Albums that missed the cut.........
Other good albums worth checking out that were also released in 1973, but weren't quite good enough to make the top 10 and are listed below in no set order, so the best of the rest:
Alice Cooper
Muscle of Love 1973
The album that spelt the end for the Alice Cooper band, it came out hard on the heels of the highly successful
Billion Dollar Babies. The album was a kind of amalgamation of previous albums and despite some good stuff, was largely hit and miss overall.
Flower Travellin’ Band
Make Up 1973
This is basically a double album that should have been one of the band’s defining moments, but ended up as a half-cocked studio and half live effort. Despite its lack of cohesiveness, the album still manages to churn out some integral material.
Hard Stuff
Bolox Dementia 1973
Sacrificing the hard rock attack of their debut for a proggier effort. This album has the songs in general, but without the vocals of Harry Shaw, Du Cann, Gustafson and Hammond have an album that falls flat more often than not, still worth checking out.
Uriah Heep
Sweet Freedom 1973
A step down from some of their previous albums, but the album is still a bold move to try and branch out into new terrain for the band. There is some good material on this album, but it’s ultimately let down by a lot of misfocused compositions.
Aerosmith
Aerosmith 1973
The raw and bloozy debut from one of the pivotal bands of the decade. The album is ultimately let down by some beginner’s stumbles. But it does contain some of the band’s early gems such as “Make It” “Mama Kin” and the unforgettable “Dream On”
Thin Lizzy
Vagabonds of the Western World 1973
After a couple of fairly lackluster albums, Thin Lizzy on their third release actually started to find their true sound and it contains tracks like "The Rocker" and "Little Girl in Bloom" this was their last album with Eric Bell, as Phil Lynott took over proceedings.
