The roller coaster ride continues for two LPs packed with volume and invention. Not to mention Butch Vigs savvy production, which became the grunge-era standard. Any and all Mothers of Invention, springsteen,and rem pffffffft! Also considered is critical acclaim. Finally, this list has been confined strictly to one album per band/artist. . This isn't my Top 100 favourite albums of the 1970s. So many others I could come up with. It was FUN to read the list and the replies, with folks bringing up lots of really great albums. Emerson, Lake & Palmer Pictures at an exhibicin Not impressed about Nirvana being in the top ten either. THANKS SIR TO ERNESTO SAN GIACOMO - TO MR JACOB WHY DO PEOPLE WHY CALL IF KNOW A LITTEL ABOUT MUSIC MISS FRANK ZAPPA. 70. And for all that was said about his enunciation, the poetic imagery in Michael Stipes lyrics was immediately apparent. Paranoid - Black Sabbath 2. And wouldnt you know it, this wilfully noncommercial album produced their biggest singles, at least in the UK, and remains a classic. How about classics like Status Quo Live (classed as the greatest live recording of all time) Only 1 Pink Floyd, ACDC, Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden, Led Zep, How about Def Leopard, Bon Jovi. Which means, you wont find a lot of blues, country, or R&B on this list, even though we realize how important they were as rock influences. They expand in all directions here, from furious commentary to open-hearted love songs to the sardonic classic Thats Entertainment. Note that The Jam regularly left their singles off the albums, and you must be at your peak when you can afford to omit a monolith like Going Underground.. Probably the greatest band ever rooted at a prep school, Arcade Fire made their debut at a time when modern rock was in danger of getting soulless. Top Ten Rock Albums of Each Year - 1970-1979 - DigitalDreamDoor.com Whatno Peter Gabriel or Yes.crime of the century!!! Releases that have high sales amounts do not necessarily equate to greatnessMany of the ones listed, appealed to the masses. I dont know why any heavy metal is on here. A broken heart never did a bluesman any harm, and Eric Clapton made his defining statement while his muse Pattie Harrison was out of reach. The third album was where they became a world-class pop band, finding room on their dial for punk, disco, Brill Building pop, and even a bit of prog (with Robert Fripp on Fade Away & Radiate). Best. Rubber Soul was such a change in The Beatles music. Youve picked the latter, but called it the former. Useless! But there was still room for Pete Townshends spiritual yearnings, a bit of lighthearted fun on Goin Mobile and as always, a touch of dark humor from John Entwistle. 75. Just make your own top 100. NO SRV? Pepper. I own 31 of these. No Sgt Pepper? They fucking invented punk. Albums like Dylans Highway 61 Revisited, The Beatles Sgt. I am sorry but you have completely lost all credibility with me; you claim all sorts of research, claim to be exclusive to rock (whose definition of rock? Having scored a left-field breakthrough with the pop-friendly Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Robert Smith turned the other direction, reportedly dabbled in acid, and returned The Cure to its gothic roots. Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon? Wheres Fragile by Yes? U DISCOVER STUPIDITY !! PUT THAT IN YER PIPE N SMOKE IT! 3. Sgt Pepper? Picking our list of the Top 100 '70s Rock Albums was no easy task, if only because that period boasted such sheer diversity. Where is Iggy and the Stooges Raw Power? Bee Gees / Various Artists Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track Maybe have separate lists for each age group? At 65 now, feel the Beatles highly over rated, rarely listen to them today but still lay my old Cream and other blues influenced stuff of their era, no way they should be with 3 in the top 10. It is fairly easy to compile a list of 100 albums of 100 bands (most of which had a handful of albums that should make a true rockers list) that all have albums that sold platinum or better I can think of 10 that went diamond and were major influences to rock around the world. Wheres Blow by Blow, Super Sessions, Cosmos Factory, East West, Santana, 461 Ocean Boulevard, Machine Head, Paranoid, Dirty Deeds, Cant Buy a Thrill, just to name a few. Dark side of the Moon THIS IS ONLY MY OPINION. Humble Pie Rockin The Fillmore They touched almost every aspect of life. Tommy 92 ???? Revolver #1? Fans of their music, but theyre not rock People like Led Zep, Deep Purple, Hendrix, AC/DC etc should then be closer to the top of the list. It was his most musically adventurous album to date, while the lyrics range from poetic to downright raunchy. As the rock world reached the mid '70s, the lives of the Beatles became more and more complicated. Mentioning that night to him,he remembers it. I will push for Mott The Hooples Mott album t0o make sure someone does. My influences are varied and during my informative years, I was traveling the world listening to everything out there. The Stooges. Whoever said that sure wasnt kidding. However, personal taste will always prevail as to agreement / disagreement on lists. Much has been said about the Duane Allman/Dickey Betts guitar magic and Gregg Allmans deep-soul vocals, but dont overlook the bands secret weapon, its hypnotic double-drum interplay. I know you want some variety, but The Beatles never released an album that wasnt superior to the likes of Daft Punk. But the UK knew all about Phil Lynotts resonant street poetry and the bands distinctive harmony guitars. CSN&Y live 1974? Better to call it Our best guess at the 100 most important rock artists. But then some of the one-hit wonders wouldnt make it. What about Van der Graaf Generator or Gong ? Montrose Montrose Also Tull, Aqualung. Beefheart is there at 46, they cant put any Zappa album in this list, otherwise they should put all his album in this list from 100 to 1. And where the hell is Highway 61 Revisited? They also inspired punk metal with the title track, one of the few (pre-Motrhead) heavy rock classics under three minutes. 2. Your ELP selections are great! I guess its all click-bait anyway. Thats like saying Louis Armstrong is blues. Shitty list. Top 100, maybe. No Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, Bob Seger, John Mellencamp, Cactus, Creedence Clearwater Revival or John Fogerty, Doobie Brothers, ZZ Top, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Savoy Brown, Mountain, Canned Heat, Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Santana, and the list goes on and on. Having long realized that punk rock didnt suit her, Siouxsie Sioux became an otherworldly siren, delivering two of her most grabbing vocals in the singles Arabian Knights and Spellbound. The other key to the Banshees golden era was guitarist John McCeogh, whose array of guitar sounds meshed perfectly with the throbbing Severin/Budgie pulse. The definitive version of Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On is here, with its raunchy breakdown and furious finale. Id have the Pleasure Principle by Numan, hugely influential. Wheres On The Road by Traffic? An even better and more thoughtful band, one that can embrace electronica and textured pop without losing the raw edge. bad list folks. I Laugh! 180. Nirvana is not rock, doesnt belong here, or anywhere. Jethro Tull Aqualung They take some titles from list of other guys and put together (they dont even have listened to the album itself, they dont know how the album sounds, they dont know how the circumstances the album was recorded etc..). Besides, the imitators spent millions getting the kind of sounds that Scholz dreamed up in his living room. JETHRO TULLS AQUALUNG IS EASILY TOP 5 ALBUM OF ALL-TIME, CROSBY, STILL, NASH & YOUNGS DEJA VU IS RICHLY DESERVING AS IS THE BEATLES RUBBER SOUL WHICH IS MUCH BETTER THAN YOUR 1 REVOLVER, MOUNTAINS NANTUCKET SLEIGHRIDE, ALLMAN BROS. EAT A PEACH, JIMI HENDRIXS AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE, DEREK & THE DOMINOES LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How is Rumours even on any list of great rock albums? this is seriuos? 200 greatest Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songs of the 1970s The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s | Pitchfork A decade of innovation starring Brian Eno, the Clash, Kraftwerk, Sly and the Family Stone, David Bowie, and more A decade of innovation starring. If the interplanetary stomp of Space Truckin and the high-speed cruising anthem Highway Star dont get your blood pumping, call the doctor. Its not the worst Beatles LP. No offense but please, remove yer heads from wherever youve stuck them youll breathe better! lists are both subjective and open to criticism. Red hot chili should be on the white trash hip hop list. Just seeing that takes all legitimacy from your list so I wont even waste my time with the rest. not a bad list but maybe we should all list our Top 100 albums but then tally the results. Walter Becker and Donald Fagens masterstroke puts all of their hipster inflections into an album thats still heavy on film-noir romance and cerebral wit. Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Wikipedia Ten Years After A Space In Time You cant please all of the people all of the time . . Tom Petty has proven himself,The Beatles are on here enough so as not to hurt PMs feelings,so correct this.Also one of the best rock concerts I ever saw was ELP. Extra points for the Robert Mapplethorpe cover photo, by now as iconic as the album itself. music from the pig pin ? I think Dark Side Of The Moon deserves a spot here with so many No.1s around the world. No Jetrho Tull? Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska One of the best albums of all time, period! Emerson, Lake & Palmer? Nirvana!? Concert over, curfew, he shouted out. But what really lingers on Pet Sounds is the sheer beauty of the singing and the timeless nature of the songs, which trace a young-adult relationship from a hopeful start to its gorgeously sad finish. But Hynde always dazzled as a singer, whether it was the personal revelations of Tattooed Love Boys or the cool swagger on Brass in Pocket.. You should replace some with these: Yes Close To the Edge Buried treasure: Hand of Doom, perhaps the strongest anti-heroin statement that metal ever produced. The breakout success of Dookie wound up fueling Green Days ambitions; they wanted to get beyond pop-punk and take their place as a great American band. Then again, most lists like this that are made up of the Top 100 of anything, is usually done without the required knowledge/experience to do so. Top ten!? Doors first album is on the list after all, good. Dont take that serious. And it spawned Zoo TV, which forever upped the ante for rock tours as conceptual spectacle. By now Paul Westerbergs songs were evincing self-doubt, sympathy, and dogged hope (all three on I Will Dare), and they could still come up with a hilarious aside or two. 10 Blues Albums Rolling Stone Loved in the 1970s That You Never Heard No Wish You Were Here? And these are not completely subjective issues. And if its a top list that HAS TO be a qulaifying detail. 4.06 21,191 471. That would include Bowie, Neil Young, The Stones, Big Star and all the usual suspects. It was famously recorded in a speed-fueled three-day session, and you can hear that too. Deacon Blue remains the most sympathetic portrait of a jazzman that any rock band has written, while I Got the News includes a couple of rocks funniest sexual one-liners. Five savvy Boston-based guys give New Wave its first commercial blockbuster. Although Led Zeps 4th album has STH, arguably their greatest song, their 1st album was overall far better than the 4th album overall. British Invasion and you leave out The Hollies, The Kinks, and The Yardbirds. Top 10, no way. The decade saw rock branch into a series of intriguing new subgenres, beginning, at the dawn of the '70s, with heavy metal. 2112 by Rush, but no Moving Pictures. My 2 cents: I thought this was to be a list of bands not albums? Emerson Lake and Palmer? Groundhogs? Nothing against what they play or really how great their albums are, but they do not belong to the genre rock. Zappa, Over-Nite Sensation; Neil Young, Zuma; Clash, Sandinista (vs. London Calling); Doors, eponymous first album; Steppenwolf, Monster; Dead, Europe 72; Airplane, Surrealistic Pillow; Ramones should be in, the one with I Wanna Be Sedated; I agree that Exile on Main Street is a masterpiece; agree that Revolver and Rubber Soul are the big breakthrough; lots more Zappa, Young, Stones and Dylan albums are worthy, Zappa is the biggest hole; Tom Waits? i hate these lust. Sgt. Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) (-) Should be in the top 10! Im sure there is something in here that I havent heard before, so Im looking forward to new discovery. Its like not having the Doobie Bro and Foreigner in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. King Crimson In the court of the Crimson King? Patti Smith ??? AND Bruce Springsteen said his biggest influence was Elvis. Since you only use one album per artist, this cannot be the 100 best albums. ?lateralus ..aenimasmashing pumpkins melon collie ..ect you really do have quite a few UNINSPIRED picks there !! Yes Close to the edge ignoring it is just childish, 2 Van Halen ? Score. None of Joy Divisions best-known singles are here, but the soundscapes of Closer create a world thats equally forbidding and enticing. The Stones had good songs, but I dont really think they had good albums. Really? 50. How many bands can simultaneously bounce back from tragedy, pay a fitting tribute to their lead singer Bon Scott, have a great party, and double their fanbase while theyre at it? No Yes? I have a record collection that works for me.and thats all that matters. Carl threw down his sticks and that was that. I have one great but forgotten band name for Brits and Yanks to re-discover: Buffalo Springfield. Musically talking by entire album >>> wheres Relayer YES? The Smiths? Its cool to see music-lovers talk and share thoughts..really is..These lists are always controversial. Really?? Elton Johns Caribou Album: Both Intelligent And Lighter Than Air, Already Platinum: Slim Thugs Classic Neptunes Team-Up, Louis Armstrongs West End Blues, The Day Jazz Changed Forever, Nation Of Millions: Why Public Enemys Masterpiece Cannot Be Held Back, How Oklahoma! 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NI IDEA DE CLASIFICAR LOS MEJORES 100. these were also game changing bands. Starting off with the nastiest song ever written about an ex-manager (Death on Two Legs), A Night at the Opera goes everywhere from metal to music hall. The Kinks wasted no time in growing from their beat-group beginnings to a vehicle for Ray Davies sharp-eyed social comments. Its great to see bands that commonly arent listed out for their albums here go hand in hand with established classics from the likes of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Clash, and The Beach Boys. Plus this old 50s rock and roll and rockabilly fan absolutely loves that you gave that first generation (Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly) their due. JETHRO TULL ? First studio album of Janes Addiction? Where are Mashmakhan and Babe Ruth? NO; BAD COMPANY Since when is Daft Punk, Pulp, Carol King or Joni Mitchell ROCK music? If you were sitting around with you friends rolling up the devils weed while listening to music, you were certainly far more likely to be listening to Sgt. Rock in 2002 needed a swift kick, and Josh Homme was the man to do it. The best rock album of all, Bob Dylans Highway 61 Revisited, is not even mentioned, just like U2s All That You Cant Leave Behind. Another crime of the century .no Tom Petty!!! and Santana.the list goes on and on. Fleetwood Mac Rumors (16) Pepper and Axis Bold as Love and The Doors disqualifies this entire list and warrants a total remake. I think there should be a few more albums from The Doors first; then eventually in the middle of the list some Grateful Dead, Instead it's 100 albums I really like that don't necessarily get the attention they deserve. They hardly made half a dozen decent tunes . im not saying its the #1 record ever but seriously ? There is no bad Jimi Hendrix album, but this double LP was where he harnessed the album format to create a real experience. I totally agree with Peter re Led Zepplin.They were and still are one of the most influentual groups and are still outselling a lot of these artists in your top100.This list is a load of shit and a complete waste of time. . What about Highway 61 Revisited? Says who?? The fact that one puts a 2 Greatest Hits on top spots is mockin us all . There are also many British rock bands missing, such as The Searchers, The Kinks, and I could go on and on, but wont, for now. First what does Greatest mean? Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time was originally published in 2003, with a slight update in 2012. ). The bottom 40 are for the most part terrible and do not belong. Replace Breakfast in America with Crisis What Crisis. No Ten Years After? Their third album succeeds grandly at both: Though steeped in heartache and discontent, its also one of the more exhilarating albums of its time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JIQJc8WU7U. The mini-epic Teen-Age Riot opened with Kim Gordons spooky invocation, giving way to an onslaught of guitars and a surprisingly joyful hook. Are you deaf? Nevermind wound up having a far greater cultural impact than its creators intended or even wanted. For a year when Elvis Presley's "The Wonder of You" and . Pink Floyds sensational first album is much more interesting than the predictable Dark Side of The Moon -and I could go on . I do not understand critics fascination with Exile On Main St. and these things always over-represent the extremely over rated Springsteen. Dark and dangerous they may be, Lou Reeds characters treat the listener as a trusted confidante. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 2. Hai hai hai, how many missing! Not bad, maybe would of found a place for Bat Out Of Hell though. How about the oversight of Jethro Tull not being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? My gosh, you lost all credibility that cant be made up by throwing us Beatles fans a bone with thet John Lennon album or Pauls Band on the run, both good albums, but not great like Rubber soul or Pepper. This list is ordered by the ratings Rolling Stone awarded albums throughout 1970. Greatest hits albums dont belong in such a list at all. Its alrigth that never trust on this kind of lists, but this one its just ridiculous! Roxy Music - "Do the Strand". Rolling Stones Tattoo You is a bluesy and jazzy rock album that could have been on here including the gems Start Me Up and Waiting on a Friend. Then again the Lamb Lies Down on broadway is on the list at least and thats very much prog. How can BOB SEGER NIGHT MOVES not be in top 100 is was one highs selling of all time. The Best Rock Albums Of All Time: 100 Essential Records - uDiscoverMusic Dark side of the moon @ 12 Also a break from the early Beatles sound. for fucks sake.TWO U2 albums ? Both should be in the top 20 easily. Bob Mould and Grant Hart both emerge as first-class songwriters, and the band as a formidable power trio. ELP ??? Agree that Humble Pie and Ten Years after should be there. A worthless list ! No Queen (News of the World, Night at the Opera), No Journey (Escape), No Blue Oyster Cult (too many to name), No Jethro Tull (Aqualung is one of the best albums of all time). I think your list is quite good. What about THE GUN? The same goes for any album by the Velvet Underground (though I did get to hear their first one when it came out, believe me most did not) or Astral Weeks, Trout Mask Replica and Marquee Moon,. Rolling Stone's Best Albums of the 1970s - Album of The Year Both Guns NRoses and Appetite for Destruction revitalized heavy rock, making it dangerous and fun again and made instant icons out of Slash and Axl Rose. The album came out in the Northern Hemisphere spring of 1956 (a full decade before the summer of 66) if Elvis wasnt ahead of his time on this one, then at least lets agree all he laid the foundations and made rock happen. Peter Frampton live , the number one live album. Get real. Opus Focus, Trespass-Genesis, Crime of the Century-Supertramp, Atom Earth Mother-Pink Floyd? Advertisement. I could go on for ages listing lots more. who were heroes of his. I agree with Captain Beyond. And Jerry Lee Lewis absolutely kills, rampaging through his own and other peoples hits. This list adheres to a fairly narrow definition of rock, confining it to largely guitar-based music, and making exceptions only in a few cases where the album was too important to leave off. There are at least another 100 we can fit in to The Top 100. When an artist obviously has more than one essential album, weve made a case for the one that we believe to be the most important of the lot. Much better than Tommy which somehow made this list. I cant believe that Paul Rodgers is not on the list! a good start but many that dont belong and so many that do. Anna Lockwood The Glass World of Anna Lockwood (Tangent, 1970) Amongst a particular cadre of experimental musicians and field recordists, Anna - or, as she was subsequently credited, Annea. There should be 3 or 4 Pink Floyd albums in top 5 with Dark side of the moon at number 1. Swans. How old are you guys? There was no Steppenwolf at all.Even saw them in Germany when only sodiers and germans were there ALL singing: AMERICA where are you now ,dont you care about your sons and daughters? The best of these is certainly The Beatles Yellow Submarine, with their unique style and catchy tunes. Exile, Born to Run, Hotel California you must be joking . most of the selections were albums by white male rock musicians, with the top position held by the Beatles' Sgt. 90 some spots before Transformer? This List is a personal editorial of the Compilor of the list not a serious analysis. Totally agree. For one thing, it proved you didnt need a massive studio budget when you had the songs. 100 Best 1970's Albums - Classic Rock History Just one record from Pink Floyd or Genesis? The dense electronic touches prove an essential part of the picture, as the songs (largely written with the late and brilliant Jay Bennett) wrap up a fractured America headed to an uncertain future. Brain Capers would have been an inspired choice. No Grand Funk Railroad? 100 Lost Rock Albums From The 1970s - An Extract The Quietus , January 23rd, 2012 02:23 Matt Ingram aka Woebot reckons we've lost touch with the true nature of rock music in the 1970s, a subject he tackles in his new ebook. At least three Beatles made big musical statements in the year after their breakup, but John Lennon took the occasion to bury both The Beatles and the 60s yet accomplished this in songs that still had a bit of Beatlesque magic to them. they dont even come close which tells me whoever compiled this list really doesnt have a clue ! Reading the angry replies was very enlightening! No Credence Clearwater Revival? And will someone please explain the adulation Exile on Main Street always draws? Steeped in blues, country, and gospel, recorded in countless all-night sessions and fueled by Lord only knows what, Exile is above all the work of serious blues scholars and one of the greatest rock albums ever written.

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