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Indeed it is. Here's another Sweet classic.
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Been watching the early Soft Machine vids (thanks, HWW!) and they got to thinking about another underrated Canterbury band.
They never made it big in the progressive era, probably because they were poppier and jazzier than most of the bands to hit. The band is Caravan, and this is Golf Girl
Note: You may have to crank this one. Volume's a little low.
It gives me chills, too, Jerry. Of 3DN's three vocalists (Cory Wells, Chuck Negron, and Danny Hutton), I think Wells is my favorite. Check out his version of "Try a Little Tenderness."
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quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner: Been watching the early Soft Machine vids (thanks, HWW!)
You're welcome, OM. I'm glad somebody else appreciates the early Softs. This song has a more accessible pop hook than most of their material, thanks to Kevin Ayers. His solo material is also worth checking out.
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Ah, Cliff Richard! One of my favorites from '76, too, Rick.
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The problem I'm having with this thread is the fact that almost ever song here is pretty damn fantastic...and I know them but have forgotten them over the years. My grandfather's little juke box joint played all these great songs before he closed it up.
I never realized what a great audience appreciation and eductation I had as a kid, but it was there. I heard most of these songs after ten oclock at night over pool tables and pin ball machines before the age of ten. There is some seriously good stuff here.
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quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner: Been watching the early Soft Machine vids (thanks, HWW!)
You're welcome, OM. I'm glad somebody else appreciates the early Softs. This song has a more accessible pop hook than most of their material, thanks to Kevin Ayers. His solo material is also worth checking out.
I recall Softs drummer Robert Wyatt basically saying that they "ruined" Ayers by sticking him in a psychedelic/weird outfit when he should have been a pop singer.
I've been a Softs fan since high school, when I found a repackaging of their first two LPs at a used record store.
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Kevin Ayers disciple Julian Cope is extremely smexy and extremely talented, but he didn't start making recordings until 1980, so I guess he doesn't have a place in this thread.
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