Monday, January 23, 2017

The Ides Of March - Vehicle LP 70 w Common Bond LP 71


Another couple of albums from the President at our company who is a Chicago native, drummer and with early musical tastes in 70's prog rock and jazz.  He only brought stuff on this trip with horns since I told him I like horns!  Next week Electric Flag and the Trip!

3 comments:

jimi2770 said...

please, update the links.thank you

Viacomclosedmedown on youtube said...

Link restored today

mrRadio said...

This is a great one! Anyone liking the brass rock genre, pop with prog-rock and folk-rock influences, should note this post by VCMD. These were The Ides first two albums. Here you'll find their radio hits "Vehicle" and "LA Goodbye". After this the band switched record labels and changed in style and substance (not favorably). Jim Peterik went on to found the 80s band Survivor, had another monster hit with "Eye Of The Tiger", and then turned Survivor into an 80s icon with new and amazing singer Jimi Jamison. Jim Peterik has written hit songs for other bands too, and eventually reformed The Ides Of March with ALL the original members. With almost all the originals, they still tour and play today. Some standout selections herein... covers of "Eleanor Rigby" and "Wooden Ships". Also "Superman" (written to follow-up the hit "Vehicle), and to close, the epic and original "Tie-Die Princess". Good music, composition and arrangement, throughout. For fans of early 70s horn pop-rock, these two Warner Brothers albums are glorious! That's my subtle recommendation.

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