Need more dad rock that doesn't suck
GOAT Dad Rock
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Elton John, ELO, Steely Dan, Billy Joel
Boston [Epic, 1976]
When someone told me that a group had achieved an American synthesis of Yes and Led Zeppelin, all I could do was hold me ears and say "Gosh!" C
Don't Look Back [Epic, 1978]
Debut pomposities having been excised, what remains is a pure exploration of corporate rock--the cliches carefully selected for maximum effect, while Brad Delp's tenor being too thin for nasty cock-rock distractions leaves us free to contemplate unsullied form. The fact that I occasionally find myself enjoying it must still mean there's some corruption at work here--true formalists, from Mallarme to bluegrass, leave me cold. B-
Third Stage [MCA, 1986]
A decade later, whatever convinced Tom Scholz to release this album certainly wasn't multiplatinum ambition. He's more like the pope of latter-day arena rock, crafting elaborately-woven textures and magnificent cathedral vocals as a purveyor of an art-metal thought long extinct. Not as bad as you'd think, nor worth giving a second thought to. C+
Everything Rocks and Nothing Ever Dies [1990s]
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Van Halen - s/t
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Ozzy Osborne - Blizzard of Ozz
Phosphorescent Rat by Hot Tuna
One of the most underrated and under appreciated albums of dad rock.
all of the dadliest dads love Hot Tuna
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