Here we are!
Born to be kings!
And stoked to be talking ’bout Queen!
This album is a ripper, let’s get into Queen II!
310 Queen – Queen II
309 Joni Mitchell – Court and Spark
Joni Mitchell is a goddamn treasure.
Let’s talk Court and Spark!
308 Van Morrison – Its Too Late to Stop Now
Van the man is back, baaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbyyyy!
Holy shit, this double live record hit us like a side of beef.
Its not the stuffed with cocaine, turkey, and slathered in gravy Van of a few year later but Van at the very top of his game.
An absolute MUST LISTEN and simply one of the best live performances ever put put to wax.
Lets talk Van Morrison, Its Too Late to Stop Now!
307 Kraftwerk – Autobahn
Kraftwerk has arrived in the book!! Autobahn represents Kraftwerk bringing their “factory music” concept into actuality. How many times can Rob say “at that particular point in time” in one episode? The answer may surprise you.
Lets talk Kraftwerk!
306 Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Boulevard
Known cocaine enthusiast and idol to dentists worldwide, Eric Clapton, is back on his old bullshit.
Let’s talk 461 Ocean Boulevard.
305 Stevie Wonder – Fulfillingness First Finale
Stevie Wonder cannot be stopped.
Coming hot on the heels of his Album of The Year win for Innervisions, Stevie pulls a double with Fulfillingness First Finale.
Bear witness the continued ascension of an icon.
304 Shuggie Otis – Inspiration Information
Robert Christgau in 1974 referred to this album as “a waste”.
However!
Given time, commonsense, two ears, and a 2001 re-release on David Burn’s record label;
Shuggie Otis’ Inspiration Information finally gets the attention and respect it deserves.
Self-produced, almost exclusively self-tracked, borrowing from funk, psych, soul, and lounge; this album stands as testament to Shug’s singular vision.
303 Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
The end of an era for Genesis becomes the end of Genesis in the book, and some of us aren’t feeling it.
Let’s talk the weirdness that is: Genesis, The lamb Lies Down on Broadway
302 Bad Company – Bad Company
Pretty sure the working title for this record was: Boomer Dad Music For Well Lit Garages.
Birch, Ben, Ann, Rob, and Jon talk the first record ever put out by Zeppelin’s record label:
Bad Company, Bad Company
301 Brian Eno – Here Come the Warm Jets
Known Yamaha DX-7 enthusiast and self-described “non-musician”, Brian Eno, brings us his solo debut record, Here Comes The Warm Jets.
Coming hot on the heels of leaving Roxy Music but before starting to paint with sound, this record threads the needle of glam and experimental all while indicating his future musical trajectory; surprising absolutely no one, it rules.
Lets talk Eno!
300 New York Dolls – New York Dolls
EPISODE 300!!!!!!!
Who better to bring us 3/10ths the way through this project than a bunch of wasted dudes dressed as beautiful ladies being produced by Todd Rundgren ?
Is this punk?
Lets tuck into New York Dolls, New York Dolls!
299 Isley Brothers – 3+3
Known brothers named Isely and varied cousins, Isely Brothers bring the thunder with their 11th album.
Blood harmonies, blood bass, a 17 year old guitar prodigy; suffice it to say, this album cooks.
Rob, Ben, Birch, and Jon talk 3 + 3
298 Iggy and the Stooges – Raw Power
This album absolutely shreds and we feel sorry for you if you disagree.
Bowie mix < > Iggy mix
Let’s talk Iggy and The Stooges, Raw Power!
297 Alice Cooper – Billion Dollar Babies
Hello! Hooray! It’s good to hear more, better Alice Copper being represented in this book!
Let’s talk Alice Cooper, Billion Dollar Babies!
296 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Next
WHAAAAAA?! The crew finds out about a brand new (to them) glam rock band, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band!
The book delivers a very happy surprise and most of us are here for it.
Birch, Solange, Ben, Jon, and Rob discuss
295 Paul McCartney and Wings – Band on the Run
In the summer of 73, known vegetarian and former professional bassist, Paul McCartney and wife Linda (henceforth known as McCartney2) booked studio time in Lagos, Nigeria for the recording of Wings’ third album.
Mere days before recording was to take place, both the drummer and guitarist yelled “Wings suuuuuccckkks” and quit the band. With no time to hire new lackeys, McCartney2 decided they would do it themselves.
Gather round, children, and hear this tale of woe
Rich people bitching about studio conditions in a war-torn country.
Knife-point robbery of baubles, riches, and the lesser valuable lyrics/demos.
Potential heatstroke.
Ginger Baker playing a can full of gravel on Picasso’s Last Words (Drink To Me).
And so much more…
Jon, Ben, Solange, Rob & Birch discuss McCartney’s best output since The Beatles imploded.
294 ZZ Top – Tres Hombres
Tres Hombres is the third record from ZZ Top (the longest running rock n roll act of all time).
It may lack in Legs and cheap sunglasses but still, we found it to be a passable…
Kidding, y’all. This is one of the greatest records of all time!
Come for the amazing tunes, stay for the gatefold
There is an amazing documentary that came about them you should check out too.
annnnnd since we are link crazy today and refuse to stop talking about them, go check out The Coke Dares
293 Stevie Wonder – Innervisions
Stevie Wonder continues (or begins depending on what jerk is talking) what is the greatest back to back run of recordings ever put to wax with, Innervisions.
This album of the year winner has everything; weird whole tone solos, macking on ladies using fake Spanish, a golden lady , and the continually prescient and horribly sad tale of a black man getting framed by dirty cops.
Rob, Birch, Ben, Solange, and Jon discuss.
292 Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd may have better albums than Dark Side of the Moon, but no other record defines them quite as well as this one.
291 Waylon Jennings – Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon had always been looking, perhaps unintentionally, for a common ground between country and rock, and Shaver’s songs — sketching an outlaw stance with near defiance, borrowing rock attitude to create the hardest country tunes imaginable
290 Steely Dan – Countdown to Ecstasy
Can’t Buy a Thrill became an unexpected hit, and as a response, Donald Fagen became the group’s full-time lead vocalist, and he and Walter Becker acted like Steely Dan was a rock & roll band for the group’s second album, Countdown to Ecstasy.
289 Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
It was designed to be a blockbuster and it was spilling over two LPs, which was all the better to showcase every element of John’s spangled personality. It is good but is it double album good?
288 Todd Rundgren – A Wizard a True Star
Patti Smith was enthusiastic in her review : “Blasphemy even the gods smile on. Rock and roll for the skull. A very noble concept. Past present and tomorrow in one glance. Understanding through musical sensation. Todd Rundgren is preparing us for a generation of frenzied children who will dream in animation.”
287 Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield’s groundbreaking album Tubular Bells is arguably the finest conglomeration of off-centered instruments concerted together to form a single unique piece. A variety of instruments are combined to create an excitable multitude of rhythms, tones, pitches, and harmonies that all fuse neatly into each other, resulting in an astounding plethora of music. – Mike DeGagne