\u201cIsn\u2019t It A Pity\u201d<\/a> depict the human frailties that make spirituality a necessary balm.<\/p>\n\u2018Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs\u2019 by Derek And The Dominos<\/p>\n
Quite ironic that the same month George Harrison was releasing his masterpiece, his good buddy Eric Clapton was unleashing perhaps his finest work. And much of it dealt with Clapton\u2019s longing for Harrison\u2019s wife. Clapton had a lot of help. Duane Allman offered the chance for double-barre guitar attacks. Bobby Whitlock delivered singing and songwriting help. And the rhythm section of Carl Radle and Jim Gordon proved indispensable. The Dominos only stuck around for a single album. But they left behind a majestic blues-rock collection.<\/p>\n
\u2018American Beauty\u2019 by The Grateful Dead<\/p>\n
Having tapped into a rich songwriting vein earlier that year with Workingman\u2019s Dead, the band went right back to it with an equally rich and affecting LP. They didn\u2019t have much choice, as they were pretty broke. Their poverty was the music world\u2019s gain. Once again, Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter delivered a series of gems, including the parable-like \u201cRipple\u201d and the mischievous \u201cFriend Of The Devil\u201d. But Phil Lesh (\u201cBox Of Rain\u201d) and Bob Weir (\u201cSugar Magnolia\u201d) also delivered arguably their finest studio creations as well.<\/p>\n
\u2018Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneyground, Part One\u2019 by The Kinks<\/p>\n
The title suggested a sequel that never came. But that\u2019s all right considering all that The Kinks brought to the table with this sprawling LP. It\u2019s trapped somewhere between Ray Davies\u2019 conceptual ambitions (many of the songs have to deal with the music industry) and a collection of great one-off tracks. Among the latter are \u201cLola\u201d, which vaulted the band back into the limelight in America, the elegiac \u201cThis Time Tomorrow\u201d, and \u201cStrangers\u201d, perhaps the best song ever written and sung by Dave Davies.<\/p>\n
\u2018Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus\u2019 by Spirit<\/p>\n
This is the one record that probably has escaped the casual fans reading this article. But we urge you to check out the peak effort of these California psych-rockers. Start with a heaping helping of musical ambition mixed with eccentricity, add a solid portion of hippy-ish sentiments, toss in a dose of environmental concerns, and round it all up with a title that sounds like a Vincent Price movie. The whole coheres somehow. And individual parts like \u201cNature\u2019s Way\u201d and \u201cMr. Skin\u201d make a case for this being one of the most underrated LPs of that era.<\/p>\n
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