Credit: Far Out / Album Covers / AVRO / Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
When it comes to deciding what the best year for music was, you need to look at a few different elements. You can’t just lazily point at bands like the Ramones, Boston and Eagles and say that their presence is reason enough. What actually did they do that made the year so innovative?
Albums can’t just sound good in the moment; they need to help steer music in a positive direction and have exciting elements that you can hear clearly, not just in 1976 but in 2026 as well. That’s what you get in music throughout the ‘70s, as this was when artists were at their absolute most innovative.
Genres were being invented, and if they weren’t, the foundations that they would be built upon were being well and truly set out. It was an exciting time to be a music fan, and even in the modern age, when you listen back to a lot of these records, it’s as if a portal back in time has been opened, one that allows you to glimpse at the past while keeping your feet firmly planted in the future. It’s a truly magical experience.
The way that these albums have aged can only be likened to a stunning fine wine, so here we go, pay the corkage, and get ready to glug glug glug. I’m getting notes of banging tunes.
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