I really thought this 1975 dive was going to be a blast. This is the year my compulsion for buying records began. The radio was full of great songs. But other than a handful of 5 star albums, 1975 is a wasteland of albums ranging from alright to God awful. I'm actually on the verge of abandoning this dive. I'm about two-thirds of the way through my listening list, and as of now, Styx will be in my Top 25. I've resorted to grading these albums on a 1975 curve.
Even artists I really like put out sub standard records in 1975. There were two, count 'em, two horrible albums by The Kinks that I couldn't even bring myself to rate. RUSH put out two albums, one good, one horrible. Same with Elton John. I listened to Sabotage by Black Sabbath for the first time and didn't care for it. The solo albums by Steve Howe and Steve Hackett were fine, but disappointing. I forced myself to listen to a technically fine, but boring as hell album by The Grateful Dead. I was even going to attempt listening to Tom Waits, until I read some reviews of his 1975 album and changed my mind. I'm down to mostly jazz and obscure prog, so I'm not holding out much hope for miracles. I still have KC and the Sunshine Band on my list and I'm terrified I might give it 5 Stars out of desperation. Peace.