# 70's playlist - started with Gram Parsons, now what?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 2, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164 "2015-12-02T00:42:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/41 "2015-12-03T23:15:53Z")
> [@diggerwam](#): > > I’ve got a good handle on early punk (Elvis, Patti Smith, talking heads, etc) and I don’t really want to go full disco. Other than that, anything from the 70’s. I don’t know that any of this is early punk. Maybe Patti Smith? You’re looking for Ramones, early Clash, Bad Brains, X, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag etc. Maybe Joy Division. Replacements? Elvis & the Talking Heads are more post-punk. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/42 "2015-12-03T23:19:27Z")
Judee Sill- anything Stevie Wonder - talking book, Fullfillingness… The Wipers- Is this Real, etc. etc. They rock harder and with more melody than any band ever. I know you don’t believe me but you haven’t heard them. They did Youth of America too. I second these with gusto: Big Star - Sister Lovers, etc. Nick drake - anything Scott Walker - Scott 4 ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/43 "2015-12-04T11:03:06Z")
I was listening to Stevie Wonder’s _Songs In The Key Of Life_, inspired by this thread, and thought that soul music is kinda underrepresented in this thread, which is a shame since the 70s, especially the first half, was a great period for soul. I remember Stevie Wonder, the Meters and Sly And The Family Stone being mentioned, but there’s so much more, so here are some suggestions: Stevie Wonder - everything from _Music Of My Mind_ to _Songs In The Key Of Life_, that was a magical streak of albums Marvin Gaye - _What’s Going On, Let’s Get It On, I Want You_ The Temptations - _All Directions_ The O’jays - _Back Stabbers_ Al Green - _Let’s Stay Together, Al Green Is Love, The Belle Album_ Curtis Mayfield - _Curtis, Roots, Superfly_ Bobby Womack - _Across 10th Street_ Aretha Franklin - _This Girl’s In Love With You, Spirit In The Dark, Young, Gifted And Black_ And some New Orleans Funk and R’nB: The Meters - _Look-Ka Py Py, Rejuvenation, Fire On The Bayou_ Dr. John - _Dr. John’s Gumbo, In the Right Place_ ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/44 "2015-12-04T14:37:40Z")
I think you would like Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs Eagles - almost any of their '70s output The Who - Whos next Steely Dan - Aja is the standout but Royal Scam is also worth noting You could pick on a couple of Led Zeppelin albums, Led Zep IV for example. Gordon Lightfoot might also fit in if you like a country sort of feel, although it is not country music at all, more folk oriented. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/45 "2015-12-05T20:17:16Z")
> [@casdave](#): > > I think you would like > > Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs > > Eagles - almost any of their '70s output > > The Who - Whos next > > Steely Dan - Aja is the standout but Royal Scam is also worth noting > > You could pick on a couple of Led Zeppelin albums, Led Zep IV for example. > > Gordon Lightfoot might also fit in if you like a country sort of feel, although it is not country music at all, more folk oriented. He wanted lesser known stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/46 "2015-12-05T22:17:29Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Like would be a strong word for how I feel about MMM… Hey! ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/47 "2015-12-05T23:19:46Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > I don’t know that any of this is early punk. Maybe Patti Smith? You’re looking for Ramones, early Clash, Bad Brains, X, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag etc. Maybe Joy Division. Replacements? Elvis & the Talking Heads are more post-punk. How could Talking Heads be post punk in 1975? Costello was new wave but not seen as punk (In retrospect only) cause of his craft and experience, not post punk at all. Replacements are Alt pioneers. ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/48 "2015-12-06T04:19:11Z")
Dixie Dregs Ozark Mountain Daredevils Molly Hatchet for late 70’s ---
**Author:** ![Dodgecity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cab0a1/32.png) [@Dodgecity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgecity)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/49 "2015-12-06T05:57:32Z")
Chris Spedding Hurt Album 1977 The Guess Who American Woman Album 1970 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/50 "2015-12-06T12:54:08Z")
> [@Dodgecity](#): > > Chris Spedding Hurt Album 1977 > > The Guess Who American Woman Album 1970 Excellent call on both of these. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/51 "2015-12-06T13:06:49Z")
I don’t believe I’ve seen **Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks** mentioned yet. See if you can find a copy of “Striking It Rich” or “Where’s The Money”. ---
**Author:** ![txjim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/52 "2015-12-06T14:52:08Z")
Tom Waits _Nighthawks at the Diner_ , top of my “wish I was there during the performance for the live album” list. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/53 "2015-12-06T16:27:36Z")
I do really like the majority of stuff that Supertramp put out in the 1970s. _Crime of the Century_ and _Even in the Quietest Moments…_ deserve special mention. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/54 "2015-12-06T17:12:25Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I don’t believe I’ve seen **Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks** mentioned yet. See if you can find a copy of “Striking It Rich” or “Where’s The Money”. Right on. And Last train to Hicksville is right up there too. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/55 "2015-12-06T19:59:00Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Like would be a strong word for how I feel about MMM,… > > > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > > Hey! Hey nuttin! No matter how you interpret that, I said you have your moments. 😃 The OP said they didn’t want to go full disco, but Reggae wasn’t mentioned. If you’re game, anything backed by Sly and Robbie (which is a hell of a lot of stuff, they worked with everyone at some point), is at least listen-able in a poppy way. Some of it is transcendent. They did most of their work in the 80’s, but they got their start in the 70’s, and it’s always had a 70’s flavor, to me. ---
**Author:** ![Abracadebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@Abracadebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abracadebra)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/56 "2015-12-06T22:32:45Z")
Rickie Lee Jones, \*\*Rickie Lee Jones \*\* Lee Michaels, **5th** Little Feat, **Dixie Chicken** ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/57 "2015-12-07T13:49:17Z")
> [@Abracadebra](#): > > Little Feat, **Dixie Chicken** Good one. Also “Sailin’ Shoes“. And in a similar vein, almost all of Ry Cooder’s 70s albums are fine works. ---
**Author:** ![Donegal\_Dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Donegal\_Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donegal_Dragon)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164/58 "2015-12-07T14:04:28Z")
Agree with pretty much all that have been posted. Just would add Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Procol Harum, and Uriah Heep. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-playlist-started-with-gram-parsons-now-what/739164.md?page=2)