Born To Run
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 16:57 (five years ago) link
those 2 Parliament albums are hard to beat tbh. other contenders are Dictators & Dr Feelgood
no Hawkwind again :'(
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 17:21 (five years ago) link
Oh man I would've voted for Hawkwind too! I see Slave didn't make the cut either
This is Parliament vs Fela for me
― space rock gapdy = ADOSE (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 17:24 (five years ago) link
Oh wait The Concept is '78! What is wrong with my head???
― space rock gapdy = ADOSE (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 17:34 (five years ago) link
Siren for me, but I would wager I have played Made In Germany more than anyone on this board.
― While My Guitar Gently Wheedly-Wheedly-Wheedly-Weeps (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 17:39 (five years ago) link
heh I bet you'd win that, I can't recall it at all
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 17:41 (five years ago) link
Metropolis is actually a highly regarded Amon Duul II track on ILM
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 17:45 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKSVgOFO2ng
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 18:19 (five years ago) link
Funk is not getting enough love in these polls, so it'll probably be Mothership Connection for me.
― The Vangelis of Dating (Tom D.), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 18:21 (five years ago) link
(xp) Made In Germany has gotten plenty of praise on ILX over the years.
― The Vangelis of Dating (Tom D.), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 18:22 (five years ago) link
I like it but I wouldn't describe it as one of the best albums of 1975.
― The Vangelis of Dating (Tom D.), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 18:23 (five years ago) link
I wouldn't either! It's a longtime personal fave though. (And every time I mention it I add that I have still never heard the entire 2 records, just the single US LP, which I have played to death.)
― While My Guitar Gently Wheedly-Wheedly-Wheedly-Weeps (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 18:29 (five years ago) link
I missed a reggae album that's a personal fave:
Keith Hudson - Torch of Freedom
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link
I will give that a listen
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 19:56 (five years ago) link
Great list. I'd add"Metal Machine Music" - Lou Reed"Fish Out of Water" - Chris Squire"Caress of Steel" - Rush
― Prefecture, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 20:49 (five years ago) link
Could have easily voted for Joni again, but went for Fela this time.
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 21:05 (five years ago) link
Willie Nelson
― banjoboy, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 22:06 (five years ago) link
I voted for the Parliament albums ("Chocolate City" and "Mothership Connection"). I'd rank the latter as my fave of the 2, even though there's no Eddie Hazel, but we do get some rad Fred Wesley/Maceo Parker/Brecker Brothers horn charts.
― Prefecture, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 22:18 (five years ago) link
This was touuuuugggh. Went with Agharta.
― octobeard, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 23:06 (five years ago) link
So have to go with Another Green World. Still properly rated as an amazing piece of music :D
Would also vote for AGW if someone ran a best LP cover poll...
― that's not my post, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 23:36 (five years ago) link
godbluff definitely the best vdgg record btw
― the scientology of mountains (rushomancy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 00:15 (five years ago) link
ok, here's my list of records from '75 i rate:
amanaz - africaapoteosi - s/tarchimedes badkar - badrock for barn i alla aldrararea - crac!blue magic - 13 blue magic laneclearlight - delired cameleon familyderek austin - further facesejwuusl wessahqqan - s/tethos - ardourexile one - face au publicgentle giant - free handhatfield and the north - the rotters' clubharmonium - si on avait besoin d'une cinquieme saisonjack trombey & john eady - sliced orangejeanne lee - conspiracyjimmy giuffre three - river chantjoe higgs - life of contradictionjohn williams - john williams & friendsjpt scare band - acid acetate excursionjulie tippetts - sunset glowkeith & julie tippett - couple in spiritlarry young - fuellos sonny's - en tvmaneige - les porchesmasahiko togashi - spiritual naturemaxophone - s/tney matogrosso - agua do ceu - passaropescado rabioso - artaudpetr novak - kraska a zvirephoenix - cantofabulerelatively clean rivers - s/trimo di filippi - riflessirob thomsett - yaraandoorobert wyatt - ruth is stranger than richards.j.c. powell - celestial madnesssmart nkansah and his sweet talks - adam and evesonny & linda sharrock - paradisetakehisa kosugi - catch-waveteddy lasry - action printingtomasz stanko - twetthe undisputed truth - cosmic truthweldon irvine - spirit man3/3 - s/t
out of those i particularly love "artaud" and relatively clean rivers
kind of a boring list, not very wide-ranging, but i have certain fairly specific tastes i guess
― the scientology of mountains (rushomancy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 00:31 (five years ago) link
have to go with the dan since realistically i have listened to that album 100 x more than any other on here
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 7 March 2019 00:34 (five years ago) link
No Basement Tapes?
― SlimAndSlam, Thursday, 7 March 2019 01:15 (five years ago) link
or sun sessions
― budo jeru, Thursday, 7 March 2019 01:34 (five years ago) link
forget who quipped that the two best records of 1975 were recorded many years earlier
― budo jeru, Thursday, 7 March 2019 01:35 (five years ago) link
... must have been a uk writer since the us release of the sun sessions was in 76? hm now i’m confusing myself
― budo jeru, Thursday, 7 March 2019 01:37 (five years ago) link
YOUNG AMERICANZ
― calstars, Thursday, 7 March 2019 01:58 (five years ago) link
― budo jeru
the basement tapes is great but it's really weird that it caused everybody to basically ignore "blood on the tracks" at the time
nowadays the quip would probably be about 1975's best records being recorded many years later
― the scientology of mountains (rushomancy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 03:21 (five years ago) link
like, did people in 1975 really not have room enough in their head for "goin' to acapulco" and "idiot wind" both?
― the scientology of mountains (rushomancy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 03:22 (five years ago) link
― the scientology of mountains (rushomancy), Wednesday, March 6, 2019 9:21 PM (twelve minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
tbh i don’t know what this means
― budo jeru, Thursday, 7 March 2019 03:35 (five years ago) link
also i’ve been meaning to say that nothing save “blood” really jumped out at me from this list (the favs of rush align more closely with my own this year for whatever reason, the amanaz record in particular)
so. because of being a teenager and the splendor of “simple twist of fate” i’m going with bob.
― budo jeru, Thursday, 7 March 2019 03:43 (five years ago) link
gotta vote for neu 75 here
― nxd, Thursday, 7 March 2019 10:47 (five years ago) link
kind of a boring list, not very wide-ranging
lol rush, this can't be said for any of your lists. Props for including Phoenix, I forgot it came out in 1975.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 7 March 2019 10:59 (five years ago) link
Gavin Bryars, "The Sinking Of The Titanic / Jesus' Blood Never Failed Failed Me Yet" is a notable absentee.
― The Vangelis of Dating (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 March 2019 12:22 (five years ago) link
So 1975 wasn't a drop off in quality like people thought then?
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 12:22 (five years ago) link
In rock music terms, it probably was.
― The Vangelis of Dating (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 March 2019 12:24 (five years ago) link
when people talk about how punk was needed it was always the singles chart/top of the pops they spoke about that was dire in 75/76
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 12:41 (five years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_in_British_music
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 12:42 (five years ago) link
and why has nobody on this thread complained about a lack of max boyce and perry como albums?
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 12:44 (five years ago) link
No, I think a lot of rock bands/artists were considered washed up and out of touch by '76. Even the good ones.
― The Vangelis of Dating (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 March 2019 12:46 (five years ago) link
Best-selling singles
[2]No. Title Artist Peakposition1 "Bye Bye Baby" Bay City Rollers 12 "Sailing" Rod Stewart 13 "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" The Stylistics 14 "Whispering Grass" Windsor Davies and Don Estelle 15 "Stand by Your Man" Tammy Wynette 16 "Give a Little Love" Bay City Rollers 17 "Hold Me Close" David Essex 18 "The Last Farewell" Roger Whittaker 29 "I Only Have Eyes for You" Art Garfunkel 110 "Tears On My Pillow" Johnny Nash 111 "I'm Not in Love" 10cc 112 "Barbados" Typically Tropical 113 "If" Telly Savalas 114 "There Goes My First Love" The Drifters 315 "Three Steps to Heaven" Showaddywaddy 216 "The Hustle" Van McCoy 317 "Space Oddity" David Bowie 118 "January" Pilot 119 "Funky Moped"/"The Magic Roundabout" Jasper Carrott 520 "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel 121 "Oh Boy" Mud 122 "Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen 123 "Misty" Ray Stevens 224 "Lovin' You" Minnie Ripperton 225 "The Way We Were"–"Try to Remember" Gladys Knight & the Pips 426 "Sugar Candy Kisses" Mac and Katie Kissoon 327 "There's a Whole Lot of Loving" Guys & Dolls 228 "Please Mr. Postman" The Carpenters 229 "Sing Baby Sing" The Stylistics 330 "Love Is the Drug" Roxy Music 231 "Rhinestone Cowboy" Glen Campbell 432 "Moonlighting" Leo Sayer 233 "D.I.V.O.R.C.E." Billy Connolly 134 "Hurts So Good" Susan Cadogan 435 "Only You Can" Fox 336 "Honey" Bobby Goldsboro 237 "Fox on the Run" Sweet 238 "Blanket on the Ground" Billie Jo Spears 639 "It's Been So Long" George McCrae 440 "Scotch on the Rocks" Band of the Black Watch 841 "You Sexy Thing" Hot Chocolate 242 "Feelings" Morris Albert 443 "The Secrets That You Keep" Mud 344 "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" Smokie 345 "The Bump" Kenny 346 "I'm on Fire" 5000 Volts 447 "Love Me Love My Dog" Peter Shelley 348 "SOS" ABBA 649 "That's the Way (I Like It)" KC & the Sunshine Band 450 "Disco Stomp" Hamilton Bohannon 6
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 12:47 (five years ago) link
Much more significant than the Wombles being best selling singles act of 1975, or whatever.
― The Vangelis of Dating (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 March 2019 12:49 (five years ago) link
... that was probably '74 then!
https://i.imgur.com/CeDwar6.png
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 13:07 (five years ago) link
there's this band the kids like called "the 1975" or something
― the scientology of mountains (rushomancy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 13:29 (five years ago) link
― pomenitul
aww, thanks! i just started getting a little burned out on listing another bunch of prog and library music lps :)
regarding whether '75 and '76 were "fallow years" i don't think one can judge that by just looking at what albums came out that year. "artaud" and "relatively clean rivers" are both great records but nobody (at least nobody in the anglosphere) was really listening to or talking about them when they came out. there was plenty of interesting stuff going on at the fringes, but then there always is. a lot of the musical genres of the early '70s were burning themselves out as major musical forces, or at the very least becoming diasporic. i'm not surprised that critics responded so positively to "born to run" given this environment.
i do wonder how people will judge the last few years, which as far as i'm concerned are pretty much all fringe.
― the scientology of mountains (rushomancy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 13:38 (five years ago) link
I enjoy seeing them too! much to check out
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 14:42 (five years ago) link
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― dorsalstop, Thursday, 7 March 2019 15:15 (five years ago) link
rather shamefully im not a fan of that album.
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 7 March 2019 15:39 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
*shrugs*
― brimstead, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 00:38 (five years ago) link
Wonder if we will get as many votes as the last poll
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 13:26 (five years ago) link
Voting for Harmonia
― . (Michael B), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 15:38 (five years ago) link
The Dictators Go Girl Crazy a distant third with a huge choice between probably my favorite Aerosmith album against a Black Sabbath disc that isn't their best but might be their darkest.
Think I have to go with 'Smith for this one but it's very close.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 17:03 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
ah my funkadelic vote didn't register :(
― J. Sam, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 01:20 (five years ago) link
not quite as many votes as the 1974 poll, but almost!
― Dan S, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 01:23 (five years ago) link
Good result overall, although I remain Dylagnostic and AGW is a bit too worshipped ;-)
― *there's (Noel Emits), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 09:22 (five years ago) link
And Brown Rice would have been my vote fer sure. Einsjager def '75 as well.
― *there's (Noel Emits), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 09:26 (five years ago) link
a lot of votes still
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 12:41 (five years ago) link
Thanks to everyone who voted.
New poll!Best Album on My Favourite Albums of......1976
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 12:48 (five years ago) link
Dang, I would have sworn I cast a vote for Siren. Well, consider it tied with The Snow Goose. (But it's better than that.)
― While My Guitar Gently Wheedly-Wheedly-Wheedly-Weeps (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 14:08 (five years ago) link
Eric H. started a poll about Earth, Wind & Fire’s That’s the Way of the World, an album that, as he noted upthread, really should have been on the 1975 list. Link here.
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 13 April 2019 10:56 (four years ago) link