Author: anoceanroars

…and i hate writing about myself. It feels awkward. Or i am a bit awkward and rather not write about it. i have not got a clue where to begin or end… …at this very moment i am a recent graduate of Colorado State University. i live in Longmont, Colorado, which i next to Boulder. Boulder is where all hipsters live. See, this crap is rather boring. i moved here from Budapest, Hungary four years ago, well, actually that is sort of a lie. i was living in Lyon, France one year before i moved to Colorado and before that Hungary. i like to travel or move. i keep moving… i have many interest besides moving: writing, watching, taking, listening and reading (stories, films, photographs, music and books).

#182 Carpenters – Close to You

The Carpenters is one of those 70s acts that most people were embarrassed to admit that they liked at the time, but years later it became cool to say you did. I grew up hearing them so I did not care what others thought. I listened to a range of music and could appreciate them […]

#181 The Doors – Morrison Hotel

Morrison Hotel is the second album from The Doors on the list, but their fifth album in their discography. I am surprised that they only have two albums since they were so popular. There were some things that worked against them during this time. The previous album The Soft Parade was a step into more popular music, which the […]

#179 & #180 Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath & Paranoid

Black Sabbath is a band that I have heard of, but I have never heard their music. I only know of their lead singer Ozzy Osbourne because he is married to Sharon Osbourne from the X Factor UK and I have heard of him biting a bat’s head off. That did not entice me to listen to his […]

#178 Spirit – Twelve Dreams of Doctor Sardonicus

Twelve Dreams of Doctor Sardonicus is an album from Spirit. I have never heard of this band. This is psychedelic music and I have learned that I am not a huge fan of it at this point in history. This album is sort of generic for me. I had to keep starting it over because […]

#177 Miles Davis – Bitches Brew

Miles Davis is back with Bitches Brew. Some of these artist are overly represented. This is Davis’ fourth album on the list. They have progressively gotten better, but I want to hear other artist. I think this book of 1001 Albums… should move people to check out new music and honour great artists over the […]

#175 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo’s Factory

Cosmo’s Factory is the third album on this list from Creedence Clearwater Revival. I hated the previous two so I doubt I will like this one. I do to like their country rock music and I hate John Fogerty’s voice. All these songs sounded the same to me. This is literally like Zoolander’s calendar. They […]

#176 Derek And The Dominos – Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs was from Derek And The Dominos a new band from Eric Clapton after he left Blind Faith and a host of other groups. He was in a lot of bands in the 60s. If he was a woman they would say he gets around a lot. This is the only […]

#174 Frank Zappa – Hot Rats

I hate Frank Zappa‘s other albums on this list with his band Mothers of Invention. I am sure I will feel the same for his solo album Hot Rats. Luckily, this is the last album on the list of 1001 Albums.. for the 60s. I am hoping to find some great gems in the 70s. […]

#173 Alexander ‘Skip’ Spence – Oar

Alexander ‘Skip’ Spence is one of those artist I have never heard of before today. Yet, he had a great career in the music business prior to his single solo effort Oar. He played the drums on the first Jefferson Airplane album, the guitarist in Quicksilver Messenger Service, and he was the co-founder of Moby […]

#172 The Stooges

The Stooges exploded on the scene in 1969 with their landmark proto-punk album The Stooges. Lead singer Iggy Stooge aka Iggy Pop would become known for his unpredictable stage antics. He is the “Godfather of Punk“. I do think I even need to review this album. If you like punk, then you should have listened to […]