Good Afternoon Randy. Quite a few of my favourite movies this year come from European Cinema. My top film at No 1: Jean-Pierre Melville's 'Le Cercle Rouge', with Alain Delon and Yves Montand. A very enjoyable, well-scripted and executed film. My No 2: 'Investigation of a Citizen Under Suspicion' (Dir: Elio Petri). Very cleverly plotted thriller. My No 3: 'The Confession' (Dir: Costa-Gavras), based on the true story of Czech communist Artur London, set in the 1950's and starring Yves Montant and Simone Signoret. An intense brutal film and a very good follow up for this Director to his political thriller 'Z' in 1969. My No 4: 'Kelly's Heroes' (Dir: Brian G. Hutton). Very enjoyable, non-stop action war movie with Clint Eastwood and Telly Savalas. My No 5: 'The Bird with the Crystal Plumage' (Dir: Dario Argento). A good start to his directorial career with the first film in his 'animal' trilogy. If you like the Italian 'Giallo' genre, Argento fits in nicely with Mario Bava, Sergio Martino and Lucio Fulci (pre-horror era). My No 6: 'The Honeymoon Killers', based on the real-life Lonely Heart Killers, in the 1950's, with Tony Lo Bianco. My No 7: 'The Kremlin Letter' (Dir: John Huston). An enjoyable Cold War Spy Thriller. My No 8: 'Fragment of Fear' (Dir: Richard C. Sarafian), with David Hemmings and Gayle Hunnicutt. A very effective British thriller. My No 9: 'Airport', with Burt Lancaster, George Kennedy and Dean Martin. The first of the big disaster movies from this decade. Finally at No 10: 'The Executioner' (Dir: Sam Wanamaker), with George Peppard, Joan Collins and Judy Geeson. Another very enjoyable Spy thriller. That's it from me for this year. See you for 1972... Have a good week ahead.
I'm glad that we agree on the number one film. I'm not a huge war movie person but I did enjoy "Kelly's Heroes." "The Bird With The Crystal Plumage" was under consideration as I have the film and do enjoy it. The Elio Petri movie sounds like it has an interesting premise and one that I would enjoy. "The Honeymoon Killers" andd "The Confession" are now on my radar. I thought that I had seen most of John Huston's movies but I'm not sure about "The Kremlin Letter." "Fragment Of Fear" and "The Executioner" fit into one of my favorite genres (the thriller), so I will keep an eye out for them as well. I have seen "Airport" on TV several times. Thanks for providing your choices.
Never seen that CCR double; I have a two-fer set like that but with the first two albums by Spirit, also Pet Sounds with Carl & the Passions is another, there are more out there I'm sure. Who'll Stop The Rain, what an incredible song, definitely in my favourites by them as well. Just seems to sum up what was going on in the world at that point in time. Got both Hag and Brook Benton in the collection myself. Chief Dan George was from my area, kind of a legend when I was a kid though probably few remember him now. I think we mainly knew him from his appearances on an iconic CBC TV series called the Beachcombers that was filmed here on the west coast for many years. Not sure I have ever seen MASH the film but I do recall the series, I can still remember tuning in for the finale. Never heard of The Immortal but certainly remember seeing MTM, very progressive and iconic show of the time with that memorable theme song and intro. Cheers!
I do have one other two-fer set, a Jeff Beck one. I have seen someone show the Beach Boys one. I think Who'll Stop The Rain is still pretty relevant in today's world. I thought that both Brook Benton and Merle Haggard had amazing voices. I also remember Chief Dan George for his appearance in the Clint Eastwood movie Outlaw Josey Wales. I'm not sure that I ever saw the Beachcombers TV show, so will have to check on it. My dad was a big fan of the MASH TV show but I'm not sure he would enjoy the movie as it was a little more irreverent. I just found out that when Mary Tyler Moore throws up her beret to a freeze frame in the intro, there is an elderly lady that can be seen in the background and I guess in her obituary they mentioned her appearing on the show. The Immortal was not a well-known series and only lasted one season. Have a great week.
Favorite album is Bridge Over Troubled Waters with Let it Be closely behind. Favorite song is Let it Be. Favorite movie is the Out of Towners with Patton close behind.
I figured The Beatles would be high on your list. Bridge Over Troubled Waters is my favorite Simon & Garfunkel album. You are the second person to mention The Out of Towners and Patton. I do enjoy both of those movies.
Another great year for music and some nice selections. I only know the Randy Crawford cover of 'Rainy Night in Georgia', I didn't know that was your favourite song - will have to check out the original! 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' was one of the first records I ever heard courtesy of it being in my dad's collection. I'm a big fan of the first 15 years of Dustin Hoffman but it's years since I saw Little Big Man. I'd forgotten it was told in flashback by the older version of the character. Cheers.
It's funny how different artists are very popular in the UK and not in the US and vice versa. I am not familiar with Randy Crawford, so will have to listen to that cover. Art Garfunkel's vocal performance on "Bridge Over Troubled Water" I still find amazing. I think that the movie Little Big Man captured the essence of the novel which made me love it even more. Dustin Hoffman made some real gems early in his career. Thanks for watching.
You've stirred up one of my fears that I will move into a Frank Lloyd Wright house and will have too much good taste to cover the walls with Ikea record shelves. It wouldn't be too bad if Frank Lloyd Wright houses all came with garages that could be converted into listening rooms, but Frank didn't make things easy. That's my favorite Simon and Garfunkel record, too. I haven't seen too many movies from this transition period when New Hollywood replaced Old Hollywood. I've seen your bottom three picks, but it's been a while. I remember thinking that it was interesting that Jack Nicholson's character in Five Easy Pieces wasn't particularly sympathetic. I've rented Ballad of Cable Hogue to watch tonight on TH-cam, and I'll put Le Cercle Rogue on my watchlist. (Presently off work with a scratchy throat and looking forward to enjoying some guilt-free midweek time with the TV.) Happy spinning & viewing, Jacob
Indeed, Frank did not like garages. I guess that you could enclose a car port, but you might have the Frank Lloyd Wright Society after you. I think it is hard to have repeated watches for a movie with such an unsympathetic character like Nicholson's in Five Easy Pieces. I hope that you enjoy The Ballad Of Cable Hogue as I think it is an underappreciated gem. I've really been getting into the films of Jean-Pierre Melville who directed Le Cercle Rouge. Hope you are feeling better soon.
Great picks..Layla/Van.M. ..Brook Benton is no surprise.. Heh heh MyFavorite album1970 Runners up.#3....Leon Russell..debut album....#2...Tom Rush/Self-titled (Columbia)( beautiful song Drivin' Wheel")..#1..Syd Barrett.. The Madcap Laughs Favorite.. Neil Young/After the Gold Rush Film..Runners up.#2.The Dunwich Horror..B movie based on a story by H.P.Lovecraft....#1..The Out of Towners /Jack Lemmon.. Sandy Dennis Favorite film..Patton..George C.Scott(I also considered the Jagger films Ned Kelly& Performance) Songs runner up..Chairmen of the Board.....Give me just a little more time Favorite.. Delfonics Didn't I blow your mind this time( Which the New Kids on the Block covered) TV..Show Danny Thomas....... Make Room for Daddy
Van is a favorite and I have mention that Brook Benton has my favorite song. You are correct. I do have that Tom Rush album but not your two other runners up. I have not seen The Dunwich Horror. The Out of Towners has some very humorous scenes and George C. Scott gives a great performance in Patton. I do like the song by Chairmen of the Board and the Delfonics tune. I don't think I have heard the New Kids on the Block cover. Have a great week.
I like "It's To Late" on your Layla LP.. Both Bobby and E.C. sing it in unison ! Best album of 1970 ? That's a tough one. I'd go with "After The Goldrush". I found a great Brook Benton " Makin Love Is Good For You" from the mid '70's.. Excellent ! I like Tony Joe's version so much, and of course Brook's rendition is terrific. When you get a chance, Randy.. Stream "Crazy Love" from Rita Coolidge's debut album on TH-cam.
I actually had After The Goldrush as my favorite album and changed it at the last minute. The title track is also my favorite Neil Young song and probably should have cracked my top five songs. I do love both Whitlock and Clapton's singing on the album and it may be their best from their careers. I need to check out that later Benton album you mentioned as I kind of stopped at the Brook Benton Today album. His sixties songs are all fantastic and probably my favorite period of his. I'm trying to remember if I have that Rita Coolidge album but I will check it out.
Like you mentioned, " Oh Lonesome Me" is a terrific cover, and for me.. Better than Don Gibsons version ! Moondance is a masterpiece, anyway Flip a coin ! 🎵 I'm halfway through Le Cercle Rouge !
Hey Randy! Love Layla, I have 2 versions on CD and 2 LP versions, never been happy with the sound on any of them., which is a shame for such a great album. Love MTM Show, probably in my top 10 TV series.Really enjoy this series of yours!
It wasn't the best recording but I think the excellence of the music being made comes through. I think it has Clapton's best singing. Mary Tyler Moore had such great character actors joining her on the show and the writing was excellent which helped put the show over the top. Thanks for watching.
hi randy i have most of your picks different order 1 layla 2 deja vu 3 deep purple in rock 4 moondance and 5 after the goldrush songs green manalishi, farewell is a lonely sound, lola - movies my movies 1 i never sangfor my father 2 five easy pieces 3 patton 4 sunflower and 5 husbands tv shows i can't remember any that i really loved apart from star trek
I have all the albums you listed and they are fine picks. I guess that Green Manalishi was a non-album single as I don't have it on album, so I will have to give it a listen. I'm not really familiar with the Jimmy Ruffin tune either but do know his two big hits. My father is 97 and still lives at home and I spend a lot of time there, so I Never Sang For My Father really hits home and is a film I probably won't revisit for quite a while. Gene Hackman is great in it but it is not something I want to see at present. You picked some tough watches as your favorite films.
@@RandyforRoyals yeh i tend to watch a lot of heavy drama - not watch too much comedy - horror a rare pick have you ever thought about doing a movie review channel - i enjoy the variety of movie with albums - your choices when you do vids with brian and rich i havealways thought are outside the main hollywood picks
@@johnsreviewsofmovies6289 It does sound like it. When I was doing the movie selections for each year on Brian's channel, I was trying to pick what I thought were the best movies and for my favorites on my channel it was more based on watchability and movies I like to return to. There are DVD communities out there on TH-cam and I have thought about but it seems it is hard to find the time to do what I'm already doing.
I’ve never heard of The Ballad of Cable Hogue. I should look into it. Cosmo’s Factory and Led Zeppelin III would battle it out for top album for me from your list. You definitely nailed the number one tv series for that year. I have always loved that show and it’s part of the reason I became a Vikings fan as a kid. As a kid I hated McCloud lol. Great episode Randy
I think that you would really like Stella Stevens in The Ballad Of Cable Hogue. Cosmo's Factory was almost like a greatest hits album and Led Zeppelin III almost made my top five. I'm pretty sure their next album will be making it. I have heard that the lady you see in the background when Mary Tyler Moore throws her cap into the air on the opening credits and there is a freeze frame, well that fact is mentioned in the lady's obituary. I don't remember watching McCloud as a kid but I ended up liking it when I picked up the series on DVD. I think I liked all the NBC Mystery Movie series and later when ABC picked it up. Thanks Gary.
Great stuff, Randy. Excellent choice with Le Cercle Rouge. Gosh, I haven’t seen UFO since I was very young, Ed Bishop was memorable from it. I always liked Dennis Weaver from the likes of Ishi The Last of His Tribe and Duel, and I was reminded last year on a rewatch how good he was in a couple of episodes of Centennial. But I never got to see McCloud, I’d probably enjoy it
Thanks Neil. Jean-Pierre Melville has become one of my favorites over the last couple of years. I enjoyed discovering UFO on DVD because I was not able to see it on television. I can see where Ed Bishop would make an impression. I have not seen Ishi The Last Of His Tribe but he was very memorable in Duel. I did pick up Centennial at a thrift store but haven't watched it but picked it up on your recommendation. Dennis Weaver made McCloud a very enjoyable watch. Have a great week.
Moondance is one of my all time favorite albums. Really like Thats The Way. I was just looking at my copy of Brook Benton today and put it in my need to listen to pile! I love the series MASH but I cant believe Ive never seen the movie
Glad you are a big Moondance fan. Brook Benton Today album was kind of a comeback of sorts as he had not had a big hit in several years. The MASH movie is pretty entertaining and one of Altman's best. Thanks for watching.
I was such a Beatles fan that I’m tempted to list “Let It Be” with each members solo release of that year as my favorite 1970 album, but that’s a bit lame, so I’ll go with James Taylor, “Sweet Baby James”, Simon & Garfunkel, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, Bob Dylan “Self Portrait”, Curtis Mayfield’s first solo album, “Curtis”, and Van Morrison, “His Band & Street Choir”… For songs, I’m with you 100% on Brook Benton’s “Rainy Day In Georgia, the rest are guilty pleasures, Eddie Holman’s “Hey There Lonely Girl”, Three Dog Night, “Out In The Country”
Continued - Edison Lighthouse bubblegum hit, “Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes”, and Dionne Warwick, “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again”… My favorite films are “Beneath The Planet Of The Apes”, Two Mules For Sister Sara”, “Little Big Man”, and the music documentaries, “Woodstock”, and “Let It Be”. I would love to see “McCloud” again, I haven’t seen that for many decades.. Enjoyed your picks. Nice video as always.
There are a lot of big Beatles fans that would probably list some of those. I do have all of the albums you chose. I do really like "His Band & Street Choir," but it might have been pushing it to have two Van albums in my top five. Glad you're a fan of the Brook Benton tune. Three Dog Night seems to be underappreciated, especially when they had three wonderful singers in the band.
@@TomCwimpRock I do have a soft spot for Dionne Warwick and have a couple of her albums. "Beneath The Planet of the Apes" was probably the second best in the series. I haven't seen the "Woodstock" documentary in some time. Thanks for providing your choices.
Love that half-speed mastering copy of S&G, what a great record to have in that format. Again, there are just so many great albums in 1970 to choose from, I would have a tough time with this year. Love anything Clapton, so I totally agree with your choice there and with CCR. That's a great two-fer album. Moondance would have to be my favorite Van Morrison album, but on another day, I would say it is Tupelo Honey, so it's hard to say for sure. They are both great anyway. LZ III is almost at the top for Zeppelin, but Physical Graffiti is my favorite. I've got that "Hag" album, great album by a great singer. "Into the Mystic" is definitely one of the best songs of the year, possibly the best. I think that must have been the year that I stopped watching everything my dad watched, because I know he didn't like the Mary Tyler Moore Show and that was the only one that I was the most familiar with from all of your picks. I was getting into more of the sci-fi shows after being so entranced by Planet of the Apes. Dad didn't like Sci-fi that much, though we did watch a few horror movies together.
I was glad to find that copy of the Simon & Garfunkel album and it was in great condition. This was a really hard year to narrow it down to five on the album side as I would have liked to include Led Zepellin III. Astral Weeks is my favorite Van album but I know it is a different kind of listen. I always thought that Merle Haggard and George Jones had two of the best voices in country music. I have always loved "Rainy Night In Georgia" but "Into The Mystic" is probably in my top 10 songs of all-time, so it was a hard choice. I don't remember seeing the UFO series on television but it is a good Sci-Fi series for that time period. Mary Tyler Moore had a great ensemble cast. My dad wasn't much of a TV watcher, so us kids usually had the television to ourselves.
Lots of awesome records were released in 1970. I'd probably pick the Velvet Underground for #1, but I love Moondance and Zeppelin III, Neil Young and even Black Sabbath. I find songs to be a harder choice, but I might choose James Brown's Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine! I had never even heard Rainy Night in Georgia until a few minutes ago! I remember watching MTM with my parents. I don't think any TV show i n 1970 really connected with me, though UFO sounds interesting.
I could have probably guessed the Velvet Underground placement. I do like James Brown's funky tunes, but I might be even a bigger fan of his pleading ballads. Wow. I can't believe you have never heard "Rainy Night In Georgia." It was written by Tony Joe White, the Cajun Leonard Cohen. Well, that might be stretching it. The guy that developed UFO also developed the science fiction show Space 1999 a few years later.
Brook Benton....what a voice. I have a couple Criterion Collections - Two-Lane Blacktop and The Thirty-Nine Steps. Ballad of Cable Hogue! I don't think I've ever even heard of it. I'll have to check it out for sure. Hadn't heard of The Red Circle either - maybe I'll look for that one. Not sure how I feel about sub-titles. The tv show list for 1970 that I just now looked at included The Odd Couple along with Mary and McCloud. Did you forget that one? Or is the list mistaken? Seems like it started before 1970. If it does fit the criteria then that would be my favorite. So many great albums in 1970; maybe I would throw in Deja Vu. I enjoyed the look back Randy!
I agree, Brook Benton had a magical voice. I especially like his early sixties songs. I don't think I have seen Two-Lane Blacktop but The Thirty-Nine Steps is great early Hitchcock. The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a little different film for Sam Peckinpah, kind of a fable. I enjoy sub-titles more than dubbing because it doesn't seem right when the words don't match up with their mouths. To me it is off-putting. The Odd Couple would have made my list but I don't have it on DVD. Maybe I will run across it at a thrift store. I don't usually find vinyl records at thrift stores but I have had success with DVDs. Deja Vu is a good one. The 70's are going to be really difficult as so many great albums come from that time period. Thanks Randy.
My favorites before I watched the video- Album- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Sweet Baby James- James Taylor Song- Let It Be by The Beatles Lola by The Kinks Instant Karma by John Lennon I'll Be There by The Jackson 5 Roadhouse Blues by The Doors Movie- The Boys In The Band The Mind Of Mr. Soames TV Show--The Odd Couple The Mary Tyler Moore Show
I really like your music selections and I think I have albums for all your picks for singles and albums. I don't think that I have seen either of you movie selections. I will have to check on them. I liked both the movie and television series for The Odd Couple. I would probably pick up the TV show if I ran across it. Thanks for providing your picks.
Hi Randy!!! I always find that Simon & Garfunkel artwork so odd and lame at the same time..... never seeing any twofer vinyl before!!! cheers and be well
My favorite song of all time is "Layla" so that would be my favorite of this year!
"Layla" is a great song to have as a favorite. I think it includes Eric Clapton's best vocal performance.
Good Afternoon Randy. Quite a few of my favourite movies this year come from European Cinema. My top film at No 1: Jean-Pierre Melville's 'Le Cercle Rouge', with Alain Delon and Yves Montand. A very enjoyable, well-scripted and executed film. My No 2: 'Investigation of a Citizen Under Suspicion' (Dir: Elio Petri). Very cleverly plotted thriller. My No 3: 'The Confession' (Dir: Costa-Gavras), based on the true story of Czech communist Artur London, set in the 1950's and starring Yves Montant and Simone Signoret. An intense brutal film and a very good follow up for this Director to his political thriller 'Z' in 1969. My No 4: 'Kelly's Heroes' (Dir: Brian G. Hutton). Very enjoyable, non-stop action war movie with Clint Eastwood and Telly Savalas. My No 5: 'The Bird with the Crystal Plumage' (Dir: Dario Argento). A good start to his directorial career with the first film in his 'animal' trilogy. If you like the Italian 'Giallo' genre, Argento fits in nicely with Mario Bava, Sergio Martino and Lucio Fulci (pre-horror era). My No 6: 'The Honeymoon Killers', based on the real-life Lonely Heart Killers, in the 1950's, with Tony Lo Bianco. My No 7: 'The Kremlin Letter' (Dir: John Huston). An enjoyable Cold War Spy Thriller. My No 8: 'Fragment of Fear' (Dir: Richard C. Sarafian), with David Hemmings and Gayle Hunnicutt. A very effective British thriller. My No 9: 'Airport', with Burt Lancaster, George Kennedy and Dean Martin. The first of the big disaster movies from this decade. Finally at No 10: 'The Executioner' (Dir: Sam Wanamaker), with George Peppard, Joan Collins and Judy Geeson. Another very enjoyable Spy thriller. That's it from me for this year. See you for 1972... Have a good week ahead.
I'm glad that we agree on the number one film. I'm not a huge war movie person but I did enjoy "Kelly's Heroes." "The Bird With The Crystal Plumage" was under consideration as I have the film and do enjoy it. The Elio Petri movie sounds like it has an interesting premise and one that I would enjoy. "The Honeymoon Killers" andd "The Confession" are now on my radar. I thought that I had seen most of John Huston's movies but I'm not sure about "The Kremlin Letter." "Fragment Of Fear" and "The Executioner" fit into one of my favorite genres (the thriller), so I will keep an eye out for them as well. I have seen "Airport" on TV several times. Thanks for providing your choices.
Great picks, hard to argue with Into the Mystic! Little Big Man is a fun movie
It was tough not picking Into The Mystic as my number one. Dustin Hoffman is great in Little Big Man.
I like every record that you picked here. The Mary Tyler Moore Show is the only pick for best tv show of 1970.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show had such great writing and some wonderful character actors. Thanks for watching.
Never seen that CCR double; I have a two-fer set like that but with the first two albums by Spirit, also Pet Sounds with Carl & the Passions is another, there are more out there I'm sure. Who'll Stop The Rain, what an incredible song, definitely in my favourites by them as well. Just seems to sum up what was going on in the world at that point in time. Got both Hag and Brook Benton in the collection myself. Chief Dan George was from my area, kind of a legend when I was a kid though probably few remember him now. I think we mainly knew him from his appearances on an iconic CBC TV series called the Beachcombers that was filmed here on the west coast for many years. Not sure I have ever seen MASH the film but I do recall the series, I can still remember tuning in for the finale. Never heard of The Immortal but certainly remember seeing MTM, very progressive and iconic show of the time with that memorable theme song and intro. Cheers!
I do have one other two-fer set, a Jeff Beck one. I have seen someone show the Beach Boys one. I think Who'll Stop The Rain is still pretty relevant in today's world. I thought that both Brook Benton and Merle Haggard had amazing voices. I also remember Chief Dan George for his appearance in the Clint Eastwood movie Outlaw Josey Wales. I'm not sure that I ever saw the Beachcombers TV show, so will have to check on it. My dad was a big fan of the MASH TV show but I'm not sure he would enjoy the movie as it was a little more irreverent. I just found out that when Mary Tyler Moore throws up her beret to a freeze frame in the intro, there is an elderly lady that can be seen in the background and I guess in her obituary they mentioned her appearing on the show. The Immortal was not a well-known series and only lasted one season. Have a great week.
Favorite album is Bridge Over Troubled Waters with Let it Be closely behind. Favorite song is Let it Be. Favorite movie is the Out of Towners with Patton close behind.
I figured The Beatles would be high on your list. Bridge Over Troubled Waters is my favorite Simon & Garfunkel album. You are the second person to mention The Out of Towners and Patton. I do enjoy both of those movies.
Another great year for music and some nice selections. I only know the Randy Crawford cover of 'Rainy Night in Georgia', I didn't know that was your favourite song - will have to check out the original! 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' was one of the first records I ever heard courtesy of it being in my dad's collection. I'm a big fan of the first 15 years of Dustin Hoffman but it's years since I saw Little Big Man. I'd forgotten it was told in flashback by the older version of the character. Cheers.
It's funny how different artists are very popular in the UK and not in the US and vice versa. I am not familiar with Randy Crawford, so will have to listen to that cover. Art Garfunkel's vocal performance on "Bridge Over Troubled Water" I still find amazing. I think that the movie Little Big Man captured the essence of the novel which made me love it even more. Dustin Hoffman made some real gems early in his career. Thanks for watching.
You've stirred up one of my fears that I will move into a Frank Lloyd Wright house and will have too much good taste to cover the walls with Ikea record shelves. It wouldn't be too bad if Frank Lloyd Wright houses all came with garages that could be converted into listening rooms, but Frank didn't make things easy.
That's my favorite Simon and Garfunkel record, too.
I haven't seen too many movies from this transition period when New Hollywood replaced Old Hollywood. I've seen your bottom three picks, but it's been a while. I remember thinking that it was interesting that Jack Nicholson's character in Five Easy Pieces wasn't particularly sympathetic. I've rented Ballad of Cable Hogue to watch tonight on TH-cam, and I'll put Le Cercle Rogue on my watchlist. (Presently off work with a scratchy throat and looking forward to enjoying some guilt-free midweek time with the TV.)
Happy spinning & viewing,
Jacob
Indeed, Frank did not like garages. I guess that you could enclose a car port, but you might have the Frank Lloyd Wright Society after you. I think it is hard to have repeated watches for a movie with such an unsympathetic character like Nicholson's in Five Easy Pieces. I hope that you enjoy The Ballad Of Cable Hogue as I think it is an underappreciated gem. I've really been getting into the films of Jean-Pierre Melville who directed Le Cercle Rouge. Hope you are feeling better soon.
Great picks..Layla/Van.M. ..Brook Benton is no surprise.. Heh heh
MyFavorite album1970
Runners up.#3....Leon Russell..debut album....#2...Tom Rush/Self-titled (Columbia)( beautiful song Drivin' Wheel")..#1..Syd Barrett.. The Madcap Laughs
Favorite.. Neil Young/After the Gold Rush
Film..Runners up.#2.The Dunwich Horror..B movie based on a story by H.P.Lovecraft....#1..The Out of Towners /Jack Lemmon.. Sandy Dennis
Favorite film..Patton..George C.Scott(I also considered the Jagger films Ned Kelly& Performance)
Songs runner up..Chairmen of the Board.....Give me just a little more time
Favorite.. Delfonics Didn't I blow your mind this time( Which the New Kids on the Block covered)
TV..Show Danny Thomas....... Make Room for Daddy
Van is a favorite and I have mention that Brook Benton has my favorite song. You are correct. I do have that Tom Rush album but not your two other runners up. I have not seen The Dunwich Horror. The Out of Towners has some very humorous scenes and George C. Scott gives a great performance in Patton. I do like the song by Chairmen of the Board and the Delfonics tune. I don't think I have heard the New Kids on the Block cover. Have a great week.
Le Circle Rouge I bought on your recommendation. I will finally give it a watch this week ! We'll be in Paris this spring 😎
You will be going to my favorite city. I hope you like Le Circle Rouge. I think you will if you like film noir and heist movies.
I like it.. They're casing the jewelry store out now ! Lots of corruption. Great acting, filming, and crime !
I like "It's To Late" on your Layla LP.. Both Bobby and E.C. sing it in unison ! Best album of 1970 ? That's a tough one. I'd go with "After The Goldrush". I found a great Brook Benton " Makin Love Is Good For You" from the mid '70's.. Excellent ! I like Tony Joe's version so much, and of course Brook's rendition is terrific. When you get a chance, Randy.. Stream "Crazy Love" from Rita Coolidge's debut album on TH-cam.
I actually had After The Goldrush as my favorite album and changed it at the last minute. The title track is also my favorite Neil Young song and probably should have cracked my top five songs. I do love both Whitlock and Clapton's singing on the album and it may be their best from their careers. I need to check out that later Benton album you mentioned as I kind of stopped at the Brook Benton Today album. His sixties songs are all fantastic and probably my favorite period of his. I'm trying to remember if I have that Rita Coolidge album but I will check it out.
Like you mentioned, " Oh Lonesome Me" is a terrific cover, and for me.. Better than Don Gibsons version ! Moondance is a masterpiece, anyway
Flip a coin ! 🎵 I'm halfway through Le Cercle Rouge !
@@jtsrecordroom3963 I hope you enjoy the movie. Johnny Cash does a great version of Don Gibson's "Sea Of Heartbreak."
I knew of this director, and I bought the Criterion DVD. After Paris, we have a layover in Amsterdam, on the way to Bangkok.
@@jtsrecordroom3963 Sounds like a nice trip. I think we are going to Scotland this year.
Hey Randy! Love Layla, I have 2 versions on CD and 2 LP versions, never been happy with the sound on any of them., which is a shame for such a great album. Love MTM Show, probably in my top 10 TV series.Really enjoy this series of yours!
It wasn't the best recording but I think the excellence of the music being made comes through. I think it has Clapton's best singing. Mary Tyler Moore had such great character actors joining her on the show and the writing was excellent which helped put the show over the top. Thanks for watching.
hi randy i have most of your picks different order 1 layla 2 deja vu 3 deep purple in rock 4 moondance and 5 after the goldrush songs green manalishi, farewell is a lonely sound, lola - movies my movies 1 i never sangfor my father 2 five easy pieces 3 patton 4 sunflower and 5 husbands tv shows i can't remember any that i really loved apart from star trek
I have all the albums you listed and they are fine picks. I guess that Green Manalishi was a non-album single as I don't have it on album, so I will have to give it a listen. I'm not really familiar with the Jimmy Ruffin tune either but do know his two big hits. My father is 97 and still lives at home and I spend a lot of time there, so I Never Sang For My Father really hits home and is a film I probably won't revisit for quite a while. Gene Hackman is great in it but it is not something I want to see at present. You picked some tough watches as your favorite films.
@@RandyforRoyals yeh i tend to watch a lot of heavy drama - not watch too much comedy - horror a rare pick have you ever thought about doing a movie review channel - i enjoy the variety of movie with albums - your choices when you do vids with brian and rich i havealways thought are outside the main hollywood picks
@@johnsreviewsofmovies6289 It does sound like it. When I was doing the movie selections for each year on Brian's channel, I was trying to pick what I thought were the best movies and for my favorites on my channel it was more based on watchability and movies I like to return to. There are DVD communities out there on TH-cam and I have thought about but it seems it is hard to find the time to do what I'm already doing.
I’ve never heard of The Ballad of Cable Hogue. I should look into it. Cosmo’s Factory and Led Zeppelin III would battle it out for top album for me from your list. You definitely nailed the number one tv series for that year. I have always loved that show and it’s part of the reason I became a Vikings fan as a kid. As a kid I hated McCloud lol. Great episode Randy
I think that you would really like Stella Stevens in The Ballad Of Cable Hogue. Cosmo's Factory was almost like a greatest hits album and Led Zeppelin III almost made my top five. I'm pretty sure their next album will be making it. I have heard that the lady you see in the background when Mary Tyler Moore throws her cap into the air on the opening credits and there is a freeze frame, well that fact is mentioned in the lady's obituary. I don't remember watching McCloud as a kid but I ended up liking it when I picked up the series on DVD. I think I liked all the NBC Mystery Movie series and later when ABC picked it up. Thanks Gary.
Great stuff, Randy. Excellent choice with Le Cercle Rouge. Gosh, I haven’t seen UFO since I was very young, Ed Bishop was memorable from it. I always liked Dennis Weaver from the likes of Ishi The Last of His Tribe and Duel, and I was reminded last year on a rewatch how good he was in a couple of episodes of Centennial. But I never got to see McCloud, I’d probably enjoy it
Thanks Neil. Jean-Pierre Melville has become one of my favorites over the last couple of years. I enjoyed discovering UFO on DVD because I was not able to see it on television. I can see where Ed Bishop would make an impression. I have not seen Ishi The Last Of His Tribe but he was very memorable in Duel. I did pick up Centennial at a thrift store but haven't watched it but picked it up on your recommendation. Dennis Weaver made McCloud a very enjoyable watch. Have a great week.
Moondance is one of my all time favorite albums. Really like Thats The Way. I was just looking at my copy of Brook Benton today and put it in my need to listen to pile! I love the series MASH but I cant believe Ive never seen the movie
Glad you are a big Moondance fan. Brook Benton Today album was kind of a comeback of sorts as he had not had a big hit in several years. The MASH movie is pretty entertaining and one of Altman's best. Thanks for watching.
I was such a Beatles fan that I’m tempted to list “Let It Be” with each members solo release of that year as my favorite 1970 album, but that’s a bit lame, so I’ll go with James Taylor, “Sweet Baby James”, Simon & Garfunkel, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, Bob Dylan “Self Portrait”, Curtis Mayfield’s first solo album, “Curtis”, and Van Morrison, “His Band & Street Choir”… For songs, I’m with you 100% on Brook Benton’s “Rainy Day In Georgia, the rest are guilty pleasures, Eddie Holman’s “Hey There Lonely Girl”, Three Dog Night, “Out In The Country”
Continued - Edison Lighthouse bubblegum hit, “Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes”, and Dionne Warwick, “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again”… My favorite films are “Beneath The Planet Of The Apes”, Two Mules For Sister Sara”, “Little Big Man”, and the music documentaries, “Woodstock”, and “Let It Be”. I would love to see “McCloud” again, I haven’t seen that for many decades.. Enjoyed your picks. Nice video as always.
There are a lot of big Beatles fans that would probably list some of those. I do have all of the albums you chose. I do really like "His Band & Street Choir," but it might have been pushing it to have two Van albums in my top five. Glad you're a fan of the Brook Benton tune. Three Dog Night seems to be underappreciated, especially when they had three wonderful singers in the band.
@@TomCwimpRock I do have a soft spot for Dionne Warwick and have a couple of her albums. "Beneath The Planet of the Apes" was probably the second best in the series. I haven't seen the "Woodstock" documentary in some time. Thanks for providing your choices.
Love that half-speed mastering copy of S&G, what a great record to have in that format. Again, there are just so many great albums in 1970 to choose from, I would have a tough time with this year. Love anything Clapton, so I totally agree with your choice there and with CCR. That's a great two-fer album. Moondance would have to be my favorite Van Morrison album, but on another day, I would say it is Tupelo Honey, so it's hard to say for sure. They are both great anyway. LZ III is almost at the top for Zeppelin, but Physical Graffiti is my favorite. I've got that "Hag" album, great album by a great singer. "Into the Mystic" is definitely one of the best songs of the year, possibly the best. I think that must have been the year that I stopped watching everything my dad watched, because I know he didn't like the Mary Tyler Moore Show and that was the only one that I was the most familiar with from all of your picks. I was getting into more of the sci-fi shows after being so entranced by Planet of the Apes. Dad didn't like Sci-fi that much, though we did watch a few horror movies together.
I was glad to find that copy of the Simon & Garfunkel album and it was in great condition. This was a really hard year to narrow it down to five on the album side as I would have liked to include Led Zepellin III. Astral Weeks is my favorite Van album but I know it is a different kind of listen. I always thought that Merle Haggard and George Jones had two of the best voices in country music. I have always loved "Rainy Night In Georgia" but "Into The Mystic" is probably in my top 10 songs of all-time, so it was a hard choice. I don't remember seeing the UFO series on television but it is a good Sci-Fi series for that time period. Mary Tyler Moore had a great ensemble cast. My dad wasn't much of a TV watcher, so us kids usually had the television to ourselves.
Lots of awesome records were released in 1970. I'd probably pick the Velvet Underground for #1, but I love Moondance and Zeppelin III, Neil Young and even Black Sabbath. I find songs to be a harder choice, but I might choose James Brown's Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine! I had never even heard Rainy Night in Georgia until a few minutes ago! I remember watching MTM with my parents. I don't think any TV show i n 1970 really connected with me, though UFO sounds interesting.
I could have probably guessed the Velvet Underground placement. I do like James Brown's funky tunes, but I might be even a bigger fan of his pleading ballads. Wow. I can't believe you have never heard "Rainy Night In Georgia." It was written by Tony Joe White, the Cajun Leonard Cohen. Well, that might be stretching it. The guy that developed UFO also developed the science fiction show Space 1999 a few years later.
@@RandyforRoyals I loved Space 1999!
Brook Benton....what a voice. I have a couple Criterion Collections - Two-Lane Blacktop and The Thirty-Nine Steps. Ballad of Cable Hogue! I don't think I've ever even heard of it. I'll have to check it out for sure. Hadn't heard of The Red Circle either - maybe I'll look for that one. Not sure how I feel about sub-titles. The tv show list for 1970 that I just now looked at included The Odd Couple along with Mary and McCloud. Did you forget that one? Or is the list mistaken? Seems like it started before 1970. If it does fit the criteria then that would be my favorite. So many great albums in 1970; maybe I would throw in Deja Vu. I enjoyed the look back Randy!
I agree, Brook Benton had a magical voice. I especially like his early sixties songs. I don't think I have seen Two-Lane Blacktop but The Thirty-Nine Steps is great early Hitchcock. The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a little different film for Sam Peckinpah, kind of a fable. I enjoy sub-titles more than dubbing because it doesn't seem right when the words don't match up with their mouths. To me it is off-putting. The Odd Couple would have made my list but I don't have it on DVD. Maybe I will run across it at a thrift store. I don't usually find vinyl records at thrift stores but I have had success with DVDs. Deja Vu is a good one. The 70's are going to be really difficult as so many great albums come from that time period. Thanks Randy.
My favorites before I watched the video-
Album- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
Sweet Baby James- James Taylor
Song- Let It Be by The Beatles
Lola by The Kinks
Instant Karma by John Lennon
I'll Be There by The Jackson 5
Roadhouse Blues by The Doors
Movie- The Boys In The Band
The Mind Of Mr. Soames
TV Show--The Odd Couple
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
I really like your music selections and I think I have albums for all your picks for singles and albums. I don't think that I have seen either of you movie selections. I will have to check on them. I liked both the movie and television series for The Odd Couple. I would probably pick up the TV show if I ran across it. Thanks for providing your picks.
Hi Randy!!! I always find that Simon & Garfunkel artwork so odd and lame at the same time..... never seeing any twofer vinyl before!!! cheers and be well
Art Garfunkel kind of gets the shaft with that photo. I actually have another of those twofer vinyl records with Jeff Beck. Thanks for watching.