The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum » Okay time to shake it up, It's all 70's weekend, what is your fave hit

splunge · May 2, 2020 2:21 am

Fitz wrote:
Should point out that the studio version of Smoke On The Water was released in 1972 and not 1969. The Deep Purple Mach one the line up that recorded Hush and Kentucky Woman was still active for most of 1969.

I will say the best version of Smoke on the Water was on Deep Purple's 88 live album "Nobody's Perfect" where the tempo was increased exponentially. My college band used this pretty successfully. Purple also re-recorded Hush as a studio add-on to that live album, but not quite as well as the original.

Another example of a generational difference would be Kiss 1974 "Cold Gin". theKiss original was not without nuance, but the 88 version by Death Angel is sped up and enhanced the original..IMHO

Point is, decent hard rock was cemented in the 70s. not trying to hijack this thread, but inject a bit of curiosity that my next generation experienced in the 80s..

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Jody Thornton · May 2, 2020 7:01 am

Beach Boys - Sail On, Sailor
Deep Purple - Lazy
Devo - Satisfaction

Chrisphen · May 2, 2020 8:51 am

No-one's yet mentioned ALL of BLACK SABBATH VOL 4? For shame.

paterson1 · May 2, 2020 9:27 am

Well I guess since Jody, cash, and betaylored are still in the game, so am I..
Let's see, out of the nine o'clock news how about...

Band of Gold- Freda Payne
Heavy Makes You Happy- Staple Singers
Tired of Waking Up Tired- The Diodes

Fitz · May 2, 2020 9:58 am

Jody Thornton wrote:
Beach Boys - Sail On, Sailor
Deep Purple - Lazy
Devo - Satisfaction

Here's some trivia about two of the above tracks. Sail On Sailor was added hastily to the Holland album so hastily that they did not list the track on the back of the album cover. Instead the track that got cut was listed. The Holland album also came with a rather unusual add on. A 45 single of a rather strange fairytale about a magic transistor radio, Glad I held on to the original.

The major label debut of Satisfaction was released on coloured marble vinyl on Devo's first album which I technically still have since I know the person I lent it to many years ago and I am sure they will give it back to me. I have the first run of the album I would guess that they changed it to regular black vinyl later.

Lorne · May 2, 2020 11:33 am

Fitz wrote:
Should point out that the studio version of Smoke On The Water was released in 1972 and not 1969. The Deep Purple Mach one the line up that recorded Hush and Kentucky Woman was still active for most of 1969.

I don't know if they did a live version of the song in 1969, but the live recording that I'm familiar with was also done in 1972 as part of their Made In Japan album.

Jody Thornton · May 2, 2020 1:57 pm

Sweet - Love Is Like Oygen
Sugarloaf - Don't Call Us, We'll Call You
Gerry Rafferty - Get It Right Net Time

Jody Thornton · May 2, 2020 1:58 pm

Little River Band - Help Is On It's Way
Camel - Song Within A Song
M - Pop Muzik

Chrisphen · May 2, 2020 2:08 pm

Much like Rush, Devo's first album kicked 9 kinds of arse. A true Classic. They were never able to muster that kind of energy again.

Fitz · May 2, 2020 2:28 pm

Lorne wrote:
Fitz wrote:
Should point out that the studio version of Smoke On The Water was released in 1972 and not 1969. The Deep Purple Mach one the line up that recorded Hush and Kentucky Woman was still active for most of 1969.
I don't know if they did a live version of the song in 1969, but the live recording that I'm familiar with was also done in 1972 as part of their Made In Japan album.

Smoke On the Water made it's first recorded appearance on the Machine Head album in 1972. There was no live version released before that. The Mark Two version of Deep Purple that recorded the song had been active for just over two years at the time. I guess before Machine Head, Sweet Child In Time was the signature song for second line up.

Fitz · May 2, 2020 2:30 pm

Chrisphen wrote:
Much like Rush, Devo's first album kicked 9 kinds of arse. A true Classic. They were never able to muster that kind of energy again.

I guess Whip It does not count but The Girl U Want was kind of nifty.

paterson1 · May 2, 2020 5:35 pm

So I see it was mentioned that you couldn't have a 70's weekend without ABBA, and nobody has included the most successful group from Sweden, ssooo here we go-

SOS- Abba
Longer- Dan Fogelberg
Get Up Get Out and Move On- Fludd

I would say so far we have a pretty eclectic station...BOOM FM should be looking at our playlists!!

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paterson1 · May 2, 2020 5:41 pm

Say Hello- April Wine
Free Ride- Edgar Winter Group
Feels Like the First Time- Foreigner

Jody Thornton · May 2, 2020 6:12 pm

I would consider Dan Fogelburg's "Longer" to be early 1980, but I suppose it was heard in late 1979.
What else can we play?

Chilliwack - Fly At Night
The Jacksons - Blame it on the Boogie
Bee Gees - Tragedy

paterson1 · May 2, 2020 6:35 pm

Yes Longer was a bit of a stretch, wiki had the song listed in 1979, but I think you are right it likely became a hit in 1980. Dan Fogelberg was so good and a somewhat forgotten artist.

A Power Set Here to fire up the transmitter on a Saturday Night! Get yer kazoo's ready!!

Rock and Roll Hootchie Coo- Rick Derringer
Bad Case of Lovin You- Robert Palmer
Africa- Thundermug

Justalistener · May 2, 2020 6:54 pm

1970.....Chicago.....25 or 6 to 4

1978.....Dire Straits.....Sultans Of Swing

1970.....Blues Image....Ride Captain Ride

Fitz · May 2, 2020 7:48 pm

paterson1 wrote:
Yes Longer was a bit of a stretch, wiki had the song listed in 1979, but I think you are right it likely became a hit in 1980. Dan Fogelberg was so good and a somewhat forgotten artist.

A Power Set Here to fire up the transmitter on a Saturday Night! Get yer kazoo's ready!!

Rock and Roll Hootchie Coo- Rick Derringer
Bad Case of Lovin You- Robert Palmer
Africa- Thundermug

I have the Rick Derringer and Thundermug singles. I like the track Jump Jump Jump from Derringer's All American Boy album. That got a lot of airplay on FM. I enjoyed artists like Dan Fogelberg more before their top 40 success when they were progressive FM staples. You can include Poco, Ian Mathews and The Dwight Twilley Band in that group and quite a few more. In fact Robert Palmer's Sneaking Sally fits that bill.

Jody Thornton · May 2, 2020 7:56 pm

paterson1 wrote:
Yes Longer was a bit of a stretch, wiki had the song listed in 1979, but I think you are right it likely became a hit in 1980. Dan Fogelberg was so good and a somewhat forgotten artist.

A Power Set Here to fire up the transmitter on a Saturday Night! Get yer kazoo's ready!!

Rock and Roll Hootchie Coo- Rick Derringer
Bad Case of Lovin You- Robert Palmer
Africa- Thundermug

When he died, that just broke my heart. You're right; Dan was first rate.

PaulR · May 2, 2020 8:10 pm

Photograph - Ringo Starr - 1973
Diamond Girl - Seals & Crofts - 1973
Sister Golden Hair - America - 1975

Note: Our version of Photograph had a skip in it near the end of the record so our listeners just thought that was the way it was produced!

Jody Thornton · May 2, 2020 8:25 pm

Dan Fogelberg - Dancing Shoes
Steely Dan - FM (No Static At All)
Billy Swan - I Can Help

Peter the K · May 2, 2020 9:14 pm

Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show -- Sylvia's Mother
Gary Glitter -- Rock & Roll Part II
Queen -- Bohemian Rhapsody (I can't believe it's taken this long to get some Queen on this list)

Radiowiz · May 2, 2020 10:51 pm

First Class-Beach Baby!

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Muffaraw Joe · May 2, 2020 10:55 pm

I forgot...

Styx-Babe I'm leaving
XTC-Making Plans for Nigel
Jackson Browne-Load out/Stay

Oh and one other... Joe Jackson-I'm the man

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betaylored · May 3, 2020 6:26 am

paterson1 wrote:
Well I guess since Jody, cash, and betaylored are still in the game, so am I..
Let's see, out of the nine o'clock news how about...

Band of Gold- Freda Payne
Heavy Makes You Happy- Staple Singers
Tired of Waking Up Tired- The Diodes

So many good choices in this thread, always loved playing Tired of Waking Up Tired when I was doing midnights, do you think maybe sometimes we all forget how much more music is out there that we loved and it's times like these that these songs are even more comforting? isn't the right word, but just a safe in between space, a three minutes and something seconds getaway from "current affairs."

Killer thread idea Muffaraw Joe.

Stay safe fellow big yellow boarders! 🖖😌🎶

mace · May 3, 2020 6:55 am

An early bright sunny Sunday Morning. Perhaps some bacon & eggs to go with the toast, juice and coffee. Three mellow tunes to start the day. Tequila Sunrise- Eagles, FM-Steely Dan, Just Remember I Love You-Firefall

DeepTracks · May 3, 2020 9:19 am

Loving the fact this thread has 'legs'!. Here's three for an easy Sunday morning;

Sometimes in Winter - Blood Sweat and Tears (pre-David Clayton Thomas)

Sweet Lullabye - Lighthouse

Out In The Country - Three Dog Night

Fitz · May 3, 2020 9:37 am

Deep Tracks I love Sometime in Winter. The song was written by and with a lead vocal was by Steve Katz and the last time I heard it on the radio was 2014 when Reiner Schwarz played it on his show on CIUT. The song was on the first BS &T album after Al Kooper had left but it was on their second album and the first with David Clayton Thomas.

Al Kooper and Steve Katz had been in Blues Project. Al left but Steve stuck around for the David Clayton Thomas debut.

Jody Thornton · May 3, 2020 10:57 am

Has any David Gates made the playlist yet?

Bread - Sweet Surrender
Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line
Tina Charles - Love to Love

Jody Thornton · May 3, 2020 10:58 am

Diana Ross - Love Hangover
Leo Sayer - Magdalena
George Harrison - Give Me Love (Peace on Earth)

Fitz · May 3, 2020 12:07 pm

Two Uptempo tracks from Bread and both did make the Top 40 I think:

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