By Steve Newton
I reckon it’s time for me to head back five decades and reminisce about what was truly rockin’ in the Year of Our Lord, 1974.
I’ve listed my top ten studio albums alphabetically by title, and included three choice tracks from each disc to help you remember how wicked they really were.
(By the way, it’s pretty shocking how many of these fine acts haven’t even been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yet. Man does that place suck.)
Bridge of Sighs: Robin Trower (“Day of the Eagle”, “The Fool and Me”, “Lady Love”)
Burn: Deep Purple (“Burn”, “Might Just Take Your Life”, “You Fool No One”)
Get Your Wings: Aerosmith (“Same Old Song and Dance”, “Seasons of Wither”, “Spaced”)
Not Fragile: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (“Blue Moanin’”, “Roll On Down the Highway”, “Second Hand”)
Phenomenon: UFO (“Doctor Doctor”, “Rock Bottom”, “Too Young to Know”)
Pretzel Logic: Steely Dan (“Night By Night”, “Barrytown”, “Any Major Dude Will Tell You”)
Second Helping: Lynyrd Skynyrd (“Don’t Ask Me No Questions”, “The Needle and the Spoon”, “Call Me the Breeze”)
Secret Treaties: Blue Öyster Cult (“Career of Evil”, “ME262”, “Astronomy”)
Seven: Bob Seger (“Get Outta Denver”, “Long Song Comin’”, “Schoolteacher”)
What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits: Doobie Brothers (“Black Water” “Eyes of Silver”, “Another Park, Another Sunday”)
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