#359 Joan Armatrading – Joan Armatrading

Joan Armatrading is an artist I have heard of, but only a little bit on the late 80s or early 90s. I cannot remember who liked her back then. I must have had a friend who liked her or a colleague. I used to work with a guy who probably liked her. We were bartenders. […]

#358 Jorge Ben – África Brasil

Jorge Ben‘s África Brasil is not something I am familiar with since I do know much about the Portuguese. I am also not a fan of the samba so in all likelihood I will not like this album. Surprisingly I do like a few songs: “Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)” and”Hermes Trismegisto Escreveu“, and the […]

#357 Rush – 2112

Rush is a band I heard during my teen years from a few friends that really liked them. I think one of the albums they liked was 2112. This was Rush’s hard rock phase, but I know their progressive phase better, which begins with the next album. I am curious to see if I recognise […]

#356 Kiss – Destroyer

Kiss is not a band that I have followed. I did like a few of their songs as a kid and one of those songs is on this album Destroyer. I was not much of a rocker as a young kid. It is something I enjoyed more as a teenager. I know I have not heard most […]

#355 ABBA – Arrival

Arrival is the fourth album from Sweden’s supergroup of the 70s and beyond, ABBA. I am a fan of ABBA. I have always liked their sound. They get the body moving. Unfortunately, I have never listened to the whole album; I was still too young during their time. One of my most favourite songs of […]

#354 Eagles – Hotel California

The second entry from the Eagles is Hotel California. I thought for certain that One Of These Nights would be on the list. It has some of my favourite songs too, especially the title song and “Take It To The Limit“. I am excited to see what this album has to offer that I have not […]

#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” […]