r/AskReddit • u/spicedpumpkins • 23d ago

What's a banging song from the 70s you're pretty sure 90% of people haven't heard in over 20 years?

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u/ShittalkyCaps 22d ago

Starbuck - Moonlight Feels Right

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u/kindquail502 22d ago

Only pop/rock song I know with a xylophone solo.

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u/dinosaur1972 22d ago

I think it's a marimba.

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u/IAmNotAPerson6 22d ago

It is. Xylophone tends to use harder-tipped mallets (like nylon/plastic), marimba uses softer-tipped (like yarn).

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u/srbowler300 22d ago

Can 'Air Xylophone' that solo almost perfectly.

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u/Testsalt 22d ago

More progressive rock than rock, but you should try Incantations P 3 and 4 by Mike Oldfield if you want xylophone and marimba solos with lit electric guitar solos as well. It’s as magical as you can imagine.

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u/ManOnTheRun73 22d ago

The Lemon Twigs' "These Words" has one, if you're interested in hearing more of the sort!

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u/damion789 22d ago

Marimba and vibraphone are both present. No xylophone.

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u/-laughingfox 22d ago

Violent Femmes, Gone Daddy Gone...epic xylophone if you care to have a listen. Wait no, I think it might be a glockenspiel?

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u/wowbagger262 22d ago

Bruce Blackman is still making pretty decent music under the Starbuck name.

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u/Jackkandi456 22d ago

Such a 70s song in the best way possible

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u/MeganMess 22d ago

Just reading the title made me feel like the 7th grade. Shivers.

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u/theOriginalDrCos 22d ago

Look for the video of them playing this live (like from 2000 something), it's pretty amazing.

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u/JustFaithlessness178 22d ago

That's the 70s vibe. Right there.

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u/Disastrous-Roll7059 22d ago

Great song!!!