1970's Appreciation Thread

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I love those mirrored balls that would hang from the ceilings of the night clubs.

Yep, Rainbow was mid-to-late 70's. The album Stargazer is on, Rising, is from 1976.

Another great thing about the 70's was the price of concert tickets. I would never be able to justify the cost of going to all the concerts I saw then if the prices were what they are today. On a budget supplied by a part time job while going to high school, I was able to see the Who (best concert ever), the Rolling Stones (right up there), Eric Clapton (a low point in his career), Blood Sweat and Tears (loved it), and the Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin (amazing)

Wow, those sound awesome. I am incredibly jealous right now.

Also, I wonder why The Who didn't sing My Generation at the Super Bowl?

You are probably referring to the line "I hope I die before I get old." Please don't judge them by their recent concert performances. When I saw the Who (with Kieth Moon on drums) they were like a completely different group. Townsend jumped, and danced, and twirled his strumming arm like a airplane propeller almost non-stop during the concert. Daltry added to the effect with his energy and Moon is my favorite rock drummer. Entwistle added a nice contrast by his imitation of a statue (great playing though.) You had to see it to believe it.

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Who could forget The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family?

How about The Jackson 5?

Leon Russell made some great albums during the 70's.

Speaking of albums, there were some great albums during the 70's, as mentioned in this thread. My point is albums were viable during the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Now that mp3 players (ie iPods) dominate, many people will never hear the albums, only certain songs from the albums. There have been many great albums, (ie concept albums) that require listening to all of the songs in the proper order to appreciate them. For example if you haven't heard Abbey Road in its entirety, you can't get the effect of hearing one song building to the next and the eventual climax. i am not sure Abbey Road was released in the (early?) 70's, but a great concept album, Quadraphenia by the Who was. More people have heard Abbey Road, so that is why I used that example.

Bob Dylan made some great music during the 70's. Check out these lyrics.


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5622ozEHIm8[/youtube]

I remember Carol Burnett, as well.

I love her skit where she's wearing the curtains like in Gone With The Wind, but with the curtain rod still in them.

The 'Kung Fu' tv series with David Carradine

I really enjoyed watching that. Happy memories

Lou Reed[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0c8Q6doiJI[/youtube]

I was little at the time, but i remember being excited to watch it every week with my dad. I still remember the episode where he caught an arrow with his hand, and that was the coolest thing i ever seen, at the time.

I was born in 1974, believe it or not.

^I believe it, because i'm the same age as you.lol