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Smiley Smile is definitely in my top 5 Beach Boys albums, it's a beautiful album!. I must check out Can too! 👍xxx.

They left out Type O Negative, The Origin of the Feces. From Wikipedia: "The original cover of the album has a close-up of Steele's anus.[5] This was changed for the reissue two years later, to a green and black version of the 1493 Michael Wolgemut painting The Dance of Death. The album's title is a play on Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species." (No, really?!) Ironically, wiki also lists, in the References section, "5. 'The Greatest Album Covers in Roadrunner History. #1 - Type O Negative Bloody Kisses'."

Once again Rolling Stone proves they are completly irrelevant. They are desperate for attention so resort to clickbait lists. Larry your bad album cover videos are far worse in a good way.

You scrolled past Herbie Hancock Headhunters too fast!. It's an extraordinarily great instrumental funk/jazz album, but somehow it doesn't seem to fit in with all of these, mainly rock(?) albums.

I did try listening to Bad Boy by Ringo Starr, on KZbin Music (a few months ago), but had a hard time trying to get through it. Maybe I'll try again, but that might be a candidate for the Does This Album Suck series (lol). I do very much like "Ringo," "Good Night Vienna" and "Stop and Smell the Roses" albums by Ringo. I also have a "Vertical Man" CD by him and think that it's an OK album. (It has nice cover art, at least). It's been so long that I'd have to hear it again to verify that.

Have you listened to the Smiley Smile album yet?

I hope to get that Noel album next month! Very kind of Nicholas to send a stereo version of Smiley Smile, not easy to find! I love Heroes and Villains, Wind Chimes and Wonderful. As an album, I do prefer Wild Honey, 20/20 and Friends. Monster Movie has arrived. Looking forward to playing it soon!

Trout Mask, Strictly Personal, and Tarot Plane, and Safe As Milk

What you think about Beachboys Surfs Up album?

Ok this is obviously humour! And I thought the Northern Pikes would be under C for Crap! Lol

Anybody remember 3 Dog Night, "It's a Jungle." Very bad 🤧

Hi Larry. Great you're digging Can. Don't give up with Delay 68, it's a great album ( probably the first one I got into). Check out the lost tapes box set (lots of Damo and Mooney) too. And don't give up on that live Paris one it's easily the best of the live series so far. And btw it was recorded illicitly by a fan in th audience. Maybe smoke a bowl first, then put it on full blast. Enjoy.

Will be interesting to see where Saw Delight will end up in your Can albums ranking. The first track was also included on The Singles CD. Eurythmics In the Garden from 1981 could also be an addition to the Can collection since Holger & Jaki are on several tracks and the whole album have a Can-album feeling to it. I checked out the Noel album and it's basically a Sparks album. A Sparks album in disguise. Absolutely a part of the Sparks discography. Fun when you think you got everything and something like this appears. The song Cool In The Pool by Holger Czukay sounds like a hit song by Can. But overall if you want more Can then Holger has lots more to add to the Can collection. Peking O from Tago Mago reminds me of Monthy Python.

Nice ranking Larry. I’ve not yet managed to get past future days yet as although enjoyable they are quite heavy going. That said I’m not giving up and love how you have gone on them so much so quickly. Probably try tago mago as my next album. Anyways I digress. Super video yet again. All the best. Dave✅✅

Some were horrendous & some not so bad. That Orleans one always makes me laugh. Looks like it was taken in a Greek bath house. Not that's there's anything wrong with that. LOL

Some pretty gnarly covers & titles you found. LOL

Nice man i’ve been really getting into the beach boys lately

Great ranking of the Can albums, and love the Smiley Smile unboxing! Glad I could hook you up with the stereo CD before it becomes too much of a rarity- I think the other Beach Boy fans here can agree it's an essential album. Cheers!

I really don't know them Larry,I'll have to give them a listen. Bob

Hey my real name is in that Can Paris 1973, I sent spoon records around 30 Concerts, and i got my copies signed (both LP and CD, they even threw in some extra stuff !!!!!!)

*Flow Motion (And you need Unlimited Edition, Can, The Lost Tapes, and Maybe Out of Reach + Rite Time)

Well. If it was from the 78 bib dylan tour i would in an instant!!!!!!

My two favorite albums of the 70s selling England by the pound and thick as a brick. You've talked about selling England is a pound on one of your videos.

I’ll have to check this website out. Also, I think those are good album picks for your next “Does this album suck“ series.💁🏻‍♀️💿

Lay it on me, LG.😻 Elton is God. Our music teacher (@ Roosevelt ElSchool) handed everyone a lyric sheet to and we studied Sir Duke, by Wonder, @76.

*CHECK OUT MY CAN SPOTIFY PLAYLIST WITH 12 OF MY FAVORITE SONGS (SO FAR):* open.spotify.com/playlist/45PvmskptH7nMYMvwZjaZs?si=d4dc3f83f09d463b *CAN BIOGRAPHY* Formed in Cologne, Germany in 1968 - Disbanded in 1979 - Reunited on several occasions (1986, 1991 & 1999) CAN is one of a few internationally known "Krautrock" groups; they are famous for their repetitive and hallucinatory sound. CAN was founded in 1968 by Jaki LIEBEZEIT, Irmin SCHMIDT and Holger CZUKAY, and in their early days they also included American singer Malcolm MOONEY or Japanese vocalist Damo SUZUKI. They transformed progressive-rock into a science. By bridging classical music, jazz music and rock music of their times, CAN accomplished the first organic study on rhythm and texture. Their hypnotic and glacial instrumental jams straddled the line between free-jazz, acid-rock and chamber music. CAN's music can be difficult to appreciate, yet their albums offer some of the best experimental rock ever recorded. Then there are always the myths, the legends and the fascination. CAN's legacy still resounds clearly across the landscape of contemporary music. As Julian Cope concludes, "CAN will be remembered as one of the great 20th century bands. I've listened to their music for over 23 years, and I still freak out at their staying power... Every one of CAN's members is a hero, and a true star." *NÖEL - IS THERE MORE TO LIFE THAN DANCING?* If ABBA had created No. 1 In Heaven... Then Voulez-Vouz would be what we're talking about. However, this still has that definitive 70s pop sound attached to it that Sparks were obviously very fluent in, but its sense of playing it straight makes this feel purely like trying to tap into the disco craze that would thrive and die within this very year. Dancing is Dangerous, and Is There More to Life Than Dancing? have their Ron Mael writing moments, but they feel like cameo appearances among what are safe dancing tracks to ignore the lyrics to. Perhaps that's why I find Au revoir to be my favorite song here, as it feels entirely like a Sparks song, save for the sexy lil' saxophone. However, you may think this means I'm not as much of a fan, but the Maels are still master craftsmen at melody and hook, and this album is full of AMAZING, dare I say FANTASTIC melodies, all of which get me pumped to listen to even the nine-minute tracks because great moments are always only seconds away from giving me a disco dopamine rush in the same way only comparable to, well, No. 1 in Heaven. Even a song as simple as I Want a Man is euphoric due to Noel's delivery, which should not go uncredited here. She delivers very Russell-esque vocals whilst still making it her own thing and having a strong vocal style that is less similar to disco contemporaries, but shines because of it. It just entirely feels like people who don't know how to make dance music making dance music, and nailing it anyway. Perhaps you could argue the lack of Moroder means lesser production, but damn if Russell and Ron don't try their best to deliver something just as strong and unlike anything in their own discography, save for the obvious one. Instead of feeling like a copy job of their prior album, or a poor attempt at later releases, it just feels like the hidden companion piece, similar to Halfnelson and Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing or Kimono My House and Propaganda. It is a shame that this was mostly hidden away from the world for near decades, because it really shines through as something great, and is worth diving into for any Sparks fan. If you've not listened yet, you're missing out on a vital part of Sparks history, and while the time has probably passed, I really hope Sparks get to have a proper protégé at some point, because between this and then Christi Haydon EP, they assuredly know what they're doing. So happy to have finally listened!

My favourite from the 70s is Exile on Main St. Pink Floyd’s Animals is another favourite. I will have to watch the video again because I have a mental blank of what was on the list. The best five from the list plus the best five missing would make an interesting list. A popular album I don’t like is Songs in the Key of Life - for me Innervisions and Talking Book are better. When I hear Sir Duke come on I throw my shoe at the radio 😊. Aja by Steely Dan is soulless and the antithesis of a time of great music.

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I see in your reactions to top albums list you tend to turn your nose up at Beyonce, you should react to Lemonade by Beyonce. It’s spans different genres and tackles the social issues of being black in America and dealing with infidelity.

Some records in the bottom I actually like. Out of Reach has some great guitar work but Holger doesn't play on it. Look at the fool is a good funky 70s album but fans of Tim's folky stuff don't like it. Squeeze is a decent Doug Yule solo album but yeah it ain't The Velvets without Lou

You got me cracking up Larry. Oh, I needed a good laugh and your presentation was SPOT ON!! Especially on the "This is it, and I am it,......" album. Oh, I was in tears from laughing so hard. Thank you so much.

Glad to see my two favorite Pink Floyd albums ('Wish You Were Here' and 'Meddle') in the top eighty, with the former ranked first, no less. 'Larks' Tongues in Aspic' is likely King Crimson's masterpiece, though my favorite is their debut 'In the Court of the Crimson King' (not eligible of course for this particular list). 'Born to Run' definitely deserves a place in the top eighty. All the albums cited positively seem secure classics. I wonder Larry, your being a fan of Can, if you've seen the 1970 film 'Deep End', directed and co-written by Jerzy Skolimowski, and starring Jane Asher and John Moulder-Brown. The soundtrack features Can's track "Mother Sky" to spectacular effect, and this served as my introduction to their music.

I enjoy the website Allmusic as well I like looking up the influences bands have had on other bands and it has similar albums very accurate most of the time to what you look up

Hairway to Steven is an excellent title. Way better than led zeppelin too.

Lists...pffft. Obviously some sort of manipulated AI or algorithm. The top 3 albums of the 70s (interchangeable) are: Who's Next, Live at Leeds and Quadrophenia.

Where’s a good place to start with Can Larry?

I've been comparing various "top metal albums" lists compiled by different websites and, just had a look at RateYourMusic's (RYM) list. The lists are as alike as chalk and cheese! RYM does not have any Led Zeppelin albums in the top 300 (and may not have any, I haven't seen beyond 300) focusing significantly on progressive metal from the 1990s and later. Meanwhile, another list has at least two LZ albums and lists many albums by hard rock bands as top metal albums. Still other lists concentrate on the 1980s to early 1990s albums. I suppose these "top anything" lists depend on those that frequent a website (that allows votes) or the opinions of those that operate the site and create the rankings.

Nice!, Rate Your Music is a cool and fun website 👍xxx.

The top list appears to be somewhat curated by fanatical Pink Floyd gatekeepers but nice to see Mozart make an appearance I guess. Take that Steve Reich!

I don't see the point in rankings Larry,as I've said before music is a personal thing,you like what you like and I don't like a lot of what this person likes,he's obviously not a Beatles or Sparks fan but that's his choice,yesterday I listened to Band On The Run again and thought wow what a great album from start to finish,it's probably Paul's most polished album and it wasn't even on his list. Bob

I like the Ringo Starr Bad Boy album. I think the album Hot Streets by Chicago has several memorable songs. I'm looking forward to you getting Can Saw Delight & Flow Motion. Will be interesting to hear what you think of them. I would have had some ELO albums at the top. And Steve Hacketts first solo album. A bit of Abba and Bee Gees too. More Paul McCartney as well.

I wouldn't put much stock into what the Rate Your Music commenters and members think. They're mostly just a bunch of "hipsters". They rate great '70's albums like the Eagles' "Hotel California" very poorly. And also, the newest Taylor Swift album. 😊😄

Scott Walker was a pop singer in the '60s and he was lead vocalist for The Walker Brothers, who had hits with "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" and "Make It Easy on Yourself". They sounded similar to Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, contemporary but kinda middle of the road.

Hi Larry i think moontan and the switch from golden earring are very great 70's albums and very underrated 👍✌️

Ringo & The Beach Boys multiple offenders on the list of mediocrity 😆 🤣

I love unconditionally guaranteed for sure.

I was surprised that the Grateful Dead's Wake of the Flood, From the Mars Hotel (Ugly Rumors), or Blues For Allah were not on this Rate Your Music best list. I am looking at their list right now as I type.