Tag Archive | 70’s Music
Throwback Thursday – Seventies Music and Sound Technologies
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
My guess is that whatever music you listened to when you were growing up, coming of age or whatever is truly the soundtrack of your life. Since I grew up in the sixties and seventies the bands of those times feel like my bands. I saw many…
Throwback Thursday – ZZ Top Tres Hombres
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
? ZZ Top, that ‘lil’ ol’ band from Texas’ holds a rare distinction among Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famers. From their debut album in 1971 to present, the members of the band have not changed. Billy Gibbons (guitar, vocals, lyrics and arrangement) formed the band in Houston, Texas…
Throwback Thursday: Rush – Canadian Rock, Progressive Style
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
I’m not sure any discussion 70’s music could ignore Rush, a Canadian band formed in Toronto in 1968. Although early not he band had some personnel changes, since mid 1974, after the release of their self titled debut album, the current members of Geddy Lee (bass, keyboards,…
Throwback Thursday – Queen’s Sheer Heart Attack
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
Like a lot of people who grew up in the 70’s and were into Rock Music, Sheer Heart Attack was my introduction to the British group Queen. Released in 1974, the album was the band’s third LP but had the distinction of giving the band its first…
Throwback Thursday – Chicago (Transit Authority) Debut Album
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
The year is 1969. The Vietnam War continues despite campaign promises from President Nixon to end the war. NASA is on target for the first lunar landing in July. And a band named after the public transit system in America’s second largest city debuts with a double…
Throwback Thursday – Deep Purple’s Machine Head
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
Really you can’t talk about the 70’s music without mentioning Deep Purple and 1972’s Machine Head, the band’s most iconic and successful LP. It featured the band’s Mark 2 combination of Ian Gillian, Roger Glover on lead vocals and bass guitar, respectively, along with founding members Ian…
Throwback Thursday – Steely Dan’s Debut Album ‘Can’t Buy A Thrill’
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s was all about music. It seemed there was always a new group not he scene with an innovative twist and sound. 1972’s Can’t Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan was a good example that fused jazz and rock with complex…
Throwback Thursday Spotlight – Fleetwood Mac Self-Titled Album
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
Usually if a band self-titles an album it is the debut production, but there was nothing ordinary about Fleetwood Mac or their multi-platinum selling effort. The band had been around for sometime as a blues-rock band formed in 1967. The all-British iteration of the band included guitarist…
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