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179 Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Oct 21, 2019

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Black Sabbath’s debut album is the birth of heavy metal as we now know it. Compatriots like Blue Cheer, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple were already setting new standards for volume and heaviness in the realms of psychedelia, blues-rock, and prog rock. Yet of these metal pioneers, Sabbath are the only one whose sound today remains instantly recognizable as heavy metal, even after decades of evolution in the genre.

-AllMusic Review by Steve Huey-

178 Spirit - Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus Oct 17, 2019

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An overlooked album that still has some great songs that should be heard. The band’s lowest charting album to that point, it peaked at #63 on the Billboard 200 in February 1971, spending only fourteen weeks on the chart. However, it sold well as a catalog item and became the band’s only album to ultimately attain a RIAA gold certification in the U.S., achieving that status in 1976

177 Miles Davis - Bitches Brew Oct 14, 2019

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One of the most revolutionary albums in jazz history to some. We try and formulate our opinions for an album that is made to be all things and nothing at the same time.

176 Derek and the Dominos – Layla Other Assorted Love Songs Oct 10, 2019

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Formed by guitarist/singer Eric Clapton with other former members of Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, in the spring of 1970. From late August to early October, they recorded the celebrated double album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs with guitarist Duane Allman sitting in. Powerful record but not everyone in the club is excited about more Clapton.

175 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmos Factory Oct 07, 2019

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With the release of Cosmo’s Factory in July 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival hit their commercial zenith. It was their fifth album in two years and became an international smash, topping the album charts in six countries. They sold millions of records, but never had a #1 hit. They did score five #2 hits on the Hot 100, the most of any act without a #1.

174 Frank Zappa - Hot Rats Oct 03, 2019

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Hot Rats’ genius lies in the way it fuses the compositional sophistication of jazz with rock’s down-and-dirty attitude — there’s a real looseness and grit to the three lengthy jams. Frank is out there but some of the group don’t know that they want to be there. We also end with a Zappa True/False.

173 Alexander Spence - Oar Sep 30, 2019

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The album is sometimes called a “soundtrack to schizophrenia” and a “visionary solo effort,” but became delegated to bargain bins shortly after its release in the spring of 1969. However, those who did hear it were instantly drawn into Spence’s inimitable sonic surrealism.

172 The Stooges - the Stooges Sep 26, 2019

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The Stooges soon gained a reputation for their wild, primitive live performances. Pop, especially, became known for his outrageous onstage behavior—smearing his bare chest with hamburger meat and peanut butter, cutting himself with shards of glass, and flashing his genitalia to the audience. Pop is sometimes credited with the invention or popularization of stage diving.

171 Scott Walker - Scott 4 Sep 23, 2019

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Walker wasn’t on the chart with his fourth album, but the result was probably his finest ’60s LP. The over blown production and his subversive non commercial friend lyrics stand by a relatively stripped-down approach that works in way that is unexpected. It’s hard to pinpoint what was or wasn’t engaging about this album but we will try.

170 Fairport Convention- Liege and Lief Sep 19, 2019

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In the decades since its original release, more than one writer has declared Fairport Convention’s Liege & Lief the definitive British folk-rock album. We are pleasantly surprised with this seminal Fairport Album.

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