Big Star - #1 Record

In this episode we return to the theme of bands who were huge in the late 1970's and early 1980's but struggled with selling records in the early part of their career and today we highlight the American midwestern band Styx and their 1973 album "The Serpent is Rising".

Today we look at an album and band that divides people down the middle between greatness and not so great we review the 1974 album "Relayer" by progressive rock giants Yes.

This episode shows the beginning of the Willie Nelson we have known over the last 50 and counting years. Released in 1973 "Shotgun Willie" is widely regarded as the first outlaw country album and we will review it in today's episode.

In this episode we review the 1978 breakthrough album "Parallel Lines" by New York new wave band Blondie. The band had a huge hit from the album with the song Heart of Glass but was there anything to back that up?

After 7 years of episodes we finally review a Bob Dylan album and the reasons why it took so long are explained in this episode. It did take us awhile but the album we chose "Blood on the Tracks" from 1975 is considered by many one of the greatest albums ever but do we agree with that?

Today we look at one of the most infamous albums in rock history the 1970 release by Screaming Lord Sutch called "Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends". Can an album featuring Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Nicky Hopkins and Jeff Beck be considered one of the worst ever?

In this episode we review the 1971 album "Broken Barricades" by the English art rock band Procol Harum. This is the album they toured behind when they made their landmark "Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra" album.

This week we review the self titled album released in 1976 by the legendary Motown singer Diana Ross. The album is notable for being the second self titled record released by Miss Ross and we will let you know what we think about it.

In this episode we review the debut album of the group Big Star a much heralded and influential band that didn't sell many copies of their albums when they existed, did they deserve to be treated better?

Today we review the landmark debut album "Tubular Bells" from instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. The album from 1973 was the first album ever on Richard Branson's Virgin record label but how good is it?