What a remarkable decade, the 60's. The plethora of music that flooded my ears and the world. I was a freshman in high school when this group hit the racks. A true symphony for the ages. It amazes me how much high quality and variety existed back then compared to today's music scene, which though has some variety, today has just a small fraction of musical styles by comparison. Willie Nelson was hip, Santana ruled the latin beat, Chicago was like a Big Band jazz sound, Jimi stretched the heavens, Crosby, Still and Nash calmed souls, Jefferson Airplane inspired new heights of enlightenment, the Beatles metamorphed with every new album until their candle ran out of wax, and in the middle of all of that we all just grooved to the sweet lovin sounds of Motown that kept us in touch with what our minority brothers were feeling at the time, The World is A Ghetto according to War, Little Stevie Wonder gave us soul, but challenged us spiritually to do the right thing, everyone got along with everyone, for the most part, at least on the surface, at public gatherings and all unitl those gawdawful Angels from Hell destroyed the flames at Altamont. But in spite of all we've been through and are still going through, the world is still a beautiful place, Srive to be happy, brothers and sisters.

Not real big on MBs but I like this one.

Mmmm... the purple windowpane was awesome...

In the immortal words of Joe Strummer: "f*ckin' long, innit?"

OUTSTANDING! I recall being mesmerized — yes, I believe that describes it best — by this as an elementary school student, and again as a junior high kid, and again and again as a high schooler, and as a college hippie, and traveling around the world, and yet, it has always done the trick, and still, it brings a calm, a transporting, a journey in search of...well, you know what the Moody Blues were after — and I count myself lucky to have been turned on, and kept on, and now getting regular re-charges of it from RP, MUSIC GODS be praised!

Thanks for the descriptive journey and encouraging words...yes,"in spite of all we've been through and are still going through". Salutations

First heard this on the "juke box" in my local "Dairy Queen", back when a 15-cent ice cream cone could quench munchies...
 

What comes after Tuesday?

What a remarkable decade, the 60's. The plethora of music that flooded my ears and the world. I was a freshman in high school when this group hit the racks. A true symphony for the ages. It amazes me how much high quality and variety existed back then compared to today's music scene, which though has some variety, today has just a small fraction of musical styles by comparison. Willie Nelson was hip, Santana ruled the latin beat, Chicago was like a Big Band jazz sound, Jimi stretched the heavens, Crosby, Still and Nash calmed souls, Jefferson Airplane inspired new heights of enlightenment, the Beatles metamorphed with every new album until their candle ran out of wax, and in the middle of all of that we all just grooved to the sweet lovin sounds of Motown that kept us in touch with what our minority brothers were feeling at the time, The World is A Ghetto according to War, Little Stevie Wonder gave us soul, but challenged us spiritually to do the right thing, everyone got along with everyone, for the most part, at least on the surface, at public gatherings and all unitl those gawdawful Angels from Hell destroyed the flames at Altamont. But in spite of all we've been through and are still going through, the world is still a beautiful place, Srive to be happy, brothers and sisters.

This song could blow the bass outta my quadraphonic stereo back in my dorm room!

"Saturday Afternoon" —- Jefferson Airplane circa 1967

"Sunday Morning" — Spanky and Our Gang, 1968

"I Don't Like Mondays" — Boomtown Rats

What a remarkable decade, the 60's. The plethora of music that flooded my ears and the world. I was a freshman in high school when this group hit the racks. A true symphony for the ages. It amazes me how much high quality and variety existed back then compared to today's music scene, which though has some variety, today has just a small fraction of musical styles by comparison. Willie Nelson was hip, Santana ruled the latin beat, Chicago was like a Big Band jazz sound, Jimi stretched the heavens, Crosby, Still and Nash calmed souls, Jefferson Airplane inspired new heights of enlightenment, the Beatles metamorphed with every new album until their candle ran out of wax, and in the middle of all of that we all just grooved to the sweet lovin sounds of Motown that kept us in touch with what our minority brothers were feeling at the time, The World is A Ghetto according to War, Little Stevie Wonder gave us soul, but challenged us spiritually to do the right thing, everyone got along with everyone, for the most part, at least on the surface, at public gatherings and all unitl those gawdawful Angels from Hell destroyed the flames at Altamont. But in spite of all we've been through and are still going through, the world is still a beautiful place, Srive to be happy, brothers and sisters.

"I Don't Like Mondays" — Boomtown Rats

"I Don't Like Mondays" — Boomtown Rats

"Sunday Morning" — Spanky and Our Gang, 1968