#380 Steely Dan – Aja

Steely Dan has already been represented in this list. I am surprised they have another album Aja in the list of album we must hear. I think they editors of the book must love them. They are just okay with me. A bit vanilla at times even though it is jazz rock. I think all […]

#378 & #379 David Bowie – Low & Heroes

David Bowie released two of his so-called “Berlin Trilogy” albums, Low & Heroes in 1977. Low was actually recorded mostly in France with musician Brian Eno and producer Tony Visconti. It was a move toward more electronic music than anything previously from Bowie and would continue through the next two albums. One thing missing from […]

#377 The Clash – The Clash

The Clash debut album was self-titled. It was not released in the USA until 1979, but it was released in England in 1977. Listening to these songs today, it is hard to believe they were once considered controversial. Most of the songs were written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, the punk version of McCartney […]

#376 The Stranglers – Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers is a band I have never heard of even though they have been consistently making music since the 70s. Rattus Norvegicus is their debut album. We have reached the era of punk rock, but The Stranglers did not make it in the USA as their contemporaries had. It might have had to do […]

#375 Muddy Waters – Hard Again

Muddy Waters’ Hard Again came out in his mid-60s. It is a live album so I probably will hate it. I did like one live album on the list so anything is possible. He has had one album on the list, it was in 1960 and it was live. I did not really like it. After listening […]

#374 Weather Report – Heavy Weather

Weather Report‘s Heavy Weather is not an album I have heard of, but somewhere along my travels I had heard the name Weather Report. Jazz fusion is not usually my cup of coffee, but I will give it a listen. I was right about not liking this album. It is too busy. I like my jazz […]

#373 Electric Light Orchestra – Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra’s Out Of The Blue is the first and only album on the list of 1001 Albums… I would have included Discovery, maybe A New World Record or perhaps A New World Record. ELO definitely picked up where The Beatles left off, but went to another universe. I am a huge fan of their 70s […]

#372 Bob Marley & The Wailers – Exodus

Exodus might be the last Bob Marley & The Wailer‘s album on the list. It might be a better album than the last one I reviewed. I actually recognise a few of the song titles. I am a little excited to listen to it again. I know I listened to it as a teenager because […]

#371 Billy Joel – The Stranger

The Stranger from Billy Joel is an album I know unfortunately. My first real girlfriend loved Billy Joel. We could say she had bad taste in men. I never understood why she liked me and Billy Joel. He is like the poor man’s Bruce Springsteen, if Springsteen played the piano and sang about the working […]

#370 Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express

Trans-Europe Express from Kraftwerk is an album I have heard of and possibly listened to once at some point. I know I met someone once who liked them and he played it for me. It was not a friend, but someone that enter my life briefly and disappeared quickly. That is the story of my […]