[Review] Queen (1973)
Their ambitions were bigger than their production budget at first, but we’re clearly in the presence of rock royalty.
The Damned: “Love Song” (1979)
The Damned come back from the dead with a vengeance on this classic punk single, just for you.
[Review] Dumb And Dumber: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994)
Forty minutes of Jeff Bridges’ looped farting would have been the higher road.
The Who: “Squeeze Box” (1975)
A perennial candidate for their greatest hits. Ha! Ha! Get it? Because… ugh, never mind.
[Review] Cracker (1992)
The former Camper Van Beethoven frontman makes a normal rock record and gets a brief taste of fame with “Teen Angst.”
Joni Mitchell: “Help Me” (1974)
Joni perfectly captures what falling in love feels like, and I’ve been head-over-heels for her ever since.
[Review] Steely Dan: Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972)
The debut album from the band that almost single-handedly saved FM radio in the Seventies.
[Review] Santana: Abraxas (1970)
A pungent feast of Latin, jazz and rock served in the inimitable idiom of Santana, this might be their best album.
[Review] Al Di Meola: Electric Rendezvous (1982)
The last of the fusion albums with his original lineup and featuring the usual fireworks.
[Review] Grateful Dead: Europe ’72 (1972)
The Dead take their revolving songbook on the road to Europe with the Godchauxes in tow for Pigpen’s last ride.
[Review] Eric Clapton: 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)
Clapton emerges from the shadow of a heroin addiction with his strongest album since Layla.
[Review] Alan White: Ramshackled (1976)
White uses his newfound cachet to make the full-length record that Griffin (his original band) never did.
[Review] The Soft Machine: Volume Two (1969)
The second installment of their psychedelic jazz circus and first to feature fuzz-bass extraordinaire Hugh Hopper.
Procol Harum: “A Salty Dog” (1969)
The brilliant title track from A Salty Dog didn’t seafare so well on the charts, disappearing after one week. Hmph, landlubbers.
[Review] Tangerine Dream: Atem (1973)
With no strings (guitar, cello) attached, Tangerine Dream freefalls through forty minutes of exciting electronic music that will blow and/or expand your mind.