Alright, let's talk about stuff that matters. What's your favorite album of the 70s?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Yeah, I know: Not this again.

Alright, let’s stop fucking around and talk about stuff that matters. What’s your favorite album of the 70s? I’ll start:

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[Moostache]

1. Ha! There is only one correct answer to this question!!!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Other than one of Peter Frampton's, this might have sold the most copies, but

maybe it belongs in the category of "best eight-track of the 70s."

[Cartoonist]

3. Dark Side of the Moon

You've probably heard it.

[Danascot]

33. This. End of discussion.

[lastlib]

44. Correct!

None better, any decade, any year.

[lark]

61. Damn straight skippy!

One of the best albums of all time and I was the completely lucky duck who got to see the premier of this (never heard a lick of it before then) at one of the last days of the Fillmore in SF. Oh yeah, I was also on acid and sat in the 6th row from the stage - mind blown and laughing with delight. Nothing can top that magical night and the awesome music they played. Money started it off and man oh man Floyd could really do sound & visuals right!

[Cartoonist]

65. Did they have the rocket?

It ran on a wire from the back of the arena and flew down onstage into an explosion. In later shows they replaced the rocket with a bed.

[dchill]

51. Gotta be.

[happybird]

55. Yep.

So many great albums from that decade but DSotM stands above the rest.

[csziggy]

63. Absolutely the BEST of the 1970s!

Close second place is the soundtrack of the movie "FM" - a two disc album with a ton of great songs:

Side One

"FM (No Static at All)" - Steely Dan – 4:52
"Night Moves" - Bob Seger – 3:27
"Fly Like an Eagle" - Steve Miller Band – 3:04
"Cold as Ice" - Foreigner – 3:20
"Breakdown" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – 2:44
"Bad Man" - Randy Meisner – 2:38

Side Two (Order of songs on inside jacket show side three songs before side two songs)

"Life in the Fast Lane" - Eagles – 4:46
"Do It Again" - Steely Dan – 5:54
"Lido Shuffle" - Boz Scaggs – 3:42
"More Than a Feeling" - Boston – 4:45

Side Three

"Tumbling Dice" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:51 (Live Version)
"Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:15 (Live Version)
"Livingston Saturday Night" - Jimmy Buffett – 3:10
"There's a Place in the World for a Gambler" - Dan Fogelberg – 5:41
"Just the Way You Are" - Billy Joel – 4:49

Side Four

It Keeps You Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers – 4:13
"Your Smiling Face" - James Taylor – 2:43
"Life's Been Good" - Joe Walsh – 8:05
"We Will Rock You" - Queen – 2:04
"FM - Reprise" - Steely Dan – 2:54

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_(soundtrack)

[Stuart G]

72. Well, I never heard of this one... 8th Studio Album by ....Pink Floyd...

And I never listened to it...information for others like me...........................................

The Dark Side of the Moon... is the eighth studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973 by Harvest Records. Primarily developed during live performances, the band premiered an early version of the record several months before recording began.

[Cartoonist]

73. Highlights

Time
Us and Them

Easily found on YouTube

[Miguelito Loveless]

4. Renaissance

Annie Halsam had a vocal range that made her the female Freddie Mercury

[50 Shades Of Blue]

11. One of my faves! I saw Renaissance 4 years ago, and she still sounded great!

[Miguelito Loveless]

18. Still going at 72!!

[lastlib]

43. Gotta Love Renaissance!!

Annie Haslam's voice is AMAZING!! I'm not one to take anything away from Stevie Nicks or Linda Ronstadt, but IMHO, Annie can out-sing 'em all.


Exhibit A:

"Ashes Are Burning"

[Miguelito Loveless]

46. I love Nicks

but she isn't in the same league as Haslam. Rondstadt is a very good singer, but Haslam's has a range of five freakin' ocatives. I do not understand how Madonna, a competent singer at best, is more famous than Annie, whose talent dwarfs her.

[NBachers]

79. Wow- I saw their albums, but never paid attention to them. I'm gonna have to check this out!

[lastlib]

89. You won't be disappointed!

Check out "Mother Russia"--a song that will haunt you! (in a good way!) Dedicated to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

[malthaussen]

47. +1

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. Queen.....A Night At The Opera (1976)

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Bohemian Rhapsody remains one of the most influential and iconic classic rock songs in history.

[DBoon]

6. The first Television album

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. Excellent choice. I bought my copy at Peaches, in Richmond, Virginia.

The chain is long gone, of course.

What? They're still around?

https://www.peachesrecordcrates.com/pages/our-story

More:

Peaches Records & Tapes: Warm Memories Of A Fallen Giant
The huge chain record store was a joy to visit.

August 18, 2011
By Matt Rowe, Columnist



Years ago, in a time when record stores ruled areas of your hometown, a large behemoth of a store was formed. Known widely, Peaches Records & Tapes was created to be more than those local small record shops—it was designed to swallow them whole.

The goal? To be the one place that you would ever need to go to get all of your music, and anything related to it. Peaches Records & Tapes had a store in just about every large city across America. Finding one wasn’t hard. One you had the general location of one, it could easily be spotted by the large wooden LP cover constructs that adorned the building.
....

Peaches Records & Tapes was not the only chain in existence. There were many. But none held the sway that Peaches held over the years when they were open. But change is a bitch. Eventually, the chain underwent bankruptcy before closing their doors for good. What they left behind were the shells of their housing, and a multiplicity of warm feelings from those who used to haunt their aisles. I was one of them.

I miss Peaches Records & Tapes.

[customerserviceguy]

35. We had one

in the University District of Seattle when I went to the U of W, it was a marvelous place!

[hlthe2b]

7. Can't pick just one, but in no particular order:

Rumours-- Fleetwood Mac
The Dark Side of the Moon-- Pink Floyd
Songs in the Key of Life--Stevie Wonder
After the Gold Rush--Neil Young
What's Going On--Marvin Gaye
Let it Be--the Beatles
Innervisions--Stevie Wonder
Layla --Derek and the Dominoes (Eric Clapton)

ahh, hell, there are too many. It was an entire decade after all.

[saidsimplesimon]

8. I'm in for the trip

down the memory tubes. Earth, Wind and Fire.

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[Rustynaerduwell]

9. Depending on my mood: "Moondance" or "Quadrophenia".

Van Morrison for serenity; The Who for the opposite of serenity.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

10. For me, it 's hard to top this one

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[50 Shades Of Blue]

13. That's a real toughie but the first one that sprang to mine was Kate Bush's "The Kick Inside."

[LiberalLoner]

59. Me too!

[revmclaren]

14. Boston - Boston 1976

[Newest Reality]

15. Be Bop Deluxe - Sunburst Finish

[Midnight Writer]

82. Be Bop Deluxe. Now you're walking in my neighborhood.

[Newest Reality]

85. Hey Neighbor!

Their following albums where great and the electronic stuff that Bill Nelson did later on is very innovative as well. True artists!

[Ohiogal]

16. For me

Dark Side of the Moon
A Night at the Opera
Led Zeppelin IV

And many of the above mentioned

[abqtommy]

17. Allman Brothers Greatest Hits

[Adsos Letter]

19. Yes-Fragile

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[Skittles]

20. Rainbow Rising

[Glorfindel]

21. Well, my first thought was Neil Diamond's "Tap Root Manuscript"

but it was released in 1970, which was actually the last year of the 60's, so doesn't qualify. I guess I'd have to go with Pink Floyd's "The Wall," released in 1979. But seriously, folks, if you haven't listened to side 2 of "Tap Root Manuscript," please do so as soon as possible. It's absolutely fabulous and unique.

[skypilot]

22. That's a tough one.

Three immediatley come to mind:

That's the Way of the World by Earth, Wind and Fire
Ask Rufus by Rufus and Chaka Khan
City to City by Gerry Rafferty

[The Figment]

23. Emerson,Lake and Palmer

Welcome Back my Friends to the show that never ends...Ladies and Gentlemen Emerson Lake and Palmer

Best live album of the 70's...even better live,seen them 4 times,71,73,78 and 89

[IcyPeas]

24. Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell

[malthaussen]

48. I particularly love her cover of "Twisted" on that one. n/t

[OilemFirchen]

25. D'oh!

[Cartoonist]

37. Their last good album

Mick Taylor was driven out, and that was the end of the Stones.

[Scoopster]

56. Ehhhh...

I'm a younger Stones fan, and Steel Wheels was one of my favorite albums going into middle school. It's still one of my favorite Stones albums - not nearly as macho as Exile but still really good.

[Uben]

26. That's easy, Led Zepp 4

Still listen to it often!

[ChubbyStar]

27. Traffic Low Spark of High Heeled Boys

[AJT]

28. Cat Stevens "Tea for the Tillerman"

[Docreed2003]

29. Maybe not the greatest but in the top five

[Coventina]

30. My top 10:

10: BB King - Live at Cook County Jail
9: Gang of Four - Entertainment
8: Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
7. John Prine - Self Titled
6. Devo - Are We Not Men?
5. Roxy Music - Siren
4. Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady
3. The Cars - The Cars
2. Parliament - Mothership Connection
1. Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Exress

[lastlib]

45. Love Kraftwerk!

especially Autobahn! I wore that one out!

[Trailrider1951]

31. What?? No Jethro Tull?

Their very best album, 1977:

[RobinA]

38. Thank You!

I thought I was the only person who had this album. I wasn’t even a Tull fan, I bought it based on a Rolling Stone review. I LOVE it.

[zanana1]

42. I love the Aqualung album. nt

[PBC_Democrat]

32. No Question - Bat Out of Hell

Every song was a mini rock opera

Paradise was the last song played at clubs all over the world for years

[customerserviceguy]

34. Second Led Zeppelin album

Some of the greatest guitar riffs in rock and roll!

But, Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd is a very close second.

[CentralMass]

36. +1

[flibbitygiblets]

54. I second this first and second!

[LeftInTX]

39. Led Zepellin and Led Zepellin II (Not really the 70's...but...that's when I bought them)

[hurl]

40. Wish You Were Here

For me, this is Pink Floyd's best work, even better than Dark Side.

[Upthevibe]

41. Quite a few:

Rumors - Fleetwood Mack
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Hotel California - The Eagles
Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
London Calling - The Clash
Born to Run - The Boss
Tapestry - Carol King
Harvest - Neil Young
The Cars - The Cars

[malthaussen]

49. "Tapestry," Carole King n/t

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[jayfish]

50. Come On Now!

Close 2nd...

[Botany]

52. Doyt-Doyt

Downstairs at danny's all-star joint
They got a juke box that goes doyt-doyt
The vice is nice, they stay in the back all day
But when the nighttime comes, hey-hey
There's this cat down there that makes a bad kinda soup
I come around struttin' my luck in my shoop coupe
Cecil gives me coffee
And he won't never take my coin
I say, "I got thirty dollars in my pocket!
Whatchoo doin'?"

[redstatebluegirl]

53. Tapestry

[FM123]

57. I can't pick a favorite album, but I can pick a favorite year: 1976

I was a kid in high school and I loved almost every album that came out that year.
Frampton Comes Alive, Boston, Leftoverture, Fly Like an Eagle, Hotel California, and so many more...

[lkinwi]

58. We wore this out in college.

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[klook]

60. Mwandishi by Herbie Hancock.

One of the most innovative jazz albums of all time, this is a dramatic meld of electronic music, improvised jazz, and funk. Along with kindred albums Crossings and Sextant, Mwandishi serves as a bridge between Herbie's much more well known (and way more commercially successful) albums Fat Albert Rotunda and Headhunters.

Mwandishi comes out of the same milieu as Miles Davis's Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson, and other rock-influenced albums, as well as John McLaughin's Mahavishnu Orchestra projects, the early Weather Report records, and a handful of other recordings that created bold new paths for jazz during that time.

There are plenty of other records I could name from this decade in various genres, but this one still sounds fresher than most.

[First Speaker]

62. Miles' *Bitches Brew*

[klook]

64. Yeah! I almost posted that one.

Looks like you and I killed this thread with jazz.

[First Speaker]

66. Can't think of a better way for it to go...

...and Mingus' *Let My Children Hear Music* should be added to the list...

[Falcata]

67. Dark Side of the Moon

[Initech]

68. Two Words: Mothership Connection

[consider_this]

70. Van Halen

That first album!! Nothing like it at the time and their best IMO.
Love all the stuff posted here!! How to pick a fav - no way!

[consider_this]

71. SANTANA!!

totally JAMS!!!

[DFW]

74. Ice Water

Hands down

If one could translate the word "serenity" into a musical track, it would be be the last track on this album

[mahatmakanejeeves]

75. Another excellent choice. I have this one too. NT

[DFW]

84. As an enthusiastic 12 string player myself

This absolutely floored me when it came out. For a while, between 1975 and 1977, I used to do occasional concerts (before my top brass reminded me I was expected to wok for a living) in Germany in venues that wanted Leo Kottke but could only afford me. I had to quickly admit to myself that I would never be as good as Leo Kottke, and would have to be content to worship his playing from afar. But I have heard him live often enough to know that he really can do magic. How else can you sound like you have eight hands, playing four guitars at once, when you really only have two hands, and there is only one guitar?

[spooky3]

76. The Cars debut album nt

[kozar]

77. totally depends on my mood,

I have 4 "go to" albums, Led IV , Aqualung, Beatles White Album, and JC Superstar with original cast.


Koz

[Prosper]

78. "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy"

that should have been 1975 album of the year instead of “Still Crazy After All These Years”. I was driving to Florida when I heard the upsetting announcement and still upsets me!!!

[The Polack MSgt]

80. Since the OP took my 1st choice I'm going to pick

On of the very best hard rock albums of all time

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA2K7Uhu9TwBT9pXhKuBnoOscWcugmU7w

[mahatmakanejeeves]

81. I've seen it, but I've never heard it. I'll give it a try in a while. Thanks.

I love the Hipgnosis cover.

That gives me an idea....

[Midnight Writer]

83. Tonio K. Life in the Foodchain.

[OrwellwasRight]

86. Can't believe no one has suggested Tom Petty yet

Damn the Torpedoes: The original review in Rolling Stone raved that it was the "album we've all been waiting for – that is, if we were all Tom Petty fans, which we would be if there were any justice in the world."

[NNadir]

87. Old Friends, New Friends.

This album basically represents to me the transition from the 1970's - which were personally awful for me - to the 1980's, which were much better for me personally.

[Tikki]

88. The 70's were a decade long:

1976: THE RAMONES..The Ramones..most influential for me.

1978: This Year's Model...Elvis Costello and the Attractions...best album.

1979: GI...The Germs..my most listened to 70's album throughout all these years.

Tikki

[OAITW r.2.0]

90. Skull and Roses

This hit me like a 2 x 4 to the noggin. One of the best live recordings captured the Dead at their original peak.

[NoPasaran]

91. Ramones - Rocket to Russia

And several hundred others of course. There were so many great albums from the Seventies that picking a favorite is just pointless to me.

Blood on the Tracks though is on my very short list of albums that I wish I could hear again for the first time.

[miyazaki]

92. Hemispheres

The Rush masterpiece.

[mulsh]

93. aw shucks they're all good but none are Little Feat Waiting for Columbus listen here:

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[JimGinPA]

94. 'Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs'

Among others

[Dave Starsky]

95. Montrose

My other top choices have been mentioned here, several times. But this album (fronted by teenaged Sammy Hagar and produced by Ted Templeton) paved the way for Van Halen, and it's a blast from start to finish.

[Doc_Technical]

96. The Who-"Quadrophenia"