During the '70s, Ozzy Osbourne was asked in an interview if he liked KISS. He said he did not, as KISS's stage show had been done years before by Arthur Brown.
One of the few times Ozzy has made sense.
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Here's some very early Fairport Convention, from when they were known as "the British Jefferson Airplane", before they developed the folk rock style that they are most known for.
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Thanks for posting the link, Eryk. I'd seen an early Fairport video before, but it wasn't quite as long as this.
Fairport Convention has a fascinating history. The female vocalist in this video, Judy Dyble, was replaced later the same year by Sandy Denny, who became something of a legend in British folk rock. Drummer Martin Lamble was killed when the band's van tumbled off the highway a year later.
Iain Matthews, the male lead singer, left the band in '69 and went on to a successful solo career. In the U.S., he is best known for the 1978 hit "Shake It, Baby."
Lead guitarist Richard Thompson also became successful as a soloist, while bassist Ashley Hutchings co-founded Steeleye Span (see Page 1 of this thread, though he had left before "All Around My Hat") and the Albion Country Band.
A version of Fairport Convention exists today, but only guitarist Simon Nicol remains from the lineup in this video.
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As I recall FC holds an annual folk rock festival in Britain.
Judy Dyble is also significant for her involvement with Giles, Giles, and Fripp, the band which morphed into King Crimson.
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This isn't a 60s/70s video, but it's interesting, because had you gone to see the Plastic People of the Universe in the 60s/70s, you would've risked ending up in prison! Most of the members of the band spent time in prison themselves, and they were one of the main inspirations for the anti-communist movement in Czechoslovakia. And now we can watch them on Youtube!
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quote:[QBJudy Dyble is also significant for her involvement with Giles, Giles, and Fripp, the band which morphed into King Crimson. [/QB]
Another connection is that Dyble used to date Ian MacDonald, who was an original member of King Crimson and Foreigner.
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quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: This isn't a 60s/70s video, but it's interesting, because had you gone to see the Plastic People of the Universe in the 60s/70s, you would've risked ending up in prison! Most of the members of the band spent time in prison themselves, and they were one of the main inspirations for the anti-communist movement in Czechoslovakia. And now we can watch them on Youtube!
I've got some clips of them on iTunes!
Joy of Cooking: featuring Terri Garthwaite and Toni Brown "going electric" long before modern audiences would think (thanks to idiot critics with no sense of history), singing, "Don't the Moon Look Fat and Lonesome" (1972).
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Wonderful song, cleome, from a wonderful group.
Makes one realize how bland Top 40 radio has always seemed by comparison.
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Yeah. And yet... it's very accessible music, very danceable and so on. (Same with Stuart's stuff.)
You can never overestimate the caveman mentality of marketers, though. A couple of years down the line, IIRC, the Wilson sisters would be pitching their band to a major label and be told, "Well, we already HAVE a woman artist. So..."
[beats own head against the wall for three hours]
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The first popular band I was ever aware of was the biggest U.S. band of the early '70s, Three Dog Night. Although all of their videos are available on youtube, I really like this one-- a wonderful song made even better by Danny Hutton's clowning around at the end.
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quote:Originally posted by He Who Wanders: another connection is that Dyble used to date Ian MacDonald, who was an original member of King Crimson and Foreigner.
McDonald is also a guest on Dyble's late-2009 record Talking With Strangers, as is Robert Fripp.
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Interestingly enough, I was just listening to this performance of a track off that album earlier tonight.
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As a kid in the 70s, I was lucky to get to go to summer camp each year at Camp Clover Point on the Lake of the Ozarks. There was swimming, canoeing, archery, crafts, softball, and a dance every night. I remember dancing myself silly to this number in the sweltering Missouri heat.
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I watched the same video not an hour ago! "Little Willy" is one of my favorite songs. I have the sheet music and used to be able to play that riff.
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