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The original "Calling Occupants" was from a Canadian progressive rock band who took the name of Klaatu,
Yes i vaguely remember, it was used by one of the Pirate radio stations in the UK to mark the night transmissions
both versions are very good [and similar] but I just loved Karen's voice
 


My second concert was 22 Feb 1974 - Slade - again at Brisbane's Festival Hall. I was having a love affair with music sliding from harmonic pop to heavy metal rock.


 
 
The amount of work that had to be done for that concert to proceed was incredible.

A little less than 4 weeks before the concert, Brisbane had been devastated with a once in a century flood that saw the Brisbane River expand to submerge all of the lower CBD.

The picture below shows the flood waters receding, and you can see Festival Hall on the right near top.

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Festival Hall had to be dried out, and the electric supply triple checked and then some.

Slade reputedly had enough equipment to fill 7 semi-trailers, and made the noise of a Boeing 707 on takeoff.

Legend of a concert.
 
The kids found this song in the library. Now they well be singing it for weeks!..:rolleyes:
 
The kids found this song in the library. Now they well be singing it for weeks!.
70 years on and yes I do still remember the lyrics

from around the same era
 
You know, one of the things I love about this thread, and this place, is that the members around my age and older will pop up with tunes I heard 50-60 years ago, and would not have remembered for all the tea in China.

I actually had heard the Spider in The Bath number, and forgotten it.

Thank you gents, for sharing :)
 
I actually had heard the Spider in The Bath number, and forgotten it.
Well I don't know if you will remember this one, again from the late 50's

 
Glen Campbell deserves to be better known, especially in the guitar community. He's one of the greatest guitarists to ever reach stardom. It is my opinion (and I've been a classical guitarist for more than 50 years, so I'm kind of qualified to say this) that he's better than Hendrix.

It annoys me greatly when people say that Hendrix was the greatest guitar player. From a technical standpoint, I can name a ton of guitarists better than him.

Credit where credit is due. He could play the guitar and he was an excellent performer. His playing influenced what must be millions of people, including a ton who are famous guitarists themselves.

I just don't think he was as skillful as people credit him for. For example, check his live performances. He was unable to play the same thing twice and had horrible timing. His backing band was able to adjust for this though it becomes more evident when you hear him play with other guitarists who do have a working sense of time.
 
Glen Campbell deserves to be better known, especially in the guitar community. He's one of the greatest guitarists to ever reach stardom.
I agree Glen Campbell was among several of the Chet Atkins guitar playing style.

It annoys me greatly when people say that Hendrix was the greatest guitar player. From a technical standpoint, I can name a ton of guitarists better than him.

Credit where credit is due. He could play the guitar and he was an excellent performer. His playing influenced what must be millions of people, including a ton who are famous guitarists themselves.

I just don't think he was as skillful as people credit him for. For example, check his live performances. He was unable to play the same thing twice and had horrible timing. His backing band was able to adjust for this though it becomes more evident when you hear him play with other guitarists who do have a working sense of time.
You can't compare musicians as Hendrix to musicians such as Glen Campbell two different types and styles.

I saw Hendrix and others outdoor concert in California.

Wasn't hard to get into the music LSD, Marijuana, and alcohol.
 
You can't compare musicians as Hendrix to musicians such as Glen Campbell two different types and styles.
Style has nothing to do with technique, on the technical level there are many more competent players,
you can tell when a player is very good, when his compatriots wish they could emulate them.
 
 
Although it's not my age anymore there's this one, for the harder days:

P.O.D. - Youth of the Nation (Official Music Video) [HD] (2009-Oct-26)​

And finally, to let go, at peace with the universe i guess:

OneRepublic - Say (All I Need) LIVE! @ Stripped (2008-Jan-29)​

But i've just begun and it's like opening the Pandora box: so many more follow all the sudden and i can't revive all those memories at once! I dunno, it's hard to choose but try Black Lab, Brian Ferry, or more recently Reinhardt Buhr... Even Anoushka Shankar for a bit of exotism, etc. Ah, and the records with shadow dancers crack me up, especially Psychlona's 'Blast Off' i'd say, but i may have mentioned this one previously. :cool:
 
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As an aside, he kind of hates that song. He has a whole bunch of other music but folks only know that one. It's the song he's always asked to play.

(We're not 'close friends', but I've spent some time with him at his place in Castine. I haven't seen him since he moved.)
 
As an aside, he kind of hates that song.
You will find that with a lot of singers/songwriters, what is commercial and popular is not thought of as being one of their best works
 

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