1973: Your Favourite Album

Willie Nelson, "Shotgun Willie"

and when paired with the 1974 followup, "Phases and Stages" I'd have to say the pair changed my "musical life" as much as hearing the Beatles for the first time in the early 1960s.

 

Other - The first New York Dolls album

 

All these albums are great and I own most but the Doobies "The Captain and Me" always had a speacial place for me

 

It was a very tough call between Mott and Paris 1919. (I figured John Cale needed a little love, so it went to him).

 

Other. A tie because I honestly can't pick one or the other--both defined the sound of the year, both Warner Brothers/Ted Templeman/Donn Landee productions:

The Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me

and

Montrose - Montrose

 

Great year....New York Dolls

 

Can't believe that 'The Human Menagerie' (Cockney Rebel) is doing so poorly. It's a game-changing piece of work.

 

i think raw power by iggy and the stooges was 1973 and another poster said ny dolls first record as well......
guess i have to go with other on the poll and raw power here.

 

Where is "The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle"?

 

Tubular Bells and DSOTM

 

The Who, Pink Floyd, Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon,Elton John,McCartney

 

Wow, what a great year! I think that the Pink Floyd offering is pretty easily the winner.

 

Berlin. What a year

 

Too many to call one a favorite,as they are ALL my favorites. Count these as such:

Gregg Allman - Laid Back
The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers & Sisters
Bobby Bare - I Hate Goodbyes / Ride Me Down Easy
Beck Bogert Appice (Studio & Live)
Bobby Blue Bland - His California Album
Mike Bloomfield / John Hammond / Dr. John - Triumvirate
Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Pressure Cooker
Mel Brown - Big Foot Country Girl
Roy Buchanan - Second Album
The Charlie Daniels Band - Uneasy Rider
Jesse Ed Davis - Keep Me Coming
Derek & The Dominos - In Concert
Dr. John - In The Right Place
Rory Gallagher - Blueprint, Tattoo
Donny Hathaway - Extension Of A Man
Howlin' Wolf - The Back Door Wolf
Waylon Jennings - Honky Tonk Heroes, Lonesome 'Onry & Mean
Albert King - Blues At Sunrise
BB King - To Know You Is To Love You
Freddie King - Woman Across The River
Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
The Marshall Tucker Band - S/T
Montrose - S/T
Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie
Dolly Parton -My Tennessee Mountain Home
Esther Phillips - Black Eyed Blues
Bonnie Raitt Takin' My Time
Jerry Reed - Hot A Mighty, Lord Mr. Ford
Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors
Doug Sahm & Band
Billy Joe Shaver - Old Five & Dimers Like Me
Tower Of Power - S/T
Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
T-Bone Walker - Rare & Well Done
Muddy Waters - Can't Get No Grindin'
Tony Joe White - Homemade Ice Cream
Johnny Winter - Still Alive & Well
Link Wray - Be Who You Want To
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres

What a great year !

 

TB

 

My pick went to Lou Reed.

But a lot of my favourite albuns released in '73 are not on the list.

The Wailers --- Catch a Fire
New York Dolls --- New York Dolls
Gram Parsons --- GP
Roxy Music --- For Your Pleasure
Todd Rundgren --- A Wizard, A True Star
Bruce Springsteen --- The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle
Steely Dan --- Countdown To Ecstasy
ZZ Top --- Tres Hombres
Frank Zappa --- Over-Nite Sensation
Neu! --- Neu! 2
John Martyn --- Solid Air
Lynyrd Skynyrd --- Pronounced...
Fela Kuti --- Afrodisiac
King Crimson --- Larks' Tongues In Aspic
The Isley Brothers --- 3 + 3
Herbie Hancock --- Head Hunters
Milt Jackson --- Sunflower
Marvin Gaye --- Let's Get It On
Faust --- Faust IV
ELP --- Brain Salad Surgery
Can --- Future Days
Area --- Arbeit Macht Frei
Semiramis --- Dedicato a Frazz

Finally the best album of '73 IMO was:

Iggy And The Stooges --- Raw Power

 

"Innervisions" by Stevie Wonder tramples everything else, in my books. The highlight of his amazing run of LP's in the 70's.

 

King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic

 

Other - Tales from topographic oceans

 

Other: ELP --- Brain Salad Surgery

Rick A.

 

Dark Side Of The Moonie.
Who ?

 

Some outstanding albums on the list, and it's no surprise that DSOTM is leading the poll.
I selected Paris 1919 (John Cale, an underrated and outstanding album.

 

Genesis - Selling England by the Pound

The magnificent playing by Steve Hackett and Tony Banks , Peter Gabriel vocals , they Bring magic and so much emotion to the music, the fantastic playing by Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . There is so much power and beauty in the music.