Stevie Wonder -- Music Of My Mind

  After signing a new contract with Motown, gaining complete control, Music Of My Mind is the birth of a whole new Stevie Wonder by honing what was to be his classic sound.  Where this album lacks in typical hit machine numbers, it gains in it's creativity and musicianship, which are mostly played by Wonder himself.  Along with Marvin Gaye, Stevie inadvertently invented modern pop music and shaped what was to come -- for better or for worst!

The Flying Burrito Bros -- The Gilded Palace Of Sin

  Taking where Sweetheart Of The Rodeo left off, perfecting Parsons's cosmic country sound, with deeper touches of the Everly and Louvin brothers, hence the band name ... funny I never put it together until I wrote this down -- deh!  Even weirder is the fact that the Byrds used the brothers moniker for their pre-Gram album then Chris Hillman gets recruited for this project ... but my deeper question is why does Sneeky Pete get the worst outfit ever?