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313 Sparks – Kimono My House
Sparks > everything else. Documentary coming soon!! Let’s talk Kimono My House!
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312 Tangerine Dream – Phaedra
Ridley Scott soundtrack composers and kosmische pioneers, Tangerine Dream, bought Keith Richard’s old Moog modular and in the process reading the manual (more or less) created a masterpiece. Let’s talk Phaedra!
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311 Roxy Music – Country Life
Brian Eno bids adieu and Bryan Ferry gets the sound he was always looking for on Roxy Music’s 4th outing, Country Life. Come for the album cover, stay for a really rad record.
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310 Queen – Queen II
ere we are! Born to be kings! And stoked to be talking ’bout Queen! This album is a ripper, let’s get into Queen II!!
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309 Joni Mitchell – Court and Spark
Joni Mitchell is a goddamn treasure. Let’s talk Court and Spark!
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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…
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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!
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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.
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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. Bare witness the continued ascension of an icon.
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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…
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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
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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
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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…
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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!
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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
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298 Iggy and the Stooges – Raw Power
This album absolutely shreds and we feel sorry for you if you disagree. Let’s talk Iggy and The Stooges, Raw Power!
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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!
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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, mime guitarist and all.
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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 McCartney squared) 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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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
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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.