#251 Yes – Close to the Edge

Close to the Edge is the third Yes album on this list. This album in lacking something the other albums had; there is a lack of hit song. I like their brand of progressive music more than most of the other bands that have attempted it up to this point in history. One of the […]

#249 & #250 Deep Purple – Machine Head & Made In Japan

Heavy metal music developers Deep Purple had two albums on the list for the year of 1072. I moved them together to be reviewed. Machine Head is their sixth studio album and Made In Japan is a live album. This is not an album I would listen to again. I think I was burnt out […]

#248 Slade – Slayed?

Slade is a band I have heard of and I have heard a few songs from, but it was a long time ago. All I know is that AC/DC got their sound from Slade. If you are looking to listen to Slade, then skip Spotify. They can be found on YouTube, especially to listen to […]

#247 Curtis Mayfield – Super Fly

Curtis Mayfield‘s Super Fly is something that I may have heard of, but I do not think I have ever heard the album. The good thing going for it is that it is funk and soul. I know of Mayfield from other songs, especially that he has written. The album starts with the soulful “Little Child […]

#246 Neil Young – Harvest

Neil Young‘s Harvest is his third on the list of 1001 Albums… and he has about four more to come in the future. Is that overkill? I am not sure yet. Maybe after I listen to it I can say it is overkill or maybe I will want more. I am happy that I have […]

#245 Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill

Can’t Buy A Thrill has at least one Steely Dan song I have heard. I do not know much about their music. It does have a different sound than anything previously on the list. That seems to be the challenge in listening to 1001 Albums… you must be able to identify when an album is […]

#244 Black Sabbath – Vol. 4

I think this is Black Sabbath‘s third album in the list of 1001 Albums… Vol. 4 seems different than the previous albums to me. It is self produced and feels like it has some softer songs. Is this the beginning of heavy metal bands doing a love ballad or a power ballad? It starts heavy […]

#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 […]