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Vol X, Issue 03 – Let a woman flow (01 Jun 2025)

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Vol X, Issue 3 – Let a woman flow (01 Jun 2025)

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Name of song– Let a woman flow

Band – It’s a Beautiful Day

Writers– David LaFlamme, Pattie Santos

Album- Marrying Maiden

Release year– 1970

Resources– Wikipedia.org

Let a woman flow

 

The band “It’s a Beautiful Day” may not be a common household name for a regular rock fan. However, their classical blend of jazz, blues and rock can captivate any serious rock listener. For many fans, it would be a surprise that Deep Purple’s “Child in time” was inspired by “Bombay calling” from It’s a Beautiful Day’s debut album and they had retaliated by copying Purple’s “Wring that neck” in their song “Don and Dewey” from their following album “Marrying Maiden”. No doubt, they have left an indelible mark in the seventies classic rock. They were originated in 1967 in San Francisco, California, by former orchestral player David LaFemme (vocals, violin, guitar, flute), Val Fuentes (drums), Mitchell Holman (bass) and Hal Wagenet (guitar). With numerous line up changes, the band has been continuing even today.

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Vol X, Issue 01 – Come and hold me (01 Jan 2025)

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Vol X, Issue 1 – Come and hold me (01 Jan 2025)

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Name of song– Come and hold me

Band – Fanny

Writers– June Millington, Jean Millington

Album- Fanny

Release year– 1970

Resources – wikipedia.org, allmusic.com

Come and see me

 “Fanny” may be an uncommon name for many rock fans of the past and the present. However, this all female American band is considered as one of the first all female bands to be signed by a major label when they were signed by Reprise Records in 1969. Although they had a short lived musical career, they have successfully paved the pathway for later all female bands like “The Runaways”, “The Go Go’s”, “The Bangles” etc. Although they could never get the credit they deserved, they have been highly praised by giants like David Bowie and George Harrison. Regardless of their all female composition, they were always aware that they had to be respected musically and they always strived for their musical skill rather than anything else. And no wonder, today, the rock fans adore them for their musical genius and prowess.

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Vol IX, Issue 06 – You’ve taken a hold of me (01 Dec 2024)

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Vol IX, Issue 6 – You’ve taken a hold of me (01 Dec 2024)

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Name of song– You’ve taken a hold of me

Band – Paul Kossoff

Singer- Eddie Baird

Writer– Eddie Baird

Album- Koss

Release year– 1978

Resources– Wikipedia.org

You’ve taken a hold of me

 “Paul Kossoff” may be an unknown name for may rock fans. Better known as the lead guitarist for the band “Free”, most ardent rock fans would know that he is considered as one of the most essential blues rock guitarists to emerge in the seventies. Despite being enormously talented, his life was tragically cut short by drug overdose when he died at a tender age of 26 years. Ranked 51 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Greatest guitarists of All Time”, Kossoff was an amazingly talented guitarists missed by all the rock fans and revered by all blues rock guitarists worldwide.

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Vol IX, Issue 01 – Tonight (01 Jan 2024)

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Vol IX, Issue 1 – Tonight (01 Jan 2024)

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Name of song– Tonight

Band- Raspberries

Writer– Eric Carmen

Album- Side 3

Release year– 1973

Peak chart positions

 # 37 – US Cash Box Top 100

# 43 – US Record World

# 69 – US Billboard Hot 100

# 80 – Canada RPM Top Singles

Resources– Wikipedia.org

Tonight

Raspberries are the pioneer prototype power pop of the early seventies who scored a number of hit numbers during their short span of career. Reviving the British invasion era with their clean-cut image and short pop songs with catchy melody and crunchy guitar, the Raspberries have been able to leave unforgettable mark in the seventies rock scene. With songs like “Go all the way”, “Overnight sensation”, “I wanna be with you”, “Let’s pretend”, “Tonight”, and others, the Raspberries have immortalized themselves among all the classic rock fans forever.

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Vol VIII, Issue 03 – Two guitar lovers (01 Nov 2023)

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Vol VIII, Issue 3 – Two guitar lovers (01 Nov 2023)

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Name of song– Two guitar lovers

Singer- Dave Mason

Writer–  Maureen Grey

Album- Split Coconut

Release year– 1975

Resources– Wikipedia.org

 

Two guitar lovers

 

Dave Mason is a versatile guitar player with the entire career of a band member, session worker as well as a solo artist. Perhaps better known as the founding member of the band “Traffic”, formed in 1967, along with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood. However, his tenure in Traffic had been quite erratic. He left the band immediately after their debut album Mr. Fantasy in 1967. He came back again for their next album “Traffic” in 1968 and quitted again. It would be a surprise to many that he was a good friend of Jimi Hendrix and both had listened to Bob Dylan’s “All along the watchtower” together and recreated Hendrix’s version, along with Mason’s 12 string acoustic guitar. He has provided his guitar contribution to many artists including The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Derek and The Dominos to name a few. He had few hit singles like “We juts disagree”, “Only you know and I know”, “Will you still love me tomorrow”, “Let it go, let it flow.” For many, Dave Mason is just another shadowed seventies’ musician. However, for those, who know him, his contribution to the seventies rock is just too immense and can never be undermined.

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