[Review] Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music – The Amine β Ring (1975)
From La Monte Young’s dream comes Lou Reed’s 60-minute nightmare.
[Review] Genesis: Nursery Cryme (1971)
With Phil Collins and Steve Hackett on board, Genesis enters its classic phase of imaginative storytelling.
[Review] The Who: Quadrophenia (1973)
Sea, feel and hear the story of a misguided mod with multiple personalities in Townshend’s true masterpiece.
The Who: “5:15” (1973)
If you thought Tommy was an emotional train wreck, you hadn’t heard anything yet.
[Review] Grateful Dead: Wake of the Flood (1973)
The band expands their musical palette with exciting results on their first studio album since American Beauty.
[Review] T. Rex: The Slider (1972)
Best. Glam. Album. Ever(yone who uses single-word sentences should be beaten with a large dictionary).
T. Rex: “Telegram Sam” (1972)
Bolan continues his winning ways as top mail with this instant, inscrutable classic.
Procol Harum: “Salty Dog/Conquistador (live)” (1972)
The ornate rock of Procol Harum plus an orchestra proves to be a double-edged, jewel-encrusted sword.
[Review] Procol Harum: Shine On Brightly (1968)
The band forges brightly into future with this literary, ambitious follow-up, capped by the multipart suite, “In Held Twas In I.”
[Review] Wings Over America (1976)
Frampton comes alive, McCartney comes to America and brings an extra elpee’s worth of Beatles songs with him.
[Review] John McLaughlin: My Goal’s Beyond (1971)
The first “Mahavishnu” recording features acoustic Indian raga jazz on side one and his flamenco-style acoustic jazz playing on side two.
[Review] Brian Eno: Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (1974)
Apparently, Eno was just getting warmed up on Jets. Once heard, this album will change your world.
[Review] Poco: Pickin’ Up The Pieces (1969)
Poco’s first is a sweet and surprisingly solid collection of country-rock originals featuring the songs and vocals of Richie Furay.
[Review] Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Afrika ’70: Afrodisiac (1973)
Recorded in Abbey Road Studios in London in 1971, this features re-recordings of some of Fela’s recent homeland hits.
[Review] Siouxsie and The Banshees: Join Hands (1979)
The band’s second is even darker than their first. That’s right, I wrote darker.