Albums That Are 50 Years Old in 2024: Pick # 4
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Join Pete Pardo as he looks back on his favorite albums from 1974 that are celebrating their 50th birthdays here in 2024.
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1. Deep Purple Burn
2. Supertramp Crime of The Century
3. BTO Not Fragile
4. Blue Oyster Cult Secret Treaties
Great choices so far, Justin. All 4 will appear on my list, with 3 of them in my top 10
My Top 31:
28. King Crimson - Starless And Bible Black
29. Barclay James Harvest - Everyone Is Everybody Else
30. The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
31. David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
HM:
32. Joni Mitchell - Court And Spark
33. Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
34. Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard
35. Roxy Music - Country Life
36. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping
Forgot all about BJH! Great album
An excellent album .
My selection for today is :
The Doobie Brothers : What Were Once Vices are Now Habits .
It’s my second favourite by them , just edged out by The Captain and Me .
Thanks !
Thank you, Pete, for your pick.
All the damn time.
My Pick #4: UFO- Phenomenon
🎤🎸🎵🎹🥁
Life is better with music
28. David Bowie- Diamond Dogs
28. From the Mars Hotel- Grateful Dead
29. Second Helping- Lynyrd Skynyrd
30. Apocalypse- Mahavishnu Orchestra
31. Burglar- Freddie King
Installment #4/Some lesser-known ‘classics’ that deserve more attention (continued):
Ross/The Pit And The Pendulum & s/t - these are some real ‘lost classics’!
Ruby/Red Crystal Fantasies
Ruphus/Ranshart
Russ Ballard - s/t
Sandy Davis/Inside Every Fat Man
Sapo - s/t
Secret Oyster/Sea Son
Seguida/Love Is…
Sherbet/Slipstream
Splinter/The Place I Love
Squeezer/Joy Jell Fantasies
Starry Eyed and Laughing - s/t - criminally underrated band!
Stray Dog/ While You're Down There
Streetwalkers/ Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver/Beat Of The Street
Tea - s/t
Tempest/Living In Fear
Thundermug/ Ta-Daa
Tom Fogerty/ Zephyr National & Myopia - a two-fer (both releases from ’74), the last name is (obviously) well known from CCR but his solo work post CCR just didn’t catch on. This is John’s brother
Tom Scott/ Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
Tony Ashton & Jon Lord/First Of The Big Bands & Live 1974 BBC In Concert - Sept 12 1974 - another ‘name’ act but how many own these?
Ville Emard Blues Band/ 1973-1975 Au Complet - some great blues rock from ’74 is included
Wally - s/t
Wild Turkey/Rarest Turkey - includes stuff from 1972-78 but the ’74 stuff alone qualifies this…
Zzebra - s/t - I think quite a few have heard of the other Zebra from the 80’s, this is the 70’s UK jazz/prog/fusion/rock band formed from the ashes of greats If & Osibisa. There’s A LOT happening on this one!
‘Honorable Mentions’: Big year for Tommy Bolin (does get love on SoT but still not enough!) as reflected in: Live At Ebbets Field 1974, Live ’74, From the Archives, Vol. 1 & Bottom Shelf…Three Man Army also had a big year in ’74, not so much for one single album but for Two plus Mahesha…Waterloo’s s/t, this is the short-lived US psyche/prog band NOT Abba! Thirsty Moon’s You'll Never Come Back almost made it, same with Stepson’s & Shanghai’s s/t and Satin Whale’s Desert Places…
Great to see Russ Ballard mentioned. He’s an incredible songwriter. I have a few of his ‘80s albums and one from 2006 that I love, not to mention songs he’s written that others have covered.
@@larrysmith5249 Good album for sure, his '76 album Winning is another really good one (he wrote that track which Santana covered so well). At He Third Strike is also good - even his 2020 It's Good To Be Here has nice moments. Argent is one of my all time fave prog bands, so underrated, their '74 album Nexus (still with Ballard) is a winner...and their Encore - Live In Concert
You mentioned Tommy Bolin above. I don't really need additional albums from 1974 but I'm considering picking up the album Miami by James Gang.
@@andymudrock322 I can pretty much guarantee that you wouldn't throw it away if you bought it😎. Not as good as the all time classic (and one of THE best 70's rock albums by anyone) Bang from '73 but 8 really good numbers on that one (skipping "Wildfire" & "Miami Two-Step"). This was right before joining DP, Bolin is credited with at least partial songwriting credits on every single track (a VERY good thing). "Sleepwalker" is an intense tune, and some of it sounds like additional material from Bolin's solo albums. Roy Kenner's vocals are excellent combined with Tommy's contributions, the great Tom Dowd on some keys...TBH I can't imagine any true Bolin fan not liking this album - a lot
@wolf1977 not to be a wet blanket... I assume you realize the 1974 solo material by Tommy Bolin was not released at that time, as you suggest. (Easy editing mistake.) They were released by his family in the nineties well after his death. (For the benefit of the three people that might read this.)
Better late than never, indeed. Great stuff all.
Day 4 for me is the Debut from Rush.
Working Man is an awesome tune, but Finding My Way is my favorite on the album.
Good choice. May not be as inventive or progressive as what was to come but packed full of great riffy 70s hard rock and pretty damn heavy for the time.
Good choice - it’s also my pick for today.
Hello Again Is my favorite on it
Aerosmith - Get Your Wings (Like Kiss, their 70s output is still impactful.)
My favorite 1974 album for day 4 is King Crimson - Red.
I will be out of town, the next few days, to attend the Sacramento SacAnime convention with my family and have listed the next few days’ picks below.
1. Supertramp - Crime of the Century
2. PFM - L’isola di ninete
3. Yes - Relayer
4. King Crimson - Red
5. Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory
6. Peter Hammill - In Camera
7. Arti & Mestieri - Tilt
Great picks, Sal!
Great picks, Sal. Safe travels.
Great pick here Sal ! This album I like better and better the more I hear it !
Sal. Safe travels. Buddy. You. Dante. / family. Enjoy 👍💯
@@garyjoyce2160 thank you Gary. Best regards, Sal.
My #4: Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
#28 Aerosmith - Get Your Wings. First time I saw them, this album wasn't even released yet, but I remember them playing Woman of the World. Tickets cost $1.07.
My Day 4 Pick:
Kiss (self-titled)
Yup, the album that started it all. It kicks off with a bang with "Strutter," and eventually ends in a bigger way with "Black Diamond." The only weak spot here, I think, is "Kissin' Time" - a track hated even by the band themselves. I absolutely dig "Nothin' to Lose," "Firehouse," "Deuce," and "100,000 Years." But my absolute favorite is the Ace Frehley-penned/Gene Simmons-sung "Cold Gin" - even with the irony kicking in, since Gene doesn't drink.
Their second best, in my personal opinion, after Love Gun.
My January Picks (so far):
Day 1: Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla
Day 2: The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
Day 3: Deep Purple - Burn
Day 4: Kiss (self-titled)
Day 4
My choice for today is:
Bad Company
“Bad Company”
1 The Moody Blues “This is the Moody Blues”
2 BB King and Bobby Bland “Together for the First Time”
3 Donna Summer “Lady of the Night”
4 Bad Company “Bad Company”
Great choice Melanie. Got a feeling this is going to be on a lot of people's lists.
@@rickmay6932 thanks Rick. It probably is going to be on a lot of lists. That’s why I posted it now.
Good morning, Melanie. Top notch choice today!
Great pick Melanie!
Definitely on my list as well
@@johnmichaelwilliams6694 Good morning John thanks. Well it’s not a far left post like yesterday..Lol
Today's pick is Rory Gallagher Irish Tour - 1974. One of the best live albums ever! Rory at his best.
Bullfrog blues! Stomping.
I had Live albums on my list, but decided to go only with studio with live albums in my Honorable Mentions and this is definitely on it!
Neil Young - On The Beach …🏖️
The album cover is one of the best. There is an umbrella and some chairs and Neil facing away from the camera on the beach with yellow color everywhere …and the rear of a 1959 Cadillac sticking out of the sand complete with red tail lights. Pretty cool !!!
This is part of the doom trilogy of records after the pop success of Harvest. It was released before “Tonight’s the Night” but recorded after. It’s pretty bleak stuff with Neil in a depressed state. It’s not the first record you want to listen to if you haven’t heard much Neil Young. But if you want to hear some gut wrenching rock music , you’ve stumbled onto the right album !!!
“Walk On” is a typical type of Young tune that starts it off. But it gets a little strange from here out.
The rest of side one is great. Many members of The Band and Crazy Horse contribute to the music.
But side 2 contains three astounding songs that will blow you away …if you have the stomach for it.
“On The Beach” is stunning in its delivery and powerful soundscape. It clocks in at 7:04 and worth every second of it.
“Moving Pictures” is about movies I guess. I love movies…got my popcorn ready. !!! 🍿
“Ambulance Blues” is very long at 8:57. It’s riveting and mysterious.
I’m being deliberately opaque here with very little actual content. It doesn’t matter really. Either you listen to it or you don’t. When I think of this album I get a little down in the gutter of life either way Neil…and it’s a fine wonderful place to be…!!!
This album is also remastered to perfection. It sounds stunning especially when compared with “Tonight’s the Night”…which has a very flat sort of a sound. But don’t get me wrong…both of these records are masterpieces. But then I have always loved anti radio non pop tunes that feature wrenching amplified dirge rock …Love it !!! Killer stuff folks…check it out and fill in the blanks yourself ……..????!!!!!
Will definitely be making a appearance on my list eventually! Love those 3 ditch trilogy albums
@@logancollins7097Thanks Logan !
I need a crowd of people….great lyrics and music….
@@shaunogle530I agree Shaun !
Hey Richard, great pick and write-up!
28. Queen II - Queen
My pick today is Little Feat: Feat’s Don’t Fail Me Now.
Pretzel Logic is also on my list later this month
Pretzel Logic! Great album and cover. 1974 really was a phenomenal year.
Deep Purple Burn is my chosen album nomination today. The first of the 2 mark 3 line up albums. If ever there was a statement of intent to say "We're back and firing on all cylinders with our new line up" it's the barnstorming title track, one of the greatest of all album openers to any hard rock album (and Purple had a good few storming album openers). One of Ritchie's best and most iconic riffs and both Hughes and the then new discovery Coverdale provide stunning vocal interplay. It's a different sound for Purple of course, with more blues and soul influences than mark 2 and more groove than before as evidenced on the likes of Might Just Take Your Life, Sail Away, the pacey You Fool No One and A 200. Then there's the stunning blues workout Mistreated featuring another iconic Blackmore riff and a superlative and emotive vocal from David Coverdale. Although the album heralds a change of direction for the band there are still enough reference points with the hard rocking nature of the material to hark back to the previous albums. With the subsequent album taking the band further into the realm of rnb and soul influenced rock and taking on a more laid back approach, Ritchie was gone, dissatisfied with its direction. However he still left us with this barnburner of a mid 70s Heavy rock album.
Another Burnin report form the Man, Jerry La Musicritic...
Cool write up. Love this album.
Hi Jerry. Awesome choice and article
@@ziggyzagzi8017 Thank you Ziggy, much appreciated.
@@guarddl9522 Thank you for the comment.
28. Frank Zappa - Apostrophe
29. Nazareth - Rampant
30. Uriah Heep - Wonderworld
31. Deep Purple - Stormbringer
My pick #4: Queen "II"
Magnificent choice for today.
"Pretzel Logic" is a truly, all-time, great album!
Absolutely, in my top ten favourite albums of all time!
Day 4: Little Feat - Feats Don't Fail Me Now
I won't be able to see what Pete's pick is until tomorrow afternoon due to a busy morning tomorrow, but for pick #28: Thin Lizzy's Nightlife. A lot of different moments in the Thin Lizzy discography could be chosen as far as where things truly get rolling depending on who you ask. I don't dislike any of their albums prior to Nightlife but this is the first album to me where things click, at least as someone who has only really been listening to their full albums for a few years now. Also, I've realized there were quite a few bands in 1974 who released multiple albums per year, and at the risk of cheating, I decided it's so much easier to combine those into one entry for the sake of adding variety.
#31: Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic
#30: Atlanta Rhythm Section's Third Annual Pipe Dream
#29: Rolling Stones' It's Only Rock and Roll
#28: Thin Lizzy's Nightlife
Great pick. Later on my list
28. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic (MCA)
It took a while for me to fully get on board with the Dan, even when I committed to buying a used box set in the 90s (guy behind me said, "All those CDs for one guitar solo? Dude." "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," for example was ubiquitous on FM radio growing up, and it was like part of the wallpaper. I didn't mind it, but nor did I ever spend a second thinking about them. That came later when I finally started listening to the albums. Nowadays their first eight albums are so highly regarded, it's hard to rank them. Currently this comes around fifth, but it shifts every few years. I often don't get around to playing them for a couple years, then go on a kick. This countdown inspired a new one.
28. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic (MCA)
29. Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado (Jet/EpicLegacy)
30. David Bowie - Diamond Dogs (RCA)
31. Rush - Rush (Mercury)
32. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping (MCA)
33. Mott The Hoople - The Hoople (Columbia)
34. Neil Young - On The Beach (Reprise)
35. Yes - Relayer (Atlantic)
36. Popol Vuh - Einsjager & Siebenjager (Spalax)
37. Joni Mitchell - Court And Spark (Reprise)
38. Sweet - Desolation Boulevard (RCA)
39. Brian Protheroe - Pinball (Chrysalis)
40. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (Philips)
41. Big Star - Sister Lovers (Aura)
42. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - The Impossible Dream (Mercury)
43. The Meters - Rejuvenation (Reprise)
44. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (Atlantic)
45. Strawbs - Hero and Heroine (A&M)
46. Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory (PolyGram)
47. Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale (Motown)
48. Gong - You (Radio Gnome Invisible Pt. 3) (Virgin)
49. Camel - Mirage (Deram)
50. Gene Clark - No Other (Line)
Day 4 "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight" - Richard and Linda Thompson- A British Folk-Rock gem.
Day 3 "Too Much Too Soon" - New York Dolls
Day 2 "Heart Like A Wheel" - Linda Ronstadt.
Day 1 "Phenomenon"- UFO
Great pick Charlie ! Richard Thompson is one of my favorite guitarists !!
Fantastic pick Charlie. I've got this coming up on my list.
Glad to see multiple recognitions for this stand out album of folk rock.
Cool pick Charlie!
@@richardbooth6063 Thanks Richard!
4.-Johnny Winter- Saints & Sinners
Ranking them:
#28. Baker Gurvitz Army - Baker Gurvitz Army
highlights: “Help me” “Love is” “Mad jack”
Day 4: Uriah Heep - Wonderworld
Day 3: Yes - Relayer
Day 2: Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Day 1: King Crimson - Red
Day 4: The self-titled debut by Kiss. Classic hard rock right here. The production isn't the best, but it gives these songs a raw feel. "Nothin' to Lose", "Firehouse" and "Cold Gin" are awesome, the latter two are even better live. One of the best moments on this album is the outro to "Let Me Know". "Love Theme from Kiss" is pretty out of place on the album, but it is interesting, as is their cover of "Kissin' Time", which is gloriously corny and over-the-top, but very fun. But my top 4 on this album has always been "Strutter", "Deuce", "100,000 Years" and "Black Diamond". The guitar solo at the end of "Deuce", killer. The bass on "100,000 Years", killer. And I also think it's perfect that "Love Theme from Kiss" is right before it. And "Black Diamond", with the acoustic intro, Peter Criss' vocals, the guitar solo, and finally ending with the tape slowing down. What a way to go out. Frehley's guitar and Criss' drumming was always my favorite part of early Kiss, but the band kicked ass all throughout the 70s.
Right there with your detailed critique! Love it
Hard to beat this one! Great pick and article
Great pick and feature.
My pick for today, as well.
Excellent choice and excellent, detailed write up! KISS (Casablanca) is a fantastic selection.
Dead on throughout! It's not often where I whole-heartedly agree with all that's written, but here, that is the case.
1970s KISS...brilliant!
I'll throw in a few myself:
* Diamond Dogs - David Bowie
* Apostrophe (') - Frank Zappa
* Hotter Than Hell - KISS
* Sheet Music - 10cc
* Relayer - Yes
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#28 Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
#29 Nektar - Down To Earth
#30 Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard
#31 New York Dolls - Too Much Too Soon
II -Queen. In '73 there was an oil crisis that led to a shortage of vinyl among other unpleasantries, resulting in this becoming the first of two releases the following year.
Ranking them #31-1. Own all of these, most on vinyl.
#28-David Bowie-Diamond Dogs
#29-Thin Lizzy-Nightlife
#30-BTO-Not Fragile
#31-Budgie-In For the Kill
Great list so far Kevin.
@@christophercoles4401such a great year for music.
Pretzel Logic will rank high on my list Pete. Yes, I’m still ranking mine. Old habits die hard.
My pick for day 4 (#28) is Aerosmith - Get Your Wings
29. Supertramp - Crime of the Century
30. Rolling Stones - It’s Only Rock and Roll
31. Elton John - Caribou
I'm ranking mine too... lol
My pick
The Rolling Stones It's only rock n roll.
Nice pick.
Hi Pete. My pick today is CRIME OF THE CENTURY by SUPERTRAMP. My intro to this band was the single Dreamer, which broke them in the UK, but very soon this album was one that everyone at college was playing. Dramatic title track (that instrumental break is magical) and I've always loved Bloody Well Right. But probably the track I relate to most is Hide In Your Shell - as I used to be a bit shy and mixed up!
Terrific choice of yours, and I agree about Rikki Don't Lose That Number.
Nice pick, not sure if this will make my list or not but classic album
Great pick Dave, coming up for me.
Thanks, Mordrid.@@mordrid11man15
Thanks, Michael.@@crazymanmichael100
Very cool pick Dave!
My pick for day 4 is Weather Report - Mysterious Traveller. An album that always makes me smile when I hear it.
Great Pick! As I rank my choices you will hear about it again...
Great Pick! I forgot about that one!
Where We All Belong Marshall Tucker Band
#31 Second Helping - Lynyrd Skynyrd
#30 Relayer - Yes
#29 King Crimson - Red
#28 Wishbone Ash - Theres The Rub
Hi Logan. Excellent choice
@@melaniethurber5117 Thank you Melanie!
Great Pick! Just Missed My List
@@drewrose374 Thanks Drew
Hi Pete and everyone. The mighty Pretzel Logic IS the best Steely Dan album in my view, and it will be appearing much later on my list. My choice for today is:
Rush - self titled
They certainly went on to make better music but it is still a fine album.
Nos. 11-30 (not in order)
Montrose - Paper Money
Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
Favourite Live Album : Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ‘74
Steely Dan & The Doobie Brothers certainly shined with their 1974 releases. And I agree with you about Pretzel Logic, it's my favorite too.
@@jeffplus6652 Thanks Jeff. I think there are a few of us on here who feel that way about Pretzel Logic. As for the Doobies, their ‘74 album probably isn’t the best ever but it’s still excellent.
my day #28 pick is
kansas
s/t [debut album]
a album with alot of prog that gets their career off to a fine start
cheers!!
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Great pick Bengal ! Back in ‘75 I saw Kansas between Mahogany Rush and Queen. (Nice bill huh !! )….Kansas was better !!!
Sorry about your team this year…🥺😢😼😹🙀🦊 !!!
Hi Bengal. Awesome choice
Fantastic album. Love this band and have been lucky to see them LIVE the past 3 years.
@@richardbooth6063 thanx richard!! Yah bengals had too many obstacles to overcome! cheers🐯
@@melaniethurber5117 hi mel , thanx , have a goo day!🐯
Hotter then hell by Kiss. One of their heaviest . Parasite, got to choose, goin blind, title track. Watching you is one of my favs, Mainline rocks , and one of the best Kiss tunes, Strange Ways.
1. Rush - Rush
2. Kansas - Kansas
3. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
4. Gong - You
You is the third and final installment of the Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy and, to me, the best album out of all three. Trippy, spacey, and a great listen.
Quo- Status Quo
samesies
Backwater Junction- and some of their best work.
Gene Clark: No Other....Lady Of The North...Silver Raven...Strength of Strings.+ Junior's Farm by Paul & Wings, only released as a single still have my 45 that was my Mom and Dad's, was added later to their compilation I believe (I have that somewhere but too lazy to look).
Excellent pick gazn. Gene was a very underrated musician. The Byrds were never quite the same once he left.
@@christophercoles4401 Thank you Christopher.
Great choices gazn. I've always thought that Gene Clark was very underrated and Junior's Farm just might be my favorite Wings song.👍
Coming up on my list too. What a voice!
Hey gazn, great pick!
Cheers Pete. Gentle Giant- The Power and The Glory. My favorite GG album. David Byrne must have listened to this record.
Prezel Logic is my favorite Steely Dan album.
Love the Horace Silver "Song for my Father" quote at the beginning of "Rikki Don't Lose That Number".
Classic!
Day 28: David Bowie- Diamond Dogs
Day 31: Uriah Heep- Wonderworld
Day 30: Fleetwood Mac- Heroes Are Hard to Find
Day 29: Supertramp- Crime of the Century
4) Al Green - Explores Your Mind
This album is Al Green's coup de gras. There is not a bad song on here. The deep emotion in every word carries you away, the music is timeless. Al's inimitable smooth Southern Soul vocalizing is backed by the masterful playing of the Hi Records house band under the direction of the incomparable Willie Mitchell, resulting in the unique Memphis Soul sound.
Of course, the big highlight here is the hefty funk groove of "Take Me To The River", that later on Talking Heads would discover and reimagine. The urban tribute, "The City" and the yearning "Stay With Me Forever", actually take the uptown Soul shuffle of the Motown sound of the 1960s, take a little of the polish off of it, allowing the upbeat and melodic Gospel/Soul roots of the sound to come through. "One Night Stand" is a powerful and sensual groove, as is the hit single "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)", and the steamier "Hangin' On". The most beautiful songs on the album are the gorgeous, Gospel-rooted "God Bless Our Love", and the album closer, the quiet, reflective "School Days", that looks back to the '50s and early '60s for its more innocent feeling.
Al Green's sound was able to transcend its time, and inspire other artists, even after his peak period seemed to be behind him. It was largely the records from those years, such as, Explores Your Mind that did that. And it's what makes this album truly timeless.
1) Slade - Slade In FLAME
2) Thin Lizzy - Night Life
3) Charlie Daniels Band - Fire On The Mountain
4) Al Green - Explores Your Mind
Excellent choice Chris! That string of albums that Al Green did in the early seventies are all soul masterpieces.
@@steverogers2635 Thanks Steve. Al is my favorite male Soul singer after Marvin Gaye.
Nice one Christopher!!
@@gaznathemoon1128 Thanks gazn.
"Stay with Me Forever" is a beautiful song. I had never heard it before.
Day #4 in my list:
Heroes Are Hard To Find - Fleetwood Mac
Great Pick! I totally forgot this one and have been on a Christine McVie kick!
4. Bad Co - Bad Co : Great college memories are associated with this album.
Pick # 4: Slade- Old New Borrowed and Blue. Essentially the blueprint for everything Cheap Trick would do. Cheers
#4 Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
My favorite 1974 album for day 4 is "Sally Can't Dance" by Lou Reed. Not usually considered one of Reed's best albums, but I've always liked it quite a bit. Some of my favorite songs on it are "Animal Language", "N.Y. Stars", "Kill Your Sons" and "Billy".
Day 1-Burn-Deep Purple
Day 2-Standing on the Verge of Getting It On-Funkadelic
Day 3-Energized-Foghat
Day 4-Sally Can't Dance-Lou Reed
Hi Steve. Great list you have there!
@@gaznathemoon1128 Thanks a lot gazn!
You're right that's not an album A lot of people pick
Steve Katz of blood sweat and tears came aboard just like he did with rock and roll animal and produced it with Lou.
It's more of an album for real die Hard fans but it's not crap
Hey Steve. This has never been one of my favorite Lou Reed albums, but the songs that you mentioned, particularly "Kill Your Sons", make it a worthwhile listen for anyone who likes Lou's solo work.
Good pick Steve, this is a bit of a forgotten gem
Today, Mike Oldfield with Hergest Ridge, easier to relate to than Ommadawn perhaps. 🎉❤
My pick for Day 4 (#28 in my countdown)
Rush - Rush
I love Pretzl Logic. One of my favorite lyrics, being a Genesis fan, is from Any Major Dude: "have you ever seen a squonk's tears, well look at mine."
Nightlife by Thin Lizzy is my pick for today.
Pick 4
My favorite Waylon album
This time
Just pure solid outlaw country all the way🤠🎸
Produced by Waylon and Willie both
Willie playing some guitar also on this one. And that classic Waylon Jennings sound came alive with this album
Great album truckerkev!!!!!! Love Waylon!!:) Lonesome Onry and Mean is another one of my favs.
@@gaznathemoon1128 yeah that's a good one too Gazn
And of course next year it'll be the follow-up the great dreamimg my dreams LOL
It's another reason why when I goof off on RUclips I got so many Waylon play alongs and a few other things uploaded
Excellent pick Kev! A killer album by one of the original outlaws of Country music.
Very cool pick Kev! I'm so thankful that I had the chance to see Waylon and Johnny Cash in concert before they passed.
@@steverogers2635 that is AWESOME
Morning everybody! 7,30 UK time and just home from work, so I can get this done before I get to bed for a good day's sleep!
Sticking to alphabetical order and still on the Bs, my pick today would, I'm sure, have been top 5 if I was actually ranking the month's selections. Several others have picked this one already, so I won't go into great detail and simply say...
BLUE OYSTER CULT "Secret Treaties"
Simply a classic, and one of my 3 favourite BOC albums of all time...
Nice one, it will be on my list at somepoint
Great pick. Later on my list
Hey Iain, nice pick. Strong BOC album....will be on my list later this month!
@@garyh.238 Cheers Gary!
Hey Iain. People can see my replies again (I'm pretty sure). It happened right out of the blue. Anyway, "Secret Treaties" is coming up in a battle for one of my picks for this series.
Its 4:00 O'clock in the afternoon here in Pennsylvania. That means it's either 8 or 9 o'clock where your at. I'm supposing that your about ready to clock in at the bloodbank guard desk.
Don't forget the wooden stakes, garlic, crucifixes and holy water. When is your birthday? I'll be happy to gift you a really cool supersoaker to show all those fanged tooth visiters that you come across every night who's boss.
28. Old New Borrowed and Blue by Slade
29. Starting Over by Raspberries
30. You by Gong
31. Another Time, Another Place by Bryan Ferry
Cool pick David. As you know, I went with Slade's other 1974 release. I really could've gone with either one. But, I knew that someone would likely give Old New Borrowed And Blue some love, I wasn't so sure that the same would be true of Slade In FLAME.
Day 4. Guru Guru - Dance Of The Flames One of the early German proggers with the exception of the band being a power trio. On their fourth record GG add some Latin rhythms to their unique heavy rock groove. The results make this a more cohesive sounding record with a lot of dynamics with the ebb and flow.
1. Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
2. Grateful Dead - From the Mars Hotel
3. Gong - You
4. Guru Guru - Dance Of The Flames
Great picks so far!
Loved Guru Guru on Triad Radio in Chicago back in the early 70's
My pick for today: Van Morrison-Live; It's Too Late to Stop Now.
Very cool pick!
@@christophercoles4401 Thanks Christopher.
Hi Rick. Fantastic choice
@@melaniethurber5117 Thanks Melanie.
Yes, he’s still producing - taking himself at face value. Nice pick.
Todays pick: Nazareth - "Rampant". This was my first Nazareth album so it will always be a special one. Maybe not their best, but it`s a solid release with some great songs. I love "Silver Dollar Forger", "Shanghaid In Shanghai", "Jet Lag", and their great cover (as usual) of "Shapes Of Things",
Good choice. This one falls right in the middle of a run of great Nazareth albums.
Great pick
@@jerryattwooll4864 Thanks Jerry.
@@razor7394 Thanks Razor.
Excellent choice Jeffrey! One of their very best albums!👍
0:25 pick #4
My pick: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping
For today my pick will be "Queen ii" by Queen.
Pick 4. Kansas self-titled debut
#28. Eric Clapton--"461 Ocean Blvd"
Superb pick today Pete! My choice today is The Psychomodo by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel. A bit of art rock, bit of glam and a bit of prog. This second album from the band maintains the strong qualities of their debut album The Human Menagerie. Here we have Mr. Soft a quirky single release, Sling It an unusual track difficult to categorise, Ritz with its progressive flavour great stuff! Cavaliers another lengthy melodic progressive track. A varied and very interesting album from a rather underrated band.
Lucifers Friend - Banquet
A great mix of Prog and Jazz fusion on their fourth album with excellent vocals as usual from John Lawton.
Excellent album.
Great Pick and my favorite LF album! more on that later... lol
My 4th pick is an album released on October 25th, 1974, and recorded in February-June 1974 at Trident, London Ramport, London Scorpio Sound, London and produced by Ken Scott and this band I'm talking about the third studio album by the English progressive rock band Supertramp, Crime of the Century
Charts
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[36] 15
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[37] 4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[38] 25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[39] 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[40] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 4
US Billboard 200[41] 38
Chart (2014-16) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[38] 83
French Albums (SNEP)[42] 120
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[39] 86
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[43] 21
Year-end charts
Chart (1975) Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[36] 42
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[44] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[45] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[46] 38
Chart (1976) Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[36] 63
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[47] 45
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[48] 30
Chart (1977) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[49] 49
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[50] 16
Chart (1978) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[51] 9
Chart (1979) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[52] 25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[53] 47
Certifications
Australia (ARIA)[54] Gold 20,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[55] Diamond 1,000,000^
France (SNEP)[56] Platinum 400,000*
Germany (BVMI)[57] Gold 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[58] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[59] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[60] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[61] Gold 500,000^
Singles from Crime of the Century
"Dreamer / Bloody Well Right"
Released: 1 November 1974
#28 of 31: Blue Oyster Cult: Secret Treaties
Great pick. Later on my list
STANLEY CLARKE- STANLEY CLARKE- no it’s not MO or RTF, it’s SC and he brings with it his take on fusion led bass which still cuts it 50 years later. I even like the much criticised vocals on Yesterday Princess, which of course were a feature of his first album Children of Forever. Stellar supporting cast of musicians also helps Clarke shine. The 72 year old Clarke is still making some great sounds. Another artist from 1974 ,who fifty years later, can be added to the pantheon of aging and still delivering musicians. Age is no barrier to greatness as Pete demonstrated by putting Mick Box at the top of his releases of 2023.
Great pick. Later on my list
Excellent pick. One of the greatest fusion albums ever made. Bill Connors' guitar playing on it is jaw-droppingly good. This album will be landing way high up on my list later on this month.
Good album but didn't quite make my list (and I'm a jazz/rock fusion guy). There was always something about the solo Clarke albums that didn't quite totally click with me - I think it's the songwriting. There are definitely some high points & the playing's obviously top-notch. I prefer his later team-ups such as on Vertu (with Lenny White/Richie Kotzen) or The Rite Of Strings (with Ponty & DiMeola). His 2010 s/t album is pretty good - for me probably as good as this one. For '74 Fusion I'd pick RTF's Where Have I Known You Before ahead of this one (Clarke/White/DiMeola with Chick)
@@wolf1977 I would agree with you. Just this album has a certain resonance with me in my musical journey. Cheers.
For me, it's Bill Connors' playing that puts this album way up there for me. His solo on Life Suite is one for the ages....it's starts out very subtle, builds and burns slowly into a fiery assault. A masterpiece of improvisation. @@wolf1977
Great choice Pete! Underrated track is Parker’s Band to my mind - what a rhythm section groove as mentioned in the lyrics. ‘where did you get those shoes?’ double down from Donald in Prezel Logic so perfect! The funky Monkey in your Soul, and everything else. Snarky intellectual lyric rants throughout! The melting Skunk solo in Ricki….Happy almost birthday Pete!
Aerosmith/ 7️⃣4️⃣ ( no order). Get Your WINGS / Lord of the Thighs/. Same old song 🎵 & dance. Train kept rolling etc. only saw them 2x. 8️⃣3️⃣(with those different guitarists). Horrific show. Tyler was so jacked up.Meadowlands NJ. 0️⃣1️⃣ - Tyler grabbed my hand / during a 🎵 song/ I eventually pulled away/ was cut by his rings/ bled during show.Meadowlands NJ. Lol. Thanks Pete for Your time 👍💯
Hi Gary. Awesome choice. I’ve posted a normal pick today…. Lol
@@melaniethurber5117 / yes saw it. Definitely on my Jan list 👍💯
@@garyjoyce2160 Gary I’m going to my place today and I might not be on the chat this morning.
@@melaniethurber5117 / ok you got it. Have : yourself a great day/ if not on chat/ see you Fri am 👍💯
Great pick. Played this all the time back in the day and it still holds up.
Today's pick, July 1974
"James Gang - Miami"
Featuring the late great Tommy Bolin on guitar.
28. James Gang - Miami
29. The Guess Who - Road Food
30. Uriah Heep - Wonderworld
31. Humble Pie - Thunderbox
Lotsa great TB music from '74: Miami, Bottom Shelf, From The Archives Vol 1, Live At Ebbets Field, Live '74 & a great followup year to his '73 output. 1975 would be THE year though - I have no less than 15 different albums containing Bolin material from that year (part of the reason that 1975 is probably my single fave year ever for music)
@@wolf1977 right on! Own it all as well. Huge Tommy fan
Hi Pete. Excellent choice in Steely Dan. This album will be very high on my list. Here is my pick for day 4.
Pick # 28 - Aerosmith - Get Your Wings
Today's pick: Burn - Deep Purple. I have Pretzel Logic down for tomorrow.
Day 4; Starless and Bible Black-King Crimson
28. Gong "YOU"
29. Bachman Turner Overdrive "BTO Not Fragile"
30. Nektar "Down To Earth"
31. Elton John "Greatest Hits" released November 1974
Hi guys, hope you're well - must hold my hands up and say I'm pretty unfamiliar with GONG's oeuvre, but what little I've heard (and I admit it was a long time ago) didn't really chime with me, if you'll pardon the expression...
Good morning guys. A friend of mine from high school really loved this album and played it for me a few times. I must confess that I haven't heard the record in years. I'll look it up on RUclips and give it a listen. Have a great day! ✌️
Yes! Their latest is also very good.
@@iainhead9898 Hi Iain.. good day our friend. that's OK, they are a very acquired taste. Not for everybody. Hope all is well. Have a great day.
@@christophercoles4401 Good morning, Christopher. Hope All is well our friend. Yeah, for years. That was the only Gong album I heard. Gotten to the other stuff in more recent years. Enjoy your listen. and have a great one.
My pick today will be Bad Company ‘Bad Co’.
Great choice
Hi resistor. Awesome choice and swiping my pick….. lol
Pretzel Logic was the album that kick-started my lifelong love affair with Steely Dan. It still holds a special place in my heart. “Any Major Dude Will Tell You” remains one of my favorite Steely songs, and “Pretzel Logic,” “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” and “Night By Night” are all right up there.
4. Steppenwolf - Slow Flux. I played that one quite a bit back in 1974.
Hi Arnie. Fantastic choice. I still have this album on my list.
BTO - Not Fragile - In a 1995 interview, Randy Bachman indicated that he thought that using the word "fragile" as a title for a rock album, as Yes had done with their 1971 album Fragile, was "strange." He thought that BTO music could be "dropped and kicked" without breaking, so, without intending any commentary about Yes, the band "tongue-in-cheek" called their next album Not Fragile.
The album marks the debut of guitarist Blair Thornton, who, unlike his predecessor Tim Bachman, is billed on the album liner notes as "second lead guitar". Thornton's dual-guitar work with Randy Bachman is a prominent feature on many Not Fragile tracks. "Roll On Down the Highway" and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" were hit singles, with the latter hitting No. 1 on the Canadian and US singles charts in November 1974, receiving GOLD certification by the RIAA. Other cuts had significant airplay on FM rock radio. The album produced the only BTO singles to chart in the United Kingdom. "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" hit No. 2 on the UK charts in November 1974, and "Roll On Down the Highway" hit the No. 22 position in January 1975.
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" was a leftover track that was not originally intended to be included on Not Fragile. It was only after Charlie Fach of Mercury Records heard the other eight tracks, and did not see hit single potential in any of them, that he asked if the band had anything else he could hear. They played him the leftover track and he assured them it was more radio-friendly than any of the others, convincing the band to add it to the album.
The Not Fragile album contains the only instrumental track in BTO's discography, a Blair Thornton composition called "Free Wheelin'". This track would appear as the B-side to the "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" single.
Not Fragile has gone on to achieve triple platinum status. Randy Bachman has called it the band's "crowning achievement," stating: "Not Fragile was when it all came together for us. We captured the album-oriented rock audience as well as the singles audience with that album. Not Fragile made BTO recognized around the world."
Excellent write up. I just listened to this one a few days ago and love it. Cranking, southern rock vibes from a Canadian band.
Great pick and write up.
for day 4 my 28th favourite album, Im going with Supertramp Crime Of The Century
Pick number 4 is Quo by Status Quo
Classic, will be my pick for day 31...
@@petegreenfield3645 Thanks Pete
Great pick; will be on my list later this month. I am going in order. One of my earliest memories is asking my mom why Rikki would lose the number.
Maybe as a result of Jeff "Skunk" Baxter's guitar solo? He wasn't long for the band - next stop Doobie-ville!
# 28 Todd Rundgren’s Utopia - same
Although the whole enterprise comes across as somewhat calculated and too cool at times, the virtuosity and ingenuity of this album remains impressive to this day.
# 29 Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
# 30 Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
# 31 Triumvirat - Illusions on a Double Dimple
John Denver - Back Home Again
Parliament.... Up For The Down Stroke
Honorable Mention:
Jon Lord... Windows
P-Funk's major label debut for Casablanca Records. This is before the spaceships and giant roach clips.
This is where P-Funk started to get commercial with the hit title track here. This is essential funk music. Blows away my prior pick of the Ohio Players.
Anybody else has a whistling solo like track five here, I Just Got Back....?
Jon Lord gets another classical/rock piece out in-between the two 1974 Deep Purple albums.
He brings in the two Deep Purple singers at the time, future Whitesnake boss David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes. As well as future P.A.L. partner Tony Ashton and Ian Gillan Band guitarist Ray Fenwick.
This is more raucous music than one would anticipate. Cool.
My picks so far...
1) Miles Davis... Get Up With It
2) Ohio Players... Skin Tight
3) Brownsville Station... School Punks
4) Parliament... Up For The Down Stroke
Honorable Mentions:
1) Miles Davis... Big Fun
2) Ohio Players... Fire
3) Frank Sinatra... The Main Event Live
4) Jon Lord... Windows
Top funk. Some of Clinton’s best work
Nice pick with Steely Dan, Pete.
More on that later.
#4 Rush "Rush"
Great pick.
Probably their most underrated album. I've seen a couple of people say it's their worse and I don't understand that.
It's certainly not underrated by me! It would be in my top ten albums of all time. Best album from the band, Through With Buzz and With a Gun a couple of real favourites, but title track is one of my all time favourite songs.
#28. ROBERT WYATT - Rock Bottom
29. ROXY MUSIC - Country Life
30. BLUE OYSTER CULT - Secret Treaties
31. THIN LIZZY - Nightlife
I'm going with "Kimono My House" from Sparks today.
Today’s pick is possibly the greatest Heavy Blues album of all time: Bridge of Sighs by Robin Trower. What can I even say about this one that hasn’t been said a thousand times before? Trower’s guitar and Dewar’s vocals were a Blues match made in heaven that, in my opinion, hasn’t been topped since. Every single song on this album is fantastic, from the high-energy “Day of the Eagle” to more somber songs like the title track and “In This Place,” to the powerful “Too Rolling Stoned.” This is a perfect album to my ears, and definitely a top album of 1974.
Day 1: RUSH - Rush
Day 2: Stormbringer - Deep Purple
Day 3: Burn - Deep Purple
Day 4: Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower
Great pick, Pete! I’ll pick this album for today as well. It’s in my top 11 thru 20. Steely Dan’s music has aged like fine wine. Still listen to all their albums thru Gaucho quite often.
Gaucho was a "let's test our new speakers by playing this album" record back in the day (with my Radio Shack Mach Two's)...
My countdown;
31- Natty Dread by Bob Marley and the Wailers
30- Feats Don't Fail Me Now by Little Feat
29- War Child by Jethro Tull
28- Relayer by Yes
04 Kiss - Hotter Than Hell
Happy Birthday tomorrow Pete! Speaking of birthdays, Jimmy Page is turning 80 on January 9th, cannot believe it 😂