70s music
The 1970s were all about sex, drugs and rock and roll; Beat welcomes you to our Disco Inferno.
Love Hangover
Well, you are asking me to cast my mind back a long way. Teen angst you say ... I could write a list for 20s angst with the emphasis on the angst side, more easily in fact if anything ..they were worse .. but anyway, back in the early 70s ( yes that long ago)...I was a budding teenager.. and let me tell you music was EVERYTHING to me.
By Gillian Lesley Scott5 years ago in Beat
Who Me? Angsty?
I officially became a teen on May 4th, 1973. I had begun my decade of angst well before that time, convinced that I was not meant to be where I was, doing what I was doing, living where I lived. The whole world was one big mousetrap, and it had me by the tail.
By Paula Shablo5 years ago in Beat
'Flag'
James Taylor's ninth album, Flag, was once again produced by Peter Asher at the Sound Factory in Hollywood but the results were not as successful as sessions two years earlier for the previous album, the classic JT. Despite any credit points for the clever cover concept--the flag signal flag depicted is the universal symbol for "man overboard"--Flag was released to lukewarm reviews at best on May 1, 1979.
By Sean Callaghan5 years ago in Beat
War: the genius and the folly
War is an American band that hailed from Long Beach, California. The group formed in 1969 and quickly had crossover audiences because they utilized elements of soul, blues, rock, raggae, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and psychedelia. They had a sound that was all their own and their music was both genius and humorous. War transcended racial and cultural barriers by having a multi-ethnic band line-up. The band's music is such that it inspired many mellow moods on a Sunday afternoon. I hope fans enjoy this trip down memory lane with some of their hits. The melodies are sure to move you and the lyric will put a smile on your face.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Beat
'JT'
For James Taylor's eighth album, titled simply JT, the label was new (Columbia Records) but the producer was an old friend, Peter Asher. Although Asher was James's manager through out the period, JT marked his return as producer after an absence of three albums. The album was recorded in March and April, 1977, at The Sound Factory in Hollywood, California, and was released shortly thereafter, on June 22.
By Sean Callaghan5 years ago in Beat
How 7 Carpenter’s Songs Soothe My Soul
Everyone has a different approach to relaxation and whichever method one chooses to reach that “Ahh” moment of perfect Zen is a personal decision. The options are endless. Some people like natural sounds of calming ocean waves or tropical forest torrents. Others prefer more upbeat rhythms associated with drumming or maybe even animal sounds like birds chirping in their natural habitat. The types of music triggering the big “let go” is just as diversified and unique as we all are as individuals. My personal happy session sparks off with 70’s music specifically of the brother/ sister duo: The Carpenters.
By Marilyn Glover5 years ago in Beat
The Lijadu Sisters
Lijadu Sisters If you have never heard of them or their music and you enjoy African-influenced beats, then you have missed something. Before Davido, Burna Boy, Niniola and Yemi Alade there were the trail-blazing Lijadu Sisters who blew up Nigeria and the wider world with their late 1960s and 70s Afro-funk/beat/acid fusions blended with reggae and soul.
By Musufing Marong5 years ago in Beat
Stairway to Heaven - Fifty Years Later
On November 8th, 1971, Led Zeppelin released a fourth studio album that would transform them from simple rock stars to a household name for decades to come. As Stairway to Heaven approaches fifty-years-old it is only fitting to revisit the good, the bad, and the ugly of its effects on pop culture and Canadian music.
By Jordan Mckay5 years ago in Beat
British Rock Group Badfinger
A British rock band with a really odd name is Badfinger. The original band line-up was Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins, Tom Evans and Joey Molland. They had four consecutive worldwide hits from 1970 to 1972. They included “Come and Get It” (written and produced by Paul McCartney), “No Matter What”, “Day After Day” and “Baby Blue”.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Beat
'In The Pocket'
After the considerable success of his Gorilla album in 1975, James Taylor turned once again to the team of Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman to produce his seventh album, 1976's In The Pocket, recorded once again in California and released in June 1976. The stakes were arguably even higher for this album than the last time out, with Taylor out to prove that Gorilla was no fluke. The success of In the Pocket was expected to greatly affect future artist negotiations with it being the last new album due on his recording contract with Warner Brothers Records.
By Sean Callaghan5 years ago in Beat
'Gorilla'
Coming off the disappointing public reception to the Walking Man album, James Taylor's sixth studio album was hugely important to his continued career success. So once again, he changed producers, returning not to his manager and original producer Peter Asher, but instead to the famed Warner Brothers production team of Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman, the men who together and alone were behind such Warner megahits as Randy Newman's Sail Away, Gordon Lightfoot's Sundown, and Ry Cooder's Paradise and Lunch.
By Sean Callaghan5 years ago in Beat
‘I Gotcha ‘ revisiting the hit song by Joe Tex
Joe Tex had hit records by being sexist only I did not know it at the time. I didn’t give much thought to “ Skinny Legs and All” (1967) even though I myself was teased for having thin legs. I laughed at his hit “Ain’t Gonna Dance No More With No Big Fat Woman”(1977). I never considering that some heavy set women might have been offended or ridiculed by others because of the lyrics. Along with many others in 1972, I thought “ I Gotcha” was cute.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Beat
