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Vol VI, Issue 05 – Walk like a man (01 Jun 2021)

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Vol VI, Issue 5 – Walk like a man (01 Jun 2021)

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Name of song– Walk like a man

Band – Grand Funk Railroad

Writers– Don Brewer & Mark Farner

Release year– 1973

Album – We’re An American Band

Peak chart positions

# 16 – Canada

# 19 – Billboard Hot 100

Walk like a man

 “Grand Funk Railroad”- A seventies hard rock band started as a power trio with Mark Farner (Vocals, guitars, keyboards), Don Brewer (Vocals, drums) and Mel Schacher (Bass) in 1969 in Michigan USA. Deriving their name from the railway line Grand Trunk Western Railroad, they got highlighted from their early appearance in Atlanta International Pop Festival. Their legacy continued to soar during the seventies, albeit legal battles with their producer and internal conflict among the band members. By 1971, they even equalled The Beatles Shea Stadium attendance record with tickets being sold out in 72 hours! With numerous line up changes, they continue to perform even today. Although they never received all the name and fame they deserved, they were one of the most important hard rock bands of the seventies and have been the source of inspiration for the coming generations.

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Vol VI, Issue 04 – I found love (01 Apr 2021)

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Vol VI, Issue 4 – I found love (01 Apr 2021)

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Name of song– I found love

Band – Quicksilver Messenger Service

Writer– Gary Duncan

Release year– 1971

Album – Quicksilver

 I found love

“Quicksilver Messenger Service” was conceived by singer/songwriter Dino Valenti in the mid sixties in San Francisco, USA. The group was completed with addition of his friends David Freiberg (Bass), Jim Murray (Vocals), John Cipollina (Guitar), Gary Duncan (Guitar) and drummer Greg Elmore. The group had numerous line up changes during their tenure and despite all the ups and downs, they are still continuing. Born in the arena of counter culture and harmonious psychedelia, they emerged as the main roots of the genre along with their contemporaries Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. Of course, they did not achieve the success of the latter ones, they do have a cult following and have contributed tremendously in shaping the genre and have been an enormous source of inspiration for the later rock bands.

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Vol VI, Issue 03 – Dark eyed woman (01 Mar 2021)

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Vol VI, Issue 3 – Dark eyed woman (01 Mar 2021)

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Name of song– Dark eyed woman

Band – Spirit

Writers– Randy California & Jay Ferguson

Release year– 1969

Album – Clear

 

Dark eyed woman

 

“Spirit” – The late sixties band which became more famous for their lawsuit against Led Zeppelin for copying their instrumental “Taurus” in “Stairway to heaven”, actually deserve much more than that. A highly regarded rock band, with mix of jazz, folk, pop, art rock, progressive rock as well as psychedelic rock, have been an inspiration for many artists in the ensuing decades.

They have an intriguing history. Initiated in 1967 by Randy California (Guitars, vocals) and his stepfather Ed Cassidy (Drums), Randy was actually offered by then unknown Jimi Hendrix to follow him to England. However, Randy stayed back and formed “Spirit” with Mark Andes (Bass) and Jay Ferguson (Vocals, percussion). With charting albums in the late sixties and seventies, their most well known numbers include “Taurus”, “1984”, “I got a line on you”, “Fresh garbage” etc. The band continued to survive albeit with much difficulty and not so successful career. Except for their founding members, the band members kept on changing in the following decades and ultimately, the band ceased with the demise of Randy California and Ed Cassidy. However, new materials kept on surfacing till late.

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Vol VI, Issue 02 – I’m so proud (01 Feb 2021)

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Vol VI, Issue 2 – I’m so proud (01 Feb 2021)

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Name of song– I’m so proud

Band – Beck, Bogert & Appice

Writer– Curtis Mayfield

Release year– 1973

Album – Beck, Bogert & Appice

I’m so proud

“Beck, Bogert & Appice” was the long cherished dream of one of the greatest rock guitar virtuosos – Jeff Beck. He wanted to form a super group of powerful trio with Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice since 1969. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the dream was finally realized only in 1973 after the trio toured together as Jeff Beck Group. There are people who like them, there are people who don’t, but there are no people who would not respect them. With subtlety of Bogert’s bass and thunderous novelty of Appice’s drums, Jeff Beck’s guitars could have catapulted the trio like anything; however, unfortunately, the band was dissolved eccentrically in 1974 by Beck after their only debut studio album and few tours and live albums.

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Vol V, Issue 11 – Top of the world (01 Nov 2020)

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Vol V, Issue 11 – Top of the world (01 Nov 2020)

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Name of song – Top of the world

Band – Van Halen

Writers – Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen

Release year – 1991

Album – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Peak chart positions

# 1 – Billboard Album Rock Tracks

# 27 – Billboard Hot 100

Top of the world

“Van Halen” – A prototype hard rock band, who shaped the entire hard rock and heavy metal scene in the late seventies and early eighties – and is credited with numerous hit singles and albums. Undoubtedly, most of the credit of their popularity goes to Eddie Van Halen who cofounded the band with his elder brother Alex Van Halen (Drums) in Pasadena, California in 1974, along with Michael Anthony (Bass) and vocalist David Lee Roth. The band’s numerous hit numbers have made them one of the best selling groups of all time. With sale more than 80 million worldwide, it is no surprise that they have the record of most multi-platinum albums by any American band. They have been ranked 7th on top 100 hard rock artists of all time by VH1. Although with repeatedly changing members, the group has been facing repeated controversies and uncertain future and with recent death of Eddie Van Halen, further uncertainty has loomed over the band at present.

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