1970, what does it mean to you? Personally not a great deal to me as i wasn't born yet but i suppose for many people it means the split up of The Beatles and the World Cup and... not a great deal else? This excellent compilation expertly put together by Jon Savage tries to prove the boundary between the end of psychedelia and the rock excesses of the 70s was full of great music especially folk rock and the rediscovery of Americana.
"Nobody" by The Doobie Brothers is top class and the jingly jangle guitars of The Move's "Message from the country" too. Rod Stewart's "man of constant sorrow" also appeals. There was great music from 1970, maybe a year that often gets overlooked. This album shows that that is surely a mistake.
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