re: 70's rock playlist

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and add Frampton to his list.

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Absolutely. He was huge for a short time. Pull down Frampton Comes Alive "Do You Feel Like We Do?"

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Yep, that's an all time classic. One of the best live albums ever.

I neglected to mention Robin Trower. His 'Bridge Of Sighs' LP is dynamite. Two stand out tracks are the title track and 'Day Of The Eagle'.

Deep Purple's 'In Rock' and 'Machine Head' are full of classics. I really like a track they left originally left off 'Machine Head' but that is a bonus track on the remasters/reissues. It's called 'When A Blind Man Cries'.

Blue Oyster Cult. 'Burning For You', 'Don't Fear The Reaper', or even later stuff like 'Astronomy' off the "Imaginos" LP. Metallica knocked a cover of that song out the park on their "Garage Days Re-Revisited" albums. If you dig through their 70s/80s stuff you find all kinds of gems.

Most people are familiar with Golden Earring's song 'Twilight Zone', but my favorite version is the version on their live LP "The Naked Truth". 'Radar Love' should really be in any classic rock mix too.

Edgar Winter is best known for 'Free Ride' and 'Frankenstein', but he really kicked arse on just about everything.

Emerson, Lake, & Palmer's song 'From The Beginning' is another must have. They were one of the more technically talented bands from that period and have lots of good songs besides that one.

Eric Burdon was the singer in both The Animals (House Of The Rising Sun, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, Don't Bring Me Down, Boom Boom), and later on in the band War (Spill The Wine, Low Rider). Burdon was one of the most energetic and lively singers of that era, and the Animals were one of the best blues rocks bands too.

Head East's song 'Never Been Any Reason' off their "Flat As A Pancake" album is another classic rock staple. And again, they have some other good tunes that don't get played on the radio.

I don't know if John Lennon would be considered classic rock but everybody likes 'Watching The Wheels' off "Double Fantasy".

The same thing goes for John Prine. Classic rock? I dunno, but anybody that likes classic rock should dig 'Sam Stone', 'Angel From Montgomery', 'Dear Abby', or 'Please Don't Bury Me'. His first three albums in general are chock full of amazing songs.

No classic rock playlist is complete without Kansas' 'Carry On My Wayward Son' or 'Dust In The Wind'. There's lots of other good stuff on their early albums too but they might be a little too progressive for most modern taste.

Little Feat. What can I say about them. 'Dixie Chicken' is probably their best known tune, but they had many other good songs besides that. 'Sailing Shoes' is another standout (also excellently covered by Robert Palmer on "Sneakin' Sally")

Molly Hatchet - 'Flirting With Disaster'

Mountain's 'Mississippi Queen' gets a lot of play, but guitarist Leslie West was one hell of a player. They have lots of good hard rock songs.

Nazareth - 'Hair Of The Dog'

Wings - 'Band On The Run' and 'Jet'

Pure Prairie League's 'Falling In And Out Of Love' and 'Amie' are achingly beautiful songs, and should be played one after the other as they appeared on the "Bustin' Out" album. I used Audacity to make them one track so they always appear in the correct sequence, even when I have my collection set to random.