When growing up in the 70's it was cool for those of us in the hip "FM" crowd to put down groups like America. The lyrics didn't make a lot of sense (this coming from a progressive rock fan!), and the music just didn't ROCK. The truth was, I was a closet soft rock fan, and my ability to write music for that genre far exceeds my abilities to ROCK whatever that meant anyway. America crafted songs that were catchy and the lyrical imagery kept you off guard just enough to be interesting. We're gonna listen to several songs this morning including one off of their latest studio album, "Here and Now" (2007) which is as good as anything they did in the 70's.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
In Praise of: America
7:46 AM
70's oldies, 70's pop, Amreica, Dan Peek, Dewey Bunnell, Don't Cross The River, Gerry Beckley, Now and Then, Sister Golden Hair, Ventura Highway, Work To Do
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