Best Ever Albums

Re: Recs for great albums released in either '75 or '77

Daydreamer — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 17:12:08 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 01/15/2017 22:12

Even though they are my favourite band, I agree to an extent with you. Their albums aren't as good as their singles, but it is mostly because the singles were so good throughout their career. That being said, I still think they have 5-6 great albums, and a couple of very good ones. The four album stretch from Queen II to A Day At The Races is classic.

Re: Recs for great albums released in either '75 or '77

RoundTheBend — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:13:48 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 01/15/2017 21:13

Daydreamer wrote:

Actually I don't agree at all, I just found it curious. ANatO is my fave Queen album and probably in my top 20 albums of all time, while News is for me one of the weaker Queen albums and certainly their weakest in the 70's. It does have some stellar songs though, every Queen album does.

Oh ok. Thought maybe your previous suggestion was based on that, but makes sense seeing you were suggesting stuff that maybe was missing.

Also Queen is a tough band for me. Great energy live, fantastic singles, but just above average albums. I'd expect amazing albums from a band like that, but I feel like they never reached amazing album status... amazing single status, amazing band status, but never (in my book) amazing album status.

Re: Recs for great albums released in either '75 or '77

Daydreamer — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:55:10 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 01/15/2017 20:55

Actually I don't agree at all, I just found it curious. ANatO is my fave Queen album and probably in my top 20 albums of all time, while News is for me one of the weaker Queen albums and certainly their weakest in the 70's. It does have some stellar songs though, every Queen album does.

Re: Recs for great albums released in either '75 or '77

RoundTheBend — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:14:09 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 01/15/2017 20:14

Daydreamer wrote:

sethmadsen wrote:

About a year ago I listened to a bunch of albums across each decade... here's what listened to in those years and how I ranked them:

Top 19 Music Albums of 1975 by sethmadsen

Top 25 Music Albums of 1977 by sethmadsen

Interesting lists. As a big find I find it really interesting that you have News Of The World higher on 1977 list than ANatO on the 1975 list

Considering your suggestions, I take it you agree?

For me it's a matter of numbers... add up the songs, get album average, then rank accordingly. News of the World got an 85 and ANatO got an 80.

Re: Recs for great albums released in either '75 or '77

Daydreamer — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 07:11:08 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 01/15/2017 12:11

sethmadsen wrote:

Interesting lists. As a big find I find it really interesting that you have News Of The World higher on 1977 list than ANatO on the 1975 list

Re: Recs for great albums released in either '75 or '77

RoundTheBend — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 22:40:39 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 01/15/2017 03:40

About a year ago I listened to a bunch of albums across each decade... here's what listened to in those years and how I ranked them:

Top 19 Music Albums of 1975 by sethmadsen

Top 25 Music Albums of 1977 by sethmadsen

Re: Recs for great albums released in either '75 or '77

Daydreamer — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:14:25 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 01/14/2017 16:14

1975:
Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow (Beck's best and one of the best instrumental guitar albums ever)
Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Deep Purple - Come Taste The Band

1977:
Queen - News Of The World
Eric CLapton - Slowhand

Re: Recs for great albums released in either '75 or '77

Norman Bates — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 10:20:45 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 01/14/2017 15:20

10 more for '75:
Neu!, Neu! '75
Kraftwerk, Radio-Activity
Manuel Göttsching, Inventions for Electric Guitar
Fela Kuti & Africa '70, Expensive Shit
Fripp & Eno, Evening Star
Richard & Linda Thompson, Pour Down Like Silver
Freddie North, Cuss the Wind
Malicorne, Le galant noyé
Harmonia, Deluxe
Slapp Happy/Henry Cow, Desperate Straights

All in my top 20 for that year.

10 more for '77

Emmanuelle Parrenin, Maison rose
Chrome, Alien Soundtracks
Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem, Vous et nous
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas, K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas
Super Rail Band, Orchestre du Buffet de l'Hôtel de la Gare de Bamako
The Residents, Fingerprince
Belle Stewart, Queen Among the Heather
Urban Sax, Urban Sax
L'orchestre Kanaga de Mopti, L'orchestre Kanaga de Mopti
Shoes, Black Vinyl Shoes

All in my top 21 for that year.

I've focused only on LPs that hadn't been quoted already.

Re: Recs for great albums released in either '75 or '77

louisjwyatt — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:49:23 GMT

Author: louisjwyatt

Posted: 01/12/2017 15:49