1001 Albums - 175 - 237, Finally caught up the stupid blog!

Exactly as the title states, you dummies! The seventies start here, and while a lot of this is not bad, it's really unexceptional. Just goes to show that lists like this are probably as political as they are genuine. Oh well, I got nothing better to do so I might as will keep kicking this turd down the human highway.


0175 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo’s Factory - Sounds like the other CCR on the list, which is good.


0176 Derek & the Dominos – Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs - Might be the most listenable that Clapton ever got for me, but I still don't think it's all that great.


0177 Miles Davis – Bitches Brew - Never ending improv music that fans have a boner for since it's rock/jazz fusion. The end result is boring shit.


0178 Spirit – Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus - Did nothing for me, don't remember it.


0179 Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath (1st Album) - I'm not a huge Sabbath fan, but this one grows on me with each listen.


0180 The Doors – Morrison Hotel - No long jams, just some solid songs. "Land Ho" is irresistible.


0181 The Carpenters – Close to You - I think this is their debut, and it's a good one. Her voice is perfect, the songs are squeaky clean, it's hard not to like.


0182 Stephen Stills – Stephen Stills (1st Album) - This is somewhere between CSN and Buffalo Springfield. Which doesn't mean it's actually good or worth listening to.


0183 John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band - Lennon's first solo album, and it's still amazing to listen to. He would never get so personal again. Highly Recommended


0184 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà vu - As good as CSN get, but that's just because I love Neil Young.


0185 Black Sabbath – Paranoid - This one shrinks on me with each listen, mainly because I've listened to it so often I'm a little too familiar with it.


0186 Neil Young – After the Gold Rush - Not as lauded as his other albums of the period, it's still incredibly strong with some truly fantastic songs.


0187 Led Zeppelin – III - The first Zep I owned, and I prefer it hugely over LZII.


0188 Deep Purple – In Rock - What LZ would be with less talent.


0189 Van Morrison – Moondance - The first Van I ever heard, I'm still terribly fond of it.


0190 Grateful Dead – American Beauty - People who hate the Dead should listen to this album since it really is quite beautiful.


0191 Nick Drake – Bryter Layter - Drakes folk is always welcome on projects featuring lists.


0192 Ananda Shankar – Ananda Shankar (1970) - As great of a sitar rock cover album can be.


0193 The Who – Live at Leeds - The first Who live album shows why they are considered one of the all time great bands. Insane playing that doesn't seem to make sense, but does. Get the complete version with "Tommy".


0194 Soft Machine – Third - More boring ass pretentious prog rock. Paaaaaaass (as in "Pass it by", not "Pass the reefer".


0195 Rod Stewart – Gasoline Alley - I've always though of Rod as a no talent idiot, this does little to change my mind.


0196 George Harrison – All Things Must Pass - Harrison dumps out a ton of songs written during his Beatles days, and 90% are better then anything Paul McCartney has or will do.


0197 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water - S&G never sounded better. this was their last album. Coincidence?


0198 Cat Stevens – Tea for the Tillerman - Pleasing twee folk rock. Really pleasing, like a warm smile on a pretty girl.


0199 Traffic – John Barleycorn Must Die - No, Steve Windwood must die, or at least be crippled.


0200 The Stooges – Fun House - Kicks all sorts of ass, even the complete sessions available elsewhere kick ass.


0201 James Taylor - Sweet Baby James - I'm convinced that James Taylor was born without his nuts.


0202 Paul McCartney – McCartney (1970) - Paul broke up the Beatles for this piece of shit thing that sounds like unfinished demos.


0203 Santana – Abraxas - Santana has always sounded the same, and I've never cared for it.


0204 Syd Barrett – Madcap Laughs - The bonkers ex-Pink Floyd leader writes some incredibly charming songs on this, it's worth a check out.


0205 Jethro Tull – Aqualung - A more then decent album here, "Aqualung" is really a great song.


0206 David Crosby – If Only I Could Remember My Name - Completely forgettable and incredibly weak.


0207 Sly & the Family Stone – There’s a Riot Goin’ On - Social commentary funk? Yes please! Great stuff.


0208 Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On - Social commentary soul? Yes please! Great Stuff.


0209 Yes – Yes Album - Shitty prog rock? No thanks, and fuck you Yes!


0210 Bee Gees – Trafalgar - Pre-Disco Bee Gees still suck.


0211 The Who – Who’s Next - One of the best Who albums still sounds timeless to me. Awesome.


0212 Carole King – Tapestry - King comes out on her own after writing dozens of hits. And it is good.


0213 Isaac Hayes – Shaft: Music from the Soundtrack - Aside from the funny title track, this is boring stuff.


0214 Allman Brothers – At Fillmore East - They over stay their welcome a little bit, despite rocking.


0215 The Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers - Another dead awesome Stones album.


0216 John Lennon – Imagine - Not as good as his first album, it still has some lovely songs.


0217 The Beach Boys – Surf’s Up - The only good songs date from the "Smile" era, and they sound terrible compared to the demos.


0218 Yes – Fragile - More pretentious shit thrown in your ears with this one.


0219 The Doors – LA Woman - The Doors last gasp, and it's a great one.


0220 Can – Tago Mago - All I remember of this one is that it was in another language and boring.


0221 Elton John – Madman Across the Water - I'm not a huge Elton fan, but this is really, really good.


0222 Dolly Parton – Coat of Many Colors - An incredibly dark toned album from Dolly makes this one a keeper.


0223 Don McLean – American Pie - Boring shit, outside of the brilliant title song. Not sure a one hit wonder should be on a list like this.


0224 Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Tarkus - Makes Yes sound appealing...


0225 Led Zeppelin – IV [aka Untitled / aka Four Symbols] - About as good as Zep can get, but I still like the first one better.


0226 Serge Gainsbourg – Histoire de Melody Nelson - This was in French so I'm probably missing something since this was pretty bland stuff.


0227 Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells a Story - Another Hot Rod turd fest.


0228 Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Pictures at an Exhibition - A live album, but still a snooze-fest for me.


0229 Leonard Cohen – Songs of Love & Hate - Another pretty solid Cohen album. He's stretches the music a bit here and it mostly works.


0230 Joni Mitchell – Blue - Really solid songs, and sung amazingly well.


0231 Funkadelic – Maggot Brain - Fuzzed out funk that's borderline metal at times. No other Funkadelic will quite capture it.


0232 Janis Joplin – Pearl - This is her final album I think, and it's dead solid.


0233 Fela Kuti - With Ginger Baker: Live! - Ginger Baker is a big drumming draw, but this is a African music were every track sounds the same. None of it is really bad, it's just not as exceptional as you would be lead to believe.


0234 The Faces – A Nod is as Good as a Wink… To a Blind Horse - It's better then Rod Stewarts solo work, so that's a plus I guess.


0235 Flamin’ Groovies – Teenage Head - This was a pretty irresistible all out garage rock record. Will certainly get a replay from me.


0236 Gene Clark – White Light - The forme Byrd steps out with a damned fine alt country album. A really nice find in this project.


0237 John Prine – John Prine (1st Album) - He's a cheeky song writer, and also a poignant one. Fun country folk on here that should make you smile.

That's it until next time.