#353 Boston – Boston

Boston’s self-titled album became the best selling debut at its time. They became a staple of rock radio throughout the rest of the 70s. I actually know of some of their more famous songs which are on this album. The whole of Side A is all hits, which includes “Peace of Mind“, “Foreplay/Long Time“, and […]

#352 Joni Mitchell – Hejira

Joni Mitchell is back again. I cannot imagine it is any better than the rest of her albums, but the writers of 1001 Albums… find Hejira worthy of a listen. Unfortunately, it is the same as her other albums I have listen to on this list. I do not understand how she made the list at […]

#351 David Bowie – Station to Station

I get excited when I see David Bowie on the list of 1001 Albums… He was everything that us mere mortals could not yet be…ourselves. Station to Station was his persona the Thin White Duke. You may say he was not himself, but I think all of his characters are pieces of himself. I feel […]

#350 The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers

The Modern Lovers were a proto-punk band that played hard and quickly quit. Their self-titled album was not released until 1976, four years after it was recorded and two years after they broke up. John Cale produced six of the songs. David Robinson would join The Cars after they broke up. “Roadrunner” and “Pablo Picasso” […]

#349 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers debut album is one I have not heard in its entirety. I have only heard two songs on the radio. I am sad that I had never seen them in concert before Tom Petty passed. He was a great musician and singer. It is odd that the editors of book liked this album […]

#348 Curtis Mayfield – There’s No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield is back in the list with There’s No Place Like America Today. I did not really care for his Super Fly album. I have a feeling I will not like this one either. I do like “So in Love” a lot and “Billy Jack” a little and “Blue Monday People” is interesting. Overall, Mayfield […]

#347 Earth, Wind & Fire – That’s The Way Of The World

That’s The Way Of The World is the only entry from Earth, Wind & Fire. Soul, funk and R&B are underrepresented on the list, but I think they did not put a lot of effort into the whole albums, especially when disco took over. There were so many artists doing cover songs back in the 60s […]

#346 Willie Nelson – Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson’s Red Headed Stranger is not something I am looking forward to listening to at all. I hate country music. I have heard one Nelson song and it was enough, but I am faithful to the end. The bad part of this is that there are fifteen songs, but the good part is that most of them are […]

#345 Queen – A Night At The Opera

Queen is back one last time on the list with A Night At The Opera. Some critics have called it their magnum opus. I have never heard this album, except for a couple of singles released on the radio. Probably my favourite song from Queen is “You’re My Best Friend“. I have always wanted a […]

#344 Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here and Animals are almost easily missed since they are somewhere between the juggernaut album Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. It has been called a tribute to Syd Barrett. He left the band seven years prior to the recording of this album. He had mental health problems. Don’t […]