Sidewinder's Top 10 Albums from Every Year (1965-)

sidewinder · 08-06-2014, 12:55 PM

1966
Again The Beatles, The Byrds, S&G, and The Rolling Stones are well-represented. Love love love these albums. And speaking of Love, Love brings us their psychedelic garage debut. Certainly not their best album but some great stuff happening. Some will argue The Beach Boys should be higher on the list, but I have a much weaker connection to it than the albums that fall before it on the list. Even The Kinks' and the Stones' somewhat patchy albums and roughly-recorded albums. The 2007 CD re-release of The Remains with 10 bonus tracks is worth exploring - to me those 10 additional tracks are as good as the primary album.

1. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
2. The Byrds - Fifth Dimension
3. Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
4. The Beatles - Revolver
5. The Rolling Stones - Aftermath
6. The Kinks - Face to Face
7. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
8. The Remains - The Remains
9. Love - Love
10. Monks - Black Monk Time

Anteater · 08-06-2014, 02:23 PM

Excellent! I may do one of my own sometime before I keel over, but I'll be keeping an eye on this.

sidewinder · 08-07-2014, 12:08 PM

1967
Now we're getting more diverse, and I could easily have made a top 20 this year. Even if most of the 11-20 entries are 3.5-star albums they're still worth having.

1. Love - Forever Changes
2. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
3. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday
4. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed
5. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love
6. Bee Gees - Bee Gees’ 1st
7. The Kinks - Something Else by The Kinks
8. Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
9. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Safe as Milk
10. Cream - Disraeli Gears

duga · 08-07-2014, 02:34 PM

I never heard Love's debut, but Forever Changes is one of the finest psych records ever put out. That scene in the movie Taking Woodstock where Demetri Martin trips balls to "The Red Telephone" was like the only good scene in it.

Unknown Soldier · 08-07-2014, 03:24 PM

@Sidewinder

I see you're a big Byrds and Love fan

@Duga

Also worth checking out their De Capo album as well, as it also contains a surprising cover done many years later by Alice Cooper.

sidewinder · 08-08-2014, 03:45 PM

1968
Another gem takes the #1 spot this year, The Zombies' splendid psychedelic pop. Following that we have my favorite Rolling Stones album, one of my favorite Byrds albums, a Beatles album that is too long but still undeniably awesome, my favorite Moody Blues album, another amazing Byrds album that I love despite not being a fan of country music, a great S&G album, one of The Kinks' best that a few years back would have been higher on my list, and then a couple of amazing albums by Spirit, a band more people should listen to.

1. The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
2. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
3. The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers
4. The Beatles - White Album
5. The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord
6. The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo
7. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
8. The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
9. Spirit - Spirit
10. Spirit - The Family That Plays Together

**Frownland** · 08-10-2014, 11:12 AM

I have that S&G album in my hand me down collection of vinyls and it's the best one I've gotten from my parents (aside from this benefit concert in Bangladash curated by The Beatles). It really is a swell album. Also glad to see some Beefheart love in 1967, I wonder if he'll make the 69 cut?

**Goofle** · 08-10-2014, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

Also glad to see some Beefheart love in 1967, I wonder if he'll make the 69 cut?

He makes my list for that year too. And 1969 is a safe bet too.

wondertribe · 08-10-2014, 01:25 PM

Jeeeeeeeesus, the album art change from 1966 to 1967 just shows how much acid influenced music towards the latter of the 1960's.

Anyways, loving the lists! Going to give most of these a listen!

Zombeels · 08-10-2014, 05:13 PM

Love all the albums so far. Keep it going.

08-06-2014, 12:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	1966 Again The Beatles, The Byrds, S&G, and The Rolling Stones are well-represented. Love love love these albums. And speaking of Love, Love brings us their psychedelic garage debut. Certainly not their best album but some great stuff happening. Some will argue The Beach Boys should be higher on the list, but I have a much weaker connection to it than the albums that fall before it on the list. Even The Kinks' and the Stones' somewhat patchy albums and roughly-recorded albums. The 2007 CD re-release of The Remains with 10 bonus tracks is worth exploring - to me those 10 additional tracks are as good as the primary album. 1. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 2. The Byrds - Fifth Dimension 3. Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence 4. The Beatles - Revolver 5. The Rolling Stones - Aftermath 6. The Kinks - Face to Face 7. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 8. The Remains - The Remains 9. Love - Love 10. Monks - Black Monk Time __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

08-07-2014, 12:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	1967 Now we're getting more diverse, and I could easily have made a top 20 this year. Even if most of the 11-20 entries are 3.5-star albums they're still worth having. 1. Love - Forever Changes 2. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 3. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday 4. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed 5. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love 6. Bee Gees - Bee Gees’ 1st 7. The Kinks - Something Else by The Kinks 8. Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 9. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Safe as Milk 10. Cream - Disraeli Gears __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

08-07-2014, 02:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	I never heard Love's debut, but Forever Changes is one of the finest psych records ever put out. That scene in the movie Taking Woodstock where Demetri Martin trips balls to "The Red Telephone" was like the only good scene in it. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

08-08-2014, 03:45 PM	#16 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	1968 Another gem takes the #1 spot this year, The Zombies' splendid psychedelic pop. Following that we have my favorite Rolling Stones album, one of my favorite Byrds albums, a Beatles album that is too long but still undeniably awesome, my favorite Moody Blues album, another amazing Byrds album that I love despite not being a fan of country music, a great S&G album, one of The Kinks' best that a few years back would have been higher on my list, and then a couple of amazing albums by Spirit, a band more people should listen to. 1. The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle 2. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet 3. The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers 4. The Beatles - White Album 5. The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord 6. The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo 7. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends 8. The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society 9. Spirit - Spirit 10. Spirit - The Family That Plays Together __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

08-10-2014, 11:12 AM	#17 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	I have that S&G album in my hand me down collection of vinyls and it's the best one I've gotten from my parents (aside from this benefit concert in Bangladash curated by The Beatles). It really is a swell album. Also glad to see some Beefheart love in 1967, I wonder if he'll make the 69 cut? __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-10-2014, 01:25 PM	#19 (permalink)
wondertribe Groupie Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 18	Jeeeeeeeesus, the album art change from 1966 to 1967 just shows how much acid influenced music towards the latter of the 1960's. Anyways, loving the lists! Going to give most of these a listen!

08-10-2014, 05:13 PM	#20 (permalink)
Zombeels Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 339	Love all the albums so far. Keep it going. __________________ What It Is