Perhaps they didn't have as much technical ability as the members of say, Led Zeppelin, but they made up for it with songs that went beyond playing blues really distorted. Nick Lowe's production credit is the giveaway here; this is as much power-pop as punk. There's really no low point here...it's just a double disk ride of exquisiteness. Overall, this is one of those rare albums that can provide a party soundtrack no one would object to, as well as some deep headphone analysis. One says that where Marvin Gaye searched and pondered what exactly had come to be in his time with the aptly titled "What's Goin' On? In any case, Castle does a superb job here, including a huge foldout CD packet with more history on the Modern Lovers than we have a right to expect. Since the music is so simple, all the impact lies in the delivery and the message, and this album perfects both areas, creating a thoroughly enjoyable experience. In plaing the CD it was the first time I ever heard a really clean copy. SiriusXM 70s on 7 November 27, 2020 at 8:22 AM Our Night-time DJ (off-duty) JJ Walker and Mickey the Wonder Puppy s ... neak away from Thanksgiving dinner prep for a little football!.. One time when I used to work as a dishwasher at a hipster bohemian restaurant in downtown Denver I was playing this in the kitchen (really loud, of course) and the manager ran into the room in a panic to see what had tripped some sort of alarm or self-destruct device on the dishwashing machine. Parallel Lines received much acclaim, and to this day it makes many best album lists, but is it really Blondie's best work? Pretty much the perfect pop album in my book, I've loved this album since I first bought it years ago, love it still and will be loving it years from now. George Clinton had a vision, and the vision was an all pervasive mind bending revolutionary brand of aural stimulation that continues to thrill and astound. His best work is melodic, engaging, and effortlessly funky, and usually features some beautiful and complex arrangements and production. Electric Guitar rocks, and Air has some glorious moments, but nothing on the album disappoints in the least. In my opinion, Curtis was one of the most brilliant writers of the Soul era. Brilliant grooves and beats. This is a great album, if you can make it past the opening track which is noisier than anything Lydon had recorded previously. Reflections on Sirius XM’s ’70s on 7' Countdown: Greatest Hits of the ‘70s. Being an eight grader at the time, I’ve organized the first discotheque in history of my school. Poly Styrene's voice sounds like a cross between Johnny Rotten and Yoko Ono -and I mean that in the best way possible. This one is a concept piece about relationships, analyzed from every angle, Willie in his artistic prime here. Of the bonus cuts, Dignified & Old, and I'm Straight, would not seem out of place on the original issue, but Government Center forecasts the goofier Modern Lovers that fills Richman's catalog after this one-hit wonder. The OFFICIAL page for SIRIUS XM 70s on 7! Like the expansive epic Theme for an Imaginary Western. In 1973 Alice Cooper injected _Billion Dollar Babies_ into the public eye showing people a side of music they (arguably) hadn't seen before, a grotty, sleazy, theatrical horror show. Yes, the title track is fantastic with those deep, doom-ridden riffs and Ozzy's horrified vocals, but The Wizard is equally as strong and compelling in it's own ways. But this album, this band, brings so much more to the table. Among many highlights, Sugar Ray served up the triple-platinum 14:59 powered by era-defining hits such as “Every Morning,” “Someday,” and “Falls Apart.” The last song, "The Donor" actually made me cry just for being so unbelievably lovely. No matter what you call it, _IV_, _Untitled_, _Four Symbols_, _Zoso_, or _The Ruins_, Led Zeppelin's fourth LP is the group's most recognizable work and commercially popular release. In my opinion, 'There's A Riot Goin' On' sits comfortably as one of the ten best albums of the 1970's, and has stood the test of time as an all time great. With the death of the 60's, came also the death of a lot of the expectations and ideals the 60's had envisioned. This album has some of their best stuff. I respect the Todd for doing whatever he feels like doing, even if often the result is less than palatable. Before Al Green accelerated his rise to soul superstardom by mixing southern aesthetics with a more sophisticated (and to me, more bland) sound, he pumped out one album that made no such compromise. A VERY nice deluxe edition of Donna's 1979 effort, BAD GIRLS. This album is so well produced and the songs are so great (with the exception of Hole In Your Soul). "Machine Gun" is the most documented song on the album, but it certainly isn't the best. The only real stumble is the draggy "Feel the Pain", which wants to be another "All Tomorrow's Parties" but fails miserably. What made this interesting was that this was based on listeners’ votes. The only subpar track on the set is the syrupy "The Makings of You" - however, I've listened to the track about five times, each time appreciating it more. Whereas the success of "Le Freak" may have had more to do with the incredibly tight arrangement than with the actual song itself, "I Want Your Love" is both a great, haunting melody and a beautiful, symphonic arrangement. Every word is pinpointed and meant with every fiber of his being. Astounding. Inspired partially by the Pistols, reggae and life in highrises and squats, this is folk music at its source. The band is featured in the sleeve this time, in contrast to Riot this feels more like a group project. The Clash went on to bigger, more succesful projects but this remains at the heart of what made them what they were. And remember - the whole world's a circus, don't you be the clown! Get the ad-free and most optimal, full-featured Sporcle experience. It's like if Eno got all the room he wanted on Roxy's "Re-Make/Re-Model." Every metalhead, punk and his mother is using drop D tunings now, but this might have been one of the first albums to employ it. I have always felt that as a band they are at their best when Stevie is taking lead vocals.Her songs seem to stand head and shoulders above other band members songs.This lp is a perfect example with Miss Nicks' penned numbers,Storms,Sara,Sisters of the Moon,Angel and Beautiful Child. Judee Sill has a wonderful voice, very pretty and clear as a bell. Is the title track the very first shoegaze song? Although the world would eventually catch up with them for a short while only to lose track after their short tour as chart-conquering behemoths came full stop, Cheap Trick’s eponymous debut was too smart for Kiss fans (although “Surrender” may have eventually won them over two albums down the line with its mention of Mom and Dad groping, fumbling, and mouth breathing on the sofa with Bill Aucoin’s charges as a backdrop) and too loud for AOR, Rockford, Illinois’ apostles of absurdity figuring the best way to keep ‘em entertained was to keep ‘em guessing. Incredible. Even though I was from further out in the suburbs, a lot of my time, not long outta school, was spent in around the inner city during this time and the years which were to follow. Their website is outdated. In a funny way the Damned have proven to be one of the most influential bands ever -- listen to Green Day or Blink-182, who sound nothing like the Clash and everything like this record. by rockgolf Plays Quiz not verified by Sporcle . I guess her story is pretty tragic and that's too bad, because she was obviously very talented. So grab your favorite bottle of wine from the wine rack and settle in to listen to the greatest hits of the 1970s. The famous title track shows off some electric guitar virtuosity that really rivals Hendrix, and for a full 10 minutes, really wringing out a surprising amount of emotion and drama from the electric guitar... it's deservedly entered the canon of amateur teen guitarist gods. Choose Your Favorites. It's not exact because that would be impossible! It seems like a lot of people I've talked to have a problem getting past this very 1970's sound, but they don't know what they're missing. This is wonderful AOR/pop which anticipates the Eighties keeping rooted in the most American part of the Seventies: virtually bypassing the "punk revolution". And rightly so! Having taken a liking to some Bowie, having heard "Bang a Gong" a lot in my life, and having some familiarity with the first incantation of this band I figured an album as high as this isn't to be missed. Excellent reissue of a kick-ass classic. Also, they do not list any music programming at all on their schedule. level 1. "Mannish Boy" tops the original. Only thing better would be seeing this on vinyl. They are listed roughly in … Wars of Armageddon is the least interesting track; it's unnecessarily long and may suffer a bit in comparison to the fantastic jam that opens the album, but it's still a good listen. Political strife, police brutality, death and disappearance of prominent social figures, the fall of the civil rights movement and general social disillusionment brought forth by events of the era were the zeitgest of the day, and Sly Stone had been off the map for nearly 2 years following the hugely optimistic and colourful 'Stand', the band's previous release. Simply put, if there were no other music in the world aside from The Dark Side of the Moon then I would be perfectly content listening to it for the rest of eternity. I don't even smoke dope so why is this my favourite Sabs record? If you have any interest in rock or metal, then at least three of these songs are ubiquitous classics, that you'd have to be living under a rock not to have heard. Fresh is a great album. After recently playing this CD from the great boxed set. These guys were huge in Canada when this album came out. As on the first album, Bernard gets to sing the closing track of side 1, this time the disco-track "Happy Man" which once again showcases Nile on a solo but Bernard does a great walking bass on the outro. It's great to know obscure records like this are out there, especially one like this that stands up well today. The Stones made more hits than any other band in history(The Beatles are the exception.) Of course, all of the songs are special in there own way and I honestly cannot conjure up any complaints about them. The songs are longer, more jam oriented and completely fascinating. Experimental, wayward, sonically appealing while highly addictive and mainly an impossibly perfect fusion of "wiggin' out" without forgetting to bring your brain to the party. The difference between this and his mid-Sixties recordings, though, is that this has a much more looking back feel. Even the album flirted with aliens and starships, sad clowns and pierrots, beyond the usual glam-rock imagery of those times. Virgin's Reggae off-shoot - Frontline - signed up the Gladiators, Dillinger, The Mighty Diamonds, U-Roy and Johnny Clarke amongst others in their first swathe of signings. But either way the music is great. The rest of the album ranges from catchy to average. 4½ stars! It is Blondie's masterpiece, at least in terms of chart action and sales. Climbing!, The Hard Rock Band Mountain's debut is an epic slice of Guitar blast fury and dinosaurean 70s Metal stomp courtesy of man-mountain guitar wunderkind Leslie West. Per your requests - The Top 300 of the 50s results you voted for from #1 to 300: (thanks for listening - hear on demand now on the SiriusXM App!) Just like Climbing! Just Sly on the front cover actually not in midair, but posing on a sheet of glass with a photographer underneath it. hide. But every moment of it is pure gold. It would have been a huge hit. Support Sporcle. But _Hide In Your Shell_, the third track pulls one back again and the rest of the album keeps you intrigued: the miniature rock-opera _Asylum_, the excellent single _Dreamer_, the beautiful _Rudy_ and the overwhelming brilliance of album closer _Crime Of The Century_. Note his two beautiful but different ballads in the jazzy acoustic "Visions" and the soulful piano-based "All In Love Is Fair". But in a good way. Now see the results below and click on the button to hear the special on demand. SiriusXM wants to know your top song picks for six different Top 300 Listener’s Choice Countdowns. Recently played songs on 70s on 7. Lot's of people owned this, but it just got played so much, that it generaly ended up beat to hell. It is a collection of beautiful folk-pop songs. But you'll find that the words "herky" and "jerky" pop up quite a bit here. It takes a little time to rip the sheet away from the drums before they launch into "Uncontrollable Urge", but it's still got to be one of the best entrances ever. Urban legends are cool. The house lights dim on an expectant crowd in Manchester's Free Trade Hall. These songs drag down the overall score a bit, but the stronger songs on Paranoid definitely make it an album that's still well worth checking out and was certainly very influential. Reflections on Sirius XM’s ’70s On 7′ Countdown: Greatest Hits of the ’70s. though. Roy Orbisson gets a tip of the hat with an outstandig cover o "Ooby Dooby". 60s on 6 recently counted down the Top 600 songs of the 1960s, according to you — the real experts. The first time I ever heard "Baba O'Riley" I was stunned, I'd never heard anything quite like it. She termed her music "country-cult-baroque"; I don't know about that, but there IS something mathematically perfect about her best songs. On. I feel such a multitude of emotions during and after I listen through the whole album and I almost wish that I never listened to it just so I can start anew completely unaware of the absolute musical ecstasy that awaits me. Click here to remove banner ads from this forum. Possibly their best album. Dylan rode this wave of new inspiration and artistic fervour with the follow-up, _Desire_, recorded during 1975 and released at the beginning of 1976. 1,495.7 26.0 71 Xerox: ... when the first FORTUNE 500 was created, more than 1,800 companies have appeared on the list. I guess that's what I should expect from a drugged out hippie turned flamboyant glam rocker. It took a full five minutes to actually give me chills (at the end of track three "...and the killin's begun.") If you were to believe everything that numerous internet reviewers cite you could be fooled and ultimately convinced to give this album a miss as it must be just ‘the craziest weird pile of madness’ ever to thrust itself onto an unsuspecting public, such is the tendency for people to over elaborate upon the various musical shifts and genres that this album frequently explores. It's just as relevant today as ever. I mean, there are obviously loads of great albums in the whole post-punk/new-wave canon, but very few of them actually manage to strike the right chord for me. Sort by. CHANNEL 7. To increase some similarities the cover seems a schizoid brother of Bowie's "Diamong Dogs" with Jobriath's translucid naked body posing like a ruined statue, cut deep above the knees. Byrne's voice and songwriting has never again been so electric and totally captivating. Unbelievable. The 70's series used to be the easier of the two to find stations that had good audio and played all the extras, but that's now gotten to be much harder with so many subscribing stations either dropping the show or moving to the 80's. These are the top 100 songs of 1970. CHANNEL 7. And it has the songs; the haunting “Laughing” (featuring Joni Mitchell) the dreamy “Tamalpais High (At About 3)” and transcendental “Orleans.” Beautiful and decadent, organic and excessive, the album perfectly captures the early seventies California sound and scene while also creating something entirely unique. But which female artist from that era was your favorite? PLEASE NOTE: All songs presented in "The Top 100 Seventies Singles" are available for purchase on compact disc or digital download. These words could all adequately describe The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd's magnum opus and ultimate success. She sings so soft (AND flat, oh yeah) and without any vibrato, yet it touches me deeply. Sabbath were a band that were always discredited as being less talented than other metal bands, but to me this doesn't really make much sense. Bumped up half a star 'cause I'd forgotten just how damn fine this album is - shame on me. Like Marvin Gaye before him, he began to experience new freedoms at Motown in exploring new musical and lyrical ideas, and his ability to frame these ideas with diverse and melodic songwriting peaks here. While "Sound and Vision" is the standout single (and what a great tune it is with a blend of Synthpop, Funk, and Disco swagger) its really the rest of the album that shows why Bowie has such the reputation. It starts with the perfect scene setter in "Ramble Tamble" a chuggin little number that tells you to get ready for a damn fine ride. Jobriath was definitely the first singer to openly assume his homosexuality in a bigger-than-the-world and campy eponymous album that unfortunately became a marketing and artistic failure. It has all the scratchy guitars and quasi-Caribbean rhythms and electronic sound and somewhat alien or plasticized emotions that would in a couple years become a staple of every cool New York band, but with a carefree exuberance that has no real parallel. Annual inflation over this period was 3.86%. Most baffling about Transformer is that it was Lou Reed actually caring about what people though for a second and trying to be something that he in fact was not. This live album presents Jimi Hendrix at a departure point from his "Experience" days (he had disbanded his original group earlier that year, 1969). A roller-coaster of a record. Music , Oldies Vote for your favorite female artists of …