H.G. Wells Hadn't Listened To This... Or He's Killing Me Softly With His Song

Let us go back to 1974, Patty Hearst is kidnapped, President Nixon resigns, and Patti Smith invents punk music with her rendition of "Hey Joe." 1974 may stand as the greatest year for the release of rock music. Here are the personal favorites of the Press, not mentioning "Odds & Sods", or "So Far."

(The sketchbook entry: "Studying the Sun" 11"x8" is a watercolor sketch for a larger piece.)

On the Beach: Neil Young

Starless and Bible Black: King Crimson

Bad Company: Bad Company Natty Dread: Bob Marley Red: King Crimson Walls and Bridges: John Lennon Rock 'n' Roll Animal: Lou Reed You: Gong Before The Flood: Bob Dylan Burn: Deep Purple 461 Ocean Boulevard: Eric Clapton 1969 Velvet Underground Live: Velvet Underground Country Life: Roxy Music Rock Bottom: Robert Wyatt Pretzel Logic: Steely Dan Sally Can't Dance: Lou Reed It's Only Rock n' Roll: The Rolling Stones The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway: Genesis Irish Tour: Rory Gallagher Court and Spark: Joni Mitchell Roxy and Elsewhere: Frank Zappa Hatfield and the North: Hatfield and the North Rush: Rush It's Too Late To Stop Now: Van Morrison Heart of Saturday Night: Tom Waits Paradise and Lunch: Ry Cooder Diamond Dogs: David Bowie Sheer Heart Attack: Queen