The '70s: Original NBC Motion Picture Soundtrack

Reliving the 1970s has been a lot more fun than living through them. Who remembers the threat of presidential impeachment? Rising gas prices? Hey, wait a minute! Don't worry, in 20 years we'll all be deeply nostalgic for rare Britney Spears B-sides. This collection of memories from that maligned decade sounds pretty good, even if a bit obvious. "Superstition," "What's Going On," "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," and "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Baby" form a solid core of early '70s soul, while Three Dog Night and Free represent white boys attempting to find the groove. There's no such pretense from Cat Stevens, whose "Peace Train" is a sensitive folk number. The only real surprises are Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds" and Billy Preston's "Nothin' from Nothin'," as neither is a classic-rock staple. The addition of Blondie's "Heart of Glass" in the definitive disco version is a nice touch. But really, you need an entire multi-CD collection (like those wonders from Time-Life) to do the decade right. --Rob O'Connor Amazon.com

Same story, WHERE ARE THE GREAT SONGS FROM THE SHOW?

This screened here last night, and i enjoyed it, even though it never really took off in terms of capturing the atmosphere, you were pretty aware you were watching 200# people pretending they were in the 70s.But, not terrible.
Anyway the soundtrack I found sensational almost,
so when I did an Amazon search, how pleased i was to find there is one, given that the show was a telemovie, and as such, the morons included no music credits as happens with proper cinema movies, like this.
But great, there is a sound-track CD!
and its cheap!
And it....includes only a fraction of the great unidentified songs!
So though cheap, i maybe wont bother! It needed a 2-cd set, and include the less-played songs.

anyway, who can at least identify them for us, someone should list the actual sound-track here, I challenge them. im particularly interested in one that had the words 'Big Brother' in the chorus, if anyone knows, as someone will, please email me, ill be grateful. pfarnell@optusnet.com.au June 18, 2005

retrogazing fun

Now that everyone's asking 'remember the '70s?' instead of 'forget the '70s,' NBC's documentary on the decade has spawned this strong collection born and raised in the Me Generation. What you get is a transformation of sorts, from the early soul stylings of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations and Barry White through the tempered rock and folk experimentation of Free, Jefferson Starship and Cat Stevens right up to cursory cuts of disco and new wave (Hot Stuff, The Hustle, Heart of Glass). Bob Marley's reggae classic Three Little Birds makes a nice diversion, as does Billy Preston's Nothing From Nothing. But some of it exposes the weakness of the period as well as a sorrowful synopsis of the artists represented; among them Elton John's Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me, the Allman Brothers' Jessica and Three Dog Night's Joy to the World, a fact minimized in severity thanks to the abscence of Disco Duck, Teddy Bear and Having My Baby. September 3, 2003

Good Blend of Songs for a 70's Soundtrack!

This Compact Disc blends the decade of the 70's into one CD fantastically! I thouhgt that they were right on with the Elton John, Donna Summer, Blondie, Marvin Gaye, and Barry White songs, and even though some of the songs I would replace, it still is a fantastic CD, and a great buy. Amazon.com is the place to buy this wonderful CD, and don't hesitate! This is a remarkable compolation of music and get it now! July 14, 2000

At least it was better than the movie itself!

With any miniseries that tries to encapsulate a decade into a two-nighter headbanger, you're bound to come up with nitpicking sessions in which music, acting, screenplay et al can be literally torn to shreds.

In the case of The 70's, Nixon would have been proud of the cookie-cutter shredding that was done with certain events.

Concentrating mainly on the music though, while I loved Wonder's "Superstition" and the Airplane's "Miracles", there was simply no inclusion of several bands which topped the charts during the Me Decade. No mention of Fleetwood Mac? Heart? Kansas' "Dust in the Wind".

Since the exclusions far outweigh the inclusions, it's too simple to continuously name the songs that could or should have been in this soundtrack. Needless to say, it might have been better. July 6, 2000

Sorry, I STILL don't get it....

This seems to be news to you all but 15 songs is around the average length for single CD sets these days. It is not a rip-off; if it was then just about everything else sold here would be a rip-off too. As for the song selection, I think any 70's compilation CD that did NOT include Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Donna Summer, and Three Dog Night (each of whom had several number one hits) would be doing the decade an injustice. And you alternative rock or classic rock fans who keep trashing this, why are you here reviewing a pop CD? Go review punk or alternative CD's if that's the music you like. June 2, 2000

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