Best Albums of 1977
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"An incredible record for political as well as musical reasons. These two tracks are incredible, powerful grooves that will no doubt hold the power to make people dance in thousands of years time. The genesis of the afrobeat genre and, in my opinion, one of the most important records of the 20th c..." Reply
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"Brian Eno, ex-keyboardist of Roxy Music, is one of the most influential figures in rock music having single-handedly changed the course of its trajectory on at least three occasions. Firstly he fused pop and electronics in an experimental way and thus changed the very notion of what a 'pop song' ..." Reply
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"I don’t regret listening this, but this album is such a bummer. While on A Night at the Opera you can hear that the theatrical sound serves for a big part for a certain sense of humor, on this album it is supposed to sound ‘epic’ or some shit like that. They were taking themselves too serious and..." Reply
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"Another very consistent release from Rush who have mastered their unique progressive rock style and really put it to good use on this record. They demonstrate what they can do both on short and long tracks with both being very effective at captivating us as well as getting the music stuck in our ..." Reply
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"What is most incredible about this album is how otherworldly and full sounding it is given that it was recorded at Black Ark Studios, a 4-track studio with notoriously basic equipment. This is Perry's greatest achievement and - without meaning to do a significant disservice to the band, whose voc..." Reply
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1977
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"This is a fantastic rock and roll album and it really stunned me with the quality on first listen. The guitar work is incredible and the riffs along with the solos are genius and stunning. The drumming is relentless and makes the music overflow with energy when paired with the guitar. Then there ..." Reply
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"The last great Yes album. A great quirky start with that rock'n'roll guitar, that fuses brilliantly with the more proggy sounds of a typical Yes track. The title track, Parallels, and, wonderous stories, are all superb, and the other two are fine also. Completely out of touch with the punk/new wa..." Reply
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1977
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"Great Album especially the first song gives me a feeling for how people can care for each other and the rest is also very likely to hear. Great band good album favorable." Reply
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"Peter Gabriel have had his own voice even in Genesisi. This is fine debut album, althought little soehow uneven. Of course, Solsbury Hill is earworm but there are lot more songs with great spirit of Peter Gabriel. I recommend this album, 91/100 points from me." Reply
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"Ramones second and more of the same, possibly even better than the first album. I bought this and Ramones in early 77 as US import pressings and they were barely off my turntable for the whole year – best band ever and a soundtrack to my youth." Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 3 of 100
Best Albums of 1977 composition
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| Various Artists | 10 | 1% | |
| Fela Kuti | 7 | 1% | |
| Maynard Ferguson | 3 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 0% | |
| The Runaways | 3 | 0% | |
| Status Quo | 3 | 0% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 0% | |
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385 | 39% | |
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207 | 21% | |
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Best Albums of 1977 chart changes
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