Albums turning 50 this year (1974 / 2024)

[whiplash1972]

The early to mid 70s saw some classic releases; some of particular note are...

Aerosmith - Get Your Wings

Bad Company - S/T

Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties

David Bowie - Diamond Dogs

Alice Cooper - Muscle Of Love

Deep Purple - Burn

Deep Purple - Stormbringer

The Eagles - On the Border

Elf - Carolina County Ball

Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla

KISS - S/T

KISS - Hotter Than Hell

Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping

Montrose - Paper Money

Queen - II

Queen - Sheer Heart Attack

The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock n Roll

Rush - S/T

Scorpions - Fly To The Rainbow

Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic

Supertramp - Crime of the Century

The Sweet - Sweet Fanny Adams

Thin Lizzy - Nightlife

Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs

U.F.O. - Phenomenon

I was a mere 2 years old when these came out, so it was years later before I would hear and experience the awesomeness of many of these.

My personal faves would be Bad Company, both Deep Purples,  and the KISS debut. 

What are your faves? What did I leave out that you love?

 

 

 

 

 

[auslander]

I wasn't even a sparkle in my dad's eye when these came out but so many classics!

I would add in:

Mott the Hoople - The Hoople

Hawkwind - Hall of the Mountain Grill

Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory

King Crimson - Red

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

Yes - Relayer

[tobi is an animal]

On 2/4/2024 at 2:02 AM, whiplash1972 said:

 

Alice Cooper - Muscle Of Love

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good album, but it was released in 1973 same year as Billion Dollar Babies. 

[whiplash1972]

Interesting, it’s actually listed in the HH database as 74 (gotta fix that). Maybe whoever submitted it back in the day had a Freudian slip due to Teenage Lament 74 being one of the songs. 😜

[nyoilers]

Frank Zappa-Apostrophe

[whiplash1972]

Man, how great was that Bad Company debut? Damn thing is more or less a Greatest Hits package right off the bat. 

On the flip side, I remember being so disappointed when I picked up Rocka Rolla thinking it was gonna be some British Steel style Judas Priest. 😜

[Doggy]

On 2/4/2024 at 7:23 PM, auslander said:

I wasn't even a sparkle in my dad's eye when these came out but so many classics!

I would add in:

Mott the Hoople - The Hoople

Hawkwind - Hall of the Mountain Grill

Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory

King Crimson - Red

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

Yes - Relayer

  We had one biggest band here in Australia at the time, Skyhooks.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

5 hours ago, whiplash1972 said:

On the flip side, I remember being so disappointed when I picked up Rocka Rolla thinking it was gonna be some British Steel style Judas Priest. 

I haven't listened to it in years, but I remember enjoying Rocka Rolla.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

Back in the day when it was common for bands to release multiple albums in one year. 

[Doug]

From the original list, these are my faves! In BOLD are the ones I still listen to the most. 

Aerosmith - Get Your Wings

Bad Company - S/T

Deep Purple - Stormbringer

KISS - S/T

KISS - Hotter Than Hell

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping

Montrose - Paper Money

Queen - II

Queen - Sheer Heart Attack

Rush - S/T

Scorpions - Fly To The Rainbow

U.F.O. - Phenomenon

[PeterS]

Pretty good list here. 

It's truly incredible quite a few of these bands still doing the rounds. 

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-albums-released-1974/