Blast from the Past - 60's, 70's, 80's Music (2020)

[balo]

Bill Withers on TOTP  1988 Lovely Day 
RIP Bill Withers 1938-2020

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Somewhere over the Rainbow recorded by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole in '89.  Better than Judy Garland.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

A different take of Imagine by John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band, the title track off of their '71 LP.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

11 hours ago, bannork said:

No computer for a month, there's a fair bit of catching up to do. No problem as I've been quarantined for 2 weeks due to a quick but necessary trip out of province to Bangkok and back.

 

Oh dear, where in heaven's did they have you locked up that you had no access to a computer?  Living in a tent in a remote corner of the farm?  What a horrible fate.  You must be horny as hell by now.  Happy to hear you survived, 55555.

 

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen with a live version of Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) from the '76 We've Got A Live One Here LP.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

7 hours ago, talahtnut said:

Good to see you back, but Gnasher is not so pleased.

In town we are all under virtual quarreltine wiv the

missis.

Titty has been going hammer tongs to make

up for you, and maugri has put me in the doghouse.

He's not used to my sheet posts.

However, back in a better time.. 1969.

'All we money gon ta hell'. 

I's had plenty of these Longshot moments mate.

 

Quarreltine . . . 555555555!

 

We've been self quarantined as well.  Not due to symptoms but as precaution.  The kid has school holiday anyway and the wifey and I have no reason to go out other than to buy eats.  I actually like it.  I told the wifey that since she's been locked down with nowhere to go to spend dosh that we'll be saving so much money I won't have to work anymore.

 

As you've lived through the 60's and 70's and survived then this covid-19 virus should be a sneeze to get through.  Maybe you'll get another T-shirt and can start a collection.

 

BTW, nice chune.

 

Shenley Duffus with the single To Be A Lover from '72.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Since we've come round to reggae I wanted to turn anyone on who's into the genre to a new reggae artist I came across a few years ago.  These tracks are off of the 2009 Above The Bones CD and yeah, so it might not be proper here but if it means that just one person found some new musical joy then it's worth going to prison for me.

 

Mishka with the title track, Above The Bones, then Higher Heights and Coastline Journey is the third.

 

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Reggae George with his '81 single Three Wicked Men.

 

 

Edited April 3, 2020 by Tippaporn

[Tippaporn]

I rarely repost the same songs, at least I try not to as it does get hard to keep track after awhile.  I posted this one not that long ago and as I thought it was an exceptional reggae tune I was surprised no one reacted . . . maybe it was missed as it's hard to keep up when I post 50 frickin' songs at a time.

 

Anyway, Peter Tosh with Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised) off of his '75 Legalize It LP.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

A classic Peter Tosh number, Chuck Berry's Johnny B Goode, off of his '83 Mama Africa LP.  This is the long version, though, released as a bonus track on the 2002 remaster.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Take Me Home, Country Roads Jamaican style by Toots & The Maytals off of their '73 In The Dark LP.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

From the Handsworth area of Birmingham, Steel Pulse with Your House off of their '82 True Democracy LP.

 

And here everyone probably thought they were Jamaican.  They're British and look no different than bannork, talahnut and Andrew.

 

 

[bannork]

I looked like the second from the left in the 70s, no haircut for 7 years. Reggae became big in Bristol in the late 70s, One of my friends turned into a rasta overnight but I couldn't disown my patched jeans (Christ they were heavy) just like that.

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

10 hours ago, Tippaporn said:

From the Handsworth area of Birmingham, Steel Pulse with Your House off of their '82 True Democracy LP.

 

And here everyone probably thought they were Jamaican.  They're British and look no different than bannork, talahnut and Andrew.

 

 

We were too poor to have reggae up in Bradford we had to make do with Pakistani buskers but here is one that made it through the cultural border south of Huddersfield !!

 

 

[bannork]

On 3/12/2020 at 3:42 PM, Tippaporn said:

Danny Whitten & Neil Young with The Needle And The Damage Done.  Not the same version which appeared on Neil's '72 Harvest LP.

 

 

That doesn't sound like Neil Young, and isn't he supposed to be singing about Danny Whitten who died from heroin. They would hardly be playing the song together!

[Tippaporn]

5 minutes ago, bannork said:

  

On 3/12/2020 at 3:42 PM, Tippaporn said:

Danny Whitten & Neil Young with The Needle And The Damage Done.  Not the same version which appeared on Neil's '72 Harvest LP.

 

 

 

That doesn't sound like Neil Young, and isn't he supposed to be singing about Danny Whitten who died from heroin. They would hardly be playing the song together!

Aw sh!it.  Busted!!  FAKE NEWS.  My reputation cut down a few more notches.  Nicked by my best poster friend, no less.  

[bannork]

29 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

Aw sh!it.  Busted!!  FAKE NEWS.  My reputation cut down a few more notches.  Nicked by my best poster friend, no less.  

Sorry Tippers, I'll send you a pm next time.

Lol

[Tippaporn]

44 minutes ago, bannork said:

Sorry Tippers, I'll send you a pm next time.

Lol

What good are friends if they can't point out yer faults, 5555555.

 

For the record though (pun intended), Neil wrote the song much earlier than the death of Whitten on Nov. 18, '72.  Not sure when he first recorded it but it appeared on Neil's Live At Massey Hall 1971 LP, recorded on Jan. 19, '71 in Toronto.  Here he gives a descriptive intro before playing the song.  I believe the song wasn't written specifically about Whitten but perhaps inspired by Whitten's foray into heroin around the time of the '69 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere album sessions.  It has been attributed by some specifically to Whitten after his death (and the later death of a Crazy Horse roadie Bruce Berry from heroin as well).

 

I think you're correct, bannork, that Whitten didn't play the song with Neil.  Seems inconceivable considering he would have known that he was at least the inspiration for the song.

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Neil Young's Tonight's The Night was most definitely written as a tribute to Crazy Road roadie Bruce Berry.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Whitten sharing vocals with Neil on Cinnamon Girl off of the '69 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere LP.  An all-time great chune.

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

And on another all-time classic, Whitten sharing lead guitar with Neil on Cowgirl In The Sand.

 

 

Edited April 4, 2020 by Tippaporn

[bannork]

Oh wow. An absolute gem for electric blues lovers.

 

[bannork]

18 hours ago, Tippaporn said:

What good are friends if they can't point out yer faults, 5555555.

 

For the record though (pun intended), Neil wrote the song much earlier than the death of Whitten on Nov. 18, '72.  Not sure when he first recorded it but it appeared on Neil's Live At Massey Hall 1971 LP, recorded on Jan. 19, '71 in Toronto.  Here he gives a descriptive intro before playing the song.  I believe the song wasn't written specifically about Whitten but perhaps inspired by Whitten's foray into heroin around the time of the '69 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere album sessions.  It has been attributed by some specifically to Whitten after his death (and the later death of a Crazy Horse roadie Bruce Berry from heroin as well).

 

I think you're correct, bannork, that Whitten didn't play the song with Neil.  Seems inconceivable considering he would have known that he was at least the inspiration for the song.

 

 

 

Apart from what you say above Tippers, there are 2 reasons I don't think that is Neil playing in the above. The guitarist is playing too fast! He hasn't got that subtle swing that Neil has when he plays. I remember a guitar tutor explaining how Neil gets that beautiful lilt to the song. The notes and chords may look easy but the technique of the right hand is something else. Secondly, he doesn't sound like Neil.

[stouricks]

On 1/5/2020 at 9:51 AM, Tippaporn said:

Foghat rockin' with Maybelline off of their '72 self-titled debut.

 

 

I seem to remember that the bassman from Foghat lives, and sometimes plays with Snowman in Pattaya. Forgot his name.

[stouricks]

 

[Tippaporn]

4 hours ago, stouricks said:

I seem to remember that the bassman from Foghat lives, and sometimes plays with Snowman in Pattaya. Forgot his name.

Tony Stevens?

[Tippaporn]

5 hours ago, bannork said:

Oh wow. An absolute gem for electric blues lovers.

 

Thankfully I can always depend on you to post some Rory.  Always welcome.

 

Rory Gallagher performing In Your Town live in Nagoya, Japan back in '74 during his Irish tour.  Some nice 8mm footage.  Geez, 8mm . . . wasn't that the common format for stag movies back in the 70's (not that I've ever seen one)?  LOL

 

 

[stouricks]

21 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

Tony Stevens?

Correct Sir. Last saw him three years ago at some club near Hotel Asia with Snowman and the Thai drummer. I think he had some medical problems with his voice.

[Tippaporn]

Alright, I fibbed when I said I never saw an 8mm XXX flick.  Can't remember the exact circumstances as it was long ago (I was 19) but it ended up with my girlfriend and I deciding to check out a stag movie called Behind The Green Door.  The theater was very sparsely attended . . . only dudes and everyone was spread out for maximum privacy I imagine.

 

We choose our seats in the dead middle of one of the front rows.  Not long after the movie started rolling I noticed a seedy looking late cummer comer walking down the aisle in search of a seat.  He was fully clothed but I swear he had some huge balls as he entered our row and plopped his ar$e right next to my girlfriend.  Well, needless to say we were more than a bit unnerved.  I might even call it frightful.  We immediately got up and briskly headed for the exit, me looking over my shoulder to make certain we weren't followed.  Never did see the climax (ahem) of the movie.  Ah well, another story for the grand kids of their grandpappy's extraordinary and exotic exploits.

 

Outlaws performing a 23+ minute jam of Green Grass And High Tides on Nov. 10, '78 at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

22 minutes ago, stouricks said:

Correct Sir. Last saw him three years ago at some club near Hotel Asia with Snowman and the Thai drummer. I think he had some medical problems with his voice.

Well, he's pushin' 71 this year.  You'll have to update his Wiki page as it only covers his activities through 2005.  He was also the bassist for Savoy Brown from '68 to '71.  Took over the reins from Bob Brunning, one of the original members of Fleetwood Mac.

[stouricks]

1 minute ago, Tippaporn said:

Well, he's pushin' 71 this year.  You'll have to update his Wiki page as it only covers his activities through 2005.  He was also the bassist for Savoy Brown from '68 to '71.  Took over the reins from Bob Brunning, one of the original members of Fleetwood Mac.

What's 71 got to do with it. Macca & Sir Ringo, Mick & Keith, Hank & Bruce, Sirs Cliff & Tom, and me!