1975 Albums

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow

1975 Albums, American Artists, British Artists, New York Artists, Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio

Buy Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow Originating as a side project for Ritchie Blackmore while he was still the guitarist for Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow turned out to be the debut studio album for […]

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant

Buy Physical Graffiti Today we cover an album that epitomizes everything that is great about classic rock. Through their dozen years as a band, Led Zeppelin released eight studio albums, all of which were […]

One of These Nights
by The Eagles

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Don Henley, Glen Frey, The Eagles

Buy One of These Nights A very diverse record which proved to be The Eagles major breakthrough album, One of These Nights, presents the band at a junction between their country/rock past and pop/rock […]

Horses by Patti Smith

1975 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, John Cale, Midwest Artists, Patti Smith

Buy Horses Horses is the 1975 debut album by Patti Smith, an album which has long become considered a breakthrough masterpiece of minimalist originality and poetic improvisation. Smith and her band had no […]

Hair of the Dog by Nazareth

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Nazareth

Buy Hair of the Dog Nazareth reached the pinnacle of their long career with their sixth studio album, Hair of the Dog. Produced by the group’s guitarist, Manny Charlton, the album at once […]

Fool For the City by Foghat

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Foghat

Buy Fool For the City Foghat may have set the template for the sound and tone of mainstream, 1980s “hair” rock five years before that decade even began. Fool for the City, the […]

Crisis? What Crisis?
by Supertramp

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Roger Hodgson, Supertramp

Buy Crisis? What Crisis? Crisis? What Crisis? is often overlooked in comparison to Supertramp‘s other albums from the mid to late seventies due to its relative lack of hit singles or classic rock […]

Born to Run by
Bruce Springsteen

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey Artists, Roy Bittan

Buy Born to Run Bruce Springsteen has described the songs on Born To Run as different scenes happening on the same summer night somewhere in New Jersey and New York City. This third […]

Blues for Allah by
TheGrateful Dead

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia

Buy Blues for Allah A unique album in the Grateful Dead‘s vast catalog, Blues for Allah, is made up of four proper songs, three instrumentals, and the bizarre, Avant Garde title suite. Produced […]

Blood On the Tracks
by Bob Dylan

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bob Dylan, Midwest Artists

Buy Blood On the Tracks Blood On the Tracks contains all the elements of Bob Dylan‘s classic, 1960s outputs, with the staples of the acoustic guitar, the harmonica, and the poetic lyrics delivered […]