03 August 2022

44 Splendid Albums Released 1977

....so far my favourites from that year

which may reflect how often I've put them on,

waiting for 33 more never really heard...

 

Since I don't have a great taste for pure punk

you will see much mainstream on the one hand

and alot progressive rock on the other hand.


1

EVEN IN THE QUITEST MOMENTS

Supertramp


2

OUT OF THE BLUE

Electric Light Orchestra

(double album)

 

3

DECEPTIVE BENDS

10cc


4

THE ALBUM

ABBA


5

RUMOURS

Fleetwood Mac

 

6

DEATH OF A LADIE'S MAN

Leonard Cohen (through Phil Spector)


7

THE STRANGER

Billy Joel


8

IZITSO

Cat Stevens


9

NÄRMA MEJ

Marie Bergman


10

HÖSTKÄNNING

Ola Magnell


11

THE QUIET ZONE /THE PLEASURE DOME

Van Der Graaf Generator

 

12

SIN AFTER SIN

Judas Priest

 

13

BAT OUT OF HELL

Meat Loaf

 

14

FIREFLY

Uriah Heep 

 

15

WATERMARK

Art Garfunkel

 

16

DANCER WITH BRUISED KNEE

Kate & Anna McGarrigle


17

BEFORE AND AFTER SCIENCE

Brian Eno 


18

I ROBOT

Alan Parsons' Project

 

19

GOING FOR THE ONE

Yes 


20

GET IT

Dave Edmunds


21

SLEEPWALKER

The Kinks 

 

22

BACCARA 

Baccara


23

BACK ON THE STREET AGAIN

Lee Hazlewood

 

24

BRIGHT LIGHTS AND BACK ALLEYS

Smokie

 

25

RATTUS NORVEGICUS

The Stranglers


26

THE BOOMTOWN RATS

Boomtown Rats



27

HEROES

David Bowie


28

VA SKA MAN TA LIVET AV SIG FÖR NÄR MAN ÄNDÅ INTE FÅR HÖRA SNACKET EFTERÅT?

Magnus Uggla


29

OVER

Peter Hammill


30

PETER GABRIEL

Peter Gabriel


31

DONOVAN

Donovan


32

SÅNGTAJM MED TRAZAN & BANARNE

Lasse Åberg & Klasse Möllberg


33

LITTLE QUEEN

Heart


34

SONGS FROM THE WOOD

Jethro Tull


35

ANIMALS 

Pink Floyd 


36

TRANS EUROPA EXPRESS

Kraftwerk

 

37

MIRAGE (Velvet Voyage)

Klaus Shulze

 

38

SOMETHING MAGIC

Procol Harum


39

WORKS vol. 1

Emerson, Lake & Palmer


40

NEWS OF THE WORLD

Queen


41

MY AIM IS TRUE

Elvis Costello


42

MOODY BLUE

Elvis Presley


43

MARQUEE MOON

Television


44

WATCH OUT!

Björn Skifs

 





and so Released in late -76

Bonus which would've come very high :


WIND AND WUTHERING

Genesis 



ZYZ

 

02 April 2022

From Famous 500 Lists : Which 10 x 10 Albums Would I....


Among Albums which actually can be found both on NME's list made 2013 and on Rolling Stone's list in its 2020 updated version..

..here you can see how they differ from my personal preferences. Filtered through ten unique questions, which scenarios may clarify my relations to chosen albums. 
 
The Both Big Tops is really fascinating to study, since their positions sometimes differ light years from which I would choose. My judgements may as well tell something about how familiar I am with them (while other albums are complete strangers).

In other words I've collected material from :
every album on the 500 list by New Musical Express

+ from every album on the 500 list by Rolling Stones Magazine




Question 1
Which 10 albums would I eat for breakfast every morning for the rest of my life, probably never getting tired of them....?


A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
Beatles
# 195 on NME
# 263 on RS

HUNKY DORY
David Bowie
# 3 on NME
# 88 on RS

FOR YOUR PLEASURE
Roxy Music
# 88 on NME
# 351 on RS

DIFFERENT CLASS
Pulp
# 6 on NME
# 162 on RS

PARALLEL LINES
Blondie
# 45 on NME
# 146 on RS

THIS YEARS MODEL
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
# 256 on NME
# 121 on RS

ELVIS PRESLEY
Elvis Presley
# 384 on NME
# 332 on RS

BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
Bob Dylan
# 36 on NME
# 9 on RS

IF YOU'RE FEELING SINISTER
Belle & Sebastian
# 113 on NME
# 481 on RS

FOREVER CHANGES
Love
# 37 on NME
# 180 on RS





Question 2
Which 10 albums would I bring with me on an isolated space ship? Reminding most of the rich life on Earth I will miss deeply.... in hope of finding some aliens who will learn what good music is?


THE BEATLES "WHITE ALBUM"
Beatles
# 9 on NME
# 29 on RS

VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Kinks
# 270 on NME
# 384 on RS

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
Simon & Garfunkel
# 382 on NME
# 172 on RS

SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN
Leonard Cohen
# 232 on NME 
# 195 on RS

FUNERAL
Arcade Fire
# 13 on NME
# 500 on RS

THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
David Bowie
# 23 on NME
# 40 on RS

TRANSFORMER
Lou Reed
# 72 on NME
# 109 on RS

HERE COME THE WARM JETS
Brian Eno
# 427 on NME
# 308 on RS

IMAGINE
John Lennon
# 227 on NME
# 223 on RS

SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE
Stevie Wonder
# 172 on NME
# 4 on RS





Question 3
Which 10 albums would I most eagerly speak about now - because I've recently began to discover or am curious to soon discover these?


TRANS-EUROPE EXPRESS
Kraftwerk
# 81 on NME
# 238 on RS

STATION TO STATION
David Bowie
# 53 on NME
# 52 on RS

RADIO CITY
Big Star
# 421 on NME
# 359 on RS

BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME
Bob Dylan
# 73 on NME
# 181 on RS

(WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY?
Oasis
# 67 on NME
# 157 on RS

PARKLIFE
Blur
# 22 on NME
# 438 on RS

IS THIS IT
The Strokes
# 4 on NME
# 114 on RS

MURMUR
R.E.M.
# 69 on NME
# 165 on RS

MUSIC OF MY MIND
Stevie Wonder
# 288 on NME
# 350 on RS

LOVELESS
My Bloody Valentine
# 18 on NME
# 73 on RS





Question 4
Which 10 albums would I need as help to climb a really hard, high mountain = not my ordinary listening, something else than I'm usually prepared for....?


HORSES
Patti Smith
# 12 on NME
# 26 on RS

NEBRASKA
Bruce Springsteen
# 148 on NME
# 150 on RS

AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE
R.E.M.
# 65 on NME
# 96 on RS

ENTERTAINMENT!
Gang of Four
# 159 on NME
# 273 on RS

PINK FLAG
The Wire
# 378 on NME
# 310 on RS

SURFER ROSA
Pixies
# 58 on NME
# 390 on RS

WHAT'S GOING ON
Marvin Gaye
# 25 on NME
# 1 on RS

ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
# 144 on NME
# 30 on RS

APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION
Guns 'n' Roses
# 194 on NME
# 62 on RS

EXILE ON MAIN ST.
Rolling Stones
# 24 on NME
# 14 on RS





Question 5
Which 10 albums would I say must be the Very Absolutely Best - if I was forced to make an objective statement (independent of personal taste = I like them alot but not among my 10 very favourites)?


ABBEY ROAD
Beatles
# 34 on NME
# 5 on RS

ODESSEY AND ORACLE
The Zombies
# 145 on NME
# 243 on RS

RUMOURS
Fleetwood Mac
# 51 on NME
# 7 on RS

WHO'S NEXT
The Who
# 319 on NME
# 77 on RS

LONDON CALLING
The Clash
# 39 on NME
# 16 on RS

ELECTRIC WARRIOR
T Rex
# 225 on NME
# 188 on RS

THE DOORS
The Doors
# 226 on NME
# 86 on RS

OTIS BLUE
Otis Redding
# 405 on NME
# 178 on RS

HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED
Bob Dylan
# 64 on NME
# 18 on RS

REVOLVER
Beatles
# 2 on NME
# 11 on RS





Question 6
Which 10 albums would I wish my beautiful Wife to consist of (if I would have found her)? In other words which are a perfect balance between what I already love in some parts, and still struggle to understand in other parts??


THE HISSING OF SUMMER LAWNS
Joni Mitchell
# 243 on NME
# 258 on RS

DUSTY IN MEMPHIS
Dusty Springfield
# 50 on NME
# 83 on RS

MY AIM IS TRUE
Elvis Costello
# 281 on NME
# 430 on RS

RUBBER SOUL
Beatles
# 43 on NME
# 35 on RS

LADY SOUL
Aretha Franklin
# 167 on NME
# 75 on RS

TAPESTRY
Carole King
# 82 on NME
# 25 on RS

THE QUEEN IS DEAD
The Smiths
# 1 on NME
# 113 on RS

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO
The Velvet Underground & Nico
# 5 on NME
# 23 on RS

SCARY MONSTERS
David Bowie
# 381 on NME
# 443 on RS

VIOLATOR
Depeche Mode
# 444 on NME
# 167 on RS





Question 7
Which 10 albums would I rather sweap under a carpet (or even flush down the toilet) to pretend these cult stuff must not take up so much space in the world.... since I never seem to understand their big value anyway, no matter how many rounds....?


NEVERMIND
Nirvana
# 11 on NME
# 6 on RS

NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE'S THE.....
Sex Pistols
# 38 on NME
# 80 on RS

LOW
David Bowie
# 14 on NME
# 206 on RS

UNKNOWN PLEASURES
Joy Divison
# 40 on NME
# 211 on RS

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
Pink Floyd
# 132 on NME
# 55 on RS

THE STONE ROSES
The Stone Roses
# 7 on NME
# 319 on RS

STICKY FINGERS
Rolling Stones
# 55 on NME
# 104 on RS

KIND OF BLUE
Miles Davis
# 79 on NME
# 31 on RS

THRILLER
Michael Jackson
# 131 on NME
# 12 on RS

TEN
Pearl Jam
# 339 on NME
# 160 on RS





Question 8
Which 10 albums would I like to take short trips with as travel companions, or dance with some nice rounds, but hardly live permanently in the same house as?


HARVEST
Neil Young
# 71 on NME
# 72 on RS

SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO
The Byrds
# 351 on NME
# 274 on RS

HOUNDS OF LOVE
Kate Bush
# 48 on NME
# 68 on RS

HOMOGENIC
Björk
# 486 on NME
# 202 on RS

OK COMPUTER
Radiohead
# 20 on NME
# 42 on RS

SIGN O' THE TIMES
Prince
# 198 in NME
# 45 on RS

REMAIN IN LIGHT
Talking Heads
# 54 on NME
# 39 on RS

MARQUEE MOON
Television
# 29 on NME
# 107 on RS

RAY OF LIGHT
Madonna
# 241 on NME
# 222 on RS

BACK TO BLACK
Amy Winehouse
# 28 on NME
# 33 on RS





Question 9
Which 10 albums would I happen to find under a big bunch of forgotten things, where they once made a promising impression which didn't last very long, obviously?


RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES
Daft Punk
# 497 on NME
# 295 on RS

A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD
Coldplay
# 266 on NME
# 324 on RS

EGE BAMYASI
Can
# 297 on NME
# 454 on RS

MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY
Kanye West
# 21 on NME
# 17 on RS

GRACE
Jeff Buckley
# 86 on NME
# 147 on RS

GRACELAND
Paul Simon
# 124 on NME
# 46 on RS

PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
Beastie Boys
# 32 on NME
# 125 on RS

THE BLUEPRINT
Jay-Z
# 186 on NME
# 50 on RS

CHANNEL ORANGE
Frank Ocean
# 147 on NME
# 148 on RS

SOUND OF SILVER
LCD Sound System
# 49 on NME
# 433 on RS





Question 10
Which 10 albums would I gladly give to some hungry soul, since I'm satisfied = completely ready with them, full of thankfulness but will never feel the need to listen again?


ARRIVAL
ABBA
# 441 on NME
# 303 on RS (as some parts of "The Definitive Collection")

BLUE
Joni Mitchell
# 63 on NME
# 3 on RS

JOHN LENNON / PLASTIC ONO BAND
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band
# 133 on NME
# 85 on RS

SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
Beatles
# 87 on NME
# 24 on RS

PET SOUNDS
Beach Boys
# 26 on NME
# 2 on RS

ASTRAL WEEKS
Van Morrison
# 68 on NME
# 60 on RS

LED ZEPPELIN IV
Led Zeppelin
# 106 on NME
# 58 on RS

BORN TO RUN
Bruce Springsteen
# 85 on NME
# 21 on RS

BLONDE ON BLONDE
Bob Dylan
# 62 on NME
# 38 on RS

EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE
Neil Young
# 398 on NME
# 407 on RS





ZYZ

07 March 2022

from Tomiro's Diary, still thirty years inside future

Friday 8:th of Marzipan 2052

 

Welcome back, Tomiro! Today the scary empire of Ruschina is almost over. Their face masks began to crack during month of Beforever. Last teleportation tower fell apart by its own tension. No nuclear power slipped out into our swedish colony, just melting satellites around Putingrad. We see you laugh again, only thirty years after Ruschina was planned being made. This spring people are allowed to fully re-create their true identity. Remember whether Tokyo or Gothenburg was most important?? - for the boy who's always the biggest part of you, Tomiro! Through stolen DNA-sequences they didn't succeed changing anyones deepest core memory.

 

= one more short story made of 100 words

 

 

Thursday 14:th of Marzipan 2052

 

As Ruschina finally collapse, former ukrainian people creep out from secret caves. Here in colonial Sweden some of your co-workers still feel they are ukrainian. Inside this mountain of undelivered packages, you're preparing bikes every night. No nuclear robots are needed as assistants. Last morning you saw Zemlinskyj on a blue screen in those yellow streets. If still alive, their haunted president is 74 years already. Putin would've been 100 in Octoberov, but died of vaccine overdose. We couldn't let him transform whole planet. Tomiro, you don't know whether you're older or younger than any human. Vaettirs often shift age.

 

 

 

 

ZYZ

12 January 2022

72 discovered Albums from 1972


now 50 years after they were released (suddenly a fantastic fact)

here's the small bunch I've heard over the years (at least two full rounds)

presented in order of how much I appreciate them now :


1
THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
David Bowie

2
DEMONS AND WIZARDS
Uriah Heep

3
A WOOFER IN TWEETER'S CLOTHING
Sparks

4
CATCH BULL AT FOUR
Cat Stevens

5
PER UN AMICO
Premiata Forneria Marconi

6
A SONG FOR YOU
The Carpenters

7
#1 RECORD
Big Star

8
THE BEST OF MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
Middle of The Road
(most material from -71)

9
HONKY CHATEAU
Elton John

10
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
John Denver

11
DON QUIXOTE
Gordon Lightfoot

12
MOONSHOT
Buffy Sainte-Marie

13
BLÅBLUS
Blåblus, a band with Björn Skifs

14
HOT AUGUST NIGHT (Live)
Neil Diamond

15
ROXY MUSIC
Roxy Music (including Brian Eno)

16
FOXTROT
Genesis

17
SAIL AWAY
Randy Newman

18
NANCY & LEE AGAIN
Nancy Sinatra with /by Lee Hazlewood

19
ROCK ME BABY
David Cassidy

20
UNDRINGAR
Ted Gärdestad

21
INGICA
Monica Törnell

22
FOR THE ROSES
Joni Mitchell

23
HARVEST
Neil Young

24
ET SI JE M'EN VAIS AVANT TOI
Francoise Hardy

25
SEE ALL HER FACES
Dusty Springfield

26
ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
Mott The Hoople

27
TRANSFORMER
Lou Reed

28
DARWIN
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso

29
CLOSE TO THE EDGE
Yes

30
TRILOGY
Emerson, Lake & Palmer

31
THICK AS A BRICK
Jethro Tull

32
THREE FRIENDS
Gentle Giant

33
WHO CAME FIRST
Pete Townshend
(solo without The Who)

34
TALKING BOOK
Stevie Wonder

35
NO SECRETS
Carly Simon

36
SOLOMON'S SEAL
Pentangle

37
IRRLICHT
Klaus Schulze

38
JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN
Kris Kristofferson

39
ELVIS NOW
Elvis Presley

40
OLD DAN'S RECORDS
Gordon Lightfoot

41
DU HAR EN VÄN
Ann-Kristin Hedmark

42
BJÖRN ANDER
Björn Ander

43
SINGER SONGWRITER
Clifford T Ward

44
BLACK SABBATH VOL. 4
Black Sabbath

45
SLAYED?
Slade

46
SCHOOL'S OUT
Alice Cooper

47
DON'T SHOOT ME, I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER
Elton John

48
SILVER PISTOL
Brinsley Schwarz

49
THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY
Uriah Heep

50
SHADES OF A BLUE ORPHANAGE
Thin Lizzy

51
EAGLES
Eagles

52
MOODS
Neil Diamond

53
PROCOL HARUM LIVE
Procol Harum in concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

54
BACK TO FRONT
Gilbert O'Sullivan

55
RETURN TO FOREVER
Chick Corea

56
EXILE ON MAIN STREET
Rolling Stones

57
NERVOUS ON THE ROAD
Brinsley Schwarz

58
GASOLIN 2
Gasolin

59
MACHINE HEAD
Deep Purple

60
PINK MOON
Nick Drake
(...still to discover closer...)

61
JACKSON BROWNE (SATURATE BEFORE USING)
Jackson Browne

62
HOMECOMING
America

63
CAN'T BUY A THRILL
Steely Dan

64
OCTOPUS
Gentle Giant

65
BRUSTNA HJÄRTANS HOTELL
Blå Tåget

66
SOME TIME IN NEW YORK CITY
John Lennon & Yoko Ono

67
SUPERFLY
Curtis Mayfield

68
SOMETHING /ANYTHING
Todd Rundgren

69
ZEIT
Tangerine Dream

70
EGE BAMYASI
Can

71
FLÄSKET
Fläsket Brinner

72
CAPTAIN BEYOND
Captain Beyond
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ZYZ