My Top 20 Lists that I compiled as a kid 1973-1990

[Catfish]

May 1975 List
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1. Led Zeppelin (+2)
2. Black Sabbath (-1)
3. Queen (+6)
4. Deep Purple (-2)
5. Golden Earring (-1)
6. BTO (+2)
7. The Who (-2)
8. Bad Company (-2)
9. Emerson Lake and Palmer (-2)
10. Chicago (+2)
11. Alice Cooper (+3)
12. Jethro Tull (New)
13. Grand Funk (-3)
14. Black Oak Arkansas (-3)
15. Uriah Heep (+2)
16. Edgar Winter (+2)
17. Elton John (-2)
18. Mott the Hoople (-1)
19. The Guess Who (+1)
20. Robin Trower (-7)

Albums/Taps added-
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Nazareth- Hair of the Dog- And laying on the 8 Track H.S. graduation night..... NOW YO MESSIN WIT A.....
Alice Cooper- Welcome To My Nightmare
Doobie Brothers- Captain and Me
NY Dolls- Too Much Too Soon

 

[Catfish]

June 1975 List
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1. Led Zeppelin (No change)
2. Black Sabbath (No change)
3. Queen (no change)
4. BTO (+2)
5. Alice Cooper (+6)
6. Deep Purple (-2)
7. Golden Earring (-2)
8. The Who (-1)
9. Chicago (+1)
10. Bad Company (-2)
11. Edgar Winter (+5)
12. Emerson Lake, and Palmer (-3)
13. Grand Funk (No change)
14. Mott the Hoople (+4)
15 Uriah Heep (No change)
16. Jethro Tull ((-4)
17. Black Oak Arkansas (-3)
18. Allman Brothers (New)
19. Three Dog Night (New)
20 The Guess Who (New)


New Vinyl/tapes
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Bachman Turner Over Drive- 4 Wheel Drive
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy

 

[Catfish]

July 1975 List
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1. Led Zeppelin (No change)
2. Bachman Turner Overdrive (+2)
3. Black Sabbath (-1)
4. The Who (+4)
5. Alice Cooper (No change)
6. Queen (-3)
7. Golden Earring (No change)
8. Deep Purple (-2)
9. Bad Company (+1)
10. Chicago (-1)
11. Emerson Lake and Palmer (+1)
12. Edgar Winter (-1)
13. Grand Funk (No change)
14. Mott The Hoople (No change)
15. Jethro Tull (+1)
16. Uriah Heep (-1)
17. Black Oak Arkansas (No change
18. Aerosmith (New)
19. Allman Brothers (-1)
20. New York Dolls (New)


Vinyl/tape additions
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Emerson Lake and Palmer- Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends
Yes- Fragile
Emerson Lake and Palmer- Brain Salad Surgery
Elton John- Honkey Chateau
Elton John- Caribou
Alice Cooper- Love it to Death
Chicago- VI

Aerosmith- Like from the movie Dazed and Confused, Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" seemed and felt like it had the feel of what 1975 was like. Aersosmith's 2nd and 3rd album...Get Your Wings and Toys in the Attic were about as good as it gets. Of course this band would remain legendary for decades, but just never could recreate the same magic back after these two.

 

[Catfish]

August 1975 List
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1. Led Zeppelin (No change)
2. Bachman Turner Overdrive (No change)
3. Black Sabbath (No change)
4. The Who (No change)
5. Emerson Lake and Palmer (+6)
6. Chicago (+4)
7. Bad Company (+2)
8. Golden Earring (-1)
9. Queen (-3)
10. Deep Purple (-2)
11. Alice Cooper (-6)
12. Aerosmith (+6)
13. Mott the Hoople (+1)
14. Grand Funk (-1)
15. Uriah Heep (+1)
16. Edgar Winter (-4)
17. Elton John (New)
18. New York Dolls (+2)
19. Jethro Tull (-4)
20. Black Oak Arkansas (-3)

Vinyl/Tapes added
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Aerosmith - Get Your Wings
Black Sabbath- Sabotage

 

[Catfish]

September/October 1975 List
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1. Bachman Turner Overdrive (+1)
2. Black Sabbath (+1)
3. Led Zeppelin (-2)
4. Emerson Lake, and Palmer (+1)
5. The Who (-1)
6. Chicago (No change)
7. Aerosmith (+5)
8. Bad Company (-1)
9. Deep Purple (+1)
10. Alice Cooper (+1)
11. Mott the Hoople (+2)
12. Queen (-3)
13. Golden Earring (-5)
14. Elton John (+3)
15. Kiss (New)
16. Uriah Heep (-1)
17. Grand Funk (-3)
18. Edgar Winter (-2)
19. New York Dolls (-1)
20. ZZ Top (New)

Vinyl/tapes added-
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Blue Oyster Cult- On Your Feet or On Your Knees.


Kiss-. What can you say.... Were Kiss good musicians? No. Were Kiss good song writers? - Nope. But for shock, showmanship, and dropping jaws..... They out of the blue and took the ring from Alice Cooper almost instantly. I went to a Kiss concert a few years later after this particular list, and honestly say my ears never rang more, and thought there was nothing cooler than this at the time. Heck, I even caught an Ace Freley guitar pick.

 

[dr wu]

Catfish...... a couple of questions if you are ok with them.....
How old are you and how can you remember what your favorite band rankings were from all those years ago?

 

[Catfish]

Catfish...... a couple of questions if you are ok with them.....
How old are you and how can you remember what your favorite band rankings were from all those years ago?

Born in 1957 which means those lists are from when I was 15-33 from 1973-1990.

I actually have the original hand written notebooks that I documented all these. So I simply transcribed them over. Those pages of lists also have where I have written down what albums and tapes I bought. And finally there is where I stapled all the ticket stubs of all the concerts I attended. I think the first concert that I show is in 1976.

What I am adding in blue, is just addional commentary.

 

[Catfish]

November 1975 List
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1. Black Sabbath (+1)
2. Led Zeppelin (+1)
3. Emerson Lake and Palmer (+1)
4. BTO (-3)
5. The Who (No change)
6. Aerosmith (+1)
7. Chicago (-1)
8. Kiss (+7)
9. Bad Company (-1)
10. Trapeze (New)
11. Deep Purple (-2)
12. Alice Cooper (-2)
13. Queen (-1)
14. Mott the Hoople (-3)
15. Golden Earring (-2)
16. Lou Reed (New)
17. Robin Trower (New)
18. Uriah Heeo (-2)
19. ZZ Top (+1)
20. Montrose (New)

Vinyl/Tape Additions-
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None

Trapeze- Solid MOR band that got a lot of air play in the mid '70's.

 

[Catfish]

December 1975 List
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1. Black Sabbath (No Change)
2. Led Zeppelin (No change)
3. The Who (+2)
4. Emerson Lake and Palmer (-1)
5. Kiss (+3)
6. Aerosmith (No change)
7. BTO (-3)
8. Bad Company (+1)
9. Chicago (-2)
10. Queen (+3)
11. Foghat (New)
12. Alice Cooper (No Change)
13. Deep Purple (-2)
14. Golden Earring (+1)
15. Trapeze (-5)
16. Mott the Hoople (-2)
17. Robin Trower (No change)
18. Montrose (+2)
19. Black Oak (New)
20. ZZ Top (No change)

Vinyl/Tape additions- None

 

[dr wu]

Always liked Trapeze second lp called Medusa...not sure I'd call them mor at that stage..more hard blues rock but definitely some melody on some songs. The first lp was on Threshold the Mooody Blues label (John Lodge produced it) and was a bit more 'proggy' and softer than the later ones.