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It was Nov. 28, 1974...Thanksgiving night. I was fortunate to have tickets to the Elton John concert at the Garden that evening. In the middle of the show he introduced on stage John Lennon. As I have heard many times, this was John's last concert appearance. When Lennon came onstage he received a standing ovation and applause the seemed like it lasted forever. He and Elton did three songs that night, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Whatever Gets You Through The Night and I Saw Her Standing There. I have been to about 20 EJ concerts over the years but none was better than that evening for obvious reasons.

I do not recall the last time I was here. It must be a couple of years. I see many are still around and I am not surprised by Edna's post numbers! LOL Here is a video I made prior to the US elections of 2008. I used photos to get the point across. The song we all know, a Temptations classic. Enjoy! Ball of Confusion

One of the best live albums recorded in the early 70's (may have been in 1972) is Live At Carnegie Hall. On it you will find some great concert variations on their early music. I owned this set back then and it came in a box which included 4 records. I am not sure if this is found on CD, but now that I think about it, it is time to replace that album with CD's.

There are two piano men come who quickly come to mind, them being Elton John and Billy Joel. If you want to hear some good old key banging rock and roll I highly recommend Elton John's first live album, 11-17-70.

In order, I recommend the following Who albums: 1) Who's Next 2) Quadrophenia 3) Who By Numbers 4) Tommy 5) The Who: Live at Leeds

Hey Blue....I have to say I don't think Paradise By The Dashboard Light would be a question being on a top 199 list. On the other hand Bat Out Of Hell is a great rock classic and I would have placed it higher, perhaps in the top 20. Back about ten years ago, at that time I had heard the album continued to sell upwards of a million copies a year. I am sure it is still a big seller.

Hi Edna....I have not been here for a very long time, perhaps almost a year. The first post I came upon is yours here. I have to agree with you, this is indeed a strange set of lyrics but it does look like it was based on a bad experience in Buenos Aires. It may be isolated to a single event or person. That is what I get out of it. Jimmy

Uncle Joe....I could not have said it better myself. I can rattle off ten drummers off the top of my head that were better than Ringo. I will start with the obvious three from that era: Ginger Baker (Cream) Keith Moon (The Who) John Bonham (Led Zep) Others in my opinion are: Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Jim McCarty (Yardbirds) Simon Kirke (Bad Company) Don Brewer (Grand Funk) Darrell Sweet (Nazareth) Bill Bruford (Yes) Charlie Watts (The Stones)

RonJon....At one time it would upset me when I had to bear through someone's cover of a Beatles song. To me their songs were sacred. Then I saw the Sgt Pepper's movie in the late 70's and when Aerosmith did Come Together I was quite surprised. I still think covering a Beatles song is sinful with the exception of Come Together by Aerosmith. It is definitely one of the best covers of all time.

Jane....they were some great times back in the seventies, huh? I read an article recently about the use of marijuana among folks 50 and older is on a very quick rise. Now tell me, did anyone think it would be any different? Those hippies and burnouts from the sixties and seventies grew up, got jobs but still enjoy the weed! I think many of us are still waiting for one of them to get into the White House....then the laws should surely change.

Van Morrison's "Have I Told You Lately" Have I told you lately that I love you Have I told you there's no one above you Fill my heart with gladness Take away my sadness Ease my troubles, that's what you do Oh the morning sun in all its glory Greets the day with hope and comfort too And you fill my life with laughter You can make it better Ease my troubles that's what you do There's a love that's divine And it's yours and it's mine Like the sun at the end of the day We should give thanks and pray to the One Have I told you lately that I love you Have I told you there's no one above you Fill my heart with gladness Take away my sadness Ease my troubles, that's what you do There's a love that's divine And it's yours and it's mine And it shines like the sun At the end of the day we will give thanks And pray to the One Have I told you lately that I love you Have I told you there's no one above you Fill my heart with gladness Take away my sadness Ease my troubles, that's what you do Take away my sadness Fill my life with gladness Ease my troubles that's what you do Fill my life with gladness Take away my sadness Ease my troubles that's what you do.

There are at least 10 to 15 artists on that list that do not belong there. I knew it would be questionable when the first on the list was Iron Butterfly. Do some drugs and listen to In-a-Gadda-da-Vida then tell me what you think! LOL The Doors?? How do they get on that list? Obviously this list was composed by someone who never listened to the Doors.

Edna...I hope you don't mind me throwing in some imput. Jackson Brown's most famous tune is Take It Easy made popular first by the Eagles. Jackson Browne who co-wrote Take It Easy with Glenn Frey of the Eagles. Other songs that were bigger than Stay by Jackson Browne in my opinion would be "Doctor My Eyes", "Running On Empty", "The Pretender" and "Somebody's Baby".

Hey Ump....when I first saw the subject of this thread the first song that popped into my mind was also by Harry Chapin. The song is titled "I Wanna Learn A Love Song". It is a story of a married woman who wants to learn a love song and slowly falls in love with the guy teaching her. I Wanna Learn a Love Song by Harry Chapin I come fresh from the street, fast on my feet, kind a lean and lazy; not much meat on my bones, and a whole lot alone, and more than a little bit crazy. The old six string was all I had to keep my belly still, and for each full hour lesson I gave I got a crisp ten dollar bill. She was married for seven years to a concrete castle king. She said she wanted to learn to play the guitar and to hear her children sing. So I'd show up about once a week in my faded tight-legged jeans with a backlog full of hobo stories and dilapidated dreams. She said, "I wanna learn a love song full of happy things." She said, "I wanna learn a love song; won't you let me hear you sing?" She said, "I wanna learn a love song, I wanna hear you play." She said, "I wanna learn a love song before you go away." So I tried to teach her a couple of chords and an easy melody; but it always turned out she'd rather listen to my guitar and me. I could hear her old man laughing in the den, playing stud poker with the boys while I sang so soft in the living room, to scared to make much noise. I came one week and the den was dark and she met me at the door. And we sat on the couch and we sang and talked till I could not sing no more. The silence kept on building, her eyes grew much too wide; and I could her both of our heartbeats, but there was no place to hide. She said, "I wanna learn a love song full of happy things." She said, "I wanna learn a love song; won't you let me hear you sing?" She said, "I wanna learn a love song, I wanna hear you play." She said, "I wanna learn a love song before you go away." Well, I guess you know what happened, God, I never been so clean. Yes, I feel like I'm working in a Hollywood movie or living out a good bad dream. And all them pinup girls in that tinsel world never touched me like she can; it took another man's wife in the real world life to make this boy a man. She said, "I wanna learn a love song full of happy things." She said, "I wanna learn a love song; won't you let me hear you sing?" She said, "I wanna learn a love song, I wanna hear you play." She said, "I wanna learn a love song before you go away." I guess you know I stayed.

I have never really heard the term "Stoner Music" used before. Back in the 60's and 70's my friends and I used the term Acid Rock. Though I never dropped acid, I can not even count all of the times I mellowed out to some good ol' rock 'n roll with my trusty bong in hand!

Anyone remember a song from the 70's called Pillow Talk? I think it was done by an artist who went by the name Sylvia. Another song which I am surprised no one but Malakin mentioned up until now is Led Zep's Whole Lotta Love. Doesn't Robert Plant sound like he is having the longest orgasm ever. He even says he wants to be a backdoor man! (OOPS - Was I allowed to say that?)

I am not sure what my obituary will say and if I knew it would not be appropriate to type it here. I do know on my gravestone it will read.... Never sick a day in my life, Never had to see a doctor..... LOOK WHERE I ENDED UP!

Hmmmmm....I am not sure if this counts, but isn't Tony Bennet the all time leader in albums. I think at last count (with his new album coming out if it didn't already) he has 108 albums put out and I am sure he has been doing it over 60 years. Now that is real longevity! I do know he is still performing and will in NY this fall doing some shows.

Yo PC...didn't know you were back....good to see you. How are the armed forces treating you? My favorite is Lee Greenwood's Proud To Be An American. That song really moves me and literally makes me proud to be an American. Another song, though not a patriotic song per se is Harry Chapin's "What Made America Famous". For those of you who may never have heard the song, it is about how a community comes together during a possible tragedy. That song has also made me feel good about being an American. What Made America Famous by Harry Chapin It was the town that made America famous. The churches full and the kids all gone to hell. Six traffic lights and seven cops and all the streets kept clean. The supermarket and the drug store and the bars all doing well. They were the folks that made America famous. The local fire department stocked with shorthaired volunteers. And on Saturday night while America boozes The fire department showed dirty movies, The lawyer and the grocer seeing their dreams Come to life on the movie screens While the plumber hopes that he won't be seen As he tries to hide his fears and he wipes away his tears. But something's burning somewhere. Does anybody care? We were the kids that made America famous. The kind of kids that long since drove our parents to dispair. We were lazy long hairs dropping our, lost confused, and copping out. Convinced our futures were in doubt and trying not to care. We lived in the house that made America famous. It was a rundown slum, the shame of all the decent folks in town. We hippies and some welfare cases, Croweded families of coal black faces, Cramped inside some cracked old boards, The best that we all could afford But still to nice for the rich landlord To tear it down and we could hear the sound Of something burning somewhere. Is anybody there? We all lived the life that made America famous. Our cops would make a point to shadow us around our town. And we love children put a swastika on the bright red firehouse door. America, the beautiful, it makes a body proud. And then came the night that made America famous. Was it carelessness or someone's sick idea of a joke. In the tinder box trap that we hippies lived in someone struck a spark. At first I thought I was dreaming, Then I saw the first flames gleaming And heard the sound of children screaming Coming through the smoke. That's when the horror broke. Something's burning somewhere. Does anybody care? It was the fire that made America famous. The sirens wailed and the firemen stumbled sleepy from their homes. And the plumber yelled: "Come on let's go!" But they saw what was burning and said: "Take it slow, Let'em sweat a little, they'll never know And besides, we just cleaned the chrome." Said the plumber: "I'm going alone." He rolled on up in the fire truck And raised the ladder to the ledge Where me and my girl and a couple of kids Were clinging like bats to the edge. We staggered to salvation, Collapsed on the street. And I never thought that a fat man's face Would ever look so sweet. It was the scene that made America famous. If not the love that made America great. You see we spent the rest of that night in the home of a man I'd never known before. It's funny when you get that close it's kind of hard to hate. I went to sleep with the hope that made America famous. I had the kind of a dream that maybe they're still trying to teach in school. Of the America that made America famous...and Of the people who just might understand That how together yes we can Create a country better than The one we have made of this land, We have a choice to make each man who dares to dream, reaching out his hand A prophet or just a crazy God damn Dreamer of a fool - yes a crazy fool There's something burning somewhere. Does anybody care? Is anybody there?

You're welcome!

I find this news kind of surprising. I have always thought that ripping a copy of a CD for your own personal use was in compliance with any laws. I still think it is. I think the illegal aspect of ripping CD's is when you sell those CD's for monetary gain. Besides, who is going to report you if CD's are ripped for your own personal use?

If you have ever been to a Grand Funk concert they had some pretty long drum solos. The solo in T.N.U.C. and Inside Looking Out on their live albums have some pretty awesome drumming.

I think the question is what was good about the 80's? Of course it had it's fads....I think Rubik's Cube may have been one of the bigger fads. Then there were the hairstyles, especially the mullet and big hair! Hair also started to come in all different colors from neon green to bright orange. MTV aired in the 80's changing forever the way music is marketed. Rap music, though born in the 70's still had an untapped market that came to prevalence in the 90's. Fashions were weird. I think of the woman's power suits and other woman's fashions with shoulder pads that made them look like linebackers. On television the prime time soap appeared with the likes of Dallas (late 70's), Falcon Crest, Dynasty and The Colbys. The A-Team used more bullets and bombs than any other show on TV but noone was ever killed! Thursday night belonged to NBC with their comedy lineup including Cosby, Family Ties and Cheers. In the movies the Brat Pack and Stephen Spielberg ruled. The trilogy became common practice with movies like Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Back To The Future. Who can forget the lovable, most endearing alien E.T.? Some of the big news events were the assasination of John Lennon, Reaganomics, Mt. St. Helens volcano eruption, the Space Shuttle tragedy and the Iran-Contra affair. Lastly, I was married in 1983 and though later on ended in divorce my two sons were born in 1985 and 1988. Those are my two dearest memories of the 80's.

Phil....I don't know if I would agree with Ruth, Aaron and Maris being cheated. The three of them played in different eras. You may recall in recent years, especially 1987 and 1989 there was the live ball. Seemed like everyone was hitting homers those years. in 1987 McGwire hit 49 and broke the rookie record. In 1988 or '89 Fielder became the first player to hit 50 homers in a season since Ken Griffey did it in the late 70's, I believe in 1977. During Ruth's day it was known as the dead ball era. Among his peers of the day Ruth was the greatest ball player. I would say he was greater than players like Ty Cobb, Joe Jackson, Walter Johnson or Grover Alexander. Whether he pitched or played outfield, he excelled. The problem I have with Bonds is shown in his numbers. He was a 40 home run player. In his last 5 or 6 years while other players are already past their prime, Bonds began pouring on homers at a greater pace than any other time in his career. That took place during the steroid era of his career.

For you guys in the Songfactors league you know I got Bonds by luck of the draw after I was so down on him. Well, he just hit number 714 about thirty minutes ago and I am still so down on him. For years before Hank Aaron surpassed Babe Ruth that number 714 was the Holy Grail of all sports. That number meant more than any other number in sports. When Hank Aaron surpassed the Bambino he earned the right to do so. He was very much a gentleman and was modest of his new record. On the other hand Barry Bonds tainted the number 714 while doping up on steroids. I am sorry if some of you disagree but while I believe Bonds is a great player in his own right, I do not believe he would have made it to 714 without a "little help from his friends". Hank Aaron deserved the record, Barry Bonds doesn't. In my opinion Ruth is still the greatest home run hitter. If he had as many at bats as Aaron did he would have hit over a thousand homers. Ruth had 8398 at bats, Aaron had 12,364; almost 4000 at bats more. I believe if you do the math it comes out to 1051 homers for Ruth if he had that many at bats. And he did it on hotdogs and beer!!