Three Songs

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Howdy Folks,
I hope everyone's New Year is off to a good start.  I want to thank those who made recent donations.   They're always of great help.  If you'd like to support me and the art you see here, you can always send me a donation via Paypal to: grandmoffromero@netscape.net.

But I have a question for you guys.  I'd love to hear what kind of music you guys listen to. SO, if you will, I'd love to hear from you all three songs: one song that you feels represents your feelings or you in general, one song that you feel is a rare but unappreciated gem, and one song you've recently heard for the first time and really like.

Here's mine.

The song I feel represents me:


An underappreciated gem:

Cool song I've recently heard for the first time:


I'd love to hear your music.
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I haven't commented much, but music is important to me.
I can never think of a song that represents me, so I'll give two under-appreciated gems:

Early Fleetwood Mac very rarely gets the recognition it should (the original UK version of Then Play On is easily one of the greatest achievements of their career.), but the albums after Peter Green left are all but abandoned. Everything with Danny Kirwan still in the band is quite good, and one of the three albums without him is also worth checking out, not that the other two are without merit. This song manages to represent all eras of the band at once, even  the ones that had not yet happened. Laid-back California groove, tight 3-part harmonies, and unique structures sit alongside slide guitar, jamming out, red hot lead guitar, and intricate arrangements. The whole album is kind of a past-meets-future thing, with 50s rock-n-roll sitting alongside material that was more modern at the time, all under a Sun Records style production.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9vMqe…
Also notable: "Purple Dancer", "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)", "Bare Trees", and Danny's solo song, "Castaway"

If mid-era Fleetwood Mac is passed over, the original version of this band gets straight-up ignored. They began as a prog rock and fusion supergroup, formed from former members of popular local acts Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch, as well as Aynsley Dunbar (he's played with Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa, the Bluesbreakers, etc.), they had a following before they had a name or had even played any shows; they only had demo recordings played over the radio. The first three albums come out of this mold. While FM gradually evolved from blues into what they became known for, these guys became a completely different band, practically overnight. While they consistently sold out concerts, the albums didn't sell what the record company wanted, so they were asked sell more. Their manager told them they needed a new lead singer to front the band (Gregg Rolie sang from behind his keyboards) and to lead them on a hit parade, which is exactly what happened. I see the early stuff get ignored for a big reason: Anyone who likes the stuff they did with Steve Perry will probably not go in for fusion and progressive music, and anyone who might enjoy it usually stops listening to me at the mention of the name; I have to ease people in by describing who was in it and playing the music before saying the name Journey.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLg5n3…
Also notable: "Look into the Future", "Of a Lifetime", "In the Morning Day", "Next"

And here's one I just discovered. Watched an interview with Robert Plant from 2010, and at the beginning, they mentioned Noddy Holder, of whom I'd never heard. So, I looked up his name, and found this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gqCCA…

And, for good measure, here's one more I came across recently. I knew of the Small Faces through Robert Plant's obsession with Steve Marriott, but had only listened to their cover of "You Need Love". I just recently discovered the rest of their recorded output. While "Tin Soldier" is likely the best thing they ever did, the ones that got my attention were "Donkey Rides, a Penny, a Glass" and this one:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNxWR1…