what are you listening to at the moment?

[Moonglum]

Thanks Martin @port perran . Krautrock certainly provided a different perspective to the music scene back then. Like you, I knew of a few of the bands e.g. Faust and Tangerine Dream mainly because of their releases on the fledgling Virgin record label.

Good luck with the move, it doesn't seem to have taken that long, so fingers crossed. You probably know that the rock band Muse hail from Teignmouth! - not one of my favourites though.

Cheers,

Tim

[port perran]

Some of you music lovers may recall the term "Krautrock" from the 70s. An old school friend introduced me to a whole raft of key exponents of the genre (which included many sub-genres). Frumpy (Inga Rumpf) released a few albums and then morphed into Atlantis. Here are Inga and friends in 2006 performing "How the Gypsy was Born"...

https://youtu.be/QeWJIqFNBzQ?feature=shared

Great organ solo!

Cheers,

Tim

A rather different incarnation  of Inga Rumpf :
https://youtu.be/MI0n0AMw1Ig?si=5PHaXBnhn438B-Vw

[Newportnobby]

A.O.R. = Adult oriented rock, to my mind anyway.
Hugely strong in the States with bands such as The Eagles, Foreigner, Journey, The Doobie Brothers, REO Speedwagon and luminaries like Fleetwood Mac, they appeared in the UK mainly on the strength of 'power ballads' featured on Top of the Pops.
However, the odd rock gem appeared now and then so I'd commend to the House Foreigner's 'I'm gonna win', Journey's 'Don't stop believin'' and The Doobie Brothers 'Without You'.
On occasion, and usually after too much falling down water, out comes the 'air guitar/microphone' and the neighbours end up banging on the wall for more


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVXDFS5E8qU


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k8craCGpgs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QRP5iiLzlU

[Moonglum]

I bought Journey's first album "Journey" (1975) on the basis that the some the band had fallen out of Santana, generally a jazzy prog rock album that sounds very different to later releases. Here they are with "In My Lonely Feeling/Conversations"...

https://youtu.be/scwfew13O-Y?feature=shared

Foreigner 4 is a classic album, say no more. I think the Doobies best album was "Minute by Minute", thanks for posting Mick.

Cheers,

Tim

 

[Browning 9mm]

over the hills and far away


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqPElqWDBbk

soldier


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NaKRwNSJyE

[Trainfish]

I'd like to send that Steve Harley clip to my daughters, but I'm useless with videos. I click on 'share' but it takes me to Facebook or Tik Tok or crap like that. Any  easy way of doing it, like Whatsapp or something?

I've only just seen your post George @Bealman so apologies if you've already sorted it. If not just copy the link shown below the preview here to send to your daughters. Should work on WhatsApp, email, text message etc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo4-b4rOsYE

[port perran]

I'm not sure if we've mentioned one of the greatest guitarists of the late 60s/70s.
I saw Rory Gallagher three times and he certainly gave value for money regularly performing for two and a half hours.
I never did see him with Taste which was a shame but he is definitely one of my favourite ever live acts.
Here he is with Crest of a Wave

https://youtu.be/zG1X9XQpNLg?si=KAa9cnqqeWm6UdCg

[Newportnobby]

Taste tended to pass me by, maybe as there was no air time anywhere given to them in those days.
I have a Polydor sampler double album containing two tracks by them - 'Blister on the Moon' and 'What's going on'

[Moonglum]

Well chaps, possibly from good Taste to bad taste. The first version I had and heard of Led Zep's "Whole Lotta Love" was a single by CCS (the basis of the TOTP's 1970s theme), the second was of course by Led Zeppelin and I have to confess I was too sure about it at first. Here though is a laid back version by Beth Hart from 2004 (PG advised)...

https://youtu.be/3UKXP7bAg9A?si=2KY6vcVDrRbO6DbP

Beth is a great singer but has had a few issues.

Cheers,

Tim

[crewearpley40]

Yes she was swearing, looking drunk, lying down
.
Real bad taste tim

[joe cassidy]

Where I grew up Rory Gallagher was more famous for his lumberjack shirts than his music.

[Newportnobby]

Well chaps, possibly from good Taste to bad taste. The first version I had and heard of Led Zep's "Whole Lotta Love" was a single by CCS (the basis of the TOTP's 1970s theme)

I still have the CCS version on 45

[Newportnobby]

Imagine yourself in a smoky basement music club and up steps a lass with an acoustic guitar and a voice reminiscent of Laura Nyro/early Elkie Brooks. It gets a bit raucous at times but I love the way she belts this out.........


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i9GiXn0zQQ

[Bealman]

I saw Taste at the Sunderland Empire a couple of times. Must have been around 1969, 1970.

[Moonglum]

OK, so after Beth, back to something with a bit of class, from one of the men behind CCS, John Cameron with this rather smooth number...

https://youtu.be/4Co34Wmu0gY?si=nJhPWT_wbl4LXQjf

Often sampled and an example of very early chill-out music.

Cheers,

Tim

PS I had both "Whole Lotta Love" and "Tap Turns on the Water" by CCS on 45 Mick @Newportnobby