200 Lost Gems & Forgotten Diamonds:--> Pt 3




"Everybody should be able to make some music...That's the cosmic dance!"
~ Harold & Maude ~




This personal list of "lost gems & forgotten diamonds" - part 3.

A reminder...songs will be from the 70s decade...but not exclusively.  No ranking or countdown. Only a number to keep track of how far along I've gotten.  I strongly encourage everyone to purchase the albums for an even better understanding.

Let's continue...

180:--> "Megalomania" - Black Sabbath / "Sabotage" (1975)
"Why don't you just get out of my life now?"
Great vocals & churning guitar, awesome tempo change midway, and some well-placed cowbell.


179:--> "Carried Away" - Crosby, Stills & Nash / "CSN" (1977)
"Moving through my changes as fast as I can."
Harmonies and reflection run through your mind long after.  Their last truly great album.


178:--> "I'm Mandy Fly Me" - 10cc / "How Dare You" (1976)
"Just like a rollin' stone...I'm outside lookin' in.
But if your chance came would you take it?"
A timeless pop-rock classic. Calls to mind P. McCartney & B. Wilson at their finest.


177:--> "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be" - AC/DC / "Let There Be Rock (1977)
"Sometimes I think this woman is kinda hot.
Sometimes I think this woman is sometimes not."
Not about "Hell" exactly, but simply a crappy relationship...with benefits!  Infectious, of course.


176:--> "Forty-Five Hundred Times" - Status Quo / "Hello!" (1973)
"There's nobody on the end of my line
I'm in time but somebody's missing."
Blistering boogie rock at its finest and sure to improve a tepid mood.


175:--> "Captain Bobby Stout" - Jerry Hahn Brotherhood / "Jerry Hahn Brotherhood" (1970)
"When I first came down to Wichita town
I had a pocket full of Mexican smoke."
Good bluesy-jazz-rocker. Turn it up and go for a drive.


174:--> "Snow Blind' - Ace Frehley / "Ace Frehley" (1978)
"Lookin' out my window, sometimes I wonder.
Am I ever gonna get to where I'm gonna go home?"
The greatest from the solo bunch.  Can't be replaced.


173:--> "Silver Shoes" - Wishbone Ash / "There's The Rub" (1974)
"Silver shoes and see-through blues
Hit me right between the eyes."
Opening track with jaw-dropping double guitar work.


172:--> "The Railroad" - Grand Funk / "We're An American Band" (1973)
"The railroad is a mighty good line.
Come on and ride the railroad, one more time."
Pulls you closer and closer toward the speeding train.  Don't stand on the tracks, my babies.


171:-->Paris ---------"Beautiful Youth" (3:34) ----------Paris (1975)
"I saw the day of the locust
at the time when that grasshopper flew."
Cosmic vocalist/guitarist Bob Welch..creating some deliciously nasty hard rock.

Good stuff.

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Grumpies said…
I downloaded a lot of these from all 3 parts that I didn't already have and wasn't familiar with. Lots of good stuff. Thanks for all the "new" old music!
November 16, 2008 at 11:47 PM
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