Blasts From The Past - 50S,60S And 70S Music

[bannork]

 

[bannork]

 

[bannork]

Jeez, I've never heard this version before.

[tutsiwarrior]

On 10/18/2017 at 8:21 PM, bannork said:

How I wish I had seen Hendrix. I wonder if tutsi warrior ever managed to get to one of his gigs.

 

 

nah...never did manage to see Jimi although he played a lot around LA in the late 60s, never had any money or a car that worked, could barely keep meself supplied with dope and cheap red wine...never did get to see The Doors either which was a shame...

 

never did get to see a lot of the big acts except for Janis with Big Brother in Pasadena in late 1968 which was a fluke: 

 

'and I was there with some others back stage wantin' an autograph but didn't have anything for her to write on...AND THEN SHE GRABBED MY WRIST AND SIGNED MY NYLON JACKET...' she was left handed...

 

memorable...

 

Janis with Big Brother...

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

Jeez, I've never heard this version before.

Some nice improv on that, is that whispering bob or john peel talking at the end ?

[Tippaporn]

This is for those on the other side of the pond who are most likely unfamiliar with this relatively unknown band, Mason Proffit.  Formed not far from me in Champaign, IL in '69.  This number is off their debut, "Wanted," released in '69, and had a wide following.  Due to the political nature of the lyrics it was, at the time, banned by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission).  Great tune and the lyrics apply today as well.

 

 

As I rode into Tombstone on my horse, his name was Mack
I saw what I'll relate to you, going on behind my back
It seems the folks were up-in-arms, a man now had to die
For believing things that didn't fit, the laws they'd set aside
The mans name was "I'm a Freak". the best that could see
He was the executioner, a hangman just like me
I guess he'd seen loopholes from working with his rope
He'd hung the wrong man many times, so now he turned to hope
He talked to all the people from his scaffold in the square
He told them of the things he found, but they didn't seem to care
He said the laws were obsolete, a change they should demand
But the people only walked away, he couldn't understand
The marshals name was "Uncle Sam", he said he'd right this wrong
He'd make the hangman shut his mouth, if it took him all day long
He finally arrested Freak, and then he sent for me
To hang a fellow hangman, from a fellow hangmans tree
It didn't take them long to try him in their court of law
He was guilty then of "Thinking", a crime much worse than all
They sentenced him to die, so his seed of thought can't spread
And infect the little children, that's what the law had said
So the hangin' day came 'round, and he walked up to the noose
I pulled the lever, but before he fell I cut him lose
They called it a conspiracy, and that I had to die
So to close our mouths and kill our minds, they hung us side-by-side

And now we're two hangmen, hangin' from a tree
That don't bother me, at all
Two hangmen, hangin' from a tree 
That don't bother me, at all
(Same all the way to the end)

[Tippaporn]

On 9/2/2017 at 4:00 PM, bannork said:

Joe with Leon singing about Rita Coolidge.

Magic.

 

RIP Joe.  What a great performer.  RIP Leon.  Not only a great artist in his own right but one of the best session musicians ever.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

I can't say enough about Leon's contribution to music.  His Will 'O The Wisp album (which, BTW, is an all-around classic) was the inspiration for my imaginings of living somewhere tropical.  Hard to believe that a guy with his talent would one day become obscure.  Heart warming . . . 

 

 

[bannork]

On 11/8/2017 at 4:04 AM, Andrew Dwyer said:

Some nice improv on that, is that whispering bob or john peel talking at the end ?

John Peel for sure.

[bannork]

 

[Tippaporn]

On 11/10/2017 at 3:54 PM, bannork said:

 

 

Nice find, bannork.

[bannork]

Your comments about Leon Russell made me think of Nicky Hopkins, another truly fine pianist.He is on that Cyril Davies number and of course this one from QSM.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Agreed re Nicky Hopkins.   He was superb.  So, this one's for you, bannork.  Enjoy.

 

Don't Cry My Lady Love is possibly my favorite QMS number.  Kind of epitomizes that era for me.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Maybe someone across the pond can remember these guys?  bannork?  I've listened to a lot of underground music back in the day but never heard this band.  Truly some acid dropping, mind altering, psychedelic, trippin' music.  I've (attempted) to listen to some "pyschedilc" playlists on YT and most are gawd-awful cuts from obscure bands who never had any true talent; which is evidenced by the fact that they were obscure even back then.

 

The band, Uriel, later changed to Egg, put this one and only June, 1969 released LP out under a pseudonym, Arzachel, due to their act, Egg, being under contract with Decca.  I've listened to 3 cuts so far and am impressed.  The keyboards on Queen St. Gang are very reminiscent of Keith Emerson.  And there's also a nice, lengthy jam to enjoy with any blotter or orange sunshine that members may have still stashed away after all these years. LOL.  The intro reminds me of early Floyd.

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Well, when it rains it pours.  Another psych band that's escaped me; krautrock from Ash Ra Tempel, 1972.  This one's a 19:46 marathon called Amboss.  May as well attach a similar krautrock band, Can, to this post.  From their 1971 Tago Mago LP.  Admittedly, not a band for everyone.  Doubt I'll earn any "Hearts" from these, LOL.

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Lots of free form jammin'.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

My favorite Hawkwind album . . . Space Ritual 1973.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

A classic from Long John Baldry, RIP.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

A few numbers from Vanilla Fudge.  The 1967 classic, long version of "You Keep Me Hangin' On," and "Bang, Bang" from the 1968 Beat Club appearance.

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Here's a few live recordings from '71~'72 from the largely forgotten, high octane band, Cactus.  The band consisted of members from Vanilla Fudge, Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels guitarist Jim McCarty, and Rusty Day from the Amboy Dukes.  A good listen if you've still got the energy, LOL.

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Moving on, Bogert and Appice eventually teamed with Jeff Beck to form Beck, Bogert & Appice.  The live, 1973 cover of Superstition.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

A nice 1970 Danish TV performance by Johnny Winter.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Rick Derringer's 1973 standout, "Rock n' Roll, Hoochie Koo."

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

High octane from Montrose circa 1973.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Anyone remember Nazareth?  Recordings from 1974 and 1975, respectively.

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Deep Purple, anyone?  Loved "Hush" when it came out.  Absolutely classic!  Awesome bass.

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Not sure this one's been posted yet.  Maybe, maybe not, but if so it's worth posting again.  Spirit In The Sky from '69.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Arguably one of the finest Elton John LP's.  Arguably one of the finest LP's of 1971.  Nothing short of an absolute masterpiece.  Pure genius it was.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[balo]

1 hour ago, Tippaporn said:

Anyone remember Nazareth?  Recordings from 1974 and 1975, respectively.

Yes when I was a small kid my older brother introduced me to them.  This is the first album I listened to, Loud'n'Proud, a shocking experience for a small kid and my mom....

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

4 minutes ago, balo said:

Yes when I was a small kid my older brother introduced me to them.  This is the first album I listened to, Loud'n'Proud, a shocking experience for a small kid and my mom....

I'll bet your mom went nuts over them, too.  Just in a slightly different way.  LOL.