Budgie’s In For The Kill would be up there, for me.

The singer bass player on Bridge of Sighs is James Dewar

@misterunderbridge2351

6 ай бұрын

I saw Trower in Madison Square Garden when Dewar was just on vocals. Absolutely amazing.

@crazyprayingmantis5596

6 ай бұрын

Do you reckon Chris Cornell was listening to Trower? Some Soundgarden songs sound very similar to Bridge of sighs

AWB in 1976 at the Princeton Univ. gym, was my first rock concert, with my first real girlfriend. I was 14, now 61, and it’s one of the best memories.

Hey Andy - as a Zep fanatic, that Robert Plant story, driving with Bonzo's drum kit and listening to The Meters, with Robert singing along......you have lived a good life, my friend! Loved your picks and appreciate your love of hard rock and heavy metal! ......and P - Funk rules! Stellar episode.

Parliament released an album called Osmium on Holland Doziet Hollands label Invictus 1970. The song Fantasy is Reality is on that Album.

You can skip all your top 5s and simply tell the story about Robert and the drum kit and make my day. That is the most funny and sincere thing Ive heard for ages! Marvelous!

Dude…Get Your Wings, Aerosmith!

I was 14 in '74 , at that Time I would have chosen Sheer Heart attack ,Secret Treaties , the 1st Bad Co LP .and War Child .

Thanks. Great choices from a great year of music. Bridge of Sighs -- love that album and Robin Trower's guitar sound.

@crazyprayingmantis5596

6 ай бұрын

Listen to Soundgarden, those guys must have been listening to Trower for sure

In For The Kill by Budgie was a '74 release. Tracks like In For The Kill, Hammer and Tongs, Crash Course in Brain Surgery and Zoom Club. What's not to like?

Burn .... and Sabbath on 1 and 2 totally agree ..I was thinking what Zappa did in that year ... Apostrophie, One size ... ?

One of my favorites from 1974 is Kevin Ayers Confessions of Dr. Dream and other stories. Has Michael Giles guesting on drums too. I'll have to check out some of the funk you named.

I'm pretty sure that "Rejuvenation" by the Meters was recorded about the same time as Robert Palmer's "Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley" which the Meters also played on. The title track is pretty funky. Lowell George of Little Feat plays on it as well as (uncredited) on "Just Kissed My Baby" from "Rejuvenation". If you like AWB's "Pick Up The Pieces" then check out the killer 18 minute version on their live album "Person To Person". Both the late Robbie McIntosh and his replacement Steve Ferrone had previously played with Brian Auger. Ferrone and Hamish Stuart (while both still with AWB) played on a couple of great Chaka Khan albums.

The 2 #1's: The four Deep Purple studio albums post In Rock are my favorite. I just love the sound of that band during that period of time! The Meters are VERY special!

Thank you for introducing me to O'Donel Levy. His "Simba" album sounds GREAT! (Due to the uh, cover of the "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky" album, I am unable to listen to that at work...)

My top 5 from 1974!: 5. Tavares - Hard Core Poetry 4. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Not Fragile 3. Bad Company - Bad Company 2. Thin Lizzy - Nightlife 1. Rush - Rush

Great list man! All the rock Lp’s are my top for ‘74 as well especially ‘Phenomenon’ and ‘Rush’ and ‘Bridge of Sighs’ are my top. And ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’ is my favorite Sabs but it was recorded and released in ‘73

4 of my favorite rock albums of all time came out in 1974. Pretzel Logic, Lou Reed rock and roll animal , Apostrophe, Feats don’t fail me now by little feat. , Bridg of sighs number 5

@edwardyazinski3858

6 ай бұрын

RnR Animal Hunter and Wagner hell yeah! Opening of Sweet Jane cannot be beat. But the entire album kicks ass.

One of my coolest concert memories is seeing Robin Trower in 80 or 81. Love Bridge of Sighs.

@edwardyazinski3858

6 ай бұрын

Saw him twice in small theatre, but was in early 80s. But Oh My!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

@jazzpunk

6 ай бұрын

"Bridge Of Sighs"...one of the greatest stoner Rock songs from my youth. I recall sitting around with 4 buds...passing the LP cover around & trying to figure out what is was. ;-P

The first list that I have nothing to complain about. Well done!😂

Deep Purple - "Burn" 🔥

I do a ten fav albums from fifty years ago on facebook each new year. Pretty sure Black Sabbath had a year out and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was 73. My ten were. 1. Genesis---Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 2. Yes---Relayer 3. Queen----Sheer Heart Attack 4, Hawkwind---Hall Of The Mountain Grill 5. Blue Oyster Cult----Secret Treaties 6. Rush---debut. 7. David Bowie--Diamond Dogs. 8. Kansas --debut 9.Sweet --Sweet FA and Desolation Boulevarde 10. Deep Purple---Burn.

@markphillips3186

6 ай бұрын

Great list. How did I forget Hall of the Mountain Grill of my list 🤦‍♂️ I mean I still listen to it regularly. 🙄

You make me laugh out loud, and smile Andy. I was born in 1974.

O’Donel Levy is in the live from Cook County Jail album with Jimmy McGriff too. The Meters have a number of tunes that were standards. Cissy Strut, Ease Back, etc. would enjoy the next five funk albums

Glad to hear Queen II got mentionned both in Your 74 prog rock list and also in this one, if only to say it won't be in your lists... Fantastic album indeed, along with Sheer Heart Attack. Queen II was my favorite alltime album until I listened to A Wizard/A True Star by Todd Rundgren which then went strait to N°1. But the first four Queen albums are still favorites. I wish they had kept doing that kind of complex pop/rock music although I respect what they did after in their career.

two sweet albums that saw them go into a hard rock direction, sweet FA and desolation boulevard and the impossible dream by the sensational alex harvey band, in the case of sweet they went to a cross between queen and judas priest, all 3 albums would be in my list

It has been nagging away. Bill Lordan was drumming when I saw the trio in Feb 1975 at Birmingham Town Hall. There is an idea for another list: ten best live venues I have seen a gig at........

Exactly. The hard rock goliaths of the early 70's hit the wall around 1974. Although it must be said that 'Sabotage' from 1975 is a great album. Few artists navigated this period successfully. Although not hard rock, Bowie and Eno managed to evolve through it without any drop-off in quality or loss of identity. Led Zeppelin was essentially a band of the first half of the 1970's (and the late 60's). I love the newer tracks on Physical Graffiti but I could tell that songs were not coming as easily as they were prior to 1974. Cheers.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

6 ай бұрын

Yes. I might do another video on this topic...

Burn, yes! Lucky to see Glenn Hughes’ ‘50 years Burn album tour 2024’ @De Boerderij, Zoetermeer👍 15 May 2024 And for 1974 there are also: Boz Scaggs’ Slow Dancer (rock, funk, …. ) The Rolling Stones’ It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll (A bit underrated (?), which is silly; great tracks, great Mick Taylor, great sound) Thanks Andy, great vid!

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

6 ай бұрын

With Ashley Sheehan on drums...I remember him when he was a nipper

Can't argue with those funk choices

Burn & Sheer Heart Attack are my 2 fav albums of all time, so that's easy for me. I'd add Stormbringer, Queen II. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is 1973, though... Cheers.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

6 ай бұрын

Yes I realised this after I had shot the video.

Great chat. Some surprises in there too.

That's weird. I was a young kid-drummer in '74, and your Top 5 rock list is identical to mine. Sabbath could maybe bump DP to 2nd. However, the song 'Burn' just gets me. I guessed every one of your entries. So, 'we were there' is my only explanation. Dug your FZ guitar rant. My sentiments exactly.

Great call on Chaka Khan

I was four, so this is too early for me. But imagine them talking about albums from 1924 that year! Fifty years and music has changed so much!

@erikheddergott5514

6 ай бұрын

There are whole Books that talk about the Jazz of the 20ties! What are you talking about. There were no Albums, but many Singles. The 20ties are the Decade of the Young Louis Armstrong, not only one of the greatest Jazz Musicians of the World but also one of the Greatest Pop Musicians and oh yes the most famous Trompeteer. It was the Age of Bessie Smith the Empress of the Blues. The Decade after that became the Years of the Jazz Wars: Hot Jazz versus Swing. France fell in a State of Musical Civil War and Books started to be written about it. Up to this Date you‘ll find Discussion about the Sound of Buddy Bolden, who never was recorded. I was a Teenager in the 70ties and the most Important thing was: When will the Beatles reunite! The 60ties went on til 1973, til the Big Oil Crisis and the total vanishing of the Mini Skirt. And the 80 ties started when the World started to recognize Punk in Britain and with the taking over Government by the Neo-Liberals through Maggie Thatcher. The 70 ties where the Leaden Time of Youth Unemployment, international Terror, Stagflation and „Klaatu“!

Only Want You for Your Body by Buffalo (Australia). Black Sabbath influenced very hard rock. The cover is bad, but it was a piss take re their record company. Their best album is Volcanic Rock (1973) which was an influence on grunge. There is a strong argument that grunge was born in Australia, particularly by rocker Kim Salmon in the 80's who is also credited with creating the term.

I love you Andy and your channel. But I miss my favourite band. Procol Harum and your comment of the genius of BJ Wilson ❤

[viewer pauses Andy's video to listen to the Robin Trower album mentioned herein - never heard it before...] Oh my! Now this I really like. "Too Rolling Stoned" is an instant fave. Thanks for your vids Andy you're a ledge.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

6 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

Spiral Architect is my Sabbath favorite song.

Always great stuff, Andy. I am a huge fan of Gil Scott, and am off to explore O'donel Levy. I wonder if it was just happenstance that a psychedelic therapy ad popped up during my viewing of this. cheers

My Top 10 from 1974 based on albums I own, or owned. I turned 20 at the end of 1974 in Sydney Australia. So there are a couple of Australian albums on my list. Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties David Bowie - Diamond Dogs Cockney Rebel - The Psychomodo Kraftwerk- Autobahn Skyhooks - Living in the 70s Supertramp - Crime of the Century Tangerine Dream - Phaedra Richard & Linda Thompson - I want to see the Bright Lights Tonight Stevie Wonder - Fullfillingness’ First Finale Stevie Wright - Hard Road

Also both ‘Up For The Down Stroke’ and ‘Rejuvination’ are my top Parliament and Meters Lps respectively. Have seen all four Meters live in different combinations, Zigaboo, Nocentelli, George Porter and Art Neville, some of the best live music sets I’ve ever experienced, great description of ‘Up For The Down Stroke’ so funky and raw…also several of the Ohio Players Westbound era Lps, Ecstacy etc. And yes Robbie McIntosh was one of the white funk greats of all time and also so very tragic soul

Beating a dead horse - Bob Dylan's 1974 Comeback Tour with The Band epitomizes the end of something alive becoming commercial and less creative. Music had to go in a different direction.

🌠Duuude Another Good Video ...they're always good...Zappy New Year

Just curious why you didn’t find a place for Blue Oyster Cult Secret Treaties?

more great stuff from 74: Borboletta Santana Autobahn Kraftwerk Hergest Ridge Mike Oldfield Court and Spark Joni Mitchell Innervisions Stevie Wonder Phaedra Tangerine Dream Pretzel Logic Steely Dan Mirage Camel Big Fun Miles Davis Journey to the Centre of the Earth Rick Wakeman Diamond Dogs David Bowie Lotus Santana Tough Guys Isaac Hayes 461 Ocean Boulevard Eric Clapton Some Nice Things I've Missed Frank Sinatra Feats Don't Fail Me Now Little Feat The Heart of Saturday Night Tom Waits It's Only Rock 'n Roll The Rolling Stones Crime of the Century Supertramp Natty Dread Bob Marley Get Up with It Miles Davis and of course Zappa, and the obviously jazz-rock and prog- albums…

@aliensporebomb

6 ай бұрын

Borboletta - Santana with Stanley Clarke (bass) Jules Broussard (sax), Michael Shrieve (drums), Airto Moriera (percussion), Flora Purim (voice), Leon Patillo (voice), Tom Coster (keyboards), Leon Chancler (drums), Jose Areas and Armando Peraza (percussion), it's a great record that ranges from AOR rock (Mirage - which I actually heard on the radio when the record came out) , Give and Take (hard rock that rocks hard!), jazz sax jams (Aspirations) and the high energy fusion jams that make up the bulk of the ending 12 minutes of the record. If you haven't heard it, get it!

On the Simpson's Homer flashed back to High School and "Pick Up the Peices" was the son they used. It made me a bit sad watchin it with my son bbecause I realized I was one year older than Homer. great son.

Great selection. You should combine the two themes into a 'Funky Rock Bands/Songs' show sometime.

UFO in my top five r n r bands for sure! Great that you included Phenomenon on your list. Always thought that Randy and the rest of the euro mental cats were influenced greatly by Schenker.

1974 was as Good a Year for Funk as many others in the 70ties. When listening to your Music I think you have a stronger Funk undercurrent then you might tell us. So 5 Funk Albums are definitively not enough. We should send you back to make your full Homework.😂🎉😂

No love for Shuggie Otis’ Inspiration Information or Stevie Wonder’s Fullfillingness’ First Finale? Not enough funk?

@snowfiresunwind

6 ай бұрын

Inspiration Information - yes a classic album for sure!

A list of bottoms on albums (from bottom to top?) could be... interesting. Don't overlook Umphrey's McGee's - the Bottom Half, by Storm Thorgerson no less. Quite an image. Very interesting and enjoyable video as always.

Bottoms up!

I like the fact that you chose 74. From 75 onwards, the disco component sadly seems to have taken over the funk. Way too much 4 on the floor for my taste.

Parliament! Yay!!

Andy must have the most amazing music collection - another great video spotlighting great music!

Your record collection could be mine 👌🏼

Band on the Run 74, Venus and Mars 75, Wings Over America Live 76, then PM went in the ditch with silly love songs to this day.

I wish you could somehow do an in-depth show about It Bites. Such an unsung band, and I'm sure you have the connection with John Mitchell. Once Around the World is such a great great great 80's Prog album. Cheers.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

6 ай бұрын

I would like to interview Frank D...I have put the feelers out

hmmm Red by Crimson ?

hey Andy, i enjoy all your videos, in particular the ones in relation to Jazz rock and Fusion. if i am not mistaken, the Black Sabbath album Sabbath bloody Sabbath came out in 1973 (not '74) so should it be included here? i don't mind as i love the first few Sabbath Albums its just for the record (no pun intended...)

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

6 ай бұрын

It came out Nov 73...I was scrapping the brrel trying to find great rock albums from 74

@macjackson6071

6 ай бұрын

what's wrong with Bad Company. Put them instead )) if you don't like Queen II@@AndyEdwardsDrummer

@user-hn3ll3xk2h

6 ай бұрын

i would suggest 'Shining on' by GrandFunk@@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Reg Isidore drums on Bridge of Sifhs.

What no Stormbringer?

I guess you wont have Apostrophe and One Size Fits All by Zappa, or Todd Rundgren's Utopia because they are still Prog. For funk I got, Hell by James Brown, Fred Wesley & the J.B.s Damn Right I'm Somebody, Change Up The Groove by Roy Ayers, Black Belt Jones soundtrack by Dennis Coffey, Salt of the Earth by the The Soul Searchers, Back to Oakland by Tower Of Power, Coming Right At You by 100% Pure Poison, They Say I'm Different by Betty Davis (Miles's ex), Fully Loaded by Magnum, The Sylvers III by the Sylvers, Sapo (self titled album), 2 albums by Blowfly "Blowfly On TV" and "On Tour" " Out Of Gas "But Still Burning" by Kashmere Stage Band. All great funk albums.

Bridge of Sighs-----Lordan,drummer,Dewar,bass player.

Hey, what about Screaming Headless Torsos?

Not a Blue Oyster Cult fan Andy? I would nominate Secret Treaties.

Google says SBS came out Nov 1973. Did it come out later in the UK?

Like almost everything from Robin Trower. Specially the one with Jack Bruce: Seven Moons.

@crazyprayingmantis5596

6 ай бұрын

You just made me pull my seven moons cd out and give it a listen, I bought it a few years ago, spun it once or twice and it didn't do much for me so I'll give it another go now.

Everything I do, gonna be bottoms, from now on …

I Love the first two UFO albums. Just saying.

Instead of album covers with bottoms, stick with the theme: "sexiest album covers of 1974" - I nominate Roxy Music "Country Life"

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

6 ай бұрын

I am discussing this area next Sunday...

BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE Not Fragile 1974 MC BEE GEES Best Of 1974 LP BOWIE, David Diamond Dogs 1974 MC BRUCE, Jack Out Of The Storm 1974 MC BURDON, Eric Sun Secrets 1974 LP CLAPTON, Eric 461 Ocean Boulevard 1974 CD CLARKE, Stanley Stanley Clarke 1974 CD CLARKE, Stanley Stanley Clarke 1974 CD COOPER, Alice Greatest Hits 1974 CD DAVIS, Miles Big Fun 1974 CD DEEP PURPLE Stormbringer 1974 CD DYLAN, Bob Nashville Skyline 1974 LP ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA The Night The Light Went On (In Long Beach) 1974 CD EVANS, Gil Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix 1974 CD FERRY, Bryan Another Time, Another Place 1974 LP GALLAGHER, Rory Tattoo 1974 CD GENESIS The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 1974 LP GILLESPIE, Dizzy The Giants Of Jazz And The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet 1974 CD HARRIS, Don "Sugarcane" I´m On Your Case 1974 LP HARVEY, Alex Impossible Dream 1974 CD HARVEY, Alex Next 1974 LP JETHRO TULL War Child 1974 MC JOHN, Elton Caribou 1974 CD JONES, Quincy Body Heat 1974 MC KISS Hotter Than Hell 1974 LP LENNON, John Mind Games 1974 LP LIEBMAN, Dave Drum Ode 1974 LP LORD, Jon Windows 1974 CD LYNYRD SKYNYRD Second Helping 1974 CD MAUPIN, Bennie The Jewel In The Lotus 1974 LP MOTT THE HOOPLE The Hoople 1974 LP MOUNTAIN Twin Peaks 1974 CD MOUNTAIN Avalanche 1974 LP PILOT From The Album Of The Same Name 1974 LP PROCOL HARUM Exotic Birds & Fruit 1974 LP PROTHEROE, Brian Pinball 1974 LP QUEEN Sheer Heart Attack 1974 MC QUEEN Queen II 1974 CD RANDY PIE Highway Driver 1974 CD ROXY MUSIC Country Life 1974 LP RUNDGREN, Todd Todd 1974 LP RYPDAL, Terje What Comes After 1974 CD SANTANA Lotus 1974 CD SLADE Old, New, Borrowed And Blue 1974 MC STEELEYE SPAN All Around My Hat 1974 CD URIAH HEEP Wonderworld 1974 LP VELVET UNDERGROUND Live Vol. 1 1974 CD WHO Odds And Sodds 1974 MC ZAPPA, Frank Apostrophe (´) 1974 LP

Jimmy Dewar.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

6 ай бұрын

Ahhh...yes...Bill Lordan was the drummer

Up for the down stroke is not the first Parliament album!

@miguelgonzales7360

6 ай бұрын

That would be Osmium, am I right?

@Captain_Rhodes

6 ай бұрын

@@miguelgonzales7360 yes! its a great album too

U lost me at Funk...😢

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

6 ай бұрын

perhaps you have no soul?

This period is the reason I stopped listening to rock music.

There’s some awful stuff in there