In 1973 The James Last Orchestra performs a medley of Hawkwind's Silver Machine, T. Rex's Children of the Revolution and Alice Cooper's School's O...
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
1973 Nuggets SamplerSome of our favorite tunes from 1973 are the ones we didn't really know until we immersed ourselves in the music of that year.Buckingham Nicks "Long Distance Winner"Elliot Murphy "Hangin' Out"Fanny "All Mine"Judee Sill "The Kiss"Neu "Fur Immer"Yoko Ono "Move On Fast"T. Rex "Electric Slim and the Factory Hen"Jane Birkin "Help Camionneur!"Al Green "Beware"Marcos Valle "Nao Tem Nada Nao"Terry Reid "River"Cockney Rebel "Muriel The...
Monday, 30 December 2013
My list of fave 1973 albums is a good mixture of records I've loved all my life and some I've discovered just this year. Yes, all year, while most people were paying attention to Miley and Beyonce, I listened almost exclusively to the music of 1973. Next year I'll be scratching the 40 year itch by listening and reviewing the records and events of 1974. Hope you'll join me.Stevie Wonder InnervisionsBrian Eno Here Come the Warm JetsPaul Simon There...
Sunday, 29 December 2013
My fave singles from 1973.1 Stories "Brother Louie"2 Isley Brothers "That Lady, Pt 1 and 2"3 Dobie Gray "Drift Away"4 Ringo Starr "Photograph"5 Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes "The Love I Lost"6 Jose Feliciano and Bill Withers "Compartments"7 ELO "Showdown"8 Elton John "Daniel"9 Beach Boys "Sail On Sailor"10 Bob Dylan "Knockin on Heaven's Door"11 Sensational Alex Harvey Band " Faith Healer"12 Roxy Music "Pyjamarama"13 Spinners "I'll Be Around"14...
Saturday, 28 December 2013
[Out of Print]Harper (the subject of Led Zep's "Hats off to (Roy) Harper" and the vocalist on Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar") follows the now legendary Stormcock with an album of songs recorded when he was ill and facing the possibility of dying. Jimmy Page plays on several of the tunes including "Bank of the Dead". Side Two is one ambitious 23-minute track, "The Lord's Prayer", which begins with a long monologue and is made up of at least 5...
Friday, 27 December 2013
[Purchase]Tainted by scatalogical songs about pissing , farting and Pamela's popo, Serge Gainsbourg's follow up to Histoire de Melody Nelson is saved by the title cut and his devastating goodbye song, "Je Suis Venu Te Dire Que Je M'en Vais" which translates into English as "I've Come to Tell You I'm Leaving" and features the real life sobbing of actress Jane Birkin.[Purchase]Recorded with CSN and Y's touring band as well as members of Neil Young's...
Thursday, 26 December 2013
[Purchase]Big ass riffs and stadium-quality power chords made Bachman Turner Overdrive's second album one of the biggest of 1974. It ain't anywhere near as sophisticated as what Bachman had pulled off with The Guess Who, but with hits "Let It Ride" and "Takin' Care of Business", BTO found the formula to success.[Purchase]Producer Andrew Loog Oldham told reporters "If you hated Cosmic Wheels, you'll love this one." Whereas the former was Donovan's...
Wednesday, 25 December 2013
Merry Crimbo to the dearest readers in all the land!While Slade and Wizzard were battling it out for greatest glam rock Christmas single ever in the UK, in the States it was an apathetic Christmas musically. There were a few country singles, a novelty tune or two and a late entry from The O'Jays that couldn't even hit the two minute mark.1. Red Sovine never wrote a song that wasn't about a truck. "Trucking Trees For Christmas" came out...
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
I just spent the evening making a Christmas CD for my sister who grew up with me in Guilford, CT where our Dad's favorite radio station in the late 70's was WWYZ-FM ("YZ the Natural 92") out of Waterbury. The format was mellow rock. Sure, there was some of that easy listening crap but, more often, deep mellow cuts from rock albums. And tracks from albums other radios stations weren't touching. Apparently Program...
Monday, 23 December 2013
5. David Bowie The Next Day2013 began with the year's biggest surprise: a new album from David Bowie, his first of new material in ten years. Every song on The Next Day seems to be inspired by one of the pop chameleon's former phases. Give it a few years and we may look back upon The Next Day as the best album of the year. It certainly is the best of the many come back albums to spring up ( beating out Prefab Sprout, Wire, Mazzy Star and My Bloody...
Sunday, 22 December 2013
As my readers will know, I spent most of 2013 listening to the music of 1973. But that doesn't mean I can't appreciate some of this past year's releases. It just means my standards are higher than those who fetishize new music just because it's new. That said, my heart belongs to the artists among whom I've grown up.10. Mark Mulcahy Dear Mark J Mulcahy, I Love YouBranford Connecticut's Mark Mulcahy first got my attention as the leader of Miracle...
Saturday, 21 December 2013
[Purchase] Eight years before "Jessie's Girl", handsome Rick Springfield is, in his own words, "famous for nothing other than being famous. Kind of a 70's version of Paris Hilton". Signed to Capitol Records, he records an album full of pop tunes that should appeal to his Teen Beat fans. He even comes up with the album design concept, having a real comic book artist draw him and illustrate the songs in the gate fold....
Friday, 20 December 2013
From inside a Womble, Jimmy Savile hosted the December 20, 1973 episode of Top of the Pops featuring the two glam rocking heavyweights, Wizzard and Slade, battling it for the Christmas Song of 1973. Slade would win with "Merry Xmas Everybody". After the countdown, The Faces played their last Top 10 hit "Pool Hall Richard" with Ronnie Lane's replacement, Tetsu Yamauchi , on bass. The New Seekers play their eventual...
Thursday, 19 December 2013
[Purchase] On December 6, 1973 Al Green released his second Gold album of the year with Livin' For Your Love. Though not as indispensable as Call Me or I'm Still in Love With You, Livin' For Your Love does contain the #1 Soul single in its title cut, "Let's Get Married" ( Soul #3) and , best of all, an 8-minute improvisation called "Beware" which must be heard. ...
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
It has become one of the most legendary of the Peel Sessions. On December 18, 1973 Elton John, a serious artist reaching his peak of popularity, performs some rinky tinky pub style piano medleys surrounded by producers and managers drinking ales. He knocks out a Christmas medley first. Then a Dylan medley which is followed by one of classic pub tunes. Before the hour is up, Elton is impersonating the queen and launching boozy...
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
As rock critic for both CREEM and Rolling Stone, Dave Marsh has enough influence in the 70's to have his day here at 1001Songs. Marsh championed his fair share of rock and soul acts but , 40 years later, this selection is just as notable for the bands that don't make the list. Anyone who bought the first Marsh-edited Rolling Stone Record Guide will recall all the two star ( or mediocre) grades for Genesis, Queen, 10cc, The Grateful...
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