OT: The Old, the Obscure, and The Forgotten - Round 2

[Scud49]

This one is certainly getting a bit old (early 70"s) and because of its length,11 minutes, airplay is pretty non existent (maybe Sirius Deep Tracks) so, unfortunately, it's also getting more obscure with each passing day.

I'm guessing a number of you- Bama Fan, Bigboote, Kaizan, nwhoopfan, etc are familiar with it- but, if you have never heard it, I suggest you spend the next quarter hour or so listening to the brilliance of Van the Man:

 

[Hope]

This song is so beautiful. One of my favorites. 'Vienna' by Ultravox.

 

[rvwsleep]

He left us way too soon

A different time, a different place.

 

[rvwsleep]

Scud, this is sort of a generational rite of passage. I remember sitting in my Grandmother's kitchen listening to her and her generation talking about what they did during the "Dust Bowl", the CCC camps, and even the 1st WW. I had no clue about Rudy Valee and they had no clue about Fats, Elvis, or The Hilltoppers. Funny story, I was driving our Grandson to his Little League game years ago and I had a CD with the old Abbott & Costello routine "Who's On First." It was the first time he had ever heard it and he said it was the funniest thing he had ever heard. The moral of the story - The cream of the crop always stays on top.

A couple of things.
1. Start your day off with a smile and listen to it one more time.
(IMO, This is the definitive version. It's from the TV show)
2. My youngest son, 21yo, has a vinyl collection of classic rock and has taken a college course on "The history of Rock n Roll".
When I talk to him about RnR, it's as if I was caught in some kind of strange, but wonderful, time warp.

 

[Steelerone]

 

[Scud49]

He left us way too soon
A different time, a different place.

Here's another fellow who left us way too early - Tim Buckley, age 28, heroin overdose, and sadly pretty forgotten about now:

 

[Scud49]

Jorma Kaukonen, he of Jefferson Airplane fame, put out a couple solo albums in the early 70's. They are pretty obscure now, and one of them had this incredibly beautiful acoustic guitar song "Genesis".

"Time has come for us to pause And think of livin' as it was Into the future we must cross, must cross I'd like to go with you....."

 

[Bama fan]

An old Alan Sherman spoof song:

 

[Scud49]

Now here's one that probably touches on all 3 categories - it got a decent amount of airplay in the summer of '68 as I recall, then it just disappeared:

 

[Scud49]

Steve Miller - and a forgotten obscure gem "Sacrifice":

 

[Hoops66]

Here's one I'll bet few if any of you have seen. But maybe after watching it you won't forget it. Just your average backyard gig by someone who just doesn't look the part, but.......

 

[Ozimoto]

Here is an early Carol King tune that I don't think too many people remember.

 

[Ozimoto]

Here is another song from a 60's girl singer that no one remembers. Robin Ward's "Wonderful Summer."

 

[Ozimoto]

And here is a really obscure one. Most don't know that Patty Duke had somewhat of a singing career....



I am not surprised that her singing career didn't amount to much. The song is "pleasant" but doesn't really do much me.

 

[Ozimoto]

There were several actresses that had varying success with trying to spin an acting career into a recording career. Shelley Fabares has great success with "Johnny Angel."

Here is one from Annette Funicello. This is NOT a feminist song to be sure!

 

[Bigboote]

This is from a Finnish band/project called Dark Sarah. They call themselves “cinematic metal”, which I thought odd till I began listening to them more. The first three albums are a continuous story. The music sometimes seems to me a cross among Danny Elfman, Andrew Looyd Weber, and After Forever.

 

[Bigboote]

While I’m on Eurometal, here’s one from Ayreon, whose albums all tell stories. This album is about a man who’s on Mars when humankind anihilates itself. He goes on a trip through time and later space on something like a holodeck.

 

[Bama fan]

Not old, not sure if it is forgotten, but I was unaware of it. I hate to do this ,but it is unfamiliar to me.

 

[Scud49]

Country Joe - he really did some great melodic stuff over the years, like this one "Breakfast For Two":

 

[Hope]

Madam Butterfly
from the guy who brought you the 'Sex Pistols.'
I've never been to the opera. someday, maybe. fingers crossed.

 

[Scud49]

Here's one thats certainly old (1959) and pretty fitting for this point in the year:

 

[Steelerone]

 

[Scud49]

This one by Shawn Phillips probably touches on all 3 categories - but still one great song:

 

[Hoops66]

Relaxing or nerve wracking. You make the choice...but don't miss this!

 

[Bama fan]

Here is a strange one from the 70s.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Everything from the hair metal era was 30-40ish years ago, so I suppose it all qualifies as old. Dokken wasn't exactly obscure, but they weren't the biggest name from the time. I happen to think they were one of the best. Might be getting close to forgotten, I sure don't ever hear them mentioned anymore.

 

[Hope]

'Rammstein' is a German band, and their song 'Du Hast' is my favorite.

 

[Hope]

Kraftwerk is a German band formed in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1970, and are considered to be the pioneers in electronic music. At the beginning of the song (in the background) you can hear morse code for the word 'radioactivity.'

radioactivity, is in the air for you and me
radioactivity, discovered by Madame Curie

 

[Scud49]

Louis Prima and Keely Smith - "Black Magic"

 

[billybud]

The Swinging Medallions....Double Shot of My Baby's Love...

The year was 1966...I was a 19 year old Marine....and gawd...the video makes me feel that was back in the Stone Age...goofy dancing that I don't remember...but the tune...oh yeah.