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I was just listening to some ELP cuts I picked up from the iTunes store.

Such craft, such artistry not just in the music but the lyrics and complexity of the total construction. Just high quality, fantastic music. So much of the new stuff on the radio sounds so impoverished from a craft perspective. Sure, we've got celebrities and "idols" galore, but whatever happened to the music?

Anyone else have a favorite band from the 70's and 80's that you consider to be consummate musical artists?

I'm thinking of Asia, Kansas, Kate Bush, Allman Brothers...

Wilkey
 
I allways thought that nobody could paint a picture with lyrics the way Bruce Springsteen can. Just listen to "Thunder Road", "Walk Like aMan" or "The Rising".
 
Ginseng said:
Anyone else have a favorite band from the 70's and 80's that you consider to be consummate musical artists?

I'm thinking of Asia, Kansas, Kate Bush, Allman Brothers...
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Does Starship count? :laugh:



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I'm from a different generation of music. I guess I grew up with the cult of celebrity. I still enjoy listening to the Smashing Pumpkins and I'm excited to hear that they're touring again (We'll see how long this lasts.)

There were a handful of bands that I thought were about 'the music'. I love the early music from Modest Mouse and The Shins, but their music appears in movie sound tracks and car commercials now. :angry:
 
I saw Emerson, Lake, and Palmer live in '72 during the "Brain Salad Surgery" tour. It was a show I'll never forget....just fantastic.

They are one of my all time favorite 70's bands, to be sure.

Regards - B.B.S.
 
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I saw Emerson, Lake, and Palmer live in '72 during the "Brain Salad Surgery" tour. It was a show I'll never forget....just fantastic.

They are one of my all time favorite 70's bands, to be sure.

Regards - B.B.S.
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I saw that same show when they played Washington DC.
It was a GREAT show.
 
I would have to add Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits and Rush. All those groups are great musicians and bring back a lot of memories, also bring back some nights that I have no recollection of at all :0

Robby
 
Gotta second the mention of Rush.

Also, Supertramp...while not entirely "progressive," still damn good. Roger Hodgson's solo efforts are outstanding too.

Early Styx...and the vote for Asia gets second-ed also. John Wetton is pretty damn amazing, and his solo stuff is equally so.

Also can't forget Alan Parsons Project.

Camel, Gentle Giant, Captain Beefheart and Zappa are some others.
 
Ginseng said:
I was just listening to some ELP cuts I picked up from the iTunes store.

Such craft, such artistry not just in the music but the lyrics and complexity of the total construction. Just high quality, fantastic music. So much of the new stuff on the radio sounds so impoverished from a craft perspective. Sure, we've got celebrities and "idols" galore, but whatever happened to the music?

Anyone else have a favorite band from the 70's and 80's that you consider to be consummate musical artists?

I'm thinking of Asia, Kansas, Kate Bush, Allman Brothers...

Wilkey
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I took an early car "stereo" with a cassette player in it, taped two lantern batteries to it, and soldered up a jig that allowed me to plug in headphones. In effect, I built my first Walkman several years before they were available. That was my patrol rig that I took on spookops (specops) so I could play my music in my bunk. Moody Blues, Peter Frampton, Montrose, Mott the Hoople, Pink Floyd, lessee... some 3 Dog Night come to mind. They made the boredom of patrol bearable.

edit to add: thank GOD, being deployed during all of the late 70's allowed me to miss Urban Cowboy (even though I'm a huge Country fan) and most of the Disco years. DEATH BEFORE DISCO!
 
3rd mention of the canadian trio, Rush
How's about Mountain (Leslie West as front man), CCR, Santana, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Bad Co (Paul Rogers voice still rocks), Thin Lizzy.and the Doors.
I know Jimi and the Doors are more late '60's than '70's
Rob


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You guys are giving up your age...LOL

Great stuff in the 70's...Supertramp (Breakfast in America), Eagles, Dooby Bros and those already mentioned. Good times, classic music for all time. Somehow I don't
see Rap having the same longevity in 30 years time. ???

Brian
 
Infinity said:
You guys are giving up your age...LOL

Great stuff in the 70's...Supertramp (Breakfast in America), Eagles, Dooby Bros and those already mentioned. Good times, classic music for all time. Somehow I don't
see Rap having the same longevity in 30 years time. ???

Brian
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Breakfast in America is probably the one album that I've listened to more than any other. Next two would be Pink Floyd's The Wall and Darkside of the Moon. So much of my favorite music comes from the 70's and early 80's including David Bowie, Supertramp, Pink Floyd, U2, ELP (and Young), Traveling Wilburys, ELO, REO Speedwagon, Styx, Boston, Asia, T-Rex, Dire Straits, The Police, Eagles, Zevon, Traffic, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, and many more. Like many, I feel the artistry from those times were much deeper, when the music was more important than the image of the artist. Can you imagine Iggy Pop trying to get on one of these "talent" shows in this day and age?
 
Infinity said:
You guys are giving up your age...LOL
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Allow me to throw a wrench into that statement...

Here's my list: Zeppelin, Jimi, Floyd, Kansas, Allman Brothers, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Jim Croce, Santana, Steve Miller Band, War

P.S. I'm 25 years old
 
Strayvector said:
So much of my favorite music comes from the 70's and early 80's including David Bowie, Supertramp, Pink Floyd, U2, ELP (and Young), Traveling Wilburys, ELO, REO Speedwagon, Styx, Boston, Asia, T-Rex, Dire Straits, The Police, Eagles, Zevon, Traffic, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, and many more. Like many, I feel the artistry from those times were much deeper, when the music was more important than the image of the artist. Can you imagine Iggy Pop trying to get on one of these "talent" shows in this day and age?
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Oh gosh, Iggy and the Stooges. How about The Clash?

And who could forget early Genesis under Peter Gabriel? Elvis Costello and the Attractions before he became pretentious.

Jethro Tull!

Wilkey
 
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
Steely Dan
C.S.N.&Y.
Queen

And Tool ... yea, not from the 70s or 80s, but I think they are one of the best innovative musicians to date, so I had to throw them in there.
 
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