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Posted on 6/19/18 at 4:28 pm to Hook Echo
It's a shame how terrible music is today...
Posted on 6/19/18 at 4:57 pm to tigers1956
Black Oak Arkansas
Posted on 6/19/18 at 5:07 pm to r3lay3r
quote:As it happens, 1968-72 was the time that I first became immersed in popular music. I remember it quite well.
Back then pop music was thriving
Here's a few of the artists that didn't make your list for that era, and where their records finished on the year-end sales charts:
BILLBOARD HOT 100 FOR 1968
#2 Paul Mariat - "Love is Blue"
#3 Bobby Goldsboro - "Honey"
#7 Herb Albert - "This Guy's in Love with You"
#8 Hugo Montenegro - "The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly"
#11 Jeannie C. Reilly - "Harper Valley PTA"
#12 O.C. Smith - "Little Green Apples"
BILLBOARD HOT 100 FOR 1969
#1 The Archies - "Sugar Sugar"
#6 Tommy Roe - "Dizzy"
#8 Tom Jones - "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
#13 The Cowsills - "Hair"
BILLBOARD HOT 100 FOR 1970
#2 The Carpenters - "Close To You"
#4 BJ Thomas - "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"
#12 Ray Stevens - "Everything is Beautiful"
#13 Bread - "Make It With You"
BILLBOARD HOT 100 FOR 1971
#1 Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"
#4 The Osmond Brothers - "One Bad Apple"
#6 Paul Revere & The Raiders - "Indian Reservation"
#7 Donny Osmond - "Go Away Little Girl"
#10 Tony Orlando & Dawn - "Knock Three Times"
BILLBOARD HOT 100 FOR 1972
#2 Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Alone Again Naturally"
#5 Sammy Davis Jr - "The Candy Man"
#9 Melanie - "Brand New Key"
#10 Wayne Newton - "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast"
Even in the best of years, popular music is dominated by mediocrity (or worse).
1968-72 had more than its share of dreck amongst the excellence. That's why I hesitate to name it, or any other period, the 'Greatest Five Years in Music History".
YMMV.
Posted on 6/19/18 at 5:40 pm to FearlessFreep
Funny thing today at check out line of Walgreens there was a Time Life Special Edition magazine for sale. The title is “ Music of 1968 - Rock-n-Roll’s Greatest Year. Photo of The Beatles is on the cover. Also a mention on the cover of The Who. The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin and Joni Mitchell.
The thing about that time period is that the best artists far outshine the best artists of any other time period since.
The thing about that time period is that the best artists far outshine the best artists of any other time period since.
This post was edited on 6/19/18 at 5:42 pm
Posted on 6/19/18 at 6:01 pm to TigerBR1111
quote:Ironically, two of those artists failed to appear on the year-end Billboard Hot 100: The Who (only two records appeared on the US Charts in '68, with "Magic Bus" peaking at #25) and Joni Mitchell (who released her first album in '68, but it didn't make a dent, hitting only #189, and had no charting singles at all; her breakthrough year was 1970, when "Big Yellow Taxi" was a huge hit). And while the Beatles had the #1 selling single that year, it was probably one of their weakest musically IMHO ("Hey Jude"). They were definitely past their creative peak by then.
The title is “ Music of 1968 - Rock-n-Roll’s Greatest Year. Photo of The Beatles is on the cover. Also a mention on the cover of The Who. The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin and Joni Mitchell.
Posted on 6/19/18 at 6:05 pm to FearlessFreep
It’s the lasting influence and body of work of the legendary artists of the period that separates them.
Posted on 6/19/18 at 9:00 pm to FearlessFreep
The pop charts are always hit and miss, driven by 45 sales at that time. Even those you list as poor examples were probably popular with our parents or older siblings. I can remember those artist/acts appearing on evening variety shows.
They aren't all my favorites, but that's what happens with those type of lists. As a teenager during that period, there was a lot of different music to listen to and it built the foundation for appreciating a wide variety of music.
They aren't all my favorites, but that's what happens with those type of lists. As a teenager during that period, there was a lot of different music to listen to and it built the foundation for appreciating a wide variety of music.
Posted on 6/19/18 at 9:46 pm to r3lay3r
Alice Cooper Band been mentioned?
Posted on 6/20/18 at 9:37 am to r3lay3r
quote:They were most likely bought by the same kind of people who download Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars songs now.
The pop charts are always hit and miss, driven by 45 sales at that time. Even those you list as poor examples were probably popular with our parents or older siblings.
My point wasn't to dispute the greatness and lasting influence of the artists from '68-'72 mentioned ITT, just to counter the idea that "popular music was so much better then". The truth is, we do remember the acts and songs from the past that deserve immortality, and tend to forget that they were a tiny fraction of what was popular at the time.
T'was ever thus.
This post was edited on 6/20/18 at 9:39 am
Posted on 6/20/18 at 12:14 pm to FearlessFreep
quote:
My point wasn't to dispute the greatness and lasting influence of the artists from '68-'72
No time period since has even come close to offering legendary artists with such a lasting creative impact. This is what the period is remembered for.
This is why it is the greatest time period in music history.
Posted on 6/20/18 at 12:38 pm to haikarate
quote:
Alice Cooper Band been mentioned?
Glen Buxton
+1000
Posted on 6/21/18 at 8:30 am to TigerBR1111
Kris Kristofferson must be added to the list.
Posted on 6/29/18 at 8:15 pm to FearlessFreep
All those songs you listed are pretty bad, with one glaring exception: the 1971 hit "Indian Reservation" by Paul Revere and the Raiders. It's a timeless classic with a great hook, a great melody, and socially relevant lyrics.
An apocryphal account about this song is that the songwriter, John D. Loudermilk, was held captive by a band of Cherokee Indians in the Smoky Mountains and they would only release him if he agreed to write a song detailing the current social condition of the tribe. He fulfilled their demands and was summarily set free.
An apocryphal account about this song is that the songwriter, John D. Loudermilk, was held captive by a band of Cherokee Indians in the Smoky Mountains and they would only release him if he agreed to write a song detailing the current social condition of the tribe. He fulfilled their demands and was summarily set free.
Posted on 6/29/18 at 8:44 pm to TigerBR1111
Great list,,, But No DOORS??????? 
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