1970

Folk jazz Pop 

ALBUMS: The Cat is Back With An Extra Helping of Tea

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, 2020, Alun Davies, Bruce Lynch, Cat Stevens, Paul Samwell-Smith, Tea for the Tillerman, Tea for the Tillerman², Where Do The Children Play, Wild World, Yusuf

50 years later, Yusuf pays one more visit to the Tillerman with this beguiling remake of his beloved classic

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Heavy Metal 

Throne of Doom: Paranoid at 50

September 28, 2020January 7, 2023 Nathan Carson 1 Comment 1970, 50th anniversary, Bill Ward, Birmingham, Black Sabbath, Buddy Rich, Geezer Butler, Gene Krupa, Hand of Doom, Ironman, Ozzy Osbourne, Paranoid, Rat Salad, Tony Iommi, War Pigs, World War II

Black Sabbath’s founding drummer Bill Ward reflects on a half century of their heavy metal milestone

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Beatle Soul 

All Things (Must) Pass: Encouraging Words Turns 50

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, All Things Must Pass, Apple Corps, Apple Records, Apple+, Billy Preston, Bobby Keys, Delaney Bramlett, Encouraging Words, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jim Price, John Lennon, My Sweet Lord, Neil Diamond, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sam and Dave, Sly Stone, The Band, The Beatles, the Edwin Hawkins Singers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Originally released on September 11, 1970, Billy Preston’s second Apple LP is a soulful paean to his status as “The 5th Beatle”

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adblock Fusion jazz Latin Psychedelics Rock 

Santana Anointed: 50 Years Of Abraxas

September 16, 2020November 30, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, José "Chepito" Areas, Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve, Miles Davis, Santana, Tanglewood, Woodstock

Celebrating a half century of the most definitive Santana studio LP

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Soul 

Dig the Slowness: Roberta Flack’s Chapter Two at 50

September 11, 2020September 13, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 3 Comments 1970, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records, Bernard Purdie, Brothers Four, Chad Mitchell Trio, Chapter Two, Chuck Rainey, Donny Hathaway, Eumir Deodato, Harry Belafonte, Hugh McCracken, King Curtis, Kingston Trio, LaVern Baker, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Paul & Mary, Quiet Fire, Richard Tee, Roberta Flack, The Smothers Brothers

The portrait of an artist looking for an audience at the intersection of enlightened soul and contemporary singer-songwriter pop

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North Americana Rock 

The Shape They’re In: Stage Fright at 50

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, Bob Dylan, Capitol Records, Eric Clapton, Garth Hudson, George Harrison, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, The Band

The third album by The Band would prove to be one of most auspicious efforts of their career

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Punk 

Scooting Around the Stage

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1970, 3rd Power, Chicago, Goose Lake, James Gang, John Drake Shakedown, MC5, Mitch Ryder, Mountain, Peter Walker, Ram, Teegarden, the Flock, the Litter, The Stooges, Third Man Records, Van Winkle, Vinyl

Third Man Records unearths a new (old) Stooges live recording, and it is amazing!

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Fusion Pop Power Pop Progressive Rock 

Broke Down But Not Busted: Todd Rundgren’s Runt at 50

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1970, Ampex Records, Bearsville, Bearsville Studio, Great Speckled Bird, Jesse Winchester, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Runt, Stage Fright., The Band, The Nazz, Todd Rundgren, Todd Rundgren's Utopia

Why the Wizard’s first solo album after The Nazz is his McCartney I

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Hard Rock 

Speed Kings: Deep Purple In Rock Turns 50

July 29, 2020July 30, 2020 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1970, Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, In Rock, Jon Lord, Martin Birch, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Speed King

A loose salute to the true debut of the band’s Mark II era

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Dead 

Mi Verano De Los Muertos

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1970, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Crosby Stills & Nash, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Pigpen, Robert Hunter, The Band, Uncle John's Band, Workingman's Dead

The Grateful Dead in 1970

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Progressive Rock 

For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Us: Jethro Tull’s ‘Benefit’ at 50

June 27, 2020June 29, 2020 Jordan Blum 8 Comments 1970, Beardfish, Benefit, Big Big Train, Chrysalis Records, Cream, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Martin Barre, Mick Abrahams, Phideaux Xavier, Rikard Sjöblom

Fifty years later, Benefit remains one of Jethro Tull’s most ageless, individualized and tight records

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Progressive Rock 

In the Wake of a Dissolved Court

May 28, 2020 Ryan Maffei 2 Comments 1970, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, In The Wake Of Poseidon, Kanye West, King Crimson, Michael Giles, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Robert Fripp

Remembering King Crimson’s In the Wake of Poseidon, 50 years later

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Blues Hard Rock Rock 

1970: The Who Come Alive

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments 1970, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Live At Hull, Live At Leeds, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Shel Talmy, The Who, Tommy

50 years since its initial release, Live at Leeds maintains its position as one of the definitive live albums of all time

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Country and/or Western North Americana Rock 

No Need to Think Twice: Poco at 50

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, Buffalo Springfield, Jim Messina, Neil Young, Poco, Randy Meisner, Rusty Young, Stephen Stills, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Timothy B. Schmit

The self-titled second album gets the belated appreciation it deserves

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Comedy Hard Rock Rock 

Very Heavy, Not Very Humble

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 4 Comments 1970, Atlantic Records, David Lord Sutch, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Lord Sutch, Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends, Nicky Hopkins, Noel Redding

Looking back 50 years at Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends

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