Sounds From The Seventies
195 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★ - 7 ratingsA weekly show that delves not only into the music of the 1970's but the culture and lifestyle of that amazing decade. A full and comprehensive album review is at the center of each episode.
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Episodes
The Moody Blues - Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
March 26, 2021 06:04 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBThis week's album selection is by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group The Moody Blues and their 1971 release "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" and we also talk about the long and winding path this band has gone through from an R&B band to prog rock innovators to middle of the road hitmakers.
Donny Hathaway - Live
March 19, 2021 04:18 - 1 hour - 40.4 MBThis week we have another special request from one of our listeners and that request is the 1972 album by soul music legend Donny Hathaway called "Live" because it was recorded live in Los Angeles and New York in front of two very raucous and exuberant crowds at the Troubadour and Bitter End nightclubs.
Paul Siebel - Woodsmoke and Oranges
March 12, 2021 06:28 - 1 hour - 36 MBThis week we feature a request made by one of our listeners to review an album by cult artist Paul Siebel who only made two albums and on today's episode we feature his debut album from 1970 "Woodsmoke and Oranges" along with our other regular segments.
Flamin' Groovies - Teenage Head
March 05, 2021 02:21 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBThis is the first episode in our four part series of just random albums we have chosen to review on the show and today we have chosen The Flamin' Groovies 1971 album "Teenage Head" to review and talk about.
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire
February 19, 2021 08:25 - 1 hour - 39.9 MBAs we take a final look at jazz fusion music in the 1970's we talk about the critically acclaimed band The Mahavishnu Orchestra and their 1973 album "Birds of Fire".
Return To Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy
February 12, 2021 18:20 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBWe continue this week with our look at jazz fusion music of the 1970's as we turn the spotlight on Chick Corea's Return to Forever and their 1973 album "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy" and we also want to pay tribute to the great jazz keyboardist upon his sad passing this week from cancer.
Weather Report - Heavy Weather
February 05, 2021 04:27 - 1 hour - 40.6 MBToday's episode is the first in our three part look at jazz fusion groups of the 1970's and we start with the most successful of these groups Weather Report and their 1977 album "Heavy Weather".
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
January 22, 2021 05:26 - 1 hour - 38.1 MBIn this our third and last episode on Country Crooners of the 70's we present the big selling 1978 album by Kenny Rogers "The Gambler" and we will also recap the whole country crooner theme we just finished.
Ray Price - For The Good Times
January 16, 2021 01:53 - 1 hour - 38.6 MBIn the second part of our three part look at Country Crooners of the 70's we take a look at the career of Ray Price and review his 1970 album "For the Good Times."
George Jones - The Grand Tour
January 08, 2021 07:58 - 59 minutes - 34.1 MBIn the first episode of our series on male country crooners of the 1970's we feature George Jones and his 1974 album "The Grand Tour" and we also welcome in our first episode of the new year.
Jackson Five - Christmas Album
December 18, 2020 06:48 - 58 minutes - 33.4 MBIt's our second annual Christmas episode and this year it's a lot more subdued and quiet celebration because of the times but we still have a lot of fun and we review The Jackson Five's "Christmas Album" from 1970. Happy Holidays to everyone!!
Rush - A Farewell to Kings
December 11, 2020 05:39 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBAs we end our look at Canadian progressive rock music in the 70's we decide to finish it with the band everybody thinks of when they think of Canadian progressive rock and that's of course Rush and their 1977 album "A Farewell to Kings", a more suitable ending is impossible to find.
Saga - Images at Twilight
December 04, 2020 06:44 - 59 minutes - 34 MBAs we continue with our series on Canadian progressive rock in the 1970's we shine the spotlight on Ontario band Saga and their second album "Images at Twilight" released in 1979 and we also have our usual regular segments on this episode.
FM - Black Noise
November 27, 2020 06:40 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBIn the first installment in our look at Canadian progressive rock in the '70's we review the debut album by the often overlooked band FM and their album "Black Noise" recorded in 1977 but released in 1978.
Van Halen - Van Halen
November 20, 2020 07:41 - 1 hour - 39.5 MBThis is our special tribute show to the late guitar legend Eddie Van Halen as we review Van Halen's eponymous 1978 debut album plus talk about how the life and talent of Eddie Van Halen has changed so many lives.
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
November 06, 2020 06:15 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBThis is the last episode in our three part series covering soul/R&B music in the 1970's and we end with a huge one. Considered by many to not only be one of the great soul/R&B albums of all time but also one of the greatest albums ever made in music history and I'm speaking of course about Marvin Gaye's 1971 album "What's Going On" and we tell you if we think that is justified or just wishful thinking.
Gladys Knight and the Pips - Neither One of Us
October 30, 2020 05:20 - 53 minutes - 30 MBWe continue our look at Soul/R&B music in the 1970's with a review of Gladys Knight and the Pips 1973 album "Neither One of Us" along with having our other regular segments.
Al Green - Call Me
October 23, 2020 04:26 - 57 minutes - 32.6 MBIn our first episode of a three part theme covering Soul/R&B music in the 1970's we take a look at the man they called the last great southern soul singer in Al Green and his 1973 album "Call Me".
David Ackles - American Gothic
October 09, 2020 08:17 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBThis week we look at a forgotten album by a forgotten artist when we review David Ackles and his 1972 album "American Gothic" and we also talk about the strange but not necessarily sad life of David Ackles.
Peter Green - In The Skies
October 02, 2020 06:06 - 1 hour - 36.9 MBWe pay tribute this week to recently departed guitar genius and founder of Fleetwood Mac Peter Green as he review his 1979 album "In the Skies" and also talk about his life in and out of Fleetwood Mac.
Emitt Rhodes - Emitt Rhodes
September 25, 2020 05:26 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBWe pay tribute this episode to the recently departed Emitt Rhodes by reviewing his first album from 1970 and talking about his life and career.
The Beatles - Let It Be
September 11, 2020 20:26 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBOn the 50th anniversary of the release of the final Beatles album "Let It Be" and the movie of the same name we present this special episode of Sounds from the Seventies where we talk at length about the album, movie and the final year of the Beatles.
Paul McCartney and Wings - Wild Life
September 04, 2020 17:56 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBIn this last installment on our look at the worst Beatle solo albums of the 1970's by each member we look at the first album by Paul McCartney's newly formed band Wings and their late 1971 album Wild Life and we also give you our opinion of what we think is the worst Beatle solo album of the 70's.
Ringo Starr - Ringo the 4th
August 21, 2020 08:40 - 49 minutes - 28.1 MBThis is the third album in our series on solo Beatle albums in the 70s that our considered the worst by critics and fans by each member of the band, this week the spotlight falls on Ringo Starr and his 1977 album "Ringo the 4th". Is it as bad as they say or a victim of its time?
George Harrison - Dark Horse
August 14, 2020 05:22 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBThe second in our series of what critics and fans think are the worst Beatle solo albums by each member in the 70's and this week we talk about George Harrison's 1974 "Dark Horse" album, also on this episode a special tribute to late great Ennio Morricone.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Sometime In New York City
July 31, 2020 21:40 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBThis week we start our four part look at what critics and the public view as the worst solo Beatle album in the 1970's by each member and today's episode features John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1972 double album Sometime in New York City, is it as bad as they say or a sadly neglected album?
The Boomtown Rats - A Tonic For The Troops
July 17, 2020 03:28 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBOur last episode dealing with the British New Wave movement of the 1970's is focused on The Boomtown Rats and their 1978 album "A Tonic for the Troops". Now they are most certainly Irish and not British but technicalities are not going to stop us from showcasing this great band.
The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus
July 10, 2020 07:27 - 51 minutes - 29.7 MBIn this our second episode that looks at the British New Wave movement of the late 1970's we review the 1977 debut album of The Stranglers "Rattus Norvegicus" and discuss how punk and new wave were sometimes very hard to seperate.
Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
July 03, 2020 10:21 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBIn the first installment of our three episode look into the British New Wave movement of the late '70s we review the second album by Elvis Costello "This Year's Model" and also discuss the scene in Britain that his music came from.
Grateful Dead - Wake Of The Flood
June 19, 2020 05:20 - 1 hour - 36.8 MBIn the last episode of our four part listeners pick the albums to review series we have The Grateful Dead's 1973 rebirth album "Wake of the Flood" and we also dedicate most of the show to Grateful Dead stories and memories.
Foghat - Fool For The City
June 12, 2020 03:03 - 1 hour - 37.5 MBThis week we have our third album picked by one of our listeners to review and its by British boogie/hard rock band Foghat and their 1975 album "Fool for the City" and also a discussion about what is boogie rock.
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - I Miss You
June 05, 2020 06:22 - 58 minutes - 33.5 MBIn our second listener album pick of our four part series is the request for Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes debut album from 1972 "I Miss You" we also talk about the band's history with and without the great soul singer Teddy Pendergrass.
Terry Melcher - Royal Flush
May 29, 2020 04:00 - 56 minutes - 32.1 MBThe first album pick in our listener request series is the follow up album by Terry Melcher to his self titled debut album that we reviewed on an earlier episode and released in 1976 called "Royal Flush". We also talk more about Terry's very colourful life in and out of the record business.
Bill Withers - Still Bill
May 23, 2020 03:41 - 1 hour - 37.6 MBThis episode we take a look at the life of the recently departed soul legend Bill Withers as we also discuss his sophomore album "Still Bill" released in 1972. Too many great artists lost in such a short time this year.
John Prine - John Prine
May 15, 2020 07:56 - 55 minutes - 31.7 MBWe take a look at the life and music of recently departed songwriting legend John Prine by reviewing his self titled 1971 debut album.
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition - The Ballad Of Calico
May 01, 2020 08:12 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBA very special episode this week as we remember the recently departed Kenny Rogers with a review of his band's the First Edition's two record concept album from 1972 "The Ballad of Calico". We talk about every track on this almost forgotten 70's artifact.
Tammy Wynette - 'Til I Can Make It On My Own
April 24, 2020 05:34 - 54 minutes - 31.2 MBThe last in our series about Country Divas in the 1970's features the 1976 album by country legend Tammy Wynette called "'Till I Can Make It On My Own" plus we talk about the various types of country music that was prevalent in the decade.
Loretta Lynn - Entertainer of the Year
April 17, 2020 06:36 - 59 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this our second episode of a three part look at Country Diva's in the 1970's we discuss and review Loretta Lynn's 1973 album "Entertainer of the Year" and further discuss country music of the past and present.
Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
April 10, 2020 06:58 - 56 minutes - 32.5 MBThe first album in our three part look at Country Divas of the 1970's is Dolly Parton's 1977 album "Here You Come Again". In addition to reviewing the album we take a look at Dolly's life and career up to the release of this album.
Donna Summer - I Remember Yesterday
March 27, 2020 06:41 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBThe last episode in our three part series about disco music in the 1970's centers around the 1977 album by the Queen of Disco Donna Summer "I Remember Yesterday" plus more thoughts about the decline and death of this once vibrant musical form.
Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
March 20, 2020 03:49 - 1 hour - 35.5 MBIn the second part of our three episode look at disco music in the 70's we look at and review the 1977 debut album by Euro disco band Santa Esmeralda and the album "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." We also continue our look at the rise and fall of disco music in general.
Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)
March 13, 2020 07:19 - 1 hour - 37.1 MBWe start our three part look into disco music of the 1970's by reviewing the biggest selling disco album of all time and one of the biggest selling albums in music history the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack from 1977.
Kiss - Alive!
February 28, 2020 06:54 - 56 minutes - 32.8 MBThe last episode in our series about live double albums in the 70's focuses on Kiss and their 1975 breakthrough smash "Alive!" it's another live album we have picked with a great backstory.
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
February 21, 2020 11:50 - 1 hour - 40.8 MBWe continue in this episode to shine a spotlight on the double live albums that came out in the 1970's and this week we take a look at the biggest one of them all Peter Frampton's 1976 breakthrough "Frampton Comes Alive" as we review the album and talk about how significant it really was to the culture at the time.
Rush - All the World's a Stage
February 14, 2020 19:05 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBThis is the first episode in our three part overview of double live albums in the 70's and this week we look at and review the 1976 album by Canadian power trio Rush "All the World's a Stage".
Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Asbury Park, New Jersey
January 31, 2020 07:39 - 56 minutes - 32.4 MBIt's our first anniversary show and our 50th episode and the last in our four part look at albums released in the month of January in the 1970's and this week's album was the debut of Bruce Springsteen in January of 1973 with "Greetings from Asbury Park, New Jersey". So because of all these things this is a very special episode for us.
Aretha Franklin - Young Gifted and Black
January 24, 2020 21:25 - 1 hour - 34.7 MBIn our continuing series of albums released in January in the 1970's we shine a spotlight on the 1972 album "Young Gifted and Black" by Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin plus our usual regular segments are presented.
Janis Joplin - Pearl
January 17, 2020 04:54 - 1 hour - 34.2 MBIn part two of our look at albums released in January in the 1970's we take a look at a not so happy release from 1971 we review the posthumous album "Pearl" from Janis Joplin. We look at the death and final music made by a true rock and roll legend.
Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
January 10, 2020 08:18 - 1 hour - 34.8 MBThe first in our series of albums that we will review that were released in the month of January in the 1970's. Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is a good starting point for this series because it was actually one of the first albums released in the decade of the '70s.
The Carpenters - Christmas Portrait
December 20, 2019 04:57 - 58 minutes - 33.5 MBWe present our first annual Christmas episode and what better way to celebrate Christmas than with The Carpenters 1978 album "Christmas Portrait" plus lots of other yuletide segments to get you in the spirit of the season.