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     Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 1061 Registered: 01-2005 |
I don't think we did this one yet. 1. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers 2. Ramones - Ramones 3. Blondie - Blondie 4. Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon 5. Peter Tosh - Legalize It 6. Tom Waits - Samll Change 7. David Bowie - Station To Station 8. Graham Parket - Howlin' Wind 9. Bob Dylan - Desire 10. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak 11. Graham Parker - Heat Treatment 12. Emmylou Harris - Elite Hotel 13. Jackson Browne - The Pretender 14. Tom Petty and The Heartbreaker - eponymus 15. Bob Seger - Night Moves | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1052 Registered: 10-2004 |
After looking through everything, not quite the best year, IMHO, especially since I think '75 and '77 were both better. Seems to have been a lull year for some of my 70s favorites, *but* there still are a few undeniably brilliant albums from a few of my favorites. 1. David Bowie - Station to Station 2. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak 3. Jonathan Richman - Modern Lovers 4. AC/DC - High Voltage 5. Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune 6. Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Super Ape 7. ELO - New World Record 8. Ramones - Ramones 9. Kiss - Destroyer 10. Tom Waits - Small Change 11. Graham Parker - Howlin' Wind | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1107 Registered: 08-2006 |
'76 looks like a pretty interesting year from my perspective. Although, since I didn't buy my first album 'til '77, this is all in hindsight. 1. Brian Eno - "Another Green World" 2. Michael Hurley/the Unholy Modal Rounders/Jeffery Fredricks & the Clamtones - "Have Moicy" 3. The Ramones - "The Ramones" 4. Kate & Anna McGarrigle - "Kate & Anna McGarrigle" 5. The Modern Lovers - "The Modern Lovers" 6. Graham Parker - "Howlin' Wind" 7. Graham Parker - "Heat Treatment" 8. David Bowie - "Station to Station" 9. Stevie Wonder - "Songs in the Key of Life" 10. Burning Spear - "Marcus Garvey" | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1053 Registered: 10-2004 |
Rob, Another Green World is '75. And that will definitely slot at #1 on '75 list. | ||
| David Gagen Member Username: David_g Post Number: 146 Registered: 02-2007 |
Desire- Bob Modern Lovers -ML Radio Ethiopia -Patti Smith Small Change - Tom Waits | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1109 Registered: 08-2006 |
Hmmm, you're right about "Another Green World," Jeff. I saw it listed as 1976 a couple places, perhaps because it was released at the tail end of '75. My bad... | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1563 Registered: 03-2005 |
Totally agree about the Modern Lovers record. I had the good fortune--for once--of hearing that from new. It was like a cool drink of water after two days in the desert. I wore that one out. Here's what my computer throws up: Flamin' Groovies -- Shake Some Action. The title song is faultless. Roy Loney was gone and Cyril Jordan overdid it with his Merseybeat nostalgia but it was a relief in 1976. The Heptones--Cool Rasta. Their best album, imo, even though it doesn't have the evergreen "Book of Rules." Jackie DeShannon did a flashy but unwonderful album called "New Arrangement" on which she tried to imitate Joni Mitchell. The Hollies did one of their weakest albums ever with "Write On" although most of their 70s albums would be spotty at best. Lulu did her dreary second album produced by Wes Farrell in 1976 and even had a small hit with the sappy "Heaven and Earth and the Stars." The only saving grace to that album is that two Bowie-produced songs were appended including the unbelievable "Man Who Sold the World"--wish HE'd produced the damn album! Toots and the Maytals released "Reggae Got Soul" on which Toots' great voice is in frighteningly bad form. And that's it. I so loved the 70s! | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 1062 Registered: 01-2005 |
Jeff, I'll agree with you on 1975 and 1977 being superior years. Another Green World will pop in my top 10 for sure for 1975, but it's got some heavy duty competion from Neil Young, Uncle Bob, Patti Smith, Bruce, David Bowie, etc. Even though the 70's were a bad decade for jazz unless you liked fusion, a couple of jazz albums from 1975 will make my list. Maybe even a comedy album! | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 389 Registered: 07-2006 |
look what happened to our once great thread once we dared to step beyond 1977? '94 anyone? love the first blondie album though. x-offender will get me going on even the most hopeless of mornings.... also love me some: abba - arrival (my first love...mum taught me to use the turntable at a very early age just so i could play this at whim) boston - s/t donna summer - a love trilogy well out of my depth with anything earlier... | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 1071 Registered: 01-2005 |
Joe, We did 1994 already, but nothing newer. I thought 1995 saw a serious decline in quality, but we can have a whack at it next month. |