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200 Lost Gems & Forgotten Diamonds:-->Pt 9

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"I can tell  whether a person can play just by the way he stands." - Miles Davis - 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... 120:-->  "Black Queen" - Stephen Stills  / "Stephen Stills" (1970) "Black queen, holding hearts Black queen, tear the game apart Black queen, don't you know? Can't beat aces all in a row, black queen." One-take Delta grunge-burn with Stills moaning low and reminding listeners he knows his way around a guitar.  All while taking one of his familiar alcohol baths. Recorded live and unfettered. 119:-->  "Breaking Glass" - David Bowie / "Low"  (1977) "You're such a wonderful person. But you got problems." Jolting in-your-face rock candy. Wonderfull

200 Lost Gems & Forgotten Diamonds: --> Pt 8

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"The guitar is just a wonderful instrument. It's everything... but it's elusive."  ~ Les Paul ~ 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... 130:-->   "Tired Eyes" -  Neil Young  / "Tonight's The Night" (1975) "Tell me more.   I mean was he a heavy doper or was he just a loser? He was a friend of yours." Achingly beautiful.  Painfully real. Haunts long after the first listen.  Sadly, about a friend involved in a drug deal gone bad. 129:-->   "Emerald Eyes"  -  Fleetwood Mac  / "Mystery To Me" (1973) "The way she sails away slow... makes your day-to-day life easy." Dreamy vocals with tasty trademark mysterioso guitar work from Welch.  And great drum fill from Fleetwood.  Pas

200 Lost Gems & Forgotten Diamonds:--> Pt 7

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"Most of us... go to our graves with our music still inside of us." ~ unknown 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... 140:-->   "As The Crow Flies"  -  Rory Gallagher  / "Irish Tour '74" (1974) "Well, I ain't so far from you,  but since I don't have wings I can't get home as fast as I want to." This frying pan sizzles and rocks like Mt. Rushmore.  Total ear-candy. 139:-->   "Welcome Home"  - Bachman-Turner Overdrive / "BTO II"  (1973) "I'm going to save up all of my money just to see if I could." Smolderin' coolness mixed with heavy-metal thunder.  Top of their game. 138:-->   "Outward Bound"  -  Wishbone Ash  / "New England" (1976) (

200 Lost Gems & Forgotten Diamonds:--> Pt 6

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" Music washes   away from the soul  the dust of everyday life."  ~ Berthold Auerbach ~ This personal list of "lost gems & forgotten diamonds" - part 5. 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... 150:-->   "Goin' Down to Laurel"  -  Steve Forbert  / "Alive On Arrival" (1978) "Please don't mention rain. Please don't talk of trains. Please don't mention buildings burning down." Guitar and harmonica in tow...Forbert is a bruised-knuckled optimist with a Van Gogh paintbrush.  Youth, life, and the temporary flash of zero responsibility. 149:-->   "Sugar Babe"  -  Steve Miller / "The Joker"  (1973) "Way down in Alabama... there's a girl just a-waitin'