What are your favorite albums from 1976

Eclectic and eccentric list:

Ramones - Ramones
Tom Waits - Small Change
Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon
Bob Seger - Night Moves
Blondie - Blondie
Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Jorge Ben - Africa Brasil
The Resident - Third Reich N' Roll
Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading
Kraftwerk - Radioactivity
AC/DC - High Voltage
Wings - Wings At The Speed Of Sound
Santana - Amigos
Chris Squire - Fish Out Of Water
Flamin' Goovies - Shake Some Action
Lou Reed - Rock & Roll Heart
Flying Burrito Brothers - Sleepless Nights
Dr. Hook - A Little Bit More
Jo Ann Kelly & Peter Emery - Do It
Jamees Brown - Get Up Offa That thing
Spirit - Farther Along
Nazareth - Close Enough For Rock N' Roll
Chet Atkins & Les Paul - Chester And Lester
Waylon Jennings - Are You Ready for The Country
Steeleye Span - Rocket Cottage
Kingfish - Kingfish
The Rutles - Rutland Weekend Songbook
Starcastle - Starcastle (amazing bass)
Strawbs - Nomadness
Split Enz - Second Thoughts
Maddy Prior And June Tabor - Silly Sisters
Max Webster - Max Webster

 

The short list:

Jeff Beck / Wired
BOC / Agents of Fortune
Boston / st
Eagles / Hotel California
Journey / Look Into the Future
Steve Hillage / L
Kansas / Leftoverture
Nektar / st
Alan Parsons / Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Quiet Sun / Mainstream
Rush /2112
Bob Seger / Night Moves
Steely Dan / Royal Scam
Steve Miller / Fly Like an Eagle
Tangerine Dream / Stratosfear
VdGG / World Record
Warren Zevon / st

 

George Harrison - Thirty Three & 1/3

 

801 Live

 

Nice to see Rastaman Vibration get a mention. My first exposure to Marley and I just played it to death..

 

Ramones

 

David Bowie-Station To Station
Bob Dylan-Desire
Michael Hurley/Unholy Modal Rounders-Have Moicy!
Led Zeppelin-Presence
Bob Marley & The Wailers-Rastaman Vibration
Joni Mitchell-Hejira
Ramones-Ramones
Rolling Stones-Black And Blue
Patti Smith Group-Radio Ethiopia
Steely Dan-The Royal Scam
Tom Waits-Small Change
Stevie Wonder-Songs In The Key Of Life

 

A New World Record - ELO
Black and Blue - Rolling Stones
Desire - Bob Dylan
Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller
Hasten Down The Wind - Linda Ronstadt
Hotel California - Eagles
Ramones s/t
Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs
The Sun Sessions - Elvis Presley
Wings At The Speed Of Sound - Wings
Wings Over America - Wings

 

damn....1976 was not messing around. 2010's better get your act in gear, '76 might beat you on its own

 

Graham Parker - Howlin' Wind
Graham Parker - Heat Treatment
The Wild Tchoupitoulas
Rolling Stones - Black and Blue

 

I wondered when someone was going to get around to Rainbow.

 

Serge Gainsbourg - Je t'aime moi non plus
The Beach Boys - 15 Big Ones
Cartola - s/t
Claudette Soares - Fiz do Amor o Meu Canto
Joyce w/ Nana Vasconcelos & Mauricio Maestro - Visions of Dawn
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Alaíde Costa - Coraçao
Tom Zé - Estudando o Samba

 

Blue Oyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune
The Eagles - Hotel California
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
Thin Lizzy - Jail Break
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam

 

Joni Mitchell's Hejira and the self-titled Blondie and Ramones albums.

 

It was fun. I was 15. Imagine a time when old classics were new, experimental and fresh like Kansas and Heart.

 

Clones of Dr. Funkenstein

Stretchin' out in Bootsy's Rubber Band

Hardcore Jollies, the best rock record of 1976


Tales of Kidd Funkadelic


These 4, plus Mothership Connection came out in December 1975, and Ahh...the Name is Bootsy, Baby! came out in January 1977!

 

What a year for music (…what year isn't, really?). So many albums I'm not acquainted with yet, that I look forward to hearing. Here are the ones I am familiar with and love:

Ramones - Ramones
Led Zeppelin - Presence
Parliament - The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
Earth, Wind & Fire - Spirit
Burning Spear - Garvey's Ghost
La Düsseldorf - La Düsseldorf
Cluster - Sowiesoso
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
David Bowie - Station to Station
Herbie Hancock - Secrets
Funkadelic - Hardcore Jollies
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Ain't That a B–
Haruomi Hosono - Bon Voyage Co.
Big Youth - Natty Cultural Dread
Goblin - Roller
Todd Rundgren - Faithful
Marvin Gaye - I Want You
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak / Johnny the Fox
Al Green - Full of Fire
The Residents - The Third Reich 'n Roll
ZZ Top - Tejas

 

Real time purchase..

Bowie -STS
The Runaways st
Todd R- Faithful
Stones - b&b
Lou Reed -r&r Heart/coney Island
Ramones - Ramones
Beach Boys 15 Big Ones
Blondie - Blondie
Patti Smith -Radio Ethiopia
Flamin' Goovies - Shake Some Action
The Modern Lovers st
Zappa - Zoot Alures

 

A few personal favorites...

Patti Smith Group - Radio Ethopia
Laura Nyro - Smile
Lou Reed - Rock and Roll Heart / Coney Island Baby
Ramones - Ramones
Graham Parker and the Rumour - Howling Wind / Heat Treatment
T. Rex - Futuristic Dragon
Bowie - Station to Station
Burning Spear - Man in the Hills
Peter Tosh - Legalize It
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Rastaman Vibration
Todd Rundgren - Faithful
Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon
Elvis Presley - From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, TN
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
The Runaways - The Runaways
Rick Wakeman - No Earthly Connection
Donovan - Slow Down World
James Taylor - In the Pocket
Eric Clapton - No Reason to Cry
Roxy Music - Viva!
Herbie Hancock - Secrets
Bunny Wailer - Blackheart Man
Bob Dylan - Desire
Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together
Tom Waits - Small Change
Earth Wind & Fire - Spirit
J.J .Cale - Troubadour
Strawbs - Deep Cuts
Can - Flow Motion
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - s/t
George Harrison - 33 & 1/3
Joni Mitchell - Hejira
Blondie - Blondie
Jackson Browne - The Pretender
Bruce Cockburn - In the Falling Dark
Cluster - Sowiesoso
Stanley Clarke - School Days
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
The Stooges - Metallic K.O.

I was 16. Pretty good year, though I didn't discover all of these records in 1976.

 

Here's my list from the Best Rock album of 1976 thread last November:

Bob Dylan - 'Hard Rain'
David Bowie - 'Station to Station'
Graham Parker - 'Howlin' Wind', though I love 'Heat Treatment' almost as much
J. Geils Band - 'Blow Your Face Out'
Jeff Beck - 'Wired'
Ry Cooder - 'Chicken Skin Music'
Steely Dan - 'Aja', 'The Royal Scam'
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - S/T
Warren Zevon - S/T

I would need to add:

Joni Mitchell - 'Hejira'
Jackson Browne - 'The Pretender'
Herbie Hancock - 'Secrets'
Funkadelic - 'Hardcore Jollies'
Parliament - 'The Clones of Dr, Funkenstein'

 

ABBA - Arrival
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
Michael Franks - The Art of Tea
Alessi - Alessi
Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees
Selda - Selda
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
Joni Mitchell - Hejira
Manoella Torres - Abrazame

 

Tonight, this gets my vote.

 

A baker's dozen:

Steely Dan- The Royal Scam
Joni Mitchell- Hejira
Led Zeppelin- Presence
The Ramones
Rainbow- Rising
Funkadelic- Hardcore Jollies
Jackson Browne- The Pretender
Aerosmith- Rocks
Ian Hunter- All American Alien Boy
Joe Walsh- You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind
Jeff Beck- Wired
Lou Reed- Coney Island Baby
Bob Marley and the Wailers- Rastaman Vibration
J. Geils Band- Blow Your Face Out
Jaco Pastorius