No.147: “A Saucerful Of Secrets” by Pink Floyd (1968)
This second, rather troubled album from the early Pink Floyd was partly recorded with Syd Barrett and finished without him when he simply went off the rails and wasn’t picked up on the way to a gig. It shows the signs of the making of this timeless band as they now added David Gilmour to the line-up and his guitar prowess was shown in its formulative stages for the band. As with most records of the era, there were a few non-essential ‘novelty’ songs included, but also some very good progressive-psych tracks as well. As follows:
No.146: “Help!” by The Beatles (1965)
The Beatles second soundtrack album was also released as their new record in its own right. Not a lot to add really, you know the score with this band and their songs. Here’s a selection:
No.145: “Led Zeppelin II” by Led Zeppelin (1969)
Following the largely blues-dominated aura of their debut, “II” branched out into heavier rock territory for the band, helping spawn a million other proto-metal bands in its wake.
No.144 “The Doors” by The Doors (1967)
Debut moody and gloomy album from this keyboard-driven Californian band, who influenced so many others that followed.
I’ll keep my text to the minimum. To be honest it’s getting increasingly difficult trying to things to say about these albums now in some cases. It’s extra time I can do without wasting. Best to chat after the postings from those albums that do shine through.
No.143: “The Turn Of A Friendly Card” by The Alan Parsons Project (1980)
No.141: “No More Heroes” by The Stranglers (1977)
Second album from these better-than=average musicians from the so-called punk era. They were far too good to ever be punk, more like a Doors-influenced band.
No.139: “What’s Going On?” by Marvin Gaye (1971)
There are not many Motown albums in my list. I love the stuff, it’s just that I see Tamla Motown and most of the 1960’s-70’s sould scene as being mainly a singles market. This album is different in that it’s a conceptual work, a masterpiece of the early 70’s. I swear when I first played this album (through Headphones) I had some kind of weird out-of-body experience which I’ll never forget. Very weird. Two vids, plus the full album in audio form afterwards:
No.138: “A Christmas Gift For You” by Phil Spector/Various (1963)
As you know, I don’t include compilations in here, but this isn’t as such as all of these songs were brand new recorded especially for this project.
Well I do throw a wild card in here from time to time, but this album has to be included and pretty high too as it’s surely rated as the best Christmas album ever. We all know these timeless songs which are played endlessly over Christmas but who cannot raise a smile and sing along to this stuff each year? No videos exist of these originals, so I’ve posted the full album instead.
The Stranglers weren’t really punk in the same way that the Clash weren’t.
That is a really good Doors album, especially for a debut.
Just listening to the Marvin Gaye album and really liking it; I always liked the title track which is probably one of the best protest tracks ever written.
A terrific track, yes. The rest of No More Heroes - the album -takes some listens but is also a really good record.
Walk On By is brilliant. Couldn’t find the full-length version on YT sadly.
Zeppelin Second remains my firm favourite for me, like the first plenty of nods towards Willie Dixon, they eventually settled paying him a large amount of cash.
My only album by Rodders, and again for me his best work.
