Saturday, December 08, 2007
Monday, December 03, 2007
Christmas Rock Albums
Jimi Hendrix
This five song maxi-single wasn't intended as a Christmas record. It is the result of Hendrix and the Band of Gypsies fooling around as they rehearsed for concerts at Filmore East during the 1969 holiday season. This won't be the first CD you run for when it's time to cue up the holiday music, but it is definitely worth having for its historical and entertainment value.
This five song maxi-single wasn't intended as a Christmas record. It is the result of Hendrix and the Band of Gypsies fooling around as they rehearsed for concerts at Filmore East during the 1969 holiday season. This won't be the first CD you run for when it's time to cue up the holiday music, but it is definitely worth having for its historical and entertainment value.
Moody Blues
The Moodies' orchestral backup is well suited to the sounds of the season. Songs range from traditional (White Christmas) to original (Don't Need a Reindeer) to a cover of John Lennon/Yoko Ono's Happy Xmas (War Is Over).
The Moodies' orchestral backup is well suited to the sounds of the season. Songs range from traditional (White Christmas) to original (Don't Need a Reindeer) to a cover of John Lennon/Yoko Ono's Happy Xmas (War Is Over).
Steve Lukather
This 10-track compilation also features Eddie Van Halen, Slash, Steve Vai, and Edgar Winter lending their rock guitar virtuosity -- and on some tracks, their voices -- to traditional Christmas carols.
This 10-track compilation also features Eddie Van Halen, Slash, Steve Vai, and Edgar Winter lending their rock guitar virtuosity -- and on some tracks, their voices -- to traditional Christmas carols.
Ritchie Blackmore: ex-lead guitarist for Deep Purple and Rainbow.
Candice Night: ex-backup vocalist for Deep Purple and Rainbow
Blackmore's Night: progressive/folk rock band featuring Night as lead vocalist and lyricist, and Blackmore on anything with strings.
Blackmore and Night have been living together since 1991, engaged since 1994, and making music together as Blackmore's Night since 1997. Their holiday music blends rock and Renaissance.
The Ventures
Christmas on a surf board? Well, not really, but done with the Ventures' signature slide guitars, prominent percussion, and lots of reverb. Arrangements of traditional carols are pretty faithful to the orginals, with a liberal amount of 60s Surf Rock flavoring.
Various Artists
This is THE electric guitar holiday album: Jeff Beck, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Richie Sambora, and Steve Morse (among others) turn in some innovative and sometimes surprising arrangements of traditional Christmas carols.
This is THE electric guitar holiday album: Jeff Beck, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Richie Sambora, and Steve Morse (among others) turn in some innovative and sometimes surprising arrangements of traditional Christmas carols.
Various Artists
Elton John, Bob Seger, The Moody Blues, Elvin Bishop, and Chuck Berry are examples of the eclectic mix of artists represented on this CD. There is a method to the madness -- it is a well rounded sampling of virtually every Classic Rock sub-genre.
Elton John, Bob Seger, The Moody Blues, Elvin Bishop, and Chuck Berry are examples of the eclectic mix of artists represented on this CD. There is a method to the madness -- it is a well rounded sampling of virtually every Classic Rock sub-genre.
Various Artists
Artists that didn't release Christmas albums did occasionally record holiday singles that wound up on compilations like this one. Styx, R.E.O. Speedwagon, Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) and Joe Walsh (Eagles) are among the rockers who tip a hat to the holiday season in this collection.
Artists that didn't release Christmas albums did occasionally record holiday singles that wound up on compilations like this one. Styx, R.E.O. Speedwagon, Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) and Joe Walsh (Eagles) are among the rockers who tip a hat to the holiday season in this collection.
Various Artists
Another compilation, this one with a roster that includes Queen, The Kinks, Billy Squier, and Cheech & Chong. This album isn't exactly mellow, but it has a softer edge than you might expect given the artist roster.
Lynyrd SkynyrdAnother compilation, this one with a roster that includes Queen, The Kinks, Billy Squier, and Cheech & Chong. This album isn't exactly mellow, but it has a softer edge than you might expect given the artist roster.
There's plenty of typical Skynyrd here -- Run Run Rudolph and Skynyrd Family but there are also a couple of suprises, like the sensitive, acoustic instrumental treatments of Greensleeves and Classical Christmas.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Playlist
Jackson Browne - Your bright baby blues
The Beatles - Hey Jude
Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
T Rex - 20th Century Boy
The Temptations - Don't look Back
Plain White Ts - Hey there Delilah
Creedance clearwater revival - Bad Moon rising
Ingrid Michaelson - Keep Breathing
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
The Beatles - Hey Jude
Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
T Rex - 20th Century Boy
The Temptations - Don't look Back
Plain White Ts - Hey there Delilah
Creedance clearwater revival - Bad Moon rising
Ingrid Michaelson - Keep Breathing
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
songs of the seventies
The Top 10 Singles of 1970
1.
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon And Garfunkel
2.
"American Woman" - The Guess Who
3.
"Get Ready" - Rare Earth
4.
"Band Of Gold" - Freda Payne
5.
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" - B.J. Thomas
6.
"ABC" - The Jackson 5
7.
"Let It Be" - The Beatles
8.
"(They Long To Be) Close To You" - Carpenters
9.
"Mama Told Me Not To Come" - Three Dog Night
10.
"War" - Edwin Starr
The Top 10 Singles of 1971
1.
"Joy To The World" - Three Dog Night
2.
"It's Too Late" - Carole King
3.
"How Do You Mend A Broken Heart" - Bee Gees
4.
"Indian Reservation" - The Raiders
5.
"One Bad Apple" - The Osmonds
6.
"Go Away Little Girl" - Donny Osmond
7.
"Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" - The Temptations
8.
"Take Me Home, Country Roads" - John Denver
9.
"Maggie May" - Rod Stewart
10.
"Knock Three Times" - Dawn
The Top 10 Singles of 1972
1.
"American Pie" - Don McLean
2.
"Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan
3.
"Without You" - Nilsson
4.
"Brand New Key" - Melanie
5.
"I Gotcha" - Joe Tex
6.
"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" - Wayne Newton
7.
"Let's Stay Together" - Al Green
8.
"The First Time Ever I Saw You Face" - Roberta Flack
9.
"Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" - Looking Glass
10.
"Lean On Me" - Bill Withers
The Top 10 Singles of 1973
1.
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
2.
"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce
3.
"Crocodile Rock" - Elton John
4.
"My Love" - Paul McCartney & Wings
5.
"Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye
6.
"Touch Me In The Morning" - Diana Ross
7.
"Delta Dawn" - Helen Reddy
8.
"Playground In My Mind" - Clint Holmes
9.
"Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Roberta Flack
10.
"Me And Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul
The Top 10 Singles of 1974
1.
"The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand
2.
"Come And Get Your Love" - Redbone
3.
"Seasons In The Sun" - Terry Jacks
4.
"Show And Tell" - Al Wilson
5.
"Love's Theme" - The Love Unlimited Orchestra
6.
"The Loco-motion" - Grand Funk
7.
"Bennie And The Jets" - Elton John
8.
"You Make Me Feel Brand New" - The Stylistics
9.
"Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver
10.
"T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)"" - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
The Top 10 Singles of 1975
1.
"Love Will Keep Us Together" - Captain & Tennille
2.
"Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell
3.
"Fame" - David Bowie
4.
"Shining Star" - Earth, Wind and Fire
5.
"My Eyes Adored You" - Frankie Valli
6.
"Thank God I'm A Country Boy" - John Denver
7.
"Philadelphia Freedom" - Elton John
8.
"One Of These Nights" - Eagles
9.
"Pick Up The Pieces" - Average White Band
10.
"At Seventeen" - Janis Ian
The Top 10 Singles of 1976
1.
"Disco Lady" - Johnnie Taylor
2.
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John and Kiki Dee
3.
"Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry
4.
"Tonight's The Night" - Rod Stewart
5.
"Kiss and Say Goodbye" - The Manhattans
6.
"Silly Love Songs" - Paul McCartney and Wings
7.
"A Fifth Of Beethoven" - Walter Murphy
8.
"Love Machine (Part 1)" - The Miracles
9.
"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" - Paul Simon
10.
"December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)" - The Four Seasons
The Top 10 Singles of 1977
1.
"You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone
2.
"I Just Want To Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb
3.
"Evergreen" - Barbra Streisand
4.
"Undercover Angel" - Alan O'Day
5.
"I Like Dreamin'" - Kenny Nolan
6.
"Dancing Queen" - Abba
7.
"Torn Between Two Lovers" - Mary MacGregor
8.
"Higher And Higher" - Rita Coolidge
9.
"Best Of My Love" - The Emotions
10.
"Southern Nights" - Glen Campbell
The Top 10 Singles of 1978
1.
"Night Fever" - Bee Gees
2.
"Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb
3.
"Stayin' Alive" - Bee Gees
4.
"Kiss You All Over" - Exile
5.
"Three Times A Lady" - Commodores
6.
"Boogie Oogie Oogie" - A Taste of Honey
7.
"Baby Come Back" - Player
8.
"Emotion" - Samantha Sang
9.
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
10.
"Grease" - Frankie Valli
The Top 10 Singles of 1979
1.
"My Sharona" - The Knack
2.
"Le Freak" - Chic
3.
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" - Rod Stewart
4.
"Bad Girls" - Donna Summer
5.
"YMCA" - Village People
6.
"Reunited" - Peaches and Herb
7.
"Ring My Bell" - Anita Ward
8.
"I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
9.
"Too Much Heaven" - Bee Gees
10.
"Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer
1.
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon And Garfunkel
2.
"American Woman" - The Guess Who
3.
"Get Ready" - Rare Earth
4.
"Band Of Gold" - Freda Payne
5.
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" - B.J. Thomas
6.
"ABC" - The Jackson 5
7.
"Let It Be" - The Beatles
8.
"(They Long To Be) Close To You" - Carpenters
9.
"Mama Told Me Not To Come" - Three Dog Night
10.
"War" - Edwin Starr
The Top 10 Singles of 1971
1.
"Joy To The World" - Three Dog Night
2.
"It's Too Late" - Carole King
3.
"How Do You Mend A Broken Heart" - Bee Gees
4.
"Indian Reservation" - The Raiders
5.
"One Bad Apple" - The Osmonds
6.
"Go Away Little Girl" - Donny Osmond
7.
"Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" - The Temptations
8.
"Take Me Home, Country Roads" - John Denver
9.
"Maggie May" - Rod Stewart
10.
"Knock Three Times" - Dawn
The Top 10 Singles of 1972
1.
"American Pie" - Don McLean
2.
"Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan
3.
"Without You" - Nilsson
4.
"Brand New Key" - Melanie
5.
"I Gotcha" - Joe Tex
6.
"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" - Wayne Newton
7.
"Let's Stay Together" - Al Green
8.
"The First Time Ever I Saw You Face" - Roberta Flack
9.
"Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" - Looking Glass
10.
"Lean On Me" - Bill Withers
The Top 10 Singles of 1973
1.
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
2.
"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce
3.
"Crocodile Rock" - Elton John
4.
"My Love" - Paul McCartney & Wings
5.
"Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye
6.
"Touch Me In The Morning" - Diana Ross
7.
"Delta Dawn" - Helen Reddy
8.
"Playground In My Mind" - Clint Holmes
9.
"Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Roberta Flack
10.
"Me And Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul
The Top 10 Singles of 1974
1.
"The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand
2.
"Come And Get Your Love" - Redbone
3.
"Seasons In The Sun" - Terry Jacks
4.
"Show And Tell" - Al Wilson
5.
"Love's Theme" - The Love Unlimited Orchestra
6.
"The Loco-motion" - Grand Funk
7.
"Bennie And The Jets" - Elton John
8.
"You Make Me Feel Brand New" - The Stylistics
9.
"Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver
10.
"T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)"" - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
The Top 10 Singles of 1975
1.
"Love Will Keep Us Together" - Captain & Tennille
2.
"Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell
3.
"Fame" - David Bowie
4.
"Shining Star" - Earth, Wind and Fire
5.
"My Eyes Adored You" - Frankie Valli
6.
"Thank God I'm A Country Boy" - John Denver
7.
"Philadelphia Freedom" - Elton John
8.
"One Of These Nights" - Eagles
9.
"Pick Up The Pieces" - Average White Band
10.
"At Seventeen" - Janis Ian
The Top 10 Singles of 1976
1.
"Disco Lady" - Johnnie Taylor
2.
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John and Kiki Dee
3.
"Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry
4.
"Tonight's The Night" - Rod Stewart
5.
"Kiss and Say Goodbye" - The Manhattans
6.
"Silly Love Songs" - Paul McCartney and Wings
7.
"A Fifth Of Beethoven" - Walter Murphy
8.
"Love Machine (Part 1)" - The Miracles
9.
"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" - Paul Simon
10.
"December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)" - The Four Seasons
The Top 10 Singles of 1977
1.
"You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone
2.
"I Just Want To Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb
3.
"Evergreen" - Barbra Streisand
4.
"Undercover Angel" - Alan O'Day
5.
"I Like Dreamin'" - Kenny Nolan
6.
"Dancing Queen" - Abba
7.
"Torn Between Two Lovers" - Mary MacGregor
8.
"Higher And Higher" - Rita Coolidge
9.
"Best Of My Love" - The Emotions
10.
"Southern Nights" - Glen Campbell
The Top 10 Singles of 1978
1.
"Night Fever" - Bee Gees
2.
"Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb
3.
"Stayin' Alive" - Bee Gees
4.
"Kiss You All Over" - Exile
5.
"Three Times A Lady" - Commodores
6.
"Boogie Oogie Oogie" - A Taste of Honey
7.
"Baby Come Back" - Player
8.
"Emotion" - Samantha Sang
9.
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
10.
"Grease" - Frankie Valli
The Top 10 Singles of 1979
1.
"My Sharona" - The Knack
2.
"Le Freak" - Chic
3.
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" - Rod Stewart
4.
"Bad Girls" - Donna Summer
5.
"YMCA" - Village People
6.
"Reunited" - Peaches and Herb
7.
"Ring My Bell" - Anita Ward
8.
"I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
9.
"Too Much Heaven" - Bee Gees
10.
"Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer
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