1977 in music. • Page 4

Listened to:

John Martyn - One World
Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves

Honestly not huge on either, though I do feel like I learned something listening

 

literally one of the most consistent bands around from the self titled debut through mirrors. the next one is a dud but then fire of unknown origin follows.

 

Some BOC gems

This song is rippin borderline soft rock smoothage:

Buck Dharma’s solo record isnt great, but some cool tunes:

 

“Veteran of the Psychic Wars” and “Burnin’ for You” would be enough to carry a whole album even if that’s all that was on it.

Oh man, I know “In Thee”. Forgot all about that song

 

Fleetwood Mac- Rumours
Pink Floyd- Animals
Rush- Farewell to Kings

 

Holy shit, Art Garfunkel's Watermark is spectacular. Every song but one is by Jimmy Webb, who's just objectively one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Art's fucking angel tenor is such a perfect match for the gorgeously written-and-orchestrated balladry. There are so many good songs, but "All My Love's Laughter" is just an absolutely knockout.

Also, holy shit, this album may have the single most insane credits list of any album I've ever heard.

 

I’ve read Jimmy Webb’s book. He definitely sees himself as objectively one of the greatest songwriters of all time

 

I was pretty unsatisfied with the breadth and depth of my listening when I looked over that ‘77 list I’ve made. So I’ve listened to 15 albums so far this week. Hopefully a few more before it’s done

 

it feels safe to call it. it isn't close at all. Rumours wins with 39. the stranger had 20 and aja had 13.

 

Final listening for the week:

The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors
John Williams - Star Wars Original Soundtrack
Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane - Rough Mix
Ornette Coleman - Dancing in Your Head
The Persuasions - Chirpin'
Outlaws - Hurry Sundown
John Martyn - One World
Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves
UFO - Lights Out
Art Garfunkel - Watermark
Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments
Steve Miller Band - Book of Dreams
Jerry Reed - Eastbound and Down
George Thorogood and The Destroyers - George Thorogood and The Destroyers
Muddy Waters - Hard Again
The Damned - Damned, Damned, Damned
Donna Summer - Once Upon a Time...
Kate and Anna McGarrigle - Dancer with Bruised Knees
Jimmy Buffett - Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes

 

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Whoops

(0. Steve Miller - Book Of Dreams)
1. The Clash
2. Cheap Trick
3. Ramones - Rocket To Russia

Book Of Dreams is kind of terrible but also amazing and it was the first album i was ever aware of and i listened to it hundreds of times when i was a child and i know every corner of it intimately.

punk is good

 

“Let Us Go On Our Way” is next level beach boys

Let There Be Rock is lesser acdc but might have the best guitar tone

Sleepwalker is massively underrated Kinks

Killin year for Iggy, I don’t listen to Kill City that often but it’s a nug

“Looking For The Magic” is top pop this year

Utopia is kinda dumb Rundgren but “Love In Action” is great

I love Modern Love from Peter Gabriel 1

And i love this Jackson Browne gem

 

post in the 78 thread so you aren't behind!

 

That Miller album is DIRE outside the singles. But damn those singles are catchy

 

Way late on this but still wanted to post my list.

1. David Bowie - Heroes
2. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
3. David Bowie - Low
4. Pink Floyd - Animals
5. Queen - News Of The World
6. John Williams - Star Wars: A New Hope (Original Score)
7. Ramones - Rocket To Russia
8. Ramones - Leave Home
9. The Beach Boys - Love You
10. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
11. ABBA - The Album

Great songs from other albums:
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
Television - Marquee Moon
Kansas - Dust In The Wind
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
The Damned - Neat Neat Neat
Suicide - Ghost Rider
Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer
Richard Hell - Blank Generation
Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi
The Clash - London's Burning
Cerrone - Supernature
Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
Wire - Mannequin
The Trammps - Disco Inferno
Parliament - Flash Light
Ian Bury - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Honorable Mention:
Arvo Part - Fratres (For Cello & Piano)

 

this is so good

 

the amount of time and work that must have gone into that.... very impressive

 

Nice to see Girl Talk is still working

 

listened to the rufus and chaka khan album for the first time as part of my counting down of the RS 500 list. really liked it! the vocals are great and the instrumentation is cool. it was a little repetitive in parts for my taste but very enjoyable first listen.

The New RS 500: #499 Rufus featuring Chaka Khan — Ask Rufus

 

Probably one of my Top 5 closing tracks in music history.

 

the suicide album from this year is incredible. wow.

 

apparently Springsteen loved this album and called it a huge influence on Nebraska ... beyond puzzling

 

Yeah that’s where he got the idea for Highway Patrolman. The Suicide guys were always at CBGBs. Alan Vega was like 20 years older than he said he was or some shit lol