Intro
1970
The Kinks, “Lola”
Edwin Starr, “War”
James Brown, “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine”
Black Sabbath,
Paranoid
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band,
Lick My Decals Off, Baby
The Stooges,
Fun House
The Art Ensemble of Chicago,
Les Stances à Sophie
1971
Joni Mitchell,
Blue
Michael Hurley & Pals,
Armchair Boogie
Harry Nilsson, Nilsson Schmilsson
Webster Lewis and the Post-Pop Space-Rock Be-Bop Gospel Tabernacle Chorus and Orchestra BABY!,
Live at Club 7; Curtis Mayfield, “Move On Up”
Genesis,
Nursery Cryme
Derek Bailey,
Solo Guitar
The Rolling Stones,
Sticky Fingers
1972
Lou Reed,
Transformer
Alice Cooper, “School’s Out”
Yes,
Close to the Edge
The Edgar Winter Group, “Frankenstein”; Focus, “Hocus Pocus”
The O’Jays,
Back Stabbers
Julius Hemphill,
Dogon A.D.
Nick Drake,
Pink Moon
Carla Bley, Paul Haines,
Escalator Over the Hill; Todd Rundgren,
Something/Anything?
1973
Sun Ra,
Space Is the Place
Al Green,
Call Me; Marvin Gaye,
Let’s Get It On
Stevie Wonder, “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”
Gal Costa,
Índia
Led Zeppelin,
Houses of the Holy
Sly and the Family Stone,
Fresh
1974
Gram Parsons,
Grievous Angels
Average White Band, “Pick Up the Pieces”
William DeVaughn, “Be Thankful for What You’ve Got”
The Residents,
Meet the Residents
Brian Eno,
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy); Dr. Alimantado, “Best Dressed Chicken in Town”
Kraftwerk,
Autobahn
Van Morrison,
Veedon Fleece; John Cale,
Paris 1919
Robert Wyatt,
Rock Bottom
Neil Young,
On the Beach
Queen,
Sheer Heart Attack; Sparks,
Kimono My House
1975
Parliament,
Mothership Connection
Van McCoy, “The Hustle”
Elton John, “Philadelphia Freedom”
Kiss,
Alive!; Electric Light Orchestra,
Face the Music
Bruce Springsteen,
Born to Run
Bob Dylan,
Blood on the Tracks
Patti Smith,
Horses
1976
Boston, “Long Time”
Aerosmith,
Rocks
Bootsy Collins,
Stretchin’ Out in Bootsy’s Rubber Band
Fela and Afrika 70,
Zombie
1977
Richard Hell and the Voidoids,
Blank Generation; Television,
Marquee Moon
Milford Graves,
Bäbi
Fleetwood Mac,
Rumours
Ted Nugent,
Cat Scratch Fever
The Clash,
The Clash
David Bowie,
Low
Suicide,
Suicide
Joe McPhee,
Tenor
Heart,
Little Queen
Pink Floyd,
Animals
1978
Van Halen,
Van Halen
Elvis Costello,
This Year’s Model
James Blood Ulmer,
Tales of Captain Black
Just What I Needed: A Transatlantic Art-Pop Comedy in Five Acts
Cheap Trick, Heaven Tonight; The Cars, The Cars
Wire, Chairs Missing
No New York; Talking Heads, More Songs about Buildings and Food
XTC, Go 2
Devo, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!; Pere Ubu, The Modern Dance; MX80 Sound, Hard Attack
1979
Forty-One 45s
The Fall,
Dragnet
Ramones, “Rock ’n’ Roll High School”
Ian Dury & the Blockheads,
Do It Yourself
The Police,
Reggatta de Blanc; The Pretenders,
Pretenders
Sugarhill Gang, “Rapper’s Delight”
The Pop Group,
Y; The Slits,
Cut
The Raincoats, “Lola”
1980
Grace Jones,
Warm Leatherette
Index