Owner: 70's Classic Rock URL:http://70sclassicrock.blogspot.com Join Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:16:54 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: A celebration of the music, groups and hits of the 70s. Sharing memories and views of the era from a teenagers perspective. Be sure to check out the Classic Players for a trip back of your own. Site statistics:Click here
Summer Jams I: The Isle of Wight - 8.26.70 2008-07-06 15:17:33 Over the years I had heard of "The Isle of Wight" when great groups like The Doors, E.L.P. and The Who were mentioned. I would dismiss it as just another concert scene kind of like a "Woodstock". As it turns out is was actually bigger than Woodstock, Live Aid and Summer
Jam at Watkins Glen during it's run. It actually had run 3 festival dates from 1968 to 1970. Estimated attendance of over 600,000
One Hit Wonders: Part 2 2008-06-28 10:28:31 Here's the second installment of... One Hit Wonders
of the 1970's. After hearing from you I've decided to be more selective with the choices to play on this blog. Some of the songs on my original list crossed in to other "genres" from the era, i.e. Soul, Funk, Easy Listening and even Country & Western. In keeping with the feel and theme of this blog, I present you with videos of some true classic
The best company is "Bad Company" 2008-06-21 12:09:44 Paul Rodgers, the creative genius behind the late 60's/early 70's British blues/rock group FREE and songs like "All Right Now", went on to form Bad Company
in 1974 and released their self-titled album. Fast forward 2 years to 1976 and the Artster was jammin' in the basement, headphones on playing air guitar in front of the mirror. On the turntable was the album I had purchased earlier that day, "S
One Hit Wonders Part 1 2008-06-20 20:22:25 I'm presenting to you the first in a 5 part series of... One Hit Wonders
from the 1970's. Some of these songs/groups were so great you wonder how they didn't stick around. People, there's plenty of memories here for you to enjoy. Please feel free to share your thoughts if a certain song reminds you of something great or in the least a "warm fuzzy". These are considered Pop/Rock classics. Back in t
A Quickie of Soft Rock Videos 2008-06-17 06:20:40 To end this great Father's Day weekend with.From one to others.... Happy Father's Day
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70's British Rock Hit List 2008-06-16 20:51:58 Note: You can click the "Pop-Out Player" button to take the music with you while you surf the internet. Enjoy!
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70's Southern Rock Hit List 2008-06-16 20:42:39
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70's Classic Rock Hit List 2008-06-16 20:40:15
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Queens of Rock I: Heart 2008-06-14 13:15:24 The first time I remember hearing "Crazy on You" was in 1976, on a transistor radio, when I was at a summer camp up near Green Lake, WI. The acoustical guitar riffs in the beginning blew me away from the get go. Then the voice of the rock goddess, Ann Wilson, coming on is the ultimate in a Queens
of Rock moment.Now take a trip with me. An era of "male dominated" rock superstars like Led Zeppelin, Read more:Heart
Welcome to the 70's 2008-06-08 15:54:25 When you hear a song from your youth, do you kickback and reminisce what you were doing that summer? Does it remind you of a first love? Can you still smell the raspberry incense burning while you were listening to your favorite album or 8-track tape? For me it's a resounding Yeesss!Every time I hear Crazy on You by Heart I think of summer camp. Or when I watch a movie like "Dazed and Confused", I Read more:Welcome
8.6.77 - Super Bowl of Rock - Game III 2008-06-08 15:53:45 It was incredibly hot that Sunday in Chicago at Soldiers' Field. My first outdoor concert experience and I was freaking that I was there to see: .38 Special, Journey, REO Speedwagon, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Ted Nugent headlining. What a show.For an 8th grade grad starting high school that September, I was on top of the world. I think it was more the event then even knowing who the bands were. You see, Read more:Super
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Journey... Let the memories flow! 2008-06-07 16:36:12 The wheel in the skyyyyy....turnin' turnin' turnin'... - Steve PerryWhen Journey
added Steve Perry's high-pitched pipes... history was made. He has one of the most distinct voices in rock. Journey's Infinity album was their stepping stone to international stardom and one of my personal favorites.The songs, "Lights", "Wheel in the Sky" and "Winds of March" are all classic rock ballads in their own Read more:memories
R.E.O - "You Get What You Play For" 2008-06-07 14:29:37 This was the first rock album I ever bought. After the Super Bowl of Rock I was hooked. When I saw this album and that it was a "Live" recording, too cool. I think I wore the grooves out on two of these playing the air guitar in the basement.A closer look at the songs and styling of the sound and this album is the epitome of arena rock in the 70's. Ridin' The Storm Out and 157 Riverside Avenue, wi
"And the winner is......" Pop Culture Dish, Presented by Malcolm 2008-07-17 23:11:28 With 2 simple words "Rare Earth" Malcolm
of Pop Culture
Dish, Presented by Malcolm won the first ever Guess This Classic Rock Group contest at 70's Classic Rock. His first guess of MC5 was so good I double checked who my post was on. This guy definitely knows his music and apparently a hell of alot more.The Lowdown:Website: Pop Culture Dish, Presented by MalcolmAddress: : Malcolm (aka ultfan)I vis Read more:winner
Rare Earth: (Pure Funk + R&B + Soul) = Classic Rock 2008-07-16 23:45:18 Rare Earth
is one of just a few groups that I didn't really get into until I was hitting my twenties. I'd heard the music on the radio when I was younger. Their big hit covers of Get Ready, I'm Losin' You and I Just Want To Celebrate blasting the speaker on my little transistor radio. But when I started listening to them on my big, bad stereo system when I was older, it was a totally different e Read more:Classic
Can You Guess Who this Classic Rock Group is? 2008-07-15 06:45:31 Sorry guys, I'm a little traveled out this weekend, so I'm laying low. However, I want to share a very cool website, my friend Barbara @ Layla's Classic
Rock turned me onto. It's called "Wordle" and below is a sample of what you can create on it.This collage is of the group for my next post. Can you guess who it is?The winner gets a quick write-up of their blog on a future post here at 70's Classi Read more:Group
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Ding, Ding, Ding - We have a winner!!! 2008-07-15 06:45:11 Congratulations to Malcolm of Pop Culture Dish, Presented by Malcolm. "Rare Earth" is his guess and right on the money. I don't know? He's from Michigan. Their from the Detroit area. Maybe some stricter rules next time. Just kidding. There's no way around the fact that this guy knows his classic rock music. His first guess of "MC5" made me double check who my post was on.Thank you to those who par Read more:winner
Wordless Wednesday 2008-08-06 06:41:47 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers performing at LIVE AID 1985.Checkout:Tom Petty and The HeartbreakersLIVE AID
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Bad Company, Fudge Company 2008-07-31 06:52:00 I received this video from John at UCBcomedy.com. I thought it was hilarious. Hope you do too.
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Wordless Wednesday 2008-07-30 00:00:01 Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats performing at Live AID in 1985Checkout:The Boomtown Rats(Note: Lower your volume before clicking)LIVE AID
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May I Have A Little "Aqualung" With That Please? 2008-07-29 00:12:23 What the heck is an Aqualung
anyway? Aq·ua-Lung: noun a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; from L. aqua "water" + lung. Developed by Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan, 1943.(Provided by dictionary.com)That being said, in 1971 the word took on a whole new meaning for legions of teens and trippers. It was the title track for Jethro Tull's breakthrough album and coin Read more:Please
Queens of Rock II: Stevie Nicks 2008-07-29 00:08:48 Now here's a "Queen of Rock" totally deserving of a top slot on the list. I LOVE STEVIE NICKS!! There. I've said it and gotten it out of the way. You know that poster hanging in my shrine at the bottom of the page? Well it lasted about 4 months and was replaced by one of this lady."Rhiannon rings like a bell through the nightAnd wouldn't you love to love her"I was in love with Stevie
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One Hit Wonders: Part 3 2008-07-29 00:04:06 Had to weed out the disco and such (I'll surprise you with that one later) and narrow it down to these finalists.Which song sparks a memory for you?
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