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Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1981

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

1981 was a big year in the history of rock music. First, it was the year that arena rock exploded. Escape (Journey). 4 (Foreigner). Paradise Theater (Styx). Hi Infidelity (REO Speedwagon – released at the end of 1980, but went on to … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged ABBA, Alturas de Macchu Picchu, Bad for Good, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Euro pop, Jim Steinman, Los Jaivas, Meat Loaf, Moving Pictures, prog, progressive rock, Rush, The Visitors, Time, Top 5 Albums of 1981 | 1 Comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1979

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

I suspect I have some readers who are deeply disappointed by my almost complete shutout of punk in these lists. For whatever reason, I’ve never been able to get into punk. Perhaps I spent too much of my childhood listening … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Breakfast in America, Damn the Torpedoes, disco, Discovery, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Into the Music, Pink Floyd, progressive rock, punk, Supertramp, The Wall, Tom Petty, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Top 5 Albums of 1979, Van Morrison | Leave a comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1977

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

1977 is a harbinger of things to come. The first Apple computer goes on sale; Steve Biko dies in police custody in South Africa, giving new life to the movement against Apartheid; Deng Xiaoping comes to power in China, kicking … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Aja, Anthony Phillips, Bat Out of Hell, Billy Joel, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, jazz, Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf, Out of the Blue, pop, prog, progressive rock, Steely Dan, The Geese & the Ghost, The Stranger, Top 5 Albums of 1977 | Leave a comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1976

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

A look at Billboard’s Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1976 reveals that, if disco hadn’t yet conquered the world, the sound was on the ascendent: “Silly Love Songs,” “Disco Lady,” “Play That Funky Music,” “A Fifth of Beethoven.” For my … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged A New World Record, Billy Joel, Camel, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Moonmadness, prog, progressive rock, R&B, Royal Scam, Songs in the Key of Life, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Top 5 Albums of 1976, Turnstiles | 1 Comment