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So,
I'm 29 and have a strange taste in music for my age!
I've recently been listening to:
Fleetwood Mac - Need your love so bad.
John Martyn - Various
George Benson - The oldest ones
Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
Steely Dan - FM/Black Cow
Does anyone here have a similar taste in music? If so, can you recommend any other artists? |
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Often you find that as you mature and become wise, you need to know more about how things came to be, your taste improves and you become less susceptible to the media marketing machine that is modern pop.
This is certainly not something to hide from or fight, embrace the bands who lead the way. These are the artists influenced the current performers to want to pick up an instrument and write songs in the first place.
Cal |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
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Check out Michael Jacksons first album "off the wall" too.
For rock music look at the down to earth album by rainbow featuring Richie Blackmore on lead and Cozy Powell on drums |
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"OP, if you have access to a DAB radio I suggest spending a day with Planet Rock, you will be in your element there for 70/80/s  "
Yes, do it! Planet Rock is so good. Absolute Radio have a station for several specific decades too which are all really good (we have Absolute Radio 90s on at work, perfection).
When I was growing up my parents were always listening to The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Phil Collins, Alice Cooper, etc... 60s-90s music can't be beat, I struggle to find anything newer I like. |
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"Oh, and Peter Green's rendition of "Need Your Love So Bad" is one of my all time favourite songs.
For those who've never heard it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtmW2ek7WkQ"
I was listening to this just the other day. Peter Green was fantastic around that time  Great music. |
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Prefer 80's / 90's to be honest. As a student of history, the 70's sound like possibly the worst peace-time decade ever so if the music is any reflection... f-ing love the 80's though, all the films, music, clothes... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I think 68-75 is probably the greatest 7 years of music!.
To many great albums to list!
Lennon's plastic ono band remains one of my favourites
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Back to being a leftie again then |
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The sad thing is that I don't know what music is available.
I'm 29 and it seems that all of the good music was already published and marketed before I was born.
There are thousands of artists, millions of songs, and I have no idea what is what!
I'veJust Remembered, there a guy called James Taylor, another called Neil Young. Why don't we have this quality now?!?
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"The sad thing is that I don't know what music is available.
I'm 29 and it seems that all of the good music was already published and marketed before I was born.
There are thousands of artists, millions of songs, and I have no idea what is what!
I'veJust Remembered, there a guy called James Taylor, another called Neil Young. Why don't we have this quality now?!?
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are you inferring that Bieber is not as god as either of the above..?
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"The sad thing is that I don't know what music is available.
I'm 29 and it seems that all of the good music was already published and marketed before I was born.
There are thousands of artists, millions of songs, and I have no idea what is what!
I'veJust Remembered, there a guy called James Taylor, another called Neil Young. Why don't we have this quality now?!?
are you inferring that Bieber is not as god as either of the above..?
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ffs, good |
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Aaaah James Taylor! There's a fabulous album of a concert he did at the Colonnial theatre - blew me away, I had to order it off amazon. Here's a track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHWHPPHpAj8&index=3&list=PL21FE55B67DD7C755
You defo need to hear:
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Genesis - Trespass, Foxtrot, or Selling England by the Pound
Led Zeppelin II, IV and V
And some Yes if you're really channeling prog rock lol!
And if you like John Martyn, this video is A_M_A_Z_I_N_G!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zce4bTqLa54
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"I think 68-75 is probably the greatest 7 years of music!.
To many great albums to list!
Lennon's plastic ono band remains one of my favourites
Back to being a leftie again then"
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No Lennon not Lenin  .
Lennon had gone to the complete hippy stage by then! |
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"I think 68-75 is probably the greatest 7 years of music!.
To many great albums to list!
Lennon's plastic ono band remains one of my favourites
Back to being a leftie again then.
No Lennon not Lenin .
Lennon had gone to the complete hippy stage by then!"
See your leftie and raise you a revolution!
Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Check out Michael Jacksons first album "off the wall" too.
For rock music look at the down to earth album by rainbow featuring Richie Blackmore on lead and Cozy Powell on drums"
I saw rainbow a few times, when it was the original line up. Ian Paige on drums I believe. When did Powell play with them? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think 68-75 is probably the greatest 7 years of music!.
To many great albums to list!
Lennon's plastic ono band remains one of my favourites
Back to being a leftie again then.
No Lennon not Lenin .
Lennon had gone to the complete hippy stage by then!
See your leftie and raise you a revolution!
Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw"
.You will not be able to stay home, brother
You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out
You will not be able to lose yourself on skag
And skip out for beer during commercials
Because the revolution will not be televised  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"So,
I'm 29 and have a strange taste in music for my age!
I've recently been listening to:
Fleetwood Mac - Need your love so bad.
John Martyn - Various
George Benson - The oldest ones
Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
Steely Dan - FM/Black Cow
Does anyone here have a similar taste in music? If so, can you recommend any other artists?"
Excellent choices there fella.
Need Your Love So Bad is one of music's finest moments, Peter Green's guitar solo at the end is absolutely beautiful. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The sad thing is that I don't know what music is available.
I'm 29 and it seems that all of the good music was already published and marketed before I was born.
There are thousands of artists, millions of songs, and I have no idea what is what!
I'veJust Remembered, there a guy called James Taylor, another called Neil Young. Why don't we have this quality now?!?
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They're both still making some good music. |
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"I'veJust Remembered, there a guy called James Taylor, another called Neil Young. Why don't we have this quality now?!?
They're both still making some good music."
James Taylor - good shout...
James Taylor - Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQnHAb_6sOs |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
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"Check out Michael Jacksons first album "off the wall" too.
For rock music look at the down to earth album by rainbow featuring Richie Blackmore on lead and Cozy Powell on drums
I saw rainbow a few times, when it was the original line up. Ian Paige on drums I believe. When did Powell play with them? "
Cozy Powell was drummer between 1975-80 he played on down to earth and left after the first monsters of rock festival at Donnington in 1980 |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Check out Michael Jacksons first album "off the wall" too.
For rock music look at the down to earth album by rainbow featuring Richie Blackmore on lead and Cozy Powell on drums
I saw rainbow a few times, when it was the original line up. Ian Paige on drums I believe. When did Powell play with them?
Cozy Powell was drummer between 1975-80 he played on down to earth and left after the first monsters of rock festival at Donnington in 1980"
Thanks for that, memory plays tricks.
That first MoD was a good line up, finished with rb trashing his stratocaster.
Def remember that ! |
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My dad was a DJ when I was growing up so our lounge was like disco central in late 70's / early 80's.
It meant I have an appreciation of most music especially 80's disco. I was a huge Madonna fan though.
My boys however love The Sweet & Dolly Parton!! |
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By *UNCHBOXMan
over a year ago
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I used to listen to a station called Supergold that used to play stuff from the 60's/70's/80's. A lot of my ipod came from the liking the songs they played and i downloaded. Check out BBC4, they are playing old repeats of top of the pops and are up to 1981. Your find some good songs on there. |
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By *ileyMan
over a year ago
basildon |
Frank zappa HotRats
songs for beginners Graham nash
van the man
doors
canned heat
after the gold rush harvest Neil Yong
crosby stills nash & young
Cream
santana abraxas
Al stewart year of the cat
Famley
stev miller band
Enjoy |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I used to listen to a station called Supergold that used to play stuff from the 60's/70's/80's. A lot of my ipod came from the liking the songs they played and i downloaded. Check out BBC4, they are playing old repeats of top of the pops and are up to 1981. Your find some good songs on there. "
they are playing 2 episodes a week thursday and fridat at 7.30pm |
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"Lou Reed- Walk on the Wild Side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wNknGIKkoA
Legend "
Seemed appropriate
Try this...
Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWFKKtvAvak |
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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago
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"Prefer 80's / 90's to be honest. As a student of history, the 70's sound like possibly the worst peace-time decade ever so if the music is any reflection... f-ing love the 80's though, all the films, music, clothes... "
Your having a laugh.
Roxy music
Pink floyd
Led zeplin
David bowie
Lou reed
Iggy pop
The sex pistols
The clash
Bla Bla Bla bla
denying the 70s,is like denying nuclear fission.
Give that another wee listen.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Ohhhh...
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVrP6JaPUv0
Are you for hire as a dj??? My era this is!
Care to dance?
I can't dance - Genesis, oops a bit later than 80's
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By (user no longer on site)
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Two great stations on DAB (or via Freeview or cable) are Absolute 70's/80's.
For me the best era for music was 1977-1984. So much change went on in that period. Punk, new wave, new romantics, Joe Dolce...
Erm, forget that last one. It's a heinous travesty of justice. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Two great stations on DAB (or via Freeview or cable) are Absolute 70's/80's.
For me the best era for music was 1977-1984. So much change went on in that period. Punk, new wave, new romantics, Joe Dolce...
Erm, forget that last one. It's a heinous travesty of justice."
now come on you know vienna was never as good as shaddup you face   |
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I was more of a pop girl in the 80's.
