#287 Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells

Tubular Bells from Mike Oldfield is something I have heard, but I have never heard the actual album. I know of it from other artists. It was extremely popular for Oldfield because he made two more and a live version. Talk about overkill. In 1973, a small film was released and the music was used from […]

#286 Mott The Hoople – Mott

I have never heard any songs from Mott The Hoople so I have never heard of their album Mott. They sound like David Bowie, but there is a reason for that; Bowie produced their last album All the Young Dudes. Bowie even wrote a song for them to sing. Basically, he saved their career because they were […]

#285 Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters

Head Hunters is Herbie Hancock’s twelfth studio album and his only album in the list of 1001 Albums… The only thing I knew about Hancock was that he had a hot song in the 80s titled “Rockit“. I hated it. I never listened to him again. This is a jazz funk/fusion album. I have not written […]

#284 Faust – Faust IV

Original line-up of the German krautrock group Faust released their last album Faust IV in 1973. They are not well known in the USA. What is Krautrock? According to Wikipedia it “is a broad genre of experimental rock that developed in Germany in the late 1960s among bands drawing on diverse sources such as psychedelic […]

#283 Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music‘s second album on the list is For Your Pleasure. It is Brian Eno‘s last album with the band. He will have a bright future as a solo artist and as a collaborator with other artists. Bryan Ferry wrote this album. Unfortunately, I do think any one song stuck out for me. I will […]

#282 John Martyn – Solid Air

John Martyn is not an artist I am familiar with at all. I guess it might be the fact that he was mostly a folk artist. Solid Air is one of two albums on this list. I guess I will get to know him. This is strange for folk music, but I guess it is […]

#281 Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On

Marvin Gaye‘s “Let’s Get It On” is problem one of the sexist songs ever. Can the album hold up to the reputation of this classic song? I hope so, but I have never heard the whole album Let’s Get It On. Gaye is the King of Soul. “Let’s Get It On” is the sexiest song ever. […]

#280 Genesis – Selling England by the Pound

Genesis‘ Selling England by the Pound is their fifth album of progressive music. It was their sounds before Peter Gabriel left and Phil Collins stepped up to the microphone. I had never heard any of their songs before today with Gabriel. My Genesis always has Collins as their lead singer. Obviously, my favourite song is […]

#279 Lou Reed – Berlin

Berlin is the second solo album and final album from Lou Reed to make an appearance on this list. The album was not received well at the time of release and all plans to make it into a theatrical show were cancelled. It did not have a hit single in the USA. This is a […]

#278 Can – Future Days

The German band Can switches gears into ambient music with their fifth album Future Days. They have not completely turned away from Krautrock, but they are progressing in sound. The title song is great. I like the ambient sounds. It is nice to hear the origins of a genre I used to listen to a lot […]