Best Albums of the 70's

[Dan from Michigan]

We had the 90's and 80's. Time for the 70's. In no order

Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers, Some Girls
Beatles - Let it Be(69 or 70)
Grand Funk - Closer to Home, We're An American Band
AC/DC - High Voltage, Let There be Rock, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Highway to Hell,
Allman Brothers - Allman Brothers Band
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird : The Movie(anything actually)
Aerosmith - Get your Wings, Toys in the Attic
Bad Company - Burnin Sky, Bad Company
Deep Purple - MAchine Head
Montrose - Montrose
Van Halen - Van Halen, Van Halen II(79 or 80)
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Boston - Boston, Don't Look Back
Led Zepplin - Physical Graffiti, IV(or anything)
KISS - Alive
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent, Free for All, Cat Scratch Fever, DOUBLE LIVE GONZO!!!!
Ted Nugent's Amboy Dukes - Tooth Fang and Claw(Don't have it, but the original version of Great White Buffalo is on it)
Pink Floyd - Dark side of the Moon, The Wall
Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsies Doors - LA Woman
The Who - Who's Next, Who are You, Quadrophenia
Humble Pie - Smokin'

[cardinal4]

Id forgotten about that one,I dont think they missed a beat when Gabriel left.

[RightOnline]

"Deep Purple - Made in Japan

Case Closed."

Russ, I was going to respond to this earlier.........

SUPERB choice. One killer album that, unfortunately, seems to go largely ignored.........but is an absolute MUST for any Deep Purple fan............ or rock fan, for that matter.

However, while we're on the topic of fabulous live albums, no list would be complete without:

"The Allman Brothers: Live at the Fillmore East": Just doesn't get much better than this.

"Band of Gypsies" (Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Miles on drums, Buddy Cox on bass): For those, like me, who just didn't "get" the Hendrix cult of guitar worship for a long time (I thought he was good, but jeez.............), THIS is the album that finally showed what the man could do..........and to this day, I still say "...until "Band of Gypsies", NO one heard the 'true Hendrix' on vinyl". If you haven't heard it, DO so..........and you'll understand.

"Procul Harem: Live": Considered by many "experts", rock writers, etc., to be the finest "live" rock recording ever made. The production quality, the orchestral backing, the stunning fidelity of the recording..............just unbelievable. Get it.

....and truly, in my opinion, the Best for sheer high-energy, in-your-face, kick-out-the-jams rock abandon on a "live" album from the '70's, nothing touches "The Who: Live at Leeds".

Buy it. Listen to it. With headphones. I DARE you to sit still. You'll understand..........

[RLJVet]

Right, What’s better than “…Elizabeth Reed”, “Whipping post” and “Statesboro blues”? Live at Leeds is great rock and roll. My brother had a promotional poster. Not to mention all the great stuff that's been mentioned in previous posts. Deep Purple . . . This thread and the one from last weekend have really been singing their praises. If I had appreciated them more I would have made more of an effort to get to know Ritchie Blackmore when he lived around the corner in the late ‘70s. I guess The Dead took over back then. Ritchie B. lived just next to my friend(s), a large family, some of whom were budding garage band musicians (who have actually gone on to various successes in the music industry). No one ever heard from Mr. Ritchie’s house music-wise because he had a sound studio built in. According to this family, including the lovely mother, he was a friendly and great neighbor. One fine summer day there was a Rolling Stones tune blasting from one of the third floor windows of my friend’s house - LOUD. People were outside milling about, gardening, etc. quite used to this type of sound from my friend’s house. At the end of the Stones song, Ritchie B. pulls out all the stops and reciprocates by BLASTING back over to them a beautiful classical symphonic piece (wish I knew which one). At the end of it everyone stood and applauded. All the housewives, gardeners, bicyclers, etc. Here’s my humble addition to the best of the ‘70’s in no order (so many have been claimed above already): RS-Sticky Fingers Carole King – Music Eric Clapton - Slowhand The Good Ole Boys (Garcia, Grisman, Rowan, Clements etc.)-Old and in the Way Bonnie Raitt- Streetlights Jefferson Airplane- Bless its Pointed Little Head (might be sixties), so I’ll say: Van Morrison- Astral Weeks Marshall Tucker Live James Taylor- Mud Slide Slim Neil Young-After the Goldrush Jackson Browne-For Everyman If some clunky classic rock radio stations would get hold of some recordings of broadcasts done in the seventies – Alison Steele, the Nightbird, for instance, and play it regularly . . . then we’d be talkin’ You heard it here first.

[RLJVet]

Whoops, First time post.
Try: Right,
What’s better than “…Elizabeth Reed”, “Whipping post” and “Statesboro blues”?
Live at Leeds is great rock and roll. My brother had a promotional poster.
Deep Purple . . . This thread and the one from last weekend have really been singing their praises. If I had appreciated them more I would have made more of an effort to get to know Ritchie Blackmore when he lived around the corner in the late ‘70s. I guess The Dead took over back then. Ritchie B. lived just next to my friend(s), a large family, some of whom were budding garage band musicians (who have actually gone on to various successes in the music industry). No one ever heard from Mr. Ritchie’s house music-wise because he had a sound studio built in. According to this family, including the lovely mother, he was a friendly and great neighbor. One fine summer day there was a Rolling Stones tune blasting from one of the third floor windows of my friend’s house - LOUD. People were outside milling about, gardening, etc. quite used to this type of sound from my friend’s house. At the end of the Stones song, Ritchie B. pulls out all the stops and reciprocates by BLASTING back over to them a beautiful classical symphonic piece (wish I knew which one). At the end of it everyone stood and applauded. All the housewives, gardeners, bicyclers, etc.
Here’s my humble addition to the best of the ‘70’s in no order (so many have been claimed above already):
RS-Sticky Fingers
Carole King – Music
Eric Clapton - Slowhand
The Good Ole Boys (Garcia, Grisman, Rowan, Clements etc.)-Old and in the Way
Bonnie Raitt- Streetlights
Jefferson Airplane- Bless its Pointed Little Head (might be sixties), so I’ll say:
Van Morrison- Astral Weeks
Marshall Tucker Live - Where We All Belong
James Taylor- Mud Slide Slim
Neil Young-After the Goldrush
Jackson Browne-For Everyman
If some clunky classic rock radio stations would get hold of some recordings of broadcasts done in the seventies – Alison Steele, the Nightbird, for instance, and play it regularly . . . then we’d be talkin’.
You heard it here first.

[Twodees]

You got it," Too Stuffed to Jump" was their 2nd album, containing "3rd Rate Romance". Gator got it right, too. There was ARS as well as ARA, two different bands. The Aces became a sort of cult group whose albums sold well with only two singles ever released on the radio.

Their albums have all been rereleased on CD now. Check out their website: theaces.com. The lead singer and songwriter, Russell Smith, has written several songs made into hits by other artists, like Leroy Parnell's hit, "The Rock" and Shelby Lynn's hit "I Need a Heart".

You have to love a group whose bass player is named Jeff Davis.

[csvset]

Hot Tuna ~ Jorma Kaukonen bump

[fnord]

Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Elton John - Madman, Yellow Brick Road, Captain Fantastic
Frampton Comes Alive
Elvis Costello - My Aim is True

Gonna use this thread to beef up my mp3 files :-)

[fnord]

Good mention for Uriah Heep ...

[tom paine 2]

bump

[fearNlothin]

Anything from the Greatful Dead-

[another1]

Ha-ha! I also have (on loan to a friend) the Montrose album with Lucky Man (not to be confused with ELP's Lucky Man), and that blazing example of guitar work - Matriarch.

[another1]

Some stuff that from a cursory review seems to have been overlooked thusfar (although I may have missed something):

All Moody Blues
All Clapton
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Trilogy, Brain Salad Surgery, and Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends

Anyone remember Quicksilver Messenger Service? Particularly Fresh Air?

Humble Pie's Live at the Filmore has GOT to go on the list.

[Leto]

Bump for the good old Grateful Dead. A few albums I didn't see mentioned:

The Band: Rock of Ages
Dereck and the Domino's: Layla and other love songs
Gradeful Dead: "skull and Rosed"
Little Feat: Times Loves a Hero
Pat Methney Band: Pat Methney Band
Miles Davis: Live/Evil
Joni Mitchell: Herija
Fairport Convention: Leige and Leif
Poco: Cantamos
Santana:Caravansari
Bob Marley: Live
Humble Pie: Live at the Fillmore
Jefferson Starship: Blows Against the Empire
Pure Prarie League: Bustin Out
Charlie Daniels; Uneasy Rider
Marshall Tucker Band: Live Double Album
Emerson Lake and Palmer: Self Titled
Eagles: Hotel California
Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame
Karl Bohm's: Beetovhen Symphony cycle
Pentangle: Greatest Hits
John Mayall: Turning Point
Quicksilver Messinger Service: Shady Grove
Hot Tuna: Burgers
New Riders of the Purple Sage: Powerglide
Flying Burrito Brothers: Last of the Red Hot Burritos

Lots of other good stuff I can't remember at the moment.

[RightOnline]

Rifling through my vinyl collection...........:)...........ran across a few others that I haven't seen mentioned (if they HAVE, sorry for the repeats):

Heart: "Dreamboat Annie" (what else needs sayin' besides..........one helluva debut album)

Edgar Winter: "Edgar Winter's White Trash: Roadwork" (killer live album, folks), "They Only Come Out at Night" (contains "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride"; what more could you want?)

now for his brother, Johnny Winter: "Johnny Winter And.......Live"; "Still Alive & Well" (probably his best overall effort prior to his 'blues' years; unreal album)

How could we forget the Doobie Brothers, folks??: "Toulouse Street", "The Captain and Me" (their absolute finest work; hands down), "What Were Once Vices are Now Habits"

Foghat (rest in peace, Lonesome Dave.......): "Foghat", "Energized", "Fool for the City"

Jethro Tull: "Aqualung"; everything else they did pales...

James Gang: "Rides Again" (again, THEIR best.....by far)

Nazareth: "Hair of the Dog" (everybody, SING ALONG: "NOW you're messin' with a............son of a biiiii.....NOW you're messin' with a sonofabitch...")

Badfinger: "Straight Up" ("Baby Blue", "Day After Day"; beautiful stuff)

Sorry that I don't remember the name of the album, but the "Mountain" album (yep..........featuring 'The Great Fatsby himself, Leslie West) featuring "Mississippi Queen"; that song...let alone the album.......was WAY ahead of its time.

ANYTHING by Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush: "World Anthem", "Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush IV" (FABULOUS work, guys...), and the sadly unheralded "Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush LIVE!" (.........with the absolute best version of Johnny B. Goode you'll EVER hear; eat your heart out, Johnny Winter.:) ) SIDE NOTE: Frank is / was, hands down, one of the most underrated guitarists ever to pick up a six-string. The man can thunder, he can play gorgeous blues, he can do 'Wes Montgomery'........he could do it all. I JUST found out that he has actually come out of "retirement" and has released a new album. I'm going to track it down...:)

"Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles: Live": Killer stuff. Check it out.

......and for you fellow Southern Rock fans (THIS will make you feel old, realizing that this WAS in the '70's):Molly Hatchet: "Flirtin' With Disaster"..........and

Black Oak Arkansas: "Black Oak Arkansas"

[Dan from Michigan]

Humble Pie's Live at the Filmore has GOT to go on the list.

I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR!!

[Dan from Michigan]

I can't believe I missed the Doobies either(Almost bought their CD), or Nazareth. I have Nazareth's greatest hits CD. Foghat as well.

I thought Molly Hatchet was 80's.

The 70's was IMO THE best decade of rock music.

[RightOnline]

Molly Hatchet's debut album was in 1979. Kinda surprised me, too. :)

[RightOnline]

Humble Pie.............damn. How could I have forgotten their "Rock On" album, with all the motorcycle cops on the cover forming a human pyramid? Know the one? "Stone Cold Fever", "Thirty Days in the Hole", etc...........kicks ass.

Hey, I know they started in the '60's, but Steppenwolf did some great work in the '70's as well. They are NOT to be forgotten.

[Dan from Michigan]

I only know 3 of their songs offhand.

Magic Carpet Ride, Born to be Wild, and my personal favorite, The Pusher.

I thought 30 Days in the Hole, Stone Cold Fever, was off Smokin? I don't know. I just have the Greatest Hits, with Stone Cold Fever, 30 Days, Doctor, C'Mon Everybody, etc.

[The Duke]

"Out of the Blue", "New World Record", "Face the Music"...