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Good pick by Marksman 84. They released three lp's during late '69-late '70, and "Ride Captain Ride" hit the top5 charts. And by 1972 they were done. Strange- and the albums were good then, collectible and in demand today with the music collectors now.
Here's another group I thought of that I think merits acknowledgment. And this one really took me through a time-warp, because I remember watching them on a show and being fascinated by the "stone man drummer" with hat pulled over his eyes.
NRPS is a band that sadly has been talked about very little on the forum, but I loved their first half dozen lp's, and still play them a fair amount. I was thinking about them a while back, last year their leader John Dawson had passed away. A couple years earlier Spencer Dryden had passed on, he had started his career with the Jefferson Airplane. I pulled up Wikipedia on these guys and was surprised to learn nearly 20 members have been involved with the band at one time or another.
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I saw NRPS at a small venue not during their heyday in the 70's but later, it must have been in the 90's.
The Last Lonely Eagle.
It still gets me every time.
Sad about John Dawson and Spencer Dryden.
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Originally Posted by Marksman84
Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride
heh
I saw them, too, during the time of that hit. I was maybe 15?
A band I always loved:
It's A Beautiful Day. I already liked hearing violins in rock, and this might have been the song that sealed it forever.
I saw Black Oak Arkansas opening for Blue Oyster Cult at Long Beach Arena on the Spectures tour.
I also used to have BOA's "High on the Hog" on eight track and "Raunch and Roll Live" on LP. In fact, iirc, for those of you who live in Orange County, CA, BOA's live version of "Up" was the last song that KYMS, which was a great old free form station at the time, played before it converted to a Christian music format.
Anyway, great bands that are forgotten here in the U.S.:
I use to sing this one in the mirror (dramatic).
Was to young to have a boyfriend but had the 45.
I think a re-make of this would be a hit (up the tempo).
Speaking of the Vanilla Fudge, Here is a story I think you people would like.
By late 1968, the Vanilla Fudge had three lp's out, with Renaiisance the newest release. They toured on that lp, saw them in Denver at the Denver Colisseum after Christmas that year. The warm up band was Spirit, who I'll get into on a future post on this thread. They had released their second lp, and "I've Got A Line On You' was scooting up the charts. A third act was added by Barry Fey, Denver's long time concert promoter. This band had been added at the last minute, and had only been a band for a very short time, but soon after would hit the jackpot regarding top drawer rock bands of the 60's/70's. I was not aware of it at the time, but found out later that was their first American concert.
The group? Led Zeppelin.
Back to the Fudge. By late 1969 they were running out of gas but released some interesting stuff while they were together. I recommend their first lp and also Renaiisance. Renaiisance has some added tracks on CD and has a great version of Donovan's "Season Of The Witch". I recommend them!
Now I want to go to my basement and get those old NRPS records out. Loved the music.
Not a band, but I always loved Roy Buchanan. Too bad about him; committed suicide in jail.
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