#106 Aretha Franklin – Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You is way too long of a title. Aretha Franklin really likes to drag things out. Her tenth album is when she demands respect, but will she get it? I have never liked her version of “Respect“. I think I hate when she spells it. Is she […]

#105 Jimi Hendrix – Axis: Bold as Love

Axis: Bold as Love was the band’s second album in 1967. Time were different and band produced an album or two a year. Today, the artist usually wait about three years between albums. Some artists like Prince did not like to wait that long and he was extremely prolific. I have never heard this album […]

#104 The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat

White Light/White Heat is The Velvet Underground‘s second entry in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Things have changed since their debut album. They dropped Nico and Andy Warhol. This will be their last album with bassist John Cale. He and Lou Reed were not in agreement on the direction of the […]

#103 Hariprasad Chaurasia, Brij Bhushan Kabra, and Shivkumar Sharma – Call of the Valley

Indian music made the list. That is interesting. I wonder if music from other countries will be represented. We have had some music from France, South America, and England, but I would like some from other European countries and maybe from other Asian countries. Call of the Valley is the first album containing Hindustani classical […]

#102 Loretta Lynn – Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn? She is the one who had a film made about her that I have never seen since I hate country music. Hopefully, Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind) is the only album from her on the list. The title song sounds like it should come with a hashtag after […]

#101 The Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes have an interesting yet sad story. Isn’t that the story of rock and roll? Their self-titled debut album also known as I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) came out in 1967, but by 1968 the band changed drastically. The Electric Prunes were discovered literally in their garage. They were great as musicians, but lacked as songwriters. Of course, the record studio hired songwriters Annette Tucker and Nancie […]

#100 The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced

The Jimi Hendrix Experience is not something I looked forward to listening to for some reason. I think I heard one song one time and never gave them another chance. My mother never listened to his albums and I cannot remember any of my older friends even mentioning him at all. In fact, in my […]

#99 Merle Haggard – I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard is a country singer. We all know how I feel about country music. I look more forward to death more than listening to country music. I hope there is not much more country music in this book. I hope there is something redeemable on I’m a Lonesome Fugitive. Pray for me. I feel like I am […]

#98 Donovan – Sunshine Superman

Sunshine Superman from folk artist Donovan was completely unknown to me. I only knew one thing about Donovan; his daughter is Ione Skye from the classic 80s film Say Anything… One of the most interesting things about this album is that two people who played instruments on it will become super famous soon after it. Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones form Led Zeppelin in […]

#97 The Kinks – Something Else by The Kinks

The Kinks‘ Something Else by The Kinks is definitely one of the most overlooked Kinks albums and one of the albums of 1967. If it had come out one year earlier then it would have been a hit, but 1967 was a crowded year in music. This list has 31 albums from 1967. I believe […]