Lucky Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 An old idea stolen from Classic Rock Radio. A place for those forgotten rock classics. A lot of these are sprinkled around SF. Let's put them in one place: *There are two main rules in order to qualify for the list: **The album/song must be at least 20 years old or more. **The song must NOT have been widely played on a lot of radio stations or received a significant amount of airplay in general. (No "Stairway to Heaven" or "Freebird" here even though many people consider these to be a rock classic.) The artists and songs might be popular in a particular region or area. In some cases, a particular radio station is responsible for making the song a "rock classic". You may know some of these songs as Lone Classics, Sunday Morning Classics, KSHE Klassics, Beaker Street Classics, Lost Classics, Classic Cuts, or by a number of other names depending on where you live and the radio stations in your area. These are songs from artists or albums that contained a "hit" song, but the "rock classic" song was overlooked by most radio stations and the listening public. In other cases, the song might be categorized as a "one hit wonder". My first picks: Don't Pay the Ferryman ~ Chris DeBurgh (1982) Sufficiently Breathless ~ Captain Beyond (1973) Dead and Gone ~ Gypsy (1970) We Gotta Get You a Woman ~ Todd Rundgren (1970) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Good idea, Lucky. Hope these qualify. Pretty As You Feel - Jefferson Airplane Baby's Liquored Up - Beat Farmers Embryonic Journey - Hot Tuna High Time We Went - Joe Cocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Journey To The Center Of The Mind ~ Amboy Dukes Just Like Me ~ Paul Revere & The Raiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 They more than qualify!! They define. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 South City Midnight Lady ~ The Doobie Brothers Just heard this one today...it's been awhile since I've heard it on the radio...good tune! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udo Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Just Like Me ~ Paul Revere & The Raiders One of my favorites! It ain't forgotten on my iPod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 (edited) The Four Horsemen ~ Aphrodite's Child Cosmic Wheels ~ Donovan Heartbreaker ~ Nantucket Great songs so far guys!! Edited August 3, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Nothing that I Didn't Know - Procol Harum All I Know-Art Garfunkel Amphetamine Annie -Canned Heat Cherry Hill Park - Billy Joel Royal Is this the kiind of thing you mean? I have more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 (edited) I almost posted Amphetamine Annie! Yeah, you got the idea. For Annie .... Edited August 3, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 I've always liked that song. Nothing that I Didn't Know by Procol Harum is somewhat unknown as well. I was thinking of adding Dear Jill but not sure of that one. I was really surprised to find YouTube links to a couple of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Mother Freedom ~ Bread A pretty heavy tune for Bread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Pa Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Embryonic Journey was done by Jeff Airplane. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 This one is for Lucky Medley: Jumpin' Jack Flash / Young Blood - Leon Russell & friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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phil Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 ^ You're right Jim. But it has appeared on other Jorkma Kaukonen albums, like the self titled Embryonic Journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 How about two more. Easy Street - Edgar Winter Group Your Saving Grace - Steve Miller Band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Laughing off the first David Crosby album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Pa Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Was not aware of that Phil, Thank you for the update... Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Get Down & Get With It ~ Slade The Glendale Train ~ New Riders of the Purple Sage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Bluebird ~ Buffalo Springfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappled Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 If you wanna hear forgotten rock classics go here: Oldies Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Pride of Man -– Quicksilver Messenger Service Omaha -– Moby Grape I was really surprised to find YouTube links to a couple ... I'd wanted to include some songs by The Hoodoo Rhythm Devils, but didn't have that kind of YouTube luck. All Tore Down and Too Hot To Handle got pretty consistent airplay on San Francisco FM back in the day ([smaller]enough to prompt me to buy the Barbecue of DeVille album on vinyl [/smaller]), but apparently not so much anywhere else. Funny, I always expected they would be a bigger hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 to all these great songs (Love the QSM song bazooka)! Funny, how some songs are so very classic to you, and then you find that they were regional hits, little known outside your area. I found that out with Post Toastee this week in the Top Ten. There are so many great ones though! I love the chance to hear songs I don't know by great old groups, or be reminded of a great old song I haven't heard in years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 ...(Love the QSM song bazooka).. Funny, how some songs are so very classic to you, and then you find that they were regional hits, little known outside your area. Quicksilver, as they were known locally (without the [smaller] 'Messenger Service' [/smaller]), was one of the first San Francisco Psychedelic groups to get a record deal, but they didn't hit nationwide, I guess. Conflicts in style and personnel changes caused the band to slowly deteriorate. Here's another of Quicksilver's early tracks that many might not be familiar with: a stinging live version of Bo Diddley's Who Do You Love . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I had that LP Bazooka. That is a great version of Who Do You Love. The guitar is sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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