Songs I Like

[hardrockminer]

I first heard about this group in the early 70's by reading an article in Playboy.  (Yes they had some pretty good writers!). I had the band's first album Bloodshot.  It was good but not popular.  The group finally became popular in the late 70's.  By then they were tired of each other but they managed to put together some good songs, including this one.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqDjMZKf-wg

[hardrockminer]

Back in the early sixties songs were short.  They had to be in order to make a radio playlist.  This duo excelled at short songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LojqhHnmyvc

[hardrockminer]

This group started an entirely new offshoot to rock music.  One of their biggest hits was made famous by Eric Clapton.  Here it is.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGO8HN1QQdI

[hardrockminer]

He went to London and freaked out all the great guitarists.  He played his guitar upside down because he was left handed.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY

[Galactica]

Donor Gray.  Drift Away.

https://youtu.be/NIuyDWzctgY

[hardrockminer]

You can really hear the gospel influence in Dobie's voice.

This group rivalled the Beatles in the sixties and this may have been their best song...a great example of singing harmony.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apBWI6xrbLY

[Steve G.]

  On this date, November 22, 1968, The Beatles released "The White Album". Widely described as one of the greatest albums in history. It went 24X platinum in the USA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOYArc7mFiE&list=PLQiSNxj-cNNj7JL9ItVEYORNpKLA_X2jY       Full Playlist,,,2018 Remastered

  Song List:

Original release
Side one
No.   Title   Lead vocals   Length
1.   "Back in the U.S.S.R."   McCartney   2:43
2.   "Dear Prudence"   Lennon   3:56
3.   "Glass Onion"   Lennon   2:18
4.   "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"   McCartney   3:08
5.   "Wild Honey Pie"   McCartney   0:52
6.   "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"   Lennon, with Yoko Ono   3:14
7.   "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison)   Harrison   4:45
8.   "Happiness Is a Warm Gun"   Lennon   2:47
Total length:   23:43
Side two
No.   Title   Lead vocals   Length
1.   "Martha My Dear"   McCartney   2:28
2.   "I'm So Tired"   Lennon   2:03
3.   "Blackbird"   McCartney   2:18
4.   "Piggies" (Harrison)   Harrison   2:04
5.   "Rocky Raccoon"   McCartney   3:33
6.   "Don't Pass Me By" (Richard Starkey)   Starr   3:51
7.   "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?"   McCartney   1:41
8.   "I Will"   McCartney   1:46
9.   "Julia"   Lennon   2:57
Total length:   22:41
Side three
No.   Title   Lead vocals   Length
1.   "Birthday"   McCartney, with Lennon   2:42
2.   "Yer Blues"   Lennon   4:01
3.   "Mother Nature's Son"   McCartney   2:48
4.   "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"   Lennon   2:24
5.   "Sexy Sadie"   Lennon   3:15
6.   "Helter Skelter"   McCartney   4:30
7.   "Long, Long, Long" (Harrison)   Harrison   3:08
Total length:   22:48
Side four
No.   Title   Lead vocals   Length
1.   "Revolution 1"   Lennon   4:15
2.   "Honey Pie"   McCartney   2:41
3.   "Savoy Truffle" (Harrison)   Harrison   2:54
4.   "Cry Baby Cry"   Lennon, with McCartney   3:02
5.   "Revolution 9"   Speaking from Lennon, Harrison, Ono and George Martin   8:22
6.   "Good Night"   Starr   3:14
Total length:   24:28



Weekly charts
Original release

Chart (1968–70)   Position
Australian Kent Music Report Chart[277]   1
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[278]   1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[279]   1
French Albums Chart[280]   1
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[281]   1
Swedish Kvällstoppen Albums Chart[282]   1
Spanish Albums Chart[283]   1
UK Albums Chart[284]   1
US Billboard Top LPs[285]   1
West German Media Control Albums Chart[286]   1



Certifications and sales



Region   Certification   Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[316]
Listed as "Album Blanco"   Platinum   60,000^
Argentina (CAPIF)[316]
Listed as "The White Album"   Gold   30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[317]   2× Platinum   140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[318]   8× Platinum   800,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[318]
2009 release   Gold   40,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[319]   Gold   10,000‡
France (SNEP)[320]   Gold   100,000*
Italy (FIMI)[321]
sales since 2009   Platinum   50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[322]   2× Platinum   30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[323]
Sales since 2009   2× Platinum   600,000^
United States (RIAA)[324]   24× Platinum   12,000,000‡



Rolling Stone Greatest Alums of all Time    Rating #29.

[Steve G.]

 One hit wonder.
 

  Brewer & Shipley.   “One Toke over the Line”.   March 1971.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNKL9onYB_8&pp=ygUnYnJld2VyICYgc2hpcGxleSBvbmUgdG9rZSBvdmVyIHRoZSBsaW5l


Chart (1971)   Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report Top Singles[9]   40
Canada RPM Top Singles[7]   5
New Zealand (Listener)[8]   7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10]   10
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[6]   8

[hardrockminer]

Yes, the White Album was probably one of the best ever, but only #3 of the Beatles' albums.  I would rank Sgt Peppers their best and Abby Road as #2.  I really like Dear Prudence, which is a song about Prudencce Farrow, younger sister of Mia.  She was into TM and was in India when the Beatles visited.  She refused to come out of her room, preferring instead to meditate.  But my all time favourite Beatle song is this one....that never made it onto an album.  I think it defines everything they were about back then.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16IQt0bEqZI