built some small boats with my friend Snapper. Snapper is about twenty years younger than me and about 20 IQ points smarter than me. It isn’t often I can slip one past him. One time we were discussing what color to paint a boat. I suggested Procol Harum White. He said “What’s Procol Harum White?” I said it’s sort of a whiter shade of pale. He looked at me strangely. He knew I’d made a joke but he just didn’t get it. Later he looked it up.
https://youtu.be/valL7JWjVB4

 

[slolooper]

Posting great stuff! Thanks!

 

[angus99]

Parks, it’s ironic that—after trying to explain our generation’s music to my parents—I now sometimes have to explain it to a way younger crowd.

Here’s one from an often-overlooked rocker from the 70s. Ronnie Lane was the bass player for Small Faces and then the Rod Stewart-fronted Faces. Sadly, he struggled with MS for most of his adult life and died too young. He just seemed to love singing—whether it was lead work or backup.

I may have posted this previously but Ronnie Lane and Ron Wood on Stay With Me capture the raw energy of a Faces live show.

 

[Moonstruck]

Ian, you're right. Faces was a great band backing up Rod Stewart. Ronnie Lane was a helluva a bass player, too.

 

[RT Firefly]

Greetings,
Mr. 99. HAH! Saw Jethro Tull back in '77 (I think) in our home town. I'd forgotten about that one.

 

[BruceK]

I see Peter Tork of The Monkees died. While not about to post a Monkees track, they were popular in their day,a kind of US confected Beatles clone band.

 

[Moonstruck]

My memory is not as good as it once was (along with a few other things), but I don't recall anything posted from the Steve Miller Band. I'm sure we haven't had anything from Blue Oyster Cult. So, here are two numbers featuring prominently the electric bass and drums.

 

[Moonstruck]

Let's take a break for a more somber, acoustic tune. Here's Dust in the Wind.

 

[Moonstruck]

I don't know how we missed this one. It's an instrumental with 3 great guitar players. Here's Stairway to Heaven.

 

[Moonstruck]

Sometimes we have to be reminded to keep the communication lines open. Here's We Don't Talk Anymore.

 

[Moonstruck]

Notice how in this early 60s number that the bass and drum sounds were not well developed. Of course as the 60s wore on they started to develop the 70s sound. In 1970 I bought my first quality tuner and recording equipment. The tuner was a Fisher, and one of the best available at that time. With a good set of speakers the sound was fantastic. We were living in Nashville at the time, and the Nashville sound was just heating up.

Do you know the first British group with a recording on Billboard's top ten. It was the Springfields. This number is after Dusty Springfield went solo. Here's I Only Want to Be With You.

 

[Moonstruck]

Here's another from the early 60s. Did I mention that the B-3 Hammond Organ is one of my favorite instruments. Here's Booker T and the MGs with Green Onions.

 

[angus99]

Great memories, Don. Here’s some more B3 porn. The Spencer Davis Group claims they were getting pressured to produce a hit, so they came up with this song in about half an hour and recorded it the following day. I’ve heard versions Winwood has played on different keyboards over the years and they all sound anemic. Nothing rocks like a B3.

 

[Moonstruck]

Ian, that's a great number. A lot going on in that. I particularly liked the big honking bass sax.

 

[HopCar]

Don, I’m a big fan of the saxophone. It just sounds like sex.
Bob Seager’s Silver Bullet Band has a great sax player. His name is Alto Reed (I know, it’s hokey). He came to my store a couple of times with Jimmy Lewis a famous local fish guide. We even went to lunch one time. Very nice guy and talented.

I’ve got tickets to a Bob Seger concert in Ft. Lauderdale next Sunday. Really looking forward to it.

Watch for Alto in this video.

 

[HopCar]

My favorite saxophone performance is Night Train by Sam Butera, Louis Prima’s band leader,

 

[Moonstruck]

Parks, Keely Smith seemed to really be into that number. NOT. I really like a sax. Dr. John usually has a bass sax in his band. Sometimes he will use it as the only bass line to his songs. Dr. John, hmmmmm.

If you listen carefully to this one you can hear the bass sax honking in the background.

 

[HopCar]

Notice how in this early 60s number that the bass and drum sounds were not well developed. Of course as the 60s wore on they started to develop the 70s sound. In 1970 I bought my first quality tuner and recording equipment. The tuner was a Fisher, and one of the best available at that time. With a good set of speakers the sound was fantastic. We were living in Nashville at the time, and the Nashville sound was just heating up.

Do you know the first British group with a recording on Billboard's top ten. It was the Springfields. This number is after Dusty Springfield went solo. Here's I Only Want to Be With You.

Loved Dusty! Here is a modern remake of her Stay Awhile, beautifully sung and fascinating video.

 

[Moonstruck]

Beautiful song, Parks.

Now, let's get a little funky with a number I posted awhile back. Why am I posting it? I like it that's why. Here's Taste of Honey with Boogie oogie oogie. Check out the lady playing a mean electric bass guitar.

 

[Moonstruck]

Ian and any other Steve Winwood fans,

Just ran across this interview on YouTube.

 

[Moonstruck]

Let's turn up the heat with a couple from one of the greatest guitar slingers of all time. Yeah, I'm talking about SRV.