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Robicheaux

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Since retirement a few weeks ago, I've been drawn back to the music I spent all my teenage years listening to. Santana, Steely Dan, Eagles etc.. one band I had forgotten how good they were, are Supertramp. These 3 albums, Crisis what Crisis. Crime of the century + Even in the quietest moments, are sheer class.
 
Robicheaux said:
Since retirement a few weeks ago, I've been drawn back to the music I spent all my teenage years listening to. Santana, Steely Dan, Eagles etc.. one band I had forgotten how good they were, are Supertramp. These 3 albums, Crisis what Crisis. Crime of the century + Even in the quietest moments, are sheer class.
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Do you listen to Bob Harris, Sounds of the 70s on a Sunday afternoon (or anytime on the Sounds app)?
 
Probably the albums I've played most and still go back to now are from the 70's (eg Curtis Mayfield's Superfly but to paraphrase Groucho Marx if you don't like that one I have others)
 
simmo said:
I listen to all 4 of the "Sounds of" shows - 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's.

90's definitely the weakest link for me - the other 3 are generally excellent.
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60 would be a weak link for me. Some Beatles stuff + The Doors, though imo The Doors made their best music in the early 70s.
 
70s probably THE decade for pop music and I'd have the 60s ahead of the 80s.

Shouldn't this be in the chit-chat section?
 
I think the sweet spot for pop/rock music was probably mid 60s to mid 70s. I grew up in the 80s and listened mainly to classic 70s rock/metal (Rush, sabbath, Zep, AC/DC,KISS etc) at that time before branching out into more extreme metal as the 80s progressed. Recently I have been going back and checking out those 60s/70s bands/artists I missed out on - UFO, Thin Lizzy, Doors, Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell etc etc growing up.
 
I have a theory that one's favourite music period covers the years when you're aged 15 to 30, being from when you could properly afford to buy the product to when you have responsibilities that take precedence. Works for me - 1963 to 78 - but a shorter golden period would be 1966 to 1971.
 
I’m discovering new music all the time. There was a programme on Sky Arts Saturday night, The Chieftains at Nashville, which featured a blue grass singer/instrumentalist called Tim O’Brien who I’d never heard of. So I’ve got fifty years of his music to catch up on. What I do need to do is listen to more music from the past; there are so many bands that I only know hit singles from that have very good albums that I’ve never listened to; Supertramp are an example of that. Someone once told me of a radio station or just a radio programme that features lesser known tracks from well known albums but I can’t remember what it’s called.
 
moehat said:
I’m discovering new music all the time. There was a programme on Sky Arts Saturday night, The Chieftains at Nashville, which featured a blue grass singer/instrumentalist called Tim O’Brien who I’d never heard of. So I’ve got fifty years of his music to catch up on. What I do need to do is listen to more music from the past; there are so many bands that I only know hit singles from that have very good albums that I’ve never listened to; Supertramp are an example of that. Someone once told me of a radio station or just a radio programme that features lesser known tracks from well known albums but I can’t remember what it’s called.
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I've heard of Tim O'Brien and was fairly sure he appeared on Transatlantic Sessions- recorded in Scotland - which used to be broadcast on Friday evenings on BBC4 over ten years ago. I've got a couple of cds from series 4 and he's not on those, but he features in series 3 from 2007 and series 6 from 2013. The house band included Aly Bain, Jerry Douglas and Donald Shaw, and I really liked watching those programmes.
Mystery Train with John Kelly on RTE Lyric FM ( internet or channel 0139 on the tv )from 7 to 9 on Sunday to Thursday evenings features a lot of rather obscure stuff which is interesting though not always enjoyable to listen to. There may even be somebody out there who will like Miles Runs the Voodoo Down.
 
I love that car advert with the Suffragette City soundtrack! Still can’t believe he’s gone. When I lived in Manchester my workmates went to see him but I didn’t go for some reason. Always regret it.
 
Surprised that Fleetwood Mac havent had a mention so far, the music they created in the 70's, particularly Rumours, has to go down as some of the best music of the 20th century. Their 80's revival wasn't that good in my eyes but it wold have been almost impossible to recreate what they had done with Rumours.
 
notsodancingbrave said:
Surprised that Fleetwood Mac havent had a mention so far, the music they created in the 70's, particularly Rumours, has to go down as some of the best music of the 20th century. Their 80's revival wasn't that good in my eyes but it wold have been almost impossible to recreate what they had done with Rumours.
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Have to say that I prefer the original Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. It lasted until May 1970 so just about qualifies here.

There's a really good documentary, 'Peter Green: Man Of The World', that's well worth hunting out.
 
moehat said:
I love that car advert with the Suffragette City soundtrack! Still can’t believe he’s gone. When I lived in Manchester my workmates went to see him but I didn’t go for some reason. Always regret it.
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Notice how his music was never used in ads while he was alive but now he's gone, they're beginning to crop up. They waited til after his death to sell out. I wonder how he would have felt about that.

I must say that I'm biased since I hate what advertisers do and how they do it. Also, once the song is attached to an advert, it is forever linked and, by being so, takes appeal away from the original.

Shame.
 
yorick said:
Notice how his music was never used in ads while he was alive but now he's gone, they're beginning to crop up. They waited til after his death to sell out. I wonder how he would have felt about that.

I must say that I'm biased since I hate what advertisers do and how they do it. Also, once the song is attached to an advert, it is forever linked and, by being so, takes appeal away from the original.

Shame.
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You may be correct that it is more prevalent since his death, but a quick google reveals his music has appeared in ads before. Such as Changes in Toyota RAV4 and Modern Love for Pepsi (an ad he also appeared in).

His estate sold his entire catalogue (for $250m), so we will probably be hearing much more of it in ads in the coming years.
 
Reminds me of an incident in my high school days 67/68.
Sat in an English lesson and the teacher notices a discussion going o about an LP a student had in his hand.
The teacher invites him to the front of the class and takes a look at the LP and states
'Fleetwood Mac they won't go far with a name like that!!)
 
moehat said:
I’m discovering new music all the time. There was a programme on Sky Arts Saturday night, The Chieftains at Nashville, which featured a blue grass singer/instrumentalist called Tim O’Brien who I’d never heard of. So I’ve got fifty years of his music to catch up on. What I do need to do is listen to more music from the past; there are so many bands that I only know hit singles from that have very good albums that I’ve never listened to; Supertramp are an example of that. Someone once told me of a radio station or just a radio programme that features lesser known tracks from well known albums but I can’t remember what it’s called.
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Have you heard Townes Van Zandt?
 
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