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Well JB, I didn't have a year in mind when I posted, I just wanted to have some fun with Serial, wondering if he thought '79 was the best year in music because of things like Barbara Streisands "You don't send me flowers" and "The Main Event", Robert Johns "Sad Eyes", Suzi Quatros' "Stumblin' In", The Village People with "YMCA" and "In the Navy", Dr. Hooks' "When you're in love with a beautiful woman", or Supertramps' "Logical Song"? The terrific contributions of Van Halen, The Clash, Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, Dire Straits, Blondie and others aside, I figured that despite being a guy who doesn't make lists or arbitrarily 'rate' things, 1979 wouldn't be a year that I'd argue was "The Best", but that there would likely be at least a couple from the 60's that were better. I believe that your choice of '67 would be a tough one to beat. I'd have never remembered all that you listed, but do notice some omissions, or, if you prefer, some additional ammunition to make your case, (singles). Paul Revere and the Raiders - 'Good Thing' and 'Him or Me' (hey, they were both hits, and I was 9, so take it easy!) The Turtles - 'Happy Together' Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66 - 'The Look of Love' The Lettermen - Live album with their classic medley 'Goin' out of my Head / Can't take my eyes off of you' The Association - 'Windy' and 'Never my Love' Blues Magoos - 'We ain't got nothin' yet' (single was '67, album was '66) Balloon Farm - 'A Question of Temperature' ( a personal fav)

In an attempt to not be the "BAD GUY", I've been waiting for someone to weigh in on the "best year in music" quote, but now I'm wondering if perhaps it was overlooked. Anybody want to fire a few rounds into this, or should I check back late tonight prepared to question this?

The 60's were just begging to be played when I was working around the house, so I dug up some "Best Of / Greatest Hits" cd's, and came up with Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, and Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66 - great jazzy pop.

Chris - that's gotta be a Dan McNeil reference, right?

I'm with ya, but I'm sure we're part of a very small minority

Congrats, but if I were you, I wouldn't let her see the "been to hell and back", "I'm going to marry the girl..." proximity, without a really good explanation. Good luck

With all due respect to the other Talk Box songs mentioned, I chose the ones I did, because anyone that likes "Show me the way", would probably piss themselves if his band did the others. Maybe some of you aren't old enough to remember this, but where I grew up, in 1977, if someone played "Show me the way" at a party, the reaction would be the same as what most of us feel towards "Livin' on a prayer". (Note to self, I've GOT to start using emoticons in my posts, sheeesh!)

Now you can do "Rocky Mountain Way", "Livin' On A Prayer" and "Do You Feel Like We Do?", all of which should make the people who like "Show Me The Way" happy.

Dont' KNOW who it is, but why am I thinking Steely Dan / Larry Carlton?

Give Dave a call. Maybe the old cat who drove "into" Rocketeria is available for another run this week.

Very nice, indeed. Is the neck on the thinn-ish side? The '78 resto project I picked up a couple years back is, and I was a litle surprised by that, considering my '79 and '80 aren't.

The Flying V itself is 54 this year, is IT too old? The answer should be obvious. I still use my '81 Vector, and I'll be 54 in May, and never considered age being a factor, nor with my Standard.

"Someone around 30 in 1982 would be around 70 now ?????????" How 'bout someone around 40 in '82? You almost made me wonder why I'll only be 54 this year with that math.

Wow - someone spent some dough on you! It really is a beauty, just what kind of evidence have you got on them? LOL

Nice choice - gotta catch Eddie Hazels playing on Maggot Brain too. For the young'uns who've never heard it, Strat-wanking at its finest

Sorry to say I didn't have time either today, or last Friday, but deeply ingrained in my memory are warm Friday afternoons back in my freshman year in college ('76-'77), when I'd be cleaning up my dorm room before heading out to the bars, so if I did bring some chick back, she wouldn't think I was a slob. No matter what else I may have played, Aerosmith's first album was always number one, and the song 'Somebody' probably got played 2 or 3 times.

You are correct sir! But then again, I don't understand how anyone wouldn't want to listen to their entire first album, then flip it over and repeat the process.

Please tell me that you didn't mean that last line like it sounded! I think we'd all want to miss that! Reminds me of Tyler guesting on '2 and a Half Men', and Alan saying to him, "Y'know, I lost my virginity to you", and Tyler comes back with "Well, there's a lot of the 70's I don't remember"

It won't. Only Aerosmith album I own (and have ever owned) is the Crespo/Dufay release Aside from that album they just never latched onto my pleasure centers. MCChris - this explains soooooooo much as far as the disconnect we seem to have (to me, anyway). For me, A-Smiths first 4 albums were SOLID GOLD. After that, a song here or there, maybe.

^^^ THIS Couldn't believe it when I saw the thread. Sophomore year of high school, this was the album you had to have. Doesn't seem like 38-39 years ago. Ronnie, you did "Rock the Nation", thanks.

So you're saying to look for a pony reference on the next Foo disc?

Once you knock this down, you can start working on "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight", and you'll have the whole Patty Boyd trilogy, the only woman to have 3 hit songs written about her.

Then you'd need to find a copy of the movie Eve starred in called "Dawn; Portrait of a Teenage Runaway" from the 70's. (Damn, I can't believe I remember stuff like this!)

If truth is a problem, my suggestion would include something about you and the 'pony' you rode in on. (He says laughingly)

In the case of Michael Moore I believe it's neither. He's just a talentless moron who's found a way to make himself really wealthy, and endear himself to a (unfortunately) large segment of the uninformed masses, by telling lies and "creating situations" that never existed, through editing tape. He strikes me as an guy who thinks he's much smarter than he is, that thinks he can act anyway he wants, and he'll ask the questions Check out the DVD "Michael Moore Hates America", by Mike Wilson, and the book "Do As I Say (Not As I Do)", by Peter Schweitzer, for a peek into what a pant-load this guy really is.