Anyone remember these bands?
thomas conroy
Ambrosia
Marshall Tucker Band
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Foghat
Sparks
Mountain
West, Bruce and Laing
The James Gang
Angel
Piper
Just wondering?
Tom
Brian
Foghat was one of the first bands I ever saw in concert, in 1977. I
recently bought a vinyl copy of the Marshall Tucker band's greatest
hits.
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> In article <4qrk65$4...@news.bu.edu>, con...@bu.edu (thomas conroy) wrote:
> <snip>
>
> Marshall Tucker -
>
> Fire on the mountain
> Heard it in a love song
> Can't you see (personal fav)
Also one of my favorite Marshall Tucker songs, although a little
lesser known, "Long Hard Ride". It's an instrumental piece.
> Ozark MD -
>
> UNgh..drawing a blank on the song names
Jackie Blue
Elliott
>>>>
Brian
Angst in My Pants
"I Predict"-- very good, funny song ("I predict this song will fade
out...")
My roommate in college in the early eighties was a huge fan.
illuminada
always sporting a little Hitler-esque moustache??
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Thomas L. Brandon
(Clancy) wrote:
> >Ambrosia
> >Marshall Tucker Band
>
> That singer comes around to clubs every non and then. Ty something?
>
Toy Caldwell. The first time that I saw the band (1971?), it was called
Toy Factory. If you grew up in SC in the 1970s, the major food groups of
your music diet were Alman Bros., Marshall Tucker, LS, and CDB.
--
Thomas L. Brandon
Vicker Switch, Virginia
Perry and Lauri
>montrose
Bad Motor Scooter (was't Sammy Hagar the lead singer?)
>EW&F
>curtis mayfield
Superfly
>player
Baby Come back (lead singer is now on Bold and the beautiful
>black oak arkansas !!!!! (gettin' kind a cocky! - the ORIGINAL david
>lee roth)
Jim Dandy to the Rescue!!!
dont' know ew&f, please enlighten
Thanks
Lauri
>...
>...
>...
>..
>ask away,
>kevin
KPN
>>montrose
>Bad Motor Scooter (was't Sammy Hagar the lead singer?)
>>EW&F
>>curtis mayfield
>Superfly
>>player
>Baby Come back (lead singer is now on Bold and the beautiful
>>black oak arkansas !!!!! (gettin' kind a cocky! - the ORIGINAL david
>>lee roth)
>Jim Dandy to the Rescue!!!
>
>dont' know ew&f, please enlighten
Earth Wind & Fire
Got to get you into my life etc.
Actually, in the 70's, these guys ranked 3rd on my personl all time
concerts - right behind Gentle Giant/Golden Earring & Elton John Yellow
Brick Road tour.
They had stage presence plus!
ask away,
kevin
James R. Stromski
: geez - a million more:
: montrose
: EW&F
: curtis mayfield
: player
: black oak arkansas !!!!! (gettin' kind a cocky! - the ORIGINAL david
: lee roth)
: ...
: ...
: ...
: ..
: ask away,
: kevin
Ah, Montrose! Rock Candy... Bad Motor Scooter... I've got the album
that has those songs on it. Great stuff!
jrs
djd
>
>Ambrosia
>Marshall Tucker Band
Van Zant brothers. Got thier Greatest Hits album
>Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Oh, Oh, Oh, It's Magic (translated "It's My Dick)
(Didn' they do this song)
>Foghat
Saw them in concert w/ Eddie Money, 1978 LA Forum.
>Sparks
>Mountain
>West, Bruce and Laing
Never heard of them
>The James Gang
Joe Walsh, lead guitar.
>Angel
>Piper
Nope.
djd
writes:
>'That's How Much'
>
>>Marshall Tucker Band
>"Heard It In A Love Song'
>
>>Ozark Mountain Daredevils
>If you want to get to heaven
>
>>Foghat
>My Babe
>
>>Sparks
>Number one all over the heavens
>
>>Mountain
>Theme to an imaginary western
>
>>West, Bruce and Laing
>Sweet city song? or was that cashman & West?
>
>>The James Gang
>Funk #49
>
>>Angel
>YES!!! Live without a net / the christmas song
>
>>Piper
>Billy squire - he was doing some dj in boston at the time I hear -
>anything to get on the air I guess
>
>
>geez - a million more:
>
>montrose
>EW&F
>curtis mayfield
>black oak arkansas !!!!! (gettin' kind a cocky! - the ORIGINAL david
>lee roth)
Jim Dandy to the Rescue!!!!
djd
th...@reader.makes.me.doThis (BlackBeard) writes:
>
>In article <4qrpk5$j...@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com>, wz...@ix.netcom.com
>(KPN) wrote:
>> geez - a million more:
>>
>> montrose
>> EW&F
>
>Reasons
>Sing a Song
>Shining star....
>
>
>> curtis mayfield
>
>Freddy's dead
>Superfly
>
>
>> player
>
>Baby come back (our prom song)
>
>
>> black oak arkansas !!!!! (gettin' kind a cocky! - the ORIGINAL david
>> lee roth)
>>
>
>
>
>>
>> ask away,
>>
>> kevin
>
>OK.. ;) I'll include some 70's Jazz for the fun of it.
>
>Jean-Luc Ponty
>Tom Scott
& the LA Express.
>Pure Prairie League
>Blues Convention
>J. Giels (sp)
>Robin Trower
>John Klemmer
Get the Glass Dolphins album. Klemmer's best.
>War
Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine...
Lowrider, too I think.
>Badfinger
>Undisputed Truth
>
>
>;)
>
>
>Brewer & Shipley
>
>BlackBeard
>-. .- -..- --.-
>De Profundis
djd
I think earlier I posted the Van Zant brothers founded MTB. Wrongo.
From the "Carolina Dreams" (1977) jacket:
Toy Caldwell - Lead, acoustic & steel guitars
Tommy Caldwell - Bass, tambo, harmony
Doug Gray - Lead, harmony
George McCorkle - Electric, 12 string, acoustic guitars
Jerry Eubanks - Sax, flute, harmony
Paul Riddle - Drums
Bruce Hornsby (!) - Producer
Duane
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BlackBeard
djd...@ix.netcom.com(djd) wrote:
> In <4qrk65$4...@news.bu.edu> con...@bu.edu (thomas conroy) writes:
> >
> >Ambrosia
> >Marshall Tucker Band
> Van Zant brothers. Got thier Greatest Hits album
Hmmmm.. I always thought the VanZandt brothers were Lynard Skynard
>
> >Ozark Mountain Daredevils
> Oh, Oh, Oh, It's Magic (translated "It's My Dick)
> (Didn' they do this song)
Didn't think so.. My guess would be ELO
Clancy
>Toy Caldwell - Lead, acoustic & steel guitars
>Tommy Caldwell - Bass, tambo, harmony
>Doug Gray - Lead, harmony
>George McCorkle - Electric, 12 string, acoustic guitars
>Jerry Eubanks - Sax, flute, harmony
>Paul Riddle - Drums
>Bruce Hornsby (!) - Producer
Yeah, he's a 'real' musician. I thought he was more Nashville, though.
Charlie Daniels produced a Roy Buchanan album, and Todd Rundgren did
the much overplayed Meatloaf From Hell. ( he even played motorcycle
guitar on it.)
Clancy
>> >Ambrosia
>> >Marshall Tucker Band
>> Van Zant brothers. Got thier Greatest Hits album
>
>
> Hmmmm.. I always thought the VanZandt brothers were Lynard Skynard
I thought just Ronnie Van Zandt was the singer there. Later, a
younger brother of his was in .38 special, and he might have been
a part of the late '80's 'return' LS.
Marlene Blanshay
>
> Ambrosia
> Marshall Tucker Band
> Foghat
> Sparks
> Mountain
> West, Bruce and Laing
> Angel
> Piper
songs they did.
One I particularly remember are the Sparks. They did two songs which
were "hits", This town aint big enough for the both of us, and
ACHOO! I thought they were hilarious. especially the keyboardist
with the hitleresque mustache who never smiled. Weird guy.
Does anyone remember a British band from the late 1970s called
Charlie (or Charly)> I rather liked them but they vanished quickly
and I have never been able to find any information on them anywhere.
I don't even remember what label they were on.
Brian
>> Oh, Oh, Oh, It's Magic (translated "It's My Dick)
>> (Didn' they do this song)
>Didn't think so.. My guess would be ELO
No, it was Pilot that did "It's Magic", summer of 1975.
Brian
"You're gonna shine star
No matter who you are..."
My question: who did "Emmaline" It was a song about a girl who moves to
the big city to be a star, gets all tangled up in the star scene and
commits suicide. It was around 1974 or so.
Meanwhile
: : black oak arkansas !!!!! (gettin' kind a cocky! - the ORIGINAL david
: : lee roth)
Their eight-track with the map of Arkansas I had to replace,
I wore it out listening to it, and their live album has
the distinction (to me) of being the only live recording
I've ever liked. That Jim sure could play a mean
washboard. Whiplash!
d.
djd
th...@reader.makes.me.doThis (BlackBeard) writes:
>
>In article <4qv3l5$3...@dfw-ixnews10.ix.netcom.com>,
>djd...@ix.netcom.com(djd) wrote:
>
>> In <4qrk65$4...@news.bu.edu> con...@bu.edu (thomas conroy) writes:
>> >
>> >Marshall Tucker Band
>> Van Zant brothers. Got thier Greatest Hits album
>
>
> Hmmmm.. I always thought the VanZandt brothers were Lynard Skynard
Yes, you are correct. I got my bothers mixed up.
>>
>> >Ozark Mountain Daredevils
>> Oh, Oh, Oh, It's Magic (translated "It's My Dick)
>> (Didn' they do this song)
>
>
>Didn't think so.. My guess would be ELO
>
djd
writes:
>
>>> >
>>> >Ambrosia
>>> >Marshall Tucker Band
>>> Van Zant brothers. Got thier Greatest Hits album
>>
>>
>> Hmmmm.. I always thought the VanZandt brothers were Lynard Skynard
>
>younger brother of his was in .38 special, and he might have been
>a part of the late '80's 'return' LS.
>
Yes, I was wrong on VZ being in MTB.
I have the .38 Special album that the younger VZ brother did. 'Second
Chance' was the big hit from that one.
Duane
KPN
>
>KPN (wzjn @ix.netcom.com) wrote:
>: : black oak arkansas !!!!! (gettin' kind a cocky! - the ORIGINAL
david>: : lee roth)
>
> Their eight-track with the map of Arkansas I had to replace,
> I wore it out listening to it, and their live album has
> the distinction (to me) of being the only live recording
> I've ever liked. That Jim sure could play a mean
> washboard. Whiplash!
>
> d.
Truely one of the most vibrant and energetic concerts I have ever been
to! Continually swaying his ass length blond hair from side to side,
wearing 'hip-hugger' jeans and boots while alternating 'solos' with
drummer (hmmmm ... forget his name - played with Pat Travers after that
...) the drummer with his kit, and Jim Dandy with his washboard.
Really kept the aduience involved. Then on came Ms. Ruby. Decked out
like daisey-mae ... shorts so short, they looked like a belt - bare
feet, tied in front halter that barely covered.
Music was raw and intense. For that type of music - nothing was better.
kevin
' She was a hooker - she was a happy hooker'
BOA
KPN
>
>My favorite Earth Wind and Fire was "Shining Star"
>
>"You're gonna shine star
> No matter who you are..."
>
>My question: who did "Emmaline" It was a song about a girl who moves
to >the big city to be a star, gets all tangled up in the star scene
and >commits suicide. It was around 1974 or so.
WOW! One of my alltime! I think one of the reasons I decided to play
the guitar.
The song was Emma by Hot Chocolate. Great organ / gritty guitar intro.
Very haunting song with minimal lyric content - they could have gotten
soggy, but kept the edge to it.
Hard to believe that this was the same group that did 'You Sexy Thing'
a few years later. Funky though, in the same vein as Ohio Players and
early Kool & The Gang. Too bad all so called 'classic rock' stations
forget that the 7tees included most of these songs.
kevin
KPN
t-shirts, there were a few bands that I became tenacious about
listening to ; Nazareth was one of them.
Long before, and long after, radio became infatuated with and then
quickly ditched 'Love Hurts' ( BOTH AM and FM), I was a fan. Their
rendition of Joni Mitchell's 'This Flight Tonight' is peerless. Expect
No Mercy .... one of most played albums by me of the time. For a
liberal dose of what they now catagorize as 'heavy metal', Nazareth
kept their fans indulged and sated.
Some of the best riffs I learned at the tme came off of a Nazareth
album. Still hear some of the hooks being played today.
kevin
Clancy
>Does anyone remember a British band from the late 1970s called
>Charlie (or Charly)> I rather liked them but they vanished quickly
>and I have never been able to find any information on them anywhere.
>I don't even remember what label they were on.
Charlie.
I have two of their records including their first one, which isn't
bad.
The first one has the woman (as far as i know, all their albums had a
photo of a model on the cover which got them stuck in the 'female
vocalist' section of record stores sometimes) with a copy of Ginsberg's
Howl.
Tee
says...
>
>>> >Ozark Mountain Daredevils
>>> Oh, Oh, Oh, It's Magic (translated "It's My Dick)
>>> (Didn' they do this song)
No, Ozark Mountain Daredevils did *Jackie Blue*. I should know...
just look at my email address! I believe that was their greatest hit,
because I can't remember any others at the moment.
Tee
jim and/or ann
>
> Ambrosia
Spectacularly good keyboard-based pop band..."How Much I Feel"
from '78 and "Biggest Part of Me" from 1980 are especially good--whoever
produced these guys really knew how to make records.
> Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Ozarks played homecoming at my college, circa 1979. Didn't do
"Jackie Blue" because they'd changed lead singers by that time.
> Foghat
Hard to believe these guys were in fact English, and not from
South Carolina or something.
> Mountain
A great 8-track band, subtle as the proverbial flying mallet.
> West, Bruce and Laing
Was there not some connection with Mountain and these guys?\
> The James Gang
Somebody somewhere referred to them as "the thinking man's heavy
metal band."
> Angel
The music director of my college radio station was sure these
guys were the next big thing, circa 1979. Yeah, right.
jim
(glad to be back on line after an insane week)
jim and/or ann
>
> >West, Bruce and Laing
> Sweet city song? or was that cashman & West?
You may be thinking of the Stampeders' "Sweet City Woman."
Cashman and West did "American City Suite" in '72.
> geez - a million more:
>
> EW&F
Really liked "That's The Way Of The World" and "September."
They also did a respectable cover of the Beatles' "Got To Get You Into
My Life."
> curtis mayfield
Knocked on the head by a falling light standard at an outdoor
show, now confined to a wheelchair.
> player
"Baby Come Back" was huge, but the true aficionado will
recall "This Time I'm In It For Love" and "Prisoner of Your Love."
> black oak arkansas !!!!! (gettin' kind a cocky! - the ORIGINAL david
> lee roth)
> Another great 8-track band. Best seen at one of those all-day
rock festivals, long about 4:00 in the afternoon.
And now, a few of my own:
Starcastle
Fanny
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
Rick Wakeman
Hamilton Joe Frank & Reynolds
The Motors
jim
(eclecticism ain't just a word, it's a way of life)
Clancy
yeah, that still hits the radio from time to time.
another band did that 'Magic' song. I know 'cause I saw an oldies
cd collection being advertized on tv. sounded like elo, but it was
somebody else, forget the name but could possibly pick them out of
a line up.
>
>Tee
>
Clancy
>
> Hard to believe these guys were in fact English, and not from
>South Carolina or something.
You kidding? Where do you think Spinal Tap got half their ideas?
>> The James Gang
>
> Somebody somewhere referred to them as "the thinking man's heavy
>metal band."
Wasn't that kind of before heavy metal. Metal begins (and ends) with the first
Black Sabbath album.
jim and/or ann
Does anyone remember a British band from the late 1970s called
> Charlie (or Charly)> I rather liked them but they vanished quickly
> and I have never been able to find any information on them anywhere.
> I don't even remember what label they were on.
`I don't know how many albums Charlie made, but the one over
there in my rack is 1978's "Fight Dirty," featuring the extremely cool
hit single "Killer Cut." They were on Arista.
jim
pinn...@gnatnet.net
>On Jun 27, 1996 07:14:13 in article <Re: Anyone remember these bands?>,
>'Brian <jua...@tezcat.com >' wrote:
>
>
>>Sparks:
>>Angst in My Pants
>
>Aha---it just dawned on me WHO Sparks are/were!! Wasn't one of the guys
>always sporting a little Hitler-esque moustache??
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>When Lucy ceased to be,
>But she is in her grave, and oh
>The difference to me!--Wordsworth
>_
Anybody possibly remember "The Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus" by
Spirit? Spirit later turned into Jo Jo Gunn as I recall. It was THE
albumn to have for high school parties 70 through 73. Still have my
copy but it's worn out. Wish I could find it on CD. The lyrics were
very surreal and the music was completely different from most
everything else then.
--
Lisa T. Shepherd
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Transplanted Kansas Citian (MO *not* KS)
"We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a
Bill of Responsibilities."
Bill Maher
Kent Parks
"How Much I Feel" and others...
: >Marshall Tucker Band
"Heard it in a Love Song"
: >Ozark Mountain Daredevils
: Oh, Oh, Oh, It's Magic (translated "It's My Dick)
: (Didn' they do this song)
No, that was Pilot...Ozark M.D. is best known for "Jackie Blue"
Kent
Victor Eijkhout
> My favorite Earth Wind and Fire was "Shining Star"
Boogie Wonderland!
> My question: who did "Emmaline"
Hot Chocolade? I loved that singer's voice. The songs were
not that good, but his voice really made them.
Victor.
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thomas conroy
: > Ambrosia
: Spectacularly good keyboard-based pop band..."How Much I Feel"
: from '78 and "Biggest Part of Me" from 1980 are especially good--whoever
: produced these guys really knew how to make records.
Yeah, they were a mellowish band, but in a not so bad sort of way
: > Ozark Mountain Daredevils
: Ozarks played homecoming at my college, circa 1979. Didn't do
: "Jackie Blue" because they'd changed lead singers by that time.
I believe that you are absolutely right.
: > Foghat
: Hard to believe these guys were in fact English, and not from
: South Carolina or something.
: > Mountain
: A great 8-track band, subtle as the proverbial flying mallet.
Indeed, the guitar sound and vocals on Mississippi Queen hit you over the
head with their aggressive non-subtlety.
: > West, Bruce and Laing
: Was there not some connection with Mountain and these guys?\
Yes, both of these contained Leslie West. And the Bruce here was Jack Bruce of
Cream fame (which was a band that W,B & L sort of resembled)
:
: > The James Gang
: Somebody somewhere referred to them as "the thinking man's heavy
: metal band."
: > Angel
: The music director of my college radio station was sure these
: guys were the next big thing, circa 1979. Yeah, right.
I remember them being promoted as the next Kiss. I also remember buying their
album and thinking it sucked - it was really glossy. But, they were kind of
setting the stage for all the hair metal bands of the 80s
Tom
who's glad that Van Halen has their original lead singer back
SunnyDeb
writes:
>> curtis mayfield
>
> Knocked on the head by a falling light standard at an outdoor
>show, now confined to a wheelchair.
>
>
Are you joking? Did this really happen?
Deb
Joester
>
> In article <4qrk65$4...@news.bu.edu>, con...@bu.edu (thomas conroy) wrote:
>
> > Ambrosia
> > Marshall Tucker Band
> > Ozark Mountain Daredevils
> > Foghat
> > Sparks
> > Mountain
> > West, Bruce and Laing
> > The James Gang
> > Angel
> > Piper
> >
> >
> > Tom
>
> Some of my favorites
>
> Ambrosia -
> I keep holding on (to yesterday)
> That's how much
>
> Marshall Tucker -
>
> Fire on the mountain
> Heard it in a love song
> Can't you see (personal fav)
>
> Ozark MD -
>
> UNgh..drawing a blank on the song names
>
> Foghat -
> Slow Ride
>
> great stuff
>
> BlackBeard
> -. .- -..- --.-
> De Profundis
Mountain was excellent. Mississippi Queen was probably their biggest hit. Leslie West
was the lead guitarist. He is a friend of Howard Stern and calls into the show
occaisionally. He still plays with Corky Laing, the drummer. I remember reading about
Felix Pappalardi (sp?) a few years back being shot and killed by his wife (I think).
djd
writes:
>On 28 Jun 1996 16:16:09 GMT, wz...@ix.netcom.com (KPN) wrote:
>
>>Some of the best riffs I learned at the tme came off of a Nazareth
>>album. Still hear some of the hooks being played today.
>
Nazareth was one of the first concerts I ever went to. Saw them at the
Forum in LA with Foghat. It was the "Expect No Mercy" tour.
Duane
djd...@ix.netcom.com
Clancy
>Yes, both of these contained Leslie West. And the Bruce here was Jack Bruce of
>Cream fame (which was a band that W,B & L sort of resembled)
Then later there was BLT. Bruce,?, and Trower.
Cliff O'Neill
>
> On Jun 26, 1996 15:15:17 in article <Anyone remember these bands?>,> vaguely---as in, I *know* for sure they had at least one hit played on the
> radio, but I'll be damned if I can recall what it WAS. (I Want To Kiss You
> All Over??)
Actually, "Kiss You All Over" was by pop-turned-country nbadn Exile.
Ambrosia had a number of hits from the mid '70s through the mid '80s,
staring with "Holdin' On To Yesterday" and "How Much I Feel" in the '70s to
"Biggest Part of Me" and "You're The Only Woman" in the '80s.
Much of their stuff has been unavailable on CD in the states for the longest
time, but Warner Brothers if finally releasing a "greatest hits" CD of
their stuff domestically late this summer. (Or at least they're supposed to
-- it's been delayed several times.)
> >Marshall Tucker Band
>
> "Heard it in a love song".....that was an excellent tune! These guys were
> from Spartanburg, SC if I remember correctly. Did they have any other
> major hits??
Well, not *major* hits. They were more popular as album rock/southern
rock artists than they were on Top 40 radio. The closest they came to
another big hit was with "Fire On The Mountain" in '75.
> >Ozark Mountain Daredevils
>
> Not my style---
Oooh, Jackie Blue! Also liked "If You Wanna Get To Heaven," which is one of
those lost gems of the '70s.
> >Foghat
>
> Slow Ride was a good tune _in it's day_------which was a LOONG time ago.
> In other words, I am sick to death of 70's radio stations giving it such
> heavy rotation still. Are you listening, Magic 101?? :-)
Personally, I stay away from radio since no matter what format it is,
playlists are far too limited for me. Take Foghat, they had so many more
good songs than those that are played on the radio. Durned shame.
> >Sparks
>
> No clue.
I know they had something of a cult following in the '70s, but for me I
didn't take note until the '80s and their goofy new wave hits like "I
Predict" and "Cool Places."
> >The James Gang
>
> Completely clueless.
Great band! This is where Joe Walsh came from before he joined the Eagles.
"Walk Away" is a classic rock staple in many circles.
Just my 2 cents.
--
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> My question: who did "Emmaline" It was a song about a girl who moves to
> the big city to be a star, gets all tangled up in the star scene and
> commits suicide. It was around 1974 or so.
Despite the way it sounds, "Emmaline," the song is actually "Emma" by the
great '70s British R&B act Hot Chocolate. They also hit big with "You Sexy
Thing" and "Every 1's A Winner." They even did the original version of
"Brother Louie," which was a number one for The Stories in the U.S.
As for "Emma," the song proved that creepy tragedy songs weren't the sole
domain of '60s girl groups and weepy guitarists circa 1964! Great tune.
Cliff O'Neill
> yeah, that still hits the radio from time to time.
>
> another band did that 'Magic' song. I know 'cause I saw an oldies
> cd collection being advertized on tv. sounded like elo, but it was
> somebody else, forget the name but could possibly pick them out of
> a line up.
>
Ho ho ho, it's Magic! I remember being in high school and this one was
buggin the begeezers out of us trying to figure out who did it. When we
called the radio station, they told us who it was, but we heard him wrong,
so we spent the summer looking for a record by a "group" called "Parrot!"
Actually, "Magic" was by Pilot, and was a top ten hit from 1975.
Hope that helps.
thomas conroy
: In article <4qv3l5$3...@dfw-ixnews10.ix.netcom.com>,
: djd...@ix.netcom.com(djd) wrote:
: > >Ozark Mountain Daredevils
: > Oh, Oh, Oh, It's Magic (translated "It's My Dick)
: > (Didn' they do this song)
: Didn't think so.. My guess would be ELO
Actually, the name of the band was Pilot - one of the true one hit wonder band
of the decade. They're on one of the later volumes of Rhino's "Have a Nice
Day" compilation
A yoho
>>lee roth)
>Jim Dandy to the Rescue!!!
"Hot and NNNasty" good tune.
Veronica
Michael Noll
Sure, I remember all of them... no one believed me when Billy Squire
was getting popular, and I told them 'been there' and played the first
Piper album... much better, IMO, than billy's solo stuff...
On 26 Jun 1996 15:15:17 GMT, con...@bu.edu (thomas conroy) wrote:
>Ambrosia
Charles Hobbs
KPN wrote:
> The song was Emma by Hot Chocolate. Great organ / gritty guitar intro.
> Very haunting song with minimal lyric content - they could have gotten
> soggy, but kept the edge to it.
>
> Hard to believe that this was the same group that did 'You Sexy Thing'
> a few years later. Funky though, in the same vein as Ohio Players and
> early Kool & The Gang. Too bad all so called 'classic rock' stations
^^^^^^^^^^^^
> forget that the 7tees included most of these songs.
Probably 'cause these songs aren't "rock", they're "soul".
In LA, we have both classic rock (Arrow 93) and R&B oldies (KACE)
stations. Their playlists don't overlap (although I did catch Arrow
playing Ike and Tina's "Proud Mary" once)
ko...@bbs.cruzio.com
I saw them in '78 or so, opening for the Kinks. They were
non-toxic, although one of them had that poofy white-guy
afro and gradient sunglasses look that Jeff Lynne had made
popular. Regardless, they had at least two good songs,
"Watching TV", about, um, watching TV, and one whose name
may just be "Johnny", about a hapless alcoholic.
Jeff Gower
: >Ambrosia
Seems like everyone has forgotten their first major hit ("Holding On to
Yesterday") in early 70s.
Jeff
Kurt Basham
>In article <4qrol1$q...@news2.h1.usa.pipeline.com>
illum...@usa.pipeline.com(illuminada) writes:
>
>> >Sparks
>
>This town ain't big enough for the both of us.
>
>Great song. They never managed to come up with something of
>equal caliber. The group was basically two brothers, one the
>flamboyant singer, the other the quiet keyboard player.
>
Actually, Sparks came out with a surprisingly high number of funny,
neurotic, intelligent, hooky songs in the 70's (IMHO). Yep, there were
two brothers and the quiet keyboard type guy looked like a cross
between Adolph Hitler and cartoonist R. Crumb of "Felix The Cat" fame.
There's a "Best Of" kind of disc called Profile: The Ultimate Sparks
(?or something like that?) The first half is great, but the second
half, which covers their dance/synth stuff from the early and
mid-Eighties pretty much bites the big one.
I can still recall hanging with my older cousin in his Greg Brady-esque
room/ex-garage and listening to the Sparks while he used the album
cover for other, more nefarious purposes involving dried plant life...
FrankTDog
Bandala
In article <31D434...@netins.net>, jim and/or ann <jbar...@netins.net>
writes:
>
>And now, a few of my own:
>
<snip>
>Fanny
<snip>
>>
>jim
>(eclecticism ain't just a word, it's a way of life)
I remember Fanny. I had a friend who had their album, Charity Ball. We
listened to it for hours!
G. Jeffrey Gower
On 28 Jun 1996, SunnyDeb wrote:
> In article <31D434...@netins.net>, jim and/or ann <jbar...@netins.net>
> writes:
> >show, now confined to a wheelchair.
>
> Are you joking? Did this really happen?
>
Yep, it sure did. He was honored on some music awards show a few years
ago and he came out in his wheelchair.
Jeff
KPN
>>And now, a few of my own:
>>
> <snip>
>
>>Fanny
>
> <snip>
>>>
>
We>listened to it for hours!
Fanny ? hmmm ... if I remember correctly, Fanny had one of the Quatro
sisters in it? Can you confirm this? The did a remake of 'Wild Thing'?
kevin
PS - how the hell do I remember these trivial things?
jim and/or ann
KPN wrote:
> Fanny ? hmmm ... if I remember correctly, Fanny had one of the Quatro
> sisters in it? Can you confirm this? The did a remake of 'Wild Thing'?
>
> kevin
>
> PS - how the hell do I remember these trivial things?
I often ask myself the same thing.
The remake of "Wild Thing" was by Fancy, not Fanny, but the two
were often confused at the time, as I recall. One of the Quatros may
have been in Fancy, but I can't confirm that. My most reliable source
says only that they were a British quintet whose lead singer was named
Helen Court.
(BTW: I'm looking at my copy of Fanny's "Charity Ball" album
right now. The back cover photo of the band was taken by Candice
Bergen.)
Regarding Fanny: their biggest hit was something called "Butter
Boy" in 1975. I seem to recall that this was in some way
controversial--something having to do with lyrics?--or did I
hallucinate? Anybody remember?
jim
Charles Board
In article <31DC74...@netins.net>, jim and/or ann <jbar...@netins.net> writes:
|> KPN wrote:
|>
|> > Fanny ? hmmm ... if I remember correctly, Fanny had one of the Quatro
|> > sisters in it? Can you confirm this? The did a remake of 'Wild Thing'?
|> >
|> > kevin
|> >
|> > PS - how the hell do I remember these trivial things?
|>
|> I often ask myself the same thing.
|>
|> The remake of "Wild Thing" was by Fancy, not Fanny, but the two
|> were often confused at the time, as I recall. One of the Quatros may
|> have been in Fancy, but I can't confirm that. My most reliable source
|> says only that they were a British quintet whose lead singer was named
|> Helen Court.
I've got the 1974 Fancy album that had both of their US hits ("Wild Thing"
hit #14 in Sept '74, and "Touch Me" hit #19 in November). If you're really
interested I'll pull it out and see who the members were. I'm 100% certain,
though, that Suzi Quatro wasn't one.
|>
|> (BTW: I'm looking at my copy of Fanny's "Charity Ball" album
|> right now. The back cover photo of the band was taken by Candice
|> Bergen.)
|>
|> Regarding Fanny: their biggest hit was something called "Butter
|> Boy" in 1975. I seem to recall that this was in some way
|> controversial--something having to do with lyrics?--or did I
|> hallucinate? Anybody remember?
I've got the 45 but don't remember the song. I'll pull it for a listen.
Fanny hit the Hot 100 four times with two Top 40 hits - "Charity Ball"
got to #40 in Nov. '71 and "Butter Boy" got to #29 in April '75.
|>
|> jim
Clancy
In article <31d4af40...@207.17.118.2>,
Vic Moore <zk...@ttacs.ttu.edu> wrote:
>On 28 Jun 1996 16:16:09 GMT, wz...@ix.netcom.com (KPN) wrote:
>
>>Some of the best riffs I learned at the tme came off of a Nazareth
>>album. Still hear some of the hooks being played today.
>
>"Hair of the Dog" is a classic album in every sense of the word.
Was that song, 'Beggar's Day' ever recorded by Nils Lofgren?
Julie A. Ernsberger
>In article <this-2706961632390001@edward_teach.chinalake.navy.mil>,
> th...@reader.makes.me.doThis (BlackBeard) wrote:
>=> >Ozark Mountain Daredevils
>=> Oh, Oh, Oh, It's Magic (translated "It's My Dick)
>=> (Didn' they do this song)
>=
>=
It was NOT ELO, it was a group called Pilot.
Steve Ellis
In article <19961116023...@ladder01.news.aol.com> mben...@aol.com writes:
>In article <56g3et$7...@NEWS.unitel.co.kr>, ch...@caro.net (Charles Held)
>writes:
>>Ozark Mountain Daredevils
>>=> Oh, Oh, Oh, It's Magic
>>=> (Didn' they do this song)
> This song was done by a band called Pilot. I saw "Happy
>Gilmore" recently and was delighted to hear this old song on the
>soundtrack. The play it over the closing credits .
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils did "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" and, I think,
"Jackie Blue".
Right?
Steve
mben...@aol.com
>Ozark Mountain Daredevils
>=> Oh, Oh, Oh, It's Magic
>=> (Didn' they do this song)
This song was done by a band called Pilot. I saw "Happy
Gilmore" recently and was delighted to hear this old song on the
soundtrack. The play it over the closing credits .
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mben...@aol.com
In article <lsd.431....@neosoft.com>, l...@neosoft.com (Steve Ellis)
writes:
>The Ozark Mountain Daredevils did "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" and, I
think,
>"Jackie Blue".
>
>Right?
>
>Steve
>
>
Yes , they did. I always used to get them mixed up with Pure Prairie
League and "Amie". (What chu' wanna do-oo?)
BlackBeard
In article <ernsberger....@serv2.fwi.com>,
ernsb...@serv2.fwi.com (Julie A. Ernsberger) wrote:
> >In article <this-2706961632390001@edward_teach.chinalake.navy.mil>,
> > th...@reader.makes.me.doThis (BlackBeard) wrote:
> >=> >Ozark Mountain Daredevils
> >=> Oh, Oh, Oh, It's Magic (translated "It's My Dick)
> >=> (Didn' they do this song)
> >=
> >=
> It was NOT ELO, it was a group called Pilot.
PLease get you quotes correct. (look at the little '>' signs etc.)
That was not my statement.
(and yes, I have a CD with Pilot singing this)
BlackBeard
-. .- -..- --.-
De Profundis
Submarines once, Submarines twice...
Cacilie Griffith
Jackie Blue.