The year 1975 was a big one for rock and roll. Fleetwood Mac made their debut with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham front and center. Pink Floyd released their magnum opus tribute to their former bandmate, Syd Barrett. Albums like Bruce Springsteen\u2019s Born To Run and Aerosmith\u2019s Toys In The Attic produced hits that continued to be rock radio staples even to this day.<\/p>\n
And while plenty of people know the A-sides that came out that year, like \u201cRhiannon\u201d, \u201cWalk This Way\u201d, and \u201cHave A Cigar\u201d, there are just as many incredible B-sides that deserve their day in the sun.<\/p>\n
\u201cWelcome To The Machine\u201d by Pink Floyd<\/p>\n
\u201cWelcome To The Machine\u201d<\/a> is Pink Floyd at its most dystopian and weird. The B-side is a hard left from the A-side of Wish You Were Here, the grooving rocker \u201cHave A Cigar\u201d. And indeed, that sharp contrast is part of what makes both songs so interesting. On the front side, you have the shiny, glittering temptations of the music industry. Flip it over, and the dark reality comes out.<\/p>\n \u201cSugar Daddy\u201d by Fleetwood Mac<\/p>\n Speaking of hard lefts\u2014Fleetwood Mac\u2019s \u201cSugar Daddy\u201d is nowhere near as cynical as the previous Pink Floyd B-side. But it still provides an interesting converse to its A-side, \u201cRhiannon\u201d. Stevie Nicks wrote both songs, but they have vastly different moods. Given what we know about Nicks\u2019 financial situation<\/a> when she started in Fleetwood Mac, it\u2019s likely the B-side was more rooted in reality than her vibey ode to a Welsh witch.<\/p>\n \u201cNew World Rising\u201d by Electric Light Orchestra<\/p>\n