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

[Steve G.]

On this date, November 23, 1974, 'One Hit Wonder' Billy Swan started his 2 week run at #1 for his song "I can Help".



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgPsM-YWBrE



Chart (1974–1975)   Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9]   1
US Billboard Hot 100[10]   1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11]   6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks   1
Canadian RPM Top Singles   2
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[12]   4
Euro Hit 50   1
Norwegian Singles Chart   1
Austrian Top 40   1
Swiss Singles Chart   1
Belgian VRT Top 30   1
Netherlands   1
German Singles Chart   1
Australia (Kent Music Report)[13]   1
New Zealand Singles Chart   1
Swedish Singles Chart   1
Danish Singles Chart   1
South Africa (Springbok)[14]   3
Spanish Singles Chart   4
UK Singles Chart[15]   6
Irish Singles Chart   11
Italian Singles Chart   42

[Steve G.]

 On this date, November 23, 1970,  George Harrison released his first song as a solo artist. " My Sweet Lord". 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWTvkcHlOPQ   2009 Remaster


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX8ZWYoLGuE    Take 1 Demo tape.


Accolades


Year   Awards   Category   Result
1971   Record World   Best Single Disc of the Year   Won[114]
Melody Maker   British Single of the Year   Won[126]
World Single of the Year   Won[126]
1972   NME Awards   Best Single Disc   Won[237]
14th Grammy Awards   Record of the Year   Nominated[238]
17th Ivor Novello Awards   The "A" Side of the Record Issued in 1971 Which Achieved the Highest Certified British Sales   Won[239]
The Most Performed Work of the Year   Won[239]




Chart (1970–1971)   Peak
position

Australian Go-Set National Top 60[240]   1
Australian Kent Music Report[241]   1
Austrian Singles Chart[242]   1
Belgian Ultratop Singles Chart[243]   1
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[244]   1
Dutch Singles Chart[245]   1
French SNICOP Hit Parade Officiel[115]   1
Irish Singles Chart[246]   1
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[247]   4
Mexico Singles Chart[248]   1
New Zealand Singles Chart[115]   1
Norwegian VG-lista Singles[249]   1
South African Springbok Singles Chart[250]   3
Spanish Singles Chart[251]   1
Swedish Kvällstoppen Chart[252]   1
Swiss Singles Chart[253]   1
UK Singles Chart[112]   1
US Billboard Hot 100[254]   1
US Cash Box Top 100[255]   1
West German Media Control Singles[256]   1


Certifications and sales for "My Sweet Lord"

Region   Certification   Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[275]   Gold   35,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[276]   2× Platinum   269,000[247]
United Kingdom (BPI)[278]   Platinum   960,561[277]
United States (RIAA)[279]   Platinum   1,000,000‡

[Galactica]

Rolling Stones, Sweet Virginia. 

Awesome.

https://youtu.be/5R3xFy85fVE?si=8Sj6A-g3-3ueeh04

[hardrockminer]

I watched a show on Pluto last night titled BB King at Albert Hall.  It was taped in 2011 when King was well into his 80's, and not such a good singer or guitar player as he was in his prime.  But he had guests, in this case Slash and Ronnie Wood that played guitar for King and made the songs seem much better.  King had other guests in other shows.  Here is just one example.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHk7FnQMBt0

[Steve G.]

  November 23, 2011,   Rolling Stone Magazine rated Jimi Hendrix as the greatest guitar player in history.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFfnlYbFEiE       Voodoo Child.    July 18, 1970.
   
   This was a live gathering, free to 300-350 curious visitors, at the rural North Maui Baldwin cattle ranch just above the village of Olinda.  It was a contractual obligation of sorts,,,,of the Film Rainbow Bridge, shot in Maui, in exchange for Hendrix soundtrack to be on the film.

  Hendrix would pass away September 18, 1970.

  I've been to this farm, first in 1983, then a few times over the decades as our family had condo use on Maui virtually free until 2007.

[hardrockminer]

I agree on Jimi but at that level how do you figure out how to rank them?  Here is another pretty good guitarist.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9r-NxuYszg