SOUL RESPONSIBILITY: Marvin Gaye & ‘LET’S GET IT ON’ (1973)
Others had made sex the subject matter of songs, but before ‘LET’S GET IT ON’ nobody had addressed the topic in such a sensual or celebratory way.
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ONLY TEENAGE WASTELAND? Twenty great albums of 1971……
TWENTY GREAT ALBUMS of 1971: Blues, boogie, folk and fantasy – all bases covered on ‘LED ZEPPELIN IV’
IT WAS A JAMBOREE – Twenty great albums of 1973
Twenty Great Albums of 1973: The Dark Side of the Moon: Bold tangents, rich textures, inch-perfect cohesion;
COMPILATION ELATION – 20 ‘Best Of’s’ fit for purpose……
DECADE (1977): Neil tells his story in inimitable style, with all Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y and Crazy Horse bases covered.
MUSIC MUST CHANGE – Twenty great albums of 1978
Three years on from ‘Born to Run’ ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’ eschews the lush production of its predecessor and adopts a more taut sound.
MAKING ENQUIRIES – Twenty Great Songs that ask a question……
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET – hard to imagine anything better being recorded on February 11 1963.
SOUL PURPOSE – Marvin Gaye and ‘WHAT’S GOING ON’
‘WHAT’S GOING ON’ showed how intense soul music could be, standing as key text in 70s expressionism.
IN BOB WE TRUST – BBC Documentary features Dylan’s late 70s religious phase
‘Gotta Serve Somebody’ from ‘Slow Train Coming’ won Bob Dylan a Grammy but was lampooned by John Lennon.
EVERYONE’S A WINNER: The best twenty albums of 1971 – the greatest year for rock
The best twenty albums of 1971: HIGH WATER MARK – The Who & ‘Who’s Next’
IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR – in 1971 rock music reaches its peak.
High Water Mark 1971: THE WHO – acclaimed by Rolling Stone magazine (and Del Trotter).