Albums of the Year | 1977
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- After giving a brief overview of the year in music, Jason, Kramzer, and Joe each make their picks for the best albums of 1977 and discuss what they think makes them so great.
Best-Selling Album: Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Longest No. 1 Single: You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone
Grammy - Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Grammy - Song of the Year: You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone and Love Theme From A Star is Born by Barbara Streisand (TIE)
Groups Formed: Adam and the Ants, Bad Brains, The Buggles, Def Leppard, Dire Straits, The Germs, Human League, INXS, Pat Metheny Group, The Police, Psychedelic Furs, Ram Jam
Groups Disbanded: The Jaggerz, Bread, Montrose, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Deaths: Elvis Presley, Marc Bolan, Bing Crosby, Cassie Gaines, Steve Gaines, Ronnie Van Zant
Top-Grossing Film: Star Wars
Best Selling Book: J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien, The Silmarillion
TIME’s Person of The Year: Anwar Sadat
Don't forget to comment below with your favorite albums of '77, and if you'd like, take a stab at guessing what our picks for 1978 will be.
Thanks for watching!
I look forward to these yearly lists more than anything on CZcams. You guys are just doing great work.
Thanks man! We’re having a blast making em
Yes I was going to say the same and I also enjoy Johnny Radio working his way through the same topic.
1. Judas Priest - Sin After Sin
2. Scorpions - Taken By Force
3. Rush - A Farewell To Kings
4. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
5. Motorhead - Motorhead
5-Elvis Costello-My Aim Is True
4-Steely Dan-Aja
3-Talking Heads-77
2-Pink Floyd-Animals
1-Saturday Night Fever
Another great video! Another great year for music!
1 Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
2 Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
3 Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
4 The Stranger - Billy Joel
5 Out Of The Blue - Electric Light Orchestra
6 Aja - Steely Dan
7 Foreigner - Foreigner
8 Book of Dreams - Steve Miller Band
9 News Of The World - Queen
10 The Grand Illusion - Styx
That first Foreigner album WAS awesome. Almost made my Top 5.
1. Animals - Pink Floyd
2. Going for the One - Yes
3. Heroes - David Bowie
4. Low - David Bowie
5. Aja - Steely Dan
6. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
BIG 5
1. Animals by Pink Floyd (which is also in my top 5 all-time)
2. News of the World by Queen
3. The Stranger by Billy Joel
4. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
5. Low by David Bowie
And den...
6. Songs From the Wood by Jethro Tull
7. Marque Moon by Television
8. American Stars n Bars by Neil Young
9. Even in the Quietest Moments by Supertramp
10. Taken by Force by Scorpions
Bumped Rumours from 10 to 4 lol, why did I have it that low haha
1. Exodus - Bob Marley & the Wailers
2. Heroes - David Bowie
3. Never Mind the Bollocks - Sex Pistols
4. Aja - Steely Dan
5. Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk
Good to see another person pick Kraftwerk.
Good picks. Three that I would add:
Animals - Pink Floyd
The Idiot - Iggy Pop
Let There Be Rock - AC/DC
1. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
2. Billy Joel - The Stranger
3. Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
4. ELO - Out of the Blue
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors
Honorable Mention
Styx - The Grand Illusion
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
Queen - News of the World
Steve Miller Band - Book of Dreams
Foreigner - Debut
Aerosmith - Draw the Line
Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever
J. Geils Band - Monkey Island
Pink Floyd - Animals
Jimmy Buffett - Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
Another very strong year. Rumours was the biggest album of the year and the best.
Was VERY tough keeping that Foreigner debut out of my Top 5. Even the album cover was cool...
The year that just keeps on giving! One of the best years ever for music. :)
1. Suicide - Suicide (a top five album for me ever!)
2. Television - Marquee Moon
3. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
4. David Bowie - Low
5. Wire - Pink Flag
6. Blue Öyster Cult - Spectres
7. The Stranglers - Rattus Norvigecus
8. Brian Eno - Before and After Science
9. David Bowie - “Heroes”
10. Pink Floyd - Animals
1. Pink Floyd - Animals
2. ABBA: The Album
3. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
4. Steely Dan - Aja
5. Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
My Top Ten is:
1. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
2. Billy Joel - The Stranger
3. Elvis Costello - My Aim is True
4. Steely Dan - Aja
5. Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
6. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors
7. Eric Clapton - Slowhand
8. ELO - Out of the Blue
9. Heart - Little Queen
10. Dan Fogelberg - Nether Lands
Honorable Mention - Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
Styx - Grand Illusion
Steve Miller Band - Book of Dreams
Meatloaf - Paradise By the Dashboard Light
1. Draw the Line AeroSmith
2, Farewell to Kings Rush
3. My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello
4. Out of the Blue / Electric Light Orchestra
5. Rumors / Fleetwood Mac and Aja- Steely Dan
Some Girls was a 1978 album.
@@bobsmith3217 yes, I made a mistake.
1. Bryan Ferry - In Your Mind
2. Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
3. ABBA - The Album
4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
5. Jethro Tull - Songs From the Wood
HM (alpha order):
David Bowie - Low
Cheap Trick - In Color
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
Very close here between the top two. You don't see many mentions for Bryan Ferry. This is such an incredible album. Perfection - gotta love that 70's sax. For me the great album years start in 1977 and continue on through the end of the 90's. Oddly, as a Cheap Trick fan, I never really got into their debut. much prefer In Color and most of their albums through the early 80's. The Album is my favorite one from ABBA. Even after most of songs have been plundered by the Momma Mia movie there are still amazing deep cuts such as "Eagle" and "Hole in Your Soul". The Sex Pistols album was on my top 5 last time, but I must have been in a more "mellow 70's" mood for this last listen. Fantastic series, guys. keep it up.
@@DaleRC75 Yeah. I think they call it a typo. I don't really use that word much not being from the UK and all. Any other comments on my list? Fixed it just for ya. thanks.
A solid, solid year for excellent muzak! Paused the vid to record my picks:
HM - The Grand Illusion - Styx
HM - A Farewell To Kings - Rush
HM - Never Mind The Bollocks - The Sex Pistols
HM - News Of The World - Queen
AoTY - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (Sometimes thee obvious choice is the best option)
1. "Aja" by Steely Dan
2. "Little Queen" by Heart
3. "The Stranger" by Billy Joel
4. "French Kiss" by Bob Welch
5. "Cheap Trick" by Cheap Trick
1. Low (David Bowie)
2. Animals (Pink Floyd)
3. The Idiot (Iggy Pop)
4. Lust For Life (Iggy Pop)
5. Talking Heads 77 (Talking Heads)
6. Saturday Night Fever (Bee Gees)
7. Rumours (Fleetwood Mac)
8. Foreign Affairs (Tom Waits)
9. The Clash (The Clash)
10. Heroes (David Bowie)
My Top 5:
1. PINK FLOYD - Animals
2. SUPERTRAMP - Even In the Quietest Moments
3. QUEEN - News Of The World
4. MEAT LOAF - Bat Out Of Hell
5. YES - Going for the One
Greetings from Canary Islands
Finally, another Meat Loaf fan. - Joe
@@TastesLikeMusic And the second part is one of my 1993 favourites.
1. Pink Floyd - Animals
2. Rush - A Farewell to Kings
3. David Bowie - Low
4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
5. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (Car)
1. Mr Big (UK band) (Photographic Smile in US)
2. Knnillssonn, Nilsson
3. Lights Out, UFO
4. Bad Reputation, Thin Lizzy
5. Overnight Angels, Ian Hunter
Still in plenty of great classic rock in this most punk of years:
1. Farewell to Kings - Rush
2. Animals - Pink Floyd
3. Lights Out - UFO
4. Sin After Sin - Judas Priest
5. Let There be Rock - AC/DC
6. Songs From the Wood - Jethro Tull
7. Street Survivors - Lynyrd Skynyrd
8. News of the World - Queen
9. Aja - Steely Dan
10. Bat out of Hell - Meat Loaf
I was 11, and all my allowance went from baseball cards to music. Just a special year for me.
5. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours. John's bassline on Go Your Own Way says it all. A broken relationship and all that it entails.
4. ELO - Out Of The Blue. I still have my purple 45 of Sweet Talkin Woman. And that album cover still mesmerizes.
3. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks. Let's make a one-off and then piss off. Through the roof production.
2. Steely Dan - Aja. Seven songs and done. Never gets old.
1. Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell. Seven songs and a masterpiece. You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth is still my favorite.
Cheers!
Maybe my favourite year of the 70s, some of my picks:
Animals - Pink Floyd
"Heroes" - David Bowie
Low - David Bowie
Rumours - David Bowie
Lust for Life - Iggy Pop
My top 5
5. Foreigner (Foreigner)
4. Love Gun (Kiss)
3. Rumours (Fleetwood Mac)
2. The Stranger (Billy Joel)
1. Let There Be Rock (AC/DC)
5. Journey - Next
4. Rush - A Farewell to Kings
3. Pink Floyd - Animals
2. Judas Priest - Sin After Sin
1. Motorhead - Motorhead
Honorable Mentions
Kansas - Point of Know Return
Yes - Going for the One
The Clash - The Clash
Styx - The Grand Illusion.
This for me was the hardest year. I had a lot of favorites by Steely Dan, The Clash, Fleetwood Mac, Ian Dury, Eno, Television, Bowie, Ramones, The Jam, Meatloaf, Cheap Trick, & Elvis Costello
1. Low - David Bowie
2. Aja - Steely Dan
3. Before & After Science - Brian Eno
4. (I'm) Stranded - The Saints
5 Marquee Moon - Television
6. Exodus - Bob Marley
7. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
8. My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
9 "Heroes" - David Bowie
10. In The City - The Jam
Good point about Rumours sounding so good, it does! Plus everything about it is superb, easy number one for me. Strangely, it's not my favorite Fleetwood Mac album, that distinction goes to "Tusk" - can't wait to see where (or if?) you guys rank it in 1979. Nice video once again. Thanks! 👍
The only problem is they left the best song off the album...
@@realCaptainSanta yeah, what's up with that - the mistake was corrected for the delux ed
@@realCaptainSanta Yes-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Springs_(song)
1. bat out of hell - meatloaf
2. the idiot - iggy pop
3. foreign affairs - tom waits
4. the stranger - billy joel
5. marquee moon - television
Some of favorites
Expect no mercy~Nazareth
A farewell to kings~RUSH
Kiss Alive II and Love gun
Out of the blue~ELO
Cheap Trick~In color
Even in the quietest moments~Supertramp
5 Amazing albums that weren't mentioned:
1. Kansas-Point of No Return
2. Eric Clapton-Slowhand
3. Cheap Trick-In Color
4. The Grand Illusion-Styx
5. Love Gun-KISS
I had completely forgotten how much great music was around in 1977.
What a brilliant year.
My personal favourites below, listed alphabetically as it all depends what mood I'm in at the time.
Except for Genesis - "Seconds Out", that's one of my 5 all time favourites from any year.
1. Genesis - Seconds Out (Live).
2nd Equal...
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty.
ELO - Out of the Blue.
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours.
Genesis - Wind snd Wuthering.
Billy Joel - The Stranger.
Kansas - Point of know Return.
Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell.
Alan Parsons - I Robot.
Pink Floyd - Animals.
Santana - Moonflower.
Steely Dan - Aja.
Styx - Grand Illusion.
Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments.
Yes - Going for the One.
This is a tough one. I'm gonna have to go with:
1) Hope - Klaatu
2) Hope - Klaatu
3) Hope - Klaatu
4) Hope - Klaatu
5) Hope - Klaatu
Had a tough time deciding this ranking, but I think this is accurate enough. A runner-up would be Hope by Klaatu.
5 The Damned. Damned x 3
4 Steely Dan. Aja
3 Talking Heads 77
2 Pink Floyd. Animals
1 Television. Marquee Moon.
Honorable mentions: 2 albums from The Jam- in the city and this is the modern world, Stranglers- Rattus Norvegicus, Cheap Trick- in color, Rush- a Farewell to Kings, Yes- going for the one, Blondie- plastic letters, Klaatu- Hope, Ramones- Rocket to Russia, Elvis Costello- My aim is true, Steve Miller Band- Book of Dreams, ELO- out of the blue. Gratitude.
Great year!
1. Out of the Blue - ELO
2. Heroes - David Bowie
3. Sleepwalker - The Kinks
4. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
5. Going For the One - Yes
Hi.
My favorites for 1977
Queen - Bews Of The World
David Bowie - Low
David Bowie - Heroes
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks.
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (agree with you about Silver Springs replacing Don't Stop and leaving out The Chain)
Pink Floyd - Animals.
Completely forgotten about Meat Loaf. When it was released I played it over and over again, but I haven't heard it for 10 years for sure. It's time to give it another spin.
5. The Jam - This Is The Modern World
4. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
3. Pilot - Two's A Crowd
2. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
1. ELO - Out Of The Blue
1. Before and After Science - Brian Eno
2. Low - David Bowie
3. In Color - Cheap Trick
4. Animals - Pink Floyd
5. Aja - Steely Dan
6. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
7. "Heroes" - David Bowie
8. Talking Heads '77 - Talking Heads
9. Marquee Moon - Television
10. A Farewell to Kings - Rush
11. My Aim is True - Elvis Costello
12. Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
13. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick
14. Plastic Letters - Blondie
15. Out of the Blue - Electric Light Orchestra
16. The Clash - The Clash
17. Rocket To Russia - Ramones
18. The Stranger - Billy Joel
19. This is the Modern World - The Jam
20. Trans Europe Express - Kraftwerk
Hard to exclude some estimable efforts to narrow down my selections to five, but I think all my choices are strong contenders for some of the best albums to be released in this important transitional year (all listed alphabetically by title):
--'Bat Out of Hell' by Meat Loaf (the best LP on which the late Mr. Loaf worked, a classic medley of adolescent angst, cartoonish and poignant all at the same time)
--'Point of Know Return' by Kansas (one of the band's best, containing my favorite song of theirs, "Dust in the Wind")
--'Rumours' by Fleetwood Mac (THE canonical Fleetwood Mac LP, regardless of various lineup changes over the years)
--'Songs from the Wood' by Jethro Tull (evocative offering from a great progressive band, relatively overlooked in their catalog)
--'The Stranger' by Billy Joel (the first album by Joel I ever heard, and one of his best, perhaps THE best, while showcasing my favorite Joel song, "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant")
Some tough choices to make. Another good list. I appreciate Rumours more now as well.
1. Rumours-Fleetwood Mac
2. My Aim Is True-Elvis Costello
3. Foreign Affair-Tom Waits
3. Aja-Steely Dan
5. Low-David Bowie
Sill catching up on your lists and you picked most of the best albums of the year already. The top 5 of those that were missed:
1. The Stranger - Billy Joel (his songcraft is so effortless he is underrated as an artist. This album is full of pop classics)
2. Foreigner - Foreigner (their best album, another album that highlights a change in direction in music overall that probably started 1-2 years before)
3. The Point of Know Return - Kansas (American prog at its best and rockiest)
4. The Album - Abba (another underrated band artistically due to their commercial success)
5. I Robot - Alan Parsons Project (aural perfection - with this and Aja this year I don't think studio recording has ever sounded as crisp and clear)
Could have mentioned lots more. 21 albums from 1977 in my top 500.
Joe be like: W I L L I A M J O E L 👌🏼
Awesome video. My list would be filled with stuff chosen by you guys:
1. Low. David Bowie.
2. My Aim is True. Elvis Costello.
3. Marquee Moon. Television.
4. Talking Heads. Talking Heads.
5. Rocket to Russia. Ramones.
I also think Rumours sounds incredible. If there was a prize for best recorded album of all time, it is hard to think of any other album beating it out.
Top 5:
1. Pink Floyd- Animals
2. Yes- Going for the one
3. Peter Gabriel- Car
4. David Bowie- Low
5. Rush- A farewell to kings
ah,'77-The year of Television's-"Marquee Moon"one of the most uniquely pleasurable albums Ive ever heard. Television were branded "New York Punk"(they were the first band to play CBGB),but they were anything but. Lengthy tracks,twin lead guitarists with unique,complementary playing styles ,Ive heard them described as a strange cross between King Crimson and the Quicksilver Messenger Service. Its my favorite of this tremendous year. Pink Floyd "Animals" and the greatest English punk album ever-Wire "Pink Flag"round out my top 3. Also love "Before& After Science"by Eno ,The Clash and sex Pistols debuts,The Idiot-Iggy Pop,and even a Jethro Tull return to form in "Songs from the wood". A flagship year for rock albums for sure!
I fully agree on Television, it is also my 1977 winner and no punk. Wire, Eno, Clash, Sex Pistols are also among my candidates. And Iggy as well as Jethro Tull are 77 albums I still treasure today.
Jethro Tull's "Songs From The Wood" which featured the brilliant quirky xmas hit Ring Out, Soltice Bells.
The Year of PUNK!
1. Marquee Moon - Television
2. The Clash UK & US
3. Low - Bowie
4. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
5. Never Mind The Bollocks - Sex Pistols
So many runner ups, I'm very fond of this year.
1. Peter Gabriel (1st album)
2. Going For the One - Yes
3. Slowhand - Eric Clapton
4. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
5. Simple Dreams - Linda Ronstadt
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
Bryan Ferry - In Your Mind
Elvis Presley - Moody Blue
Iggy Pop - The Idiot
ELO - Out Of The Blue
1) Bob Marley Exodus
2) David Bowie heroes
3) Pink Floyd animals
4) Dennis Wilson pacific Ocean Blue
5) Fleetwood Mac Rumours
5) Exodus - Bob Marley & the Wailers
4) Animals - Pink Floyd
3) Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols
2) Talking Heads 77 - Talking Heads
1) Marquee Moon - Television
honorable mentions - A Farewell to Kings - Rush, Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk, Low - David Bowie (a great album held back by the ambient tracks on the second side)
more honorable mentions -- Before and After Science - Brian Eno, Street Survivors - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Right now my top 10 is 1. Pink Floyd - Animals 2. Television - Marquee Moon 3. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 4. Steely Dan - Aja 5. The Clash - The Clash 6. Wire - Pink Flag 7. Brian Eno - Before And After Science 8. Parliament - Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome 9. Talking Heads - 77 10. David Bowie - Low. What a great year!
Outstanding list!
1 Pink Floyd - Animals
2 David Bowie - Low
3 Bob Marley and the Wailers - Exodus
4 Television - Marquee Moon
5 Brian Eno - Before and After Science
6 Scorpions - Taken by Force
7 Talking Heads - 77
8 Ultravox - Ha Ha Ha!
9 Wire - Pink Flag
10 David Bowie - Heroes
5 - Elvis Costello --- My Aim Is True
4- Pink Floyd --- Animals
3- Television --- Marquee Moon
2- David Bowie --- Low
1- Fleetwood Mac ---- Rumours
Great stuff as always, guys. My Top five for '77: 1) MY AIM IS TRUE - Elvis Costello; 2) RUMOURS - Fleetwood Mac; 3) PETER GABRIEL I - Peter Gabriel; 4) DECEPTIVE BENDS - 10cc; 5) OUT OF THE BLUE - ELO
I ignored the 10cc albums after the split for many, many years and then I found Deceptive Bends is very good. I don't think it has the same imagination as Sheet Music or The Original Soundtrack but I think it's probably their third best album.
@@paulsimister944 - I grew up in SoCal and my British Uncle used to send me records in the 70s so the middle-period 10cc records hold tremendous nostalgia, but they really are terrific LPs -- great songwriting, musicianship and creativity... somewhere between Beatles and prog
1977 was a fantastic year for music. All 5 of my nominations are 5-star albums.
(Honourable Mentions: Kraftwerk - Trans Europa Express, The Residents - Fingerprince, Steely Dan - Aja)
1. Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood [Definitely their most underrated album. A very fitting title for this album, it sounds exactly like Songs from the Wood.]
2. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77 [Mind blowing debut, full of great ideas.]
4. Television - Marquee Moon
5. The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Love You [Their last great album.]
It was a very good year.
1. Even in the quietest moments - Supertramp
2. Rumours - Fleetwood mac
3. Saterday night fever
4. Animals - Pink Floyd
5. Book of dreams - Steve Miller band
1. The Clash - The Clash
2. Never Mind the Bollocks - Sex Pistols
3. Sleep Walker - The Kinks
4. Love You - Beach Boys
5. Rough Mix - Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane
I love this channel and am blown away by how much you guys know about the 60's / 70's compare to folk my age but.... 'Bat out of Hell' as a no.1 choice in a year with 'Heroes', 'My aim is true', 'The Clash' etc.... WTF Joe?
I like early Bowie, My Aim is True is probably like 6th favorite Costello album, the Clash doesn’t do it for me and I don’t really like Punk. Bat out of Hell, as basically the opposite of that late 70s lo-fi and consciously arty style should tell you a lot about my taste. I apologize for nothing. - Joe
12 years on from the first list in 1965 and music has changed so much. 1977 is a massive explosion year in music that changes everything going forward.
Here's my 5 painfully whittled down from 20 potentials.
5. Animals by Pink Floyd
4. News of the World by Queen
3. Radio's Appear by Radio Birdman (an Australian band)
2. Never mind the Bollocks by The Sex Pistols
1. Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk
So hard to leave out Iggy (twice), The Ramones (twice), The Saints, The Damned and The Clash with their punk records. Judas Priest, AC/DC and Motorhead with some great heavy rock. As well as Television, Fleetwood Mac, Meat Loaf and David Bowie (Heroes for me over Low however).
Such an exciting year to watch unfold. Each week seemed to have great new songs.
Here are my album recommendations 10 (brilliant), and 9 (excellent). Artists identified when the album isn't well known.
Fanx Ta-ra by Sad Cafe - 10,
Life on the Line by Eddie & the Hot Rods 10,
Marquee Moon 10,
Animals 10,
My Aim Is True 9,
Even in the Quietest Moments 9,
Forse le lucciole non si amano più by Locanda Della Fate 9
Talking Heads 77 9,
The Cate Brothers Band (not to be confused with their debut Cate Bros) 9
Full House by Frankie Miller 9
Bat Out Of Hell 9
The Clash (UK) 9
5. Peter Gabriel (car)
4. Yes - Going for the One
3. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
2. Television - Marquee Moon
1. David Bowie - Low
Costello - My aim is true
Neil young - American stars and bars
Sex Pistols - Never mind the Bollocks
Steely Dan - Aja
Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
Yes, Never Mind the Bollocks would be my number 1 by a distance but I also really like American Stars and Bars.
@@gassyjack5421 Yeah American Stars and Bars really surprises you. Songs like Hey Babe are touching. Will to Live .. like a great salmon dinner, nah.
5. Muddy Waters - Hard Again
4. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
3. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
2. Brian Eno - Before And After Science
1. Godley & Creme - Consequences
Joe saying That Smell is one of his favorite songs because it’s so badass is hilarious - 10 / 10 comedy
What’s wrong with it. It’s a song about drugs. It rules. - Joe
Don't Stop is the kind of middle of the road American radio AOR music that put me off listening to Fleetwood Mac. But eventually I got round to listening to the album and it is surprisingly fun.
1. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
2. Animals - Pink Floyd
3. Young Loud And Snotty - Dead Boys
4. Rocket To Russia - Ramones
5. Street Survivors - Lynyrd Skynyrd
1. The Clash (My #15 Favorite Album of the 70's)
2. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols-Sex Pistols (#21)
3. Animals-Pink Floyd
4. Rumours-Fleetwood Mac
5. Decade-Neil Young
6. Let There Be Rock-AC/DC
7. In Color-Cheap Trick
8. Rocket to Russia-The Ramones
9. My Aim Is True-Elvis Costello
10. Street Survivors-Lynyrd Skynyrd
11. Low-David Bowie
12. Marquee Moon-Television
13. American Stars n’ Bars-Neil Young
14. Exodus-Bob Marley & The Wailers
15. Lust For Life-Iggy Pop
16. Wire-Pink Flag
17. Draw The Line-Aerosmith
18. Rough Mix-Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane
19. Heroes-David Bowie
21. Peter Gabriel 1: Car-Peter Gabriel
21. Leave Home-The Ramones
22. In The City-The Jam
23. Running on Empty-Jackson Browne
24. Slowhand-Eric Clapton
25. News of the World-Queen
25. Islands-The Band
bat out of hell-meat loaf, the stranger-billy joel, steely dan-aja, pink floyd-animals, fleetwood mac-rumours (I matched Joe 4 out of 5!)
As a pretty young kid in 1977 I can attest that Rumours was out in the ether in a very big way, sort of like Michael Jackson would be several years later. Hard to imagine those times nowadays when popular music is very different.
"Quo Live!" by Status Quo was a classic live double album (recorded in October '76 at the iconic, sadly missed Glasgow Apollo Theatre). The band were at their peak in performance and popularity. I'm surprised they didnt break the U.S. (they did have a hit in the 60's, Pictures of Matchstick Men) as they were no nonsense. head down boogie rock.
5. Rocket to Russia-The Ramones
4. Aja-Steely Dan
3. Bat Out of Hell-Meat Loaf
2. Rumours-Fleetwood Mac
1. The Clash-S/T
1. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
2. s/t - Eddie Money
3. Animals - Pink Floyd
4. Running on Empty - Jackson Browne
5. Aja - Steely Dan
6. Slow Hand - Eric Clapton
7. Terrapin Station - Grateful Dead
8. Luxury Liner - Emmylou Harris
9. s/t - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
10. s/t - Foreigner
11. s/t - Rick Danko
p.s. Can't stand Cheap Trick or Meatloaf!
p.p.s. love meatloaf with the browned ketchup and gravy.
Have you ever listened to the first Cheap Trick album? It’s a different beast from the rest of their catalog. If you have...fair enough.
@@TastesLikeMusic I have NOT. I'll give it a chance based on your recommendation. The Meatloaf and meatloaf opinions still stand ;)
Great year! Mine maybe:
Television - Marquee Moon
Pink Floyd - Animals
Bowie - Low/Heroes (combined and some bits removed :P)
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Either Wire - Pink Flag, or Talking Heads - 77
I loved Out of the Blue, Aja, My Aim is True, A Farewell To Kings, The Stranger, Bat Out of Hell, Iggy's two albums, Eno's Album, Exodus, Suicide and Cheap Trick ... and so many others (I even like early Ultravox and Trans-Europe Express) but haven't heard them as much as my favourites above.
Can't wait for Friday!
I love you’re videos. I’d love to see all 3 of you guys redo Queen and the Cure best to worst as well as David Bowie have a great day!
We’re definitely going to redo most of the ones I did by myself at some point. Thanks for watching!
1. The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus IV
2. Split Enz - Dizrythmia
3. Ultravox - Ultravox!
4. Talking Heads - Talking Heads 77
5. Café Jacques - Round the Back
1,700 albums from 1977 (semi-annotated):
rateyourmusic.com/list/Zaragon/1977___and_it_feels_like_heaven_
this is the last year of my favourite block of time for music, my favourites being Animals, Low and Heroes
5 : News of the World - Queen
4: Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
3: Rumors - Fleetwood Mac (would be #1 if they'd replaced Oh Daddy with Silver Spring)
2: Never Mind the Bollocks... - the Sex Pistols
1: Hard Again - Muddy Waters
I would like to add have not listened to this recording now I would add Rough Mix by Pete Townsend and Ronnie Lane outstanding record bought it at the time in college
I haven't heard enough albums from my birth year 77 to give an educated answer but I really wasn't expecting Going For the One by Yes to be so amazing, based on the lousy cover art. "Awake" has maybe my all time favorite guitar riff.
1. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
2. The Stranger - Billy Joel
3. Aja - Steely Dan
4. Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf
5. Low - David Bowie
Honorable Mentions:
A Farewell to Kings - Rush
The Clash - The Clash
Out of the Blue - ELO
Heroes - David Bowie
Peter Gabriel I - Peter Gabriel
I cant pick a number one. Talking Heads 77, My aim is True, Animals, Cheap Trick (by far their best). I have a copy of Marquee Moon, original, and Im surprized these days that people even know it ever came out. I bought it when it came out in Boston and no one I knew, for decades, ever new it existed. Now its worth a small fortune.
“Rumours” is my favorite album of all time!
The Jam- In the city!
Good job by Jason, I must say. Very good job by kramzer and joe my boy, this was the first time anyone got 5 for 5 in my book. At least I like them is what I mean🤔
Animals by Pink Floyd is my favorite album of 1977
...77... - John Martyn - One World - Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy - Eric Clapton - Slowhand - David Bowie - Heroes - Chuck Mangione - FEELS SO GOOD - Supertramp - Even In The Quietest Moments - Tangerine Dream - Encore - Weather Report - Heavy Weather - Brian Eno - Before And After Science - Randy Newman - Little Criminals - Suicide - Peter Gabriel - I - AC / DC -
Let There Be Rock - Joni Mitchell - Don Juan's Reckless Daughter - Sex Pistols - Never Mind.. - Billy Joel - Stranger - Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood - G. P. & The Rumours - Stick To Me - Neil Young - American Stars 'n Bars / Tonight's The Night - The Clash - The ANIMALS - Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted - ...
5. "Lust for Life" Iggy Pop
4. "Before & After Science" Brian Eno
3. "Trans Europe Express" Kraftwerk
2. "Peter Gabriel" Peter Gabriel
1. "Low" David Bowie
KANSAS ,THE RUBINOOS ,THE CLASH
The thunderstorm called punk cleared the stale air of the big business scene in the mid 70s and nothing stayed as it had been before. Although there were the big million selling albums, the audience now was so large that even those did not represent the majority of listeners. Many people were no longer interested in chart success or radio exposure but listening to the thousands of other artists that created new sounds. Singles once again became nearly as important as albums, independent labels and radio stations as well as magazines or concert venues spread everywhere...yes, some people went to the disco and missed it all...
Honorable mentions include Talking Heads 77, Ramones Leave Home + Rocket to Russia, Little Feat Time Loves a Hero, Wire Pink Flag, Jerry Jeff Walker Contrary to Ordinary, Stranglers No More Heroes, Phil Manzanera's 801 Listen Now, Joe Ely's debut, Garland Jeffrey Ghost Writer, Steve Forbert's debut called Alive On Arrival and Eno's Before and After Science.
5. David Bowie - Low (even if not recorded in Berlin it marks the beginning and peak of what might be his most important/influential period and a blueprint for much of the relevant music to follow up to this day)
4. Clash - UK debut (the band that proved that punk was far more than 3 chords screamed out in anger.)
3. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors (the end of the incredible run of albums they released since the debut, no bad track on any of them. They were ready to dethrone whoever you might have thought was the best rock band at that time...if not...)
2. Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks (Until this day, when I think I need to refresh my energy to prepare for some change that is overdue, this is where I go to. John Lydon was and is the most intelligent bastard in music and these songs are relevant still - Holidays in the Sun, Pretty Vacant, Bodies, God Save the Queen - she is still there - and of course Anarchy for the UK.)
1. Television - Marquee Moon (they were refining and polishing this set night after night at the legendary CBGB's and were the first band to play there but the last to sign a record contract and release an album. They were too intense to last for more than one album - their second hardly counts - but Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd both released remarkable albums later, some of them may appear on coming lists.)
Much respect for the Sex Pistols. Made my Honorable Mentions! Even though we have no future...
@@usmcfutball I turned 18 in 1977 and around that time I made my first trip to London. I was expecting "Swinging London" but found myself in one of the most depressing places I had ever been. If you witnessed it then you know what (British) punk was about. It was different in America where the Ramones and others just wanted to change music. UK was political and a change of society expressed in music. No future was what British kids were facing every day.
@@roxannewalsh So true. There was hooliganism at soccer matches, unemployment, a huge Generational Gap and a sort of Island wide 'chip on their shoulder' as Britain took a back seat to their younger cousin the USA on the world stage. Punk exemplified all that and gave Youth a voice in a similar way rap would do in the late 80s and early 90s. Cheers!
Skynyrd definitely the odd one out on that list. Though they finally cracked my top 5 as well, although they didn’t have a bad album. - Joe
Once again an outstanding post from you! Roxanne,you and I are sharing a brain!
Boys - I was ten in 1977 growing up in England so....
The Sex Pistols - never mind the bollocks - if not for the sex pistols no joy division? No smiths? No f@ck you to the establishment.?
The Clash - The Clash (one of my fave bands of all time)
Rod Stewart - Footloose and Fancy Free (memories of the cassette on repeat side 2 while heartbroken later)
Elvis Costello - my aim is true (massive fan)
Too hard to choose #5 but it ain’t meatloaf (I’m vegetarian for one)
A pleasure as always boys looking forward to the next instalment already
Animals, Rumours, Lust for Life, APP-I Robot, Supertramp-Quietest Moments.
LET THERE BE ROCK
A good cross section of picks.
My list , starting with my favourites :
Elvis Costello : My Aim is True
Steely Dan : Aja
The Ramones : Rocket to Russia
Bob Marley : Exodus
Styx : The Grand Illusion
Honourable Mentions :
Jethro Tull : Songs from the Wood
Supertramp : Even in the Quietest Moments
Fleetwood Mac : Rumours. ( my favourite is the self titled LP before it )
Billy Joel : The Stranger
Jimmy Buffett : Changes in Latitudes , Changes in Attitudes ( Margaritaville is my least favourite song on the album )
Ian Dury & the Blockheads : New Boots & Panties
Yes : Going for the One
Pink Floyd : Animals
"Fleetwood Mac : Rumours. ( my favourite is the self titled LP before it )" I feel the same! 'The 1975 'Fleetwood Mac' was the first record by this band I purchased, and it has always remained my sentimental favorite from their catalog.
@@barrymoore4470 It's a classic .
Jackson Browne - "Running on Empty"!! Really appreciated "Rosie" at the time.. ; )
Just a general comment. The use of graphics is very nice. There are other channels like this with nothing but talking heads. The album covers are a nice visual.
Thanks! It takes some extra time for even such simple graphics so it’s good to know that they’re making the experience better.
Great list Joe!!! I’d almost like to see Aja ahead of Bat Out of Hell, but that’s splitting hairs.
I love them both so much. I think I give Meat Loaf the edge because it’s so unique and I can never decide which Steely Dan is my favorite. I love them all so much. But it’s hard to separate one as the clear winner. Bat out of Hell just feels so one of a kind. - Joe
@@TastesLikeMusic totally agree, it came out of nowhere, like a bat out of.. well you know. Loooove Steely Dan, but Aja isn’t my favorite album of theirs, that goes to Countdown to Ecstasy!
"Lust for Life" Iggy Pop
Now you must review his discography.
1. TELEVISION - Marquee Moon * * * * *
2. EMMYLOU HARRIS - Luxury Liner * * * * *
3. DAVE EDMUNDS - Get It * * * * *
4. TOWNES VAN ZANDT - Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas * * * * *
5. THE CLASH - The Clash * * * * 1/2
Runners up:
RAMONES - Rocket To Russia * * * * 1/2
RAMONES - Leave Home * * * * 1/2
ELVIS COSTELLO - My Aim Is True * * * * 1/2
WIRE - Pink Flag * * * * 1/2
LEONARD COHEN - Death Of A Ladies Man * * * * 1/2
Fleetwood Mac has always been a huge blind spot for me. Maybe it is time to give Rumors another chance.
Before & After Science - Brian Eno
My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello
Low - David Bowie
'77 - Talking Heads
Pink Flag - Wire