Steve Young - Seven Bridges Road (1969) The original, nothing like what it would would evolve into. it's too bad. This is a sensitive, plain ode to a lost love.
Ian Matthews - Seven Bridges Road (1973) This is the first chorale-type adornment of the verses, the one The Eagles would make famous. Jeeesh, Gentle Giant were doing four-part fugues in their sleep, and yet people lionize the Eagles for executing this simple thing.
The Gatlin Brothers - I've Done Enough Dyin' Today (1979) - Just an extraordinary vocal performance I wanted to share with you.
Ian Matthews - Shake It (1978) An example of Yacht Rock for you all.
Alan White - Oooh Baby (Goin' To Pieces) (1976) - HEY! Well, Yes gets back together after a year-long hiatus during which, as is rock tradition, all the members decided to... record solo albums. Steve Howe records "The Steve Howe Album", Chris Squier records the excellent, chunky "Fish Out of Water", Jon Anderson records the boring "Olias of Sunhillow", Patrick Moraz does "The Story of I", and wonders why Rick Wakeman keeps showing up at the studio. And I can only imagine what the other members of Yes thought when they heard THIS for the first time.
Alan White - Darkness (Part 1-3) (1976) - "Uh...good. Good work Alan!"
Alan White - Avakak (1976) Which is NOT to say this is bad music. It's fine. Just that when prog musicians get to 'spread their wings' they usually become more pretentious, not less. This is more like prog soul. And he only did the one solo album.
Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports - Do Ya? (1980) This particular episode predates my love affair with Carla Bley, who wrote this entire album. I like it. Robert Wyatt sings.
Centipede - Septober Energy (Side 2) (1971)
Carla Bley - Dining Alone (1977)
Phil Austin (Firesign Theater) - Square Dance (1974) Billed as "Red Greenbacks and the Blue Boys". I think? From the album Roller Maidens from Outer Space.
Climax - Rock and Roll Heaven (1972) The original version, recorded by the same group/brand/collection of session hacks and Sonny Geraci that brought you "Precious and Few".
Ron Dante/Dante's Inferno - Could It Be Magic (1979)
Don Imus - Country Jukebox (1974) His answer to Reunion's "Life Is A Jukebox". Joey Levine (the voice of Reunion) is listed as a producer!
Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (Parts I and II) (1969)
Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic (1973) This the original version on his debut album. I like the slower one, and I like the Donna Summer version the best. I wish a woman would sing that to me.
Hoyt Axton - My My My My Mitchell (1975)
Edgar Winter Group - Rock and Roll Hootchie-Koo (1973) The original version. Same singer and guitarist.
Mike Smith, the singer for the Dave Clark Five, did this demo reel for the Marlboro Disco Show. Whatever that is. Here they are, in all their strangeness. (1980?)
Poco - Dallas (1975) Becker and Fagan disowned this song but I like it.
Spider-man: Rock Reflections Of A Superhero - High Wire (1975) This is Crack The Sky! With some other Meatloaf-sounding guy singing, but this is Crack The Sky! A soundtrack made with Stan Lee's acquiescence.
Alan Freed speech followed by Sha Na Na singing Heartbreak Hotel (?)
T Rex - Mambo Sun (1971)
Anita Kerr Singers - All You Need is Love (1967)
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