I just wanted to express my opinion (which may not be a popular one on
this list)....I actually don't mind the "schlock"!
The "Have A Nice Decade" set is put out by Rhino, and contains tunes that
are mostly from the 25 volumes of "Super Hits Of The 70's"....one hit
wonders of the 70's.
I own the whole set, and that, together with Time Life's "Sounds Of The
Seventies" collection, form a good library of 70's music. The "Super
Hits" are indeed more schlock, but for me, it is the nostalgia of the
music - taking me back to my childhood, when it was common to here this
stuff on the radio. Believe it or not, I actually have days where
I want to listen to this. The music sounds oddball-ish and dated, but
that's part of what I like about it.
"Sounds Of The 70's", on the other hand, contains the more enduring hits
(including the Doobies' hits) of the 70's. This is the music which I even
remembered the words to, listening to my parents' 8-tracks. This is a
good set to buy, if you just want to have the "big hits" of the 70's.
The Doobies will always be #1 in my book, but I do also know the words to
"Afternoon Delight", by the Starland Vocal Band. A guilty pleasure.... :)
I have a feeling I may be, but I hope I'm not, alone on this!
- Bob
On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Laurin Willis wrote:
> A friend of mine sent me a 7 disc CD set called "Have a Nice Decade, the
> '70s Pop Culture Box". 160 songs from the 1970s...while there are some
> GREAT songs in this box ("Long Train Runnin'"," Free Bird", "Ridin' the
> Storm Out", & "Lady"), they seem tremendously out of place. The box
> by-and-large consists of the schlock of the 1970s..."Billy Don't Be a
> Hero", "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo", "The Night Chicago Died", "Kung
> Fu Fighting", Rhinestone Cowboy", etc...you get the idea...
>
> Listening to the sugary music on these CDs is enough to send you into a
> diabetic coma...I mean, check out the quality lyrics of this song (which
> incidently WON 2 GRAMMY AWARDS):
>
> "Started out this morning feelin' so polite I
> always thought a fish could not be caught that would not bite,
> but you've got some bait awaitin' and I think I might
> like nibblin' a little..."
>
> What the?!?!?!
>
> (Note: If you can readily identify this song, are you sure you're on
> the correct list serve?)
>
> 1) Thank goodness the 70s are over, but most importantly,
>
> 2) THANK GOD WE HAD THE DOOBIES AS AN ANTEDOTE TO THIS KIND OF POP
> SCHLOCK DURING THE 70s!!! What did the Doobies give us? Great guitar
> solos (as recently described on the list) and fantastic writing that was
> produced to perfection!
>
> I'm gonna listen to the "Long Train Runnin'" box and Bob Dylan's
> "Bootleg Series, Volume 1-3" all day today ta get grounded back into
> reality!
>
> Whew!
>
> Laurin
>
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