| | Mother Mallard's Portable Maste 1970-1973 CD Mother Mallard's Portable Maste Discography of CDs
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Was this the first legitimate US all-synth band? To all intents and purposes, yes. Mother Mallard were the Anglo doppelgangers of Tangerine Dream, but where the Dream first dipped themselves in a primer of Pink Floyd, Mother Mallard were reflected in a post-modernist mirror whose silver coating alchemically merged the minimalists (Steve Reich) with the laboratory process music of the rank academia. Mother Mallard's compositions weren't about deep space and investigations of gelatinous environments--their brand of music was informed by classical works as much as it was by rock.
"Ceres Motion" weaves a complex series of sequencer patterns in a powerful hypnotic mantra that suggests machines locked in a tight embrace; the atmospheric "Cloudscape for Peggy" works a series of repetitive drones to the same exhilarating effect. Mother Mallard's players--composers David Borden, Steve Drews and Linda Fisher--managed to bring academia to bear upon "populist" electronic music as well as commercialism, relieving the dry cadences of the former without resorting to the crass sensibilities of the latter. The result was one of US electronica's least known, yet most critically important, historical chapters.
Recording information: Mother Mallard Farmhouse Studio, Enfield, NY (1970-1973); R.A. Moog Studios, Trumansburg, NY (1970-1973).
Personnel: David Borden (keyboards).
Audio Mixer: David Borden.
Mother Mallard's Portable Maste 1970-1973 Songs Purchase 1970-1973 CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Bob Marley Catch A Fire CDs (1973) Remastered; Deluxe Edition
1970-1973 album
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It is nearly impossible to imagine a time when reggae was not part of the cultural currency. Though Bob Marley and the Wailers cannot be said to have invented the style, they certainly brought it to the world stage, and this album was the torch that lit the way. CATCH A FIRE hit with the force of a revelation when it was released in 1973, and though Chris Blackwell tailored its sound with a rock audience in mind, the album was still unlike anything that had ever come down the pike. Ironically, even given its relatively full production and electric guitar solos, CATCH A FIRE sounds more organic and rootsy than any of the Wailers' subsequent releases.
While the percolating rhythms and burbling bass lines of the Barrett brothers, and the sweet, impeccable harmonies of Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer soothe and move, CATCH A FIRE also introduces the conscious, politically minded themes that would remain at the center of Marley's songwriting ...
| | L A Guns Man In The Moon CD (2001)
1970-1973 CD music
$11.79 
On Man in the Moon, a reunited and revitalized core L.A. Guns lineup spice up their '80s West Coast sleaze rock with some pop and modern rock elements. With the mostly original lineup (Phil Lewis on vocals, Tracii Guns on guitar, Steve Riley on drums, Mick Cripps on keyboards, and bassist Muddy) getting back together in the studio for the first time in over half a decade, L.A. Guns were probably hoping to relive the glory days of Cocked and Loaded. The results are a little mixed on this 2001 Spitfire Records release. Guns' guitar work is as fierce as ever and Lewis' whiney, but confident vocals are appropriately true to the singer's '80s rock past. But these two critical elements don't always work together on Man in ...
| | Emerson, Lake, And Palmer Original Bootleg Series From Manticore Vaults, Vol. 1 CDs (2001)
1970-1973 music CDs
$45.35 
This set and its companion, the eight-CD volume two, display all the strengths that made Emerson, Lake & Palmer one of the world's most popular bands during the '70s, and the weakness that comes with a trio's attempt to play complicated music. Keith Emerson was a virtuoso keyboard player, Greg Lake supplied a pleasant voice and flair for writing melodic songs, and Carl Palmer played drums as though he would perish if he stopped. But the group lacked the depth of fellow progressive rock bands, such as Yes and King Crimson. Those groups supplied multiple lead instrumentalists -- Yes with their guitar/keyboard tandem and Crimson with their venerable guitarist, Robert Fripp, and a series of cohorts who played saxophone, violin, or second guitar. These and other bands (e.g., Genesis) also relied on more than one songwriter. In ELP, Emerson was the lone lead player of consequence, ...
| | Emerson, Lake, And Palmer Original Bootleg Series From Manticore Vaults, Vol. 2 CDs (2001) Remastered
1970-1973 songs
$33.85
Another batch of cleaned-up bootlegs chronicles some of Emerson, Lake ...
| | Frank Zappa Baby Snakes CD (2002) (Import) Limited Edition
1970-1973 album
$24.59
| | Journey CD (2007) (Import) Japan; Remastered; Mini LP Sleeve
1970-1973 CD music
$31.39
| | Very Best Of Modern Talking CD (2002) (Import) Argentina
1970-1973 music CDs
$10.49
| | Who Ultimate Collection CD (2002) Japan
1970-1973 songs
$49.05
Initial pressings of THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION included a limited edition bonus disc featuring four previously unreleased tracks.
Recorded between November 1964 and June 1982. Includes liner notes by Matt Kent and Andy Neill.
Limited-edition Japanese release features a bonus four-song CD for the initial pressing, ...
| | Fabulous Cadillacs/Crazy Cadillacs CD (1998)
1970-1973 album
$10.59
| | Victor Chorobik Desert Of Clouds CD (2005)
1970-1973 CD music
$9.59 
| | Forte Revolution CD (2005)
$2.99 | | Moonriders CM Works 1977-2006 CD (2006) (Import)
$47.29 | | Fairport Convention From Cropredy To Portmeirion CD (2002)
1970-1973 music CDs
$8.89
| | Citay Dream Get Together CD (2010)
1970-1973 songs
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