Classic Rock Discussion thread, including Catfish's Top 20 Lists.

[catfish1957]

Been revisiting Blood, Sweat + Tears. Dad loves those guys, listened a lot to them in the early 70's.

Amazing band.

Was a band nerd, so I for sure had a soft spot for Chicago, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Ides of March.  Band Director was talented, and wrote some adaptations  to Vehicle, Spinning Wheel, and 25 or 6 to 4. Loved that part of band and football season.

[DefiantMassRINO]

I grew up on a steady diet of Aerosmith, Boston, J Giles Band, and Van Halen in the late 1970s.

[deb]

Montrose-   Straight up rock and roll band that unleashed Sammy Hagar on the world.  Good but not great band.  Here is what I consider their signature tune.  Which sure sounds a more lot like a lot of Hagar tunes during his solo career.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtDO3qBo72M

We will have to agree to disagree on this one. I think Montrose (this particular version of the band anyway) was a great band and their first album one of the best of that year.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tk52nGxF-jc

[catfish1957]

We will have to agree to disagree on this one. I think Montrose (this particular version of the band anyway) was a great band and their first album one of the best of that year.

When it comes to music, it all boils down to opinion and tastes.  There are no wrong answers quantifying the unquantifiable. 

[deb]

When it comes to music, it all boils down to opinion and tastes.  There are no wrong answers quantifying the unquantifiable. 

Well…..we might agree that today’s “music” stinks. 

[Wingnut]

Well…..we might agree that today’s “music” stinks. 

All I know is that I like my music like candy. It is best without rappers.

[Wingnut]

May 1975 List

1. Led Zeppelin (+2)
2. Black Sabbath (-1)
3. Queen (+6)
4. Deep Purple (-2)
5. Golden Earring (-1)
6. BTO (+2)
7. The Who (-2)
8. Bad Company (-2)
9. Emerson Lake and Palmer (-2)
10. Chicago (+2)
11. Alice Cooper (+3)
12. Jethro Tull (New)
13. Grand Funk (-3)
14. Black Oak Arkansas (-3)
15. Uriah Heep (+2)
16. Edgar Winter (+2)
17. Elton John (-2)
18. Mott the Hoople (-1)
19. The Guess Who (+1)
20. Robin Trower (-7)

Albums/Vinyl added-

Nazareth- Hair of the Dog-  Playing on the 8 Track H.S. graduation night.....    NOW YO MESSIN WIT A.....!!!!!!!!
Alice Cooper- Welcome To My Nightmare
Doobie Brothers- Captain and Me
NY Dolls- Too Much Too Soon


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVfJo07pNIc

I thought somewhere between 74 and 75 "The Ozark Mountain Daredevils"  charted.  Maybe it was the singles charts.  Always liked "If you wanna get to heaven (you gotta raise a little hell")

[Hoodat]

I grew up on a steady diet of Aerosmith, Boston, J Giles Band, and Van Halen in the late 1970s.

Aerosmith  -  No More No More





Boston  -  Something About You





J Geils Band  -  House Party





Van Halen  -  Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love

[Hoodat]

May 1975 List

12. Jethro Tull (New)

From their Warchild album (1974) - Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day

[catfish1957]

June 1975 List

1. Led Zeppelin (No change)
2. Black Sabbath (No change)
3. Queen (no change)
4. BTO (+2)
5. Alice Cooper (+6)
6. Deep Purple (-2)
7. Golden Earring (-2)
8. The Who )-1)
9. Chicago (+1)
10. Bad Company (-2)
11. Edgar Winter (+5)
12. Emerson Lake, and Palmer (-3)
13. Grand Funk (No change)
14. Mott the Hoople (+4)
15  Uriah Heep (No change)
16. Jethro Tull ((-4)
17. Black Oak Arkansas (-3)
18. Allman Brothers (New)
19. Three Dog Night (New)
20  The Guess Who (New)

New Vinyl/tapes

Bachman Turner Over Drive- 4 Wheel Drive
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
 

[Free Vulcan]

Also never hurts to digest a little Humble Pie.

Black coffee!

[catfish1957]

July 1975 List

1. Led Zeppelin (No change)
2. Bachman Turner Overdrive (+2)
3. Black Sabbath (-1)
4. The Who (+4)
5. Alice Cooper (No change)
6. Queen (-3)
7. Golden Earring (No change)
8. Deep Purple (-2)
9. Bad Company (+1)
10. Chicago (-1)
11. Emerson Lake and Palmer (+1)
12. Edgar Winter (-1)
13. Grand Funk (No change)
14. Mott The Hoople (No change)
15. Jethro Tull (+1)
16. Uriah Heep (-1)
17. Black Oak Arkansas (No change
18. Aerosmith (New)
19. Allman Brothers (-1)
20. New York Dolls (New)

Vinyl/tape additions

Emerson Lake and Palmer- Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends
Yes- Fragile
Emerson Lake and Palmer- Brain Salad Surgery
Elton John- Honkey Chateau
Elton John- Caribou
Alice Cooper- Love it to Death
Chicago- VI

Aerosmith-  Like from the movie Dazed and Confused, Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" seemed and felt like it had the feel of what 1975 was like.  Aersosmith's 2nd and 3rd album...Get Your Wings and Toys in the Attic were about as good as it gets.  Of course this band would remain legendary for decades, but just never could recreate the same magic back after these two.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gc6br6l0OQ

[catfish1957]

Also never hurts to digest a little Humble Pie.

Black coffee!

Don't think Humble Pie ever made the list, but I always thought this was a fine tune. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdXjm8pZMws

[Free Vulcan]

Don't think Humble Pie ever made the list, but I always thought this was a fine tune. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdXjm8pZMws

One of my all time favs$

[catfish1957]

One of my all time favs$

There would not have been the Peter Frampton phenomenon without Pie first.   

[Hoodat]

Humble Pie  -  Shine On

[berdie]

Well…..we might agree that today’s “music” stinks. 

I tried...really tried to stay current on music. The new stuff just don't cut it...so I gave up. Same with C&W.

So I have reverted to classic for both. It may be familiarity but I think it has more to do with quality.

[catfish1957]

August 1975 List

1. Led Zeppelin (No change)
2. Bachman Turner Overdrive (No change)
3. Black Sabbath (No change)
4. The Who (No change)
5. Emerson Lake and Palmer (+6)
6. Chicago (+4)
7. Bad Company (+2)
8. Golden Earring (-1)
9. Queen (-3)
10. Deep Purple (-2)
11. Alice Cooper (-6)
12. Aerosmith (+6)
13. Mott the Hoople (+1)
14. Grand Funk (-1)
15. Uriah Heep (+1)
16. Edgar Winter (-4)
17. Elton John (New)
18. New York Dolls (+2)
19. Jethro Tull (-4)
20. Black Oak Arkansas (-3)

Vinyl/Tapes added

Aerosmith - Get Your Wings
Black Sabbath- Sabotage

From Get Your Wings....   One of my favorite blues remakes of all time.  Though this is a televised shortened version.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxXI2BPRzaA

[Hoodat]

I'm surprised to learn that Tommy Iommi temporarily left Black Sabbath to play with Jethro Tull in 1968.

[catfish1957]

September/October 1975 List

1. Bachman Turner Overdrive (+1)
2. Black Sabbath (+1)
3. Led Zeppelin (-2)
4. Emerson Lake, and Palmer (+1)
5. The Who (-1)
6. Chicago (No change)
7. Aerosmith (+5)
8. Bad Company (-1)
9. Deep Purple (+1)
10. Alice Cooper (+1)
11. Mott the Hoople (+2)
12. Queen (-3)
13. Golden Earring (-5)
14. Elton John (+3)
15. Kiss (New)
16. Uriah Heep (-1)
17. Grand Funk (-3)
18. Edgar Winter (-2)
19. New York Dolls (-1)
20. ZZ Top (New)

Vinyl/tapes added-

Blue Oyster Cult- On Your Feet or On Your Knees.

Kiss-. What can you say....  Were Kiss good musicians?  No.   Were Kiss good song writers? - Nope.  But for shock, showmanship, and dropping jaws.....   They out of the blue and took the ring from Alice Cooper almost instantly.  I went to a Kiss concert a few years later after this particular list, and honestly say my ears never rang more, and thought there was  nothing coller than this at the time.   Heck, I even caught an Ace Freley guitar pick.

For the probable small crowd who has not witnessed their show...Note sorry for using 2006, but so much early footage was garbage of the good tunes.

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTqLf1A-Q-4



Concert-  Wet Willie on October 1, 1975.  They had a minor hit in that era with "Keep on Smiling".  Don't remember too much special about the event.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wosle4sayE

[Hoodat]

August 1975 List

17. Elton John (New)

1975 - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Someone Saved My Life Tonight

[catfish1957]

I'm surprised to learn that Tommy Iommi temporarily left Black Sabbath to play with Jethro Tull in 1968.

Did not know that.  Band in total, are excellent musicans. 

One thing that can be said about Black Sabbath, that can't be said about any other band.....

They are probably the one single group that can be singlely creditied for creation of an entire music genre.

[libertybele]

I grew up on a steady diet of Aerosmith, Boston, J Giles Band, and Van Halen in the late 1970s.

I saw Aerosmith in a church basement in Canada before they hit it big. 

[libertybele]

***- Quite a story with this album.  I bugged the hell out of my record store to get Physical Graffiti, and had "urgent" and "priority" status put my order.  When I got the call to pick up, that night I thew a Zep Album party with nine of my closest rocking buddies, and we had a formal unwrapping and First Play Party.  As far as I know, I was the first kid in the state to get the album.  That's at least what the record store told me.  And more Hawaiian Punch and Chips Ahoy than anyone could eat.  And finally kudos to parents for letting me have the house for the evening, along with the parental HiFi

Great story.  What memories!!!  (We weren't allowed near the HiFi).

[Hoodat]

***- Quite a story with this album.  I bugged the hell out of my record store to get Physical Graffiti, and had "urgent" and "priority" status put my order.  When I got the call to pick up, that night I thew a Zep Album party with nine of my closest rocking buddies, and we had a formal unwrapping and First Play Party.  As far as I know, I was the first kid in the state to get the album.  That's at least what the record store told me.