‘Bulo’s Music for the Masses-40th Year HS Reunion Edition

Yes, I AM that old, and next week will be our 40th. So, for the next two weeks, I’m gonna highlight some of the (IMHO) best music from 1968-69. While there was still a strong string of 45 RPM single classics, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band from a few years earlier had ushered in the era of album-oriented rock as well. Combine that with the social upheaval of the late-60’s and burgeoning opposition to the Vietnam War, and what you get is an era of tremendous musical creativity, although one that cannot easily be capsulized. So why try?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfyjhtOTy1s[/youtube]

The Band-The Weight

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2qw4YRK7CY[/youtube]

Max Frost & the Troopers-Shape of Things to Come

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kYN9AXA8Fs&feature=related[/youtube]

Jerry Butler-Hey, Western Union Man

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL9tyzE83nc&feature=related[/youtube]

The Kinks-Village Green Preservation Society

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAqtsNWkpUk[/youtube]

Rolling Stones-Jumpin’ Jack Flash

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svAs-6MiqxE[/youtube]

Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell-Ain’t Nothin’ Like the Real Thing

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hthiLHVAMho[/youtube]

Dusty Springfield-Son of a Preacher Man

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjzSIGt74T0&feature=related[/youtube]

The Foundations-Build Me Up, Buttercup

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nA18g_PwG0&feature=related[/youtube]

Otis Redding-Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay