Favorite Album of the Year: 1975

[@RichStrickler]

My Top 10: 1. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run 2. Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks 3. David Bowie - Young Americans 4. Fleetwood Mac - white album (Buckingham-Nicks debut with band) 5. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 6. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 7. Eagles - One of These Nights 8. Bad Company - Straight Shooter 9. Steely Dan - Katy Lied 10. Queen - A Night of the Opera

[@leonardocruz83]

1975: 1. Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd) 2. Physical Graffiti (Led Zeppelin) 3. One Of These Nights (Eagles) 4. A Night In The Opera (Queen) 5. Fleetwood Mac (Fleetwood Mac) 6. Crisis? What Crisis? (Supertramp) 7. Katy Lied (Steely Dan) 8. Ommadawn (Mike Oldfield) 9. Toys In The Attic (Aerosmith) 10. One Size Fits All (Frank Zappa) 11. Sabotage (Black Sabbath) 12. Come Taste The Band (Deep Purple) 13. Venus And Mars (Wings) 14. Masque (Kansas) 15. Godbluff (Van Der Graaf Generator) 16. Song For America (Kansas) 17. Face The Music (Electric Light Orchestra) 18. The Snow Goose (Camel) 19. Horses (Patti Smith) 20. Power And The Passion (Eloy) 21. Caress Of Steel (Rush) 22. Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow (Rainbow) 23. Cunning Stunts (Caravan) 24. Fly By Night (Rush) 25. Fighting (Thin Lizzy) 26. Nuthin’ Fancy (Lynyrd Skynyrd) 27. Minstrel In The Gallery (Jethro Tull) 28. Young Americans (David Bowie) 29. Rock ‘N’ Roll (John Lennon) 30. Bongo Fury (Frank Zappa) 31. The Who By Numbers (The Who) 32. Hearts (America)

[@sethcoma]

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti Neil Young - Tonights The Night & Zuma Renaissance - Scheherazade And Other Stories Camel - The Snow Goose Vangelis - Heaven & Hell Hawkwind - Warrior On The Edge Of Time Eloy - Power And The Passion Mort Garson - Ataraxia: The Unexplained Gentle Giant - Free Hand Black Sabbath - Sabotage John Williams - Jaws Soundtrack Chris Squire - Fish Out Of Water Yezda Urfa - Boris

[@michaelmarino3013]

Fish out of water is a beauty. Has songs on it I gh o back to

[@Baz63]

that is a damn cool list Seth!!!

[@LuisGarcia-ee2tr]

Agree with WYWH.I forgot it

[@magicruss1]

Man you`ve got great taste in music

[@dennispope1355]

Lots of great listening there

[@SPak-rt2gb]

Led Zep.: Physical Graffiti UFO: Force It Black Sabbath: Sabotage Queen: A Night At The Opera Aerosmith: Toys In The Attic Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Nazareth: Hair Of The Dog Foghat: Fool For The City Ten Years Gone from Physical Graffiti was meant to be a instrumental from what I've read.

[@geruto17760]

Yes, Force It is amazing. Classic Schenker & Mogg

[@darlatidwell6255]

👍👍🤟✌️🇺🇸

[@someguy7424]

There were several outright classics that came out in 1975, but Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd takes the gold.

[@guillaumeavon1449]

Over the years I have found myself returning back to this album and Animals more often than to Dark Side of the Moon. Welcome to the Machine is my favorite track from WYWH

[@LzCoda]

1. LZ - Physical Graffiti 2. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 3. Rush - Fly By Night 4. Bad Company - Straight Shooter 5. Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac 6. Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic 7. The Who - Who by Numbers 8. Steely Dan - Katy Lied 9. Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent 10. Kiss - Alive!

[@johnbenard9550]

My Favorite Albums for the year 1975 . . . 1. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin 2. Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith 3. Venus and Mars - Paul McCartney and Wings 4. Straight Shooter - Bad Company 5. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 6. Face the Music - Electric Light Orchestra 7. Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac 8. Welcome to My Nightmare - Alice Cooper 9. One of These Nights - The Eagles 10. The Who by Numbers - The Who

[@nathanwells9136]

Awesome list 🤟

[@luisvaldes1568]

Great list, what a year for music!

[@anthonymitreski5232]

1. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 2. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 3. Rush - Caress of Steel 4. Black Sabbath - Sabotage 5. AC/DC - T.N.T 6. Rush - Fly By Night 7. Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow 8. The Who - The Who By Numbers 9. Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery 10. Kiss - Dressed To Kill

[@luisvaldes1568]

All Hall of Fame type albums. What a year.

[@hermittraveler2163]

1. Kansas- Masque 2. Renaissance- Scheherazade & Other Stories 3. Kansas- Song For America 4. Gentle Giant- Free Hand 5. Jethro Tull- Minstrel in the Gallery 6. Van der Graaf Generator- Godbluff 7. Black Sabbath- Sabotage 8. Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here 9. Henry Cow- In Praise of Learning 10. Steely Dan- Katy Lied HM: Camel- The Snow Goose

[@stuartzimmermann2307]

This is a great list!

[@michaelbaucom4019]

You should add Kansas Song For America too(SFA was early in the year, Masque later)

[@ericarmstrong6540]

Great list. underrated band on list: Henry Cow, "In Praise of Learning".

[@davideig4281]

I love your list...although Camel's Snow Goose & Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here would knock the #2 & #4 LP's down to #5 & #6.

[@hermittraveler2163]

@@davideig4281 Ah, interesting. So you're more into spacey, atmospheric prog than more eclectic and technical prog. I would definitely consider myself more of a fan of the latter stuff. Actually, since I've made this list, #9 and #10 have switched places. I've been getting more into Kansas, specifically the Masque album due to great production, wise lyrics, tight musicianship, and some weird yet beautiful melodies.

[@vismundcygnus4555]

Wish You Were Here Runner-up: The Snow Goose Honorable mentions: Scheherazade and Other Stories Warrior on the Edge of Time Godbluff A Night At The Opera Song For America Born To Run

[@nectarinedreams7208]

Agreed with top pick. Hell yeah to The Snow Goose

[@aleksandarfrick2656]

Pete is now in problem ...punk knocking since 1977.

[@LuchaLibertaria]

Album of the year: Rainbow - Debut Runner Up: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Honourable Mention : Parliament - Mothership Connection

[@willfitzpatrick1107]

I was listening to Parliament last night. Good stuff!

[@madslasher12]

Yes!!!! Rainbow's debut is a killer album!!! Glad you agree

[@tentringer4065]

Another vote for Blood in the Tracks, the songs on this album have a way of interweaving into your life. A lot of the runners up would be favourites in any other year.

[@mikeypie24]

Tent Ringer I thought that album came out in 74. And desire cane out in 75

[@tentringer4065]

@@mikeypie24 Wikipedia says 1975 but my vinyl copy says 1974, it was before my time so I can't be sure.

[@ianmcfarlane2288]

Recorded in 74 released early 75. Great choice anyway I'm heading for another joint because I'll always be Tangled Up In Blue!!

[@roxannewalsh]

He went to his home in Minnesota in December 1974 to re-record most of the album. It was released in 1975.

[@rysnyder]

Led Zeppelin - "Physical Graffiti" Runner-up: Queen - "A Night at the Opera"

[@billybob6256]

Ryan Snyder all im sayin is queen SUCKS so bad

[@kevindugayofficiel862]

I agree! Good choice

[@mavisevelyn618]

Billy Bob don’t be mean they’re my favorite :(

[@ianmcfarlane2288]

Hey its Bob's opinion.

[@mavisevelyn618]

Ian McFarlane true

[@baudelaire2984]

1. Born to run - Bruce Springsteen- love Thunder Road and Backstreets. Runner ups - bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks (Tangled up in blue best song of the year) Sabbath Sabotage, Zeppelin Physical Graffiti, Miles Davis - Agharta

[@bobdylan4846]

Blood on the Tracks second to Born to Run????? Insanity old chap!!

[@genemurcia9442]

Fave: Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks (The raw power of Bob Dylan's pain) R/U: Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow Jethro Tull - Minstrell in the Gallery Mentions: Triana - El patio Neil Young - Zuma Guy Clark - Old Nº 1

[@ajfitzgerald2559]

Gene Murcia Minstrel in the Gallery is underrated

[@dougmcauliffe2253]

I did not expect to see anyone else mention Triana! That album is brilliant!

[@LuisGarcia-ee2tr]

Blood on the tracks is a masterpiece. I don't understand why Pete don't like Dylan. His taste is very open. A complete musician along decads. Many brillant albums.

[@jbl6304]

Favorite: Tonight's the night - Neil Young Runner up: Nils Lofgren - Nils Lofgren Honorable mentions in no particular order: Wish you were here - Pink Floyd Sabotage - Black Sabbath Zuma - Neil Young Foo for the city - Foghat

[@gdtrfb2546]

Favorite Album: LZ - Physical Graffiti Others receiving votes: PF - Wish You Were Here Bruce - Born to Run Grateful Dead - Blues for Allah

[@marcelob4132]

Fave: Frank Zappa One Size Fits All Runner Up: Led Zeppelin - Physical Grafitti Honorable Mentions: - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery - Gentle Giant - Free Hand - UFO - Force It

[@halstead3962]

Marcelo B One size fits all, that was the first Zappa album that I actually bought.

[@joeyblowey8582]

One Size Fits All is my favorite Frank album

[@dawnthechaldean5377]

Rush - Fly By Night My runner-up would be Bad Company - Straight Shooter. Other great albums would be Alive! (KISS) and Physical Graffiti (Led Zeppelin). Other good albums would be In Trance (Scorpions), Sabotage (Black Sabbath), Come Taste the Band (Deep Purple) Caress of Steel (Rush), Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd), Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (Rainbow), Katy Lied (Steely Dan), and Fleetwood Mac ) Fleetwood Mac. Yes, I know naming so many is on the verge of cheating.

[@Jsokolinsky]

1. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 2. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 3. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run 4. Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

[@cdman40]

Wish you were here - Pink Floyd Runner up captain fantastic Elton John Mister magic - Grover Washington Jr. A night at the opera queen

[@Rock77Chris]

Phyical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith A Night At The Opera - Queen One Of These Nights - Eagles Rainbow Rising for 1976 Pete?

[@warrenwilson1437]

#1--Fleetwood Mac 'Fleetwood Mac'. (we see the introduction to the group of L. Buckingham and S. Nicks). "Say that you love me" remains one of my favorite singles. #2--Steely Dan--'Katy Lied' #3--Eagles--'One of these Nights' #4--Bruce Springsteen--'Born to Run' #5--Neil Young--'Zuma' (esp "Bar Room Blues") #6--Bee Gees 'Main Course' (gotta have "Edge of the Universe"!)

[@NowhereMan7]

Barstool

[@andyboerger]

it's 'Bar Stool Blues' and I'm glad you picked it out because that song is EPIC, one of his best !

[@jontavares3524]

1. KISS - Alive! 2. UFO - Force It 3. Thin Lizzy - Fighting

[@patriotpizzaman]

Force It could have been my favorite '75 album were it not for Wish You Were Here and Physical Graffiti. I may have listened to it as much as I have the two of those classics as well.

[@maelinjoli]

1975? gotta go with the first rock album I bought: Nazareth's Hair of The Dog

[@billbez7465]

I don't like making obvious choices, but this year has 'em: 1) Blood on the Tracks...Dylan; 2)Tonight's the Night...Neil Young; 3) Who by Numbers...The Who

[@johnnelson3665]

Such an incredible year! Very tough choice. But I chose Queen - A Night at the Opera. My runner up is of course Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti. Honorable mentions include... Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Scorpions - In Trance Heart - Dreamboat Annie Styx - Equinox Bad Company- Straight Shooter Kansas - Song for America Aerosmith- Toys in the Attic UFO - Force it Alice Cooper - Welcome to my Nightmare Eric Carmen - Self-Titled Justin Hayward/John Lodge - Blue Jays ELO - Face the Music Black Sabbath - Sabotage Camel - the Snow Goose Renaissance- Scheherazade and Other Stories

[@roccopatrone8843]

Styx Equinox...good call

[@johnnelson3665]

I believe our music tastes will be somewhat similar in the 70’s. But will be more diverse in the 80’s. Especially late 80’s. Van Halen changed things. And the Buggles changed things for pop. I’m a big 80’s guy. But love the 70’s to.

[@johnmccubbin9688]

I think Dreamboat Annie came out in '76.

[@johnnelson3665]

John McCubbin nope August 1975.

[@cooperdellane9363]

And one of these nights and born to run

[@spaghetti.lee-69]

1. Zappa - One size fits all 2. Led Zep - Phisical Graffiti 3. Pink Floyd - Wish you were here 4. Fela Kuti - Expensive Shit 5. Rush - Fly by Night 6. UFO - Force it 7. Roxy Music - Siren 8. Black Sabbath - Sabatage 9. Aerosmith - Toys in the Attick 10 . Nazareth - Hair of the Dog Honorable: Patti Smith - Horses Fleetwood Mac s/t AC/DC - TNT Jefferson Airplane - Red Octopus War - Why can't we be friends? Isley Brothers - Heat is on.

[@josephmarcus1723]

Fela Kuti deserved more Love..

[@spaghetti.lee-69]

Yeah Fela was The Man!

[@trampledunderfoot80]

My #1: Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti Runner Up: UFO - Force It 🤘

[@sammack1564]

My favorite album of 1975 based on decade of my life In the 70's - Aerosmith Toys in the Attic( my first album) In the 80's - Wish You Were Here In the 90's - Steely Dan - Katy Lied In the 2000's - Physical Graffiti In thr 2010's - Nuthin' Fancy- Skynyrd At the moment? - Rush- Fly By Night

[@xaspirate8060]

Very cool! I feel like rock music works it's way around like you listed. Or at least it probably should.

[@jayshockley7963]

I cant argue about any of your picks...……..excellent.

[@b2tall239]

To parapharse Pete from yesterday.....there ain't no "eh" in these albums. 4. Alive 3. Born to Run 2. Wish You Were Here 1. Physical Grafitti Wow. This is the closest race for me. Huge shoutouts to Rainbow, Eagles, ELO, The Who, AC/DC, Rush, Wings, Sabbath, and Queen. Thanks, Pete.

[@marksantucci4230]

question Did Ac/dc release an album in 1975? I just came back from looking at there album collections and there albums are Jailbreak 1974 Dirty Deeds 1976 High voltage is 1976 Let there be rock 1977 powerage 1978 highway to hell is 1979 found these years on google then it took me to wypekida the albums expanded don't think Ac/dc had an album out in 1975?

[@b2tall239]

@@marksantucci4230 High Voltage was released in Australia in '75.....the rest of the world in '76. They released a second album in Australia in '75 called TNT that wasn't released anywhere else. The international release of High Voltage was a combination of these 2 albums.

[@thelisteningroom5818]

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti ELO - Face the Music Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare Rush - Caress of Steel

[@anthonyferraro9854]

Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte. Pure magic from my all time favorite guitarist. 1975 is my favorite year in music.

[@lorneturner5318]

Really good choice.

[@guillaumeavon1449]

Yeah some love for Steve! I absolutely ADORE his first four albums, I'm playing them constantly. For me Spectral Mornings has a slight edge over Voyage of the Acolyte. How about you?

[@Cr8Tron]

For me, it's gotta either be this, or Chris Squire's Fish Out of Water.

[@davecarlson138]

1:Bob Dylan. Blood on the tracks 2: Zeppelin. Physical graffiti 3: Jethro Tull. Minstrel in the gallery

[@justwalt9019]

What an absolute behemoth of a year! Favorite(and my favorite album of all time.): Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin R/U(and a favorite 5 album in its own right.): Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Some unbelievable H/M's: Night At the Opera - Queen Mothership Connection - Parliament Sabotage - Black Sabbath

[@tommorris5069]

Just Walt one of the best years in rock history

[@avi_s0ncin0]

Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti Jeff Beck-Blow by Blow Jethro Tull-Minstrel in The Gallery Rainbow-Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Black Sabbath-Sabotage

[@patrickcrowther9195]

My choice for 1975 is possibly my favourite album of all time, the multi-layered, exquisite masterpiece that is *’The Hissing of Summer Lawns’* by Joni Mitchell. I honestly think if she were male, she’d be rated higher than Dylan, Young and all the rest. The woman is a total lyrical and musical genius who made probably the greatest run of albums by any artist between 1967 and 1980. Runner up - *’Physical Graffiti’* by Led Zeppelin.

[@keithode1737]

Correct. If she were a man she'd be good enough at writing, performing and singing music to be considered among the best. The Heart sisters and Joan Jett are rare examples of good female rock musicians, and they aren't in the top 100.

[@guillaumeavon1449]

I can't listen to a Joni's album without opening the CD booklet and reading the lyrics along. So much beauty in those words

[@patrickcrowther9195]

Keith Ode Well I think she *is* considered among the best. I just don’t think many rock critics are comfortable in admitting that a female songwriter is THE best.

[@ianmcfarlane2288]

Joni is a best and this is coming from a massive Dylan fan. Listen to Joni's guitar playing, she doesn't get the credit she deserves. Yeah it is sexism and Rolling Stone has a lot to do with that. Got better press over here in the UK.

[@chrisblower8868]

We haven't got to her best album yet. That came along in the next year.

[@cremersalex]

Joni Mitchell - The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

[@caryheuchert]

Alex Cremers “Hissing” is her masterpiece.

[@garyspillett7506]

Alex Cremers The Hissing of Summer Lawns is Prince’s favourite album of all time MINE TOO

[@tobyhellewell5981]

Captain Fantastic by Elton John is worth a mention for me

[@tobymummert3035]

Great fucking pic dude! Toby's think alike! My all-time favorite song by Elton John is Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy! I wouldn't say the album is my favorite album of the year but is definitely up there in the top five! It's also Elton John's best album ever! Blows away every other albums Elton John ever made! Nice pic!

[@doomfable3378]

My picks: Scorpions - In Trance Runner-up: Rush - Caress of Steel

[@DeadSeaGenesis]

Top 5 for 1975: 1.) Brian Eno - Another Green World 2.) Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 3.) Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 4.) Styx - Equinox 5.) Queen - A Night At The Opera

[@geneparker8883]

Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow Face The Music - ELO Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run Tommy Bolin - Teaser Venus and Mars - Wings

[@djdudemanhey]

Gene Parker Bolin’s Teaser sleeper of the year because so much great music was dropping

[@geneparker8883]

@@djdudemanhey toughest year so far. I could move these around on another day for sure.

[@seamustaylor2823]

So many great albums this year. Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graphiti, Rush’s Fly By Night and The underrated Caress Of Steel, Aerosmith’s Toys In The Attic, Nazareth’s Hair Of The Dog, David Bowie’s Young Americans, Bad Company’s Straight Shoot and Foghat’s Fool For The City! However it was surprisingly easy- my favorite album by my favorite band Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here. Also my favorite live album from this year is KISS’s Alive

[@mattvargo9944]

I agree. It was the toughest year so far to pick just one and a runner up.

[@dawnthechaldean5377]

Yes, Caress of Steel is underrated.

[@kevintapp54]

So happy to hear Caress of Steel being given some love

[@richbillionair]

Caress of Steel is the reason Rush almost broke up they even droppedNecromancer from the set that year because the audience reaction was tepid

[@dawnthechaldean5377]

@@kevintapp54 Is that a sketching of Gandalf on your icon?

[@brandenhaynes4617]

My album of 1975 is Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run. Bruce’s make-or-break third album represented a sonic leap from his first two, Born to Run was his only album where he composed the music using a piano instead of guitar. Springsteen fully came into his own as a songwriter with Born to Run as it established the iconography we associate with Bruce. My honourable mention: Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic.

[@sameoldeh]

@Branden Haynes Both on Columbia records label. They supported The Boss in a huge way. Aerosmith not nearly as much. Toys In The Attic had it all,including an incredible album cover. Blues,hard rock,rap,and a ballad with a 100+ part symphony.

[@robertheaney1685]

Physical Graffiti - not only is it best album of 1975 but also the most complete.

[@keithode1737]

More complete than 'Wish You Were Here'?

[@jamesrudd8705]

Most complete in YOUR opinion.

[@keithode1737]

@@jamesrudd8705 I don't get it. I love Physical Graffiti, probably my favorite Zeppelin album. But it's just a bunch of songs made at different times, in different genres. Wish You Were Here is as complete as Dark Side of The Moon. The only album more complete than these is The Wall.

[@keithode1737]

@volg20 Call it what you will. I don't consider Pink Floyd music. It transcends all music in a realm of its own.

[@dawnthechaldean5377]

@@keithode1737 I would respectfully argue that Animals is just as 'complete' as Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall and more 'complete' than Wish You Were Here. They are all very good albums, and the musicianship and production on all of them is excellent. Like you, I do not view Physical Graffiti in the same light as a project of totality. I do, however, love listening to most of the songs on it.

[@tomfisher2103]

Black Sabbath - Sabotage Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti Ted Nugent Debut Bad Company- Straight Shooter, so many huge songs on that

[@Stormheart911]

This one is agonizing, but since "there can be only one" it's fitting that it is Queen's 1975 classic "Night at the Opera." This album has been in my top five ever since it was released. My second choice goes to Heart - "Dreamboat Annie," which just barely gets the nod over Wings - "Venus and Mars." Here are some of my other favorites (in no particular order) from this outstanding year in music: Led Zepplin - Physical Graffiti" Blue Oyster Cult - "Agents of Fortune" Nazareth - "Hair of the Dog" The Eagles - "One of these Nights" Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks" David Bowie - "Young Americans" Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here"

[@dawnthechaldean5377]

I think the Kurgan would have picked Sabotage by Black Sabbath. :-)

[@josephmarcus1723]

Phisical Graffiti - Best Zep ever.. Runner up - Jeff Beck " Blow by Blow"

[@jennycooper5364]

great zep album i also love houses of the holy its strange some zep fans dont rate it i suppose its down to personal choice

[@jennycooper5364]

@jason royale like i said its down to choice i can listen to all zep albums some tracks maybe weaker but filler not imo

[@guillaumeavon1449]

Although a lot of great prog-rock albums were released, I give the edge to Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen. That raw energy of The Boss on this album is truly inspiring. Honorable mentions to: -The Snow Goose by Camel -Voyage of the Acolyte by Steve Hackett (would be nice to see a ranking of his discography) -Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

[@neldinsky]

My Top 5 Albums Of 1975 Steely Dan - Katy Lied Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic Black Sabbath - Sabotage Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti Thanks Pete! NB

[@diannecarpenter7718]

Thank you for your album of the year: 1975. Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti and Kiss - Alive are great picks, "Pete". There's alot of great albums /CD's to pick from!! I still can't pick just one yet!!🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@diannecarpenter7718]

My picks are: 1. Sweet - Desolation Boulavard Runners up are: Kiss - Alive Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti Rainbow - Richie Blackmore's Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic Rush - Fly by Night Nazareth - Hair of the Dog 🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@alanmilne1070]

1- Snow Goose by Camel 2 - Wish You were Here by Pink Floyd 3- Physical Graffitti by Led Zeppelin

[@leafsfan1728]

Favourite album of 1975: Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti Runner ups: Pink Floyd- Wish you Were Here and Black Sabbath- Sabotage Honourable mentions: Aerosmith- Toys in the Attic Fleetwood Mac- Self titled Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run Jethro Tull- Minstrel in the Gallery The Eagles- One of These Nights Elton John- Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

Yep. _Physical Graffiti_ for me as well, probably followed by _Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy_ . As for more album rankings, may I suggest The Kinks, The Pretty Things, The Moody Blues, and Procol Harum?

[@MrMojoRisin]

Great stuff, Pete. Has to be Physical Graffiti for me. 1. Physical Graffiti 2. Alive 3. Wish You Were Here 4. Born To Run 5. A Night At The Opera 6. Toys In The Attic 7. Sabotage

[@beetlebum7760]

Neil Young - Tonight's The Night My favorite Neil Young album. One of the most heart-breaking and raw-sounding albums I know. “I’m singing this borrowed tune, I took from the Rolling Stones/Alone in this empty room, too wasted to write my own,” the way he sings these lines to a melody he borrowed from the Jagger/Richards composition “Lady Jane” literally brings me to tears every time. As important as Patti Smith's Horses was for rock music in general, leading to the greatest pop music revolution of the last 50 years, nothing beats Tonight's The Night for me in 75. My top 10, ranked and rated: 1. NEIL YOUNG - Tonight's The Night * * * * * 2. PATTI SMITH - Horses * * * * * 3. BOB DYLAN - Blood On The Tracks * * * * * 4. KATE & ANNA McGARRIGLE - Kate & Anna McGarrigle * * * * * 5. GUY CLARK - Old No.1 * * * * * 6. RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON - Pour Down Like Silver * * * * * 7. RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON - Hokey Pokey * * * * * 8. EMMYLOU HARRIS - Pieces Of The Sky * * * * * 9. JONI MITCHELL - The Hissing Of Summer Lawns * * * * ½ 10. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Born To Run * * * * ½

[@malcolmbillington2864]

its great to see love and appreciation for the Richard & Linda Thompson albums.

[@ianmcfarlane2288]

Love all your choices, Rock didn't have it all it's own way. Great music is great music. Fantastic

[@dustinhinson2117]

Not even gonna lie, you remind me alot of my friend, DJ Joey. He was my music guru/mentor and it'll be 2 years in August since he passed away but I think about him all the time. It's still strange feeling like the torch was passed to me as people started asking for my knowledge. I've discovered a few things here and there, but you bring my best friend back every time I watch your videos and I've learned alot from you the last 6 months. Thanks Pete for bringing back my friend.

[@beestie666]

1.The Hissing of the Summer Lawns :Joni Mitchell 2.Blood on the Tracks : Bob Dylan 3.Zuma : Neil Young 4.Godbluff : VDGG 5.Era Mela Mela ; Mahmoud Ahmed

[@luis4434]

Hey Pete, I’m going to try to guess tomorrow’s pick. I think you are going to go with Rising by Rainbow. Here’s my picks for today: 1. A night at the opera- Queen 2. Physical Graffiti- Zeppelin 3. Wish you were here- Pink Floyd 4. Richie Blackmore’s Rainbow- Rainbow

[@tommay631]

1975 - Reds beat the Red Sox in the greatest World Series of All-time. My picks, for what it’s worth: 1) Wish You Were Here 2) Blood on the Tracks 3) Physical Graffiti

[@misterschubert3242]

You just had to bring up the curse, didn't you .. Seriously, Boston sports were so much more fun when they didn't win everything...except the Celtics, but the Magic/Kareem/Scott Lakers were, ahem, Worthy opponents, and just as frequently victorious...

[@tommay631]

Mister Schubert - Heh heh. Well Yr BoSox got me back when they beat my Rockies in a sweep in 2007. Heck, the 200O’s have been good to you .Didn’t ya just win again in 2018? Always liked the Celts-the Bird years. I’m down in Tampa now, so we’ll have to see if Brady & Gronk can bring some of that ’Magic’ down this way.

[@l.t.w8985]

Nope it wasn't the greatest world series ever. 2004 when the Red Sox won after 86 years was the greatest World Series in baseball history especially when they beat the Yankees 4 games straight min ALCS. So I respectfully disagree. You could say the Cubs are a close second.

[@dennisheflin2680]

The manner in which you explain how an album ages, and how often you go with it now as opposed to back in the day is truly what we all go through. You picked the best album of the year! Physical Graffiti.

[@rebeccassweetmusic4632]

Horses - Patti Smith I was actually having a difficult time debating between two artists who both came out with debut albums during the same year. Both of them are my favorite creative, musical, quirky people, XD. Now, Pete, I know you're not a fan of punk music. Neither am I, but I decided to go with my gut and choose Patti Smith's debut punk album Horses. It was the mid to late 70s when punk was becoming a vast underground movement. Deeply rooted in 1960s garage rock, punk was an anti-establishment musical movement that rejected mainstream music, whether it was Disco and Mainstream Rock (Arena Rock). Both punk and heavy metal developed a musical style that was associated with a lot of attitude and aggression. Just like what The Troubador did for the singer-songwriters of the early 70s, CBGB (Country, Bluegrass, Blues, and Other) became a trendy venue where a lot of up and coming punk and new wave artists got discovered. One of those people who performed at CBGB lots of times back then was Patti Smith. I found her music/performances when I was in my last 2 years of high school. Although I'm not a fan of her vocal performance, she has openly admitted that she isn't a singer, she is a performer. What really drew me to her music was the fact that she combined punk with her poetry and made it sound more artistic. It was something that I've never really heard before, and I found it both beautiful and very intriguing. Patti Smith was coming at a time when it was still hard for women to make it in the music industry as hard rock/heavy metal/punk/blues singers. I have a deep respect for her as an artist and as a person:) Highlights: Gloria: In Excelsis Deo Redondo Beach Free Money Kimberly Land Jaco Pastorius (self-titled album) - Jaco Pastorius I didn't wanna put Jaco in the runner ups list because I felt like it would've been unfair, and disrespectful (musically), in my opinion. I only recently found out about Jaco Pastorius through Robert Trujillo's documentary JACO (btw, if you haven't seen it. I recommend that you watch the documentary because you'll learn a lot about Jaco Pastorius as both a musician and a person). A lot of bass players considered Jaco their Jimi Hendrix, which totally makes sense when you hear him play. In fact, Jaco used to play Third Stone from the Sun during the Weather Report concerts lol. This man was a gifted musician, as well as a legend and a genius. I loved his spiky, punk attitude, even though he was a jazz musician. It really showed how confident he was. Jaco ripped the rules on playing the bass and developed a sound that you would've never seen bassists before him, do. He invented the fretless bass. The story was that he wanted to get a lively, upright, jazz sound from his 1962 Fender Precision, so he asked a friend of his if Jaco could borrow a knife, and he started taking the frets off. Thus the fretless was born. Jaco became known for treating the bass as if it was the singer, the lead guitar, or the horn section. His use of harmonics is something that has never been done before and will never be done again. He wasn't afraid of playing all kinds of music, whether it was Jazz, Funk, RnB, Rock, Country, Blues, Latin, you name it. Some of his best work was when he played with people like Ian Hunter, Blood Sweat, and Tears, Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, Herbie Hancock, Toots Thieleman, etc. Not only was he a fantastic bass player, but he was also an incredible composer. I mean, the melodies that he created were gorgeous. He was just an excellent musician with a sad soul. Jaco dealt with a lot of mental health issues (manic depression/bipolar disorder), which in his later years, you could start to tell through his music and physicality. Unfortunately, he used a lot of self-destructive behaviors, which ended up with him being murdered at a Carlos Santana concert. He will never be forgotten, and his music still lives on today through his son Felix. R.I.P. Jaco :( P.S Although Jaco was born in Pennsylvania, I'm glad to find out that he grew up as a proud Floridian. I am from Florida, and I found it very cool that we had our own musical legend who grew up in my state:) Highlights: Portrait of Tracy Continuum Come On, Come Over Okonkole Y Trompa Donna Lee Runner ups: A Night at the Opera - Queen Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Young Americans - David Bowie Welcome to my Nightmare - Alice Cooper Fleetwood Mac (self-titled) - Fleetwood Mac The Hissing of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchell

[@jeffthrow6892]

This year was super easy for me, no matter how many other fantastic albums that came out in '75, my choice is also - Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti. Can't put into words how much I love this album, the very fact that it was a 2 disc set with more material just makes it all the more awesome. BUT, again, there were many other excellent choices that year........ Tony Williams Lifetime - Believe It Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run Fleetwood Mac - S/T Bob Dylan- Blood On The Tracks Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic Kiss - Alive Kansas - Masque Black Sabbath - Sabotage Rush - Fly By Night Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water Foghat - Fool For The City Ted Nugent - S/T Budgie - Bandolier Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow

[@CrunchyBanter826]

Bonham’s drumming on this album is out of this world. This is my favorite Zeppelin album as well. Favorite from ‘75 would be this or Wish You Were Here. Toys in the Attic was amazing as well and I have to throw a Steely Dan Album in, Katy Lied is massively underrated and I love it. Boston’s debut is my guess for your 1976 pick.

[@kenborody3296]

Nice one Pete! Pretty hard to go against Physical Graffiti but my fave for 75 is... 1. Kansas Song For America Runners-up Venus And Mars Physical Graffiti Blow By Blow A Night At The Opera One Size Fits All

[@gordy3714]

My favourite Album by this band 1,Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 2,Black Sabbath Sabotage (1st joint favourite) 3,AC/DC High Voltage Honourable Mentions Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow and of course Kiss Alive.

[@GVarner]

Hey Pete my top 5 albums of 1975 #5 Mahogany Rush Strange Universe #4 Aerosmith Toys in the Attic #3 Deep Purple Come Taste the Band #2 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow and my #1 of 1975 Black Sabbath Sabotage great Sabbath album love Ozzy's vocals Keep Rocking Pete love your channel

[@georgegsroomofrock9868]

KISS - Alive! Is it for me my Favorite live album ever!. Runners up Aerosmith- Toys in the Attic and Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti. Great releases that year!

[@jodeville]

Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic I became fan of the Boston quintet in the late eighties thanks to the albums Permanent Vacation and Pump. Nowadays, I only listen to their early work, and Toys has become one of my favorite albums ever. It's not my favorite Aerosmith album since I love Rocks all the same, and it will be my pick for 1976. Joe Perry is one of the coolest guitar players in rock history, if not the coolest ! Pete's choice for 1976 : Rainbow - Rising Pete's runner's up for 1976 : Eagles - Hotel California

[@xomthood]

Rush - Fly By Night Triumvirat - Spartacus Rush - Caress of Steel Uriah Heep - Return to Fantasy

[@brucefranklin6295]

I think Return to Fantasy is so underrated, even with Heep fans.I always liked it a lot.

[@richbillionair]

Caress of steel is not that good, that’s the reason Rush nearly broke but they came up in full force with 2112 which is the one I think Pete is gonna pick for 76

[@BrianRobson188]

1. Godbluff (Van der Graaf Generator) 2. Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd) 3. Minstrel in the Gallery (Jethro Tull) 4. Welcome to my Nightmare (Alice Cooper) 5. Fly By Night (Rush)

[@steveclark9211]

Favorite: Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin; Runner-up: Kiss Alive - Kiss; Honorable mention: Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith, A Night at the Opera - Queen; Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd, Tonight's the Night - Neil Young, Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan, Blues for Allah - Grateful Dead

[@ykmgeedee]

You stole my list!

[@ericfellows4382]

Once again you picked my first choice as well. My other favorites from that year: Queen - A Night at the Opera Jethro Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery Rush - Fly by Night Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Foghat - Fool for the City ELO - Face the Music Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Zuma Alice Cooper - Welcome to my Nightmare Nazareth - Hair of the Dog Black Sabbath - Sabotage Kiss - Alive! I saw them perform this album in it's entirety at Cobo in '09

[@Dan-iy8ig]

Seems like one of the greatest albums of all time isn't even being mentioned. 1975 Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run album is flawless!! Hands down wins album of the year! And 45 years later still holds up!! And when you think that he was the only songwriter on these tracks, it's even more impressive!

[@roccopatrone8843]

...Tonight....in Jun.....gle...Laaaaaaaand....cue the piano and the goosebumps

[@oneringdhs]

Absolutely! Born To Run is my pick for 1975 by a landslide. It is the album that turned me into the rock fanatic I am today!

[@dawnthechaldean5377]

Maybe the audience is underrepresented by people hailing from New Jersey?

[@danielberrettini212]

Pink Floyd - Shine on Your Crazy Diamond 25 years ago I was in a party in the sand of a paradisiac beach. By the sunrise those big speakers started to play Shine on Your Crazy Diamond. That day, under an unbelievable orange sky, me and everybody in that party lived a very intense catharsis! The song took us to another dimension! Unforgettable!

[@davidgagen9856]

1. Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan (a masterpiece of song writing) 2. Horses - Patti Smith (Incredible debut) 3. Tonight's The Night - Neil Young 4. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 5. Another Green World - Eno 6. Rubycon - Tangerine Dream 7.Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin 8. Old No 1 - Guy Clark 9. Diamond Head - Phil Manzenera 10. Four Moments - Sebastian Hardie

[@tp3922]

A very interesting list to say the least, not sure if any would make my picks; but this is your likes - I just find that's an interesting list ... I like Bob Dylan, but Blood On The Tracks isn't on any my list of favorite Bob Dylan songs.

[@ArcangelofRock]

This year was a easy for me: Physical Graffiti - "near" musical perfection;under the rock prism of time. My honorable mention: Beautiful Loser by Bob Seger - one of America's greatest songwriters & straight-forward performers! Two different animals,but there are certain artists that just unlock the inner-most desires,observations,sensibilities,discoveries within yourself. The good thing: Both dive deep into music expression,yet are knee-deep in the blues. 👍's on this series,Pete!!!

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Beautiful Loser😉

[@jonbailey5697]

Physical Grafitti would be my runner up. Such a tough decision. I'm a huge Springsteen fan so I'd have to say Born to Run for my # 1.

[@dovkaupas]

What a year! My list as follows: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here, Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti Black Sabbath - Sabotage Deep Purple - Stormbringer Queen - A Night at the Opera Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

[@ianmcfarlane2288]

1975 one of my favourite years, I think it produced better albums than 1971. My number one pick is an album given to grown up issues that my 2nd pick evades. The album by the greatest lyricist Rock has produced deals with his separation from his wife with all the emotions that situation entails. 1. Blood On The Tracks - - - Bob Dylan 2. Born To Run - - - Bruce Springsteen 3. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns - - - Joni Mitchell. 4. The Who By Numbers - - - The Who 5. Wish You Were Here - - - Pink Floyd 6. Physical Graffiti - - - Led Zeppelin ( dropped 3 places due to fact had out-takes from earlier years same as Stones' Tattoo You in 81) 7. Young Americans - - - David Bowie 8. Horses - - - Patti Smith 9. Tonight's The Night - - - Neil Young 10. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy - - - Elton John Honorable Mentions. Blues For Allah - - - Grateful Dead Red Octopus - - - Jefferson Starship Toys In The Attic - - - Aerosmith Minstrel In The Gallery - - - Jethro Tull A Night At The Opera - - - Queen Crisis? What Crisis? - - - Supertramp And last but not least, Another Green World - - - Brian Eno. 1976 Well Coyote? Stay safe Love and Peace

[@M.Robespierre3691]

Jethro Tull: Minstrel in the Gallery. My favorite Jethro Tull Album.

[@pelegbennon5271]

1976 is pretty easy to guess. Rainbow rising.

[@laurenzgraffilpenstein8117]

Don't forget UFO with their No heavy petting as a good 2nd..

[@karstenolesen3776]

Cannot agree more

[@mattvargo9944]

Yep. I didn't even look at 76 yet but if Rising is there, I can't see how anything would trump that as Pete's fav.

[@thomassibley9475]

@@mattvargo9944 Sad wings of destiny maybe?

[@relinquishh]

It's that and Leftoverture or Boston 100%

[@flanman7003]

"Born to Run." Of the eight songs, five of them are all-time Springsteen classics!

[@pulsarlights2825]

"Thunder Road" and "Jungleland" still hold up, the rest are tough to listen to at this point

[@keithode1737]

Springsteen? Really?

[@guillaumeavon1449]

@@keithode1737 What's wrong with Springsteen? He's far from my favorite artist but Born to Run is also my pick for 1975. It's ok not to like it but don't knock somebody else for liking it.

[@dickhead9214]

Keith Ode yes, really, queef ode

[@flanman7003]

The title track "Born to Run" doesn't hold up? Hey, to each his own, I understand Springsteen is something of an acquired taste (not everyone's fave) but that's a great rock record!

[@luciodellaporta7201]

Physical Graffiti 1, Wish you were here 2, Sabotage 3, Kiss alive l 4, Young Americans 5 . Runner ups one siza fits all, Fleetwood Mac

[@davecourlang1]

Great show Pete. Love this concept. Lot of go-to albums from this year. Here are my top 10 (each which I listen to at least once a month for decades) 1. Zeppelin Physical Graffiti 2. Tull Minstrel in the Gallery 3. Gentle Giant Free Hand 4. Renaissance Scheherazade and Other Stories 5. 10cc. Original Soundtrack 6. Jeff Beck Blow by Blow 7. Bruce Springsteen Born to Run 8. Grateful Dead Blues for Allah 9. Steeleye Span Commoners Crown 10. Neil Young Zuma

[@WanderingSoleTV]

I'm with you on "The Rover" being one of their best songs!

[@robmlisanti]

Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin Alive! - Kiss Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith T.N.T. - AC/DC these are my top 5 Honorable Mentions: A Night At The Opera - Queen Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John Blow By Blow - Jeff Beck

[@mavisevelyn618]

It’s a really tough choice for me between Wish You Were Here, A Night at the Opera and Physical Graffiti. I’m gonna go with Wish You Were Here simply because of how amazing Shine On You Crazy Diamond is, but it’s tough voting against The Prophet’s Song, Bohemian Rhapsody, Kashmir, Ten Years Gone, and a whole load of other amazing songs on those other two albums.

[@lorneturner5318]

Good pick Pete...'Ten Years Gone' has some of Page's most perfectly layered guitar work. My list includes: Dylan's 'Blood on The Tracks'; Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here" and 'Sabotage' by Black Sabbath which has my favourite Sabbath piece 'The Thrill of it All"; Nazareth's 'Hair of The Dog', ELo's 'Face the Music' and The Who's 'By Numbers' each get an honourable mention. Lots of fun doing this..keep up the good work and thank you. Maybe some Rush albums coming soon?

[@TheVanmanderpootz]

1.Neil Young - Zuma 2.Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade 3.Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic

[@Kazdan353]

1. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin 2. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 3. Fly By Night - Rush 4. One of These Nights - Eagles 5. Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith

[@sabinoabdala5685]

Favorite: Pink Floyd : WISH YOU WERE HERE LOVE: LED ZEP - PHISICAL GRAFFITI ELTON - CAPTAIN FANTASTIC QUEEN - A NIGHT AT THE OPERA AEROSMITH - TOYS IN THE ATTIC FOR DANCE: PARLIAMENT - MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION

[@finigan2]

My favorite of 1975 too Pete! No question the influence this PG had on my life and as a drummer. It means even more to me today. It's an album I escape into. KISS Alive was also number 2 for me. 3rd. PF Wish You Were Here. .....

[@ToddPetersen]

Queen - A Night At The Opera, 10/10 Runner Up : Rush - Fly By Night, 9/10 I use a sophisticated rating system to help when albums are so close. Each song gets 1-3 points. 1= ok, 2= good, 3= great. Add points up and divide by number of songs to get an average. Multiply by 4 gives you rating on a 10 scale. :)

[@l.t.w8985]

Wow. I do the exact same thing and that's how I rate the albums. It takes a long time but I'm glad that I've done this with ELO and currently I'm working on Alan Parsons Project. I've done Genesis and a few others but not all the albums just greatest hits. There aren't a lot of artists that I have every single solitary album accept ELO and Alan Parsons and journey. The other one is Sammy Hagar with Van Halen and good portion of the Sammy solo albums.

[@nicholasadams9881]

1975 1. Hair Of The Dog - Nazareth 2. Bandolier - Budgie 3. Fly By Night - Rush 4. Force It - UFO 5. On The Level - Status Quo 6. Caress Of Steel - Rush 7. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin 8. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 9. Fighting - Thin Lizzy 10. Alive! - KISS 11. Come Taste The Band - Deep Purple 12. Sabotage - Black Sabbath 13. Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow 14. A Night At The Opera - Queen 15. Crisis? What Crisis? - Supertramp 16. Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith 17. Tomorrow Belongs To Me - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band 18. Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac 19. Fandango! - ZZ Top 20. In Trance - Scorpions 21. Return To Fantasy - Uriah Heep 22. Venus And Mars - Wings 23. One Of These Nights - Eagles 24. The Who By Numbers - The Who 25. Young Americans - David Bowie

[@tylercharbonneau8178]

My favourite from ‘75 is Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here. To me that’s a perfect album - not one single weak track on it (not that there are many tracks on it to begin with haha). Physical Graffiti would be my runner up. My pick for ‘76 is Rainbow Rising? 🌈

[@gabrielbacca381]

Physical Graffiti is the top one for me. But I am curious about something you said in the video about the music collection your parents had, you said that there was some Colombian music around?... I am from Colombia and curious about whose music made it to your parents collection... do you recall ?

[@lemuelkrause3029]

I love A Night at the Opera so much. Queen was my favourite band for 6 years.

[@scottmyers9360]

And then what happened???

[@rendumen]

Excilent choice Pete :) Totally agree "The Rover" is the best Zeppelin song ever! My choice of album is "Sabotage" Runner up "In Trance"