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I'd tell kids to check out Spooky Tooth and Uriah Heap.
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To me the majority of listed bands where only "lesser known" if you were listening top 40 radio.
Ok, how about Shawn Phillips, Danny O'keeke, Ellen Foley, Tommy Bolin, Genya Ravin & Four Wheel Drive, Mark Almond or how about Roger McGuinn's solo albums, Ray Davis solo albums. Ok, I can go on & on. They where anything other than "lesser" known bands to us.
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Oh & Boz Scaggs !
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reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
Boz didn't play solo along with other people I mentioned.
Ok, Bands or artist's that are underappreciated.
Oops, lesser known.
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reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
That OK.
Savoy Brown, Ike & Tina Turner, J. Geils Band (before they got famous) and Cheap Trick.
Sheesh!
I had a hell of a laugh during the night exploring some of this crap on Spotify ;-)
Uriah Heap - no way.
Spooky Tooth - Yes a little - good keyboards.
Then came the Spotify algorithm picks -
Nazareth - I'd rather die.
Atomic Rooster - LOL but actually not too bad - good keyboards
Blodwyn Pig - Ex Tull - Kind of interesting.
I have to argue with some of the other choices - Can is no classic rock era band. They were their own era.
Alan Parsons - still love those albums.
What about Rick Wakeman. JTTCOTE was, and still is legendary - For Rick Wakeman, and almost equally for the for the cheesy narration ;-)
Keep Your Hands Clean,
John K
Atomic Rooster. Yes! Check my list.
May I suggest a listen to the "Made in England" album? You "might" like it, but then again...
Well done ;-)
A lot of the classic rock / edge of prog era stuff was British.
I can't think of that many from the US.
We never got much US "also ran" band airplay here.
Blue Oyster Cult?
Keep Your Hands Clean,
John K
Yes. Their first self-titled album, which I still listen to. I liked them less and less with each succeeding album as they became more commercial after their second album, but that's just me.
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Haven't played that record in a long time.
nt
all the best,
mrh
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"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
Yes. Fee Waybill.
Sparks (the Mael brothers).
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"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
Favorites of the ones that I listened to during the classic rock era:Brinsley Schwarz
The Stooges/Iggy and The Stooges
John Cale
The Velvet Underground
MC5
The Amboy Dukes
Dust
Atomic Rooster
Taste/Rory Gallagher
Graham Parker
Ian Dury and the Blockheads
The Move
Nazz
Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
Slade
Soft Machine
Passport
Roxy Music
Phil Manzenara
Nick Lowe
The Flock
Sir Douglas Quintet
The 13th Floor Elevators
Shiva's Headband
Steve Miller Band (pre-1973,/pre hits)
Can (addendum)
Strawbs (addendum)And, as mentioned by others here, Uriah Heep, Rare Earth, Wishbone Ash, and The Seeds (anyone remember the compilation album "Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968"?).
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Good stuff there... some Faces (Small and otherwise) would fit in too.
OH!.. missed Can on your list (the first time around)!
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
Thanks.You didn't miss it.
I added Can as an addendum (without noting it) after your post reminded me.
Addendum: +1 on Faces. Saw them in concert at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas the Summer after graduating from high school.
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Post Ronnie Lane but still a fun show.
If Ronnie Lane were a band I'd certainly add him to "the list".
Richard Thompson too.
Ian Hunter too.
I have a soft spot for Elvin Bishop (ALWAYS a fun time live), so him. Too.
Actually saw Shiva's Headband on a bill with Steppenwolf, Cold Blood
and Buddy Guy and Junior Wells at Winterland in 1970.
Saw Graham Parker and The Rumour, Heart, Tommy Bolin there in 1976
with EB as the headliner. GP was FIERCE!!!! and great!!!
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
Nice lineups at those Winterland concerts!
I saw Richard Thompson in concert in your backyard in 2003. It was a sponsored event (free to show attendees) held at the Westin-St. Francis ballroom as part of the Stereophile Home Entertainment Show. Great shows, both the concert and hi-fi show!
Bought this album in 1972 ...I was 13. Had to ride my bike downtown to get it.
I can't begin to imagine how many times I've played it over the last 49 years ...and it still gets played often. Side one is perfect.
Pete Rivera (singer/songwriter/drummer) is one of my all time favorite rockers.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
Get Ready was my favorite song when I was a kid (under 12) and it still would be on my desert island CD.
Or, as we called then in southern Ontario, the Ducks. What was great about them? Nothin'.
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Original lineup with Roy Loney on vocals. Not that those later records were bad. 'Flamingo' and 'Teenage Head' are essential
The Screaming Abdabs
Murray Head
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Still listen to them
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T7hTcOzDZgI
Silence is golden duct tape is silver
I know what yer thinking, no it isn't Tom Petty.
It's Johnny Thunders, Walter Lure, Jerry Nolan, and Billy Rath. Those Heartbreakers. One and only one studio album, 1977's L.A.M.F. IMO one of the greatest rock n roll records every released.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
nt
Sand from Portland, OR. I think they lasted maybe 5 yrs.? Made a few albums. "Head in the Sand" is one of them. A couple members went on to
join Quarterflash, also from Portland. I really liked their stuff.
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and anybody Woodstock.
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Never should have sold my copy, and those young punks in that vintage record store never even heard of them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDpIz8E6wvs&ab_channel=PSYCHOGARAGE
Those guys are not that good at it. Heck, I don't think they can hold a candle on Tom Waites's voice even if he sings on the megaphone.
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(Proverb)
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"E Burres Stigano?"
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If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
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the Riders were pretty big in the ChiTown area
didn't get much AOR except for the few stations that played LP sides though
regards,
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(Proverb)
Although I didn't listen to them during the classic rock era. I later discovered Richard Thompson, then Fairport Convention and Sandy Denny.
It's too bad that she died too young...who knows what would become of her and her singing career if she was still alive today. On the other hand, Richard Thompson is doing just fine on his own without his wife on the wing.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
Neil Merryweather and the Space Rangers.
I haven't listened to Neil Merryweather in years. This album has Steve Miller, Dave Mason, Charlie Musselwhite and others.
Thanks for the reminder.
didn't they do a rather oddball cover of Donovan's Sunshine Superman?
Yes, they did.
They also did an excellent cover of the Byrds "Eight Miles High".
Nt.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
ah yes ... though Bob Mould hewed quite a bit closer to the electric guitar parts
love that tune and a few other Donovan numbers
I sort of lost track of Husker Du having never bought any of their stuff
again, they were pretty popular on the earlier 'alternative' radio stations
which I really miss btw ... everything's become so homogenized
Alice Copper's syndicated radio gig will pull some deep tracks here & there
otherwise, I don't hear anything I prized from my youth
to mix punk and '60's-style pop in a fairly organic way, IMO.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
agreed ... by my estimation they helped to birth 'alternative' rock
their leader, or helmsman at the very least, Bob Mould, still puts out some good stuff to this day
regards,
Nt.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
Check out the movie soundtrack from "Hedwig and the Angry Inch".
Mould was involved with that. It is very good. IMHO.
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Freak out...Far out...In out....
Nt.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
yes, you should ... his band Sugar in the 90's had some interesting output too!
with regards,
Nt.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
James Gang.
Trying Uriah Heap now.....
Keep Your Hands Clean,
John K
hard group to label: great harmonies, heavy, but with that keyboard prog thing, too.
Saw them in 72 in San Antonio touring for the album. backing up Savory brown ("Hell Bound Train").
It was one of most memorable concerts I remember from the day.
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you'd better appreciate liberal usage of 5 part harmonies for Uriah Heep
it's interesting the first few times but always wore thin quickly for me
regards,
as in "two Spooky Tooth LPs." Wouldn't touch Uriah Heep with a 3-meter cattle prod though. Friend of mine loved them, I always thought that band was unlistenable.
What time frame are we talking here?
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
The Last Puff has a coupla good Spooky Tooth tunes
nice cover of I Am The Walrus and The Wrong Time, Wrong Place are hi-lites
I almost saw them in Denver back in the late 70's
we had plans to anyway ...
Mike Harris had one of the great voices in rock, better than Paul Rodgers IMO
regards,
d
No Spooky Teeth on my shelves. Maybe in my mouth.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
better farewell title?) are "must" albums, I'd say.
Spirit was a seminal group for me ... as important as the Beatles in fact
they had a fairly prominent jazz influence because of drummer Jack Cassidy
whereas Spooky Tooth were more straight ahead rock, often rather ponderous
I used to have all of Spirit's stuff on vinyl, and of course CD's
ever hear Kapt. Kopter & The Fabulous Twirlybirds?
if not, you should!
...local record stores didn't have it, sniffed around a copy or two on Discogs. One of these days for sure.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
Got his name from Jimmy Hendrix. There were two people named Randy in the room with Hendrix, but only one Randy was from California...
I particularly like his relatively unknown album, 'Spirit of '76'. Worth finding.
He died rescuing his son from dangerous Hawaiian surf. His son survived.
I've seen him play a few times
he could never keep his damn shirt on!
so that's a 'rare' photo of him
regards,
There were two Randys in Jimi's early band. The other Randy was from Texas and Jimi called him Randy Texas.Jimi asked Randy California to go to England with him but Randy's parents wouldn't let him go. He was under age.
Spirit's last album, California Blues, was recorded at my studio here in Ojai Ca.
This was just before Randy's death.
After his death John Locke and I helped Randy's widow with his stuff.
I have Randy's Echoplex and a few other items of Randy's.
He was a really nice guy.
Tre'
Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
"Still Working the Problem"
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that's awesome Tre'!
many people don't know it, but he was also a progenitor of 'two hand tapping' on the fret board, along with Harvey Mandel, long before Van Halen
of course they came along well after Jimmy Webster's 'Touch System' in the 50's but can arguably be considered pioneering the technique for blues rock guitar
much like his hero Hendrix, I always wondered where he would have went with his playing if he were still with us ... he was pretty unique
and I don't care what the court says, Page ripped him off for the Stairway To Heaven intro!
with regards,
"I don't care what the court says, Page ripped him off for the Stairway To Heaven intro"
Yup!
Tre'
Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
"Still Working the Problem"
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