Band – The Weight — PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture (Reblog)

It doesn’t get much more classic than this song by The Band. I’ve covered the “Playing for a Change” version with Robbie Robertson, Ringo Starr, and many musicians across the world. It’s been covered by many artists but The Bands version will always be the goto version for me. Robbie Robertson said he wrote this […]

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*** The Band were one of the most influential bands ever.

EVERY BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLE 1970: #364: “CANDIDA”- DAWN — slicethelife (reblog)

Every Billboard Hot 100 Single 1970: #364: “Candida” -Dawn. The highest debuting single the week of July 25, 1970. Single: “Candida”- Dawn Record Company- Bell Genre: Pop Written by Toni Wine and Irwin Levine Time: 2:52 B-side: “Look At” Album- Candida Grade: B Peaked at #3 18 weeks in Billboard Hot 100. The first hit […]

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***Great post. 1970 was such a memorable year for me and the world. So called ‘pop music’ never seemed so good. The sexy 60s were over and the cynical 70s had begun. There were still ‘properly’ constructed songs around then, a lot of quality amid the not so good. Dawn had a way of making great hits.

The Beatles – Help! (1965) — The Ultimate Music Library (Reblog)

A review of the underrated album by The Beatles – Help!

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*** This Beatles album was always on the turntable when I was a youngster. The film is also good. Theirs is an incredible story...

2020 ALBUM DRAFT- ROUND 4- PICK 6- ECLECTIC MUSIC LOVER SELECTS- ELTON JOHN- GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD — slicethelife (reblog)

2020 Album Draft- Round 4- Pick 6- Eclectic Music Lover-selects- Elton John- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Eclectic Music Lover’s blog can be found at- https://eclecticmusiclover.com/ My pick for Round 4 is the monumental double album “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” by Elton John. And while I don’t feel it qualifies as a true masterpiece, I think […]

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*Great post, this brings back so many memories of Elton John and the early 70s.

Dark Side of the Moon or Led Zeppelin IV? — Ticket 2 Ride (Reblog)

Each album was career defining for the bands. Is one better than the other? No. It is just personal choice. These two albums are among the biggest sellers of the 1970s and are near the top of the greatest albums of all-time. I’m just telling you this in case you were in a coma back […]

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