Singles Released This Week Years Ago

 

This week, we take another look back at the 70's, plus a few older and newer songs.

1965: Bob Dylan

1972: Uriah Heep

1972: Mott The Hoople

1972: Randy Newman

1977: Thin Lizzy

1991: Metallica

1971: Rod Stewart

1964: Martha and the Vandellas

1970: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

1989: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

1980: David Bowie

1959: The Coasters

1971: Cher

1973: The Velvet Underground

1987: M|A|R|R|S

Singles Released This Week Years Ago

 

Welcome to another journey to well-known, long-forgotten and classic songs from the last 40 years.

1967: Pink Floyd

1978: Jackson Browne

1963: The Kingsmen

1971: Bill Withers

1971: The Who

1976: Blondie

1978: The Clash

1971: Rolling Stones

1970: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

1970: The Knack

1984: Nick Cave

1973: David Bowie

1989: The B-52's

1975: Elton John

1989: Indigo Girls

Singles Released This Week Years Ago

 

1966: The Bobby Fuller Four was a short time existing rock and roll band. Their legacy is that they first brought Sonny Curtis song to the charts.

1970: CSN&Y released Joni Mitchel's Woodstock a swan song to an era

1965: For me, Donovan always seemed to be poor man's Dylan, but this song is beautiful.

1985: Dream Academy, a small one hit wonder appeared with a with a melancholy tribute to their youth.

1966: The Byrds got success with a cover by Bob Dylan.

1974: Steve Wonder released on of his best records.

1983: David Bowie's album Let's Dance when me and a couple of friends made a short trip to France.

1986: Robert Palmer - just because of the video.

1889: Heart made probably the best song about a one night stand.

If I Only Could Remember My Name

 

In 1971, now over 50 years ago, David Crosby released his first solo album. I found this again when I made safety copy on my external drive and I couldn't resist listening to it once again. This album is one of those from the early 70's that is still worth to listen from time to time not only for one that always liked his voice. It has this kind of westcoast sound based on blues and filled with great harmonies. As far as I know many artists from associated bands like Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead and CSN&Y supported him on this album. This is retro sound of course but I think there were less musicians today who are able to make records like these.

David Crosby - Music Is Love

David Crosby - Tamalpais High (At About 3)

Monday's Long Song

 

In 1970 Brinsley Schwarz released their eponymous first self titled album and it is one that was a good friend to me over decades. Someone named them as a blend of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Bob Dyland and The Band, Buffalo Springfield with a heavy dose of early Yes and I can agree to this description. For me they were the unbeatable band of the pub-rock days and their songs were always a pleasure to listen to. Their debut album showed more roots in rock music before they drifted into country albums later. And it was Nick Lowe who wrote the most songs and shows his abilities on writing great songs. Maybe the reason I like this album is that they turned away from rhythm and blues and added country blues to it. It is  unbelievable that this record still sounds fresh after almost 50 years.  

Brinsley Schwarz - Ballad Of A Has-Been Teenage Queen

Monday's Long Song

Norway's Torgeir Waldemar released during the last years albums and each was different to the others. From acoustic rock songs to a fuzz dominated album over a mixture of both he tried everything between. Now he released Love and he left all behind. The whole album carries the spirit of early Neil Young with harmonies I didn't heard during the last years and reminds me at the best times of CSN&Y.  The leading song of this album is the epic Black Ocean, that opens proceedings in storm gathering, clattery background percussion and jittery synths before it turns into syncopated rhythms and fuzz guitar with an tribal-funk groove. This song sums up everything this fantastic album if offering you.