1975 - THE YEAR © ℗®™ Part 21 - Which album from this list of 1975 releases do you consider to be the best?

[treeduck]

How good will 1975 be?

[laughedatbytime]

Sabotage

[Rick N. Backer]

Another very competitive year. Aerosmith’s masterpiece gets by Sabotage, Rainbow’s debut, Tommy Bolin’s turn with Deep Purple, one of McCartney’s best solo albums, and the great Force It.

[yyz305]

Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar...Pink Floyd

[The Cat 3]

Yikes...I have a five way tie right now!

 

Might not be able up narrow it down.

[RushFanForever]

Susan Jacks - Dream

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0-o5KaWsPg

 

Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFksnIy2aO4

 

Ian Thomas - Delights. This is the album cover that got Hugh Syme the job of collaborating with RUSH according to here.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic6klzs3_s0

 

Neil Young - Tonight's The Night

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTGjVvQPVWg

Edited April 21, 2020 by RushFanForever

[treeduck]

Yikes...I have a five way tie right now!

 

Might not be able up narrow it down.

What are the five? Let me guess...

 

Alice Cooper

Aerosmith

Queen

Kiss

Black Sabbath

[The Cat 3]

Yikes...I have a five way tie right now!

 

Might not be able up narrow it down.

What are the five? Let me guess...

 

Alice Cooper

Aerosmith

Queen

Kiss

Black Sabbath

 

Queen

 

Aerosmith

 

Wings

 

Pink Floyd

 

Bruce

[JohnnyBlaze]

Wish You Were Here.

 

Minstrel in the Gallery and Night at the Opera are my other two strongest showings this year.

[treeduck]

Yikes...I have a five way tie right now!

 

Might not be able up narrow it down.

What are the five? Let me guess...

 

Alice Cooper

Aerosmith

Queen

Kiss

Black Sabbath

 

Queen

 

Aerosmith

 

Wings

 

Pink Floyd

 

Bruce

What no Alice?? :o

[Entre_Perpetuo]

[goose]

I'm going with Nazareth's Hair of the Dog over Physical Graffiti.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

Sure there are other incredible albums from 75. But none of them offer half of what A Night At The Opera has on display, and few of them do anything much better than A Night At The Opera does it. You want hardcore prog? You could go for Minstrel In The Gallery or Wish You Were Here, but The Prophet's Song is better than at least half the material on either of them and sounds like nothing else. You want theatrical rock? Alice Cooper and Elton John could do it for you, but Death On Two Legs, Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon, and Seaside Rendezvous have him matched. You like it heavy? Sabbath and Zeppelin have monster releases this year, but I'm In Love With My Car and Sweet Lady and parts of The Prophets Song and Bohemian Rhapsody (not to mention the aforementioned Death On Two Legs) have guitars as killer as you could ask for. You like pop? Fleetwood Mac and Jefferson Starship had a great year, but You're My Best Friend is also one of the greatest pop songs ever. You want country? The Eagles released a great record in 75, but '39 has anything they'd done yet matched. Ballads? You could get them anywhere in 75, but why waste much time searching for a better one than Love Of My Life? You want to know what a guitar virtuoso can do in 75? Jeff Beck and Steve Hackett have you covered, but so does Brian May on Good Company and God Save The Queen (and the rest of the album). Something for everyone and no one gets short changed, not to mention it all flows together immaculately and comes in that truly iconic sleeve.

 

This is all subjective of course and you're entitled to disagree with everything I say here except this: A Night At The Opera is and always will be my favorite album of all time, by my favorite band of all time, featuring my favorite singer and favorite guitarist of all time, and featuring my favorite song of all time.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

Sure there are other incredible albums from 75. But none of them offer half of what A Night At The Opera has on display, and few of them do anything much better than A Night At The Opera does it. You want hardcore prog? You could go for Minstrel In The Gallery or Wish You Were Here, but The Prophet's Song is better than at least half the material on either of them and sounds like nothing else. You want theatrical rock? Alice Cooper and Elton John could do it for you, but Death On Two Legs, Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon, and Seaside Rendezvous have him matched. You like it heavy? Sabbath and Zeppelin have monster releases this year, but I'm In Love With My Car and Sweet Lady and parts of The Prophets Song and Bohemian Rhapsody (not to mention the aforementioned Death On Two Legs) have guitars as killer as you could ask for. You like pop? Fleetwood Mac and Jefferson Starship had a great year, but You're My Best Friend is also one of the greatest pop songs ever. You want country? The Eagles released a great record in 75, but '39 has anything they'd done yet matched. Ballads? You could get them anywhere in 75, but why waste much time searching for a better one than Love Of My Life? You want to know what a guitar virtuoso can do in 75? Jeff Beck and Steve Hackett have you covered, but so does Brian May on Good Company and God Save The Queen (and the rest of the album). Something for everyone and no one gets short changed, not to mention it all flows together immaculately and comes in that truly iconic sleeve.

 

This is all subjective of course and you're entitled to disagree with everything I say here except this: A Night At The Opera is and always will be my favorite album of all time, by my favorite band of all time, featuring my favorite singer and favorite guitarist of all time, and featuring my favorite song of all time.

 

I guess there is one thing you won't find on A Night At The Opera: synthesizers. I suppose that probably turns a lot of prog snobs off, not me though.

[The Cat 3]

[goose]

Styx Equinox got a vote! :ebert:

[Texas King]

Voted Wish You Were Here, the best Floyd album in my book. Opera, Graffiti, Born to Run and Toys are not far behind.

[Tony R]

Poor old UFO keep getting squeezed out. Some formative stuff here for the young Tony; Equinox, Graffiti, Rainbow’s debut, Queen’s world domination album, the Floyd, Steve Hackett and Camel FFS.

 

But, I’ve got to go with the music so it’s Ted Nugent for me. He may be a t**t but that’s a great album.

[Stormtron]

Thin Lizzy - Fighting

[Nova Carmina]

Do these keep getting harder or something?

 

Jethro Tull

Thin Lizzy

Pink Floyd -- (WYWH is so very, very great!)

 

 

But, but! In the face of all that awesomeness, there is the double-album majesty of peak bombast Led Zeppelin: Kashmir, In My Time of Dying, Ten Years Gone, Trampled Underfoot, In the Light, The Wanton Song . . .

 

Physical Graffiti

[cygnify]

another ridiculously tough 70's choice....

 

For me, it came down between Floyd, Queen, Zeppelin, Frank Zappa and Jeff Beck - all masterpieces.

 

I also really dig the first Journey album (Aynsley Dunbar kicking ass!), both Kansas, Gentle Giant, and Tull are great; Aerosmith at it's pinnacle IMO, However....

 

Wish You Were Here is a crowning achievement of human kind.

[Na na na]

Physical Graffiti

[custom55]

Led Zeppelin Physical Grafitti

 

 

Saw LZ at MSG Feb 1975. My buddy had front row seats ( see pics ) and I was up in the nosebleeds

 

Jethro Tull - Minstrel in second place

 

 

Edited April 21, 2020 by custom55

[Mithrandir]

Physical Graffiti. GOAT

[tangy]

I'm going with Nazareth's Hair of the Dog over Physical Graffiti.

 

I'm going with Physical Graffiti overs Nazareths Hair of the Dog!

 

HOTD was one of my first 8 tracks. still love it to this day