#243 Big Star – #1 Record

Big Star is a band that I have never heard of at all. Their album #1 Record is their debut album of power pop music. Hopefully, it will be enjoyable. It is hard to write about a band that I have never even heard of. “The Ballad of El Goodo” is a soothing sounding song. […]

#242 Todd Rundgren – Something/Anything?

Note from the Editor: Due to circumstances beyond my control this album is out of order. One band has two albums in the list from 1972 so I moved them together and it messed up the order, but only marginally. Todd Rundgren‘s album Something/Anything? is an album I have heard of because of one song, […]

#241 Randy Newman – Sail Away

One person I am not looking forward to hearing is Randy Newman. He ruins every film that his stupid songs are featured in. God, I hate his voice and his lyrics. I will listen to his crappy album Sail Away, but I will hate it. I cannot stand him. He thinks he knows people. His […]

#240 David Bowie – Hunky Dory

Hunky Dory is one of David Bowie‘s earlier albums that I have never heard all the way through. I think I heard the songs from this on Changesonebowie and Changestwobowie. I think my real knowledge of Bowie came from a girl I used to know named Laura. We were sort of boyfriend and girlfriend for a brief time. Laura […]

#239 T. Rex – Electric Warrior

Electric Warrior is the second album from T. Rex. The band changed their sound in 1970 and their name Tyrannosaurus Rex to T. Rex. I have heard a bit from this band. Every time I hear a song from them I think I will actively seek out more, but never do. Now, I have that opportunity. A […]

#238 Harry Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson

Nilsson Schmilsson from American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson has at least one song I know. “Without You” is that song. Yes, the same one Mariah Carey covered and made her own. But. Before Mariah Carey there was Harry Nilsson’s version. Actually before that was the original Badfinger song and the extremely sad history of the songwriters. […]

#237 John Prine – John Prine

I did not know anything about John Prine before listening to this album. He is a country folk singer. He is still alive. That seems to be a miracle and this is his first album. His songs tend to be filled with humour and politics. The first song “Illegal Smile” made me think of Bob […]

#236 Gene Clark – White Light

Sometimes I want to skip an album that I know without reservation I will hate it. White Light is one of those albums. How do I know that? Gene Clark is a country singer. The only country singer I sort of liked was Dolly Parton. Okay, I should have read more of the bio on […]

#235 Flamin’ Groovies – Teenage Head

The Flamin’ Groovies are a garage rock band and Teenage Head is their third album. I have never heard of them. This album is a modern take on classic blues and rock ‘n roll. It is in the same vein as The Rolling Stones‘ Sticky Fingers which was also released in 1971. They are considered the […]

#234 Faces – A Nod Is As Good As a Wink… to a Blind Horse

A Nod Is As Good As a Wink… to a Blind Horse is the weirdest title for an album. I guess the Faces were not a normal band. Rod Stewart is in this band and doing his solo work too. I bet that was not stressful. There is another singer Ronnie Lane sharing the duties […]