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Honky Château: Rolling Stones #251 of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Honky Château Album: Elton John Released: May 19, 1972 Producer: Gus Dudgeon Elton John's fifth album, Honky Château , titled after the 18th century French Château d'Hérouville , where it was recorded, was the first of John's seven consecutive Billboard 200 Number Ones. Rock of the Westies in 1975 was the last. It's also the first album to feature what would become his backup band: Dee Murray on bass, Nigel Olsson on drums, and Davey Johnstone on guitar. Two singles, "Rocket Man" and "Honky Cat," were released from the record. The album ranks Number 251 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums .
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Without You: Rolling Stones #496 of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2021)
Without You By: Harry Nilsson Album: Nilsson Scmilsson Released: November 9, 1970 Songwriters: Pete Ham, Tom Evans Pete Ham and Tom Evans of Badfinger wrote "Without You," and their band recorded it for the 1970 album, No Dice . It wasn't released as a single. Harry Nilsson covered the song for his 1971 album, Nilsson Schmilsson . His version reached Number 1 in the US and the UK. Billboard ranked Nilsson's track the Number 4 single of 1972. It won him the 1973 Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male. "Without You" was nominated for Record of the Year and Nilsson Schmilsson for Album of the Year. In 2021, this track was ranked 496 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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The Man Who Sold the World: Rolling Stones Readers Poll 10th Greatest Bowie Album (2013)
The Man Who Sold the World By: David Bowie Album: The Man Who Sold the World Released: November 4, 1970 Songwriter: David Bowie David Bowie shifted on his third album, The Man Who Sold the World , from the " acoustic/folk rock " of 1969's self-titled album towards " hard rock/blues rock "...with dark lyrics. Guitarist Mick Ronson and drummer Mick Woodmansey made their first appearance on a Bowie record. They became Ziggy Stardust's backing band, Spiders from Mars . In a 2013 readers' poll for Rolling Stone, The Man Who Sold the World was voted Bowie's tenth greatest album. Most critics consider this a transitional album. There's no hit like the last LP's " Space Oddity " or the following record's " Changes ." Album review at Ultimate Classic Rock David Bowie The title track, "A Man Who Sold the World," tells of a man who no longer recognizes himself. Some of the lyrics are based on a poem by Hu...
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