I was a big fan of progressive rock in the 70’s. It was mood music for hard rock fans. I think there were many levels of prog rock then, and King Crimson was on the extreme of the genre. I would guess mostly just musicians could be entertained by some of their material. I have always said that I almost killed a good party once after playing their Larks’ Tongue In Aspic album.
I remember in the late 70’s and early 80’s being at Brian Morcher’s old farmhouse on Old Springfield Rd. partying on the weekends and playing the B-52’s first album over and over again.
This is a good video featuring the original B-52’s guitarist Ricky Wilson, Cindy’s brother, who was an early casualty of AIDS. Check out singer Fred Schneider’s 1970’s pornstache.
Progressive Rock took many forms in the mid-1970’s. Some bands, like Be Bop Deluxe, bridged the gap between Progressive Rock and the New Wave that began later in the 70’s. Bill Nelson is a phenomenal guitar player and really shines in the solo break during this song.
I have a live double LP and a CD of Be Bop Deluxe called "Live in the Air Age". It’s an incredible live performance by the band and marked the height of their popularity. The double LP I have has one white vinyl disk included. I suppose that makes it a collectors item. It’s in perfect condition.
This video, recorded in 1975, is just OK and the sound is only slightly better. I believe the song "Sister Seagull" was a minor hit for them and was certainly one of the high points of their concerts.
I bet for at least three years in the 1990’s, I told people my favorite rock group was the Boston band, Letters to Cleo. They had one big hit (Here and Now) and put out a few albums, but never made it that big. I bought lead singer Kay Henley’s first solo album. Kay has a pretty incredible voice. She has done some singing for Disney movies and has released a couple more solo CD’s since she left the group. Nothing beats how raw and powerful their sound was in their prime.
This video is pretty good quality, but the sound is only "just OK". It was recorded live in a record store in 1993.
Even though my teenage years were spent in the 70’s, most of my favorite music was from the 1990’s. Some of my favorite artists were Nirvana, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Nancy Griffith, The Cardigans, Letters To Cleo, and Green Day, to name just a few. The album "Warning" was released in 2000.
One of my favorite bands is The Cardigans. Besides their originals they have covered several Black Sabbath songs in slow motion. Black Sabbath’s original version of Changes was pretty slow already. It would make a pretty decent country song.
Singer Nina Persson has another group called A Camp. If you like The Cardigans, you should like them as well.
I have always liked Ten Years After. Alvin Lee has always has been an under appreciated great guitar player, that could also sing. This is not a performance video, but more like a slideshow. It’s pretty interesting though.
This was a live performance from 1974 of Bad Motor Scooter, a song from my favorite album of the seventies, Montrose which was released in 1973. The singer is Sammy Hagar. This was his big break into music.
I always heard Sammy left this band because of disagreements over song writing credits with Montrose. Sammy has had several hits since this band and Montrose has had none to speak of, so I’d believe Hagar on that one. This lineup has occasionally played together in recent years, so there must not be any hard feelings any more.
There’s no doubt that I wore out my first copy of this album.
This is such a cool video . The song is very good, but the performance is amazing. She has obviously practiced this many times before. All the effects pedals were well done, but the stomping on the tambourine is what I liked the best.
