Sunday Morning Vault: Angel--That Magic Touch (1977)

Angel is a glam metal band based out of Washington D.C. They were discovered back in the mid-70's by Gene Simmons of KISS and signed to their label, Casablanca. The main output of the band was over a four year period (75-79) and broke up in 1981. However, they reformed in 1998 and is still active. You can find them at http://www.myspace.com/AngelOfficialSite. This song was from 1977....

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The Eagles: New Kid In Town (1977)

On this day in 1977, The Eagles hit No. 1 with this song. It was the first single off of the massive selling, "Hotel California"....enjoy your Saturday!

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Happy Birthday Rusty Young from Poco...

The bus wants to say happy 65th birthday to Rusty Young who plays pedal steel for the country-rock group Poco. Let's celebrate by listening to one of his compositions, "Rose of Cimarron"....

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Ambrosia: Holdin' On To Yesterday (1975)

One of my confessions musically is a real love for 70's era progressive rock. Groups like King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Yes were a regular part of my playlist. Like other sub-genres of Rock, it had a few years of true popularity before falling back to cult status. There were a hand full of groups however in that decade that were successful in merging progressive rock ideas to pop forms. Ambrosia was one of these groups. Listen especially to their debut album, and you could hear that merging done about as perfectly as it could be done. Musical forms that were not totally prog, but denser, musically and lyrically than your normal pop song. Even during the late 70's when they hit the charts with more poppier fare, the sophistication of the music couldn't be denied. They disbanded in 84, but have reformed and sound as good as ever.   Here is my favorite of their singles, from 1975....

 

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