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11 December 2006

Tell me about '70s classic rock box sets. →[More:]

My firm has a client that likes music like Foreigner and The Grateful Dead, and I'm in charge of picking out a gift for him. I have a $100, and don't want to get a bunch of random CDs.

What collection should I get?

post by: Specklet at: 19:22 | 21 comments

My firm has a client that likes music like Foreigner and The Grateful Dead,

Ummm, that's kind of an awful big spectrum there (really, those two bands have very little in common and I'm not trying to be snarky or pedantic). Can you thing of any bands he's especially fond of?

posted by jonmc 11 December | 19:28

Yeah, I know. I don't know him at all, and those two bands were the only ones my boss could think of (she's not really musically inclined). I'm betting he doesn't really like The Grateful Dead, though.

posted by Specklet 11 December | 19:34

If he likes the Dead a lot, I'd recommend these two. Foreigner..well, beyond a basic Greatest Hits set, there's nothing that essential.

posted by jonmc 11 December | 19:34

I'm looking for a box set that has one of everything from the seventies, not one particular band...

posted by Specklet 11 December | 19:36

These are all very good (and would appeal to 70's rock fan):

The Band - The Last Waltz Box
Deep Purple - Shades
Faces - Five Guys Walk Into A Bar (this one is a favorite of mine and really well done)

(the only good 70's comp box is this (I'm a proud owner) but it's more top 40 than rock)

posted by jonmc 11 December | 19:39

Also, I seem to recall my boss saying he had a long braided ponytail... if that means anything about his taste in music.

I bet he's got a Harley or something.

posted by Specklet 11 December | 19:40

Boston, Foreigner, and Pink Floyd is what my boss just said. Eagles, Aerosmith, Don Henley.

Oy vey.

posted by Specklet 11 December | 19:45

Sounds like you could just tape Clear Channel for a week, burn a couple CDs, print a fancy label and done!

posted by Wolfdog 11 December | 19:48

Hey Man is that Freedom Rock?

posted by getoffmylawn 11 December | 19:51

Well, Aerosmith has Pandora's Box, which is pretty good, but that's been available for years so I guess there's a good possibility that your client already has that. The Band's recent A Musical History set is really nice - there's a DVD on it with live performances and really rare studio footage of them in the studio demoing King Harvest (Will Surely Come), that ended up on the seminal eponymous album.

Pink Floyd has Is There Anyone There which is a box set of a live versions of tracks from The Wall.

posted by TheDonF 11 December | 19:56

Boston, Foreigner, and Pink Floyd is what my boss just said. Eagles, Aerosmith, Don Henley.

Oy vey.

No offense but all 6 of those artists (at least on occasion) produced better music that 99% of what's new today, mainstream or alternative.

posted by jonmc 11 December | 20:11

Can't you just buy dude an iPod Shuffle or something?

posted by box 11 December | 20:22

If he is somewhat wealthy and net-savvy, he probably has just about everything already. In fact, he may have moved beyond CDs completely.

posted by mischief 11 December | 20:25

Instead of buying something that he probably owns, why not get him something with a bit of local flavour if you're set on music? Epoxies are strongly recommended with the strong strength of recommendable recommendation.

posted by simplicissimus 11 December | 20:58

Steve Miller Band.

posted by matildaben 11 December | 21:18

I'm gonna go out on a limb here, but I'd guess that if the man is into the 70s classic rock, he will not necessarily enjoy the Epoxies.

posted by cmonkey 11 December | 22:05

Heh..that was the first thing I thought of too, goml!

posted by jrossi4r 11 December | 22:15

Also, I seem to recall my boss saying he had a long braided ponytail... if that means anything about his taste in music.

I bet he's got a Harley or something.

Or a Volkswagen

posted by King of Prontopia 11 December | 23:27

Or a '69 Mustang Boss 428. With a factory 8-track.

posted by paulsc 12 December | 00:03

Well turn it up, man!

posted by black bile 12 December | 00:22

A friend of mine recently treated himself to a box set of Status Quo's hits over the last 30 years. He thought it sounded a bit 'flat', then he got an email from Amazon to say they're sending him out a replacement, because they've discovered the entire stock issued by the record company was somehow burned in mono.

posted by essexjan 12 December | 02:57

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