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Vol III, Issue 7 – April love (01 Apr 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 7 – April love (01 Apr 2018)

 

 Name of song– April love

Band- Stillwater

Album- Stillwater

Writers– Mike Causey, T K Bule, Rob Walker

Release year– 1977

Similar artists– Neil Young, 38 Special, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Allman bBrothers and

 

Goodbye, goodbye

So I must leave a fading April love and say goodbye

 

April love

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

Stillwater is a band which existed during the seventies. The band got highlighted when they were portrayed in Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film “Almost Famous.” Interestingly, “Stillwater” band in the movie was completely fictitious and represented various bands of the era, especially “The Eagles”, “Led Zeppelin” etc and had no resemblance to the original band.

Unlike the fictitious band of the movie, the real Stillwater band was formed in 1973 in Georgia with triple guitar team of Make Causey (Guitar), Bobby Golden (Guitar, vocals) and  Rob Walker (Guitar), Jimmy Hall (Vocals), Allison Scarborough (Bass, vocals), Bob Spearman (Keyboards, vocals) and Sebie Lacey (Drums). They produced only two albums during the seventies (Stillwater-1977) and (I Reserve the Right-1979). They were about to hit big, but their record label Capricorn Records was going through bad times. They soon disbanded after they were left without a label. However they did have a reunion in the nineties and produced another album “Running Free”.

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Vol III, Issue 6 – Love hurts (15 Mar 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 6 – Love hurts (15 Mar 2018)

Name of song– Love hurts

Band- Nazareth

Album- Hair of The Dog

Writer– Boudleaux Bryant

Release year– 1974

Chart records

# 1 – Belgium/Canada/Netherlands/Norway/South Africa

# 2- Denmark

# 3- Euro hit 50

# 4- New Zealand

# 6- Sweden

# 8- Australia

# 8- Billboard Hot 100

# 11- Austria

# 30- Germany

# 41- UK Singles Chart

Similar artists– Rainbow, UFO, Slade, Sweet, Uriah Heep

 

Love hurts

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

Nazareth are a prototype seventies hard rock band hailing from Scotland. They have been a source of inspiration for many of the rockers of yesterday and today. Formed by Dan McCafferty (Vocals), Manny Charlton (Guitars), Pete Agnew (Bass) and Darrell Sweet (Drums) in 1968 in Scotland, they moved to England in 1970 looking for their musical prospectus. They gained the rock enthusiast’s attention from their early albums and reached the pinnacle in mid seventies with their sixth album “Hair of The Dog”. Although they are most well known for this amazing power ballad “Love hurts” from this album, this song would perhaps be an exception to their main roots.  Despite various line-up changes, they are still thankfully touring the world.

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Vol III, Issue 5 – Marequee moon (01 Mar 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 5 – Marquee moon (01 Mar 2018)

Name of song- Marquee moon
Band- Television
Album- Marquee Moon
Writer- Tom Verlaine
Release year- 1977
Chart records
# 30 – UK Singles Chart
# 381- Rolling Stones’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Times
# 41- Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitar Songs
Similar artists- Ramones, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Velvet Underground, Talking Heads

 

Marquee moon

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

Television is considered the masters of Punk Rock. Formed in New York Post Punk scene in 1973 by Tom Verlaine (Vocals/guitars), Richard Lloyd (Guitars), Billy Ficca (Drums) and Richard Hell (Bass), Television is one band which has remained so influential to the entire generations of rock music with hardly 3 albums. In their early days till 1975, they were prototype punk rock band with combination of Verlaine and Hell’s guitars. Subsequently, due to the growing tensions between the two, Hell quit and Richard Lloyd gradually became more influential in song writing as well as guitars. With addition of Fred Smith on bass, the new quartet debuted in 1977 with “Marquee Moon”. Most critics consider this to be one of the most influential debut albums of all times. This album is constantly featured in the top list of best rock guitar albums since then, even till today.

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Vol III, Issue 4 – Try and love again (15 Feb 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 4 – Try and love again (15 Feb 2018)

 

Name of song– Try and love again

Band- Eagles

Album- Hotel California

Writer– Randy Meisner

Release year– 1976

Similar artists– Poco, Jackson Browne, America, Chicago, James Taylor

 

Try and love again

 

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

Eagles-One of the most successful band of the seventies-the supremes of seventies country rock and every guitar learner’s dream band!!! Formed by Glenn Frey (Guitar, vocals), Don Henley (Drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (Guitars, vocals) and Randy Meisner (Bass, vocals) in 1971 in Los Angeles, they are the world’s one of the best selling bands in history. With relatively few albums they dominated the rock scene of the world and their masterpiece “Hotel California” is undoubtedly one of the most well known songs in the world. They have had numerous accolades as well as records to their name. They had disbanded in 1980 but reunited in 1994 and had been constantly touring since then. After the death of Glenn Frey in 2016, they have been touring with Deacon Frey (Glenn’s son).

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Vol III, Issue 3 – Mr. Make Believe (01 Feb 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 3 – Mr. Make Believe (01 Feb 2018)

 

 

Name of song– Mr. Make Believe

Singer- Gene Simmons

Album- Gene Simmons

Writer– Gene Simmons

Release year– 1978

Similar artists– Kiss, Alice Cooper, David Lee Roth, Motley Crue, Quiet Riot

 

Mr. Make Believe

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

KISS is a hard rock band whose fame in the seventies and early eighties remained unparalleled. They have numerous hot numbers to their credits and are well loved by rock fans all over the world. Formed by Paul Stanley (Rhythm guitars/vocals), Gene Simmons (Bass guitars/vocals), Ace Frehley (Lead guitars/vocals) and Pete Criss (Drums/vocals) in New York in 1973, they were an amazing band with incredible hit numbers, extraordinary face painting make ups and elaborate stage shows. In 1978, they were at the commercial peak of their career, with 4 platinum albums just under two years. During this era, they ventured out for something extra-ordinary. All the 4 members released 4 solo albums under the name KISS, with similar album covers, with no artists contributing any to the other. This was perhaps their method of easing the tensions among the members, to showcase their own creativity; or maybe it was a very attractive market ploy. Whatever, all the albums were successful and consolidated KISS’s success further.

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