Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

Thought experiment: correlate each class of ’77 UK punk/new wave act to their class of ’64 British beat antecedent (or correlate the ’64 beat act to their ’77 doppelganger). I offered ten comparisons for consideration (A–J). Explore the parallels and similarities that distinguished each pair from their respective kin.
Read the big thought exchange on JazzRockSoul.
jazzrocksoul.com/editorials/punk-vs-beat-uks-twin-…

6 months ago | [YT] | 2

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Thought experiment (link in my comment): What’s the likelihood that a 16-year-old freshly delving into old music and styles would confuse/mix post-hippie 1971 fashion and 1981 new romantic fashion and lump the music of ELP, Gary Numan, Atomic Rooster, and Spandau Ballet into one category, thinking the organ on “Tank” sounds just like the synth on “Cars”?

7 months ago | [YT] | 5

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Argent video goes live Wednesday. I just discovered that a long-blocked 2020 Argent video was quietly unblocked by YT and sits in my archive with *one* view (gee, I wonder why). The link to that unjustly withheld video is in my comment below.

8 months ago | [YT] | 2

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Mood of the day.:D

9 months ago | [YT] | 4

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155 songs from 1970... going live right now on the ZaraSongs channel. Hear the best in psych, prog, soul, jazz and more in the link in the comments (and watch the slide show of hippie-era me DJing music festivals.:)

9 months ago | [YT] | 1

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I'm moving the marathon mixlist videos to my ZaraSongs channel to avoid conflict with my new Describe These Songs series, of which I have 20 episodes filmed and scheduled for rollout on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, here on the main channel.
You can listen to upcoming mixlists at the link in the comment.

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Four MUST HEAR songs on this week's 1977 mix:
55. Billy Butler - The Saga of Sadie Lee (6.51) - gripping, melodramatic, R-rated soul-funk opus from Jerry's brother about the life and horrific murder of a young prostitute. This will haunt you.
58. Ultravox! - Artificial Life (4.58) - John Foxx belts vivid accounts of "refugees from suburbia" and their reckless hedonism on this art-punk opus. (Seriously, I had to step away from the Starbuck article as this played).
68. Colosseum II - Star Maiden/Mysterioso/Quasar (6.25) - rock's most rapidfire drummer (Jon Hiseman) and deft guitarist (Gary Moore) at their lightning peaks on this epic, astral, RTF-on-steroids shredder-fest.
82. Gary Wright - Child of Light (4.55) - lucid, misty, glistening synth-vocal ballad with cloudy threshold verses and a swelling, heavenly chorus from the era's chief cultivator of dreamy soul-pop.
Also hear David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Starcastle, The Clash, ELO, Judas Priest, Wire, Little Feat, and more on the 1977 mix (7 hours!)
Link in the comment.

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141 reasons why 1976 is the best year ever for recorded music!
1. Rashied Ali - Blood On The Cross (7.11)
2. Théâtre du Chêne Noir - La Musique D'Orphée (3.25)
3. Kursaal Flyers - Little Does She Know (5.21)
4. Ace Spectrum - Sooner Or Later (5.16)
5. Jade Warrior - Teh Ch'eng (suite). Quietly by the River Bank+Arrival of the Emporer+Teh Ch'eng+ Arrival of Chia Shan (9.17)
6. Errata Corrige - Dal Libro Di Bordo Dell "Adventure" (5.53)
7. George Benson - So This Is Love- (7.04)
8. Tender Aggression - Crying Wind (4.08)
9. Pacific Express - Sky Ride II (5.42)
10. Coses - Balanç de Propietat (2.28)
11. Claude Engel - Fantasmagory (7.34)
12. Gino Pertot - Johnnie Preston (2.53)
13. Clearlight - The Outsider (Je Suis D'Ailleurs) (5.16)
14. Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. - Never Gonna Let You Go (3.17)
15. Albert Marcœur - Le Fugitif (3.19)
16. Masahiko Togashi - Fourth Expression (6.41)
17. Lou Rawls - Time (2.57)
18. Nathan Davis - Bahia (4.37)
19. André Ceccarelli - Boxing No. 1 (1.25)
20. Crack Of Dawn - Stand Tall (2.46)
21. Performance - Marathon (3.35)
22. The Hometown Band - Spread 'Em All Around (12.03)
23. Astor Piazzolla - Lumiere- El amor (4.11)
24. Beto Strada - O Barco (2.31)
25. Water - What Happened To Your Dreams? (3.17)
26. Container - Gargantua (5.46)
27. Tomorrow's People - Hurt Perversion (5.03)
28. Karin Krog - Soul Eyes (6.40)
29. William Lyall - The Deeper You Get (3.20)
30. The Bothy Band - Music in the Glen (3.21)
31. Haki R. Madhubuti And Nation - Walk The Way Of The New World (6.28)
32. Aut'chose - Les Pays d'en Haut (2.33)
33. Hermeto Pascoal - Little Cry For Him (2.11)
34. Pat Martino - Blue Macaw (2.59)
35. Cos - Flamboya (7.45)
36. Ougenweide - Engelboltes Tochter Aven (3.00)
37. Starbuck - I'm Crazy (3.14)
38. Redhouse - Who's Foolin' Who (6.12)
39. Shuichi Ponta Murakam - Route 246 (3.02)
40. Thomas ''Mera'' Gartz - Morgondagens Sång (10.15)
41. Il Baricentro - Comunque ...(Todo Modo) (5.27)
42. Synergy - S-scape (5.47)
43. Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. - Nothing Can Stop Me (4.32)
44. Lake - Time Bomb (3.13)
45. Guilherme Arantes - Aguas Passadas (2.41)
46. Deniece Williams - If You Don't Believe (7.59)
47. Machin - prélude et suite (3.41)
48. Et Cetera - Éclaircie (5.16)
49. Dave Holland & Sam Rivers - Deluge (23.33)
50. Jean-Pierre Decerf - Gates of pop empire (1.51)
51. Ben Sidran - Let's Make A Deal (3.26)
52. Agorà - Agora - 2 - 05 Simbiosi (Vasi (5.33)
53. Rabbitt - Eventides (2.38)
54. It "Viage" - 2 (12.28)
55. Dick Annegarn - Enfants sans patrie (3.40)
56. Lamont Johnson - No, I Never End (3.19)
57. Kimiko Kasai - Today, Tomorrow And More Than Yesterday (4.03)
58. Weather Report - Barbary Coast (3.10)
59. New Trolls - Le Roi Soleil (5.19)
60. Mendez Trio - Los Ninos Del Nopal (3.37)
61. Randy Crawford - Only Your Love Song Lasts (4.06)
62. Renato Zero - Un Uomo Da Bruciare (3.41)
63. Hoelderlin - Phasing (12.12)
64. Firefall - It Doesn't Matter (3.32)
65. June Wallack - Je Suis Venue un Soir (6.49)
66. Streetmark - Waves & Visions (2.38)
67. Nazareth - Somebody To Roll (3.55)
68. Norma Jenkins - i did it for real (3.43)
69. Keith Papworth - B6 - Decisive Action (2.32)
70. Be-Bop Deluxe - Modern Music Suite (9.57)
71. Pete Fine - All Things Come Back To You (7.38)
72. The Heath Brothers - Smilin' Billy Suite Part Iv (4.35)
73. Alphonso Johnson - Balls to the Wall (5.01)
74. Druid - Nothing But Morning (4.10)
75. Jerry Butler - Thank You Early Bird (2.53)
76. Déjà-vu - Flying (8.12)
77. Figaro - Har Kommer en Kung (4.39)
78. Metro - One Way Night (5.55)
79. Max Webster - Blowing the Blues Away (3.17)
80. Dragon (BE) - Introduction (Insects) (4.23)
81. Bruno Nicolai - Musei (3.58)
82. Jeff Beck - Come Dancing (5.54)
83. Kochi - La Moca Esta Dormindo (5.35)
84. 10CC - How Dare You (4.15)
85. Junko Ohashi [大橋純子] - 午後3時の祈り (3.14)
86. Et Cetera - Newton Avait Raison (4.13)
87. Streetdancer - Visualization (4.19)
88. Stevie Wonder - Saturn (4.53)
89. Eclipse - 5. Pleine Lune (7.51)
90. Walter Rossi - Get Goin' Fast (3.14)
91. Tapper Zukie - Stop The Gun Shooting (3.16)
92. Ted Curson - Dwackdi Mun Fudalick (Open The Door) (5.36)
93. Styx - Crystal Ball (4.34)
94. Joe Dassin - Il Etait Une Fois Nous Deux (3.58)
95. William Lyall - Sleep (6.46)
96. Atlantide - L'uomo ed il Cane (5.03)
97. Resonance - Listen To Me (7.33)
98. Peter O. Ekberg - Han Kan va' Du (2.50)
99. Edition Spéciale - Marie Qui Te Maries! (4.23)
100. Assemblea Musicale Teatrale - la pazzia (4.46)
101. Jazz Celula - Do Toho (4.06)
102. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Lady Doctor (2.50)
103. Dorothy Carter - Visiting Song (2.10)
104. Manfredo Fest - Braziliana No.1 (9.02)
105. Mahogany Rush - The Answer (4.37)
106. Aswad - Ire Woman (3.08)
107. John Abercrombie - Over And Gone (2.51)
108. Tangerine - The Way I Feel (3.44)
109. Brand X - Running Of Three (4.38)
110. Bob James - Westchester Lady (7.28)
111. Nazareth - You're The Violin (5.01)
112. Kathryn Moses - Ready or Not (3.41)
113. Chick Corea - Love Castle (4.46)
114. Dimitris Poulikakos - Óêüíç, ÐÝôñåò. ËÜóðç (3.43)
115. Nico Fidenco - Aravian Evasion Theme (2.13)
116. Brother Bait - Redman (3.56)
117. Stomu Yamashta's Go - Space Requiem (3.36)
118. T. REX - Futuristic Dragon (Introduction) (1.52)
119. Luciano Basso - Voci (10.52)
120. Charlie Mariano - Thorn of a White Rose (4.32)
121. Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle (3.42)
122. Kochi - Electric Ephemeron (11.09)
123. Atlanta Rhythm Section - Mixed Emotions (3.22)
124. Carlos Garnett - Kafira (7.38)
125. Wigwam - Eddie and the Boys (4.02)
126. The Rimshots - Groove Bus (3.44)
127. Delroy Washington - Midnight Raver (3.01)
128. The Tarney Spencer Band - Be Mine (4.54)
129. Giant step - Allusion way (5.09)
130. Anzen Band - あんぜんバンド - 闇の淵 (5.29)
131. Drops - Alene I Maengden (7.03)
132. Leroy Hutson - Feel The Spirit ('76) (5.54)
133. Mass Production - Fun In The Sun (5.59)
134. Orchestra Cometa - Tower Of Power (2.52)
135. Bobby Vince Paunetto - Catalano (4.33)
136. Isotope - Mr. M's Picture (4.52)
137. Catharsis - Et S'aimer (2.36)
138. Harry Nilsson - Thursday or, Here's Why I Did Not GoTo Work Today (4.08)
139. Charlie & the Pep Boys - Seven Come Eleven (3.56)
140. Zao - (live 12/5/76) - Isis (8.07)
141. Jack Mcduff - Mini Pads (5.48)
These are the songs heard in the 12-hour 1976 party mix. Listen from another tab while you scroll FB, IG, X, and read articles on JazzRockSoul.com and other sites (and watch a little, if you're curious about the writing process).
#70smusic #70sRock #ProgressiveRock #JazzFusion #Playlist

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3. Toyah - Street Creature (4.00)
4. Colin Newman - Lorries (3.50)
5. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Painted Bird (4.15)
7. Altered Images - See Those Eyes (3.10)
8. Frida - Tell Me It`s Over (2.56)
9. Scritti Politti - Asylums in Jerusalem (3.14)
13. Men Without Hats - Ideas for Walls (3.01)
14. The Associates - Nude Spoons (4.23)
16. Material/Whitney Houston - Memories (4.03)
17. Culture Club - Love Twist (feat. Captain Crucial) (4.21)
21. Elvis Costello - Almost Blue (2.46)
23. Men Without Hats - Cocoricci (Le Tango Des Voleurs) (3.27)
27. Spoons - One In Ten Words (4.10)
29. Maximum Joy - Do It Today (4.49)
41. Squeeze - Stranger Than the Stranger on the Shore (3.20)
45. Level 42 - The Chinese Way (5.55)
47. Diamond Head - Am I Evil? (7.21)
67. Huang Chung - China (3.26)
69. Marshall Crenshaw - I'll Do Anything (3.03)
76. Frigidaire Tango - Dangerous Echo (3.14)
77. T.S.O.L. - Send My Thoughts (2.46)
78. Sad Lovers and Giants - Clint (3.29)
80. Su Tissue - 2nd Movement (11.44)
These are just some of the songs heard in the six-hour 1982 mixlist. Listen from another tab while you scroll FB and IG (and watch a little, if you're curious about the writing process).
#80smusic #newwave #writinglife

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1. Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations (4.15)
3. Robin Trower - Only Time (3.52)
4. Dixie Dregs - Road Expense (3.24)
5. Pat Travers - Crash And Burn (5.20)
11. ABBA - Me And I (4.55)
12. Bill Bruford - Land's End (10.19)
13. A Taste of Honey - I'm Talkin' 'Bout You (5.13)
16. Lene Lovich - Angels (3.08)
17. XTC - Rocket From a Bottle (3.30)
25. Fire Engines - Hungry Beat (4.30)
30. Teena Marie - Tune In Tomorrow (6.25)
31. Thin Lizzy - Genocide (5.06)
38. Joe Farrell - If I Knew Where You're At (7.00)
43. Blondie - The Tide Is High (4.42)
44. Defunkt - Melvin's Tune (2.42)
46. Wishbone Ash - Master Of Disguise (4.24)
48. Cliff Richard - Dynamite (Non Album B-Side) (3.12)
49. The Clash - Look Here (2.45)
52. Babys - Midnight Rendezvous (3.35)
57. Yukihiro Takahashi - Blue Colour Worker (4.32)
58. Iron Maiden - Remember Tomorrow (5.28)
59. Santana - Swapan Tari (6.48)
60. Joy Division - Atrocity Exhibition (6.05)
62. Stephanie Mills - Try My Love (3.48)
65. The Jam - Start! (2.31)
66. Brand X - Noddy Goes to Sweeden (4.30)
67. The Cars - Gimme Some Slack (3.34)
73. The Damned - Twisted Nerve (4.39)
74. Rush - Jacob's Ladder (7.28)
81. The Selecter - Black and Blue (3.19)
87. Japan - Taking Islands In Africa (5.20)
These are just some of the songs heard in the 8 hour 1980 marathon. Listen while you tweet, scroll FB and Instagram, and read articles in another tab (on JazzRockSoul.com and other sites) - or watch a little if you're curious about the writing process. #80srock #80smusic

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