David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars won 1972. Let's see who wins 1973. Billboard chart-topping albums of 1973: The Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn (cont. from 1972) Carly Simon - No Secrets War - The World is a Ghetto Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only a Piano Player Eric Weissberg - Dueling Banjos Diana Ross - Lady Sings the Blues Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy Wings - Red Rose Speedway George Harrison - Living in the Material World Chicago - VI Jethro Tull - A Passion Play The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers and Sisters The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Billboard chart-topping singles of 1973: Carly Simon - You're So Vain Stevie Wonder - Superstition Elton John - Crocodile Rock Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song The O'Jays - Love Train Vicki Lawrence - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree Stevie Wonder - You are the Sunshine of My Life The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein Wings - My Love George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) Billy Preston - Will It Go Around in Circles Jim Croce - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Maureen McGovern - The Morning After Diana Ross - Touch Me in the Morning Stories - Brother Louie Marvin Gaye - Let's Get it On Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn Grand Funk - We're An American Band Cher - Half-Breed The Rolling Stones - Angie Gladys Knight - Midnight Train to Georgia Eddie Kendricks - Keep on Trucking Ringo Starr - Photograph The Carpenters - Top of the World Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle What are your top three albums for 1973? We will keep a running tally and eventually have some sort of bracket. For me it would be: 1. The Stooges - Raw Power 2. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy 3. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon What are some of the forgotten gems from the year? What is overrated? What did you discover at a young age and what did you discover later? YEARS IN MUSIC • forum.chorus.fm
rest of my top 10: 4. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure 5. Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie 6. The Who - Quadrophenia 7. Lou Reed - Berlin 8. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 9. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies 10. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane other honorable mentions and tough cuts: aerosmith - aerosmith alice cooper - muscle of love allman brothers band - brothers and sisters blue oyster cult - tyranny and mutation bruce springsteen - greetings from asbury park nj bruce springsteen - the wild the innocent and the e street shuffle can - future days eagles - desperado elton john - don’t shoot me im only the piano player elton john - goodbye yellow brick road faces - ooh la la free - heartbreaker george harrison - living in the material world gram parsons - GP grand funk - we’re an american band grateful dead - wake of the flood jackson browne - for everyman joe walsh - the smoker you drink, the player you get john fogerty - the blue ridge rangers john lennon - mind games john prine - sweet revenge johnny winter - still alive and well king crimson - larks’ tongues in aspic kris kristofferson and rita coolidge - full moon lynyrd skynyrd - pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd marvin gaye - let’s get it on new york dolls - new york dolls queen - queen rolling stones - goats head soup roxy music - stranded steely dan - countdown to ecstacy t rex - tanx thin lizzy - vagabonds of the western world traffic - shootout at the fantasy factory waylon jennings - honky tonk heroes wings - band on the run zz top - tres hombres stuff to check out: emitt rhodes - farewell to paradise funkadelic - cosmic slop genesis - selling england by the pound gladys knight - imagination herbie hancock - sextant jim croce - life and times Manfred mann’s earth band - messin’ quincy jones - you got it bad girl roberta flack - killing me softly rory gallagher - blueprint sly and the family stone - fresh stevie wonder - innervisions todd rundgren - a wizard, a true star yes - tales from topographic oceans
1. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions 2. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle 3. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get it On Innervisions is probably my favourite Stevie Wonder record. An ambitious and mature record, with a big socially conscious heart, including songs about systemic racism in "Living for the City", or taking shots at Nixon in "He's Misstra Know it all". Throughout it all, even while covering serious themes, Stevie never loses his knack for writing pop songs. A landmark record from an artist hitting his prime. Springsteens's record on the other hand is a sprawling, chaotic record that just feels like a beautiful accident where everything comes together. It feels loose and improvised at times, at least in comparison to something like Born to Run, and full of these wonderful almost casual Van Morrison esque soulful rock 'n' roll songs. A joyous record. Let's Get It On is Marvin Gaye's highly sexually charged follow up to What's Going On. Everyone knows the title track from needle drops in about 1001 sex scenes in films, but the whole album is a funky, soulful little masterpiece, that gets you hot under the collar just thinking about. Some honourable mentions. Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Ashbury Park: The Boss' debut, and has a few awkward moments when he's trying (or was pushed to be) "The New Dylan", but when he cuts loose on tracks like "Blinded by the Light", it's absolutely up there with his best. The Stooges - Raw Power: Aptly titled and full of these scuzzy and rough garage rock perfection on tracks like "Search and Destroy". There's a 1997 remastered / remixed version of this record that I only recently heard, but I think it may be better, though the lo-fi roughness of the original has a great charm. Al Green - Call Me: Another great Al Green record, with his beautiful impassioned voice, and with some covers of Willie Nelson and Hank Williams. An incredibly strong collection of songs, and Al Green is always worth spending more time with. The Temptations - Masterpiece: Another aptly titled album. A psychedelic and funky album, with long instrumental breaks, and doesn't always sound like what you imagine The Temptations to sound like. Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon: Another charming Paul Simon release, showing Simon's interest in all sorts of musical styles outside of his own folk-pop. He also can casually knock out little slices of pop perfection like in "Kodachrome". Tom Waits - Closing Time: Tom Waits' debut, and before he had that specific "Tom Waits" voice. It's a collection of late night blues and ballads that create a fantastic atmosphere. Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters: Hancocks' fantastic funky jazz fusion record, full of synths, and jazzy R'n'B sounds. A brilliant album that really straddles the line between jazz, funk and R'n'B. The first jazz record to sell over a million copies, apparently.
the rest of the members of the band actually stated they hated what iggy did with the 90s mix and i think he actually said himself that the label pressured him into it. the original mix is abrasive, for sure, but it captures the energy of the songs better imo.
my favorites from 1973: 1. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run 2. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy 3. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions 4. George Harrison - Living In The Material World 5. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 6. Billy Joel - Piano Man Albums I listened to for the first time and dug, need more listens of: Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocents and the E Street Shuffle Elton John - Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player Al Green - Call Me Eagles - Desperado Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On Beach Boys - Holland Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) Iggy and the Stooges - Raw Power Faces - Ooh La La
I honestly couldn't even get through the original mix, really felt horrible to me. I did enjoy the Iggy Mix though.
here, I'll give you the double whammy then... I really dislike Dark Side of the Moon, a lot. I've tried many, many times, but nope.... I don't get it
i get it. floyd didn’t work for me for a long time. i also get the raw power mix thing - that was kinda my point of the post you quoted haha - i just prefer what they were going for with the original. if it was a slight against houses of the holy i’d be more mad online.
1. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent, and The E Street Shuffle 2. Al Green - Call Me 3. America - Homecoming Excruciating cuts: Billy Joel - Piano Man The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers and Sisters Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies Spinners - Spinners Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Terry Callier - What Color Is Love Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy Others I love: Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On Fanny - Mother's Pride Sandy Denny - Like an Old Fashioned Waltz Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the Run Aerosmith - Aerosmith Stevie Wonder - Innervisions George Harrison - Living in the Material World Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Elton John - Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player Jim Croce - Life and Times Lou Reed - Berlin Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath The Isley Brothers - 3+3 Bill Withers - Live at Carnegie Hall Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star Good ones: Van Morrison - Hard Nose the Highway The Beach Boys - Holland James Brown - The Payback Faces - Ooh La La ZZ Top - Tres Hombres Jackson Browne - For Everyman Alice Cooper - Muscle of Love The Temptations - Masterpiece Sly and the Family Stone - Fresh The O'Jays - Ship Ahoy Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd Joe Cocker - Something to Say Neil Young - Time Fades Away The Who - Quadrophenia Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon Roger McGuinn - Roger McGuinn Herbie Hancock - Headhunters Waylon Jennings - Honky Tonk Heroes David Bowie - Aladdin Sane Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning John Prine - Sweet Revenge Tom Waits - Closing Time Bob Seger - Back in '72 Jim Croce - I Got a Name Gal Costa - India Raspberries - Side 3 Gram Parsons - GP John Lennon - Mind Games Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show - Sloppy Seconds New York Dolls - New York Dolls Mott the Hoople - Mott The Wailers - Burnin' The Temptations - 1990 Ringo - Ringo Bobby Womack - Facts of Life Buckingham Nicks - Buckingham Nicks The J. Geils Band - Bloodshot Roy Wood - Boulders Dr. John - In the Right Place Bob Marley and The Wailers - Catch a Fire Eagles - Desperado Iggy and the Stooges - Raw Power The Rolling Stones - Goat's Head Soup Robin Trower - Twice Removed from Yesterday The Stylistics - Rockin' Roll Baby The Velvet Underground - Squeeze The Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me Paul McCartney and Wings - Red Rose Speedway The Marshall Tucker Band - The Marshall Tucker Band Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie Linda Ronstadt - Don't Cry Now Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye - Diana and Marvin The J. Geils Band - Ladies Invited Donny Hathaway - Extension of a Man T. Rex - Tanx Eddie Kendricks - Boogie Down Gary Bartz and Ntu Troop - I've Known Rivers and Other Bodies George Jones - Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half As Bad As Losing You) Not a fan: Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors Targets for listening: Bob Dylan - Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song John Cale - Paris 1919 Can - Future Days Faust - IV Genesis - Selling England by the Pound Hawkwind - Space Ritual King Crimson - Larks' Tonugues in Aspic John Martyn - Solid Air Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Next... Michael Viner and The Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock Gregg Allman - Laid Back Bachman-Turner Overdrive - II David Bowie - Pin-Ups Brownsville Station - Yeah! Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are Rick Derringer - All-American Boy Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery David Essex - Rock On Golden Earring - Moontan Grand Funk - We're An American Band Queen - Queen Steve Miller Band - The Joker Styx - II Joe Walsh - The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get Bread - Guitar Man Stealer's Wheel - Fergusile Park Pescado Rabioso - Artaud Little Feat - Dixie Chicken Montrose - Montrose Waylon Jennings - Lonesome, On'ry and Mean Jerry Jeff Walker - Viva Terlingua Suzie Quatro - Suzie Quatro Jimmy Buffett - A White Sportcoat and a Pink Crustacean The Blue Ridge Rangers - The Blue Ridge Rangers Tower of Power - Tower of Power
Another decent-length list of stuff I haven't heard. Adding the Blue Ridge Rangers album to me targets list. Totally forgot about that. Fuck yeah to all of this but especially love the Call Me and Masterpiece shout-outs.
Sales pitches for sleepers: America - Homecoming People have a tendency to view them as a singles band, but this is, for my money, one of the best albums of the '70s. It really shows everything they can do and all 3 songwriters were at the peak (no pun intended) of their powers. "Cornwall Blank" is better than any of their hits. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies If you've mostly known Alice Cooper as a solo artist and interview personality or radio host, this album is going to absolutely kick your ass. Because at first Alice Cooper was a BAND, and a really good one. It's a very short list of hard rock albums that can touch this song-for-song or in terms of performance. Bob Ezrin made sure they got all the details right on this one in a way they didn't on their other albums. "Generation Landslide" is extremely my shit. Spinners - Spinners Made my case for this in '72 until I realized the year was wrong. Gorgeous, incredibly well-written and smoothly sung Philly Soul. For my money, the best album ever to come out of the genre. Terry Callier - What Color Is Love One of the most beautiful soul albums I've ever heard. His voice is so delicate and so emotionally weighty and the orchestral arrangements are just swirling and transporting. Never understood why he's not held in the elite tier of soul singers. Fanny - Mother's Pride Recommended Fanny Hill in 1972 because it's their signature sound and the general consensus pick, but this one is my favorite. Todd Rundgren brought a lot of off-kilter musical detail to the production and some of their inner weirdos emerged to color in the details. "Last Night I Had a Dream" is just so fucking good. Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning A bit of a deep cut, and kind of a forgotten prog band. They incorporated some medieval folk-ish influence into their prog, but they could stretch out as well as Yes, Tull, ELP, any of them. "Ashes Are Burning" has a serious case as the best single prog-rock centerpiece song ever.
nice, i’ll definitely check out the america album echoing the billion dollar babies praise. dudes rock.
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd 2. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie 3. Houses Of The Holy - Led Zeppelin (cont’d) Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings Raw Power - The Stooges Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John Queen Head Hunters - Herbie Hancock Living In The Material World - George Harrison Holland - The Beach Boys Pinups - David Bowie Great songs from other albums: Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd Crocodile Rock - Elton John That Lady - The Isley Brothers Dream On - Aerosmith Living For The City - Stevie Wonder Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack Angie - The Rolling Stones Future Days - CAN Ring Ring - ABBA International Feel - Todd Rundgren I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley & The Wailers Mind Games - John Lennon
OH forgot to mention a major reason for the rec of Renaissance: The lead singer, Annie Haslam, is a woman, which is a HUGE rarity in prog. And MAN does she hit some bananas soprano notes