Continuing my look at the albums of 1976…
If you buy into the theory that three great songs make a great album, Steve Miller Band’s Fly Like an Eagle certainly fits the bill.
Best known for its trio of hits — ‘Fly Like an Eagle,’ ‘Take the Money and Run,’ and ‘Rock’n Me’ — Miller’s ninth album was his first to go multi-Platinum, following up on the breakout success of The Joker a few years earlier. It remains his most popular release.
Continuing my look at the albums of 1976…
My late 80s high school friend group was more into 70s rock bands than 80s pop and New Wave. Our favorites were The Who, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin.
That Led Zeppelin fandom, for me at least, spanned six albums: Led Zeppelin II, III, and IV, plus Houses of the Holy, Physical Graffiti, and In Through the Out Door. 1976’s Presence never broke through.
Continuing my look at the albums of 1976…
My favorite thing about the Decades series is when I get to fill in a glaring blind spot.
I’ve heard the name Joan Armatrading before, but I couldn’t have told you her nationality, her musical style, or her period of peak popularity. Gun to my head, I would have predicted she was an American folk artist in the Joni Mitchell vein, probably big in the 60s and early 70s.
Continuing my look at the albums of 1976…
I’ve had a gut feeling for awhile that I’m going to find a Carpenters album that really knocks my socks off.
I have a soft spot for easy listening cheese when it’s done well, and especially when I really connect with the vocals. And Karen Carpenter, whatever else you think of her and her brother Richard, has an amazing voice.
Continuing my look at the albums of 1976…
I was looking forward to hearing Aerosmith’s Rocks, the band’s fourth album and their follow-up to the previous year’s Toys in the Attic. I featured that album in the 1975 Decades installment and enjoyed it quite a bit.
This one was less of a hit but still went 4X Platinum, is a fan favorite, and is often cited as an inspiration by other artists.
Meet Me In Montauk 