Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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40-year rock historian, archivist. Albums rated: 17,000+ Genres covered: everything '70s/'80s Music map: global Years collecting: 40 Additional info: pro writer, ex-composer, perfect pitch, DJ'd (KPSU, 1995–99) symphonic progressive/prog rock, AOR/stadium rock, progressive electronic/Berlin school, New Wave, New Romantic/synthpop, smooth soul/Philly, jazz rock/fusion, post-bop/Blue Note, jazz-funk, disco, 70s soundtracks, library music, West Coast AOR, NWOBHM, popsike, 70s/80s hard rock, MPB, city pop, zolo

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Song Review #908: Queen - "The Prophet's Song" (1975, A Night at the Opera, Brian May song)

Song Review #908: Queen - "The Prophet's Song" (1975, A Night at the Opera, Brian May song) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #907: Led Zeppelin "In My Time of Dying" (1975, Physical Graffiti, prog epic)

Song Review #907: Led Zeppelin "In My Time of Dying" (1975, Physical Graffiti, prog epic) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #906: Strange Days - "9 Parts to the Wind" / "18 Tons" (1975, 9 Parts to the Wind)

Song Review #906: Strange Days - "9 Parts to the Wind" / "18 Tons" (1975, 9 Parts to the Wind) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

287 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #905: Sebastian Hardie - "Openings" (1975, Four Moments, Australian prog-rock)

Song Review #905: Sebastian Hardie - "Openings" (1975, Four Moments, Australian prog-rock) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

521 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #904: Mandalaband - "Determination" / "Roof of the World" (1975, Manchester prog rock)

Song Review #904: Mandalaband - "Determination" / "Roof of the World" (1975, Manchester prog rock) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #903: Exit 9 - "MFB" / "Straight Up" (1975 funk)

Song Review #903: Exit 9 - "MFB" / "Straight Up" (1975 funk) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

284 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #902: Golden Earring - "Tons of Time" / "Kill Me (Ce Soir)" (1975, Switch)

Song Review #902: Golden Earring - "Tons of Time" / "Kill Me (Ce Soir)" (1975, Switch) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

425 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #901: Fox - "Yuli, Yuli" / "For Whatever It's Worth" (1975, Tails of Illusion, Noosha)

Song Review #901: Fox - "Yuli, Yuli" / "For Whatever It's Worth" (1975, Tails of Illusion, Noosha) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

539 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #900: Forty-Seven Times Its Own Weight - "Weedhopper" / "Cumulo Nimbus" (1975 jazz-rock)

Song Review #900: Forty-Seven Times Its Own Weight - "Weedhopper" / "Cumulo Nimbus" (1975 jazz-rock) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #899: Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - "Panorama" (1975, The Best Years of Our Lives)

Song Review #899: Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - "Panorama" (1975, The Best Years of Our Lives) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #898: Ragnarok - "Fenris" (1975, New Zealand prog, space rock, Lea Maalfrid)

Song Review #898: Ragnarok - "Fenris" (1975, New Zealand prog, space rock, Lea Maalfrid) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

348 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #897: Phil Manzanera - "Miss Shapiro" (1975, Diamond Head, Brian Eno, Roxy Music solo)

Song Review #897: Phil Manzanera - "Miss Shapiro" (1975, Diamond Head, Brian Eno, Roxy Music solo) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

476 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #896: Moonrider - "Danger In the Night" / "Angel of Mercy" (1975, Keith West)

Song Review #896: Moonrider - "Danger In the Night" / "Angel of Mercy" (1975, Keith West) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

428 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #895: Manfred Mann's Earth Band - "Nightingales and Bombers" / "Crossfade" (1975)

Song Review #895: Manfred Mann's Earth Band - "Nightingales and Bombers" / "Crossfade" (1975) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

373 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #894: Blåkulla - "Mars" (1975, Swedish hard-rock prog)

Song Review #894: Blåkulla - "Mars" (1975, Swedish hard-rock prog) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

279 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #893: Journey "Kohoutek" (1975 prog rock, jazz rock instrumental, Journey's first album)

Song Review #893: Journey "Kohoutek" (1975 prog rock, jazz rock instrumental, Journey's first album) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

380 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #892: Argent - "Highwire" (1975, Circus, prog rock, space rock, ex-Zombies, Rod Argent)

Song Review #892: Argent - "Highwire" (1975, Circus, prog rock, space rock, ex-Zombies, Rod Argent) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

369 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #891: XTC - "The Somnambulist" (1980, rare non-album b-side, Black Sea era)

Song Review #891: XTC - "The Somnambulist" (1980, rare non-album b-side, Black Sea era) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

339 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #890: Chetarca - "Chetarca" / "Another Day" (1975, Australian prog rock, ELP influence)

Song Review #890: Chetarca - "Chetarca" / "Another Day" (1975, Australian prog rock, ELP influence) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

436 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #889: Units - "Tight Fit" / "Cowboy" (1980, Digital Stimulation, synthpunk)

Song Review #889: Units - "Tight Fit" / "Cowboy" (1980, Digital Stimulation, synthpunk) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #888: Carol Grimes & Delivery - "The Wrong Time" / "Is It Really the Same" (1970)

Song Review #888: Carol Grimes & Delivery - "The Wrong Time" / "Is It Really the Same" (1970) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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1970: A Musical Infinity (900+ albums from 1970)

1970: A Musical Infinity (900+ albums from 1970) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

334 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #887: Blue Motion - "Stromboli" (1980, Swiss classical trio, avant-garde, prog rock)

Song Review #887: Blue Motion - "Stromboli" (1980, Swiss classical trio, avant-garde, prog rock) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

274 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #886: Altona - "Feigenblatt" / "Lover's Tale" (1975, Chickenfarm, prog rock, jazz rock)

Song Review #886: Altona - "Feigenblatt" / "Lover's Tale" (1975, Chickenfarm, prog rock, jazz rock) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

447 views - 5 years ago

Ozzy Osbourne / Jethro Tull / Al Stewart @ LBRY / Ploud / Bitchute

Ozzy Osbourne / Jethro Tull / Al Stewart @ LBRY / Ploud / Bitchute Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #885: Czar - "Tread Softly On My Dreams" (1970 post-psych, proto-prog rock, Mellotron)

Song Review #885: Czar - "Tread Softly On My Dreams" (1970 post-psych, proto-prog rock, Mellotron) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Ozzy Osbourne - "I Don't Know" (1980) Reaction

Ozzy Osbourne - "I Don't Know" (1980) Reaction Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #883: Bobby Hutcherson - "La Malanga" / "Love Song" (1975, Montara, jazz funk)

Song Review #883: Bobby Hutcherson - "La Malanga" / "Love Song" (1975, Montara, jazz funk) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #882: Captain Beefheart & Magic Band - "Ashtray Heart" / "Sue Egypt" / "Dirty Blue Gene"

Song Review #882: Captain Beefheart & Magic Band - "Ashtray Heart" / "Sue Egypt" / "Dirty Blue Gene" Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #881: Zao - "Zohar" (1975, Shekina, French chamber-rock, prog rock, Zeuhl)

Song Review #881: Zao - "Zohar" (1975, Shekina, French chamber-rock, prog rock, Zeuhl) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #880: Purple Image - "Living In the Ghetto" / "Why" (1970 funk rock psych)

Song Review #880: Purple Image - "Living In the Ghetto" / "Why" (1970 funk rock psych) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #879: The Residents - "Moisture" "Love Is" "Perfect Love" "Picnic Boy" "Secrets"

Song Review #879: The Residents - "Moisture" "Love Is" "Perfect Love" "Picnic Boy" "Secrets" Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

589 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #878: The Stranglers - "Vietnamerica" (1980, rare non-album b-side)

Song Review #878: The Stranglers - "Vietnamerica" (1980, rare non-album b-side) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #877: Maneige "Les Aventures de Saxinette et Clarophone" (1975 Les Porches Quebec prog)

Song Review #877: Maneige "Les Aventures de Saxinette et Clarophone" (1975 Les Porches Quebec prog) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

577 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #876: Kraftwerk - "Ruckzuck" (1970, Kraftwerk's first album, experimental Krautrock)

Song Review #876: Kraftwerk - "Ruckzuck" (1970, Kraftwerk's first album, experimental Krautrock) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

737 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #875: Uriah Heep - "Gypsy" (1970, …Very ‘eavy…Very ‘umble)

Song Review #875: Uriah Heep - "Gypsy" (1970, …Very ‘eavy…Very ‘umble) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

943 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #874: Siouxsie and The Banshees - "Desert Kisses" (1980, Kaleidoscope, post-punk goth)

Song Review #874: Siouxsie and The Banshees - "Desert Kisses" (1980, Kaleidoscope, post-punk goth) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

399 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #873: Isotope - "Frog" / "Temper Tantrum" (1975, Illusion, jazz-rock fusion)

Song Review #873: Isotope - "Frog" / "Temper Tantrum" (1975, Illusion, jazz-rock fusion) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #872: Pete Brown & Piblokto! - "Aeroplane Head Woman" (1970 hard rock prog)

Song Review #872: Pete Brown & Piblokto! - "Aeroplane Head Woman" (1970 hard rock prog) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

336 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #871: The Human League - "Dreams of Leaving" (1980, Travelogue, electronic New Wave)

Song Review #871: The Human League - "Dreams of Leaving" (1980, Travelogue, electronic New Wave) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

457 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #870: Azar Lawrence - "Summer Solstice" (1975 jazz funk, spiritual jazz)

Song Review #870: Azar Lawrence - "Summer Solstice" (1975 jazz funk, spiritual jazz) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

231 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #869: Procol Harum - "Whaling Stories" (1970, Home, prog rock, Robin Trower)

Song Review #869: Procol Harum - "Whaling Stories" (1970, Home, prog rock, Robin Trower) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

368 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #868: Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark - "Promise" (1980 New Wave electronic synth)

Song Review #868: Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark - "Promise" (1980 New Wave electronic synth) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

359 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #866: Echo and The Bunnymen "Pictures On My Wall", "Pride" (1980, Crocodiles, post-punk)

Song Review #866: Echo and The Bunnymen "Pictures On My Wall", "Pride" (1980, Crocodiles, post-punk) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

318 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #865: Quatermass - "Up On the Ground" / "Post War Saturday Echo" (1970 prog rock)

Song Review #865: Quatermass - "Up On the Ground" / "Post War Saturday Echo" (1970 prog rock) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #864: Present - "Promenade au Fond D'un Canal" (1980 Triskaïdékaphobie prog rock, Zeuhl)

Song Review #864: Present - "Promenade au Fond D'un Canal" (1980 Triskaïdékaphobie prog rock, Zeuhl) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

468 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #863: Brian Eno - "Sky Saw" / "St. Elmo's Fire" (1975, Another Green World)

Song Review #863: Brian Eno - "Sky Saw" / "St. Elmo's Fire" (1975, Another Green World) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #862: Simple Minds - "I Travel" / "Celebrate" (1980, Empires and Dance)

Song Review #862: Simple Minds - "I Travel" / "Celebrate" (1980, Empires and Dance) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

639 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #861: Gary Numan - "I'm an Agent" / "I Dream of Wires" (1980, Telekon, minimal wave)

Song Review #861: Gary Numan - "I'm an Agent" / "I Dream of Wires" (1980, Telekon, minimal wave) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #860: Tangerine Dream - "Rubycon (Pt 1)" (1975 Berlin school electronic, ambient)

Song Review #860: Tangerine Dream - "Rubycon (Pt 1)" (1975 Berlin school electronic, ambient) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #859: Nucleus - "Elastic Rock (4-9)" (1970 jazz-rock fusion, Ian Carr, Karl Jenkins)

Song Review #859: Nucleus - "Elastic Rock (4-9)" (1970 jazz-rock fusion, Ian Carr, Karl Jenkins) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #858: Jade Warrior - "Waves (Pt 1)" (1975 prog rock, New Age w/ Steve Winwood)

Song Review #858: Jade Warrior - "Waves (Pt 1)" (1975 prog rock, New Age w/ Steve Winwood) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

416 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #857: George Duke - "Shades of Joy" / "Alcatraz" (1970, Save the Country, jazz-funk)

Song Review #857: George Duke - "Shades of Joy" / "Alcatraz" (1970, Save the Country, jazz-funk) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

430 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #856: Manuel Göttsching - "Echo Waves" (1975 Berlin school electronic)

Song Review #856: Manuel Göttsching - "Echo Waves" (1975 Berlin school electronic) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

333 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #855: Hiroshima - "Winds of Change" / "Shinto" (1980, Odori, New Age)

Song Review #855: Hiroshima - "Winds of Change" / "Shinto" (1980, Odori, New Age) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

347 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #854: Art Zoyd - "La Ville" (1980, Génération Sans Futur, chamber rock Zeuhl)

Song Review #854: Art Zoyd - "La Ville" (1980, Génération Sans Futur, chamber rock Zeuhl) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #853: Freddie Hubbard - "Coral Keys" / "Gittin’ Down" (1970 jazz-funk fusion)

Song Review #853: Freddie Hubbard - "Coral Keys" / "Gittin’ Down" (1970 jazz-funk fusion) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

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Song Review #852: Trader Horne - "The Mutant" / "Velvet to Atone" / "Children of Oare" (1970, folk)

Song Review #852: Trader Horne - "The Mutant" / "Velvet to Atone" / "Children of Oare" (1970, folk) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

249 views - 5 years ago

Song Review #851: Humble Pie - "Live With Me" / "Earth and Water Song" (1970, Steve Marriott)

Song Review #851: Humble Pie - "Live With Me" / "Earth and Water Song" (1970, Steve Marriott) Zaragon: JazzRockSoul Historian

353 views - 5 years ago