Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
Few albums in popular music have become as universally admired as Rumours. Released in February 1977, Fleetwood Mac’s eleventh studio album emerged from extraordinary…
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– 1977
Billy Joel – The Stranger
By 1977, Billy Joel had already proven he could write memorable songs, but he had yet to create the defining album that would establish…
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Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols
Punk rock was already gaining momentum in Britain by 1977, but no band embodied its rebellious spirit more completely than the Sex Pistols. They…
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Wire – Pink Flag
The first wave of British punk produced several landmark albums, but few were as unconventional—or as influential—as Wire’s Pink Flag. Released in 1977, the…
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Iggy Pop – Lust for Life
Few artists have reinvented themselves as dramatically as Iggy Pop. After the groundbreaking chaos of The Stooges and a period marked by addiction and…
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Television – Marquee Moon
Punk rock exploded in the mid-1970s with short songs, raw aggression, and an anti-establishment attitude, but Television took a remarkably different path. Sharing the…
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Steely Dan – Aja
Perfection is a dangerous goal in popular music. It can strip songs of their humanity, replacing spontaneity with sterile precision. Yet every so often,…
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Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell
Rock albums rarely arrive with the confidence to sound like nothing else on the radio. Bat Out of Hell, released in 1977, was exactly…
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