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1. The Beatles did it in 63, 64, 65, 67 and 69 2. Black Sabbath had their debut and Paranoid in 1970. 3. Led Zeppelin had I and II in 69 4. Thin Lizzy with Jailbreak and Johnny the Fox in 76. 5. Deep Purple released Burn and Stormbringer in 74 (Glenn Hughes just announced a Burn Anniversary US tour) 6. Kiss in 74 and 76. I was going to say 78 too but then I remembered the caveat of "great albums". 7. Ramones had Leave Home and Rocket to Russia in 77 8. The Doors debut and Strange Days in 67 9. The Jimi Hendrix Experience with Are You Experienced and Axis: Bold as Love in 67 10. Creedence Clearwater Revival released both Green River and Willy and the Poor Boys in 69 11. Judas Priest had Stained Class and Killing Machine in 78 (the latter renamed Hell Bent for Leather for its 79 US release) 12. Saxon released Wheels of Steel and Strong Arm of the Law in 1980. 13. Motorhead with Overkill and Bomber in 79 14. Nazareth released Razamanaz and Loud 'n' Proud in 73 15. Queen II and Sheer Heart Attack in 74 16. Alice Cooper released Love It to Death and Killer in 71 17. Uriah Heep had Demons and Wizards and The Magician's Birthday in 72 18. Rush with Fly By Nigh and Caress of Steel in 75 Sorry. That was excessive...I'll leave off AC/DC and GNR due to discrepancies.
Got a few you guys missed: Kansas - Song for America/Masque (1975) Iggy Pop - Lust For Life/The Idiot (1977) Neil Young - Tonight’s The Night/Zuma (1975) Rolling Stones (they did 3!) - Now/Out of Our Heads/December’s Children (1965) Elton John - Elton John/Tumbleweed Connection (1970) Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead/American Beauty (1970) Van Morrison - Moondance/His Band and the Street Choir (1970) Frank Zappa (a whole bunch!) - Uncle Meat/Hot Rats (1969) Waka-Jawaka/The Grand Wazoo (1972) Studio Tan/Sleep Dirt (1978) Sheik Yerbouti/Orchestral Favorites/Joe’s Garage (1979) and everybody's favorite, Bob Dylan! Bringing It All Back Home/Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
Frank Zappa 1979: January - Sleep Dirt March - Orchestral Favorites March - Sheik Yerbouti November - Joe's Garage 1972: July - Waka/Jawaka November - The Grand Wazoo
1970: Grateful Dead "Workingman's Dead" and "American Beauty". A change from the Blues based Psychedelic music they were making, to Americana Folk with a twist. Both albums pretty darn good. Not your favorites I know, but still worthy of mention.
There were a few classic (to me) albums from Ian Gillan - Ian Gillan Band - Clear Air Turbulence April 77 Scarabus October 77 then Gillan - Future Shock April 81 and Double Trouble Oct 81 both sort of signaled an ending to each band with the IGB dissolving in favour of Gillan and Gillan giving it a final shot with Magic before the Sabs and the Purple reunion.
The Raspberries released their two first albums in 1972 and they're both great! Elton John did it in 1973 with Don't Shoot Me...and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
It is a fascinating subject, the way, say, the Doors released their iconic first two albums in a single year, whereas nowadays no one would blink at an archetypal Serious Rock Band waiting five, eight, ten years between albums. I haven't had the chance to listen to Martin and Pete's conversation yet, but I'm eager to.
Yes - Yes Album,Fragile (71), Saxon - Wheels of Steel, Strong Arm of the Law (80), Sabbath - debut, Paranoid (70), Zep - I & II (69), CCR - Bayou Country/Green River/Willy & The Poor Boys(69)
Please give Aretha Franklin some love. She recorded and released "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" and "Aretha Arrives" in 1967. In 1968 she recorded and released "Lady Soul" and "Aretha Now." Hit after hit - and classic soul/R&B songs we still listen to. Four albums. Two years.
Macca also did it twice post-Beatles: "Ram" and "Wild Life" in 1971, "Red Rose Speedway" and "Band On The Run" in 1973. Stevie Wonder released "Music Of My Mind" and "Talking Book" in 1972.
@@wernermoritz882 I can see, "Wild Life" isn't for everyone, the opener might annoy some listeners and some songs are a bit unfinished, or get dragged out too long. I still enjoy the whole record though and side 2 is quite strong. If you want to give the album another chance, maybe start with side 2 the next time. I think, there's definitely a great EP in the style of "Ram" in "Wild Life".
Something that is worth taking into account is the touring schedules back in the 70s and 80s... A lot of countries were off limits at the time, like Eastern Europe, Asia and South America... so the tours weren't as long as they are nowadays giving the bands more time to get back into the studio... Now, an album is released and the band are on the road for ages... usually followed by a tour of the festivals that never happened back in the day... just a thought...
Good show and great idea. I chose to interpret one year, not as a single calendar year like 1992 but a 12 month (year long) period to allow me to choose, in no particular order: 10. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King (Oct 1969) and In The Wake Of Poseidon (May 1970) 09. Yes - Fragile (Nov 71) and Close To The Edge (Sept 72) 08. Led Zep I and II 07. Genesis - Nursery Crime (Nov 71) and Foxtrot (Oct 72) 06. Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail and Wind & Wuthering 05.Taste - Taste (Apr 69) and On The Boards (Jan 70) 04. Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill (Aug 72) and Countdown To Ecstacy (July 73) 03. Uriah Heep - Look At Yoursellf and Salisbury 02. Frank Zappa - Overnite Sensation (Sep 73) and Apostrophe (Mar 74) 01 Jethro Tull - Benefit (Apr 70) and Aqualung (Mar 71) I have all of the above on original UK vinyl. These choices span 1969 when I was a mere 15 to 1979 when I was 25.
Another twist of this could be "twin albums". Two albums from same band in a row that sounds nearly the same and nothing before or after sounds like that. Think Heaven & Hell/Mob Rules, Demon s/t/ The Unexpected Guest, Iron Maiden/Killers...
1. Bob Dylan - Bringing it All Back Home and Highway 61 Revisited in 1965 2. Husker Du - New Day Rising/Flip Your Wig, 1985 3. Black Sabbath/Paranoid, 1970 4. Led Zeppelin/II, 1969 5. Ramones - Leave Home/Rocket to Russia, 1977 6. Alice Cooper - Love it to Death/Killer, 1971 7. Motorhead - Overkill/Bomber, 1979 8. Judas Priest - Stained Class/Killing Machine, 1978 9. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis Bold as Love/Electric Ladyland, 1968 10. Minutemen - What Makes a Man Start Fires/Buzz or Howl... 1983
Beatles released Help on August 6, 1965. Than four months later Rubber Soul on December 3, 1965 and than completed the calendar year by releasing Revolver on August 5, 1966 ( leap year was 1964 & 1968) .
Nice show guys! To all the bands and artists you mentioned I want to add Fairport Convention, they did not two but three very fine albums in 1969, What we did on our holidays, Unhalfbrickning and the groundbreaking Liege & Lief. Many should maybe say it was their three best albums.
Lynyrd Skynyrd - first 4 albums: Pronounced Second Helping Nuthin Fancy Gimme Back My Bullets All released inside a year of each other, and Street Survivor was out about a year and a half after Gimme Back
I have several that weren't mentioned. 1. Van der Graaf Generator. Actually, two instances: a) The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other and H to He, Who Am The Only One (1970) b) Still Life and World Record (1976) - I think I like this one a bit more, but both are close to perfection. 2. Peter Hammill: The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage and In Camera (1974) 3. Gnidrolog: In Spite of Harrys's Toenail and Lady Lake (1972) 4. Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Messin' and Solar Fire (1973) 5. Iron Butterfly: Heavy and In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) 6. Grand Funk Railroad. I was surprised it was forgotten, because there were four pairs to choose from in their discography. The first one is not that great (I don't like On Time), but other three are really considerable: a) Survival and E Pluribus Funk (1971) - probably my favourite case b) Shinin' On and All The Girls In The World Beware!!! (1974) c) Born to Die and Good Singin', Good Playin' (1976) 7. King Crimson: In The Wake of Poseidon and Lizard (1970) 8. And the only modern one - Big Big Train: Grimspound and The Second Brightest Star (2017)
1967 The Doors - The Doors + Strange Days 1967 Beatles - Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band + Magical Mystery Tour 1970 Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead + American Beauty 1970 Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath + Paranoid 1970 Van Ger Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do is Wave to Each Other + H to He, Who Am the Only One 1971 Yes - The Yes Album + Fragile 1971 Alice Cooper - Love It to Death + Killer 1973 Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure + Stranded 1974 Kiss - Kiss + Hotter Than Hell 1974 Queen - Queen II + Sheer Heart Attack 1975 Rush - Fly by Night + Caress of Steel 1976 Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life + World Record 1976 Kiss - Destroyer + Rock and Roll Over 1978 Judas Priest - Stained Class + Killing Machine 1979 Motorhead - Overkill + Bomber 1980 Saxon - Wheels of Steel + Strong Arm of the Law 1984 Manowar - Hail to England + Sign of the Hammer
Agree with CCR - 3 great albums in 1969! Fairport Convention also had 3 great albums in 1969 with What We Did On Our Holidays, Unhalfbricking and Liege and Lief Free tend to get forgotten - 2 great albums with Tons Of Sobs and Free in 1969. Also Fire And Water and Highway in 1970
Pete on topics I was thinking of the other day is what would you and Martin consider a great album in the say last 20 years. Compared to the great legendary albums 30 years previously. 👍
There are no great albums in the last 20 years.... The older bands are a tough act to follow... Although Pete always seems to come up with some bands with low record sales that he seems to think are worth listening to.... Lol
There are PLENTY of bands who have released albums in the last 20 years that are worth listening to…to think otherwise is being really close minded. Sales does not equate what a good album is.
@@sotdude7 with all do respect Pete I haven't heard any complete albums that I would rank as even my top 10000 of all time. Albums from the 60s 70s, 80s & 90s are always better then anything from the 21st century. Record sales are an indication of the importance that the band had with the masses. You can be a Comic Book Geezer and talk about only books from the golden and silver age... And I prefer rock music from the 20th century...
Deep Purple Burn and Stormbringer 74. Speaking of that.I heard Yngwie and Hughes are coming to Poughkeepsie in August. I wish they would come to my city!
Drowning the Light which is a one man black metal project from Australia puts out an INSANE amount of albums a year. He put out 4 albums in 2007 and then multiple full lengths in subsequent years. Only one in 08’ and this year he’s done two EP’s and one full length already. Plus he puts out demos and compilations each year or splits. To try and buy his entire discography would be a MASSIVE undertaking lol.
Led Zeppelin 1 and 2 (both in the top ten selling albums of the 1960s - pretty great for a band not considered a 60s band) Both blues and hard rock. Next album more acoustic, album after that a combination of the previous three.
Some items that intrigue me about this are: why do bands release two albums close together, would putting more space between those albums improve the success of some of them?
This isn't really an "opinion" topic, is it? And it's not that hard to write songs? LOL That's a very naive comment. Yeah, you have to write it, then arrange it, then get all the members to come up with the right part, and agree on them, then rehearse it, then negotiate with the studio, and producer, and engineer, then record it, then edit it, then mix it, and a thousand things can go wrong at any point. Sure...easy peasy. And the fact that these bands came up with stuff so quickly is that they were in the zone. They were inspired. It was their vital period. Once that's gone, you can take 10 years and not come up with anything decent. Just ask Paul McCartney.
Sorry Peter but "Axis (bold as love)" has been released in 1967 as "Are you experienced". Whatever, this is my choice : - The Doors & Strange days (1967). - Catch a fire & Burnin' by Bob Marley and The Wailers (1973). - Rory Gallagher : Rory Gallagher & Deuce (1971) + Blueprint & Tattoo (1973).
Three examples from the 1980s, but all have the asterisk of being half-soundtracks. Queen in 1980, The Game followed by Flash Gordon. Toto in 1984, Isolation and the Dune soundtrack, and Journey in 1980, Departure followed by Dream, After Dream.
A few I thought of that were not mentioned are, The Guess Who in 1970 with American Woman & Share The Land, and B.T.O. in 1973 with their self titled debut & II. Also there is Kansas in 1974 with Song or America & my personal favorite, Masque.
I just dont get it with Kiss. I've tried to get into them but just dont feel very much from them. Glad Roxy Music were mentioned,those first 3 albums are stellar for me.
3:30 Is "Caress of Steel" beloved ? On the Contrarians "Dark Horse" episode, Martin says it gets more abuse than it deserves. Or does he mean beloved in his opinion?
Your point about bands making two albums in one year should not be that big a deal, is really interesting. Consider that many country and jazz artists would routinely put out FOUR albums per year back in the 60's and 70's.
@@harperhellems3648 TBH I don't know much of Elvis Costello's catalogue (I know I should...) - but I'd have to disagree re. Joe Jackson: for me, he's one of the most "interesting" artists I've followed over the last 40+ years - very creative and varied musically and lyrically - I can fully understand not everyone will like everything he's done, but I always appreciated that he made the music he wanted to make, rather than (for example) what the record label felt would sell better. Each to their own I guess...!
So did Fairport Convention: January 1969 - What We Did on Our Holidays July 1969 - Unhalfbricking December 1969 - Liege & Lief With three different lineups and a fatal crash
@@justinmathewson3692 Not for everyone - British folk music. Try "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" then "Farewell Farewell" or "Crazy Man Michael" from Liege & Leif before hitting "Sailor's Life" which is where it really took off. Fotheringay is another highlight
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath & Paranoid ( 1970 ) KISS - KISS & Hotter Than Hell ( 1974 ) AC/DC - High Voltage & Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap ( 1976 ) Grand Funk - Grand Funk & On Time ( 1969 ) Grand Funk - E Pluribus Funk & Survival ( 1971 ) CCR - Green River & Willy and the Poor Boys ( 1969 ) Black Flag - My War & Slip It In ( 1984 ) The Doors - The Doors & Strange Days ( 1967 ) Yes - The Yes Album & Fragile ( 1971 ) Whitesnake - Snakebite & Trouble ( 1978 )
My favourite musician of all time is the wonderful *Richard Thompson* and back in the day his then group *Fairport Convention* released not one, not two, but THREE excellent albums in 1969. ‘What We Did on Our Holidays’ in January, ‘Unhalfbricking’ in July and ‘Liege and Lief’ in December. It was such a magical period, partly because bands had neither the time nor money to be excessive in the studio. This was a great thing for the music. RT released two albums in 1974 alongside wife Linda - ‘I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight’ and ‘Hokey Pokey’. The first was actually recorded around a year earlier but wasn’t released due to shortages of vinyl.
Cheap Trick's s/t debut and 'In Color' were both 1977 -- 'At Budokan' and 'Heaven Tonight' were both 1978 -- so CT cranked out four amazing albums in two years!
Buzzcocks - Another Music In A Different Kitchen & Love Bites in 1978 Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus & No More Heroes in 1977 The Fall - Live At The Witch Trials & Dragnet in 1979
Hi Pete and Martin! the Doors 1 and Strange Days (1967) The Moody Blues (1969) "On the Threshold of a Dream" and "To Our Children's Children's Children".
1. The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper/Magical Mystery Tour 1967 2. Steppenwolf: self-titled/2 1968 3. Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow/After Bathing at Baxter's 1967 4. Creedence: Bayou Country/Green River/Willy & the Poor Boys 1969 5. Yes: Yes Album/Fragile 6. Rolling Stones: Between the Buttons/Their Satanic Majesties Request 1967 7. Moody Blues: On the Threshold of a Dream/To Our Children's Children's Children 1969 8. Led Zeppelin: self-titled/2 1969 9. Deep Purple: Shades of Deep Purple/Book of Taliesyn 1968 10. Demons & Wizards/Magician's Birthday 1972 11. Alice Cooper: Love It to Death/Killer 1971 12. Van Morrison: Moondance/His Band & the Street Car 1970 13. Jimi Hendrix: Are You Experienced/Axis: Bold as Love 1967 14. Grand Funk: On Time/Grand Funk 1969 15. The Doors: self-titled/Strange Days 1967 16. The Byrds: Mr. Tambourine Man/Turn! Turn! Turn! 1965
@@wernermoritz882 I really enjoy it, if it would have dropped the 2 Sing This Altogether songs and added We Love You and Dandeloin it would be a classic.
@@wernermoritz882 I know the band themselves weren't pleased with it at the time, it would take 22 years before anything from it would be played live. As a dark horse album though I do enjoy it.
Judas Priest takes the crown with Stained Class and Killing Machine in 1978... Stained Class is outrageous. A top 5 all-time favorite for me, with songs that became templates for other bands for years to come. You play the songs a full step down with modern production and it's still what a quintessential metal album sounds like. Beyond the Realms of Death is a top 10 song with arguably one of Glenn Tipton's most melodic solos. White Heat Red Hot, Savage, Stained Class, Heroes End- too many songs to talk about individually. Now- I do think Killing Machine is overall weaker, but it does have a handful of amazing songs. I'd rank it low in Priest's discography, but you get Delivering the Goods, Hell Bent for Leather, Running Wild, Burning Up, etc. I have a major problem with Take on the World, Rock Forever and Evening Star for example. But a lot of these albums in the same year are gonna have one that's considerable weaker. I'm thinking Styx is a good 2nd place because in my opinion The Serpent is Rising is severely underrated with great songs like the title track, Witch Wolf, Grove of Eglantine and Jonas Psalter. In fact the plexiglas we should never talk about is the one cringe moment. Aside from that it's perfect. Styx II has pretty good stuff too. Very elaborate and I've found myself hearing it more and more. I wanna say Nazareth with Razamanaz and Loud n' Proud next- I'd have to listen to make sure. Raz is an less balanced album that gives me tons of mileage because of a few favorites and Loud n' Proud is maybe a little bulkier. If that doesn't work then Thin Lizzy, because you can't mess with the fox. I was never that hyped about Jailbreak, but it does have Warriors and Emerald in it.
Popoff and Pardo are at it again with some of the artists who released two albums in the same calendar year. Fun show, gents, and most of the artists that came to mind were mentioned by you or some of the folks in the live chat but not sure that ever say the Moody Blues mentioned for the 1969 double of On The Threshold Of A Dream and To Our Children's Children's Children. Other ones are the third time Elton John managed this feat in 1970 [so actually his first time of the two in one] with his first two U.S. releases - the eponymous Elton John and the follow-up Tumbleweed Connection. And though a person ot two mentioned them, no albums were ever named so have to give chops to Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1969 releasing their 'three-fer' of [in order] Bayou County, Green River, and Willie & The Poor Boys. Highly entertaining episode so thanks again. There ya go!
Queen II & Sheer Heart Attack 1974 Elton John did it three times EJ & Tumblweed Connection 70 Don’t Shoot Me & Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 73 Captain Fantastic& Rock of the Westies 75
What about Todd Rundgren? 1974 - Todd (double album) and Todd Rundgren's Utopia (59 minutes), but Todd also produced Grand Funk Railroad's Shinin' On and Hall & Oates' War Babies.
Kansas did it in 1975: Song for America and Masque. And they recorded their first eponymous album Kansas in a few days at the Record Plant in NYC. Good thing they had Kerry Livgren who could write amazing prog songs in one night!
Spirit is criminally underrated especially on this channel. The first two Spirit albums in 1968 (self titled and The Family that Plays Together) set the template for prog, classic rock, fusion, etc. Betcha they go bonkers over the first two Zeppelin albums and no mention of these masterpieces.
They weren't that great. I saw them at a motel bar on their last "tour" (I'm not sure you'd call it a tour. They were gigging). Randy California bummed a cigarette off me and hung out with us while he smoked it. Very cool, laid back dude. The show was ok. They weren't a band I was all that interested in at the time but, we knew who they were and decided to go.
Status Quo had arguably their two best albums come out in 1973.They are Piledriver and Hello albums.Very good both and I have to say they are my 2 favorites from the band !!
King Gizzard- 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 2015: Quarters!- Paper Mache Dream Balloon 2017: Flying Microtonal Banana- Polygondwanaland 2019: Fishing For Fishies- Infest The Rats Nest 2022: Omnium Gatherum- Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava You could make the argument for 2013, 2014 and 2021 too.
Pete. I also picked King Crimson but different releases. From 1970, In the Wake of Poseidon and Lizard. Also have The Damned (Damned, Damned, Damned) and Music for Pleasure. (1977) XTC White Music and Go To (1978) Moody Blues Threshold of a Dream and To Our Children's Children (1969) Gentle Giant was the first band that came to mind after seeing this video title. Thanks guys, good stuff.
Ill do ya one better, how about a band releasing their 3 best albums in one year? In 1969, CCR dropped Bayou Country, Green River, and Willy & The Poor Boys.
My top bands who created two great albums in one year include 1. PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto and Per Un Amico, 2. Van der Graaf Generator - The Lease We Can Do is Wave to Each Other and H to HE, Who Am the Only One, 3. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso and Darwin!, 4. Yes - The Yes Album and Fragile and 5. Genesis - Trick of the Tail and Wind and Wuthering. Honoralbe mention: Gentle Giant - Three Friends and Octopus
King Crimson also. Poseidon and Lizard. Then Starless and Bible Black plus Red though the latter seemed posthumous by that time. Emerson Lake and Palmer Tarkus and Pictures at an Exhibition. Yes the latter is a live album but classic nevertheless.
