A Century of Music

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1975 continues:
David Bowie - Young Americans (1975)
Roxy Music - Siren (1975)
Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1975)
Earth, Wind & Fire - That's the Way of the World (1975)

 

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Parliament - Mothership Connection (1975)
KISS - Alive! (1975)
A Chorus Line (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Parliament - Mothership Connection (1975)
KISS - Alive! (1975)
A Chorus Line (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

You always have at least one album per post for which I can give a like.

 

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Neil Young - Zuma (1975)
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)
Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey (1975)
Nazareth - Hair of the Dog (1975)

Friday random album clean up for 1975
I've always thought Zuma is very underrated - good stuff from Neil

 

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Bob Dylan and the Band - The Basement Tapes (1975)

A little cheating here as this was recorded back in 1967-68. Didn't play it then and, though these songs were out there on bootlegs and covered by artists like The Band, Peter, Paul & Mary, Fairport Convention, etc, it was still a big deal being released officially in '75 - so hey, can't bypass it in the series.

AC/DC - High Voltage

All right, now cheating the other way - wanna place AC/DC's international debut - was released in 1976 but contained tracks from AC/DC's 1975 Australia-only releases (TNT & High Voltage)
Yes, I am aware I am the only one who cares

 

[Nickyboy]

Didn't play it then...

Uh, weren't you around 4 at that time?

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Uh, weren't you around 4 at that time?

1 or 2 at most. We're almost the same age and I was born in '68.

 

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Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concert (1975)

 

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Welcome to 1976 staring with (as Monday always brings) my playlist of top singles or cool album tracks of the year including:

"Hotel California", "New Kid in Town", "Life in the Fast Lane" by Eagles
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult
"Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac
"More than A Feeling", "Rock and Roll Band" by Boston
"Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas
"Dancing Queen" by ABBA
"Blitzkrieg Bop" by Ramones
"New York State of Mind" by Billy Joel
"Night Moves", "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
"Lido Shuffle" by Boz Scaggs
"Anarchy in the UK" by Sex Pistols
"Breakdown", "American Girl" by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
"Telephone Line", "Livin' Thing" by ELO
"The Boys are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy
"Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John and Kiki Dee
"Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry
"Disco Inferno" by The Trammps
"Sir Duke", "I Wish", "Isn't She Lovely" by Stevie Wonder
"Fly Like an Eagle" by Steve Miller Band
"The First Cut is the Deepest" by Rod Stewart
"Car Wash" by Rose Royce
"Show Me the Way" by Peter Frampton
"You Should Be Dancing" by Bee Gees
"The Rubberband Man" by The Spinners
"Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC
"Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways
"Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot
"Detroit Rock City" by KISS
"Weekend in New England". "This One's For You" by Barry Manilow
"Gonna Fly Now (Theme From "Rocky")" by Bill Conti
"Turn the Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson
"Shake Your Booty" by KC and the Sunshine Band
"Blinded by the Light" by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
"Still the One" by Orleans
"Always and Forever" by Heatwave
"Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel" by Tavares
"New Rose" by The Damned
"Police and Thieves" by Junior Mervin
"Fool to Cry" by The Rolling Stones
"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" by Lou Rawls
"More, More, More" by Andrea True Connection
"Beth" by KISS
"Couldn't Get It Right" by Climax Blues Band
"Achilles Last Stand" by Led Zeppelin
"Takin' It To The Street" by Doobie Brothers
"Howlin' Wind" by Graham Parker
"Back in the Saddle' by Aerosmith
And many, many more...

 

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Starting albums of 1976:

Ramones - Ramones (1976)
Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
Billy Joel - Turnstiles (1976)

While I don't think 1976 is as deep a year for killer albums as the year prior, some of my faves
Hotel California is an album that critics are often divided on - though I think appreciation is better that 10-15 yrs ago. I really like Henley's closer "The Last Resort" but what the hell is he talking about with that song. He's all over the place with the lyrics.

I actually got into Song in the Key of Life much later than Innervisions and Talking Book for unclear reasons, but it's a rare perfect double album (technically 2.5 given it's extra EP). Every listen reveals something new

Smiled as I played Ramones yesterday - was thinking of how Ojai really doesn't like this one. Gave a little giggle and turned up the volume

 

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ELO - A New World Record (1976)
Boston - Boston (1976)
David Bowie - Station to Station (1976)
Queen - A Day at the Races (1976)

 

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Aerosmith - Rocks (1976)
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak (1976)
Kansas - Leftoverture (1976)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves (1976)

Classic rock kind of day
In college I loved Leftoverture, but my tastes moved toward tighter music and away from prog and longer solos, so I break out Leftoverture maybe every 5 years - y'know I still dig it. Sure the final Magnum Opus (the inspiration for Berke Breathed's penguin Opus in Bloom County) is pretentious and overblown as hell but many of the other songs have great melodies.

 

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Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon (1976)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Live Bullet (1976)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers (1976)

Can't leave out Frampton Comes Alive! It's just OK but is pretty iconic of the year and, along with last years Alive! (by Kiss) and the excellent Live Bullet led to everyone releasing live albums in the late 70s even if they shouldn't
Got into Warren Zevon late - close to his death when fan David Letterman had him on his late night show - since then, have become a big fan with his first two albums frequent listens.

 

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Bob Dylan - Desire (1976)
Rainbow - Rising (1976)

I've said it before - as good as Blood on the Tracks is, I love Desire even more - maybe it's the opener "Hurricane", maybe it's the use of violin, almost certainly Emmylou Harris' backup vocals
And damn, I haven't listened to Rising in ages but it's a stunning hard rock album

Will close today's comments with a quote from "Hurricane", as timely unfortunately as ever:
Rubin Carter and a couple of friends are drivin' around
Number one contender for the middleweight crown
Had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down
When a cop pulled him over to the side of the road
Just like the time before and the time before that
In Paterson that's just the way things go
If you're black you might as well not show up on the street
'Less you want to draw the heat

 

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ABBA - Arrival (1976)
Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune (1976)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Bob Marley - Rastaman Vibration (1976)
The Upsetters - Super Ape (1976)
Max Romeo & The Upsetters - War ina Babylon (1976)

Friday's usually wildly mix, but for the afternoon, going Jamaican - with some tremendous music including two Upsetters albums (the house band for producer Lee "Scratch" Perry), one with vocalist Max Romeo.

Every time I see the Super Ape album, I think of the ol' MG member Kiboko

 

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A couple more today:
Kiss - Destroyer (1976)
Blondie - Blondie (1976)

 

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Added these to 1976 listening over weekend:

The Rolling Stones - Black & Blue (1976)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle (1976)
Fela Kuti - Zombie (1976)

 

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Monday and a new year of listening. Busy day but I was able to listen to a good deal of my 1977 playlist including:

"Stayin' Alive" and other Bee Gees songs off Saturday Night Fever
"We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions" by Queen
"Heroes" by David Bowie
"God Save the Queen" by Sex Pistols
"Brick House" by The Commodores
"Flash Light" by Parliament
"Dreams", "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac
"Movin' Out", "She's Always a Woman", "Only the Good Die Young" by Billy Joel
"Psycho Killer" by Talking Head
"Fantasy", "Serpentine Fire" by Earth, Wind & Fire
"Dust in the Wind" by Kansas
"Running on Empty" by Jackson Browne
"Give a Little Bit" by Supertramp
"One Love/People Get Ready", "Three Little Birds", Jammin'" by Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Baby Come Back" by Player
"Mr. Blue Sky", "Sweet Talkin Woman" by ELO
"Alison", "Watching the Detectives" by Elvis Costello
"Solsbury Hill" by Peter Gabriel
"Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffett
"Sheena Is A Punk Rocker", "Rockaway Beach" by Ramones
"Best of My Love" by The Emotions
"I Feel Love" by Donna Summer
"Lust for Life", "The Passenger" by Iggy Pop
"Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton
"Shame" by Eveyln "Champagne" King
"Take A Chance on Me" by ABBA
"Barracuda" by Heart
"Cold as Ice" by Foreigner
"Like A Hurricane" by Neil Young
"Easy" by The Commodores
"Lovely Day" by Bill Withers
"It's A Heartache" by Bonnie Tyler
"Whole Lotta Rosie" by AC/DC
"Strawberry Letter 23" by The Brothers Johnson
"Marquee Moon" by Television
"Two Out of Three Aint Bad", "Paradise by the Dashboard Light' by Meatloaf
"Complete Control", "White Riot" by The Clash
"Denis" by Blondie
"Come Sail Away" by Styx
"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb
"Looks Like We Made It" by Barry Manilow
"If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman
"That Smell" by Lyrnyrd Skynyrd
"Two Tickets to Paradise" by Eddie Money
"Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates
"Black Betty" by Ram Jam
"Jungle Love" by Steve Miller Band
"Love is in the Air" by John Paul Young
"Float On" by The Floaters
"Peg" by Steely Dan
"Uptown Top Ranking" by Altha & Donna
"In the City" by The Jam
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Santa Esmerelda
"Dance, Dance, Dance" by Chic
"Mull of Kintyre" by Paul McCartney
Lots of stuff!

Very excited to be jumping into the albums of '77 tomorrow - some great ones!

 

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Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
Elvis Costello - My Aim is True (1977)
ELO - Out of the Blue (1977)
The Clash - The Clash (1977)

1977 albums! Let me tell ya - if I were stuck on a desert island with just these 5 albums, I'd be pretty happy. I'd miss Springsteen, Sinatra and The Beatles granted but, man, this is some great listening

 

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David Bowie - Low (1977)
David Bowie - "Heroes" (1977)
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (1977)
Talking Heads: 77 (1977)