Back in 2009, “Slow Ride” was named the 45th “Best Hard Rock” song of all time by VH1, but many fans think it should rank much higher! For those who don’t know, “Slow Ride” was the lead single from Foghat’s fifth studio album, Fool for the City which came out in 1975 and was released on Bearsville Records. We did some research and found out that there are 5 different…
Were you fan? Billy Squier rocks the house like only he can in this seldom seen performance of ‘In The Dark’ LIVE at a concert at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, CA on November 20, 1981. “In the Dark” was written and performed by Squier and was the opening track of his triple platinum 1981 album Don’t Say No. It ultimately reached number 35 on the Billboard…
Recorded at the McNichols Arena in Denver in 1981, this is a lost live version of the smash ‘Ridin’ the Storm Out” from their 1973 album of the same name. The band was riding a wave of success at that time, having recently released their ninth album, Hi Infidelity, in the fall of 1980. Hi Infidelity spawned four hit singles, including the chart-topping “Keep On Loving You”, plus “Take It…
Another lost classic that you don’t hear on the radio much anymore: Cream’s I Feel Free from 1966. According to WikiPedia: The song’s lyrics were written by Pete Brown, its music by Jack Bruce. It was the first track on the US issue of their debut album, Fresh Cream (1966), and the band’s second hit single (the first being “Wrapping Paper”). As with all tracks on Cream’s US debut, producer’s…
A bare shouldered Stevie rambles a bit before the song and says she is overwhelmed… and probably a little high too. Still performs admirably under the circumstances and hey, she looks great in that black dress, am I right? Here’s more about “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” from Wikipedia: “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” was the first single from Stevie Nicks’ debut solo album, Bella Donna (1981). The track is…
Joe Walsh wrote this song for the 1979 movie The Warriors, which became a cult classic with the lines, “Warriors, come out to play” and “Can you dig it!” The Eagles liked what they heard and decided to record it for their album The Long Run. Here he is performing it live!