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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Toad on December 25, 2001, 12:20:00 PM
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In the General Discussion "Christmas Presents" thread I mentioned that I got a portable MP3 player. Love it already.
Got to thinking though, it's been so long I may have forgotten some of the songs I really want to hear again.
So, if you remember those halcyon early days when we were driving the first Z28 Camaros, '67 GTO convertibles and such...
Tell me your three or four favorite songs from say... '65 to '71 or so. (After that... IMO.. rock started to nose dive. Seems like when the insurance companies raised the rates on Muscle Cars so high that Detroit basically neutered them rock music started to go kinda sissified too. ;) Coincidence?
Thanks in advance!
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Hiya Toad, Merry Christmas ! :)
I got the kids a coupla MP3 players, great piece of technology !!! :)
I'm not sure of the year, but these few songs popped up when I thought about it. :D
Jethro Tull ------- Locomotive Breath
Jimmy Hendrix------ All Along the Watchtower
Cream-------------- White Room
Ram Jam------------ Black Betty
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Blood, Sweat, & Tears. All their stuff was great :)
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Favorite driving songs from my mis-spent youth:
Doors, Break on Through
Steppenwolf, Born to be Wild
The Who, See Me, Feel Me (and so on) from Tommy
Had a shiny white Mustang Mach 1 with a Cleveland 351, life was good indeed.
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Enrico morrione.
The good, the bad, and the ugly.
There's no driving music like it :)
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I had to settle for the sound of a panhead exhaust pounding against the wind. Ahhhhhh
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you had a 69 Z28 Camaro? yeah right
p.s. if you did you are one lucky sumsqueak and post some pics...particularly underhood shots of the 302 cross ram..droooooooooooooooooooooo oooool....
:eek:
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Alman Brothers
Beatles
CCR
CTR
Kinks
Stones
Lovin Spoonful
Cream
Led Zeplin
Mike Bloomfield & Al kooper
Buffalo Springfield
Moody Blues
Deep Purple
Mothers of Invention
Paul Butterfield Band
just to name a few from memory!
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1. Black Sabbath - Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots (Paranoid, 1970)
2. the Stooges - Search and Destroy (Raw Power, 1973)
3. MC5 - Kick out the Jams (Kick out the Jams (Live), 1968)
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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
House of the Rising Sun - Animals
Born to be wild - Steppenwolf
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett?
Mamas got a brand new bag - James Brown
Johnny Be Goode - Dr Feelgood
Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
My guitar Gently Weeps - Goerge Harrison
Milk & Alcohol - Dr Feelgood
Not sure if they all fall into the correct time zone but that's my "Driving CD"
TTFN
snafu
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The Fugs: Coca cola sweetheart.
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I think the greatest Live album of our time is "Waiting for Columbus" by Little Feat.
Can't beat "Free Bird" for some guitar heaven.
Also live, Genesis "Seconds Out" wow!
enjoy!
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Savoy Brown....Tell Mama
Savoy Brown...Savoy Brown Boogie
The Fugs...Boobs A Lot :D
David Peel and the Lower Eastside...Up Aganst the Wall....
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My brother had a 69 Camaro SS
He had a 1966 Pontiac GTO
He also had a 1970 AAR Cuda.
Not all at the same time
You would not believe some of the cars that were parked in the driveway of my house in the late 60s and early 70s. Simply incredible! :)
I just made a CD with some of my favorite songs of that era.
Horse with No Name and Ventura Highway by America
Songs by the Grassroots, Guess Who, Tommy James and the Shondells, Bread, The Hollies, BTO, The older BeeGees, CCR. Oh yea!! Thoses were bands whoses songs were hammered into my head.
What about the total insturment group the Ventures???
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ZZTop.. Lagrange, Sharp dressed man
Foghat.. Slowride; Just wanna make love to You
Dave Mason.. Watchtower
Lynard Skynard.. Freebird, They call me the Breeze, Sweet Home Alabama
Little Feat.. Dixie Chicken
Joe Cocker.. The Letter, She Came in Through the bathroom Window, Feelin allright
Commander Cody.. Hot Rod Linclon
Bad Company.. Rock Steady
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Originally posted by Tah Gut:
I think the greatest Live album of our time is "Waiting for Columbus" by Little Feat.
I couldn't agree more!!!
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Originally posted by loser:
you had a 69 Z28 Camaro? yeah right
Nah, I had a '68 Plymouth RoadRunner 383. Loved it. Went fast, stopped fair, handled like crap except in a straight line. Large front bench seat that was real handy on Friday & Saturday nights with the 8-track LearJet blasting. Ah, gawd... why can't those days last forever? :)
But there were twins at my high school that had a '68 Z28 with, IIRC, mechanical lifters. Remember, I said "driving" not "owning". ;)
That Z28 was a beast, except they were forever having trouble keeping the lifters squared away. Sometimes it ran incredibly.. other times it barely ran. (High school kids and hi-performance engines?) That car would kick anything's *ss when it was tuned.
Anyway, good suggestions in here. Already grabbing some of the bands.
Keep 'em coming... even just band names if you like!
Thanks!
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Guy's, U sure bring back some great memories from my youth & when I was in Viet Nam.
StephenWolf: Magic Carpet Ride!!
Buffalo Springfield: Hello Mr.Soul
(Name?? Deep Purple??): In A-Godda-Davida
Its A Beautiful Day: (Song??)
Doors: Lite My Fire (Long version)
10 Years After: (Song??)
Bozz Scaggs: (Loan me a dime)
Wishbone Ashe
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Loggins & Macina
Pablo Cruz
Rush
War
Styx
Marshell Tucker Band
Pink Floyd
>>and not-least-of-all>> (( Santana ))
Along with the previous posted threads above, There is some AWESOME music available :cool:
Have Fun & Good Cruisin to Ya's :D ...Te...
TeeeRex
332nd Flyin Mongrels
Dogs of War
(Have Guns / Will Travel)
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Slayer was born kinda there?
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I can really recommend....
The Best Air Guitar Album in the World Ever
It comes with a free "Air Guitar" :D Mine fit perfectly, Never goes out of tune very light (In fact you wouldn't know you were holding it) ;)
It's got 41 tracks from "Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran" through to "Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus" taking in Deep purple, Troggs, Lynard Skynard, Black Sabbath, Cream, Motorhead, ZZ Top, Jimi Hendrix The list goes on Check it out and turn it up.
TTFN
snafu
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All time favorite was "American Pie." A couple of others I like to hear when driving are "I got a line on you" by Spirit and of course "In A Gadda Da Vida". But there are so many many more that sound just great and take me back when the top is down and the wind blows through the few remaining wisps of hair on my crown (before I put the ball cap on to kep from getting sunburned on top) :)
This one isn't mine but it is identicle to the one in my garage:
(http://www.custom-cruisers.com/Markt/cougar_cabrio_small.jpg)
Westy
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Iron Butterfly: In A-Gadda-Davida
(my fav from Iron Butterfly is an "Iron Butterfly Theme")
It's A Beautiful Day: Bombay Calling, that later became a Deep Purple's "Child in Time".
I am only 29, but I love that music! Thanks for a very educating thread! Will look for the bands I didn't hear.
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Oy, there's a lot of great music from that era that still spins on my turntable (these I do still have on vinyl actually too)...
Spirit; Twelve Dreams of Doctor Sardonicus...good old Randy California. Some great rock'n roll in this one
Black Sabbath; Black Sabbath...the standard by which all things "heavy" are judged.
Jefferson Airplane; Surrealistic Pillow...San Fran in 67. Wasn't there, hearing this album always makes me wish I was.
Jethro Tull; This Was...The blues undertones in this album are fantastic. Tulls first "official" work, and some of their best imo.
Ten Years After; A Space in Time...Some pretty impressive music on that album.
Pink Floyd; Meddle...Help! I can't get off the sofa! enuff said ;->
...and a whole pile of other great stuff. The late 60's through to early 70's really did produce some fantastic tunes.
Vortex
[ 12-26-2001: Message edited by: Vortex ]
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Grateful Dead!
YES
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Who--Quadrophenia
Janis Joplin
Dr. Hook
Joe Cocker
(just a few)
dh
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Vanellia Ice!!!!
xBAT
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Alman Bros.
The Animals
Blue Oyster Cult
BTO
Clapton/Cream
CCR
The Doors
Dylan
Peter Frampton
Grateful Dead
Hendrix
Jefferson Airplane
Joplin
Pink Floyd
Rolling Stones
Rush
Three Dog Night
Uriah Heep
Van Morrison
War
The Who
Yardbirds
ZZ Top
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I broken in every "new" car with the same three songs...
Led Zeppelin: Kashmir
Led Zeppelin: When the Levee Breaks
10 Years After: I'd Love to Change the World
Can't beat Pink Floyd, the Who, the Doors, Cream, ELP...
Now that you're getting MP3's, be sure to find those rare tracks... for example, from Pink Floyd's Animals you can find a rare long version of Pigs on the wing that was specially recorded for the 8-track version, it linked the end of side 2 back to the beginning of side 1 (ka-Chunk!).
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seen alot of bands from the 70's mentioned here, more than from the 60's :)
try,
Humble Pie (peter frampton)
Traffic
Moody Blues
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Cowboy Joe
Niel Young
Beatles (anything post Abbey Road ;) )
Chicago (great driving music)( think their first album was in 68 or 69)
Santana man
the Dead (been mentioned already but they have to be on the list :) )
Shanana :D hey they were at Woodstock!
Mama's and the Papa's
Carpenter's (cheesey, but from a musician's perspective really good music)
Arlo Guthry Jr. (Alice's Resturant)
Bob Dillan
Mountain
Joe Cocker (lol made it big singing other people's songs, but hey he does it well)
There are so many that I can't remember right now. I'm sure I'll come back and edit this later.
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James Gang "Thirds" and "Rides Again"
Traffic "Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys"
David Bowie "Ziggy Stardust"
Elton John "Tumbleweed Connection"
Uriah Heep "Demons and Wizards"
The Band
Allman Bros "Eat a Peach"
New Riders of the Purple Sage
QuickSilver
Lou Reed "Rock n Roll Animal"
Supertramp "Crime of the Century"
Taj Mahal
...man, feel like I gotta go smoke a joint :)
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Originally posted by MaxQ:
...man, feel like I gotta go smoke a joint :)
Go play some golf or something! :D
BY the way, do we still have a squad in AH? I haven't flown in about 2 months. Hopefuly you guys are still in there kicking butt :)
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Joan Biaz, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Blue Suede, and though he's a little later than what you suggested, Barry Manilow. Who can sit still when they hear that music? :)
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Dang Toad, that brings back some memories. I had a 69 Road Runner w/383. I took the six pack and cam from a 440, stuffed it with some Hooker headers, Edelbrock 3 duece setup, already had the cast iron 4 speed and shoved a Dana60 (3.73:1) under the back end.
Yep, they did not handle well, but holy puppies, they could get down the quarter post haste. Best weight transfer of any stock car I have ever driven.
Ahhh, music of the mid to late 60's was sweet. Real rock.
I can't add anymore music, as all my favs are listed above.
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(http://www.eastohiocoolcars.com/Ford/68Torino2a.jpg)
I had one of these.. bought it when I got outta the army. A lil present for myself. :D Whot an animal. Could corner very well for a freakin freight train and do hole shots that would snap your neck.
Had a 428CJ engine.. rated at about 335HP, it put 397hp up on a dyno without any specialised tuning. Had a Borg-Warner box, and a rear-end set up for highway work. I truly LOVED this car.. took me 4 years to get my license back after they impounded it.
(Had a heluva road race with a pair of Barstow CHP Dodges one hot summer day. When the cop finally had the handcuffs on me he thanked me for the "..most fun I've had in the last 5 years in this stinking desert")
Ahhh yess.. those were the days.. :D
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Hehe, here is my old speedster:
(http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/7825/79sprt03.jpg)
Straight 6 with 3 on the floor.....0 to 60 in .... well not sure I ever hit 60. :D
I just gotta add.......BARRY MANILOW?
[ 12-26-2001: Message edited by: Tah Gut ]
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Originally posted by Kieran:
Joan Biaz, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Blue Suede, and though he's a little later than what you suggested, Barry Manilow. Who can sit still when they hear that music? :)
You are right, I have to run into the bathroom and puke when I hear that toejam.
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Les Dudek
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My ex still cracks up when she hears the words "Barry Manilow".. the next words outta her mouth are always 'Snail Faced geek'.
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NOT FAIR!
I was born too late. Not only was I born too late to fly a spitfire against the Hun but I managed to miss all the cool music and cars and stuff too. :(
But.....wait.....these days I can play around in a spitfire without all the hazards (well, maybe Jenga but thats another story).....and I get to ride *really* fast bikes......and the music is all downloadable anyway......ok, never mind. You old farts can go on without further interuption :D
(http://www.swoop.com/images/logo_small.jpg)
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And I thought *I* was getting old...
:D
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Go play some golf or something!
Udie, LOL!!!
:) :) :) :)
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Oops, I forgot the black Barry Manilow, Lionel Ritchie. And Neil Diamond, lots of Neil Diamond. :D
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Best Driving Song Ever:
I'm in Love with my Car – Queen
:)
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Hmm. born in 1964, but had older brothers that kept me in the era before my time. My earliest recollection of the first album I ever saw/listened to was when my oldest brother brought hoe Hendrix' Axis:Bold as Love. I thought, man what a wild looking album cover, then he put on the record, and I haven't been the same since (thats why I play a 'Strat).
I never owned a true muscle car but one of brothers was friends with a family that owned a Chevy dealership and raced stock cars. One of them had a Superbird (wings and all) that he drove on the street. The other car he had was a 396 Nova SS that was a real sleeper. He put a lot of time and effort into the suspension so it would turn as well as it scat.
The summer I worked for a local parts distributor, one of the salesmen there had a beautiful white stock bodied 1970 Challenger (think 'Vanishing Point')that had a 440 knocked out to 500ci with a big lumpy cam in it. Man what torque that thing had, just idling, the whole car would rock from side to side.
One of the guys I delivered parts to fixed old exotic ferraris in a dingy garage, and he told the story of the guy in NJ in the 1970s who had somehow gotten ahold of one of the original Cobra Daytona Coupes (of Pete Brock fame) for cheap and flogged it around as a daily driver with a small block Chevy in it. Apparently he had no idea of its true signifigance and thought it would be a neat street car.
Those were the days.
Lugnut
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Music from 68- 71 ? Love it :)
Doors: "Light My Fire" fr Live at the Holywood Bowl
Jimmi Hendrix "Hear My Train Comin' "
Allmann Brothters "In Remember Of Elisabeth Read" fr Live At the Fimore East
Led Zepp "How Many More Times"
Colosseum "Lost Angeles" fr Colosseum Live
Frank Zappa All tracks fr Filmore East June 67
Greatful Dead "Looks Like Rain"
Rory Gallagher " Messin' With The Kid' fr Live! In Europe
Lynyrd Skynyrd "Freebird"
Crosby,Stills,Naish & Young "Ohio" fr 4 Way Street
Jefferson Airplane "Wooden Ships"
Taste "On The Boards"
Quicksilver Messenger Service "Who Do You Love"
blitz
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forget the music...
THE CARS ROCK !!!