A ton of great music came out in 1975 including, Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, Queen's A Night at the Opera, Aerosmith's Toys in the Attic, Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti, the Who's The Who By Numbers, Steely Dan's Katie Lied and Rush's Fly by Night just to name a few. As all of these albums celebrate their 40th anniversary, I'm reminded of just how important 1975 was for music.
While each of these recordings were monumental, there are four that standout as groundbreaking, Fleetwood Mac's self titled debut, Patti Smith's Horses, Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run and David Bowie's Young Americans.
Fleetwood Mac was a blues band that emerged out of England in the late 1960s. After a brief stint with Bob Welch they were seeking a new sound. By sheer chance, they were in the same studio while Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were laying down tracks. Enamored with Nicks' sultry vocals and Buckingham's master of the six string, they were asked to join the band on the spot. While Lindsey was reluctant, Stevie was all over the prospect. The sophomore release eventually topped the Billboard 200 and spent 37 weeks in the top ten. …show more content…
Patti Smith emerged from CBGBs Nightclub to record one of the most influential albums of all time, Horses. Patti reworked the Them classic "Gloria," but added her unique spin. The first words you hear when you put the album on the turn table are "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine" and from there, you are taken on a journey through the mind of Smith. Rolling Stone ranks the breakout album number 44 of the top 500 records of all
While each of these recordings were monumental, there are four that standout as groundbreaking, Fleetwood Mac's self titled debut, Patti Smith's Horses, Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run and David Bowie's Young Americans.
Fleetwood Mac was a blues band that emerged out of England in the late 1960s. After a brief stint with Bob Welch they were seeking a new sound. By sheer chance, they were in the same studio while Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were laying down tracks. Enamored with Nicks' sultry vocals and Buckingham's master of the six string, they were asked to join the band on the spot. While Lindsey was reluctant, Stevie was all over the prospect. The sophomore release eventually topped the Billboard 200 and spent 37 weeks in the top ten. …show more content…
Patti Smith emerged from CBGBs Nightclub to record one of the most influential albums of all time, Horses. Patti reworked the Them classic "Gloria," but added her unique spin. The first words you hear when you put the album on the turn table are "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine" and from there, you are taken on a journey through the mind of Smith. Rolling Stone ranks the breakout album number 44 of the top 500 records of all