Blasts From The Past - 50S,60S And 70S Music (2018)

[Andrew Dwyer]

bendejo, just an FYI, we have annual sock hop at bannork's place.  He provides all the beer so you don't have to BYO.  tutsi provides the gals so you can leave your wife at home.  I'm the DJ.  Keep July 20th open on yer calendar.  Andrew's a bit younger . . . too young, so he's not allowed to drink beer or fondle the gals.  He can smoke, though.
 
Gene Vincent's Be-Bop A Lula from '57.
 
 

Do you have to bring your own socks ??

Andrew’s not allowed to drink beer or fondle the gals !!

I’m over 18 !! , what’s the problem !! [emoji51]

[Tippaporn]

39 minutes ago, bendejo said:

Well, I'm glad I stumbled across this thread!  Better late than never....

A little trivia: I knew this gal in NYC back then who was a groupie.  She was gorgeous.  And a sweet person.  Told me that Traffic was originally a love quadrangle, and Mason couldn't handle it.  It then became a triangle.  I have the impression "Every Mother's Son" is about that.

 

I found out not long ago that Steve Miller was the godson of Les Paul.

 

I learned just yesterday that Joan Baez had a 75th birthday concert and the album is available, haven't looked into it yet.

 

tip: sorry to break the rules

 

 

Ahh, no problem about the "rules," bendejo.  I break 'em often enough.  You get spanked for it but she doesn't hit you hard.  And she makes up for it with a kiss when it's all over.

[Tippaporn]

13 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Do you have to bring your own socks ??

Andrew’s not allowed to drink beer or fondle the gals !!

I’m over 18 !! , what’s the problem !!

Those were the old days, Andrew.  Drinking age has been raised to 61 these days.  I won't rat on ya . though.

[Andrew Dwyer]

Those were the old days, Andrew.  Drinking age has been raised to 61 these days.  I won't rat on ya . though.

Well I’m definitely underage ( [emoji51]) if that’s the case !!

Another from Little Feat ( 1977 ).

Great lineup on this one .

[bendejo]

On 5/11/2019 at 3:54 AM, vogie said:

Came across this really interesting piece of history, if it is off topic mods please remove, couldn't think of anywhere else to post it.

Back to the days when you could book Pink Floyd for £250.

 

 

Must mention that a lot of these bands never made it across the pond, like Small Faces.  Some I'd never heard of.  Floyd didn't get much attention until they became "head" music (like King Crimson). Deep Purple, this list is before their re-emergence with Smoke on the Water.

Saw The Nice as opening act for 10 Years After in '68, blew me away!  They never made it in the US either. 

 

 

A world away from it's original form (actually it started with a stage play).  Rita Moreno is about 300 years old now and still looks good.

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

2 minutes ago, bendejo said:

 

Must mention that a lot of these bands never made it across the pond, like Small Faces.  Some I'd never heard of.  Floyd didn't get much attention until they became "head" music (like King Crimson). Deep Purple, this list is before their re-emergence with Smoke on the Water.

Saw The Nice as opening act for 10 Years After in '68, blew me away!  They never made it in the US either. 

 

 

A world away from it's original form (actually it started with a stage play).  Rita Moreno is about 300 years old now and still looks good.

 

 

 

The Small Faces never had much impact in the States but they did score very big with this one in '68 . . . (loved this tune when it came out) . . .

 

 

Same with Deep Purple.  And like the Small Faces they also had a huge hit stateside with this one . . . (also loved it when it was released) . . . 

 

 

My sister had bought Nice's Five Bridges when it appeared in '70.  But yeah, no one I knew at the time had ever heard of them.  I didn't get into them too much.  What I really wanted was hard rock, something I could damage my ears with.

 

 

There are certainly a number of bands on that list that I'd never heard of (but have since discovered).  Bakerloo only put out a single disc in '69.

 

 

One of the reasons I love this thread is that similarly aged guys, like bannork, Andrew (too young to drink), and a few others turn me on to music from that era which I had never heard before.  Which gets me to digging around YT to find even more.

 

Here's a UK band, Arzachel, which also put out only a single record.  This tune, Queen St. Gang, reminds me very much of Kieth Emerson.  Some of their material is Pink Floydesque, and quite good in my humble opinion.

 

 

 

[Wilsonandson]

You can't beat a bit of Village People now and again.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

5 minutes ago, Wilsonandson said:

You can't beat a bit of Village People now and again.

 

 

You've just been banned from this thread, LOL.

[Wilsonandson]

2 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

You've just been banned from this thread, LOL.

Why?

[Tippaporn]

10 minutes ago, Wilsonandson said:

Why?

Just joking, Wilson.  We like to make and have fun on these threads as we post great music.  

[Wilsonandson]

Just joking, Wilson.  We like to make and have fun on these threads as we post great music.  

Hey I know the music I post is crap. I was just bored I guess, fiddling around with youtube. No we all know who posts the best tunes. Bannork and Digital Banana. Those guys are TVF's resident Dj's. I'd never cramp their style.

 

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[balo]

Lots of good disco music from the 70's if that's your thing, 
 

 

 

 

 

[balo]

 

[bannork]

6 hours ago, Tippaporn said:

bendejo, just an FYI, we have annual sock hop at bannork's place.  He provides all the beer so you don't have to BYO.  tutsi provides the gals so you can leave your wife at home.  I'm the DJ.  Keep July 20th open on yer calendar.  Andrew's a bit younger . . . too young, so he's not allowed to drink beer or fondle the gals.  He can smoke, though.

 

Gene Vincent's Be-Bop A Lula from '57.

 

 

5555 very good Tippers. I'm learning new language every day - sock hop- sounds like we're all about 15. Speaking of which, i'm not sure you've quite got this age thing right. I believe you referred to us collectively as fossils but this is ignoring the laws of time that apply when one is in Thailand. The fact is once you step onto Thai soil you cease to age. This can be physical or mental or both, and is commonly attributed to various factors such as the balmy weather, nature in full bloom the whole year, the wonderful women, somtam, morlam, the convenience of life, cheap labour, ignoring all bye- laws etc. 

Plus who can get old with the wonderful music we put up.

BTW, have you seen this guy's videos? He analyzes guitarists from the 50s. He's very perceptive, being a guitar tutor himself for 15 years, and what he says about how the players of the 50s, 60s and 70s had to learn their craft from listening, no Youtube, and had to gig and learn how to interact with audiences for years makes for interesting listening. Plus no one in the audience had a phone, and what with music, along with TV, pretty well being the sole medium, concerts were very important. He's got a whole series out.

 

[balo]

 

[Tippaporn]

2 minutes ago, Wilsonandson said:

Hey I know my music I post is crap. I was just bored I guess, fiddling around with youtube. No we all know who posts the best tunes. Bannork and Digital Banana. Those guys are TVF's resident Dj's. I'd never cramp their style.

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bannork??  Prolificacy does not equate to good taste.  Well, except in bannork's case.  Still, I have 29,426 followers compared to bannork's 25,961 followers.

[Wilsonandson]

bannork??  Prolificacy does not equate to good taste.  Well, except in bannork's case.  Still, I have 29,426 followers compared to bannork's 25,961 followers.

Are you Thai?

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[bannork]

Always loved this one by Little Feat

 

[Wilsonandson]

Billie Holiday - That Ole Devil Called Love

[Andrew Dwyer]

Always loved this one by Little Feat  

 

Love the 2 drummers deal, one of my favourite bands at the moment is Tedeschi Trucks and they use 2 drummers, gives a great beat in my opinion.

 

Another great band using 2 drummers was of course the Glitter Band ! , maybe we shouldn’t go there.

 

Here’s one from Tedeschi Trucks !!

( not strictly from the era of the topic, but the song is [emoji51])

 

 

[bannork]

The Captain and Me - a great album

 

 

[Tippaporn]

5 hours ago, balo said:

Lots of good disco music from the 70's if that's your thing, 
 

 

 

No way would I have picked up either of those chicks in a disco, balo.  I might even question the gender of the one in the bottom.  Debatable, ain't it?  Definitely not my thing, LOL.

 

The only disco music I could bear would be the Bee Gees.  But hey, they had a wealth of talent.

 

 

[bannork]

Traffic magic

 

 

[Tippaporn]

5 hours ago, bannork said:

5555 very good Tippers. I'm learning new language every day - sock hop- sounds like we're all about 15. Speaking of which, i'm not sure you've quite got this age thing right. I believe you referred to us collectively as fossils but this is ignoring the laws of time that apply when one is in Thailand. The fact is once you step onto Thai soil you cease to age. This can be physical or mental or both, and is commonly attributed to various factors such as the balmy weather, nature in full bloom the whole year, the wonderful women, somtam, morlam, the convenience of life, cheap labour, ignoring all bye- laws etc. 

Plus who can get old with the wonderful music we put up.

BTW, have you seen this guy's videos? He analyzes guitarists from the 50s. He's very perceptive, being a guitar tutor himself for 15 years, and what he says about how the players of the 50s, 60s and 70s had to learn their craft from listening, no Youtube, and had to gig and learn how to interact with audiences for years makes for interesting listening. Plus no one in the audience had a phone, and what with music, along with TV, pretty well being the sole medium, concerts were very important. He's got a whole series out.

 

No sock hops in the UK?  Sock hops were high school dances with live local bands in the school's gymnasium.  By the late 60's they had pretty much faded out.  So yeah, a teenie thing.  And you do have a valid point about the strange distortion of the law of time here.  When I was 48 I would never give an answer to a Thai asking how old I was.  I'd throw the question back and ask them how old they thought I was.  Average answer amongst both Thai male and female was 35.  Made me understand how older chicks feel when their age is guessed much lower than actual.  You're only as old as the women you feel.  I'll always be around 25.

 

And thanks for the vid.  Very interesting.  I'll be checking out more.  God, I wish I could dissect music like that.  Get's so tiresome to only be able to say, Great guitar!! without being able to say why.

 

 

 

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

5555 very good Tippers. I'm learning new language every day - sock hop- sounds like we're all about 15. Speaking of which, i'm not sure you've quite got this age thing right. I believe you referred to us collectively as fossils but this is ignoring the laws of time that apply when one is in Thailand. The fact is once you step onto Thai soil you cease to age. This can be physical or mental or both, and is commonly attributed to various factors such as the balmy weather, nature in full bloom the whole year, the wonderful women, somtam, morlam, the convenience of life, cheap labour, ignoring all bye- laws etc. 
Plus who can get old with the wonderful music we put up.
BTW, have you seen this guy's videos? He analyzes guitarists from the 50s. He's very perceptive, being a guitar tutor himself for 15 years, and what he says about how the players of the 50s, 60s and 70s had to learn their craft from listening, no Youtube, and had to gig and learn how to interact with audiences for years makes for interesting listening. Plus no one in the audience had a phone, and what with music, along with TV, pretty well being the sole medium, concerts were very important. He's got a whole series out.
 

Yup, I came across this guy about a week ago, I think it was related to a FB group about Free that I follow.
Anyhoo, here’s him dissecting Koss on Free’s Mr Big

[Andrew Dwyer]

As that is such a great song and Koss is so sadly missed here’s the video without interruption.

Free - Mr Big (1970)

[Andrew Dwyer]

On what would have been the 75th birthday of Joe Cocker here he is with a classic !!

[bendejo]

2 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

On what would have been the 75th birthday of Joe Cocker here he is with a classic !!

Ten Years After seemed to play the Fillmore East nearly every month 1968-69.  They would tour the US, kick off the tour there, and then play there again before going back across the pond.

One time Cocker opened for them, we hadn't heard of him before.  My buddy and I both lived in a working-class household dominated by an alcoholic father, and one thing we didn't need to see once we were out the door was another lush; on the way home we agreed Cocker was like someone our parents would hang out with at the bar.  (don't mean to be throwing shade, AD).  A few years later I saw an off-off-Broadway play that was a bunch of comic skits, and this unknown comedian named John Belushi did an impersonation of him that changed my attitude toward Cocker a bit.  Also liked some of the Mad Dogs & Englishmen stuff. 

But I do like Leonard Cohen's stuff, and if I didn't know any better I'd swear this was written for him -- a drunk in a midnight choir indeed!

 

 

IMO this scene is the best part of the movie

 

 

 

[Tippaporn]

19 hours ago, Wilsonandson said:

Are you Thai?

Working on it.  I'm deeply tanned, I've dyed my blonde hair black, shaved all of my body hair, but have yet to find a plastic surgeon who can slant my eyes, remove my nose bridge, and raise my cheekbones.  Other than that I also still have to work on getting rid of my gutteral German accent, or at least softening it somewhat.  So, at this point I'd say about 50% Thai.

 

Seriously, though, what characteristic(s) have I shown that might suggest I'm Thai?  I'm curious.  I'd guarantee that if you were to meet me in the flesh you'd swear I was an American.  Been an expat since I was 2 years old.  So long now that I don't think of myself as a member of any particular nationality but simply as another earthling who belongs equally anywhere in the world.  LOL  Technically, and officially, I'm this:

 

 

Absolutely hilarious . . . when I played this on YT the initial image was replaced by this, requiring my approval before I was allowed to proceed:

 

 

Vat ze fick????  Doesn't come up when I play the U.S. or British national anthems.  Must report this to Angela immediately . . . 

[Andrew Dwyer]

Working on it.  I'm deeply tanned, I've dyed my blonde hair black, shaved all of my body hair, but have yet to find a plastic surgeon who can slant my eyes, remove my nose bridge, and raise my cheekbones.  Other than that I also still have to work on getting rid of my gutteral German accent, or at least softening it somewhat.  So, at this point I'd say about 50% Thai.
 
Seriously, though, what characteristic(s) have I shown that might suggest I'm Thai?  I'm curious.  I'd guarantee that if you were to meet me in the flesh you'd swear I was an American.  Been an expat since I was 2 years old.  So long now that I don't think of myself as a member of any particular nationality but simply as another earthling who belongs equally anywhere in the world.  LOL  Technically, and officially, I'm this:
 
 
Absolutely hilarious . . . when I played this on YT the initial image was replaced by this, requiring my approval before I was allowed to proceed:
 

 
Vat ze fick????  Doesn't come up when I play the U.S. or British national anthems.  Must report this to Angela immediately . . . 

Must report zis to Angela immediately....[emoji51]