That would be the year the biggest, bestest, most incredible, horrifyingly intellectual, stupefying, pud-hardening slab o'wax of all time was for some reason released so that us ordinary individuals would be able to purchase it in either its initial form, or in one of the gobs of slightly different forms that have come out in the years since.At least, that's what some people think. And that's great! For them. I think it's been awhile since I've seen so many taken to task for not liking something as much as someone else, but no matter. A healthy message board should be able to rebound nicely from such a thread.
But it's a funny thing. I hadn't gotten around to posting my, uh, top 10 Desert Island frisbees, and every time I started to compile a list, I wasn't able to stop before at least 15 or 20, after which I didn't have the time to trim 'em in order to comply. But...in this here thread the idea occurred to me that there might just be quite a few records from that wonderful year that would make their way into my list o'favorites, and in fact there's at least a couple that are probably in my top 10. Now, while I'm long sick to death of DSOTM worship, the thing is, even though I might only pull it out once every year or two, I actually like the thing. I think it's a decent rec, the best by this particular outfit. But then I'm not much of a fan of theirs. What recs better from this one year? Let's see. 10 from that year I'd bring to a desert island with me, before reaching for that one:
Iggy & the Stooges—Raw Power
The Who—Quadrophenia
Roxy Music—For Your Pleasure
Led Zeppelin—Houses Of The Holy
Tom Waits—Closing Time
John Cale—Paris 1919
New York Dolls—debut
Ringo Starr—Ringo
Elton John—Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Gram Parsons—Grievous AngelI've felt for at least an hour or two that leaving Raw Power or Quadrophenia off my all-time, ultimate, cross-my-fingers-and-hope-to-, bitchinest, grooviest top top top 10 list, would be tantamount to needing a new pair of ears. So those, along with what I've long considered to be the best of all Led Zeppelin (hallowed be their name, too, natch) recs, plus the debuts from the Dolls & Waits make for a fairly formidable argument that 1973 was a pretty darned good year for myoozak, even considering it wasn't much of a year for such stalwarts as Dylan, Neil Young, & the Jackson Five, or the Rolling Stones or some of the other ex-Beatles. Thinking about how many darned fine recs came out of this interesting time frame was the reason why I decided to bother with this post, actually.
Now, depending on mood, I might strike the Elton John or the Ringo rec in favor of Dark Side. But then there's some other recs that came out that wonderful year, some of which I'm more familiar with than others, but all of which I suspect someone out there might just rate a tad higher than this other rec that to some is apparently the only thing that ever mattered...recs like the Faces' Ooh La La...and T. Rex's Tanx...and Stevie Wonder's Innervisions...and the first two Bruce Springsteen recs...and the first Sweet & Queen recs...and Lou Reed's Berlin...David Bowie's Aladdin Sane & Pin Ups...James Brown's The Payback...Thin Lizzy's Vagabonds Of The Western World...Black Sabbath's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath...Paul McCartney & Wings' Band On The Run...Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies...
...nah, 23 million people can't be wrong, can they, now...
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Topic - 1973 was a very good year, wasn't it? - J 12:45:20 04/26/06 (44)
- Yes it was! BUSH was NOT President back then!!! - Bushwhacked! 08:50:10 04/28/06 (2)
- "Oh, the glory days!!!" of Nixon? (nt) - Craiger56@aol.com 16:55:32 04/28/06 (1)
- Thank heavens Carter was right around the bend. (nt) - Paully 08:35:17 05/01/06 (0)
- I didn't forget any... - J 13:17:41 04/27/06 (2)
- Ok - Sugardawg34 19:21:02 04/27/06 (1)
- Great! We're all pals again! Gotta go though, my - audiogatorjim 20:36:52 04/27/06 (0)
- Additional '73 classics - bquisp 10:41:23 04/27/06 (0)
- Little Feat, Dixie Chicken... - rrsands 10:20:39 04/27/06 (0)
- Didn't Foghat's "Rock and Roll" album come out in 1973? - mhardy6647 08:07:39 04/27/06 (0)
- Re: 1973 was a very good year, wasn't it? - hairydog 07:10:58 04/27/06 (0)
- without putting any real effort into it... - tunenut 22:33:01 04/26/06 (0)
- 1973 redux - Lawrence of Suburbia 20:16:08 04/26/06 (0)
- 1973 was a vanguard year. My favorite among your - audiogatorjim 18:51:19 04/26/06 (0)
- Montrose, by Montrose * - guest 17:50:13 04/26/06 (0)
- What did Santana do in 77?? - YECH 15:58:30 04/26/06 (5)
- "Egtting"? Surely you don't mean... - Finch Platte 13:13:19 04/28/06 (0)
- oops another typo - YECH 08:32:36 04/27/06 (0)
- Re: What did Santana do in 77?? - hairydog 07:03:47 04/27/06 (0)
- What did Santana do in 77?? Zebop! wasn't it? - DAT 19:26:54 04/26/06 (1)
- Zebop was '81, Moonflower and Festival were '77 - McGruder 15:57:06 04/27/06 (0)
- Lets take a look... - Sugardawg34 15:57:22 04/26/06 (10)
- oy "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", yes; "Quadrophenia", no? - mhardy6647 08:02:43 04/27/06 (1)
- just to clarify a bit: reflections on EJ - mhardy6647 09:17:37 04/27/06 (0)
- Indeed - J 18:02:42 04/26/06 (7)
- Re: Indeed - Sugardawg34 18:40:48 04/26/06 (6)
- You are upset of the opinions that vary from your own. - audiogatorjim 19:00:36 04/26/06 (5)
- Re: You are upset of the opinions that vary from your own. - Sugardawg34 19:17:20 04/26/06 (4)
- Calling a knowledgable, frequent contributor to this - audiogatorjim 19:37:29 04/26/06 (3)
- Re: Calling a knowledgable, frequent contributor to this - Sugardawg34 19:43:37 04/26/06 (2)
- You called J human garbage, not me. I was labeled - audiogatorjim 20:31:00 04/26/06 (1)
- I have an idea - Redwing 19:41:24 04/29/06 (0)
- For half a minute or so there, I didn't know you were referring to DSOTM. - axolotl 15:27:16 04/26/06 (0)
- According to this list, DSOTM is #1 followed by... - millen 15:11:56 04/26/06 (2)
- As it should be... - Sugardawg34 16:02:24 04/26/06 (1)
- Re: As it should be... - Mark W. 02:41:25 05/08/06 (0)
- Also...Larks' Tongues in Aspic. (nt) - Marshall W 14:25:01 04/26/06 (0)
- You forgot one...Yessongs. (nt) - Marshall W 14:09:21 04/26/06 (0)
- 73 isn't quite as viagrific as 67 or 71, but here's 10 more of that vintage - DAT 13:45:08 04/26/06 (6)
- Not sure - Sugardawg34 15:20:32 04/26/06 (1)
- 1971 - DAT 19:24:46 04/26/06 (0)
- Whoa! No, “We're An American Band†by Grand Funk Railroad…nt - millen 15:19:27 04/26/06 (3)
- What J !! No Brain Salad Surgery ? - phatty 11:18:02 04/27/06 (2)
- Hey! How come your post descended instead of being ascended to J… - millen 12:23:27 04/27/06 (1)
- sorry, temporary insanity nt - phatty 12:57:08 04/27/06 (0)