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'

[The Duke]

Pink Floyd - Dark side of the Moon, The Wall

Hey, you can't mention these two in this context and not mention "Animals".

[The Duke]

Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell

[RLJVet]

Mention of "Bustin' Out", "Hejira" and a few others there caused me to dig through the vinyl collection.
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen -(their cover of Lowell Georges') "Willin'", "The Devil and Me" and "California Okie".
John Prine's blue album
Dylan - Desire
Jackson Browne (the fellas called him Jackson Bummout)Saturate Before Using
Dead- Eyes of the World Stones- It's only Rock and Roll as well as Let it Bleed

[jjbrouwer]

My Top Ten - with no apologies for British bias
Ziggy Stardust - Bowie
Dark Side of the Moon - Floyd
My Aim is True - Costello
Live at Leeds - Who
Wish You Were Here - Floyd
Who's Next - Who
This Year's Model - Costello
Paranoid - Sabs
The Kick Inside - Bush (Kate that is)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks - Pistols

[Kevin Curry]

"Turn of a Friendly Card" by the Alan Parsons Project.

[TJFLSTRAT]

lets see
A Nod is as good as a wink..{Faces}
Love it To death {Alice Cooper}
Electric warrior{T. Rex}
Toys in the Attic{Aerosmith}
Sticky fingers{Stones}
Tyranny and Mutation {Blue Oyster Cult}
Dub housing{Pere Ubu}
London Calling{Clash}
Young, Loud, and Snotty{Dead Boys}
Morrison Hotel {doors}
My Aim is True {Elvis Costello}
Runes {Led Zeppelin}
Fresh Fruit For Rotting Veggies{Dead Kennedys}
Outlandos 'd Amour {police}

[Mad Dawgg]

"Best" Being a Realtive Term...

I nominate "SNF" as the "Best" selling album from the Seventies!

[RightOnline]

Go pick up a Steppenwolf "Greatest Hits" CD........make sure it has at least 16 songs to get a decent cross section of their work.......and you'll be floored at the consistent quality of Steppenwolf's songs. GREAT songwriting; excellent musicianship. John Kay was a bloody genius.

[fnord]

nobody mentioned the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack!?

[sneakypete]

Joni Mitchell: Herija

Sorry,but the only list that woman belongs on is "people who should be slowly strangled to death if ever caught singing". Her voice is so high it makes dogs ears bleed. More irritating that fingernails on a blackboard.

[Leper Messiah]

Permanent Waves

[sneakypete]

nobody mentioned the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack!?

Yeah,I did. Either on this or another thread. I also mentioned the soundtrack from "Dirty Dancing". There really ARE some people who have never heard Mickey and Sylvia,or Solomon Burke.

BTW,I just got throught listening to Solomon Burke's "Cry to Me",one of the greatest 60's songs ever recorded.

[Leper Messiah]

BTW its "Spirit of Radio" and was released in 1980. So it does'nt quite qualify for this list. But we musn't forget RUSH, 2112, Caress of Steel or Hemispheres.

[tacticalogic]

I always thought I was one of the few people who kept and loved Yessongs.

Apparently you aren't totally alone. Now, do you also have a copy of Rick Wakeman's
Journey to the Center of the Earth?

[des]

Rumours

[who knows what evil?]

I've seen that first Montrose album mentioned a number of times...what a kickin' album! One of the best EVER! Had a few more to mention...

Rainbow: On Stage (Blackmore and Dio LIVE...to die for!)
Tubes (the 1st album...'White Punks on Dope'...killer concert)
UFO: Strangers in the Night
Blue Oyster Cult: On Your Feet or On Your Knees
Robin Trower: Bridge of Sighs
Head East: Live

This is a great thread...unfortuately, it has pointed out a number of serious holes in my CD collection. My wife has been complaining that she has no idea what to get me for Christmas (not much of a materialist), but the great suggestions on this thread will keep her busy the next few days...thanks!

[who knows what evil?]

Oops...didn't have my glasses, and missed Trower on the original list.