Classic Rock (1969)
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 5:00 am
Grand Funk Railroad, with their second album. Not the best band ever, but on par with their abilities. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT6Pl-uq9sA
From the same year, with a similar smell, but technically better, are Yes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e8nVibQfOo
It's quite obvious if you listen to these two albums in comparison. There's a quality difference for sure - I do like this Yes album for personal reasons (and for an excellent bassist) ;)
For 1969, the Easy Rider soundtrack has to be mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dvBjKr2LcY -- first track dedicated to Rhowaldt.
Talking of the Netherlands, this is Shocking Blue At Home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdcBXYzGDAQ Not really hard rock, but yeah.
Also not the hardest band ever, but still rock: Free with their first (?) album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVnEEd03AbY Solid work, bit too much blues smell IMO.
The swamp rockers from California, Creedence Clearwater Revival came with two (IMO great) albums. One is Bayou Country (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD8LRBpUZAg) and the Green River later the same year (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SI8tbgnYuc). There's no other band that sounds like that. Good or bad, that's personal opinion of course ;)
Of course The Who needs a mention with Tommy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpDw3s7XJKo
The old Mark I of Deep Purple sounded like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT5Xv2p0f0M
Not 100% my cup of tea in this setup. They sound much like Uriah Heep two years later.
This is Crow with Evil Woman (later covered by Black Sabbath): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keIN89yIdIQ
Oh, this is funny: Iron Maiden sounded like this in 1969: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SJ-4-ev4Dw (nah, not *the* Iron Maiden you probably thought of ;)
Iggy Pop had a band those days, called The Stooges (yeah sure you know that) - that's how they sounded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH6iDPhUjWs
Weird obscure shit I just found (they were listed in the YT suggestions, so I leave this here for my own reference):
Bakerloo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRxnQZBy74c
Andromeda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kmAck4fsFk
Brainbox - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5gxq_U7ykE
The Velvet Fogg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pnQda5DMkg
Cromagnon: Orgasm - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36Srmk7JYlI (weird shit!)
Valhalla: Hard Times - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3w8MeMXEe8
Blue Cheer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypgIrRhNh0Q
Of course a thousand things are missing, just making a start here :)
From the same year, with a similar smell, but technically better, are Yes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e8nVibQfOo
It's quite obvious if you listen to these two albums in comparison. There's a quality difference for sure - I do like this Yes album for personal reasons (and for an excellent bassist) ;)
For 1969, the Easy Rider soundtrack has to be mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dvBjKr2LcY -- first track dedicated to Rhowaldt.
Talking of the Netherlands, this is Shocking Blue At Home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdcBXYzGDAQ Not really hard rock, but yeah.
Also not the hardest band ever, but still rock: Free with their first (?) album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVnEEd03AbY Solid work, bit too much blues smell IMO.
The swamp rockers from California, Creedence Clearwater Revival came with two (IMO great) albums. One is Bayou Country (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD8LRBpUZAg) and the Green River later the same year (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SI8tbgnYuc). There's no other band that sounds like that. Good or bad, that's personal opinion of course ;)
Of course The Who needs a mention with Tommy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpDw3s7XJKo
The old Mark I of Deep Purple sounded like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT5Xv2p0f0M
Not 100% my cup of tea in this setup. They sound much like Uriah Heep two years later.
This is Crow with Evil Woman (later covered by Black Sabbath): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keIN89yIdIQ
Oh, this is funny: Iron Maiden sounded like this in 1969: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SJ-4-ev4Dw (nah, not *the* Iron Maiden you probably thought of ;)
Iggy Pop had a band those days, called The Stooges (yeah sure you know that) - that's how they sounded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH6iDPhUjWs
Weird obscure shit I just found (they were listed in the YT suggestions, so I leave this here for my own reference):
Bakerloo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRxnQZBy74c
Andromeda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kmAck4fsFk
Brainbox - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5gxq_U7ykE
The Velvet Fogg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pnQda5DMkg
Cromagnon: Orgasm - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36Srmk7JYlI (weird shit!)
Valhalla: Hard Times - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3w8MeMXEe8
Blue Cheer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypgIrRhNh0Q
Of course a thousand things are missing, just making a start here :)