Sounds From The Seventies

We conclude our look at British progressive rock in the 1970's with one of the most distinctive and unusual bands in all of rock music not just prog, Van der Graaf Generator and their 1970 album "H to He, Who Am the Only One".

We present this week a band that seems to always make everybody's list as one of the top 10 bands in progressive rock history but never gets into that top five. I'm talking about the band Gentle Giant and this episode we review their 1972 album "Three Friends".

In our first episode in our look at British progressive rock of the 1970's we feature one of the biggest bands critically and commercially in prog rock Genesis and their 1973 breakout album in North America "Selling England by the Pound".

In the final episode of our theme on blues bands in the 1970's (with or without horns) we actually do have a band with horns The Electric Flag and we review their 1974 one off reunion album "The Band Kept Playing".

In our second episode detailing blues bands in the 1970's (with or without horns) we talk about one of the more obscure bands we have ever had on our show The Allstars from Charlottesville and their one and only album released in 1978 "Tip Your Waitress".

In this episode we start our theme of blues bands in the 1970's with or without horns and I could think of no better blues band leader than Paul Butterfield and his then band Better Days to kick start things with their 1973 album "It All Comes Back".

In the final episode in our series on the Nashville singer songwriter movement of the early 1970's we take a look at the sad, troubled life of Townes Van Zandt and review his 1972 album "The Late Great Townes Van Zandt".

In the second part of our series on the new Nashville singer songwriter movement of the early '70s we take a look at the career of Mickey Newbury and review his 1971 album "Frisco Mabel Joy".

This episode we start our three part series on the new singer songwriter movement in Nashville in the early 1970's and no better place to begin than the man most people think of when the subject is brought up none other than Kris Kristofferson and his 1971 sophomore album "The Silver Tongued Devil and I".

In the last part of our theme on American punk rock in the 1970's we highlight a band that was as close to the Sex Pistols as the American scene would get with the Dead Boys and their 1977 album "Young Loud and Snotty". It was their debut album and only one of two albums they would release before1 they split up.

In the second part of our series on American punk rock in the late 1970's we look at a most extraordinary musician and band in Richard Hell and the Voidoids and their 1977 album "Blank Generation" with Richard Hell we discover that punk rock is not always just three chords and loud guitars.

As we start our three part series on American punk rock in the 1970's there is no better band than to begin with than The Ramones as we review their 1976 debut album, we also discuss the differences between American punk rock and the punk rock across the pond in Great Britain.

In this last episode in our theme of bands known for instrumental songs but actually do have vocalists we focus on the Scottish soul/R&B group the Average White Band and their 1974 album "AWB".

In part two of our look at bands known for instrumental hits but had a vocalist we switch things around and take a look at a band known for vocal hits but was mostly instrumental and that's the funk/jazz music of The Crusaders as we spotlight their 1976 album "Free as the Wind".

We start our theme of band's known for their instrumental hits but actually had singers with The Meters, a band known for their New Orleans funk, and their 1975 album "Fire on the Bayou".

Fifty years ago in 1972 The Band released their first live album, the double record "Rock of Ages" recorded over 4 nights at the very end of 1971. This week we review that album and also go over the career of The Band up until the release of this seminal live album.

We look back on the albums released 50 years ago in 1972 and this week we spotlight the glam rockers T.Rex and their album "The Slider". We also look at the short but amazing life of band leader Marc Bolan.

We start the year 2022 with a look back 50 years ago at the albums released in 1972 and the first one we profile is by the unclassifiable Todd Rundgren and his two album release in January 1972 "Something/Anything?". The best way we know to start a new year is to look back to another year.

In this our special Christmas episode we not only have the usual fun and hijinks we do with every Christmas special we do but we also find more than enough time to review Elvis Presley's 1971 album "Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas". We wish all of you a Merry Christmas and the best new year possible, we will see you all in January.

What better way can you think of to end our series on great 1950's rockers and the music they made in the 1970's than with the one and only Little Richard? We review his 1971 album "The King of Rock and Roll" and talk about the career of this legendary artist.

In the second part of our three episode look into 1950's rock starts making music in the 1970's we take a look at the self titled debut 1970 solo album from one half of the iconic Everly Brothers, Don Everly. We also discuss the Everly Brothers career in the 70's.

We start our three episode theme of 1950's father's of rock and roll and the albums they released in the 1970's with the guitar and wordsmith genius Chuck Berry and his 1979 album "Rockit".

The last in our series of power pop albums from the late 1970's features the Los Angeles based group 20/20 and their self titled debut album from 1979.

In part 3 of our series on power pop music of the late 1970's we take a look at the English band The Records and their 1979 debut album.

In the second episode in our series dedicated to power pop music of the late 1970's we feature the Illinois band Shoes and their major label debut album from 1979 "Present Tense".