Top 10 Rock Albums Of 1973
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2024
- A discussion on my Top 10 Rock albums for the year 1973.
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Beck Bogert Appice Still alive and well do it for me but you had a great list🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Oh yeah, good call, thanks!
I love these Mike! I'm 66, graduated in 75, these were special years. Thanks for the look back.
Awesome, thanks! I was very young at the time but pop music was just starting to enter my consciousness in '73.
you nailed it-these were indeed the best albums of 73. i was a junior in high school and it was a great year for music!
Awesome, so glad you agree! It was an amazing time.
1972 and 1973 definitely the two greatest years of all time for the rock music that I always loved.. what about Brain Salad Surgery are moving Waves by Focus😊
Very worthy mentions, for sure... this was the Golden Age of Prog Rock!
@@mikejerantmusic I was known as kind of a p r o g geek amongst my group of friends back in the early seventies. I sure do miss it. Anyway thank you for the video sir.
@@edljnehan2811 Thank you for watching!
@@mikejerantmusic you're welcome and thank you for responding to my comments almost immediately. A lot of the VJs on UA-cam don't respond to you at all so it's nice to know somebody is listening to you. Peace out
I'm following your clips thru the 70's. I mean, I couldn't agree more. Like I commented in another clip, you could easily come up with another 10 for every year, and everyone would still agree. Just staggering, the quality of releases. All bands at the top of their game. R&B, Country and Folk, Prog and Funk, Rock and Blues - it all met on a perfect plane for a few years.
It really did! I can't wait to go back and do some 60s as well, I think mid 60s to mid 70s was the best period.
Glad to see you included Elton's monumental and iconic Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. It was always almost surreal to be at an Elton concert in the early 70's and have the stage lights dim and the crowd roar as EJ broke into Funeral For A Friend!! Absolutely majestic. I put Elton and Bernie Taupin right their with the Beatles..probably more, because the Beatles were always too pop for me.
Elton was phenomenal, he ruled the early 70s!
Elton was very pop to me.
Three words "HELTER SKELTER" & "REVOLUTION" .
Very nice list, Mike! I would include the following on my own list ... of course it would be a list of the top 15 or 20 rock albums, but who's counting?
- Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies
- Roxy Music: For Your Pleasure
- Elton John: Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
- The Rolling Stones: Goats Head Soup
- Stevie Wonder: Innervisions (I know you consider it more R&B / Soul, but to me Stevie's 70s stuff is ROCK)
- Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
- Black Sabbath: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
- Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Over-Nite Sensation
- Deep Purple: Who Do We Think We Are
- Strawbs: Bursting at the Seams
Cheers!
Great list! Roxy and Genesis will definitely be included going forward, would love to work Zappa and Alice in there too!
The Top Ten for 1973 was packed with classic albums, six from established artists, the rest from new guys, Lynyrd, Steely, the Boss, and Al Stewart, delivering essential statements on the health of Rock 'n' Roll, releasing classic albums as they burst onto the scene. Other bands would release good-to-great LPs in 1973, BTO, Buckingham Nicks, Procol, Roxy, Joe Walsh, the Dolls, even the Mothers, but the competition was fierce, and the Top Ten ruled the charts. When the dust cleared, Rock was the undisputed champ, firing on all eight cylinders. It would continue, for another five years, before shattering into a thousand interpretations. In this way, 1973 is significant, the Beginning of the End, a high water mark of a once-dismissed art form that came to speak for a generation.
B E S T O F 1973
01 D A R K S I D E O F T H E M O ON
Pink Floyd
02 G O O D B Y E Y E L L O W B R I C K R O A D
Elton John
03 B A N D O N T H E R U N
Paul McCartney & Wings
04 H O U S E S O F T H E H O L Y
Led Zeppelin
05 P A S T P R E S E N T A N D F U T U R E
Al Stewart
06 G R E E T I N G S F ER O M A S B U R Y P A R K , N . J .
Bruce Springsteen
07 A L A D D I N S A N E
David Bowie
08 C O U N T D O W N T O E C S T A S Y
Steely Dan
09 P R O N O U N C E D L E H - N E R D S K I N - N E R D
Lynyrd Skynyrd
10 T H E R E G O E S R H Y M I N’ S I M O N
Paul Simon
11 D I X I E C H I C K E N
Little Feat
12 I N N E R V I S I O N S
Stevie Wonder
13 G R I E V O U S A N G E L
Gram Parsons
14 M Y S T E R Y T O M E
Fleetwood Mac
15 F O R E V E R Y M A N
Jackson Browne
16 T H E C A P T A I N A N D M E
Doobie Brothers
17 D E S P E R A D O
The Eagles
18 T H E W I L D, T H E I N N O C E N T
& T H E E S T R E E T S H U F F L E
Bruce Springsteen
19 B U R S T I N G A T T H E S E A M S
The Strawbs
20 T H E J O K E R
Steve Miller Band
I don't suppose you happened to catch one of those Skynyrd/Who shows?
@@mikejerantmusic I saw the Who three times, '69, '72, ', and I tried to catch that tour, but they only played 8 dates, the closest LA, but I wouldn't be there til Christmas. I saw Skynyrd on the '74 tour, and the '76 tour.
Excellent, thanks!
@@mikejerantmusic saw The Who 37 times. Met The Who 2, Roger Daltrey 5 times, John Entwistle 3 times, Simon Townshend, Zak Starkey, all great guys. First time was Pontiac Silverdome 1975 where Toots And The Matels were boed off the stage. People were throwing drinks at them. Brave to open for The Who back in the day.
@@mikejerantmusic Mike, put on the headphones and watch The Who at the Pontiac Silverdome, great concert. Man The Ox was a beast. First band to play the Silverdome with 80,000 in attendance. At that time the largest indoor concert, fastest sales of tickets.
Excellent video, as usual. I am a huge Lynyrd Skynyrd fan, I bought all their records (even after the reunion) and still believe their debut album is their best effort. It's a freaking masterpiece. I wouldn't skip one single song.
The thing I love about Skynyrd is the authenticity, you never feel like they're putting on an act.
@@mikejerantmusicSho got that right.
You really bring it Mike. I'm sharing this with many.
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! I guess you enjoyed the Skynyrd segment best 😄
@@mikejerantmusic
My pleasure.
What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend also last night was my dad birthday ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks for watching! Hope you got to spend some time with your dad yesterday!
Ah 1973. I was graduating highschool and launching off to my adulthood, so busy and great music was everywhere, energizing my world. But as I mentioned in an earlier video-Robin Trower band released their first album in this year and I was besotted. It would be 3 more years before I saw them live.
I'm surprised you didn't mention All The Girls Love Alice, from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road- I think that song has an awesome guitar intro. I also have all the Elton John albums. To keep all my Trower and Joni albums company. I have to admit, I always enjoyed Steely Dan but didn't really appreciate them til later on, I'm a bit ashamed of that. They're a solid part of my life's soundtrack now. The 70's just had too much great music going on to process it all I guess, some of it seeps into our pores slower than others which hit us like steam from a blast furnace. ❤️
Awesome, thanks for listening! I wanted to mention 'Alice,' so difficult, I'm trying to prevent the videos getting too long. Spoiler alert, Trower will be making an appearance in my 1974 vid!
@@mikejerantmusicReally? Awesome! Thanks. ♥️
funny how we're still completely facinated by music that was made when we were 8 years old.
Yup, I think all generations have a strong attachment to the music of their youth, but this really was a renaissance period for music!
I was 19 years old I think, but I was still stuck on top 40 radio & some FM early radio.
Back then 'Top 40' was not a bad word, some of the most popular music was also some of the best music!
Eight of ten for me! I had Selling England by the Pound instead of Bowie and Argus instead of Sir Paul. Wishbone Ash is one of my all time favorites and thus my reference to them as "british southern rock"... must be the dueling guitars. I still wonder if Allman Brothers had any influence on them when they chose to go with two guitars in 1969. That was fun... thanks!
Oh well. Don't know why I had Argus in 73 when it was in 72. I guess it was because I was so into the 50th anniversary release last year. Sir Paul was my alternate so 9 of 10. Ha!
Excellent, we got a close match there! I thought about about the Genesis, I'll probably do Lamb Lies Down for '74. I was wondering who you meant when you said "British Southern Rock!"
As a huge fan of rock and roll from ‘73, thats about as solid as it gets for a top 10. I was 11 during most of that year when I first became attracted to the edgier side of rock, thanks to songs like “ Jet “ and Long Train Runnin. But I never realized until years later what a juggernaut year of rock it had grown into. Really seemed as though every up and coming band had released their best work in ‘73. Oh, and I love your story about playing with in bars and getting constant pleads for Free bird 😆. Nothing like the life of a performer. Great stuff, and thanks for all of the rock trivia info.
Thanks for watching, as always! Ha ha, yes, playing in a bar band in those days you really heard yells of "Free Bird!" a lot. Not sure if it still happens, I've been out of that scene for many years now.
Doobies, What were Once vices, great lp
Currently considering that one for my '74 vid.
Great list even without billion dollar babies😊
Thanks! I'm discovering there are many Alice Cooper fans out there.
@@mikejerantmusicHello Hurray! let the show begin, I've been ready. Great stuff by Cooper. Quadrofenia is a master piece, master blaster. Still listen to Quadrofenia with the head phones on 50 yrs. later, and still amazed, every song. I pick out each musician at a different time and follow them. Unreal.
The Who is a great band to do that with, each member plays a song within a song!
Yes sir...1973 was another magic year within that magic period of music....so much timeless music released that year, including perhaps my all time favorite record: The Dark Side of the Moon. Nice picks you make, though I'm sure it must have been tough to have to leave out so many other gems from that year, right?
Some other great albums from 73:
Todd Rundgren: A Wizard, A True Star
King Crimson: Lark's Tongues in Aspic
Santana: Welcome
Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
Wishbone Ash: Wishbone 4
Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells
John Lennon: Mind Games
Stevie Wonder: Innervisions
Nektar: Remember the Future
Bob Marley and the Wailers: Catch a Fire
Some great picks there! You don't know how close I came to including Todd's 'Wizard' but I bumped it at the last second. Love Mind Games, I included Walls And Bridges on my '74 vid, and Genesis will be making an appearance in '76!
Cool man! Yeah I really dig those early Todd solo albums from the 70s, as well as the first couple of Utopia albums, what a talent, he was truly one of the originals! Another great album from 1973 that I forgot to mention is Budgie: Never Turn Your Back on a Friend. Do you know it? If not I recommend you check it out. Really under-looked band who more people should know about, and this was their best album....classic hard rock with a tinge of prog and folk. Looking forward to checking out your '76 video!
Oh yeah, I think that Budgie album was way ahead of its time. Obviously Metallica were fans...
Gotta like the Roger Dean album cover, too!
I always thought that ZZ Top got the riff and rhythm for “LaGrange” from the Rolling Stones’ “Shake Your Hips.”
Probably some influence there too, although that Stones tune was a cover of a song by a bluesman named Slim Harpo.
@@mikejerantmusic I think you are correct.
Related to the "A Lad Insane" thing: Zappa's "Sheik Yerbouti"
Ha ha, yes, that one I picked up on right away!
Wish you'd gone into a bit of detail about "The Jean Genie," which is my favorite DB song. The spoken-word delivery, the "chugging R & B riff" (Wikipedia), the amazing guitar work by Mick Ronson, the mental images evocative of scenes of urban decadence and bohemian excess were worthy of (and in part inspired by) Iggy Pop and Lou Reed. Quite different from the out-among-the-stars ethos of Ziggy Stardust.
ZZ Top's short song "Hot Blue and RIghteous" is one of my favorites from the Texas power trio.
Two songs on "Yellow Brick Road": "Grey Seal," perhaps my favorite EJ (and Bernie Taupin) song (my other favorite ,from several albums previous, is "Where to Now, St. Peter?") and "All the Young Girls Love Alice," about a teenage girl used and abused by her older, bourgeois female lovers.
Thank you again for a very interesting video; I may disagree with many of your specific choices but I certainly have deep respect for your knowledge and your taste.
Cool, thanks! You've obviously got tons of knowledge of the music of this period as well. I love 'Jean Genie,' it's so hard to say everything I'd like to say as I'm trying to make sure these videos don't get too long. I've heard 'Alice' was originally intended to be a tribute to Alice Cooper and then morphed into what it is.
I love The Jean Genie as well and if you haven't seen the movie "American Hustle"I strongly encourage you to check it out!!The use of Seventies music throughout is outstanding!!🥂
Throw in Billion Dollar Babies, great guitar/bass work and a duet with Donovan to boot.
Oh wow, I never knew he did a duet with Donovan!
Title track, give it a spin
For sure! Billion Dollar Babies is a must!
OK, I'm definitely gonna give that one another listen.
Great stuff Mike . Hard to select ten albums from this year . I can’t fit Brothers & Sisters ,Brain Salad Surgery ,Goats Head Soup & Billion Dollar Babies & Selling England . Oh and Raw Power The Stooges ! Tubular Bells as well . Top 20 for me 😂😂😂🎸
A Top 20 would be so much easier, but then the videos would get ridiculously long!
@@mikejerantmusicno band has ever upstaged The Mighty Who on stage, especially from the years 1967 to 1976 at their prime. Skynyrd played very well, and The Who killed it. Great night for Skynyrd, and Skynyrd thanked The Who for the opportunity. What shocked everyone was the fact that Skynyrd played so well and that the audience embraced the band, (which was rare). Very daring for any band to be accepted at a Who show. So that is why there is a myth that they upstaged The Who. Some Skynyrd fans love to be able to say that, but it is not true.
Awesome, thanks for weighing in! Wow, pretty amazing that they gained acceptance from The Who crowd.
-Aerosmith
-Aladdin Sane
-Band On The Run
-Diamond Girl
-Good Bye Yellow Brick Road
-Houses Of The Holy
-I’ve Got A Name
-Mind Games
-Quadrophenia
-The Dark Side Of The Moon
Eight of these were easy choices. The last two were difficult. (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) and Countdown to Ecstasy probably should have been it, but in 1973 I was really into the folk rock sound so I chose I’ve Got A Name and Diamond Girl.
You performance of Rick’s part of Time really touched me and I got weepy.
I’d say TDSOTM is *the* best album of the ‘70s.
Jean Genie is one of my favorite Bowie songs.
Again all four of the Fab did great work in ‘73.
Oooh, great list! There are a couple on there it killed me to leave off...
@@mirandak3273 It was a shame when Rick got pushed aside on later albums! I'm gonna try to get 'Walls And Bridges' in for '74!
No band has ever upstaged The Mighty Who onstage. Skynyrd made the best of it, and ran with it, they did great. It put Skynyrd on the map. Both played well that night but no upstaging. Skynyrd thanked The Who for the opportunity.
The Elton John, Mick Ronson version of Madman Across the Water
Very cool, I had not heard that before, just listened!
Atlanta Rhythm Section, Red Tape lp
I grew up in San Jose. I went to the infamous Cow Palace Who show with Lynyrd Skynyrd opening. They indeed blew me away but did not show up the mighty Who! I am a bit biased tho
Awesome, I knew you guys wouldn't let me down! I'm not surprised, it would be hard to upstage The Who in my opinion.
For me nobody could top The Who live in their prime.
@@user-hu1ov3rt7yI tell everyone I know Exactly that!!! My two "Heaven double bills"😂 would be Zeppelin's best concert ever followed by The Who's greatest show!!!😳🤯 And second, Skynyrd's greatest concert followed by The Allman Brothers Band's greatest !!! Who would decide their GREATEST shows!? GOD!!👁👅👁
Yessongs from the group
Yes (3) records and a book.
Sweet Freedom
Uriah Heep
Raunch 'n' Roll
Black Oak Arkansas
The Captain And Me
The Doobie Brothers
FM Live
Climax Blues Band (2)
Records
Thanks for the list! looks like we have one match with The Captain And Me. I did include Yes 'Fragile' and 'Close To The Edge' in my '71 and '72 videos.
Going to be the broken record Blue Oyster Cult Tyranny and Mutation my 2nd favorite album with my favorite song (Hot Rails to Hell) I'm hoping 74 will be better for me, but I'm guessing 76 is my best shot
I'm really hoping to get BOC in there at some point!
I would have included "Goat's Head Soup" and "Selling England By the Pound." I'm personally not a big fan of "Quadrophenia" or, frankly, "DSOTM."
Fair enough, I considered both. I think I'll likely include Lamb Lies Down for '74 and although I dig Goats Head I think The Stones had done their best work by that point.
@@mikejerantmusic Many people agree: after the incredible run from "Beggars" in '68 through "EOMS" in '72, recorded and released as Keef was diving headfirst into heroin addiction and as Mick Taylor was becoming more disillusioned with being in the band (he'd stick it out for one more album, "IOR&R," then quit), "GTS" is generally considered a step down for The Stones. Still, it had "Silver Train," "Dancing with Mr. D," "Star Star" (not its original title!), "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)," and of course the hit ballad "Angie." And of course I'm biased; The Stones have been my favorite band since I first heard them age 9.
As for Genesis, "TLLDOB," Peter Gabriel's last studio album with them, of course is a significant concept album. Still, "SEBTP," with "Firth of Fifth," "Battle of Epping Forest" (a multilayered narrative with superb instrumental performances and vocals by Gabriel), and "Cinema Show," to name a few, is better for my money.
I agree The Stones still had plenty of great music in them after 'Exile.' I always thought 'Some Girls' was an amazing album, they managed to update their sound an even incorporate some Disco elements, yet it was still 100% Stones.
Too bad, you obviously missed A WIZARD A TRUE STAR - TODD RUNDGREN released in March 1973
Funny you mentioned that, it was on my list and then I bumped it at the last moment. I was REALLY into that album when I first discovered it in college, but listening back now it hasn't aged well for me. Side one is still fun, a wild ride but I've always felt the second side was a bit weak.
Disagree with a few of your selections...Inner visions by Stevie Wonder and Brothers and Sisters were much more influential and greater albums....🎶🎵🎶
Fair enough, I love to hear all the opinions! I'm really trying to limit myself to Rock at this point which is the only reason artists like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Al Green and many others haven't appeared on my lists.
My only disappointment with your list is McCartney solo. For me anyway, after the Beatles, the solo stuff, other than the Imagine album and All Things Must Pass are just inferior.
I realize many feel that way but I do think Band On The Run is an excellent album.
Watch That Man is generally perceived as modeled after a Rolling Stones and rather than the NY Dollars. It's a classic Stones Rock song.
Allman Brothers and Stevie Wonder over Doobie Brothers and Band On The Run!!
I dig Allman Brothers, included them on my '72 list for Eat A Peach.
Rest in Peach Dickie!!!🙏