In the years since 1977 I have grown to be a fan of Rush, have several albums (including 2112) by them, and this song is probably my favorite of theirs.
The debut album by Elvis Costello is an underestimated classic. Most of us know a song or two from it, but it was chock full of great songs and although Costello has had a great music career, I find it hard to say he’s done anything better than this first album.
Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno put together one of the most underrated album gems of the 1970s with Diamond Head. Miss Shapiro is a great cut from the album.
I don’t know much about Alive N’ Kicking, but I love this 1970 version of Tighter and Tighter.
People today don’t remember her well, but Melanie had giant hits in the early 1970s and performed at Woodstock in 1969. This song – Lay Down – was inspired by her performance at Woodstock and how the crowd responded to her.
This might end up being the longest title for any song that gets selected on this list.
Thanks, Jethro Tull!
Terra is a beautiful song by Caetano Veloso. The lyrics sound soothing if you don’t understand Portuguese, but once you read the lyrics the song completely becomes something different, the dream of an imprisoned man.
Their album “Aliens” was a great theme album about the migration of the Irish from Ireland to America. It definitely it an underrated gem of the 1970s.
If you make a list of the ten greatest rock albums of the 1970s, The Who’s “Who’s Next” has to make the list.
In college I had a fantasy fiction class in college and we were reading Lilith: A Romance by George MacDonald. This at the same time I really gave this album a listen. The result was a deeper appreciation of both.