1970s Rock Album Review

For your project you are expected to write an original album review of approx. 750 words (as always, quality is more important than quantity!)
Begin by choosing one album from the 1970s you want to explore in detail. This can be an album we’ve covered in class or something you choose. If there’s an album from the 70s you’re eager to discuss that wasn’t covered in the course, this is the perfect time to engage with it.
Once you pick an album, review the album in the style of a rock critic (i.e. this is a creative writing project, not a book report)
For full credit:
Be sure to discuss each track on the album at least briefly
Demonstrate evidence of critical listening, analysis of lyrics, and clear familiarity with the artist and album in question
Attempt to situate the music in its social and historical context. This may require a bit of additional research.
Reference at least one existing review of the album you’ve chosen (search Rock Backpages
(requires School (contact Me if Needed) library login) and AllMusic.com
(Links to an external site.)
When using Rock Backpages, if you select “advanced search” it’s really easy to limit search results to album reviews from a specific time period
Please reach out to me or one of your TAs if you have trouble finding a suitable review
Proofread your work! Submissions should be legible and free of glaring spelling and grammatical errors
Be sure to cite any outside sources, including the existing album review(s) you find. Any citation format is fine as long as you’re consistent.
Be creative and allow your unique voice, observations, and writing style to show through. This is supposed to be fun!!
A quick note on formatting: When writing about music, album names should always be italicized (e.g. The Dark Side of the Moon) and song names should always be in quotations (e.g. “Time” or “The Great Gig in the Sky”)

Here are a few sample album reviews from the late sixties for inspiration (some are a bit shorter than yours will be, and they don’t adhere to the specific criteria of your assignment):

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