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Top Roots Rock albums of 1974

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Updated: 16 April
Average Ratings Reviews
Ry Cooder - Paradise and Lunch, Cover art
Paradise and Lunch
Ry Cooder
3.61 857 857 23 23
May 1974 Album
Roots Rock Americana
Rhythm & Blues Country Rock Tex-Mex Spirituals
calm melodic eclectic playful warm mellow summer
857 Ratings 23 Reviews 3.61 Average
Grateful Dead - From the Mars Hotel, Cover art
From the Mars Hotel
Grateful Dead
3.42 2k 1,547 48 48
27 June 1974 Album
Folk Rock Roots Rock
Country Rock Roots Rock Psychedelic Rock
psychedelic playful eclectic
2k Ratings 48 Reviews 3.42 Average
The J. Geils Band - Nightmares...and Other Tales From the Vinyl Jungle, Cover art
Nightmares...and Other Tales From the Vinyl Jungle
The J. Geils Band
3.43 202 202 3 3
25 September 1974 Album
Rock Rhythm & Blues Roots Rock
Funk Rock Blues Rock Pop Rock Boogie Rock
party
202 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.43 Average
Garcia - Garcia, Cover art
Garcia
Garcia
3.23 225 225 12 12
June 1974 Album
Roots Rock
Blues Rock Rhythm & Blues
225 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.23 Average
Rod Stewart - Smiler, Cover art
Smiler
Rod Stewart
3.05 495 495 17 17
27 September 1974 Album
Pop Rock Roots Rock
Rock & Roll British Rhythm & Blues British Folk Rock
passionate
495 Ratings 17 Reviews 3.05 Average
Doug Sahm - Groover's Paradise, Cover art
Groover's Paradise
Doug Sahm
3.49 106 106 4 4
1974 Album
Country Rock Roots Rock
Tex-Mex Rock & Roll
106 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.49 Average
Link Wray - The Link Wray Rumble, Cover art
The Link Wray Rumble
Link Wray
3.50 53 53 2 2
1974 Album
Rock & Roll Roots Rock
53 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.50 Average
The Dingoes - The Dingoes, Cover art
The Dingoes
The Dingoes
3.29 52 52 2 2
June 1974 Album
Country Rock Southern Rock Roots Rock
52 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.29 Average
McGuinness Flint - C'est la vie, Cover art
C'est la vie
McGuinness Flint
3.26 27 27 1 1
1974 Album
Folk Rock Roots Rock
Country Rock Progressive Rock
27 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.26 Average
Jerry Riopelle - Saving Grace, Cover art
Saving Grace
Jerry Riopelle
3.27 19 19 2 2
1974 Album
Singer-Songwriter Pop Rock Roots Rock
Country Rock
19 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.27 Average
Brown's Home Brew - Together, Cover art
Together
Brown's Home Brew
3.18 13 13
1974 Album
Roots Rock
Country Rock Piano Rock
13 Ratings 3.18 Average
Home - Long Long Way to Nowhere, Cover art
Long Long Way to Nowhere
Home
3.38 12 12
November 1974 Album
Country Rock Roots Rock
12 Ratings 3.38 Average
Shane Hales - Fire Exit, Cover art
Fire Exit
Shane Hales
3.00 4 4
1974 Album
Country Rock Roots Rock
Blues Rock Folk Rock
4 Ratings 3.00 Average
Ted Blackall - Energetic Flesh, Cover art
Energetic Flesh
Ted Blackall
3.00 1 1 1 1
1974 Album
Rock Roots Rock
Pub Rock Country Rock Blues Rock
1 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.00 Average
Les Walker - Whatever Mood You're In, Cover art
Whatever Mood You're In
Les Walker
3.00 1 1
1974 Album
Roots Rock
Country Rock Blues Rock Rhythm & Blues
1 Ratings 3.00 Average
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