Hmm... not gonna lie was hoping no one would say 74 or 78. Shoulda taken them off the board.
Why? Not because it’s not a fascinating and overlooked year for pop music, but because my overall chart and my general musical obsessions seem to be dominated by the 1970s. And while 74 only features 1 album on my top 100, there are a few on the cusp.
But here is an idea... maybe do 1974 and 2004 - 30 years apart, and I’ll make some ridiculous comparing and contrasting between albums I discover from 74 and some analogous album in 2004?
As for 1970s decade dominance, it’s weird I can’t seem to honestly get the percentage below 30% of my faves. Are the 70s really that much cooler in my eyes than other eras? Maybe my obsession with punk rock earlier in life, singer/Songwriter albums since, and also blues which was last truly amazing in the 70s.... idk.
Thoughts? (On the 74/04 idea? _________________ -Ryan
Hmm... not gonna lie was hoping no one would say 74 or 78. Shoulda taken them off the board.
Why? Not because it’s not a fascinating and overlooked year for pop music, but because my overall chart and my general musical obsessions seem to be dominated by the 1970s. And while 74 only features 1 album on my top 100, there are a few on the cusp.
But here is an idea... maybe do 1974 and 2004 - 30 years apart, and I’ll make some ridiculous comparing and contrasting between albums I discover from 74 and some analogous album in 2004?
As for 1970s decade dominance, it’s weird I can’t seem to honestly get the percentage below 30% of my faves. Are the 70s really that much cooler in my eyes than other eras? Maybe my obsession with punk rock earlier in life, singer/Songwriter albums since, and also blues which was last truly amazing in the 70s.... idk.
Thoughts? (On the 74/04 idea?
I never checked, but it wouldn't surprise me if 40 or 50% of my overall chart was 70s. I don't know why the seventies looms so large for so many people. I've had some theories concerning Golden Ages of certain kinds of music, but it really doesn't explain anything.
I just looked through both of my listened for 2004 and 1974 (both year charts need updated) and if you could find some analogous albums in there, then I would be impressed. Here is the first pair I could come up with.
okay, by a very VERY slim margin of 3 votes for 1974, and a combined 0 for every other year,
1974 is next
a few years ago we did a nutso hosted (i think) 1974 year tournament for supremacy of albums of 1974. and I wasn't super active with it, but it did introduce me to some new discoveries.
1974 best 10 per BEA are
1. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
2. On The Beach
3. Red
4. Crime of the Century
5. Rock Bottom
6. Diamond Dogs
7. Court and Spark
8. Sheer Heart Attack, and just in case you wanted m,ore Queen for some fucking reason...
9. Queen II
10. Here Come The Warm Jets
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RYM has these as top 10:
1.Red
2. On The Beach
3. Here Come The Warm Jets
4. Rock Bottom
5. Irish Tour 74
6. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
7. Mirage
8. A Tábua de Esmeralda
9. Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy
10. Get Up With It.
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acclaimed music has these...
1. Natty Dread
2. Grievous Angel
3. Court and Spark
4. Rock Bottom
5. Autobahn
6. Pretzel Logic
7. Radio City
8. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
9. On The Beach
10. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
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as for pitrchfork who alwasy manages to fuck up the year of release on their stupid as lists so half of the following may actually be 1975 or 1973 albums, the idiots, anyway,... what was i saying? oh Pitchfork says these are the best 1974 albums:
1. Here Come The Warm Jets (24 of 1970s)
2. Zuckerzeit (62 of 1970s...pitchfork doesn't like this year for albums apparently)
3. On The Beach (65)
4. Red (number 72)
5. Starless and Bible Black (95)
6. Rock Bottom (98)
and thats it. also worth noting, they ranked After the goldrush as #99 of the 1970s. jesus christ.
all three of these artists are not ones I like. But all three of these albums are ones I've never listened to. So all three of these artists will be (maybe) getting another shot win my heart. _________________ -Ryan
I have this sick, scary tendency of picking an album early in these [projects which I end up loving so much that it casts this massive shadow over almost every other album I hear after. This may be one of those times. We shall see.
But after 1 listen, I am blown away by how alive, how insanely catchy, inventive, sexy, touching and detailed this is. This is clearly the work of a master at his peak, and the whole band and Jorge sound so fresh, so at ease, as they spin these tunes and these gorgeous musical moments in an almost offhand way.
The first song is one of the best opening tracks I've ever heard on any pop or rock album. Its stunning.
There are moments of strange psychedelics here, other moments where there are these big melodic swells with a bunch of beautiful back up singers, there are moments of little spoken vocal asides before the song proper comes in like a sweet summer breeze, etc.
As I listened to this and listen now I am in my apartment and the AC is off and I'm trying to save money and its fucking 90 degrees in this bish and I can feel every degree, I'm sweating. And I was ina bad mood about it before I started this gem, and now I feel alright, still hot, but alive and excited and hopeful. Amazing what a brilliant and upbeat muscian can do.
This is the second or 3rd Ben album I've heard and this has struck me the most as a new fave the most. Although these albums I've heard bvy him are all fabulous. He was just absolutely incredible.
The band here is so nonchalant eyt the beats and the grooves have this easy perfection to them. Only immenselyt skilled and talented musicians can make this matrerial sound so natural and gorgeous and breezy.
Yeah this is an easy classic on first and second listen. Gonna move it with not much consternation to *gasp* number number 2 just ahead of Relayer and just behind only Grievous Angel.
If its hot where you are, I recommend you blast this beauty and brace yourself for a big ol' goody smile. _________________ -Ryan
10 songs. 25 minutes. 2 of the biggest and BEST hits of the 70s country (Jolene, I Will Always love You). And 8 other varying degrees of great pop country nuggets.
Her version of I will always love you always gives me goosebumps. So great.
And Jolene is fantastic. As is the kinda weird but great Early Morning Breeze. Oh and the absolutely lovely Randy. And the soulful and sad Living On Memories Of You, etc.
Look as a poet is Dolly in the same vein as Joni, Dylan, Cohen, TVZ, Patti, etc? Nah. But she was a great GREAT and prolific writer and one of the best and most consistent of the 1970s. And I adore her. And I’m moving this up a bit from 11 to 9 of 1974. Deal with it. lol _________________ -Ryan
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