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I've posted this before, but I liked this little video post I found on YouTube about the often unrecognized plagiarism of one of the most played songs of all time. Basically Spirits Taurus came out in 1968. Stairway wasn't released until 1971. Zeppelin opened for Sprit early on, so they were not oblivious to the songs existence. Watch the video.
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No:482 SPIRIT - TWELVE DREAMS OF DR. SARDONICUS (1970) I guess the reason why I love this album is that it's a psycheldelic jazz influenced collection, that's structured and disciplined like a traditional Rock record. Their earlier work was fine, if a little too un-hinged and exploratory for some tastes. According to legend, singer Jay Ferguson and Guitarist Randy California were at each other's throats throughout recording. California wanted the experimentation, Fergu... MORE
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Every now & then I'll dig this out & give it a listen. Still sounds fantastic, 34 years after it's original release. "As Spirit evolved from the band who included Mark Andes, John Locke, and Jay Ferguson, becoming rock & roll fragments Ferguson to Jo Jo Gunne, Randy California creating a new persona in Kapt. Kopter (first found on his 1972 solo disc), and the Staehely Brothers joining Locke and Cassidy that same year for the Feedback album it was a toss up as to what c... MORE
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Rest in peace, Randy California. Is there any name more Rock n' Roll than "Randy California"? Thankfully, to the completely streamlined and commodified commercial radio, he can.
Upon listening to Spirit's eponymous debut, one wonders how a group with this much talent cold be so overlooked by Classic Rock radio. I look at this now as a good thing, since I really don't ever need to hear Led Zeppelin "IV" ever again, and I could die happy without another chorus of "Hotel ... MORE
Upon listening to Spirit's eponymous debut, one wonders how a group with this much talent cold be so overlooked by Classic Rock radio. I look at this now as a good thing, since I really don't ever need to hear Led Zeppelin "IV" ever again, and I could die happy without another chorus of "Hotel ... MORE
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1984 by Spirit was my first favorite song. It was banned when it first came out, due to its 'Political Content". In retrospect I find it fitting, although at the time I was just a child, nine or so. Music was a mainstay in my house. I grew up with my dad who played his records everyday, and I was always allowed to play them too. I remember being so small and playing with the turning wheel thing on the Led Zeppelin Album III. We would dance in the house, sing in the car...i... MORE
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If you like a little jazz with your psychedelia, then have a listen to Spirit's 1968 debut album. It's a beautiful affair that covers a lot of ground, from the trippy psychedlia of "Fresh Garbage" to the jazz cat bass line in "Straight Arrow," and I almost hear the Love Unlimited strings in "Mechanical World." If you're curious where Zeppelin got the idea for "Stairway to Heaven," see what you think of "Taurus." "Great Canyon Fire" sounds like something Strawberry Alarm Cl... MORE
