70s music
The 1970s were all about sex, drugs and rock and roll; Beat welcomes you to our Disco Inferno.
A Story Behind the Song Nature's Way by the band Spirit
Natures Way by Spirit was released in 1970 This song is a reflection on mortality and a lament for the fate of the Earth, as nature is telling us that something is wrong. The song was written long before climate change became a hot topic, but even in 1970, some ecologically minded songwriters were concerned about Mother Earth. -Songfacts
By Arlo Hennings4 years ago in Beat
The Music Died. Top Story - July 2022.
Dragging a brush through my hair sent screams of agony ringing through the house. Nothing was worse than the sharp bits of the brush tangling my hair until it wrapped into one huge mess. My Long ringlets became one big ringlet, a scrambled mess after a restless night’s sleep. Those mornings following a few drinks at the pub the night before were even worse.
By Mardi Quon4 years ago in Beat
Fans Choice: 20 Favorite Songs of Roxy Music. Top Story - July 2022.
Fan's Choice: 20 Favorite Songs of Roxy Music I caught on to Roxy Music a little late in the game. It was in the summer of 1979. I was at my local Licorice Pizza music store browsing through the records and I came across Roxy Music's Manifesto. The album cover itself was enough to sell me, so I bought it on faith without sampling the tracks. When I got home I immediately tore that shrink wrap off and played the album. Home run!!! The album was a hit with me. I loved it upon the first listen. The album became one of my favorites of the summer of '79 along with Supertramp's Breakfast in America and Blondie's Parallel Lines. Within the next six months I bought the entire catalog of Roxy Music albums. I was a bonafide fan.
By Rick Henry Christopher 4 years ago in Beat
Heroes - Covers of a Great David Bowie Song
Introduction - Why I Decided To Write This I was going to listen to my David Bowie Platinum Collection while I was working and as I took the CD box out another CD slipped out, an Uncut compilation of David Bowie covers. There were some interesting ones closing with Mercury Rev’s cover of the coda from “Memory of a Free Festival” which was taken by Dario G as the uplifting dance song “Sunchyme / SunMachine”.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Brett Tuggle: The man behind the music
A rock legend has passed away Brett Tuggle, a former Fleetwood Mac, and David Lee Roth Band keyboardist, died on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at his residence. It is being reported by various news outlets (The Sun, Mirror, Rolling Stone) that he was "in the presence of his complete family" and that his cause of death was losing a battle with cancer.
By Cheryl E Preston4 years ago in Beat
20 Most Popular Female Musicians of The 1970s. Top Story - June 2022.
I am a longtime music aficionado dating back to 1972 when I bought my first records. I bought two albums A Song For You by Carpenters and Greatest Hits by Blood, Sweat and Tears (of course both on 8-track tape). These two records took me away into thoughts and imaginations I never experienced before. I was instantly sold, a fan of music right from the get go. All I could think about was the next record I would buy. I started making lists of songs and albums I wanted. By 1978 it became an obsession. I had to buy everything I wanted. My lists went from 3 or 4 albums up to 40 or 50 titles at all times. In 1992 my friend Mitzi and I spent the entire day removing all my albums from my walk-in closet and counted each one and alphabetized everything and rearranged them back into the closet. When all was said and done the final count was approximately 11,500 albums (and that did not include the 7,500 seven inch singles I had). This wasn't even the top number. I continued collecting records until 1995. I would guesstimate, at one point, I owned around 16,000 albums. That was crazy. When I moved from Orange to Fullerton in 1996 it was a lot of work packing and moving those records.
By Rick Henry Christopher 4 years ago in Beat
New Boots and Panties - Ian Dury and The Blockheads
My first exposure to Ian Dury was as lead singer with Kilburn and the High Roads (named after a road sign in the London area) with the album “Handsome” and songs like “Rough Kids” and “Bill Bentley”, and most of their songs were Dury originals. They were pub rockers with a cockney sparkle and Dury class.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Illinois Musical Riches Showcased
When you look for hotbeds of rock and roll, Illinois is probably not one of the places you’d expect to find. You would be missing out on some of music’s renowned talent if you didn’t look at the history of song in this Midwest state.
By Marcia Frost4 years ago in Beat
Every Bruce Springsteen Album Ranked. Top Story - May 2022.
20. Working on a Dream (2009) Without a doubt, Bruce's weakest effort. Some flashes of inspiration in the melodies and production are overshadowed by the insipid lyricism of songs like "Outlaw Pete," the title song, and "Surprise, Surprise." There's also "Queen of the Supermarket," a song whose subject matter is almost surreally bad, in that you really have to wrack your brain to convince yourself if Bruce really did write it, and if so, why? The rest of the record is largely uninspired, with even the best songs (minus "The Wrestler," which is more of a bonus track anyway) barely rising to the level of 'good.'
By Anthony Nasti4 years ago in Beat
'Hotel California'
Following the success of One of These Nights and the subsequent monstrous success of their Greatest Hits album, Eagles were flying high. But both Glen Frey and Don Henley knew the next album would have to be something special, the non-compilation that would stamp the Eagles as THE band of the 70's.
By Sean Callaghan4 years ago in Beat
