Wonderful classic film of CSNY live at Big Sur (Esalen Institute), California, September 14, 1969. Neil Young (vocal, guitar), Stephen Stills (guitar, vocal), David Crosby (guitar, vocal), Graham Nash (keyboards), Greg Reeves (bass), Dallas Taylor (drums).
Found this unique recording and video of a group known as I AM CEREALS. The group describes their song as follows:
""French Parade" tells the story of three young women celebrating their feminine looks. They don't care what people think and if their behaviour might or might not be appropriate. They know what they want and take no detour to get their point across. If you want to be one of them, don't forget to get a good tan and put on some lip gloss."
""French Parade" has a certain HipHop Vibe mixed with soulful vocals and a strong beat. But what seems like spaceships landing during an earthquake really is an acoustic guitar and a beatboxed snare blended with a Fender Bass and human trumpets. The OhmBoyZ did the rest, backed by a beercan versus some snapper."
Here's one that I love and is on my permanent playlist.
The 15th and final track off of Rise Up, the eighth studio album by Cypress Hill is a track featuring Pit Bull and Marc Anthony was released just in time for summer two summers ago.
It starts off with the classic Steven Stills guitar intro to Judy Blue Eyes and blasts off into a masterpiece that may always emote that Los Angeles summer feel. It never really became a huge hit, but there were and are still many playing it like crazy. There video has several cameos of Stills, some with his guitar.
It's one of those songs that is so tight and the lyrical flow is so intense... and then Marc Anthony comes in and belts out these choruses like he's Ricky Ricardo down at the Troubadour.... and it works!
Just saw a full Cholo in his '65 low rider Impala cruise by at quarter the speed limit, playing this song loud enough to hear it two blocks away. The song really grabs the essence, groove and attitude of the Southern California Cholo and Chola. This kind of music makes up the So Cal. culture, and probably many others, and brings people together. Enjoy! GC
Cypress Hill - Armada Latina ft. Pitbull, Marc Anthony
The songwriters: Marc Anthony, Stephen Stills, Louis Freese, Senen Reyes, James Scheffer, Armando Christian Perez. Song's Producer: Jim Jonsin.
A little 70's nostalgia here. Found some videos I never knew existed. First heard The Alan Parsons Project in 1977 and bought the Vinyl to his record titled i Robot, which was filled with some what seemed like edgy, tight, far out and slick sounds. The recorded from January through March 1977 at Abbey Road Studios and was released on June 1977. There was something really magic about this when it came out.
The Alan Parsons Project - i Robot
(Unofficial Music Video by modern Anime artists Mazinger, Gunbuster & Gundam)
I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You is one of the songs that stood out the most, if I am not mistaken. It may have received most of the radio airplay than other songs on the record. The audio copy on this video below does not do it justice, compared to the way the vinyl sounded hooked up to top of the line home stereo back in 1977 when this came out, but this is still worth cranking it up.
The Alan Parsons Project - I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You
(Official Music Video from 1977)
Listen to the entire album.... audio only. Just close your eyes and lay back.
Recorded in January -- March 1977 at Abbey Road Studios Released June 1977
The Wattstax music festival took place on August 20, 1972, at the Los Angeles Collusium on the seven year anniversary of The Watts Riots. The festival was organized by the legendary Memphis record label, Stax Records. Tickets were priced at $1.00 each. Nearly the entire Stax artist/band roster performed at the festival. 100,000 people showed up for what was dubbed by many as the "Black Woodstock". The festival was a day of unity for the community of Watts who had been victimized and oppressed by Police which led to riots in August of 1965 in a act of resistance to the Police State and the diminished freedom and liberty people felt on the streets and in their neighborhoods.
A documentary film entitled WATTSTAX was released in 1973. All of the music and speeches from social activists was beautiful captured. One performance which was added to the documentary was not shot at the concert itself, but from a church in the heart of Watts. The first time I heard this track, tears streamed from my eyes. This is the real deal, gospel that will take you there.... all the way. Enjoy! Peace Love Groove, GC
The Emotions - Peace Be Still (Live church performance for Wattstax Documentary - 1972)
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Watching all of the film footage and hearing the music from the Wattstax festival is like entering some sort of funky soul & gospel music heaven.
Rufus Thomas performs Breakdown at Wattstax Festival (1972)
Movie trailer for Wattstax
Get the DVD of the entire festival at Wattstax.Com
