Red Mosquito

All three of Wire's 70s albums are incredible.

Gods' Die wrote:

Oh, Jimmy wrote: Ah. I was wondering how you could think that Queen was better than Bowie (or some of the others) unless you hadn't seen my post.

The 1970s were an all right decade for music.

I think Queen is better than Bowie. Never really cared for him outside a tune here or there. Not sure on the album chronology of a few of those other bands, but I'd probably rank Queen ahead of most of them. Zep, Floyd, Who and Stones are probably the only locks and the rest would depend on when certain albums came out.

Don't think ABB stack up too favorably. They have a great album or 2, counting Fillmore, but nothing I would compare with Night At the Opera.

Springsteen is in the same boat as Bowie. Don't like much at all from a few of the others.

Neil is a lock depending on when a few albums came out, and I feel like Dylan's and the Dead's big impact and most of the tunes I like from them are from the 60s, if that matters for this thread.

I can definitely get on board with Marquee Moon though. Badass album!!

guitar is in the ascendancy

There is a little bit more to David Bowie than a few overplayed songs on the radio. He recorded several amazing and influental albums with Brian Eno that you won't hear on the radio at all.

Wendy Carlos's Twin wrote:There is a little bit more to David Bowie than a few overplayed songs on the radio. He recorded several amazing and influental albums with Brian Eno that you won't hear on the radio at all.

I first read this as "There is little more to David Bowie than a few overplayed songs on the radio". After realizing my folly I completely agree with you.

Bump.

So, I've been listening to some 70's prog rock in the form of Genesis. What are y'alls thoughts on the Peter Gabriel material?

Been really into this song lately team:

darth_vedder wrote:Been really into this song lately team:

Draw The Line and Night In The Ruts are my favorite Aerosmith albums and I can't understand why most people consider them downgrades in quality. Some of the riffs and grooves on those albums are killer.

^Totally. I don't know much about 'Ruts', but 'Draw' is a helluva album.

For those that don't know early Aerosmith very well, 'Gems' is a good starting point.

This is one of my favorites from 'Rocks':

Been listening to this one today:

darth_vedder wrote:Been listening to this one today:

I love Let The Music Do The Talking off of that album. Same for Reason A Dog.

surfndestroy wrote: I love Let The Music Do The Talking off of that album. Same for Reason A Dog.

Yeah, that's a great "forgotten" gem, I really like it too.

Another one of my favorites is:

darth_vedder wrote:Bump.

So, I've been listening to some 70's prog rock in the form of Genesis. What are y'alls thoughts on the Peter Gabriel material?

i used to love most of it (even From Genesis...To Revelation - i think it's a good psych-pop album, especially When the Sour Turns to Sweet) but lately, the keyboard solos suddenly became such an annoyance - i mean, Firth of Fifth was one of my favorite prog songs in which everything seemingly fell into place perfectly but now the fucking synth solo spoils it all. some of Banks' best work (i can only speak for the Gabriel era) is on The Lamb. Nursery Cryme (Musical Box especially) features some of the wildest musical performances of this era. this band is really hit or miss as a whole but Gabriel is a consistently awesome artist.

70s Aerosmith is down right fucking awesome and the sole reason I've seen them three times until they went totally pop like. Check out the Texas jam and you can see the coke/heroin in their sweat on stage.

As a wee peeps I remember listening to night in the ruts, toys in the attic and live bootleg while playing hand held football and my Legos.

Some great songs

Adam's apple
Draw the line
Big ten inch
You see me crying
Chiquita (the horns are fucking amazing)
Walking in the sand
Kings and queens
Train kept a Rollin
Coney Island white fish boy (can't remember if that's the proper name)
Back in the saddle (great opener)
Lightning strikes
No more no more
No surprise
Chip away at the stone
Sick as a dog

mastaflatch wrote:

darth_vedder wrote:Bump.

So, I've been listening to some 70's prog rock in the form of Genesis. What are y'alls thoughts on the Peter Gabriel material?

i used to love most of it (even From Genesis...To Revelation - i think it's a good psych-pop album, especially When the Sour Turns to Sweet) but lately, the keyboard solos suddenly became such an annoyance - i mean, Firth of Fifth was one of my favorite prog songs in which everything seemingly fell into place perfectly but now the fucking synth solo spoils it all. some of Banks' best work (i can only speak for the Gabriel era) is on The Lamb. Nursery Cryme (Musical Box especially) features some of the wildest musical performances of this era. this band is really hit or miss as a whole but Gabriel is a consistently awesome artist.

After giving them the once over via Spotify, that's pretty much my take. They have some really interesting songs / parts of songs, but overall I just don't know what to think. Most of this stuff would take repeated listens for it to sink in with me, but I don't know if I feel like going back and listening to more.

Peeps wrote:70s Aerosmith is down right fucking awesome and the sole reason I've seen them three times until they went totally pop like. Check out the Texas jam and you can see the coke/heroin in their sweat on stage.

As a wee peeps I remember listening to night in the ruts, toys in the attic and live bootleg while playing hand held football and my Legos.

Some great songs

Adam's apple
Draw the line
Big ten inch
You see me crying
Chiquita (the horns are fucking amazing)
Walking in the sand
Kings and queens
Train kept a Rollin
Coney Island white fish boy (can't remember if that's the proper name)
Back in the saddle (great opener)
Lightning strikes
No more no more
No surprise
Chip away at the stone
Sick as a dog

Hell yes! I'm really digging the early stuff. I guess I always have listened to it since I was a small kid, but it was mainly in the form of that Greatest Hits album everyone in the 80s had. I later got 'Gems' which is better IMO. Lately, I've been trying to fill in the gaps and get more album cuts that didn't make either 'Gems' or 'Greatest Hits'. It's been a worthwhile journey so far...Steve Perry is like the riff master and their early stuff flat out rocks AND has a good groove. I'm impressed.

Some of my favorite songs:

Rats In the Cellar
Toys In the Attic
Draw The Line
Mama Kin
Round and Round
Adam's Apple
Same Old Song and Dance
Combination
Back In the Saddle
Lick And A Promise
Lord Of The Thighs
Jailbait

I bought "White Faced Lady" by Kaleidoscope (the British psychedelic rock band, not the American band) a few weeks ago. It's an obscure concept album that was recorded in the early 70s but went unreleased for 20 years. I'm only now paying close attention to it. Beautiful album!

^That is a nice song.

Is it just me or does it remind you of a bit of early Billy Joel mixed with Rodriguez?

darth_vedder wrote: Some of my favorite songs:

Rats In the Cellar
Toys In the Attic
Draw The Line
Mama Kin
Round and Round
Adam's Apple
Same Old Song and Dance
Combination
Back In the Saddle
Lick And A Promise
Lord Of The Thighs
Jailbait

Sick As A Dog (I thought I was so badass when I learned this riff and could just groove it)
Rats In The Cellar (check out the version from You Gotta Move below)
No More No More
Seasons of Wither
Kings and Queens
Write Me

They had such a dirty sound live. Never really heard another band sound so dirty, that's what makes Texas Jam so amazing.