1970's

Wow! The Tubes... I saw them once in concert. Quay-Lude. Still make me giggle when I think about him coming out on stage with the Elton John-style glass that lit up and spelled Quay.

Is their material still available?

GFR - Was never impressed with their work. Always sounded like they recorded in someone's garage.

70's stuff I've been listening to lately:

Pink Floyd - DSOTM (Saw them in concert)
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
The Beatles - Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, Abbey Road (some of it late-60's)
The Doors - Soft Parade, Morrison Hotel
Steely Dan - just about everything, although Aja is their absolute best
James Taylor - Pick anything from Mudslide Slim to what is is recording now
Carole King - Tapestry
CSN&Y - Deja Vu
Bloomfield, Cooper, Stills - Super Session (actually circa 1969 or so)
Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge
The Young Rascals - Groovin'
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Most of the Motown Classics - Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Four Tops. Except for the Jackson 5 (YUCK!)
Supertramp - Crime Of The Century and Breakfast In America
King Crimson - In the Court Of The Crimson King (actually 1969)
Cat Stevens - Foreigner, Teaser and the Firecat (Saw him in concert)
Hall and Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette (Saw them in concert)
Nektar - Remember The Future
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Jackson Browne - Late for The Sky, The Pretender (Saw him in concert - warmed up for Cat Stevens)
The Who - Tommy, Quadraphenia, Who's Next (Saw them in concert)
The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (Saw them in concert)
Jean Michelle Jarre - Oxygene
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Big Brother & Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
Jimi Hendrix - Axis, Bold As Love, Electric Ladyland
Van Morrison - Moondance

And so much more!

--Jan

Jan,

A lot of The Tubes stuff has been rereleased in the last couple of years.

The live record "What do you want from Live!" is a CLASSIC! It sounds great and it is really a lot of fun, especially if you experienced the real thing and have a visual point of reference.

There is a new rerelease of The Tubes self-Titled debut and "Young and Rich" complied on one CD. For $18.99 at tower(dot)com you can get both of these great recordings on one CD.

BTW, The Tubes are still touring and sound pretty good. They seem to have aged a bit more gracefully than some of the folks who survived the '70s. They play smallish venues and really rock the joint. Check them out on Google.

Enjoy,

TIC

Reuben - The Tubes first self-titled album is the best! Very Zappa-esque! I have multiples of the mfsl silver and it's only beat by the vinyl. (But most vinyl copies have been "beat-up" by heavy tonearms ala the taped nickle. It's a tough find).

Yea, I was a teenager too in the 70's. Lucky for me I had a music love'n aunt that had a album collection that just killed. She had it all. I'd lay in bed on weekends while they played music that just rocked. Nobody mentioned Cactus, Foreignor, Eagles,Mahogony rush, War, mam's and the papas !!!! All great music

I have a vinyl copy of Mama Cass' Greatest Hits. Some obscure AU pressing that sounds like s**t. Same as Hall and Oates Greatest. Another POS. Amazingly disappointing.

I use both alternately for cartridge alignment.

--Jan