Music news for May 1967
Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman at a club in London. Jimi Hendrix releases his debut album, Are You Experienced. Pink Floyd has the first concert with quadraphonic sound at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.
Top 500 Albums of All-Time for May 1967
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band
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Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced
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Album Rewind Pick of the Month for May 1967
Country Joe McDonald (Country Joe and the Fish) – Electric Music for the Mind and Body
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Tier ranking of my top 5 albums for May 1967
S Tier:
Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced (rock, blues rock, hard rock)
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band (rock, pop)
A Tier:
None
B Tier:
Country Joe McDonald – Electric Music for the Mind and Body (psychedelic rock)
Moby Grape – Moby Grape (rock)
C Tier:
The Monkees – Headquarters (pop rock)
Random Musings:
This month has two of my favorite albums of all time: The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper and Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced. I personally like Are You Experienced a little more than Sgt. Pepper. I’m a big Beatles fan. I totally understand why Sgt. Pepper is at the top of some people’s best album list or favorite Beatles album. I do like the album a lot, but I personally would put 3 or 4 of their other albums ahead of Sgt. Pepper, including Rubber Soul and Revolver. Are You Experienced? Pretty much a perfect album!
Notable Singles released this month: The Rolling Stones – She’s a Rainbow /// Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale /// Pink Floyd – Arnold Layne
This album didn’t make my top 5 for the month, and it might be controversial: The Mothers of Invention – Absolutely Free. I tried, I really tried to get into this album, but I just couldn’t get into it. Not my thing, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a good album..
Album Rewind – Favorite Songs for May 1967:
- The Beatles – A Day in the Life
- The Beatles – With a Little Help From My Friends
- Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe
- Jimi Hendrix – Red House
- Jimi Hendrix – Fire
- Country Joe and The Fish – Flying High
- Country Joe and the Fish – Death Sound
- Moby Grape – Indifference
Album Rewind Rating for May 1967 = 9/10
