Boy_Wonder
(Bath, back in the UK) | | Posted: May 14, 2013 - 15:28 | |
Not sure I've ever seen so many Top Gear references on RP!
Many memories from the 70's - not sharing them with you, it's my past not yours!
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Kbengen
| | Posted: May 14, 2013 - 15:26 | |
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Boy_Wonder
(Bath, back in the UK) | | Posted: May 14, 2013 - 15:24 | |
Antigone wrote: Your brother's called Jessica? |
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Neil66
((stav) anger) | | Posted: Apr 13, 2013 - 08:58 | |
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Apr 13, 2013 - 08:55 | |
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jmkate
(nearly under a stack of books) | | Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 22:16 | |
You know, I will actually correct that to 'one of the best road trip bands ever,' but then, their albums always go on mine. I could be biased.
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jmkate
(nearly under a stack of books) | | Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 22:08 | |
One of the best roadtrip albums EVER.
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expatlar
(Michoacan, Mexico) | | Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 22:05 | |
Why isn't there a rating for 'It's a Classic!'?
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Lazarus
(Bethany) | | Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 22:04 | |
We be dancing like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners... love it...
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Antigone
(A house, in a Virginian Valley) | | Posted: Feb 09, 2013 - 13:23 | |
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Zep
| | Posted: Feb 09, 2013 - 13:22 | |
This song gets wound up, then unspools very nicely. Barefoot music.
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Lazarus
(Bethany) | | Posted: Feb 09, 2013 - 13:19 | |
absolutely beautiful... love this music...
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richlister
(Here, there, pretty much everywhere.) | | Posted: Jan 09, 2013 - 05:15 | |
Tonight on Top Gear Hammond tries to beat a camel across the desert in a Ford Capri...
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SanFranGayMan
(San Francisco) | | Posted: Dec 08, 2012 - 20:23 | |
kimschoice wrote:
I agree. My first concert in Boston 1972. Watching this song live has created a little muscial nostalgia for me, but truly good guitar playing. When you see Dickie Betts and company doing this song together, it was good!
One uppsmenship on youse guys! Saw (mostly heard) them at the Atlanta Pop festival in 1970. They head-lined and ran the show pretty much- and there is a great CD/download-hell, vinyl?-of them available. Needless to say, nascent days. Same concert Jimi was at for July 4th in a 100 degree peach orchard. That which can be remembered was memorable indeed! |
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msymmes
(Toronto, CA) | | Posted: Dec 08, 2012 - 20:19 | |
And if I could just only play the guitar. Like one chord !! Might have to put this tune in the same class as a Brubeck tune.  |
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msymmes
(Toronto, CA) | | Posted: Dec 08, 2012 - 20:16 | |
You sir, have too much time on your hands.
Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:This song goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and... |
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msymmes
(Toronto, CA) | | Posted: Dec 08, 2012 - 20:15 | |
An instant 10. Been a ten in my books for 20 years.  |
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 07:18 | |
Huey wrote:
Who the hell is Lawrence Welk?....wait I'll google. I presume you think that everyone over 40 lives in the USA?? You may be correct!!
Yes, over 40 in the USA - sorry, I should have been more specific about that. * Fixed it. |
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Dinges,_the_Dude
(below sea-level, N52°37', E4°88') | | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 07:16 | |
This song goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and...
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Huey
(Netherlands) | | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 07:14 | |
Proclivities wrote:
No, it does not. Just about anyone over 40 knows who Lawrence Welk was; one does not need to be deeply familiar with him, or his work, as a prerequisite for invoking his name.
Who the hell is Lawrence Welk?....wait I'll google. I presume you think that everyone over 40 lives in the USA?? You may be correct!! |
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kimschoice
(Bosstown) | | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 07:13 | |
tkosh wrote:
I saw these guys play this live in Portland in 1973. Maybe you just have to be there sometimes. It's all good!
I agree. My first concert in Boston 1972. Watching this song live has created a little muscial nostalgia for me, but truly good guitar playing. When you see Dickie Betts and company doing this song together, it was good! |
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 07:11 | |
Hannio wrote:
I think so, too. And I'll add maudlin and schmaltzy. It is the rock version of Lawrence Welk.
bam23 wrote:
This statement more than implies a deep familiarity with Lawrence Welk! How'd you hack it?
That comment does not "more than imply" any "deep familiarity with Lawrence Welk" - you apparently inferred that. Just about anyone over 40 (in the U.S.) knows who Lawrence Welk was; one does not need to be deeply familiar with him, or his work, as a requirement for invoking his name. But who knows? Maybe that poster is deeply familiar with the work of Lawrence Welk, and your inference was accurate. While I've heard this song too many times to be eager to hear it anymore, I wouldn't put it in the "Lawrence Welk" category. |
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unclemrbig
| | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 07:09 | |
Just drove by "The Big House" about 45 minutes ago!
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BryanP58
(Indianapolis, IN) | | Posted: Oct 07, 2012 - 02:17 | |
Simply one of the best driving / road trip songs ever.
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bam23
(Berkeley) | | Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 13:10 | |
Hannio wrote:
I think so, too. And I'll add maudlin and schmaltzy. It is the rock version of Lawrence Welk.
This statement more than implies a deep familiarity with Lawrence Welk! How'd you hack it? |
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kgish
(Lost in the Netherlands) | | Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 13:08 | |
Truly amazing guitar playing.
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onerb
| | Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 13:07 | |
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Dana_Montroy
| | Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 13:05 | |
This is such a classic song - full of liveliness and happiness. Makes working at a desk on a computer a much better time!
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kysmet
(Central Florida) | | Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 13:04 | |
Love it, and one of my best friends was named after this song.  |
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Hannio
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 06:25 | |
neuticle wrote:Go ahead and crucify me..I find the melody kind of cheesy and boring..IMO I think so, too. And I'll add maudlin and schmaltzy. It is the rock version of Lawrence Welk. |
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