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Cosmo's Factory is one of my all time, favorite albums. It is practically the sound of perfection. 🥰 🥰 🥰

But their 6th and 7th albums? I'm not really a fan. It's like they burned so brightly that they burned out or something.
Their last album, Mardi Gras, was a real stinker IMHO. From what I've read, the other members complained that John Fogerty played too big a role in the band as singer/songwriter. So Fogerty let the others contribute and the album's quality suffered for it. Apparently, in the Rolling Stone review of the album, it started out with "In the future, Mardi Gras may be known as Fogerty's Revenge."

All that said, it does contain one one bright spot, which is also one of my favorite CCR songs.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Sweet Hitch-Hiker

 
Cosmo's Factory is one of my all time, favorite albums. It is practically the sound of perfection. 🥰 🥰 🥰


Actually, it was two years, dearest. (Cosmo's came out in July of 1970). And they are all, really really good. I had them on vinyl, some also on 8 track, I think I had them all on cassette, and bought them all again on CD.

But their 6th and 7th albums? I'm not really a fan. It's like they burned so brightly that they burned out or something.
Right you are @BrendaBear
 
Time to get up and dance

The Continental Walk - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters​

The guy who did the "Twist" way before that fat guy did it.


Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - "The Twist" ORIGINAL VERSION (1959)​

Saw him in Wildwood NJ on the pier dance hall. Then we did a long walk on the beach! It was a great night.
 
Wow... I haven't heard this song in years! Like most Jethro Tull, I have no idea what that man is singing about... but I really enjoy the music. 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰

Jethro Tull - Teacher
 
This was one of three songs I asked a guitar player to show me the basics of when I started learning electric. Way above my skill level, which made my skill level go up because I love this song and worked hard to learn it.

I still love the song.... and am still flirtin' with disaster every day. 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰

Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' with Disaster
 
Kris was absolutely amazing, and my admiration for his talent would be very hard to describe.

But ... in all fairness... when I think of this amazing man, and his astounding talent.... I always think of this... the song her wrote and Janis made hers. I have read they were very close... and this song... OMG...

Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee
 
Kris was absolutely amazing, and my admiration for his talent would be very hard to describe.

But ... in all fairness... when I think of this amazing man, and his astounding talent.... I always think of this... the song her wrote and Janis made hers. I have read they were very close... and this song... OMG...

Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee
It's a keeper
I saw him in a concert in Nashville
Many moons ago...
 
Kris was absolutely amazing, and my admiration for his talent would be very hard to describe.

But ... in all fairness... when I think of this amazing man, and his astounding talent.... I always think of this... the song her wrote and Janis made hers. I have read they were very close... and this song... OMG...

Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee
He was an amazing songwriter. I have to say, I always preferred Janis's version of "Me and Bobby McGee" and Johnny Cash's version of "Sunday Morning Coming Down"


I heard this bit of cross genre brilliance today on the 60s station. And I sand along, every word. Roger Miller, "King of the Road"

 
Birthday wishes to Don McLean, born this day, October 2, 1945, 79 years young. He's still recording, released an album earlier this year ("American Boys", haven't heard it so I can't speak as to how good it is). He's best known for one particular song (see below), though he's far from being a one-hit-wonder.

Don McLean - American Pie

 
Well, in that case....

I'm not really much of a Nirvana fan (never was). But they have few songs I really like, and this is one of them. 🥰🥰🥰

Nirvana - Come As You Are
 
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