Fela Kuti: Expensive Shit Expensive Shit on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB76UI8MtB8 https://open.spotify.com/track/2yBjFF19OmukrC7deP7LfZ?si=3d30fa0e01494d4c Sunday is jazz day. Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today’s song is an Afrobeat classic by Fela Kuti. Kuti developed Afrobeat by combining Western jazz with funk and traditional African music. The title track to his album Expensive Shit tells … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 9, 2025
Category: Best of 1975
Song of the Day: February 8, 2025
Scorpions: Robot Man Robot Man on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba18XC2rKRo https://open.spotify.com/track/3gys3yK34p07WDEqIW32eZ?si=1eb3774c5ca34da5 Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today's song is by Scorpions. Anyone who cares about Top 20 lists always has strong opinions regarding other people’s lists. I try to avoid that sort of thinking because lists like this should be very personal. … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 8, 2025
Song of the Day: February 7, 2025
Parliament: Unfunky UFO Unfunky UFO on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjQ4iYh039g https://open.spotify.com/track/6jO8FdgfPLjcesTmRpFCPX?si=19bdab60a2fe41a2 Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, coming in at #10 on my Top 20 is the best funk album of the year. Prior to 1974, the best albums by Parliament Funkadelic (aka P-Funk) had been funk/rock fusion records released under the Funkadelic … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 7, 2025
Song of the Day: February 6, 2025
Queen: '39 '39 on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE8kGMfXaFU https://open.spotify.com/track/0kIpcu3DQacQObHVyra9Jx?si=95ba7d90ad654768 Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, coming in at #11 on my Top 20 is A Night At The Opera by Queen. After releasing 3 albums in less than 2 years, Queen became QUEEN! with their fourth record. This is the album with "Bohemian … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 6, 2025
Song of the Day: February 5, 2025
Earth Wind & Fire: Happy Feelin' Happy Feelin' on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5UXwMNuq1A https://open.spotify.com/track/4X7hACjMfokfcgfNWPasdZ?si=e0b91225c2b3454a Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, coming in at #12 on my Top 20 is the best Soul album of the year. That's The Way Of The World is the sixth album by Earth Wind & Fire. It follows … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 5, 2025
Song of the Day: February 4, 2025
Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey Marcus Garvey on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGN3R49-CAE https://open.spotify.com/track/30ELPvO4DH57Rq2kgj7a8e?si=f574ed7b314d4f3b Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, coming in at #13 on my Top 20 is the best Reggae album of the year. The album Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear is the first reggae album that I fell in love with on … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 4, 2025
Song of the Day: February 3, 2025
Patti Smith: Gloria-In Excelsis Deo Gloria: In Excelsis Deo on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPO0bTaWcFQ https://open.spotify.com/track/272Z4tzaSMMcgrZ0R494S2?si=48663d3999924625 Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, coming in at #14 on my Top 20 is the album Horses by Patti Smith. This was Smith's debut album, and is regarded as one of the greatest debuts in rock history. … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 3, 2025
Song of the Day: February 2, 2025
Wayne Shorter: Ponte de Areia Ponte de Areia on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFPIB4rFPIA https://open.spotify.com/track/2SU21YLdwyTnqJpS7Jc3lD?si=8b44934d97b74a7f Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today’s song is from one of the most influential jazz albums of the year, by one of the most influential jazz artists of all time. Wayne Shorter's release Native Dancer fused jazz with … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 2, 2025
Song of the Day: February 1, 2025
Thin Lizzy: For Those Who Love To Live For Those Who Love To Live on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJZXwK6wuCw https://open.spotify.com/track/2HwtWvZQiIYhS6eDzezYuU?si=45619327bd754cf9 Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today's song is from the best hard rock album of the year. When Thin Lizzy released their fifth album (Fighting), they were one year away from their … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 1, 2025
Song of the Day: January 26, 2025
Keith Jarrett: The Köln Concert Part IIc The Köln Concert Part IIc on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_2cbCrTrIM&list=OLAK5uy_lapldioAF_TED2mynorLZzhTXmhfdcZfI&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/4FMI4Ln1LhyxGldkNXan5e?si=1d3b6aea80714d03 Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today’s song is from my favorite jazz album of the year. 50 years later, and The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett is still the best-selling solo album and jazz … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 26, 2025
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