a music thread for a break. post away.

[R.M.]

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Originally Posted by Sundancer

I hate this music thread. I know it has been here for a long time, but most of the music posted I don't care about and don't want to listen too. I think there is enough diversity of music out there to allow multiple music threads.

It's the best way... Later...

We will "get by"...

[The_Waco_Kid]

post some good covers. some can be better than the original. here's an example



a better cover ..



Yes was the first rock band i saw, live just after Rick Wakeman left and Patrick Moraz joined. Next was Aerosmith. then KISS and well the rest is history. the summer of 1977.

these bands above the normal rock tours came in 1977 .. it was a great year!





the 1977 yearly attendee for the now defunct Derby Eve Jam .. Louisville Style



sometimes you gotta say "What the FUCK!"

[The_Waco_Kid]

James Patrick Page. WGG. World's Greatest Guitarist

[skyleigh]

http://youtu.be/hI5Q8kzsb8w

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[I B Hankering]

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Dobie Gray - Drift Away (Original Official Video)

Uploaded on Sep 6, 2010
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Dobie Gray's version of "Drift Away" is, justifiably, the most famous and, by far, the most brilliant reading of the Mentor Williams-penned (that would be Paul Williams' brother) 70s staple. Originally released on John Henry Kurtz' 1972 REUNION album, the indelible classic always takes me away...to that far away place I used to reside -- within the deepest caverns of my soul. At times the song makes me weep, as I miss the halcyon days of my youth and the kinder world we thrived in. When any ills of the world would be swept away when reaching for your LP of your favorite music was all that was needed to, well, drift away.

The song was covered hundreds of times these past 40 years, most famously and recently in a passionless 2003 recording by Uncle Kracker. Credited as Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray, the track meandered along in karaoke sterility until finally Gray's soul chimed in mid-point and he infused it with a thrilling tremble. When the track reached #9 on Billboard's Top 100, Gray broke the record for the biggest gap between top US top 10 appearances (it had been 30 years between both). The Kracker version had a far more major impact on Billboard's Adult Contemporary charts -- it holds the record as the longest #1 on that chart, having reigned for 28 weeks in 2003-04. No doubt thanks to Gray.

There was a story told by Kracker that the song was initially written for Elvis, but Presley turned it down once he heard Gray's version of it. Gray was a demo singer in Memphis at the time. Talk about decree.

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Dobie Gray (background vocals); Dobie Gray (vocals); Larry Byrum, Larry Byrom (guitar); Nashville Strings Players, Damon Seal (strings); Terri McMillian, Terry McMillan (harmonica, percussion); David Dunston (horns, programming); Jay Patton, Mark Douthit (horns); Gary Smith, Matt Rollings, Matt Rollins (keyboards); Dave Pomeroy , Mike Leech (bass guitar); John Hammond (drums); Bill Hinds (guitar); Ron Oates (strings, keyboards); Eddie Bayers (drums); The Nashville Strings. { - backup vocals}

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[Sundancer]

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Originally Posted by Sundancer

Welcome back, Brother...

[Sundancer]

RIP Keith Emerson



Brain Salad Surgery tour, I saw them at WSU Bohler Gymnasium February 1974. The heroes continue to fall.