Fleetwood Mac’s early 70’s output is often dismissed as “transitional” by “serious” rock “critics”. It’s hard to tell why, as they recorded between 1969 and 1973 some of the most brilliant, powerful and innovative music of their era.
Mission bell
Jewel eyed Judy
Child of mine
Coming your way
Dissatisfied
Sentimental lady
Show me a smile
Sands of time
When you say
Dust
Christine Mc Vie – No road is the right road
Jeremy Spencer & The Children – The world in her heart
Honeybus members and Ian Matthews have this thing in common : they are amongst the most well-known underrated acts of the late’s/early 70’s. Here’s our tribute to their delicate genius.
For the second part of our New Orleans voyage, we chose to focus on the mellow, orchestrated or heartfelt side of the big city’s music. Don’t miss next show, our third NOLA part with a very special guest : Jean-Pierre Paul Poire.
Eldridge Holmes – No substitute
Irma Thomas – Cry on
Willie Harper – New kind of love
Allen Toussaint & The Stokes – Poor boy got to move
Don’t run away ! This ain’t about 20 minutes drum solos or horn group sex ! Just some mellow jazz-inflected tracks from some of our Psycho-Batave heroes.
From the mid 60’s to the early 80’s, midwest and Ohio in particular have been a hotbed for muscled pop, bubblegum and power pop, revealed here in their full glory.
The Raspberries – Radio promo for Fresh Raspberries
Lewis Carroll’s Alice stories had a huge impact on late 60’s pop music. We chose to avoid some obvious names (Jefferson Airplane, Incredible String Band, Frumious Bandersnatch) to focus on lesser-known, mostly popsike numbers, with a few teen bands to refresh the looking glass.
Bards – The Jabberwocky
The Bunch – Looking glass Alice
Tom Northcott – Who planted thorns in miss Alice’s garden
Dave Heenan Set – Alice in Wonderland
Donovan – Jabberwocky
Paul Parrish – Tiny Alice
Colin Hare – Alice
Jon Plum – Alice
Micky Jones & Tommy Brown – Alice in Wonderland
Them – Walking in the Queen’s garden
The Mad Hatters (CT) – Just won’t leave
The Mad Hatters (MD) – I’ll come running
Madhatters – You may see me cry
Boyce & Hart – Alice Long
Central Nervous System – Alice (something happened)