The Great Blitz Album Survey…Favourite Albums Across The Years...Part 2…The 70s

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1970
3/ Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2/ Rodriguez- Cold Fact
1/ The Doors - Morrison Hotel

1971
3/ Led Zep - IV
2/ The Doors - LA Woman
1/ Black Sabbath - Master of Reality

1972
3/ Nick Drake - Pink Moon
2/ Cymande - Cymande
1/ Lou Reed - Transformer

1973
3/ Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
2/ Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1/ Led Zeppelin- Houses of the Holy

1974
3/ Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
2/ KISS - KISS
1/ Tom Waits - The Heart of Saturday Night

1975
3/ Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
2/KISS - Alive
1/ Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

1976
3/ AC/DC - Dirty Deeds
2/ Tom Waits - Small Change
1/ KISS - Destroyer

1977
3/ Bob Marley - Exodus
2/ Pink Floyd - Animals
1/ Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

1978
3/ Blondie - Parallel Lines
2/ Van Halen - Van Halen
1/ Kraftwerk - Die Mensch Machine

1979
3/ Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
2/ Pink Floyd - The Wall
1/ AC/DC - Highway to Hell

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Of my list above the least well known would be Cymande in 1972. If you haven’t heard it I recommend rolling a big fat one and immersing yourself in its Afro-reggae-funk-r&b-jazz uniqueness.

Surprised Rodriguez hasn’t been mentioned more too.

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Thanks for the review…I’ve never heard of them before today.

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I’m doing what I suggested right now :grin:

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Likewise, I followed the instructions and the led to the right conclusion.
It’s amazing how much good stuff there is from this era to find.
I will be exploring this further.

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1970

3 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmos Factory
2 - The Beatles - Let It Be
1 - Neil Young - After the Gold Rush

1971

3 - Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
2 - Led Zeppelin - IV
1 - The Doors - LA Woman

1972

3 - Neil Diamond - Hot August Night
2 - Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
1 - David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust

1973

3 - Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
2 - Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup
1 - Wings - Band on the Run

1974

3 - Skyhooks - Living in the 70s
2 - Kiss - Hotter Than Hell
1 - Rolling Stones - Only Rock N Roll

1975

3 - Kiss - Alive!
2 - Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
1 - ACDC - High Voltage

1976

3 - Kiss - Destroyer
2 - ACDC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
1 - Abba - Arrival

1977

3 - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
2 - Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
1 - Television - Marquee Moon

1978

3 - Cold Chisel - Cold Chisel
2 - Angels - Face to Face
1 - Blondie - Parallel Lines

1979

3 - Kiss - Dynasty
2- Bette Midler - The Rose Soundtrack
1- Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust

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Arrival and Bollocks in the same list makes me smile.

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One puts me back in childhood family holidays, and one was discovered a little later on. Guess which one’s which :smiley:

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The album is only 46 minutes long though. If it were 70+ minutes long and the title track was one of many lengthy tracks I would probably tune out too. But 46 is not a drag, after all, it’s an album experience in its totality we’re here for.

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Hey mate…this was released in 1975 so will just delete from your 1976 entry. Did you want me to add it into 1975 for you?

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Abba was the later on one :wink:

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On your advice, I gave it a go.

You’re off the Xmas list.

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:laughing:
I guess it’s not for everyone. It’s top 5 for the year for me as I think it was a glimpse of the direction of my favourite genre - alt rock/indy rock while still having a punk and 70s rock aesthetic as well. The guitar is great. It’s not high on my favourite albums but I can still appreciate it.

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It’s highly unusual (and Klawdy will back this up) for Klawdy and I to agree musically, but I’m with him on this one.

I found Marquee Moon to be a massive borefest.

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Give Cymande a go to see if I can still be on you Xmas list. It is definitely a favourite of mine and a bit of a hidden treasure.

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I played Cymande in my first ever DJ set…Im offended Mr Woodley…

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Actually I think it was my second…

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Clearly you had followed Unegg’s instruction on how to best listen to it :rofl:

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I realise the sheer density of Neil and Bowie here but ah, there ya go.
1970
3 - After the Gold Rush - Neil Young
2 - Loaded - The Velvet Underground
1- Let It Be - The Beatles
1971
3 - Bryter Layter - Nick Drake
2 - Hunky Dory - David Bowie
1 - Blue - Joni Mitchell
1972
3 - Harvest - Neil Young
2- Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones
1 - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie
1973
3 - Closing Time - Tom Waits
2 - The Dark Side of The Moon - Pink Floyd
1 - Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
1974
3 - On The Beach - Neil Young
2 - Diamond Dogs - David Bowie
1 - Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons
1975
3 - Tonight’s The Night - Neil Young
2 - Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
1 - Blood on The Tracks - Bob Dylan
1976
3 - Small Change - Tom Waits
2 - Station To Station - David Bowie
1 - Songs In the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
1977
3 - Low - David Bowie
2 - Talking Heads '77 - Talking Heads
1 - “Heroes”- David Bowie
1978
3 - More Songs About Buildings and Food - Talking Heads
2 - Ambient 1: Music For Airports - Brian Eno
1 - The Last Waltz - The Band
1979
3 - Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
2 - Fear of Music - Talking Heads
1 - London Calling - The Clash

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:eyes: you have my interest… was it brothers on the slide?