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One Hit Wonders - 70s Guitar riffs edition! [Paul Rogers, Leslie West, Wild Cherry & More...]
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- čas přidán 12. 08. 2024
- This edition of our classic rock riff review presents six one-hit wonders from the 1970s. We pulled out six great guitar-driven hits by bands like Free, Sugar Loaf, and Mountain. These may have not been the only hits by these bands, but they certainly were the biggest hits in their careers.
Playing between each riff is the song:
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1. Mississippi Queen by Mountain
2. All Right Now by Free
3. Green Eyed Lady by Sugarloaf
4. Hocus Pocus by Focus
5. Hold Your Head Up by Argent
6. Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry
0:00 Intro
0:36 Riff 1
1:56 Riff 2
4:05 Riff 3
5:33 Riff 4
7:34 Riff 5
8:56 Riff 6
10:01 Concluion
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Radar love by Golden Earring is one of my favourites!
That was a lot of fun. I"m guessing it you'd get to a 2nd or even 3rd installment using this theme. That Wild Cherry number was a staple of garage bands for years and years given it's such a danceable tune. But I tell you what, whether you are playing the rhythm or lead part, you are working pretty hard for 4 to 5 minutes! (maybe longer if the dance floor is full!)
Love it! Don’t I know!!!!!!
Spirit in the sky, by Norman Greenbaum. I always like that beginning riff. I think it was cool like I say Carl . You’re one hell of a guitar player. I love the way you do Jimmy page riffs, so cool you’re so good at it not just good just plain excellent.👍🏼👍🏼😄🎸😎
Aw. Thank you my friend!
Leslie West's vibrato and phrasing were off the charts. He was the real deal. A real BIG deal and he grew up a couple of neighborhoods over from me in Forest Hills Queens NY. RIP Leslie.
Really love this video,, great guitar work. You break it down so we’ll. The 70s what a time to be making beautiful music
Thx brother Carl 🎸🎶🎵🎶
Glad you enjoyed it!
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY MY ALL TIME FAVORITE VIDEO OF YOUR'S...
YOU ARE EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE AND ACCURATE..
YOUR PLAYING IS JUST ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL....
YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS RAZOR SHARP..
THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS VIDEO...
I LOVE ❤️ 😍 💖 LOVE THAT PARTICULAR GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM....
Thank you kind sir!! I’m so glad you enjoyed this video!!! Your words are very kind and encouraging!!
I found myself captivated by every short riff review, prompting me to reach for my guitar even on songs I thought I knew well. Your playing and, of course, these arrangements are truly impressive. Guitar, amp and talented hands
why does this guy not have a million subs? You go Carl totally enjoyed this.
Great! Cant wait for the next one!
These are the tunes I grew up on!
Every now and again, when I'm wandering through my mp3 list, I'll run across something like 'Mississippi Queen' (or any of the rest of the tunes in this installment) and grab my guitar and give it a whirl. Usually, I give up in disgust - 'cuz it just don't sound quite right. Everytime I see videos like this, it just gives me more ideas on HOW to make it sound right! Keep doing what you're doing!
Thanks buddy. That means a lot!
Really enjoy your videos. Your passion is infectious and your playing and tones are a joy to listen to.
I also like that you pick less obvious tracks and focus on the merits.
A gentle approach to YT guitar videos and you demo a sense of care and responsibility to your audience .
Keep up the good work.
Thank you very much!
Your joy in this video was contagious!
CARL YOU KEEP BRINGING back my past...As a musician and a radio jock!
I think I must have been a disc jockey in a past life!!
Glad you included GELdy... One of my all time faves.. I learned it last year.. I love the spy chord at the end of the progression and song ending... Jan Akkerman is so vastly underrated from Focus... I always thought of him as Jimmy Pages evil twin half LOL! They're so close yet different. Leslie West... one of my big influences.. Him and Jimi changed my life on the Woodstock soundtrack.. That soaring guitar solo he does in "Theme For an Imaginary Western" is like touching God to me. Felix Pappalardi's voice was just gold on that live recording... Free had a lot of great tunes.. "I'll be Creepin'" is one of my faves... The guitar parts are simplistic and unique.. like every part served it's purpose... Every song in this epi had some impact on me... I feel like I "Came back home" on this one... It's a stark reminder of where us Cleveland kids got our roots from. Thank you Carl for always keeping it real.. U da Man!
Thanks brother!!
All Right Now has IMO one of the best solos ever. Not really hard to play, but man, he plays each note perfectly, and his sound and control is amazing.
Oh yeah! This is gonna be good. I was just playing hold your head up yesterday. One of the best organ solos in all rock music there.
Tone and talent for days......
Leslie West probably doesn't get his due. He was one of the greatest Rock Guitarist ever.
I agree!
I'm always amused when the young'ns see these vids and are inspired to chase up the songs
.. the music (generally) gets a well deserved new lease of life.
Onya 👍😀
That’s great to hear. Thanks for the encouragement!!
I wish I could send u my songs to tell me how a drummer comes up with such chords. I’m watching you learning the names of thing I naturally do to make actually songs. Turns out there rhyme and reason. Away and I’m glad you teach and examine and explain it for us all. It just sounds good and my hands do it. I imagine u understand
Climbing is such a kickass album.
My dad remembered listening to that tune (along with “Theme For an Imaginary Western”) with his one of his older brothers (my uncle) back in '70 as a 13 yo.
Love this stuff, growing up with all these great hits in the 70's, and learning how to play these hits back then. There are so many one hit wonders, how about Golden Ear Ring "Radar Love"
Yep. I answered another viewer. Just didn’t work with me alone on the guitar. But it’s one of the greatest 1 hit wonders ever!!
Great video! Thanks I will try them out!!
so glad to have lived in the days of Leslie West (turned 69 2022) watched him and Frampton do a live performance of; Mississippi Queen that was rock music thunderous
Wow , that is one bad ass guitar .... It sounds freaking sweet. Nice playing, way to go . ⭐⭐⭐⭐😉
Thank you!!
HUGE Free fan! So many great riffs that it's odd they only had one hit, but that's the way many great rock bands were in the 70s. I'd like to see an episode on classic riffs from Free. "I'm on Fire" by Dwight Tilley Band is a good one-hit wonder riff.
Just found your channel. Great stuff; keep up the good work!
Wow! Thanks Carl! You're flushing out my memory banks with the "Hocus Pocus" song..I hadn't heard it in so many years.
"Yodee oh do dodee.." ha ha ha!
:))))
Carl, it would be very interesting for us if you could show us one day your guitar collection, which seems to be important in volume and quality. You could tell us why you chose all these guitars over the others, etc. You seem to be a Gibson guitarist more than a Fender one, or a mix of both. But there are many other great guitar companies; do you have any other brands of guitars other than the two most famous ones? Give us a museum tour of your guitar collection sometime!
I have a couple Brian Moore guitars that are cool. I’ve got a couple dozen guitars. I’m not a collector. I just have ones that serve specific needs.
great video great one hit wonders
Thank you kindly
Carl, really enjoyed these; I played guitar and was 18 in 1971. The long version of Green-Eyed Lady is extraordinary (and was never played on the attention deficit radio stations).
More!
I went out and tracked down that Free song a few years ago and bought it on iTunes. Definitely belongs on this list.
Really great lessons. Thanks for posting them. And that Les Paul is absolutely gorgeous.
Thank you kindly!
Carl, this is fun.
Could you have a discussion of why one hit wonders exist?
Is it management, lack of talent, ghost writers, etc.
The show 'that thing you do' comes to mind.
Love this question!
Carl, thx for the one hit wonder solos. One that just came to mind was in 1975-76 by the group Pilot. Can’t think of the song name, but it was really popular.
Magic.
Mama let him play...That was a one hit wonder. That would be good one. Luv ur channel
Thank you 🙏
Great choices Carl, and that LP Custom is gorgeous!
Leslie West. Direct and to the point
Mark Farner's solo on I'm You're Captain is a great riff
Love that song! One of my favorite all time songs!
Blast from my past as a young lad growing up in the 70's. Great selection! How about The Mexican by Babe Ruth! Epic guitar track!
I’ll check it out!
Great one-hit wonder picks Carl. NIcely done! When you do a Part 2, could you kindly include "Black Betty" by Ram Jam?
It’s a actually a worthy challenge on guitar!!
Wild Cherry was my very first concert. Speakin of one hit wonders, RamJam opened for em. 1977 in Parkersburg, WV...at the high school, no less. Sure wouldn't mind being 15 again, lol 😎
Me too!!!
Monster Riffs
Black Betty by Ram Jam. I don't remember where it was on the charts but you couldn't escape it on the radio.
I know! It’s a great choice!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic You have me reminiscing about my youth in the 70's LOL! How about Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo by Rick Derringer which had a great guitar riff and Jim Dandy by Black Oak Arkansas. Both had significant radio play that they never duplicated.
Great collection of hits! One minor comment, the header said Paul Rodgers, who had several hits with Bad Company, but I agree that Free had only one big hit, even if they had many good songs and many great riffs!
Hi Carl, another Cleveland rocker here. Just found your channel and love it. We have some great musicians like yourself from here. Check another Cleveland boy Tom Bukovac and his site Homeskoolin. He is and has been one of Nashville’s top studio guitarists. His fans will enjoy your site too. I’ll spread the word
Thanks brother!! Tom is truly a GOAT. I’m in absolute awe of that guy!!!!! What a master musician. Please send him my total love and respect. He’s the humbler!
I love you doing these type of vids...and I subbed you. But could you also explain how you got the sound for these songs, that would be great. Thanks in advance. Love your channel.
Awesome as always Carl!!
Thanks again!
Love this series. Since you already covered "Green Eyed Lady" my 70s one hit wonder riff suggestion would be "Stillwater - Mind Bender"
Send me a link to the song. I’d love to hear it!
Here you go ;-) czcams.com/video/bt1io_Z2WOQ/video.html
I get a smile at your sheer joy playing your video's riffs.
Here's some 70's OHWs for a follow on video(s), some aren't quite one hitters
Spirit in the Sky
Seasons in the Sun - get out that tremolo
Black Betty
Driver's Seat
Ballroom Blitz
Smokin' in the Boys Room
Little Willy
Chuck E's in Love
Get Down Tonight
Right Place Wrong Time
Long Cool Woman
Easy Livin'
Walk Away
House of the Rising Sun - Frijid Pink
FYI, an awesome acoustic cover, check out Frog Leap Studio's "Play that Funky Music" or "Sultans of Swing". Thanks Carl.
That’s such a great list!!! I’m so glad you like what I’m doing!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic keep playing that funky music!
Cool video
Hey Carl!
Nice selection and a very enjoyable (and informative) video...
This is harder than I thought... A lot of songs that come to mind are from 2 or even 3 hit wonders... but I managed to get a half dozen together... for now :D
01/70 - *The Jaggerz* - The Rapper
01/70 - *T,Rex* - Bang a Gong (Get It On)
07/72 - *The Raspberries* - Go All the Way
06/73 - *The Stories* - Brother Louie
06/74 - *Rufus* - Tell Me Something Good
07/74 - *Cheech & Chong* - Earache My Eye
I wanted to list Venus by *Shocking Blue* but it was released 2 months too early...
I also wanted to list I Just Want to Celebrate by *Rare Earth* but it wasn't even their biggest hit; In fact, it was tied for second place...
Cheers!
These are some great suggestions!!!
Honeydripper Songs like Green eyed Lady and my old EP-3 💫
You need to do Black Betty from Ram Jam. One of the best one hit wonder hard rocking songs.
You’re right!!
Always dig your vids, Baldy!
Saw Focus in college at Clemson in 73 with J Geils and Chuck Berry! I think the drummer was with Journey till he got fired last year!
I'd like to see a breakdown of how you play "Hold Your head Up" ......the whole song! .. Great song!
Amazing video and killer Les Paul Custom! How about Radar Love - Golden Earring
They were on the list. But I nixed it because with me just on the guitar it didn’t have the great band groove that makes it so great.
Turning Japanese by The Vapors. Didn't you turn that into a Page bow solo back in the day? I know you Zep-i-tized it for sure 😃
Oh my goodness! You’re right!!
Hello Carl, a very instructive and well-done episode. Congratulations. But a little correction: Focus is definitely not an one-hit-wonder-band if you are considering great iconic songs like "Sylvia". Moreover, Jan Akkermann is one of the most advanced Jazz-Rock-Fusion-guitar-players in the world.
On the next episode, will you do Black Betty by Ram Jam?
That’s a good one with some tricky guitar work!
Head First from The Babys was a great riff, and some chart success. I could be good for you by 707 was cool, too. Only you can rock me by UFO.
Loved the Baby’s!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic I saw The Babys on the Broken Heart tour in 1978 from the front row. It was my first real concert, and Wally Stocker’s and Michael Corby’s riffs were amazing. Wally was a very tasteful lead guitarist.
In the Street by Big Star is archetypal 70s riffing
Wow. Just listened!! Never heard it. Loved it!!!!!!
Kind of hard to call Free a one hit wonder. Granted they had one huge hit but Walk in my Shadow, Mr Big, Wishing Well, the Stealer, Be My Friend, Ride A Pony..
yep....Carl...definately Hocus pocus from Focus for me....it was something "different" back then...you could tell their classical tuiton...and 2nd "free"....i saw them back then as the openers for "colloseum II" and they were booed...!!...heady times....😆😅
colloseum might be some group to look into...good quality music.....
Geez. Booed! Wow.
Great Video. You still need to Apologize to the Memory of Ronnie Montrose
Thank you and sincere apologies!
Awesome video and series but.... Still waiting on an expose sound head rush that would be the great Mick Ronson! ❤️
Thanks for the patience! Can you send me the list of riffs I need to consider!?
Another Ohio guy here. I used to work with someone who had an uncle (I think) who played bass on Play that Funky Music.
Cool! Go Bucs!
How about wooly bully
Make that 1974 by Pilot, called Magic.
Great song. Thanks for the reminder!!
Russ Ballard wrote that Not Rod!!!
Jan Akkerman is a fantastic guitarist.
You’re not kidding!
Kossoff, what a loss. His phrasing put him in the big leagues.
"Focus"---wow---and you did the vocal part too. Why credit Rodgers,not Rogers(one of my fav singers) when it was Kossof that cast the guitar magic(you left out the lead guitar part)which is the best part of the song.One of the best leads ever. Argent---yawn.Don't get sloppy with quantity over quality videos---you're one of the only ones with some class left.
Sorry guy, however Mountain was not, I repeat was not a one hit wounder!!!
Meant no disrespect as I love they’re work and they deserve a lot of credit as founding pioneers!
Wild Cherry is not a one hit wonder!!! They had two top ten hits and another that was a top 40. I believe there were two more that were top 100. Stop copying other incorrect lists. Many of these lists are really “I only remember these hits” lists.
i dont`t think he`s copying anyone, this guy knows his music.
I pointed out that my selections were there biggest hits that most people know them for. But I respect that band (and I’m personal friends with some of them!!). Only love and a big shout out of RESPECT was ever intended.
Your hair is much too clean but otherwise cool stuff
Ah!!! Love it.
“ Mid 70s I was a dishwasher at this restaurant , and dinner anyway it had a jukebox those songs