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Through Thursday ~ “I Talk To The Wind” ~ King Crimson

King Crimson 1969

It makes more sense.

What an incredibly gifted band. We had many poets in the 1960s that spoke their souls. They didn’t have to lure us, we went in willing.

This first album was epic.

 

In The Court of the Crimson King 69'

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Sunday Stretch Out ~ “Thick As A Brick” ~ Jethro Tull

Music Composed & Lyrics Written by Ian Anderson
Released March 10, 1972

The very first concert I ever attended was the tour of this album.

Nov. 8, 1972 Cobo Arena – Detroit, Mi.

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Friday Freak Flag Flying ~ “As Far As You Can See As Much As You Can Feel” ~ Gypsy

Written by Enrico Rosenbaum with intro by Bill Lordan/James Walsh
Released in 1971 off Gypsy’s second album “In The Garden”.

This former West Hollywood, Whiskey a Go Go house band produced only four albums (1970-73) but I have no idea of why?

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Thursday’s ” Rainmaker ” ~ Traffic

Written by Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi.
Released in 1971 off the ” Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys ” album.

Steve Winwood – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
Chris Wood – saxophone, flute
Jim Capaldi – vocals, percussion
Ric Grech – bass, violin
Jim Gordon – drums
Rebop Kwaku Baah – percussion

Hopefully this will ease this forecast of more rain and flooding in Metro/Detroit again today, tommorow……………..

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Thursday’s Thunder ~ Epitaph ~ King Crimson

Written by Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles & Peter Sinfield.

Released in Oct. 1969

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