200 Lost Gems & Forgotten Diamonds:-->Pt 4




"To stop the flow of music
would be like
the stopping of time itself."
~ Aaron Copland ~

This personal list of "lost gems & forgotten diamonds" - part 4.

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...

170:--> "Sheik" - ZZ Top / "Tres Hombres" (1973)
"My temperature had risen again.
It must have been a hundred and ten."
Workin' a familiar hypnotic groove with delicious guitar bites.


169:--> "March of the Black Queen" - Queen / "Queen II" (1974)
"Here comes the black queen, poking in the pile.
Fie-fo the black queen, marching single file."
Thrilling epic.  Killer & arguably their best.


168:--> "Heart To Heart" - Aldo Nova / "Aldo Nova" (1981)
"There's a man down the street...
You can't see the pain in his heart."
Blisters and burns with a contagious urgency hard to match.


167:--> "Kool-Aid-Kids" - Bloodrock / "Bloodrock 3" (1971)
"They all come down on the Kool-Aid kids.
Gonna try to steal their dimes."
Terrific keyboard & guitar riffs that sizzle and bring it.


166:--> "Fingerprint File" - Rolling Stones / "It's Only Rock 'N Roll" (1974)
"And there's some little jerk in the FBI
keepin' papers on me six feet high."
Nasty funky Stones.  Greasier than Popeyes.


165:--> "Snowblind Friend" - Steppenwolf / "Steppenwolf 7" (1970)
"He only had a dollar to live on 'til next Monday,
but he spent it on some comfort for his mind."
Awesome acoustic ballad nailed by John Kay and company about a drug-stung friend.


164:--> "Johnny" - Thin Lizzy / "Johny The Fox" (1976)
"Just as his mother warned him
from her dying bed...
It's alright to lose your heart
but never lose your head."
Blistering twin guitar attack with Lynott telling his tale. Great opener.


163:--> "Big Eyes" - Cheap Trick / "In Color" (1977)
"You're such a losing cause.
Why don't you go get lost!?"
Thunder drums at war with thunder guitar at war with thunder bass at war with thunder vocals Something's gotta give.


162:--> "Lipstick Vogue" - Elvis Costello - "This Year's Model" (1978)
"Sometimes I think that love is just a tumor;
You've got to cut it out."
One verbal gem after another leading up to an out-of-control ending.  Angry Elvis.
I'll take all of that you got.


161:--> "Why Dontcha" - West, Bruce & Laing / "Why Dontcha" (1972)
"Why dontcha come to my place?
I'll try to put a smile on your face."
Heavy metal poundage in the house.

Good stuff.

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Comments

WZJN said…
Long before the Beatles, way before the Clash and ages before all things music related became an obsession to me, Steppenwolf had its mighty fangs deeply embedded within my throat.

Turned on by a much older sibling, I could recite the lyrics from the deepest Steppenwolf cut well before Casey Kassim held my hand during the top 40 wonderland I often romped in.

Well done!
November 21, 2008 at 4:57 AM
Casey said…
wzjn...I was really taken back by how many albums Steppenwolf put out!

One would never know it by relying on the radio!
November 22, 2008 at 12:04 PM
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