VA - Magic Of The Seventies Vol. 1 [2013] Vol. 2 [2015]| Butterboy

 VA - Magic Of The Seventies Vol. 1 [2013] + Magic Of The Seventies Vol. 2 [2015] (8 x CDs)

This is fun! A follow on from the Sixties the other day Butterboy excels again

Magic of The SEVENTIES

Magic Of The Seventies Vol. 1 and Magic Of The Seventies Vol. 2 

make the most sense when they sit together on the shelf and play as one long program. 

They arrived a couple of years apart, yet the intention feels shared, a patient walk through 
the lighter side of seventies radio where melody carried the day and singles were built 

to live comfortably beside each other.
The first volume settles in gently. 

Early tracks lean toward bright pop craftsmanship, the sort of recordings that once drifted 
across afternoon airwaves without announcing themselves too loudly. 

Piano led arrangements, clear vocal lines, tidy rhythm 
sections, everything arranged with the kind of balance that defined the early 

part of the decade. 

As the discs move along, the character of the seventies begins to show itself 

a little more clearly. 
The guitars gain confidence, choruses stretch wider, and the sense of studio polish 

becomes part of the atmosphere rather than the goal.

By the time the listening reaches the second volume, the decade feels fully in motion. 
The songs arrive with slightly bigger gestures, glam leaning rhythms sit comfortably 

beside melodic pop, and the sequencing allows those contrasts to breathe. 

A track by Slade might bring a burst of stomp and swagger, while something from 

Alice Cooper adds theatrical colour, yet the surrounding selections keep the tone 

balanced. It never tips into a single style for long.
What gradually appears, almost without noticing, is a portrait of how varied 

everyday seventies listening could be. 
Pop, light rock, glam touches, singer songwriter warmth, all sharing the same radio space 

and often the same chart weeks.
Played straight through, the two volumes form an easy flowing sequence that rewards 

unhurried listening. 
Nothing demands attention, the songs simply take their turns. 

Leave the discs running long enough and the decade 

begins to reveal itself in small ways, one single at a time. (Butterboy)

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