A LIFE WITH MUSIC - 1975 - BEST 20 ALBUMS
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- My best 20 albums of 1975, a pivotal year for me for a host of reasons, including leaving school and starting my first job.
The year also triggered the ramping-up of my record buying.
Oh friend .. you still forgot a lot .. and where- Fleetwood Mack 75/ Elton John Capitan Fantastic/Led Zeppelin Physical/ Nazareth Hair Of The Dog/Sabbath Sabotage/Roxy Siren/Bowie Young Americans/ELO Face The Music/Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare/Fandango ZZ Top/The Who By Numbers/Main Course Bee Gees///and more..more
Many of those were on my 'long list'. 🤷🏻♂️
Hi David. I really enjoyed seeing your choices I have around 33% so your take on things I’ve not heard before was interesting.. I look forward to 76👍👏
Cheers Rob. 33% is probably good, as some of my faves are a bit out there.
Wonderful video and thanks for sharing such a personal music experience. Really enjoyed watching.
David, I enjoyed your monologue about wasting your 2 final years at (comp/grammar?) school and leaving too soon, at 16. Then getting that thunderclap epiphany moment a few years on. Amazing that once again our life stories align. I do enjoy your little backstory sidetrack moments just as much as your musical opinions 😊
Thanks Mike. I try and make the videos more than just a list of my favourites. I have this (probably mistaken 😅) idea that my daughters will learn something more about me if and when they trip over the videos later in life. That personal touch makes it more interesting for me to do and it's nice when others appreciate it. I definitely enjoy it when I watch other people do something similar. It's always nice when you learn a bit about the person as well as their choices.
@@davidatkinson-lifematters4826 My daughter totally doted on me until she was 12 years old. Post puberty her interest in me has exponentially declined, even more so (and understandably so) since she made me a granddad 2 years ago. She’s 27 now, of course I have no idea what age she will be when I pass, but I AM quite certain she will develop a huge interest in me at that time. Hence the diaries and various writings and musings and photographs she will discover. I think your daughters will appreciate what you are doing more than you realise David!
For the rest of us, me at least, your accompanying down to earth life stories are what sets your channel apart, in my view. Cheers.
@@mike_burke Oh man, the circle of life. We've just spent most of the last week in Hamburg, Germany ostensibly to 'pick-up' our eldest who has spent most of the summer working in an adventure camp for German kids. Whilst we were thrilled to see her again, she was as blasé as ever. 😅
A good friend of mine told me some years ago that, in his experience, the kids leave you, and later they come back. Sometimes its the arrival of grandkids that's the trigger, sometimes they come back anyway (possibly based on the emerging realisation of mortality). We enjoy our kids whilst we can and hope for the warmest relationships for life.
It’s true that the mid 70’s was a dull or uneventful period for music. I don’t remember if I noticed back then but I was a 14 yr old in 75’. I do recall that my music listening or purchasing was more a catch up time. Got into late 60’s, early 70’s classics. All bought thru the wonderful charity of Mom 👩.
over the moon David that you put 'Wish you were here' No1.
regards Andrew.
Another excellent video David. 1975 fights it out with 1977 as my second favourite year for music.
I'll be back with my list in a few days, but my #1 is Born To Run, an all-time top 10 album for me.
Wish You Were Here and Come Taste The Band were my first two rock albums, bought for Christmas in 1975.
It looks like I forgot. Here's my list.
I'll stick to recommending albums that compete to make my top 500 all-time list.
1 Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
2 The Who - The Who By Numbers
3 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
4 Supertramp - Crisis? What Crisis?
5 Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
6 Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
7 Phil Manzanera - Diamond Head
8 Roy Harper - HQ
9 Bad Company - Straightshooter
10 10cc - The Original Soundtrack
11 Queen - A Night At The Opera
12 Electric Light Orchestra - Face The Music
14 Al Stewart - Modern Times
15 Steely Dan - Katy Lied
16 Deep Purple - Come Taste The Band
17 Be Bop Deluxe - Futurama
18 Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
19 Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years
20 Tommy Bolin - Teaser
21 Argent - Circus
22 Nils Lofgren - Nils Lofgren
23 Ian Hunter - Ian Hunter
24 Camel - The Snow Goose
25 Paul McCartney - Venus & Mars
26 Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
27 Frankie Miller - The Rock
28 Ronnie Lane - Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance
29 Ducks Deluxe - Taxi To The Terminal Zone
30 Neil Young - Zuma
31 Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey
A compilation, 24 Carat Purple is also very important to me. It was my introduction to Mark II and for me, picks the best from Made In Japan without the excess of The Mule and Spacetruckin'.
Physical Graffiti is the only Zeppelin album I love, otherwise I feel they have an overrated reputation.
I think of The Who By Numbers as Townhend's confessional singer songwriter album, but with the great vocals of Roger Daltry on most of the songs. I think it's extremely underrated by many fans of The Who, just because it doesn't have the oomph of Who's Next and Quadrophenia.
Hello David- I was 19 in 1975.
I became mainly a Progressive rock fan in 1972 with YES and Jethro Tull.
I saw Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull for the first time.
I saw Led Zep Physical Graff tour 2/9/ 1975 at the Spectrum Philadelphia Pennsylvania -
Loud, baby LOUD!
So faves:
STRAWBS "Ghosts"
Pink Floyd " WYWH"
Procol Harum " 9th"
Led Zep: Physical Graffiti
Steve Hillage " Fish Rising"
Chris Squire " Fish out of Water"
Springsteen " Born to run"
Genesis " Lamb" ( released so close to 1975 - for me it was 1975!)
YES : "RELAYER " same as Genesis Lamb
Gentle Giant: Free Hand
Tangerine Dream: Ricochet
BJH: Time Honored ghosts
Mike Oldfield "Omadawn"
Steve Hackett: Voyage of the Acholyte
Jethro Tull "Minstrel in the Gallery"
Mostly prog! 16:09 21:15
I think Steve Hackett has had a fantastic solo career!
I am seeing Steve again ( 32nd time) at the end of October.
Tony Banks, first album " Curious Feeling" tremendous!
I am sorry Dave but the wang-dang Nuge has become a vile Trump stooge, unacceptable including his previous music.
Hi Charles, Thanks for the comment. I have all those albums you list, with the except of PH's 9th. You're a little ahead of me age-wise, and able to access some legendary concert experiences whilst I was still in short trousers!
As for Steve Hackett, I buy everything of his and always feel slightly disappointed - he's just eclectic for his own good. Some beauties in every album though. I recently bought the remaster of 'A Curious Feeling' and find it much better than the original. I think I may have said that, despite their creative tensions, Hackett and Banks perhaps needed each other - 2+2=5 and all that.
Just for the record Hergest Ridge in Herefordshire is actually pronounced, 'Hargest Ridge'. It features in Alfred Watkind book about leylines, 'The Old Straight Track' (1925)
Blimey. All these years and I've been pronouncing it wrong. Most people too, probably! Thanks for that Nick. You've rekindled my interest in exploring the place for real. Herefordshire is not a million miles from where I am.
Hi Dave, another great video. I struggled to find 20 albums from ‘75 worthy of comment. Fully agree with your Pink Floyd selection and I agree that Springsteen and Oldfield are top 20 from the year, but not good enough to bother my ‘top 100 of all time’. I would have included Alice Cooper-Welcome to my Nightmare and David Bowie-Young Americans in the 1975 and all time lists.
Beyond that, the only ones that might trouble my best of the year would be Fleetwood Mac-Fleetwood Mac, Hawkwind- Warriors on the Edge of Time, Split Enz-Mental Notes, Ian Hunter-Ian Hunter, Sensational Alex Harvey Band-Tomorrow belongs to me, Mick Ronson- Play , Don’t Worry. Not rich pickings really.
I look forward to the 1976 video, where I guess we might see a sea change or the beginning of it.
All the best and many thanks
Gary
Cheers once again Gary. I can see where our tastes might have been beginning to deviate, although I do like 'FM', 'Warriors' and 'Tomorrow Belongs'. I always though the first Ian Hunter album a bit too close to Mott the Hoople in style and I like the eclecticism of 'All American Alien Boy'. Sad to admit I still haven't heard 'Play, Don't Worry'.
By the way, the '1976' video is up and running on the channel.
Born in 1978 and the 80s and 90s was my musical evolution but in my early 20s my love for 70s music began here are a few of my favorites from this year Manfred Mann's Earth band nightingales and bombers, wings Venus and Mars, Jefferson starship red octopus, hawkwind warrior at the edge of time, climax blues band the stamp album, Chicago viii, David Bowie young Americans and Gary Wright the dream Weaver so many great albums to pick from
There are indeed so many to choose from. Amazing that, born in '78, you picked-up on MME. I saw them a few time in the 70s.
Hi David! I enjoyed the biographical stuff at the start as to what you were up to at the time. The list was pretty mellow sounding until you brought out Deep Purple. I need to get some Tangerine Dream. I still have my copy of that 10CC album, but it's a difficult listen for me. I enjoyed your summary on Ommadawn. Blood on The Tracks is exceptional. Is that a signed copy of Born To Run? I've never seen that particular cover art on your copy of Wish You Were Here. Nice job as usual on the video!
Hiya Mike. Nice that you enjoyed it. You'll notice that I didn't start my procurement career until several years later!
That 'Wish You Were Here' is a replica (of the original) reissue which has the polythene outer bag. My original copy outer was discarded long, long ago.
"Born to Run' is indeed a signed copy, but sadly I wasn't present when Bruce signed it. I used to share a flat/apartment with a friend who was the financial controller of a city hotel and through his connections we learned where Bruce and band were staying. It was suggested that I pick a few items to leave in Bruce's hotel room and there'd be a good chance he'd sign them. I left 'Born to Run', 'Born in the USA', and the Dave Marsh biography 'Born to Run' (which I had Clarence sign in 1981)....plus a vinyl bootleg. He signed everything except the bootleg! The 'Born in the USA' autograph has sadly faded and is barely visible now.
Saw Bruce 2 weeks ago in Chicago, he opened with Night it was awesome.
I left school in Wolverhampton 1971 and 4 years later you left having had very much the same experience as me.
I really enjoy your channel, thank you from near Detroit.
Tony
Thanks Tony. Glad you enjoyed Chicago. I can well imagine that 'Night' was a great opener, as it has the same energy as 'My Love Will Not Let You Down' which is a blast.
Born in 86 in the northeastern part of France. As a young kid I was deeply influenced by my parent's tastes and records (which incl. their cassette's collection). 1975 was the year my father was called up for his one-year military service, so he hasn't bought much records at that time as he needed to save money to pay for the train to commute from the south west of France to his home place close to the border with Germany. I think Wish You Were Here is one of the few LP he did buy. Really good selection (as always), I grew up listenning to Deep Purple and Barcley James Harvest, my dad bought all of their albums, and Queen of course A Night Of The Opera, what a record! The one means so much to me as i have been listenning to Queen's Greatest Hits probably like a millions time since the age of 10 years. this band was first musical ''shock''. I would love to get a copy of the Old Grey Whistle Test compilation, as i saw a lot of concert footage, interviews on YT and I guess this TV show must've been quite popular among rock fan in the UK back in the days. I think one of my favorite album released in that year was Scorpions' In Trance as i love early Scorpions Uli Roth era.
Thank you very much. You have cool parents!
Be careful in selecting those OGWT compilations. The one I showed only has the original studio versions, but there were several CD releases not too long ago that had the live OGWT versions.
Greetings David. Another excellent video, right in my wheelhouse (born in 1950 West Coast Canada). Check out the studio musicians on Diamonds and Rust. Creme de la Creme! Mostly on Steely Dan future LPs. And others in 1970s. History in the making!
Yes, some rock royalty on there.
I was 8 in 1975. Went to see Jaws at the pictures and...got my first serious album. Christmas '75. The beatles red album. That was the start of my musical journey. And, 48 years later, I'm still going strong. Great series David
Cheers David. My first Beatles album was the blue one. STILL don't have the red one!
A great list of albums .
Here's my list , in no particular order :
Bob Dylan : Blood on the Tracks. ( my favourite by him )
Steely Dan : Katy Lied. ( with my favourite Dan song , Doctor Wu )
Bruce Springsteen : Born to Run
Joni Mitchell : The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Elton John : Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Neil Young : Zuma
Roxy Music : Siren. ( with the classic oft overlooked , She Sells )
Fleetwood Mac : Fleetwood Mac
Pink Floyd : Wish You Were Here
Jeff Beck : Blow By Blow
The Who : The Who By Numbers. ( really underrated , in my opinion )
Jethro Tull : Minstrel in the Gallery
David Bowie : Young Americans
Justin Hayward & John Lodge : Blue Jays. ( the best Moody Blues album that they never made )
Rod Stewart : Atlantic Crossing
The Eagles : One of These Nights
Alice Cooper : Welcome to My Nightmare
Queen : A Night at the Opera
ELO : Face the Music
Tangerine Dream : Ricochet. ( almost picked Rubicon , which is also great )
What ? No Physical Graffiti ? Well , there's too many tracks on that album that I find just ok , and it would rank in the middle of a list of my favourite LZ albums ).
Cheers !
Thanks John. I made a long list that had Physical Graffiti, Fleetwood Mac, One of These Nights, and Face the Music on it. All 'bubbling under'. I completely missed The Who By Numbers. Even though it wouldn't have made my top 20, I'm very fond of it. Roxy don't come back into my favourites until later on. I do like them though, and Siren is a good one.
@@davidatkinson-lifematters4826 It's difficult in the early to mid 70s to pick just 20 albums. ( let alone songs ) . There was just too much good music in those years . Any thoughts on doing your top 20 -25 songs for each year in the 70s ?
@@johnw706 Not a bad idea. There are a lot of songs that I've loved that aren't on my favourite albums, that would be worth highlighting. I have a list of ideas that I add to now and again, but it's a long list. Sometimes I think I need to get on with it with a bit more urgency, but I'm generally happy to let things emerge when I feel emerged to do something.
@@davidatkinson-lifematters4826 Yes , it's a more difficult task because of all of the great songs that appeared on albums that you might not necessarily favour in general . I look forward to seeing what you come up with , should you decide to go down that path . These lists are , of course , fluid , and can change day to day . (which is what makes it interesting ) . Thanks !