That 70's thread

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ok heres one for you fanfare for the common man by emerson lake and palmer.

who remebers this from the channel 7 before the cartoons,? now ive been trying to track down another the video which was also used

toccatta by sky.: the video was of a white water rafting nature,

thanks for the youtube tip too.
 
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a classic acdc clip and rock and roll anthem.

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taxi driver when i thought jodie foster was hot.:)
 

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1975 agreat yr and one of my favorite movies of all time

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anyone else frequent the valhulla cinema sing along dress up nights?

now the astor
 
Al Green's classic on Soul Train 74'

Take Me To The River

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Later in the decade Talking Heads did a fine version, originally on their second Album "More Songs About Buildings And Food"

Take Me To The River

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Patrick Emery interview with Devo from the i94bar-

Devo – more than later pretenders to the title, like The Clash – were the first real punk rock philosophers. Devo’s minimalist musical style was comparable to Kraftwerk, but unlike Kraftwerk, Devo’s message made subliminal sense to the masses. By the mid 1970s Devo had spread its wings to New York, getting caught up in the nascent punk scene centered around CBGBs and Max’s Kansas City.

The band’s debut album, produced by Brian Eno, remains one of the seminal 1970s punk albums, including such iconic songs as Jocko Homo (with its tell-tale refrain “Are we not men? We are Devo?”), Gates of Steel and the idiosyncratic cover of (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction. By the late 1970s Devo was hot public and commercial currency, releasing a string of classic hits, including Whip It, Freedom of Choice and Girl U Want.


What was the theoretical underpinning of the devolutionary concept that the band used to underpin its artistic and musical activities, and was there any relationship to the French post-structuralist school of philosophy?
Well, at the time we were doing our little intellectual smart ass thing we didn’t even known about the deconstructionists. That came a little later. The first time I was aware of those people and read anything by them was 1975 or 1976. All it did was to add fuel to the fire by adding intellectual validation to something that we’d kind of stumbled upon from a more jokey, grass roots level.

In that context, what fueled the devolutionary concept originally?
The horror at human nature. When you realise that everything you’ve been told by authority figures, everything you’ve been incolcated to believe is absolutely bullshit, and that nobody knew what they were talking about. And when you investigate anything, you peel layers of lies. It started with the big myth, that man was basically was good, and that progress was inevitable, and that things were getting better.

And this started to get laughable. And when you are 19, and you are 50 feet away from someone who’s shot through the back with an M1 rifle who subsequently dies, and not only do they die, but the state gets away with it and nobody’s prosecuted, and in fact half the people in the country say ‘damn right, they should have died’, then you realise that there is no objective reality, people are not rational, reason does not rule, evil reigns supreme.

And reason is one of those things that happens now and then, like a topping on a desert. So that’s really the basis for devolution. We said ‘no, this is all a lie, things aren’t getting better, evolution isn’t linear, and we are in a period of regression.

I had a friend who was working in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia – the Australian equivalent of the State Department – who went to a change management course, and he gave a presentation based on the devolutionary oath. And he was very proud of it, but he said to me later on ‘no-one understood what I was talking about’.
[Laughs] That’s great. Yeah, you know why they didn’t get – because it’s too true. They don’t want to deal with it, they don’t want to understand it. It’s too real. You’re never rewarded for telling the truth. It’s like the Emperor’s New Clothes.

You mention the iconic nature of your energy dome hats. There’s something on your website about McDonalds releasing a toy that looks suspiciously like it’s based on Devo. Have you spoken to McDonald’s about that?
Yep, it’s called New Wave Nigel, and they ripped us off, and we’re suing them.
And what’s been McDonalds’ reaction? They’re notoriously litigious themselves ...
They were clearly aware of what they’d done, and they’re not even fighting that. All they’re fighting about now is what they’re going to do for us now that they’ve done that to us.
Hopefully not name a hamburger after you.
[Laughs]. Yeah, free meals at McDonald’s for Devo members for life. We wouldn’t accept that.

I believe the first place you played outside of Ohio was New York. Did you think New York was the only place that would ‘get’ Devo?
Yeah, of course we did. We couldn’t wait to get to New York – we thought ‘they’ll understand!’. And, in a strange way it was true because they were entertained by the confrontational, transgressive nature of our work at that time, which was really nasty at that time. And they just thought it was funny, they got off on it. They weren’t threatened by it at all – it was entertainment?

Is it true you got into a fight with the Dead Boys the first night you played in New York?
Absolutely. That really happened. They didn’t appreciate us. They were anti-intellectual nihilists, and they thought we were a bunch of artsy posers, and they hated us. But they didn’t realise that artsy posers could also be mean. They were like ‘gosh, they’re not backing down!’ [laughs]

Around that time you caught the attention of David Bowie and Brian Eno. How much influence did Bowie and Eno have on you getting noticed outside the underground scene?
Not as much as people think. Bowie’s initial interest, although he never came through, led to more press and more people taking notice of us. And because of that Brian did come through, and I don’t think we would have ended up recording an album with Brian Eno in Germany with Conny Plank had David Bowie not checked us out at Max’s Kansas City.

But he wouldn’t have done that if we hadn’t gone to Cleveland and snuck Iggy Pop a tape on his Idiot tour when Bowie was playing keyboards. So we did everything in our power as aggressively as any young band does today with self promotion. We were beating our heads against the proverbial wall 24-7. I lived and breathed Devo to get us somewhere.

Devo Live 1977/ Too Much Paranoia/Uncontrollable Urge/Clockout

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mighty mick said:
thanks sherrinorburley was a massive devo fan and have a heap of devo vinyl

i wanted a hat too
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:D yep could see you @ work with one of those hats annoying the beejeezus out of opposition club players. You'll probably want a whip as well. ;)
 
Bruce Lee already showcased in this thread but had to post this awesome footage put together by a you tuber called AJ. Has heaps of the great man's fight scenes and unbelievable acrobat's.

Just proves you can be 70 kilo's (and under) have fun in and outa the gym and kick arse.

Or maybe you gotta be a freak.

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ONE Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. :thumbsu:

Spoilers in the clip. I highly recommend this movie which was made in 1975.

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Also in 1975.. the release of this LP which is still influencing bands of today!

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I hear Beefheart in this - Brilliant


[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]On the first album of Exuma (called Exuma, but subtitled "Fire") you hear a wolf's howl, acoustic guitar, bongos and bells. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica] Then a gravelly voice sings:[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]"I came down on a lightning bolt[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Nine months in my Mama's belly.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]When I was born, the midwife scream and shout,[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]I had fire & brimstone coming out of my mouth.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]I'm Exuma, I'm the Obeah Man!"[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]The lyrics get even more colorful after this, if you can believe it. He makes mention of walking with Charon (the ferryman at the River Styx) and Hector Hippolyte (artist and Voodoo priest). The backing vocals are dolorous and chant-like; there are bird calls and the whole affair ends with a sonic boom.[/FONT]

Exuma "Obeah Man" 1970

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I'm not a huuuge pop fan but this is one of the great 70's bands who always managed to attract great players (Thompson, Levin) and were one of the most underrated bands of the era and some save for Collins and to a lesser extent Gabriel earlier on. This is probably my fave from the 1979 album Duke.

Genesis - Turn It On Again.

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sherrinorburley said:
I hear Beefheart in this - Brilliant


[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]On the first album of Exuma (called Exuma, but subtitled "Fire") you hear a wolf's howl, acoustic guitar, bongos and bells. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Then a gravelly voice sings:[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]"I came down on a lightning bolt[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Nine months in my Mama's belly.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]When I was born, the midwife scream and shout,[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]I had fire & brimstone coming out of my mouth.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]I'm Exuma, I'm the Obeah Man!"[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]The lyrics get even more colorful after this, if you can believe it. He makes mention of walking with Charon (the ferryman at the River Styx) and Hector Hippolyte (artist and Voodoo priest). The backing vocals are dolorous and chant-like; there are bird calls and the whole affair ends with a sonic boom.[/FONT]

Exuma "Obeah Man" 1970

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That sure is brilliant. Does sound a little Beefheartish.
 
Some generous you tuber has put up the whole Rolling Stones "Exile On Main Street" album from 72

T u r d On The Run

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Track Listing (imo Required listening)
1. Rocks Off
2. Rip This Joint
3. Shake Your Hips
4. Casino Boogie
5. Tumbling Dice
6. Sweet Virginia
7. Torn and Frayed
8. Sweet Black Angel
9. Loving Cup
10. Happy
11. **** on the Run*
12. Ventilator Blues*
13. I Just Want to See His Face*
14. Let It Loose
15. All Down the Line
16. Stop Breaking Down
17. Shine a Light
18. Soul Survivor
 
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