10cc-How Dare You! (1976)

In 1976, the British band 10cc faced the daunting task of surpassing, or at least creatively matching, their previous album, "Original Soundtrack", the work that would definitively catapult them to fame. Amidst some disagreements between the band's two songwriting duos, Stewart-Gouldman and Creme-Godley, they pulled off another phenomenal album, which for many was 10cc's swan song. Musical differences aside, the four musicians achieved the best possible musical continuation of its predecessor with a work containing gems of melodic art-pop, featuring multiple vocal and instrumental textures, superbly balanced, and with exquisite production. From the melodic and prodigious “I’m Mandy, Flye Me” or “Art For Art’s Sake”, to progressive approaches like the instrumental “How Dare You!”, passing through the operatic with a Beatles flavor “Iceberg” and “Don’t Hang Up”, the bluesy “Rock’n’Roll Lubally” or the playful pop “Head Room”.