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Fester’s Lucky 13: 2025 Year-End Summary

It’s that most wonderful time of the the year — lists, more lists and lists of lists!

Top 100 Albums of 2025

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Fester’s Lucky 13: 2025 Year-End Summary - Fast 'n' Bulbous
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18. Rush – 2112
They perform with such a raw, angry energy that fans bought in big time, giving Rush the freedom to do whatever the hell they wanted for the rest of their career.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1976 #rush #progmetal #hardrock #rockopera #musicsky
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
19. Judas Priest – Sad Wings Of Destiny
They fully shed the blues influences, making their music unmistakenly nothing but heavy metal with the trademark twin guitars. Half a century later they've still got the goods.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1976 #judaspriest #heavymetal #prog #musicsky
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
20. Moxy – Moxy
Fully loaded with prime Tommy Bolin riffs and solos, more than competes with the veterans, injecting the scene with a youthful energy. The lost connection between Led Zeppelin, Montrose and early Rush.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1976 #moxy #hardrock #musicsky
February 10, 2026 at 4:31 AM
21. Sweet – Give Us A Wink
Has career peak single “Action,” focusing on Andy Scott’s great guitar playing, rewarding riff riding fans. Sweet rocks harder than an everlasting gobstopper.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1976 #sweet #hardrock #glam #protometal #musicsky
February 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
22. Angel – Helluva Band
Their mix of hard rock, prog and glam was fully formed when Gene Simmons saw them in a D.C. club clad in celestial white. Their 8:40 long masterpiece "The Fortune" shoulda been a hit.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1976 #angel #hardrock #glam #prog #musicsky
February 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
23. Scorpions – Virgin Killer
Uli Jon Roth's signature neoclassical Hendrix licks assisted by Rudolf Schenker. For a minute, they were the most fiery, hardest band that wasn't Judas Priest. Prime Scorps before they were defanged.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1976 #scorpions #hardrock #protometal #musicsky
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
24. AC/DC – High Voltage
The template for their simple but nasty take on rock 'n' roll was already set like a dinosaur footprint in fossilized mud, and would change very little over a half century, with great results.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1976 #ac-dc #hardrock #bluesrock #musicsky
February 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
25. Leroy Brown & His Defence Force – Prayer of Peace

Brown's ethereal vocals floating above the exquisitely arranged songs for a heavy spiritual vibe, accented with Nyahbinghi drums. A sublimely haunting atmosphere FFO The Congos.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1976 #leroybrown #rootsreggae #musicsky
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
26. Toots & the Maytals – Reggae Got Soul
The Jamaican Otis Redding had such a soulful, joyous delivery that would have bathed the world in euphoria had they let him. It has a spiritual roots reggae side and the party side.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1976 #tootsandthemaytals #reggae #soul #musicsky
February 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
My copy of The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators (1966) arrived a week late. Had to turn on the lava lamp for proper listening.
February 3, 2026 at 5:08 AM
27. Bob Marley & the Wailers – Rastaman Vibration

Unsung engineer Sylvan Morris set the benchmark for clean, precise rhythm tracks, and the sophistication and arrangements are state of the art. Choon: "Johnny Was."

#festerslucky13 #aoty1976 #bobmarley #reggae #seaoftranquility #musicsky
February 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
28. Be-Bop Deluxe – Sunburst Finish

Guitar virtuoso Bill Nelson could deftly navigate between glam, pop rock, prog and metal. Choon: “Ships In The Night” Modern Music in October offered more futuristic, glammy prog pop.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1976 #bebopdeluxe #ArtRock #glamrock #seaoftranquility
February 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Albums That Are 50 Years Old: 1976

1976 deserves the full 31 picks, even if February is stingy with it's days. #29-31 would be Boston, Triumph and Starz.

An MIT-trained mechanical engineer at Polaroid revolutionized recording.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1976 #boston #triumph #starz #musicsky
February 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Fester's Lucky 13 1966

Live Albums: John Coltrane - Live at the Village Vanguard Again
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Traditional Pop & Standards: Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the NIght

Vocal Jazz: Patty Waters Sings

#festerslucky13 #aoty1966 #musicsky #johncoltrane #pattywaters #franksinatra
January 31, 2026 at 1:18 PM
1. The Beatles – Revolver
Title's multiple meanings: As the record revolves around the turntable; evolution of the band from regular touring group to studio wizards. More: fastnbulbous.com/lucky-66/

#festerslucky13 #aoty1966 #beatles #psychpop #baroquepop #musicsky

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January 31, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Fester's Lucky 13 1966: Books
With the detective Oedipas Maas unable to uncover satisfyingly definitive answers in the story, it’s considered an anti-detective novel, something Pynchon would revisit.

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#thomaspynchon #bestbooksof1966 #festerslucky13 #booksky
January 30, 2026 at 3:41 PM
2. The 13th Floor Elevators – Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
TX band was first to release a full-on, acid fried freakazoid psych album, which sizzles with dark magic.

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#festerslucky13 #aoty1966 #13thfloorelevators #psych #garagepsych #musicsky
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Fester's Lucky 13 1966: Television

Space, the final frontier. Star Trek initially only lasted three seasons due to low ratings, but gradually became a cult classic, reinforced by re-runs, which is of course when I watched them in the 70s. #startrek #bestof1966 #festerslucky13 #tvsky
January 29, 2026 at 4:51 PM
3. Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde (Columbia)
The most truly surreal, psychedelic lyricist of the era. Naysayser of his vocals know that this album has his best, most expressive singing. The best interpreter of Dylan is Dylan.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1966 #bobdylan #folkrock #psychfolk #musicsky
January 29, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Fester's Lucky 13: 1966 Movies
Michaelangelo Antonioni wanted The Who for their mod style and auto-destruct energy, but couldn’t afford them. Yardbirds was a great choice, with both Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck in the lineup at the time, reluctantly coaxed into smashing his guitar like Townshend.
January 28, 2026 at 1:46 PM
4. The Kinks – Face To Face
On their fourth album, Ray Davies truly hits his stride as a songwriter. The Kinks really boiled down what it meant, and sounded like, to be British. Top choon: the elegant, psychedelic "Fancy."

#festerslucky13 #aoty1966 #kinks #poprock #baroquepop #musicsky
January 28, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Fester's Lucky 13: 1966 Singles
Snapshot of actual singles. Favorite tracks you can find in the playlist. My mom had a lot of them, so they are etched in my brain like a serial number.

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January 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
5. Otis Redding – Complete & Unbelievable: Dictionary Of Soul
Chock full of hits like "Sad Song," "Tenderness," "My Lover's Prayer" and all the deep cuts are ace too. Who knows what he'd have done had he lived past 26.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1966 #otisredding #deepsoul #southernsoul #musicsky
January 27, 2026 at 2:37 PM
6. Nina Simone – Wild Is The Wind
"Four Women"! "Lilac Wine"! Simone could turn anything, like traditional pop standards and showtunes into titanic powerhouses. She transcended sublime musicianship to became a sorceress.

#festerslucky13 #aoty1966 #ninasimone #vocaljazz #souljazz #musicsky
January 27, 2026 at 3:08 AM