Doobies, America, Three Dog Night kind of vibe ?

Climax Blues Band was big back then. Marshal Tucker Band. Boz Scags.

What about Jefferson starship?

Yep. Jefferson. If I ever hear Miracles again, it will be too soon. Blech.

Last edited by 4F Hepcat (2016-05-24 05:22:17)

No im really looking at those early 1970s groups..not so much the later years

here is my personal selection from the 1970 AM Top 100, I included the song's the highest chart position, these are tunes I liked both then and now:

Billboard Year End Charts 1970

5       Edwin Starr     War *****
9       Beatles     Let It Be *****
19       Sly and The Family Stone     Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Again)***** really 1969 I know
22      Norman Greenbaum     Spirit In The Sky*****
24      Temptations     Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)*****
31        Stevie Wonder     Signed Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)*****
34       John Lennon     Instant Karma (We All Shine On)***
35      Clarence Carter     Patches***
36      Creedence Clearwater Revival     Lookin' Out My Back Door*****
45      Jaggerz     The Rapper
48       Badfinger     Come And Get It
52        Kinks     Lola*****
57        Charles Wright and The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band     Express Yourself*****
67       James Taylor     Fire And Rain
71      Delfonics     Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)***
73      Creedence Clearwater Revival     Up Around The Bend*****
78        Mountain     Mississippi Queen
84      100 Proof Aged In Soul     Somebody's Been Sleeping
89      Creedence Clearwater Revival     Travelin' Band / Who'll Stop The Rain***
91       Temptations     Psychedelic Shack*****
93       Pacific Gas and Electric     Are You Ready?
94       Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young     Woodstock*****
95       Dionne Warwick     I'll Never Fall In Love Again***
98       B.B. King     The Thrill Is Gone***

plus:

Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Tears Of A Clown
Alice Cooper - Eighteen
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio
Stephen Stills - Love the One You're With


here's the bad news, a few real pains, mainly from the one-hitters, instant torture 1970-style:

Partridge Family - I Think I Love You

and

29     Bobby Sherman     Julie, Do Ya Love Me
40     Edison Lighthouse     Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
44     Eddie Holman     Hey There Lonely Girl
62     White Plains     My Baby Loves Lovin'
64     Brotherhood Of Man     United We Stand
81     Tee Set     Ma Belle Amie

Last edited by stanshall (2016-05-25 00:48:24)

1972 chart songs that are good according to me:

in this list the ones that I was truly into back in 1972 are asterisked:

the good:

4     Nilsson     Without You
6      Joe Tex     I Gotcha*
11      Al Green     Let's Stay Together
16     Luther Ingram     If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right*
17      Neil Young     Heart Of Gold*****
19     Staple Singers     I'll Take You There*****
21    Joe Simon     Drowning in the Sea of Love
22     Billy Preston     Outa-Space*
23     War     Slippin' Into Darkness*****
24      Hollies     Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)
32     Moody Blues     Nights In White Satin
35     O'Jays     Back Stabbers*****
38     Mel and Tim     Starting All Over Again
39     Badfinger     Day After Day
43     Dennis Coffey and The Detroit Guitar Band     Scorpio
46     Rick Nelson     Garden Party
47     Johnny Nash     I Can See Clearly Now
48     Elvis Presley     Burning Love*****
49      Betty Wright     Clean Up Woman*****
50     Argent     Hold Your Head Up
51     Chakachas     Jungle Fever
54     Al Green     Look What You Done For Me
56     T. Rex     Bang A Gong (Get It On)*
57     Paul Simon     Mother And Child Reunion*
60     Derek and The Dominos     Layla*
66     Nilsson     Coconut*
73     Three Dog Night     Never Been To Spain
75     Alice Cooper     School's Out*
79     Sly and The Family Stone     Family Affair*
80     Jimmy Castor Bunch     Troglodyte
82     Curtis Mayfield     Freddie's Dead*****
91     Yes     Roundabout*
99     James Brown     Good Foot, Pt. 1*****
100     Isley Bros.     Pop That Thang*

some AM chart hits of 1972 that made/make me cringe:

3     Don McLean     American Pie
14     Gallery     Nice To Be With You
20     Michael Jackson     Ben
27     America     A Horse With No Name
67     Donny Osmond     Puppy Love
90     Godspell     Day By Day
94     Don Mclean     Vincent

Last edited by stanshall (2016-05-25 00:35:17)

Last edited by stanshall (2016-05-25 00:53:46)

Thanks for putting in the time on that stan...the 70s musically to me is pretty much a grey area compared to the 60s which i feel like I know like the back of my hand, I shall study the lists.

Im very much enjoying the Doobie Brothers at the mo..I was speaking to the FinL last night and he said when the label were discussing with Steely Dan whether Mcdonald or Fagan should be the lead singer, Fagan said words to the effect of...do you want someone who sounds like white the Stevie Wonder or a screeching Jew? They went with the screeching Jew..which is not a bad thing as its given us two great bands instead of one...

Last edited by Bop (2016-05-25 02:49:37)