The Best Songs of the 1970's

too larry · Mar 3, 2018

And my favorite from this album.

too larry · Mar 3, 2018

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too larry · Mar 3, 2018

My other favorite from this album. I had to write a review of Some Girls for the school paper when I was a Sr in high school. I copied most of it from Rolling Stone.

abalonehx · Mar 3, 2018

Wilksey said:
IMO, the 70's was the apex of the electronic age of music. Prior to the 50's, the only thing they had were strings, percussion, and horns. Then with the 50's came the electric revolution, which was mastered in the 60's, and peaked by the 70's. My favorite part about the 70's is how the music scene was filled with so much variety and it was more about the music than the genre or type. You had the singer/songwriters that got play, rock, funk, disco, R&B, and even country music crossover would get air time. Unlike a lot of "musicians" today, those artists all played their own instruments, and sang without the help from technology. The consolidation of record companies and radio stations that took place in the 80's was pure fucking cancer, and music has never recovered.

Pop

Rock

Funk

R&B

Disco

Singer / songwriter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8rR7E6NfY4

Country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvZeYDBY4fw

I agree, the 70's really were the greatest decade for music. The golden age of rock. Not only rock but in every genre. 60's introduced experimentation in pop music and the Beatles and the by the late 60's it was blooming. No other decade had so much experimentation. It was a perfect scene fueled by the best (and worst) drugs. This started in the late 60's - Stones,Dead,Cream,Zeppelin,Hendrix,etc. Anything mid to late 60's can go in here too.

abalonehx · Mar 3, 2018

too larry · Mar 3, 2018

abalonehx said:

Bobbie had to do the introduction. I love seeing these old Pigpen shows.

abalonehx · Mar 3, 2018

too larry · Mar 3, 2018

I was in Boulder Co when Joe Walsh had just joined the Eagles. I think they played Red Rocks. One of my BIL's kid sisters went to the show. She said it was pretty weird. They played all their old soft stuff, and a few James Gang standards. But he did blend in rather well over time.

abalonehx · Mar 3, 2018

"Bernie Leadon, who was the principal country influence in the band, left the band after the release of the previous album One of These Nights. For Hotel California, the band made a conscious decision to move away from country rock, and wrote some songs that are more rock & roll, such as "Victim of Love" and "Life in the Fast Lane". Leadon was replaced by Joe Walsh who provided the opening guitar riff of "Life in the Fast Lane" that was then developed into the song. The title for "Life in the Fast Lane" was inspired by a conversation between Frey and his drug dealer during a high speed car ride."
"The melody of the title track, "Hotel California", was written by Don Felder. Don Henley wrote most of the lyrics, with contributions from Glenn Frey. Henley noted that hotel had become a "literal and symbolic focal point of their lives at that time", and it became the theme of the song. Frey wanted the song to be "more cinematic", and to write it "just like it was a movie". Henley sought inspiration for the lyrics by driving out into the desert, as well as from films and theatre."

too larry · Mar 3, 2018

abalonehx said:
"Bernie Leadon, who was the principal country influence in the band, left the band after the release of the previous album One of These Nights. For Hotel California, the band made a conscious decision to move away from country rock, and wrote some songs that are more rock & roll, such as "Victim of Love" and "Life in the Fast Lane". Leadon was replaced by Joe Walsh who provided the opening guitar riff of "Life in the Fast Lane" that was then developed into the song. The title for "Life in the Fast Lane" was inspired by a conversation between Frey and his drug dealer during a high speed car ride."
"The melody of the title track, "Hotel California", was written by Don Felder. Don Henley wrote most of the lyrics, with contributions from Glenn Frey. Henley noted that hotel had become a "literal and symbolic focal point of their lives at that time", and it became the theme of the song. Frey wanted the song to be "more cinematic", and to write it "just like it was a movie". Henley sought inspiration for the lyrics by driving out into the desert, as well as from films and theatre."

I think I have all the early Eagles albums. I was into the whole alt country thing back in the day. These guys were really good back then.

too larry · Mar 3, 2018

This may be '69, but I'm a risk taker. Gram Parson's death was tragic. He had money before he got into music, but just couldn't cope with life. Sad, sad story.