Van Morrison: Moondance (1970) All the night’s magic seems to whisper and hush
James Taylor: Sweet Baby James (1970) Sunny days that I thought would never end
The Who: Who’s Next (1971) It’s only teenage wasteland
If: If (1971) I want it said when I am gone: I moved the world just one step on
Jethro Tull: Stand Up (1969) Just take your life easy and stop all that hurrying, be happy my way
Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run (1975) Kids flash guitars like switchblades, hustling for the record machine
The Beatles: Abbey Road (1969) Got to be a joker, he just do what he please
Cowboy: 5’ll Get You Ten (1971) Take your time, take your coat off; ease your mind, take a load off
Stevie Wonder: Innervisions (1973) Gonna keep on tryin’ till I reach the highest ground
Paul Simon: There Goes Rhymin’ Simon (1973) We come in the age’s most uncertain hour and sing an American Tune
John Mellencamp: The Lonesome Jubilee (1987) Do you let it smolder like paper in fire?
Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks (1975) Every one of them words rang true and glowed like burnin’ coal
Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark (1974) Unfettered and alive
Todd Rundgren: Something/Anything (1972) If I ever need a reason to smile
Mary Chapin Carpenter: Stones in the Road (1994) Why walk when you can fly
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life (1976) Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand
Billy Joel: The Stranger (1977) A bottle of white, a bottle of red; perhaps a bottle of rosé instead
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Natty Dread (1974) Lively up yourself, for reggae is another bag
James Taylor: Mudslide Slim and the Blue Horizon (1971) Love has brought me around
The Band: Stage Fright (1970) Go out yonder, peace in the valley; come downtown, have to rumble in the alley
Rod Stewart: The Rod Stewart Album (1970) Remember happy hours spent drinking and thinking, we thought we could change the world
Jefferson Airplane: Volunteers (1969) Got a revolution, got to revolution
Steely Dan: Gaucho (1980) She don’t remember the queen of soul
Cat Stevens: Tea for the Tillerman (1970) It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express: Closer to It! (1973) Happiness is just around the bend
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind (1970) The minstrel of the dawn is here to make you laugh and bend your ear
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin IV (1971) Been a long time since I rock and rolled
George Harrison: All Things Must Pass (1970) The lord is awaiting on you all to awaken and see
The Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies (1971) I’m a 20th century man but I don’t want to be here
The Doors: L.A. Woman (1971) Like a dog without a bone, an actor out on loan
Jethro Tull: Benefit (1970) Once it seemed there would always be a time for everything
Blue Oyster Cult: Blue Oyster Cult (1972) Cities on flame with rock and roll
Doobie Brothers: The Captain and Me (1973) We all got to be loved, it’s the natural thing
Santana: Santana III (1971) Let your spirits dance
The Who: The Who By Numbers (1975) No easy way to be free
Paul McCartney: Ram (1971) Hands across the water, heads across the sky
Van Morrison: His Band and the Street Choir (1971) Roll me over Romeo
Elton John: Madman Across the Water (1971) Another glimpse of the madman across the water
Little Feat: Waiting for Columbus (1978) We can walk together down in Dixieland
Graham Parker & the Rumor: Squeezing Out Sparks (1979) Passion is no ordinary word