Pitchfork: Top 100 Albums of the 1970s.
05-29-10, 10:44 PM
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Pitchfork: Top 100 Albums of the 1970s.
I was browsing through the Pitchfork site and came across this list and was actually surprised by how good it was. There are a lot of albums that I was very pleasantly surprised to see listed.
Top 100 Albums of the 1970s
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What does everybody else here in the slowly dying Music Talk forum think of the list and how many do you own?
I own 51 of the albums listed.
Top 100 Albums of the 1970s
LIST:
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What does everybody else here in the slowly dying Music Talk forum think of the list and how many do you own?
I own 51 of the albums listed.
05-29-10, 11:03 PM
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Not a single Springsteen album? 
05-29-10, 11:13 PM
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I think it's a really good list, I've heard all of them. Some albums I would add to the list, off the top of my head:
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
John Cale - Paris 1919
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu
Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
John Cale - Paris 1919
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu
Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
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05-29-10, 11:23 PM
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I think that when putting together this list they deliberately stayed away from the more mainstream hit-makers of the '70s that dominate classic rock radio, aside of course from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Van Halen etc. Most of these lists look pretty similar and I'm personally glad that acts such as Springsteen (no offense Norm de Plume) and Peter Frampton weren't included.
05-29-10, 11:27 PM
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I think it's a really good list, I have all of them. Some albums I would add to the list, off the top of my head:
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
John Cale - Paris 1919
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu
Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
John Cale - Paris 1919
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu
Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
05-30-10, 01:34 AM
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Any list heavy on Bowie, Iggy and Can is cool with me. I've got (or have on my iPod) 46 of them I think. This is PITCHFORK after all so it's not like they were going to have lots of Springsteen and Queen. I do agree Richard and Linda Thompson would be good to see on there though...
05-30-10, 09:22 AM
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Those are 100 great albums from the 1970s, but not the 100 best albums from the 1970s.
The mere fact that it has reggae albums on it, but not a single one by Bob Marley and the Wailers instantly makes it a less-than-the-best list.
The mere fact that it has reggae albums on it, but not a single one by Bob Marley and the Wailers instantly makes it a less-than-the-best list.
05-30-10, 11:02 AM
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Meh...trying too hard to stray away from the conventional answers. However, the usual suspects on lists like these are usually the best anyhow though. If anyone care, my top 15 because 10 is just too hard:
1. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
2. Darkside of the Moon - Pink Floyd
3. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
4. Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan
5. American Beauty - Grateful Dead
6. Physical Grafitti - Led Zeppelin
7. Exile on Main St. - Rolling Stones
8. After the Gold Rush - Neil Young
9. Cosmos Factory - CCR
10. Pronounced - Lynyrd Skynyrd
11. Who's Next - The Who
12. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
13. Eat a Peach - Allman Brothers
14. The Wall - Pink Floyd
15. Moondance - Van Morrison
1. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
2. Darkside of the Moon - Pink Floyd
3. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
4. Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan
5. American Beauty - Grateful Dead
6. Physical Grafitti - Led Zeppelin
7. Exile on Main St. - Rolling Stones
8. After the Gold Rush - Neil Young
9. Cosmos Factory - CCR
10. Pronounced - Lynyrd Skynyrd
11. Who's Next - The Who
12. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
13. Eat a Peach - Allman Brothers
14. The Wall - Pink Floyd
15. Moondance - Van Morrison
05-30-10, 11:15 AM
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It's a good list but for me the biggest omission would be Genesis who were at their creative best at that time.
05-30-10, 12:19 PM
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I have these on vinyl! I think it's a solid list, but no Springsteen? C'mon 'Born to Run' is a classic album. No Tempations 'All Directions'?
099 Neil Young - After the Goldrush
095 Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
093 Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys
083 Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power
082 George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
081 David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders from Mars
080 David Bowie - Hunky Dory
077 David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
075 Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
073 Van Halen - Van Halen
071 James Brown - The Payback
070 Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
067 Pink Floyd - Meddle
065 Neil Young - On the Beach
060 John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
051 Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
049 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
041 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
037 Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
036 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
032 Pink Floyd - The Wall
028 The Beatles - Let It Be
027 Led Zeppelin - III
020 T.Rex - Electric Warrior
018 Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
017 Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
015 The Who - Who's Next
013 Nick Drake - Pink Moon
011 Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
010 Brian Eno - Another Green World
007 Led Zeppelin - IV
005 Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
002 The Clash - London Calling
001 David Bowie - Low
099 Neil Young - After the Goldrush
095 Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
093 Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys
083 Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power
082 George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
081 David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders from Mars
080 David Bowie - Hunky Dory
077 David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
075 Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
073 Van Halen - Van Halen
071 James Brown - The Payback
070 Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
067 Pink Floyd - Meddle
065 Neil Young - On the Beach
060 John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
051 Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
049 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
041 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
037 Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
036 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
032 Pink Floyd - The Wall
028 The Beatles - Let It Be
027 Led Zeppelin - III
020 T.Rex - Electric Warrior
018 Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
017 Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
015 The Who - Who's Next
013 Nick Drake - Pink Moon
011 Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
010 Brian Eno - Another Green World
007 Led Zeppelin - IV
005 Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
002 The Clash - London Calling
001 David Bowie - Low
05-30-10, 02:09 PM
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I've got 38 of them on vinyl or CD. I would have liked to see Dire Straits and Peter Gabriel. I think I'd also include Boston, which only sounds stale today because it's ideas have been so thoroughly plundered since it came out.
I've never heard of Wire, and they have three listings.
I've never heard of Wire, and they have three listings.
05-30-10, 04:03 PM
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Re: Pitchfork: Top 100 Albums of the 1970s.
Since I didn't have anything better to do today, I made my own list of my favorite albums of the 70's, spoilered for length:
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05-30-10, 06:00 PM
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05-30-10, 06:40 PM
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Hotel California should be #1 (or at least on the list) because it is the only album that would please a Carpenter fan and a member of the Kiss Army. It's THAT good.
05-30-10, 07:02 PM
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Sure you can argue with the list (like always), but there are some insanely good albums there. Weirdest thing to me is seeing them list Wire's "154". Not even in the same ballpark as "Pink Flag" and "Chairs Missing".
05-30-10, 07:46 PM
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05-30-10, 09:11 PM
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I own almost every album on that list on CD, but it's a very strange, Pitchforky list.
Even leaving aside obvious choices like Exile, Springsteen or Sabbath, why no Willie Nelson? No Earth, Wind and Fire? One George Clinton album? No Gabriel-era Genesis? Is there really no Steely Dan on that list, arguably the definitive seventies band? Where the hell is "Close the the Edge"? Rundgren's "Something/Anything"? Only one Roxy Music album?
Now, I'm starting the notice the obvious stuff... No Skynyrd? Allmans? Little Feat's "Dixie Chicken"? No Elton John record makes the list of the greatest albums of the 70s? WTF? The Ramones first album is the 23rd greatest album of the decade? Have these guys ever heard of Paul Simon? No "Night at the Opera"?
... okay now I'm getting pissed. This list is ridiculous.
Even leaving aside obvious choices like Exile, Springsteen or Sabbath, why no Willie Nelson? No Earth, Wind and Fire? One George Clinton album? No Gabriel-era Genesis? Is there really no Steely Dan on that list, arguably the definitive seventies band? Where the hell is "Close the the Edge"? Rundgren's "Something/Anything"? Only one Roxy Music album?
Now, I'm starting the notice the obvious stuff... No Skynyrd? Allmans? Little Feat's "Dixie Chicken"? No Elton John record makes the list of the greatest albums of the 70s? WTF? The Ramones first album is the 23rd greatest album of the decade? Have these guys ever heard of Paul Simon? No "Night at the Opera"?
... okay now I'm getting pissed. This list is ridiculous.
