1. James Brown: “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine” 2. Sly & the Family Stone: “Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin”3. The Jackson 5: “The Love You Save”4. Lee Dorsey: “Yes We Can Can”5. Rufus Thomas: “Do the Push and Pull Pt. 1”6. The Spinners: “It’s a Shame”7. The Five Stairsteps: “O-o-h Child”8. Aretha Franklin: “Don’t Play That Song”9. Bob and Marcia: “Young, Gifted and Black”10. Jimmy Cliff: “You Can Get It If You Really Want”11. Junior Byles: “Live as One”12. The Melodians: “Rivers of Babylon”13. Pat Kelly: “I Am Coming Home”14. Val Bennett & Harry J: “Tons of Gold”15. Orchestre Vévé: “Baluti”16. Bembeya Jazz National: “Waraba”17. Balla Et Ses Balladins: “Sara 70”18. Van Morrison: “Domino”19. War: “Spill the Wine”20. Mongo Santamaria: “Adobo Criollo”21. Jimmy Sabater: “Yroco”22. Santana: “Black Magic Woman”23. Can: “Mother Sky”24. Erkin Koray: “Istemem”25. Led Zeppelin: “Immigrant Song”26. Black Sabbath: “Paranoid”27. MC5: “Shakin’ Street”28. Confusions: “Voice From the Inner Soul”29. The Velvet Underground: “Rock & Roll”30. The Kinks: “Lola”31. Alice Cooper: “I’m Eighteen”32. John McLaughlin: “Marbles”33. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: “Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop”34. David Axelrod: “The Sign Pt. 1”35. Miles Davis: “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down”36. Pharaoh Sanders: “Astral Traveling”37. Art Ensemble of Chicago: “Theme de Yoyo”38. Curtis Mayfield: “Move on Up”39. The Isley Brothers: “Get Into Something”40. The Meters: “Hand Clapping Song”41. Segun Bucknor & His Revolution: “La La La”42. The Explosions: “Hip Drop”43. Alemayehu Eshete: “Chero Aderi Negn”44. Stevie Wonder: “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours”45. Niney & the Soul Syndicate: “Blood and Fire”46. U. Roy: “Wake the Town”47. Dave Barker & the Upsetters: “Shocks of Mighty”48. Bob Marley & the Wailers: “Duppy Conqueror”49. Al Green: “Tired of Being Alone”50. The Delfonics: “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)”51. Freda Payne: “Band of Gold”52. Flaming Ember: “Westbound #9”53. Getatchew Kassa: “Betchayen Tekezie” 54. Jr. Walker & the All Stars: “Do You See My Love (For You Growing)”55. Dorothy Morrison: “Rain”56. Lynn Anderson: “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden”57. Tammy Wynette: “True and Lasting Love”58. Tracy Nelson: “Stay as Sweet as You Are”59. Ray Price: “For the Good Times”60. Loretta Lynn: “Coal Miner’s Daughter”61. Johnny Cash: “Wanted Man”62. Tom T. Hall: “Homecoming”63. George Jones: “A Good Year For the Roses”64. The Flying Burrito Brothers: “Wild Horses”65. The Byrds: “Chestnut Mare”66. Neil Young: “When You Dance I Can Really Love”67. Randy Newman: “Have You Seen My Baby?”68. Creedence Clearwater Revival: “Up Around the Bend”69. The Stooges: “Down on the Street”70. O Terco: “I Need You”71. The Temptations: “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)”72. Edwin Starr: “War”73. Swamp Dogg: “Redneck”74. The Last Poets: “Niggers Are Scared of Revolution”75. Gil Scott-Heron: “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”76. Bobby Byrd: “If You Don’t Work You Can’t Eat”77. Grant Green: “Ain’t It Funky Now”78. Jimmy McGriff: “Fat Cakes”79. Fela Kuti: “Lady”80. Gloria Walker: “Papa’s Got the Wagon”81. The Staple Singers: “Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)”82. The Beach Boys: “This Whole World”83. Free: “All Right Now”84. Funkadelic: “I’ll Bet You”85. John Lennon: “Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)”86. Ennio Morricone: “Citta Violenta (Titoli)”87. Augustus Pablo: “Too Late”88. Jackie Mittoo: “Stereo Freeze”89. Lee Perry: “Sipreano”90. Dennis Alcapone: “My Voice Is Insured For Half a Million Dollars”91. Lloydie and the Lowbites: “Birth Control”92. Mighty Sparrow: “Sell the Pussy”93. Duke: “The Dentist”94. Professional Uhuru: “Medzi Me Sigya”95. Lord Kitchener: “Margie”96. Franco et l’Orchestre TP OK Jazz: “Kinsiona”97. Seyfu Yohannes: “Tezeta”98. Super Sweet Talks International: “Bura No Ano”99. King Sunny Adé: “Ogun Party Pt. 1”100. Les As: “Feza-Dafroza”101. Bantous De La Capitale: “Lisie”102. Kiezos: “Rumba 70”103. Sun Ra & His Solar-Myth Arkestra: “The Utter-Nots” 104. Iannis Xenakis: “Hibiki-Hana-Ma (edit)”105. Etta James: “All the Way Down”106. Bad Medicine: “Trespasser Pt. 2”107. Charles Wright & the Watts 110th Street Rhythm Band: “Express Yourself”108. Dyke & the Blazers: “Runaway People”109. B.B. King: “Ask Me No Questions”110. Jackie Moore: “Precious, Precious”111. Janis Joplin: “Me & Bobby McGee”112. Derek & the Dominos: “Little Wing”113. Jimi Hendrix: “Hear My Train a Comin’ (Live in Berkeley, May 29, 1970)”114. Grateful Dead: “Friend of the Devil”115. Simon & Garfunkel: “Cecilia”116. Joni Mitchell: “Big Yellow Taxi”117. James Taylor: “Fire and Rain”118. Rod Stewart: “Gasoline Alley”119. The Beatles: “Let It Be”120. The Originals: “The Bells”121. The Four Tops: “Still Water (Love)”122. Tyrone Davis: “Turn Back the Hands of Time”123. Dusty Springfield: “Silly, Silly Fool”124. Ann Peebles: “Part Time Love”125. Chairmen of the Board: “Give Me Just a Little More Time”126. Desmond Dekker: “You Can Get It If You Really Want”127. Techniques All Stars: “Eldora”128. The Slickers: “Johnny Too Bad”129. Dice the Boss: “Teahouse From Emperor Rosko”130. Scotty: “Sesame Street”131. Lito Barrientos: “Cumbia En Do Menor”132. Los Gavilanes De La Costa: “Los Gavilanes”
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:12 (twenty-one years ago)
― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)
― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)
― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)
Fiddo on the Roof: I love you too, asshole.
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:28 (twenty-one years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)
― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)
― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)
Couple of other things I like from that weird year:Todd Rundgren - We Gotta Get You A WomanSpirit - Nature's Way
Nice Sun Ra -> Xenakis -> Etta James transition BTW.
― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)
― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 4 December 2003 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 4 December 2003 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)
Matos, great list!
― Berkeley Sackett (calstars), Thursday, 4 December 2003 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)
68. Creedence Clearwater Revival: “Up Around the Bend”69. The Stooges: “Down on the Street”
83. Free: “All Right Now”84. Funkadelic: “I’ll Bet You”85. John Lennon: “Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)”86. Ennio Morricone: “Citta Violenta (Titoli)”
I take that back. You are my new god.
― nate detritus (natedetritus), Thursday, 4 December 2003 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)
― nate detritus (natedetritus), Thursday, 4 December 2003 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)
― nate detritus (natedetritus), Thursday, 4 December 2003 16:43 (twenty-one years ago)
― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Thursday, 4 December 2003 16:45 (twenty-one years ago)
― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 4 December 2003 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)
"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)," Edison Lighthouse "Venus," Shocking Blue "Spirit In The Sky," Norman Greenbaum "Spill The Wine," Eric Burdon & War "Make It With You," Bread"Mama Told Me (Not To Come)," Three Dog Night "(They Long To Be) Close To You," Carpenters "Tighter, Tighter," Alive & Kicking "Express Yourself," Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (best funk track of that year)"I'll Never Fall In Love Again," Dionne Warwick"I Think I love You," Partridge Family"25 or 6 to 4," Chicago"Snowbird," Anne Murray"As the Years Go By," Mashmakhan"Little Green Bag," George Baker Selection "Ma Belle Amie," The Tee Set"One Less Bell to Answer," Fifth Dimension
― s woods, Thursday, 4 December 2003 18:39 (twenty-one years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 20:30 (twenty-one years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)
So it looks like a lot of those The Harder They Come tracks were '70... I'm pretty sure that's when it was filmed, and it just took a while for it to find distribution, but I always associated that movie with '72.
― nate detritus (natedetritus), Thursday, 4 December 2003 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)
Still, there's almost NO AM bubblegum, though, which I just don't get (you can make a case here and there, no doubt). Well, okay, I do get it, it's your list, and it's what you like...and there's probably a lot of neat stuff on there I should hear (a fair deal of which I haven't even heard OF). And then some stuff that surely won't interest me at all (like an obscure live Hendrix thing...who cares?). But that's lists for you.
I guess as someone who lived through 1970 (not all that consciously, but close enough) I just can't fathom a list for that year that doesn't have at LEAST Edison Lighthouse or the Carpenters or Shocking Blue. I'd also probably put "1970" by the Stooges on but I'm obvious that way.
I think "Layla" (the single anyway) is '71.
― s woods, Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:08 (twenty-one years ago)
Scott, I don't own any Have a Nice Day comps. does that help?
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:11 (twenty-one years ago)
re: Have a Nice Day--yeah, I wasn't asking you to justify your omissions (not totally), just pointing out some great records I thought you missed.
Incidentally, I think my favourite two records of 1970 are probably one from your list and one from my shorter one: "The Love You Save" and "Tighter Tighter."
― s woods, Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:16 (twenty-one years ago)
― s woods, Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:21 (twenty-one years ago)
― s woods, Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:28 (twenty-one years ago)
And yeah I think the list so diligently represents a broad spectrum of non-rock music, that there is certainly room for a track by perhaps the best rock improvisor in the last year of his life.
― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:29 (twenty-one years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:31 (twenty-one years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:34 (twenty-one years ago)
― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 4 December 2003 23:11 (twenty-one years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 4 December 2003 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 4 December 2003 23:24 (twenty-one years ago)
― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 4 December 2003 23:29 (twenty-one years ago)
― nate detritus (natedetritus), Friday, 5 December 2003 00:18 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jeff W (zebedee), Friday, 5 December 2003 13:12 (twenty-one years ago)
Er, Matos, check the usual channels plz.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 December 2003 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 5 December 2003 20:19 (twenty-one years ago)
― nate detritus (natedetritus), Friday, 5 December 2003 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 5 December 2003 20:27 (twenty-one years ago)
(forgive me)
― nate detritus (natedetritus), Friday, 5 December 2003 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)