Your top three American bands in the Seventies?

There is a great interview with George Duke posted on the web. He talks about playing with Zappa, and Frank putting out some Doo Wop style music for the band. George said he was trained in the Academy and had been playing with world class jazz musicians, so he was getting a little annoyed with the composition.

He said that Frank took him to school, and asked “What’s the matter George is this beneath you?”

The bottom line is George Duke then says that Frank taught him, “It doesn’t have to be heavy, to be HEAVY.”

I always loved that.

 

Steely Dan
Weather Report
Grateful Dead

 

in order of preference:

1 - Bob Dylan's 1978 touring band.
2 - Bob Dylan's 1979 touring band.
3 - Bob Dylan's 1975 touring band.

 

I didn't think you addressed at me personally - my comment reflected that your stereotypes were incorrect.

You made a statement that broadly came across as "prog fans smart, prog foes dumb".

I could toss out some nasty stereotypes about prog fans if I wanted, but I won't...

 

ZZ Top
Van Halen
Cheap Trick

 

Well again, I never used any terms like "smart" and "dumb". My post addressed the issues of boredom and patience, and talent. So, you seem to be projecting, but spin away.

 

Oh puh-leeze.

I'm not gonna keep going here because we're gonna get Gorted.

But you know what you intended to convey. And it wasn't as innocent as you now want to claim...

 

Yeah, in a rare case for me, I just put that guy on ignore without replying to anything by him. Not worth my time. If ever there was an instance of an arrogant troll, he's evidence of it. Personally I wouldn't mind if a Gort did remove all of his pretentious, pompous, arrogant & condescending replies, asides & comments. It could only improve the thread.

 

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
The Ramones
Bruce Springsteen

Bands like The Cars and Television were too new to rate

Neil Young is Canadian.

The rest of the decade was pretty lame IMO

 

Who were Venom? You aren't speaking of the English Metal band that didn't release anything until the 80s, are you?

 

Parliament-Funkadelic
The Isley Brothers
Kool & The Gang

 

Grateful Dead

PFunk
Dylan
Stevie Wonder

 

Herbie Hancock and/or The Headhunters - In their various guises.
Ohio Players
Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson

(Although, Parliament/ Funkadelic, Kool & The Gang, Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echoes and many more could easily get in there).

 

Yeah, the only reason the P didn't make my list is I was focusing strictly on artists I got into in the 70s, & though I was aware of & liked the P then, I didn't get cloned until a concert in 1984. Otherwise they'd be numero uno on my list.

 

In over 20 years of posting on numerous music message boards, I've never put anyone on ignore, although this guy has made me consider it already. I've only been reading his posts for a couple of weeks.

 

Aerosmith
Van Halen
ZZ Top

 

Aerosmith
REO Speedwagon
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

 

1(tie) Steely Dan & New York Dolls...IMO the only 2 truly great American artists that the 1970s created, loved & embraced as their own

2.Al Green...not a band but the premier Soul man of the decade

3.Lynyrd Skynyrd...they had designs on becoming Americas Rolling Stones & that dream came close to manisfestation, only the Stones walked with the same swagger & bravado

 

The Band
Little Feat
Grateful Dead

 

Many mention Beach Boys and Chicago. Then this must be a real treat:
The Beach Boys, Chicago (2) - Beachago Tour 1975-Live At Chicago Stadium

Anyone heard this cd?

 

Here's the set list:

 

-Boston (for the 1st LP)
-The Cars (miss you Ric!)
-Romeo Void

 

Steely Dan
Doobies
King Crimson

 

Blue Oyster Cult
Allman Brothers Band
Aerosmith

 

One thing that always made Zappa unique was his ability-and willingness-to try just about anything musically.