Rock Legends: 5 x 5 [1968 to 1974] A South African Classic Rock Mix

Five tunes each from The Big Five of South African Classic Rock, from the late 60’s to the early 70’s.

1. African Day – Hawk
2. Blue Wednesday Speaks – Abstract Truth
3. You’re Late Miss Kate – Otis Waygood Blues Band
4. The Whip – Suck
5. 1999 – Freedoms Children
6. Kalahari Dry – Hawk
7. Silver Trees – Abstract Truth
8. Fever – Otis Waygood Blues Band
9. War Pigs – Suck
10. Medals Of Bravery – Freedoms Children
11. Straight Ahead – Otis Waygood
12. Oxford Town – Abstract Truth
13. Tribal Fence – Freedoms Children
14. Aimless Lady – Suck
15. Orang Otang – Hawk
16. A Madman’s Cry – Otis Waygood
17. Season Of The Witch – Suck
18. In The Sun – Otis Waygood
19. Mumbo Jumbo – Hawk
20. In A Space – Abstract Truth
21. 21st Century Schizoid Man – Suck
22. The Eagle Has Landed – Freedoms Children feat Dickie Loader
23. Fat Angel / Work Song – Abstract Truth
24. Miss Wendy’s Dancing Eyes Have Died – Freedoms Children
25. Here Comes The Sun – Hawk

More info on all these artists can be found at http://www.rock.co.za

Please also take a listen to:
https://www.mixcloud.com/briancurrin/reflections-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-of-my-life-a-south-african-rock-collection/
https://www.mixcloud.com/briancurrin/rock-today-with-the-big-heavies/
https://www.mixcloud.com/mabuvinyl/mabu-mix-south-african-prog-rock-vol-1-1968-to-1982/https://www.mixcloud.com/mabuvinyl/african-daze-2-more-south-african-prog-rock/
https://www.mixcloud.com/briancurrin/rock-legends-hawk-1971-to-1974/
https://www.mixcloud.com/mabuvinyl/mabu-mix-south-african-60s-rock-vol-1/

3 October 2018 0

What’s your favourite rock music movie of 2012? | TotalFilm.com

It’s that time of year again, and our mates at Classic Rock need your votes for the best rock-related film (cinema or DVD release) of this year: Mission To Lars, George Harrison: Living In The Material World, Searching For Sugar Man, Rock Of Ages…what was your favourite?

The Classic Rock Roll Of Honour is back for its eighth year and is again celebrating another mind-blowing year of rock.

It’s time for you to cast your votes to determine some of the key winners in this year’s Classic Rock Awards.

So here’s your chance to vote in the 2012 Orange Classic Rock Roll Of Honour in association with currencies.co.uk, the magazine’s annual shindig celebrating rock’s greatest icons, performers, musicians and songwriters.

What more is there to say other than… get voting!

via What’s your favourite rock music movie of 2012? | TotalFilm.com.

21 September 2012 0

Classic Rock on Rhythm

Many international acts are hard to find on Rhythm Music Store due to various licencing restrictions, however there are a number of classic rock songs that can be found.

Here is a list of some of my favourites in no particular order; please note that quite often they are live versions or updated re-recordings.

Pinball Wizard – The Who
The Ghost Of Tom Joad – Bruce Springsteen
Like A Rolling Stone – Jimi Hendrix
Ball and Chain – Janis Joplin
Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
Turn It On Again – Genesis
Lady In Black – Uriah Heep
Locomotive Breath – Jethro Tull
Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple
Roundabout – Yes
Nights In White Satin – Moody Blues
Sugar Man – Rodriguez
For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
Soul Sacrifice – Santana
Rocking All Over The World – Status Quo
Wearing and Tearing – Robert Plant and Jimmy Page (from Led Zeppelin)
Hey Jude – Paul McCartney (from The Beatles)
Sunshine Of Your Love – Eric Clapton (from Cream)
All The Young Dudes – Mott The Hoople
Wild Thing – The Troggs
Tomorrow Never Knows (Beatles cover) – Tangerine Dream
25 of 6 to 4 – Chicago
Love Is The Drug – Roxy Music
Get Ready – Rare Earth
This Flight Tonight – Nazareth
The Ballad Of Hollis Brown – Bob Dylan
Natural Born Bugie – Humble Pie
Whatever Happened To Saturday Night – Meat Loaf
Don’t Bring Me Down – The Pretty Things
So You Wanna Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star – The Byrds

And as a bonus, take a listen to Ministry’s Cover Up album which includes covers of songs by classic rockers The Doors, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Golden Earring and err, Louis Armstrong.