When I think of 1974 these are the songs that immediately come to mind:
ELO - Can’t Get it Out of My Head
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZGpoNWOsf4
Queen - Killer Queen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq4r8XPbTik
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iukUMRlaBBE
Steely Dan - Rikki Don’t Lose that Number
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O2Tv_Hk71s
Golden Earring - Radar Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRZUTovxFC8
1974 was a heckuva good year for music.
Last Mick Taylor Stones album... It’s only Rock and Roll
The early 1970’s were an incredibly consistent and productive period; in my mind, with some exceptions, the best of rock, R&B, soul, fusion and pop was produced in those years.