Jason's Top 25 Albums of 1973 | 1973 Deep Dive Week
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- After months of exploring the albums of 1973, Jason and Joe are emerging with their revised albums and songs of the year lists. In this episode Jason is counting down his top 25 favorite albums.
Obvious picks like Dark Side of the Moon and Houses of the Holy make the list alongside some of Jason's more....unique selections.
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Great year and really good list
For what it's worth, here's my list
1 Black Sabbath -Sabbath bloody Sabbath
2 Elton John - Goodbye yellow brick road
3 Mott the Hoople -Mott
4 Nazareth - Razamanaz
5 Wings - Band on the run
6 Pink Floyd - Dark side of the moon
7 Led Zeppelin - Houses of the holy
8 David Bowie - Aladdin sane
9 George Harrison -Living in the material world
Thanks for the glowing review for Johnny Winter. He was the real deal and shouldn't be forgotten.
Love the sweatshirt, Jason😂 Also the holding the guitar for no reason during the interlude
Hard Nose the Highway is one of the Van albums I forgot to listen to and now I can't stop listening to it. What a masterpiece...just a reminder of why he's my favorite artist of all time. Thanks Jason!
Quadrophenia is the only big miss i see. The pinnacle of Townshend's writing.
Jason isn't a fan of the Who, apparently
60s Who > 70s Who
@@TastesLikeMusic Agreed. Who Sell Out + Tommy slightly bests Quadrophenia + Who's Next but Quadrophenia is the best example of his ambitions and range.
"The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get" is Joe Walsh's masterpiece (especially the song "Days Gone By").
Great list from Mr. Jason. Here is my!
25. Wishbone Ash: Wishbone Four
24. The Temptations: Masterpiece
23. James Brown: Black Caesar
22. Van Morrison: Hard Nose The Highway
21. Thin Lizzy: Vagabonds of the Western World
20. Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye: Diana & Marvin
19. Stevie Wonder: Innervisions
18. Billy Joel: Piano Man
17. Jethro Tull: A Passion Play
16. The Rolling Stones: Goat's Head Soup
15. Steely Dan: Countdown to Ecstasy
14. Frank Zappa: Overnite Sensation
13. Budgie: Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
12. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
11. Marvin Gaye: Let's Get It On
10. Paul Simon: There Goes Rhymin' Simon
9. Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
8. Queen: Queen
7. Aerosmith: Aerosmith
6. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
5. Black Sabbath: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
4. Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy
3. Blue Öyster Cult: Tyranny and Mutation
2. Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
1. Mike Oldfield : Tubular Bells
Really happy to see Tubular Bells as your number 1 for 73. It's my number one OF ALL TIME. Never heard anything like it before or since and it's timeless.
Lizzy and Tull just missed my list.
@@drdavid1963 Grand piano
Reed and pipe organ
Glockenspiel
Bass guitar
Double-speed guitar
Two slightly distorted guitars
Mandolin
Spanish guitar and introducing drdavid1963
@@JohannesYtterstrom - PLUS TUBULAR BELLS - Music to my ears
I always enjoy learning about Jason's eclectic and often idiosyncratic tastes, frequently introducing artists new to me and bringing fresh perspectives to those with whom I thought I was familiar. This latest list of his hits all those notes.
Here is my list of twenty-five outstanding albums from 1973, listed as much as possible by title in alphabetical order:
--'Band on the Run' by Paul McCartney and Wings
--'Brain Salad Surgery' by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
--'Brothers and Sisters' by the Allman Brothers Band
--'The Captain and Me' by the Doobie Brothers
--'The Dark Side of the Moon' by Pink Floyd
--'Desperado' by the Eagles
--'Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player' by Elton John
--'Goats Head Soup' by the Rolling Stones
--'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' by Elton John
--'Houses of the Holy' by Led Zeppelin
--'Imagination' by Gladys Knight & the Pips
--'Innervisions' by Stevie Wonder
--'Larks' Tongues in Aspic' by King Crimson
--'Maria Muldaur' by Maria Muldaur
--'The Marshall Tucker Band' by the Marshall Tucker Band
--'Moontan' by Golden Earring
--'My Maria' by B. W. Stevenson
--'Now & Then' by the Carpenters
--'Parcel of Rogues' by Steeleye Span
--'Piano Man' by Billy Joel
--'(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)' by Lynyrd Skynyrd
--'Red Rose Speedway' by Paul McCartney and Wings
--original London cast album of 'The Rocky Horror Show'
--'There Goes Rhymin' Simon' by Paul Simon
--'Tubular Bells' by Mike Oldfield
1. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound 5 stars (10)
2. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions 5 stars (10)
3. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 5 stars (10)
4. The Who - Quadrophenia 5 stars (10)
5. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure 5 stars (10)
6. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 5 stars (9.9)
7. Wings - Band on the Run 5 stars (9.8)
8. George Harrison - Living in the Material World 5 stars (9.8)
9. Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon 5 stars (9.7)
10. King Crimson - Larks’ Tongues in Aspic 5 stars (9.7)
11. Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup 5 stars (9.7)
12. Bruce Springsteen- The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle 5 stars (9.7)
13. Elton John - Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player 5 stars (9.6)
14. Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get It On 5 stars (9.6)
15. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane 4.5 stars (9.3)
16. Queen - Queen 4.5 stars (9.1)
17. Mott the Hoople - Mott 4.5 stars (9)
18. The Stooges - Raw Power 4.5 stars (9)
19. Todd Rundgren - AW/ATS 4.5 stars (9)
20. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstacy 4.5 stars (9)
21. The Kinks - Preservation Act 1 4.5 stars (8.9)
22. Aerosmith - Aerosmith 4.5 stars (8.8)
23. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd 4.5 stars (8.8)
24. Procol Harum - Grand Hotel 4.5 stars (8.8)
25. Allman Brothers Band - Brothers and Sisters 4.5 stars (8.7)
This is a good list but I’d include Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
I had 15 in common with you.
@@mr.macaroni2093 I gave that 3.5 stars
@@scottanthonyweidner8692 🥳
Good to see GENESIS’ brilliant “Selling England” get the proper laurels!
Nice! Here is my top 30 from 1973:
1. Stevie Wonder: Innervisions
2. Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
3. Elton John: Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
4. Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies
5. Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy
6. Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
7. Loggins and Messina: Full Sail
8. Roxy Music: For Your Pleasure
9. Paul McCartney and Wings: Band on the Run
10. Steely Dan: Countdown to Ecstasy
11. Roy Buchanan: Second Album
12. Black Sabbath: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
13. The Allman Brothers Band: Brothers and Sisters
14. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: Over-Nite Sensation
15. The Rolling Stones: Goats Head Soup
16. Bob Marley and the Wailers: Catch a Fire
17. Strawbs: Bursting at the Seams
18. David Bowie: Aladdin Sane
19. Mahavishnu Orchestra: Birds of Fire
20. Yes: Yessongs
21. Deep Purple: Who Do We Think We Are
22. Al Stewart: Past, Present and Future
23. Marvin Gaye: Let's Get It On
24. Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
25. Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells
26. Nazareth: Razamanaz
27. April Wine: Electric Jewels
28. Steve Miller Band: The Joker
29. Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Solar Fire
30. Vangelis: Earth
The new format really kicked in on this one. The conversational style helped immensely. As different from the hosts the music I enjoy might be, it is the way you articulate your favorites that keeps me coming back.
1973 continued the rest of the world beyond the US and UK joining the musical conversation. Probably how McCartney ended up in Nigeria, following in the footsteps of Ginger Baker. And Eno would find his way to Germany soon after. And Paul Simon's Rhymin'' Simon stretches beyond the Bronx.
I do like Hard Nose The Highway, it's Kermit cover and all, but can't fathom it being enjoyed more than St Dominic's Preview.
The Band - Moondog Matinee
The Beach Boys - Holland
Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny & Mutation
Can - Future Days
Betty Davis - Betty Davis
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
Al Green - Call Me
Al Green - Livin' For You
The Isley Brothers - 3+3
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Fela Kuti - Gentleman
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Burnin'
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Catch A Fire
Van Morrison - Hard Nose The Highway
Mott The Hoople - Mott
Neu! - Neu 2
Gram Parsons - GP
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music - Stranded
Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon
Spinners - Spinners
Sly & The Family Stone - Fresh
Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstasy
The Stooges - Raw Power
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
St. Dom's Preview is 💯 better than HNTH, and I love that album, Kermit and all 🐸💥
... and I love you, JOE, but not listening thoroughly to & appreciating van's 70s albums is a monster violation of epic proportions 😬🤣 get on that, my man
I love your list!
@@davidbeckman7925 Well said!
@@mattmiller4917 Thank you!
Best albums of 1973 by a mile:
1- Dark Side of the Moon
2- Goodbye yellow brick road
3- Selling England by the pound.
Great list. Great year. 1973 is absolutely one of my favourites. It was the year I properly discovered music, though I was too young then to discover all of the great music released that year. A lot of that came later. Some of it is still coming.
But the defining and no-contest No.1 album of 1973 for me is Aladdin Sane. To this day, I know that album word perfect, and back to front, because I played it relentlessly on cassette in the winter of 73-74 behind the closed door of my bedroom in a desperate attempt to keep lyrics such as 'Suck, baby, suck, give me your head' and 'He flexes like a whore/Falls wanking to the floor' from the ears of an Irish Catholic mother who, had she heard them, would have come at me with the holy water in a spray can, fetched a priest or maybe even organised an actual exorcism.
You don't want to know what happened to the cover of my elder brother's copy of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Houses Of The Holy got more than a few concerned looks too. Being subversive and breaking taboos was hard work in 1973. Took more than tats, piercings and pronouns.
I doubt I could meaningfully put together a top 25 album list, but Roxy Music's Stranded - Brian Eno and I agree, it is their best - and For Your Pleasure would also be very close to the top.
I know exactly what Jason means about Dark Side of the Moon. It's now more an edifice of engineering to be admired than music to be enjoyed. Maybe it should only be open to tourists from now on. Can't agree about Hard Nose The Highway being better than St Dominic's Preview, the title track of which is better to my ears than the entirety of Hard Nose (with its startlingly bad artwork and hippy drivel liner notes). Definitely do agree about Queen's debut. Not sure they ever bettered it, but that's mainly because of 'Liar'.
Oh, and Slade were definitely more the kids' end of the glam spectrum. Mott The Hoople were the pasty-faced, dissipated, dirty dog end of the spectrum. So, you know, fun. But Slade were great live, apparently. According to some, much more reliably so than T.Rex by the mid-1970s. By which point Marc was often Champagne cheery but not always match fit. Really not persuaded Tanx is better than Electric Warrior. Nope, sorry.
Think it's high time I properly investigated Todd Rundgren's A Wizard, A True Star. See, another actual TLM prompt. You are a bona-fide public service.
Final thought about 1973 (for now): throughout the summer, there was just no escaping The Carpenters' 'Yesterday Once More', Elton's 'Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting' and Bowie's 'Life on Mars'. Told you it was a great year.
Look forward to Joe's.
Merry Christmas.
MY TOP 25 STUDIO ALBUMS, 1973:
1. Dark Side of the Moon -Pink Floyd
2. Innervisions -Stevie Wonder
3. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -Elton John
4. Closing Time -Tom Waits
5. Catch a Fire -The Wailers
6. Countdown to Ecstacy -Steely Dan
7. Houses of the Holy -Led Zeppelin
8. Selling England By the Pound -Genesis
9. Raw Power -The Stooges
10. (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) -Lynyrd Skynyrd
11. New York Dolls (s/t)
12. For Your Pleasure -Roxy Music
13. Larks' Tongues In Aspic -King Crimson
14. The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle -Bruce Springsteen
15. Tres Hombres -ZZ Top
16. Wake of the Flood -Grateful Dead
17. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath -Black Sabbath
18. Tyranny and Mutation -Blue Öyster Cult
19. Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player -Elton John
20. Quadrophenia -The Who
21. Aladdin Sane -David Bowie
22. Goats Head Soup -The Rolling Stones
23. Band On the Run -Paul McCartney & Wings
24. Let's Get It On -Marvin Gaye
25. Berlin -Lou Reed
MY TOP 3 LIVE ALBUMS, 1973:
1. Yessongs -Yes
2. Time Fades Away -Neil Young
3. Live -Genesis
MY BAND OF THE YEAR: The Wailers
MY ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Elton John
1973 continued a string of fantastic years (though I consider it a small step down from the years that immediately precede it). I hated leaving out so many great acts- John Cale, Allman Bros., Judee Sill, Fleetwood Mac, Paul Simon, ELP, Aerosmith, Mike Oldfield, Faust, Queen, Hall & Oates, Doobie Brothers, Al Green, The Eagles, Alice Cooper, Little Feat, Toots & The Maytals, The Faces, Joe Walsh, Mott the Hoople, The Mothers, Nektar, Status Quo, John Prine, Budgie, Funkadelic- but them's the breaks.
The Wailers win my band award for their pair of paradigm-shifting reggae albums (Catch a Fire made my top 5, and Burnin' just barely missed my top 25).
Elton John is my solo artist of the year for dishing out two classic LPs of his own (GYBR made my top 5 and 'Don't Shoot Me...' snuck into my top 20).
double digit matches and love the genesis live album from 1973🐯
Holy crap, 17 in common with you
Genesis is missing?
Great stuff guys. Would love to see a Marvin Gaye ranking at some point.
25. Hustlers Convention - Lightnin' Rod
24. Funky Kingston - Toots & The Maytals
23. Future Days - CAN
22. The Payback - James Brown
21. Sweet Revenge - John Prine
20. GP - Gram Parsons
19. Heart Food - Judee Sill
18. Berlin - Lou Reed
17. Afrodisiac - Fela Kuti
16. Shotgun Willie - Willie Nelson
15. Time Fades Away - Neil Young
14. Fresh - Sly and the Family Stone
13. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
12. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
11. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
10. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath
9. Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
8. Quadrophenia - The Who
7. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
6. Catch a Fire - The Wailers
5. Burnin' - The Wailers
4. The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
3. Closing Time - Tom Waits
2. Innervisions - Stevie Wonder
1. Raw Power - Iggy and The Stooges
we have a winner!
@davidgreenberg5517 is this like golf where low score wins?
Dang, I missed Prine and Can, and I even went to 35 picks. Happy to see Judee Sill on a list; looking forward to the upcoming documentary, though it will be very sad.
Bolded = Jason Match
Bolded and Italicized = Jason Top 10 Match
My Top 10 of 1973
*1. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John*
*_2. Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin_*
*_3. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd_*
*4. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie*
*_5. A Wizard / A True Star - Todd Rundgren_*
*6. Innervisions - Stevie Wonder*
7. Holland - The Beach Boys
*_8. Band on the Run - Paul McCartney & Wings_*
9. Selling England by the Pound - Genesis
*10. Stranded - Roxy Music*
The choice of floral patterned wallpaper, colors and font in the thumbnail is perfection. Really groovy.
Duncan Browne - fabulous choice. If anyone likes Nick Drake, you’ll love Browne. Sadly he died in his 40s
My Top 5 of 1973 - # 1 For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music # 2 After The Facts - Bobby Womack # 3 Innervisions - Stevie Wonder # 4 Quadrophenia - The Who & # 5 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
I think you mean facts of life for Bobby. - Joe
@TastesLikeMusic Yes , I do ! Thanks ..I'm dazed 🥴 & confused 😕.
My top 25 for 1973
25. Tres Hombres - ZZ Top
24. A Space In Time - Ten Years After
23. Innervisions - Stevie Wonder
22. Hat Trick - America
21. In The Right Place - Dr John
20. The Blue Ridge Rangers - John Fogerty
19. Aloha From Hawaii - Elvis Presley
18. On The Third Day - ELO
17. Cameo - Dusty Springfield
16. Ooh La La - Faces
15. Imagination - Gladys Knight and the Pips
14. Living in the Material World - George Harrison
13. Desperado - Eagles
12. Johnny Winter - Still Alive and Well
11. The Captain and Me - Doobie Brothers
10. Montrose - Montrose
9. Pronounced - Lynyrd Skynyrd
8. Fantasy - Carole King
7. Aerosmith - Aerosmith
6. Red Rose Speedway - Wings
5. Goats Head Soup - The Rolling Stones
4. The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
3. Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
2. Band On The Run - Wings
1. Quadrophenia - The Who
Enjoy listening to your thoughts. I was 16 in 1973. Here are a few of my favorites:
1. Countdown to Ecstasy, Steely Dan
2. Band on the Run, Paul McCartney & Wings
3. Artificial Paradise, The Guess Who
4. On the Third Day, Electric Light Orchestra
5. Innvervisions, Stevie Wonder
6. Seeds, Gallagher & Lyle
7. The Captain and Me, The Doobie Brothers
8. Mystery to Me, Fleetwood Mac
9. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin
10. Ringo, Ringo Starr
Interesting seeing Guess Who that high. I thought #10 was the better of their 2 albums from 73.
1. Genesis "Selling England by the Pound."
2. Stevie Wonder "Innervisions"
3. Steely Dan "Countdown to Ecstasy"
4. Chicago VI
5. Stones "Goat's Head Soup"
6. Springsteen "The Wild, the Innocent & E Street Shuffle"
7. Springsteen "Greetings from Asbury Park"
8. Eagles "Desperado"
9. Aerosmith (debut)
10. Billy Joel "Piano Man"
11. Jethro Tull "A Passion Play"
12. Elton John "Goodbye Yellow Brook Road"
13. Zeppelin "Houses of the Holy"
14. Deep Purple "Who Do You Think We Are."
15. ELO "On the Third Day"
16. ELO II
17. Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon"
18. ELP "Brain Salad Surgery"
19. Styx II
20. New York Dolls (debut)
(That's as far as I got.)
good to see deep purple on there , my #20 , i think the album is better than it gets credit for🐯
Good list Jason! My top 10:
1. Desperado - Eagles
2. Holland - The Beach Boys
3. The Wild, The Innocent, & the E St Shuffle - B. Springsteen
4. Ring Ring - Abba
5. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath
6. Farewell Andromeda - John Denver
7. Piano Man - Billy Joel
8. Goats Head Soup - The Rolling Stones
9. Greetings From Asbury Park - B. Springsteen
10. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Great list, the new #1 makes perfect sense for you. This year was a lot of fun to deep dive and I did a bigger one than I usually do with a final tally of 209 albums. There were a few exciting new discoveries in there even if my top 10 was pretty well set from when I made it this summer for my own top 10 video. Ultimately it was great as always to explore the year a little more deeply, especially since I had already recently listened to a lot of the bigger albums of the year before the dive started.
25) King Crimson - Larks’ Tongues in Aspic
24) Buckingham Nicks - Buckingham Nicks
23) Glen Campbell - I Knew Jesus Before He Was a Star
22) Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie
21) Wings - Red Rose Speedway
20) New York Dolls - New York Dolls
19) Queen - Queen
18) Eagles - Desperado
17) Gene Clark - Roadmaster
16) Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstacy
15) T. Rex - Tanx
14) Mott the Hoople - Mott
13) Gary Higgins - Red Hash
12) Duncan Browne - Duncan Browne
11) Waylon Jennings - Honky Tonk Heroes
10) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
9) David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
8) Gram Parsons - GP
7) Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get it On
6) Wings - Band on the Run
5) Todd Rundgren - A Wizard/ A True Star
4) Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
3) Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
2) Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
I had 10 in common with you. Are you Jason’s muse or something?
@@scottanthonyweidner8692 Haha we do have similar taste in some periods but others less so. I expect to see less in common with him in 1984.
Hi Vanessa - Recognise some of your choices from the Williams Schmilliams channel - nice pick for New York Dolls. Not many people would have that one.
@@drdavid1963 Thanks! 🙂
Johnny Winter Still Alive and Well is a very good pick. Great record!
Interesting list with many cool picks. Nice to see Mott at the top, and very glad to see Van Morrison on the list.
Haven't found the time to make a list yet, but I'll do it next week or something.
Pressed send too soon!!!
Here's my next lot
10. Elton John - Don't shoot me ---------
11. Queen - Queen
12. Roxy Music -For your pleasure
13. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
14. Montrose - Montrose
15. Genesis -Selling England ------
16. Eagles - Desperado
17. Strawbs - Bursting at the seams
18. Roxy Music - Stranded
19. Carpenters - Now and then
20. Roy Wood - Boulders
21. Uriah Heep - Sweet freedom
22. Status Quo - Hello
23. Joe Walsh - The smoker you drink --------
24. John Lennon - Mind games
25. Beck, Boggert and Appice
JASON !!!! Johnny Winter,,,,, hell yeah ! Great to see it. You are the man,,,,,,,,
Man, it's such a great year I may have to post 30. Maybe 35. 1. Innervisions-Stevie Wonder. Maybe a perfect album, from the songs to the sequencing. All the stars in the sky. 2. Fresh-Sly and the Family Stone
3. The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle- Bruce Springsteen
4. Mott-Mott The Hoople
5. Faust IV-Faust
6. Live At Carnegie Hall-Bill Withers. No rule against live lps, right. One of the greatest live albums ever.
7. Stranded-Roxy Music
8. Paris 1919-John Cale
9. New York Dolls-New York Dolls
10. Judee Sill-Heart Food
11. Berlin-Lou Reed
12. Bananamour-Kevin Ayers
13. Band On The Run- Paul McCartney and Wings
14. Time Fades Away-Neil Young
15. For Your Pleasure-Roxy Music
16. Red Hash-Gary Higgins
17. Funky Kingston-Toots and the Maytals
18. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road-Elton John
19. Larks Tongie In Aspic-King Crimson
20. Next-The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
21. Doug Sahm and Band-Doug Sahm and Band
22. Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ-Bruce Springsteen
23. Raw Power-The Stooges
24. Betty Davis-Betty Davis
25. Quadrophenia-The Who
26. Cosmic Slop-Funkadelic
27. Pipedream-Alan Hull
28. Honky Tonk Heroes-Waylon Jennings
29. Selling England By The Pound-Genesis
30. Closing Time-Tom Waits
31. Space Is The Place-Sun Ra
32. Todos Os Ochos-Tom Zé
33. For Everyman-Jackson Browne. Cut out the rockers and I mighta placed this higher. These Days might be in my top 25 songs, though.
34. GP-Gram Parsons
35.10cc-!0cc
So far, you're the only other commenter to mention Judee Sill. That album deserves to be listed alongside all the other famous classics from this year.
@@AbbeyRoadkill1 You'd have to do some scrolling, but there are a couple of others. There's a well reviewed documentary that's been playing festivals, ‘Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill’, but there is no set release date.
My top 10 favorite albums of ‘73:
1. The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup
2. Hall & Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette
3. The O’Jays - Ship Ahoy
4. Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get It On
5. Bill Withers - Live At Carnegie Hall
6. The Stooges - Raw Power
7. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
8. Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
9. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - The Human Menagerie
10. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
Merry Christmas 🎄 🎅 & Happy New Year Michele 🍾 ! Keep an eye out for The Bogus Man.
@@davidellis5141 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well, David! Wishing you all the best for 2024! Thanks for the many great little conversations we’ve had this year, and for introducing me to The Associates! “Take Me To The Girl” showed up on my RUclips feed the other day and I thought of you. 😊
@michelewiese48 Thank You Michele ! Billy was a legend & his musical partner Alan Rankine joined him in heaven this year so they are having way to much fun again !
@@davidellis5141 Two handsome & talented angels now. Billy’s vocals were always out of this world.
@michelewiese48 To This day , I proudly wear a Greek fisherman's hat often as an accessory ...I know Robbie of Modern English wore one in the video for Melt With You but it was Billy's signature & loved his two dalmatian dogs 🐕 ! A beautiful breed.
Great list Jason!
Great to see Tanx-T.rex get some credit as a much underrated album
I was happy to see you select the Joe Walsh album for your list .
Joe , you need to listen to this album , especially tracks like Wolf , Meadows , and Bookends , which are definitely not gimmicky .
His other albums , Barnstorm and So What are also great .
Overall , an excellent list .
Here's mine , starting with my favourite :
Pink Floyd : Dark Side of the Moon
Genesis : Selling England by the Pound
Stevie Wonder : Innervisions
Elton John : Don't Shoot Me , I'm Only the Piano Player
Jethro Tull : A Passion Play
Steely Dan : Countdown to Ecstasy
The Who : Quadrophenia
The Doobie Brothers : The Captain & Me
Led Zeppelin : Houses of the Holy
Elton John : Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Procol Harum : Grand Hotel
Joe Walsh : The Smoker You Drink the Player You Get
Paul McCartney : Band on the Run
Roxy Music : Stranded
ZZ Top : Tres Hombres
Emerson Lake & Palmer : Brain Salad Surgery
The Spinners : The Spinners
Frank Zappa : Overnite Sensation
David Bowie : Aladdin Sane
Rolling Stones : Goat's Head Soup
Rick Wakeman : The 6 Wives of Henry VIII th
Eagles : Desperado
King Crimson : Lark's Tongues in Aspic
Yes : Yessongs
Paul McCartney : Red Rose Speedway
Thanks !!!!!
Good catch with 'Tres Hombres', an enduring classic of down-and-dirty Southern rock.
@@barrymoore4470 Thanks ! It is a classic .
Glad to see you guys doing deep dives like this again. This was a great year for music, Jason's list is solid, excited for Joe's. Here's my top 25:
25. Smokey - Smokey Robinson
24. Desperado - The Eagles
23. Greetings from Ashbury Park NJ - Bruce Springsteen
22. Closing Time - Tom Waits
21. Aerosmith - Aerosmith
20. Raw Power - Iggy and the Stooges
19. The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen
18. Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player - Elton John
17. Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes
16. 3+3 - The Isley Brothers
15. Countdown to Ecstacy - Steely Dan
14. Goats Head Soup - Rolling Stones
13. Band on the Run - Wings
12. Tres Hombres - ZZ Top
11. Quadrophenia - The Who
10. Selling England by the Pound - Genesis
9. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath
8. Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
7. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
6. Pronounced Le Nerd Skin Nerd - Lynyrd Skynyrd
5. The Payback - James Brown
4. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
3. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
1. Innervisions - Stevie Wonder
1. Berlin - Lou Reed, 2. A Wizard a True Star, - Todd Rundgren, 3. Mind Games, - John Lennon, 4. Quadrophenia - The Who, 5. Paris 1919- John Cale, 6. Goat's Head Soup - Rolling Stones 7. Raw Power - Iggy & the Stooges, 8. Tres Hombres - ZZ Top, 9. QUEEN - Queen 10. Mott - Mott the Hoople.
Love the Joe Walsh and T Rex picks. Good list. All it needs is Little Feat's Dixie Chicken!
What a fantastic year. To my thinking, it was the last of the "60's overhang" years. The early 70's had a late 60's feel about them. But this aesthetic ended after 1973. After that, the 70's ambience really kicked in. As a child back then I remember being very disappointed with music after 1973/74. I yearned for the wilder, less conventional music of '70, '71, '72 and '73. So in a way, '73 was the last gasp of that counter-cultural period. Cheers.
1. Genesis- Selling England by the pound
2. Elton John- Goodbye yellow brick road
3. David Bowie- Aladdin Sane
4. Black Sabbath- Sabbath bloody Sabbath
5. Jethro Tull- A passion play
6. Pink Floyd- Dark side of the moon
7. Frank Zappa- Overnite sensation
8. Rolling stones- Goats head soup
9. Queen- Queen
10. Led Zeppelin- Houses of the holy
Great stuff. Not a Tull fan, but love the Zappa placement
@@mattmiller4917 Yeah Zappa is the far superior artist overall (solid top 10 artist for me, whereas Tull fall somewhere in the top 100 range) but I do think they made the better album in that year, though it is very close
@@fourseasons4105 I've honestly never listened to that Tull album and don't really know their work on an album level. I was put off by a comment Anderson made about jazz music many years ago, and their radio songs haven't appealed to me. So I haven't ever checked them out. I too am a huge Zappa fan, esp 70s era.
Great List Jason. I understand your placement of Dark Side. It is my favourite album of all time mainly because I was 15 when it was released and it just blew my adolescent brain. It is hardwired in there and it will always be my number one. Glad to see Van on your list BUT NO NO NO Hard Nose is not better than St Dom. For me St Dom comes in with Veedon Fleece and Into the Music as just behind the big two of Astral Weeks and Moondance. But as always great entertainment. 1973 was a wonderful year for music. The three albums missing from your list that would definitely be on mine are: Selling England by the Pound, Quadrophenia and Tubular Bells. Thanks again.
Oh man 🎉 that is a really excellent list, Jason. Some of your picks I've never heard & I'm going to listen to them 👍 a few things: Buckingham Nicks is absolutely amazing, I've been a long time fan of it; I think your reaction is very similar to most B/N-era FM fans that it's like this glorious lost FM record. So many fantastic tracks on there....
Joe Walsh is my spirit animal & his first 5 solo albums post-JG are essential & loaded with incredible deep cuts.... finally, i sincerely want to thank you, Jason, for hipping me to both T Rex & Mott the Hoople, who are now two huge favorites of mine, and big thanks to Joe for making me a huge Gene Clark fan.. HUGE. and i personally love Roadmaster even more than No Other (yeah, crazy!) So I was especially ecstatic to see it on this Top list of 1973 💥🤩 TLM 4ever 🌀💛
Very interesting list Jason. Makes me want to check out the ones I haven't heard.
1. Pink Floyd * The Dark Side Of The Moon *
2. Mike Oldfield * Tubular Bells *
3. Steely Dan * Countdown To Ecstasy *
4. The Temptations * Masterpiece *
5. Rick Wakeman * The Six Wives Of Henry VIII *
6. Paul McCartney & The Wings * Band On The Run / Red Rose Speedway *
7. Rory Gallagher * Tatto / Blueprint *
8. Roxy Music * For Your Pleasure / Stranded *
9. Eagles * Desperado *
10. Joe Walsh * The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get *
11. David Bowie * Aladdin Sane / Pin-Ups *
12. The Allman Brothers Band * Brothers And Sisters *
13. Led Zeppelin * Houses Of The Holy *
14. John Martyn * Solid Air / Inside Out *
15. Paul Simon * There Goes Rhymin' Simon *
16. Fleetwood Mac * Mystery To Me *
17. Elton John * Goodbye Yellow Brick Road *
18. Stevie Wonder * Innervision *
19. Lynyrd Skynyrd * Pronounced Leh - Nerd Skin - Nerd *
20. Tom Waits * Closing Time *
Great list, Jason, especially thrilled to see the Duncan Browne album there ❤
Superb list by Jason 👍👍 It's a list that pretty much represents 1973. Dark Side at #10(very low) is a surprise but an awesome list overall.
I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)!
Yes, it's true. I watched Joe's _'Top-'73'_ first.
Then, I saw Jason's previous/same.
Figured I better watch this one too.
Jason's take on 'Tanx' was spot on!
(though it STILL missed MY Top 25)
He listed a few LPs others wouldn't consider. (e.g. Queen's 1st)
(IMHO) That isn't a 'grab' for _'insightful-elitist'._ That is just plain guts!
re: 'Mott'. Jason is too young to know Ian Hunter had reached a *'Moment-Of-Songwriting-Clarity'* at this time! How did you know that rather 'nuanced' tidbit? (Good Job!)
This was a year when the _'Old-Guard'_ was starting to show the length of their teeth. And, the next gen. was emerging.
There's always exceptions. (Stevie Wonder)
I usually welcome the impossible task of _'ranking'_ in order of importance. For some reason; I just couldn't do it here.
*Dave's Top 25 Albums - 1973:*
(in no particular order)
'Montrose' (Montrose)
'Houses Of The Holy' (Led Zeppelin)
'New York Dolls' (New York Dolls)
'Raw Power' (Iggy & The Stooges)
'Chicago VI' (Chicago)
'Innervisions' (Stevie Wonder)
'Mott' (Mott The Hoople)
'For Your Pleasure' (Roxy Music)
'Brothers & Sisters' (Allman Brothers)
'Goats Head Soup' (Rolling Stones)
'Still Alive & Well' (Johnny Winter)
'Aerosmith' (Aerosmith)
'Sabbath/Blood/Sabbath'(Black Sabbath)
'Tres Hombres' (ZZ Top)
'Greet/Asbury Pk' (Bruce Springsteen)
'L.S. Pronounced..' (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
'The Dark Side Of The Moon' (Pink Floyd)
'Let's Get It On' (Marvin Gaye)
'Aladdin Sane' (David Bowie)
'Goodbye Yellowbrick Rd' (Elton John)
'GP' (Gram Parsons)
'Quadrophenia' (Who)
'We're An American Band' (Grand Funk)
'Live At Carnegie Hall' (Bill Withers)
'Bloodshot' (J. Geils Band)
I can guess someone's age based solely on what they say about 'Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath'.
Like many 'TLM' fans; I'm genuinely concerned for your future w/Kramser's exit. (so far/so good)
*BUT:* I DO see a _'chink-in-the-armor'_ possibility coming. The 'jokey'/'friendly' barbs designed to take someone down is an important _'sideshow'_ to the whole presentation. If done well; It's miniscule/funny/& not really insulting at all.
Two guys pointing at the third guy is good. But, with only two guys; The dynamic isn't really there anymore. Or, certainly not as good.
As I say; Don't really see a problem yet.
But, it's something to ponder.
(Ol' Boomer still here. Used to Zoom/Skype for business. Hey. Hey.)
*ROX ON!*
- Dave B.
Jason - glad to hear you reference the Midnight Special RUclips channel. At the time, that show was a rare outlet for covering current musical bases, with live performances to boot.
Yeah, loving the fact that they’ve been posting the full episodes chronologically.
Got my list of all the albums from 1973 on Wikipedia down to top 38 and then the tough choices began, unfortunately several of the albums from Jason's list weren't even on Wikipedia's pages.
1. Chicago - VI
2. Elton John - Don't shoot me I'm only the piano player
3. Pink Floyd - Dark side of the moon
4. Alice Cooper - Billion dollar babies
5. Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - Diana & Marvin
6. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
7. Three Dog Night - Cyan
8. Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American band
9. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
10. Doobie Brothers - the Captain and me
11. Who - Quadrophenia
12. Wings - Band on the run
13. ELO - on the third day
14. REO Speedwagon - ridin' the storm out
15. Steve Miller Band - the Joker
16. Spinners - the Spinners
17. Billy Joel - the piano man
18. Linda Ronstadt - Don't cry now
19. Eagles - Desperado
20. Steely Dan - Countdown to ecstasy
21. ZZ Top - Tres hombres
22. Link Wray - be what you want to
23. Al Green - call me
24. Ted Nugent & Amboy Dukes - Call of the wild
25. Marvin Gaye - let's get it on
Honorable mentions: Allman Brothers, Byrds, David Bowie, Faces, Free, Gladys Knight, Guess Who, Jim Croce, Kool & the gang, Ringo Starr, Sly & Family Stone, Temptations, and Thin Lizzy
Excited for my birth year on next deep dive :)
Wow! I realized my mistake, apparently they have a separate page for debut albums, at least i know for next time. I definitely would have "pronounced leh'nerd skin-nerd " in my top 2
1973 has a ton of great albums but for me it’s a tie for the album of the year between two monumental, insanely perfect albums: Quadrophenia and The Dark Side Of The Moon. Two totally perfect albums I’ve been listening to for about 35 years.
Oh... and "Here Comes the Warm Jets" by Eno... another great glam era record from '74... possibly for Joe.... seeing as it features Robert Fripp on guitar.
Awesome pics. Impressed w ur pics
1973 was a really great year. Number One here is truly number one, in that I'm sure I listened to it way more than all the others. Then another ten in no particular order, but all meaningful to me.
1. Over-Nite Sensation, Frank Zappa (The Mothers)
2. Countdown to Ecstasy, Steely Dan
3. Aladdin Sane, David Bowie
4. Shotgun Willie, Willie Nelson
5. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
6. Goat's Head Soup, Rolling Stones
7. Band on the Run, Paul McCartney and Wings
8. Honky Tonk Heroes, Waylon Jennings
9. Brain Salad Surgery, Emerson Lake & Palmer
10. Selling England by the Pound, Genesis
11. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
Extra points for the unexpectedly random mid-video cutaway of Jason in his study, like Alastair Cooke in Masterpiece Theatre. I was almost expecting him to bust out some tasty licks, but it appears he was using the acoustic guitar as more of a prop (a la George Michael in the "Faith" video).
Really good year for music
10 favorites of the year:
10. Living in the Material World: George Harrison. A nice, mellow follow-up to the bigger (and admittedly better) All Things Must Pass.
9. Desperado: Eagles. The only one of their albums that actually feels like an album.
8. GP: Gram Parsons. The first half is better than the second, but it's an incredible solo debut.
7. Shotgun Willie: Willie Nelson. One of his finest collections of songs.
6. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: Elton John. The rare double album that deserves to be a double album. The opening track, the title track, and Harmony are the highlights for me.
5. Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player: Elton John. I couldn't leave either one off the list. I just find this one a little more streamlined with some of the prettiest melodies of his career. High Flyin' Bird is in contention for my favorite Elton snog.
4. Innervisions: Stevie Wonder. The next 3 albums could change depending on the mood. Pure Stevie Wonder from start to finish.
3. Goats Head Soup: The Rolling Stones. My favorite Stones album. Heartbreaker, Angie, 100 Years Ago, and so many underrated classics.
2. The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle: Bruce Springsteen. A great improvement over his debut, which I think is quite good but underwhelming when compared to his whole catalog. Even if I like his next run of albums even better, I still get hyped every time Rosalita starts, and New York City Serenade and Sandy set a beautiful scene like no one else can.
1. Holland: The Beach Boys. Not just my favorite Beach Boys album, but one of my top 5 albums of all time. This album connects with me in a way that few others can, from the sparse beauty of Big Sur and Steamboat to the depth of The Trader and the irresistibly catchy California Saga: California. They never had another album like this one.
A few honorable mentions: Sweet Revenge (John Prine), Hard Nose the Highway (Van Morrison), Pronounced (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Wow Holland at number 1. Love to see it. - Joe
Holland is one of those albums I wish I liked better than I do. I consider "Sail On, Sailor," "The Trader," and "Funky Pretty" to be the highlights, but I've never been able to truly love the rest, no matter how many times I revisit it. Pink Floyd's The Final Cut falls into that same category for me: a couple-three good tracks surrounded by stuff that's never really clicked.
Totally agree with Jason on the eagles album probably there Best
I have 10 matches with Jason.
1. The Who - Quadrophenia
2. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
3. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
4. Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
5. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
6. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
7. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
8. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
9. Queen - Queen
10. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
11. The Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me
12. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
13. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
14. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
15. Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans
16. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
17. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
18. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstacy
19. Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player
20. Procol Harum - The Grand Hotel
21. Deep Purple - Who Do You Think We Are
22. The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup
23 Mott the Hoople - Mott
24. Grand Funk Railroad - We’re An American Band
25. Foghat - Foghat
nice list lots of matches💜💜
@@bengalgangster Thank you, bengal. Yes, lots of matches. 🎶💜💜
I have 11 with you. Foghat and Mott just missed.
@@independenceltd. Cool that we had 11 matches.
Well done mate. You had a lot of classics on there like LZ , but I think you were right to give them their due.
Great list! Very well said, The Crunge- nasty groove song. Thrilled with Queen debut being so high. Quadrophenia, Selling England By the Pound, & Over-Nite Sensation are hopefully on Joe's list.
joe likes Zappa?
A few albums on my list that you did not include on yours
Al Green - Call Me
Can - Future Days
Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
James Brown - The Payback
The Stooges - Raw Power
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
And of course Dark Side of the Moon is my #1 spot and it is not even close.
Great list again Jason. A lovely surprise to see Mott at number one. It wasn't the most creative or artistic release in '73, not even close, but it was a marvellous diary of a band at their peak. Hunter never wrote better songs and lyrics, that capture the highs and lows of the rock and roll circus. Such a pity that they were falling apart even as they made their best record. The follow-up was good but the magic was here.
Bravo to the inclusion of "The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get" on Jason's list. I've enjoyed this album since I was kid in the 70s. Rocky Mountain Way is good of course, but the album tracks make the record.
"Days Gone By" is the coolest!
@@walterjanaro42 That might be my favorite. I like the Joe Vitale songs on this album; Bookends is good too, if slightly short.
@@markreilly7052 It has always mystified me that the song didn't end up a staple at album rock/classic rock radio.
1973 is a ridiculously epic year! So many classic albums & songs. Here's Top 25 out of 139 albums I listened to: 💫=.5
25 BANG-James Gang
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
24 THE SMOKER YOU DRINK,THE PLAYER YOU GET-Joe Walsh ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
23 MUSIC & ME-Michael Jackson
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
22 WILD AND PEACEFUL-Kool & The Gang
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
21 ALADDIN SANE-David Bowie
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
20 LET'S GET IT ON-Marvin Gaye
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
19 COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY-Steely Dan
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
18 ELO 2-ELO ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
17 QUEEN-Queen ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
16 THERE GOES RHYMIN SIMON-Paul Simon
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐💫
15 SHIP AHOY-O'Jays ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐💫
14 HOUSES OF THE HOLY-Zeppelin
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐💫
13 NEITHER ONE OF US-Gladys Knight & Pips ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐💫
12 INNERVISIONS-Stevie Wonder
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐💫
11 A WIZ, A TRUE STAR-Todd Rundgren-
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐💫
10 VAGABONDS OF THE WESTERN WORLD-Thin Lizzy
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
9 I'M DOIN FINE NOW(New York City)
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
8 EVERYBODY LIKES SOME KIND OF MUSIC-Billy Preston
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
7 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD-Elton John
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
6 BAND ON THE RUN-Paul Mccartney & Wings ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
5 THE THREE DEGREES-The Three Degrees
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
4 CATCH A FIRE-The Wailers
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
3 SPINNERS-Spinners ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
2 CAPTAIN AND ME-Doobie Brothers
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
1 DARK SIDE OF THE MOON-Pink Floyd
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Hi! You did a great album ranking for one of the best years in music history. I have most of the albums you mention on my top 20 list but have never heard the Buckingham/Nicks, Duncan Browne and Joe Walsh albums and Roxy Music is not my music. I think I choose Poco - Crazy Eyes instead of Gram Parsons and some other ones that will make my list are Beach Boys - Holland, Mike Oldfield --Tubular Bells, Jackson Browne - For Everyman & Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning.
Glad to see red rose speedway
“Wakin’ and Bakin’ with Ricky Wakeman!”
(It’s a funny title since he was the ONLY member of 70s Yes who was NOT a partaker of the “Sweet Leaf.” Two! Two!! Two jokes in one!!!)
At any rate, the reason l bring up Wakeman is to just point out that he only played keys on “Sabbra Cadabra” on your 1973 Sabs slab o’ wax. The keys on “Who Are You” are actually played by Ozzy, Tony & Geezer. As you stated with Zep, these cats were also growing in leaps and bounds with every release. Although on vast amounts of “Bolivian marching powder,” the Black Sabbath dudes were and are all talented musicians and songwriters. And Bill Ward’s drumming is also magnificent.
I hate to be a stickler on details, but my OCD forces me to nitpick at times. Keep up the sterling work men!
Cheers from Noo Yawk ova heyah.
Murray Christmas and Happy New Year!
(And yes, I typed “Murray” on porpoise 🐬)
Rock Out & Prog On… in each and every lexicon!
Your pal and mine,
~ The Delirious Davey Cretin of Cretin Classics.
PS: l miss the subtle snarkiness of Dr. Kramzer, but you cats will be fine without him. (“Nothing lasts forever, even cold November Rain.”) In fact, does this mean that you cats may dig into some 70s and 80s fare that he was vocally against, like Styx and other AOR acts of that time period?
Toto here we come
@@TastesLikeMusic ~ Bwhahahahahaha!!!
1973 is a slight comedown from the prior two years, but beats the hell out of most others. Just an amazing era.
My 4.5's that don't make my top 25 are Mott the Hoople's Mott, King Crimson's Starless and Bible Black, T. Rex's Tanx, and Santana's Welcome.
25. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
24. The Wailers - Burnin'
23. Osanna - Palepoli
22. Roxy Music - Stranded
21. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced
20. Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon
19. Neil Young - Tonight's the Night
18. Sly & the Family Stone - Fresh
17. Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans
16. John Cale - Paris 1919
15. Roxy Music - Stranded
14. Elton John - Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player!
13. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
12. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
11. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
10. The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup
All of those are 4.5 stars.
9. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic 5
8. The Who - Quadrophenia 5
7. The New York Dolls - The New York Dolls 5
6. Iggy and the Stooges - Raw Power 5
5. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 5
4. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle 5
3. Stevie Wonder - Innvervisions 5+
2. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound 5++ (my #1 for this year for the past 10-15 years)
1. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon 5++ (revisited it recently, and its perfection is simply undeniable)
It'd been well over a decade since I'd listened to Dark Side all the way through without stopping, and it floored me all over again. The sound of that album is as incredible as the actual music on it. To me, Dark Side is like an intense movie where it's best to go many years in-between viewings.
Doh! I put Stranded twice. 15 is For Your Pleasure.
You included Cale! Awesome Tonights the Night wouldve been in my top 5, but even though recorded in 73 it was released in 1975
@@painless465 I always include withheld albums like that, The Beach Boys Smile, and Big Star’s Third in the year they were recorded.
I had Band on the Run, Let's Get It On, GP, Closing Time, and A Wizard a True Star at 4 stars. In any event, I had 8 in common with Jason and enjoyed his list.
I'll check out that Duncan Browne album. It sounds great.
Not many female artist/singers on your list Jason. From this year I like Three Degrees, Betty Davis, Millie Jackson and Helen Reddy.
I really like the Wings albums and probably I had chosen George Harrison's Living in a Material world too.
Bob Marley and The Wailers x 2 and Isley Brothers 3+3 are favourites for me from 1973.
Keep up the good work! Looking forward to the Joe list.
Me and Jason seem to overlap in taste. The Glen Campbell, Gram Parsons, and Duncan Browne records were new listens for me and I absolutely loved all three. So thanks for that.
Great list, I definitely need to check out those Johnny Winter and Joe Walsh albums, sounds right up my alley.
ALBUM RANKING:
1. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
2. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
3. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
4. Lynyrd Skynrd - (Pronounced 'Leh-'nerd 'Skin-'nerd)
5. Elton John - Goodbye to Yellow Brick Road
6. ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
7. Gentle Giant - In a Glass House
8. The Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me
9. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
10. Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans
11. King Crimson - Larks’ Tongues in Aspic
12. Queen - Queen
13. Jethro Tull - A Passion Play
14. Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning
15. The Who - Quadrophenia
16. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
17. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
18. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
19. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
20. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
21. Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire
22. Camel - Camel
23. Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
24. Montrose - Montrose
25. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
Great list, great year! Just that top 10 on a dessert island all you need (swapping Marvin out though).
Top 5; Dark Side,Pink Floyd;, Stranded, Roxy; Houses of the Holy, Led Zep; Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton; Aladdin Sane, Bowie. Just outside, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Queen, Black Sabbath, and Paul Simon.
Solid Air - John Martyn tops my list.
Got that one
2:10 Stranded is my favourite Roxy Music album. Top 10 for 1973.
What a great year
Jason’s list has much more of a West Coast/ country rock vibe then mine, but very solid list. Totally down with Mott at #1, it’s in my top 5 and I’m glad to see him acknowledge Johnny Winter. Im curious if he’s heard Solid Air by John Martyn or Paris 1919 by John Cale, I think he would like those But I have to disagree on one thing, no way does Hard Nose the Highway touch St Dominick’s Preview, or even the Veedon Fleece in ‘74.
I have both solid air and Paris 1919 at 4 stars.
I had 5 in common with Jason and they were all in his top ten. Not too shabby. If we'd have done a top 30 it'd have been six in his top ten with "Mott".
1. Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
2. Montrose
3. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
4. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
5. Nazareth - Razamanaz
6. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
7. The Who - Quadrophenia
8. The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers and Sisters
9. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
10. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
11. Golden Earring - Moontan
12. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
13. Aerosmith
14. New York Dolls
15. Queen
16. Free - Heartbreaker
17. Rory Gallagher - Tattoo
18. The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup
19. Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation
20. Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are
21. Gregg Allman - Laid Back
22. Ooh La La - Faces
23. The Marshall Tucker Band
24. Status Quo - Hello!
25. Rick Derringer - All American Boy
Great list, I did 40 and still couldn’t fit everything I wanted from this year. Stacked year with classics from prog, hard rock, and southern rock. I still left off some great releases on your list.
@@houseofclouse1509 I believe I had 38 before painfully whittling it down even further.
1. John Cale - Paris 1919 *a totally new discovery for me, and I adore it!
2. Blue Öyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation
3. Can - Future Days *Jason gave this album half a star and that’s just straight up incorrect. It’s awesome and it’s like nothing I’ve ever heard! ;)
4. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
5. Mott the Hoople - Mott
6. Buckingham Nicks - Buckingham Nicks
7. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
8. Tom Waits - Closing Time
9. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
10. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
11. Gene Clark - Roadmaster
12. Sly & the Family Stone - Fresh
13. Fela Kuti & the Africa ‘70 - Afrodisiac
14. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
15. T. Rex - Tanx
16. João Gilberto - João Gilberto
17. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
18. John Prine - Sweet Revenge
19. Lavender Country - Lavender Country
20. Tom Zé - Todos os olhos
21. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
22. Tomasz Stanko Quintet - Purple Sun
23. Blossom Dearie - Blossom Dearie Sings
24. Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get it On
25. Gentle Giant - In a Glass House
Well, your number 1 is a slap in the face to the entire year, but everything else is fine. - Joe
@@TastesLikeMusic Even Can at #3 and Blossom Dearie above Marvin Gaye? 😅
I had Cale a little lower; beautiful record."Nothing frightens me more than religion at my door..."
Cale's Paris 1919 is an inspired choice. Fabulous album 👌
@@johnlefsky8731Cale was #1 on my list and is a top 10 all time album for me. I checked out your list, was one of the best I saw👍
Switch Closing with Countdown… nice list
Great list Jason. Some new ones for me to check out, which is always fun.
I'm just going to pretend Jason didn't say what he said about Slade (great band - I like them better than Mott the Hoople). But great list. You had way more classic rock staples on your list than I was expecting - I was fully anticipating not knowing most of your picks but I knew 2/3s of them. It was awesome to see Marvin Gaye and Black Sabbath so high.
Queen Sheer heart attack is divine
Baita lista/great list.
Novos Baianos FC deserves a chance 🔥
Agreed!
@@frangarcia7774 TAMO JUNTO BRASA 💚💛🔥
My homework after this video:
1) Revisit and reevaluate Band on the Run - given that it's the most Beatlesque Paul album, I obviously have it rated too low.
2) Listen to the Buckingham/Nicks album. If it's that good, it's kind of insane that it's out of print.
3) Give the first Queen album a fresh listen.
BN on RUclips... Totally amazing...what did you think?
@@davidbeckman7925 I liked it a lot! Only a couple of notches below the standards of the ‘75 self-titled. No lower than 3.5 stars for sure; I will have to give it a few more listens, but pretty sure it will get to 4, and maybe even 4.5 stars. Should be considered part of the FM canon for sure.
Jason... please give Slade another chance... WITHOUT THE VISUALS. "How Does it Feel" "Won't Let it 'appen Again" "In For A Penny" "Everyday"... all great songs IMHO. Not much of an albums band but lots of songs sprinkled throughout. 👍
People always say "spoiler alert" after the fact when it's too late to do anything about it lol
For Joe, must listen to JamesGang Rides Again and Barnstorm for five star Joe Walsh if you haven’t listened yet
My number 1 is King Crimson Lark's Tongues in Aspic.
That’s an interesting choice. - Joe
25 ROLLING STONES Goat's Head Soup
24. MOTT Mott The Hoople - *Jason 1*
23. QUEEN Queen - *Jason 5*
22. HERBIE HANCOCK Headhunters
21. THE EAGLES Desperado - *Jason 20*
20. ROXY MUSIC For Your Pleasure
19. THE BEACH BOYS Holland
18. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.
17. JOHN LENNON Mind Games.
16. LOU REED Belin
15. MARVIN GAYE Let's Get It On - *Jason 3*
14. CAN Future Days
13. JOHN MARTYN May You Never
12. ALICE COOPER Billion Dollar Babies
11. LITTLE FEAT Dixie Chicken
10. STEELY DAN Countdown To Ecstasy - *Jason 24*
9. ELTON JOHN Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - *Jason 12*
8. BILLY JOEL Piano Man
7. BOWIE Aladdin Sane - *Jason 14*
6. TODD RUNDGREN A Wizard, A True Star - *Jason 9*
5. TOM WAITS Closing Time - *Jason 2*
4. STEVIE WONDER Innervisions - *Jason 18*
3. WINGS Band On The Run - *Jason 7*
2. PINK FLOYD Dark Side of The Moon - *Jason 10*
NUMBER ONE: MIKE OLDFIELD Tubular Bells - not surprised you haven't picked this one. It might be a UK/US thing but also because it is my favourite album of all time. But hey, there's no accounting for taste.
Probably the closest we have been in all the deep dives. 8 of your choices are in my top 10 despite the variance in placement. It might be that at this stage in the 70s despite the sheer volume of greatness, there are still some indisputably great albums that gravitate towards consensus. Really enjoyed it and looking forward to Joe's
I had Little Feat at #26. It hurt.
WOW great year
No one mentions Goats Head Soup by the Rolling Stones? It's a drop in quality from their previous several albums, but would definitely be in my top 25.
i had it
Check my list bro - Joe
@@TastesLikeMusic I just watched it. BTW, there are other ways to listen to Buckingham Nicks than YT.
There is a great fan-made remaster available online for download.
Pretty good list but no Quadraphenia is a big miss for me. 5* top 5 album of all time. I also think you may not have heard the best of Slade, some of their deep cuts are amazing, but always a better live band that on record so also check out their live album Slade Alive, it’s killer. Slade in Flame (1972) is also a great rock film.
I think Slayed? is there one great studio LP. I agree with your other Slade points; Slade In Flame works as a film and not just as a way to exploit their popularity.
1) Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 5 stars
2) Houses Of The Holy - Led Zeppelin - 5 stars (The Crunge lets DSOTM win the tie breaker. Would win many years for me otherwise)
3) Quadrophenia - The Who - 5 stars (Sounds like a much more mature band compared to say Tommy)
4) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John - 5 stars(Amazing first four songs, grey seal should have been a single, no clunkers)
5) Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings - 4.5 stars (His most Beatle-esque since leaving the band)
6) Inner Visions - Stevie Wonder - 4.5 stars
7) Pronounced 'L?h-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 4.5 stars
8) Aerosmith - Aerosmith - 4.5 stars
9) Brothers And Sisters - The Allman Brothers Band - 4.5 stars
10) The Spinners - The Spinners - 4.5 stars(Great Philadelphia soul)
11) Countdown to Ecstacy - Steely Dan - 4.5 stars
12) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath - 4 stars
13) Aladdin Sane - David Bowie - 4 stars
14) Living in the Material World - George Harrison - 3.5 stars
15) Red Rose Speedway - Paul McCartney & Wings - 3.5 stars (very consistent with nice melodies but I can see why it only had one single)
16) There Goes Rhymin' Simon - Paul Simon - 3.5 stars
17) Desperado - The Eagles - 3.5 stars
18) Queen - Queen - 3.5 stars
19) Closing Time - Tom Waits - 3.5 stars (not my thing but his voice was much better back then)
20) Abandoned Luncheonette - Hall & Oates - 3 stars
21) On the Third Day - ELO - 3 stars
22) Selling England By The Pound - Genesis - 3 stars
23) ELO 2 - ELO - 3 stars
24) Grand Hotel - Procol Harum - 2.5 stars
Oh yea The Who ,Tommy,Who's next and Quadraphenia are in the top ten and their rock operas composed as a theme!the ultimate!!!listen to "Love rein o'er me"1st track 9n Quadraphenia !if that don't make you stand up and cheer and weepand understand why we're here and "source "then your dead inside
1973 was the year that the solo Beatles released 5 albums. I was wondering if you were going to include any of them in your top 25 and did include both McCartney LP's. I can see why John and George's LP didn't make it but Ringo's was a bit of a miracle and I thought might be a contender. His LP was the only time a solo Beatle had two #1 hits from the same LP.
Ringo married a former Bond girl, Paul married a pirate with a peg leg.
Nothing wrong with Joe Walsh’s solo stuff
Unfortunately the British Christmas 🎄 chart was just released & Last Christmas by Wham edged out Fairytale Of New York for # 1. No Luck of the green ! 🍀 ☘️
JASON apologize to Slade right now😡😡 and record a cover of Merry Xmas everybody!