
"Most of us...
go to our graves
with our music still inside of us."
~ unknown
This personal list of "lost gems & forgotten diamonds" continues.
A reminder...songs will be from the 70s decade...but not exclusively.
I strongly encourage everyone to purchase the albums for an even better understanding.
Part 7 - Let's Begin...
140:-->Rory Gallagher ------ "As The Crow Flies" (6:02) ----------Irish Tour '74 (1974)

But since I don't have wings
I can't get home as fast as I want to."
139:-->BTO --------------- "Welcome Home" (5:30) -------------- BTO II (1973)
Smolderin' coolness mixed with heavy-metal thunder and ballsy refrain. Top of their game.
138:-->Wishbone Ash -------"Outward Bound" (4:54) ---------New England (1976)
Twin guitar attack from the Wishbone gang...a satisfying jam...never losing their way. Turn it up.
137:-->Gamma -------------"Cat On A Leash" (4:03) --------------Gamma 2 (1980)
Definite chemistry magic on this flamethrower. Pattison's vocals and Montrose's 6-string guillotine are two freight trains on the same track.
136:-->Free --------------"Muddy Water" (4:18) -------------------Heartbreaker (1973)
Rodgers sells this heartfelt ballad like blackberry jelly to the peanut butter man. Simple...but hard to forget.
135:-->CCR ---------"Long As I Can See The Light" (3:33) ---------Cosmos Factory (1970)
Timeless. Instantly familiar yet seldom heard...with one of Fogerty's best vocals. Quite the soulful yearn.
134:-->Tom Waits ---------"Romeo Is Bleeding" (4:52) -----------Blue Valentine (1978)
Awesome tale of a rainy urban hustler's demise. Dignity chin for his greasy followers. Bass and key grab like Black-Friday bargain hunters.
133:-->John Lennon ------------"Gimme Some Truth" (3:16) ----------Imagine (1971)
John's delicious diatribe on the state of politics never rang truer...and is equaled only by the pleading of George Harrison's guitar.
132:-->Alice Cooper -----------"Blue Turk" (5:29) ----------------School's Out (1972)

You're so very cold.
Tastes like roses on your breath
But graveyards on your soul."
131:-->Atlanta Rhythm Section --"Large Time" (2:55) --Champagne Jam (1978)

Might not be your cup of tea, but I can guarantee you this."
All good stuff! ...to be continued.
Casey Chambers
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4 comments:
Anyone who features a deep cut from Imagine is top of the pops to me! Others from the same album that are spitting rock are I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier and How Do You Sleep. Weird how I can remember every lyric to every song on this album, but need a voice recorder to remind me what I have to do today.
And for the BTO cut - nothing short of magnificent! These guys knew how to kick out the jams!
I second WZJN! (Especially the part about failing daily memory!) And I'd add a "hooray!" for the CCR tune.
Thanks for including "Gimme Some Truth" -- a song I thought about more and more this fall!
I agree with you!!
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