Top Albums Of The 1970's Picked By You
 

Pantophobia isn't doing this one, so I'm taking the reigns.

you know how it works, either PM me your top 25 or post them in the thread. I'll add em up later. You've got a week, I start adding them up on Monday.

When someone ranks an album as number 1, it gets 25 points, when someone ranks an album as number 2, it gets 24 points, and so on and so on until number 25, for which it gets 1 point.

this list will be the hardest for me.

I'm going to try my best to narrow this down to twenty-five. There's so much great shit that I'm going to have to leave out. =\

edit: oh god, I just started looking at all my albums from '70-'79, and I'm already having trouble which albums to pull out from '70. Bitches Brew, Fun House, After the Gold Rush, Starsailor, Desertshore, Curtis, Cosmo's Factory...jesus christ.

i'm not taking part in this one. My knwoledge of 70's bands is too narrow, but i will watch the resukts with interest so i can learn.

yeah im gonna think on it before i post anything

25. Tim Buckley - Starsailor
24. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
23. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
22. Faust - Faust IV
21. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
20. King Crimson - Red
19. Wire - Chairs Missing
18. Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box
17. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
16. David Bowie - Low
15. Gang of Four - Entertainment!
14. David Bowie - Station to Station
13. Neil Young - Tonight's the Night
12. Wire - Pink Flag
11. Television - Marquee Moon
10. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
9. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
8. Can - Tago Mago
7. Talking Heads - Fear of Music
6. The Clash - London Calling
5. Brian Eno - Another Green World
4. The Stooges - Fun House
3. Can - Future Days
2. Neil Young - On the Beach
1. Tangerine Dream - Zeit

1. Tim Buckley – Starsailor
2. Robert Wyatt – Rock bottom
3. Steve Reich – Music for 18 musicians
4. Alan Silva & the Celestrial Communication Orchestra – Seasons
5. Comus – First utterance
6. Can – Tago mago
7. Tim Buckley – Lorca
8. Charles Mingus – Let my children hear music
9. Art Ensemble of Chicago – Les stances à Sophie
10. Soft Machine – Third
11. Faust – Faust
12. Charlemagne Palestine – Strumming music
13. Dreamies – Dreamies
14. Keith Jarrett – Solo concerts : Bremen and Lausanne
15. Pop Group – Y
16. Can – Future days
17. Luciano Cilio – Dialoghi del presente
18. Linda Perhacs – Parallelograms
19. Pere Ubu – Dub housing
20. Neil Young & the Crazy Horse – Rust never sleeps
21. Neil Young – Tonight’s the night
22. James Chance & the Contortions – Buy
23. Suicide – Suicide
24. Public Image Ltd. – Metal box
25. Wire - Pink flag

Bah, I'll have to wait until tomorrow - I stared compiling this one at work last week but can't remember what I had...

Why not take an exponential scale , like for Eurovision?
Anyway you're the boss for this one..

1 Sex Pistols.Nevermind the Bollocks
2 Joy Division.Unknown Pleasures
3 Buzzcocks.Live at the Roxy

1. The Pop Group-Y/Magma-Mekanik Kommandoh
2. Can-Tago Mago/PIL-Metal Box
3. The Stooges-Fun House/Wire-Chairs Missing
4. The Dictators-Viva Dictators/Alice Cooper-Killer
5. Suicide-Debut
6. Lee Perry and the Upsetters-Super Ape
7. The Germs-(GI).Captain Beefheart-Shiny Beast
8. Blue Oyster Cult-S/T/Neil Young-Zuma
9. Devo-Q: Are We Not Men A:We Are Devo
10. Black Sabbath-Master of Reality/Hawkwind-Space Ritual
11. New York Dolls-S/T
12. Pere Ubu-Dub Housing/King Crimson-Red
13. The Patti Smith Group-Horses/Captain Beefheart-Lick My Decals off Baby
14. The Rolling Stones-Exile on Main Street
15. Throbbing Gristle-20 Jazz Funk Greats
16. Ash Ra Tempel-Shwingungen
17. Faust-The Faust Tapes
18. The Adverts-Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts/The Dead Kennedys-Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
19. Lou Reed-Metal Machine Music
20. Joy Division-Unknown Pleasures/Wire-Pink Flag
21. Richard Hell and the Voidoids-Blank Generation/The Raincoats-S/T
22. The Dead Boys-Young, Loud, and Snotty
23. Roxy Music-Country Life
24. Hendrix-Band of Gypsies
25. Parliament Funkadelic-Maggot Brain
26. Art Ensemble of Chicago-A Jackson In Your House
27. Lou Reed-Berlin
28. Crass-Feeding of the 5000
29. Led Zeppelin-Physical Grafitti
30. Miles Davis-Live Evil
31. Augustus Pablo-Meets King Tubby at the Rockers Uptown
32. T. Rex-20th Century Boy/Sparks-Kimono My House
33. James Brown-The Payback
34. Television-Marquee Moon
35. The Damned-Damned Damned Damned
36. The Cramps-Bad Music for Bad People
37. Soft Machine-Third
38. Bob Dylan and the Band-The Basement Tapes
39. Popul Vuh-Curly Sound
40. Henry Cow-In Praise of Leaning
41. The Art Bears-Hopes and Fears
42. Derek Bailey/Gavin Bryayrs-Jesus Blood Never Failed Me/The Sinking of the Titanic
43. Sonny Sharrock-Paradise
44. Gang Of Four-Entertainment!/Stevie Wonder-Innervisions
45. James "Blood" Ulmer-Are You Glad to be in America
46. Black Sabbath-Paranoid
47. The Ramones-Rocket to Russia
48. John Cale-Paris 1919
49. Van Morrison-Veedon Fleece
50. Motorhead-Bomber/Sly and the Family Stone-There's a Riot Goin On

when its said and done, "No New York" could very well be my favorite thing of the decade, but I kept it to full lengths.

EDIT: I inexplicably forgot to mention any records by my favorite artist (Captain Beefheart) and my favorite funk artist (Sly Stone) and my favorite blind funk artist (Stevie Wonder) I am satisfied. In fact, this is my favorite list I have ever made. Every record on here is emotionally important and significant to me, every album brings back memories. Like the first time I heard the Dictators and I couldn't decide if it was a really bad Hard Rock band or a brilliant Proto-Punk Glam band, I decided with the earlier and boom, been one of my favorite bands ever since. That's why there's so many ties on there, I couldn't exclude any of those. There's no way I can mention (GI) without giving it up to the first Blue Oyster Cult album.

I know I was reppin the 80s, but I repped the 80s as being the best for "Underground" music, as that was the decade when good music was no longer synonomous with popular music, in fact, pop music and good music went totally divergent paths in the 80s. But in the 70s, when everyone was recovering from the false promises of the 60s, everyone was making good tunes. Rock, Pop, Funk, Jazz, Punk, Glam, Metal, etc.. All major genres in the 70s.

I remember reading something in Blastitude about the significane of the 70s. Dolman was writing how in the 70s there was sooooo much great music coming out, even though there were by comparison with today, very little bands. This is why music fans of the 70s are familar with all the great music and not just one type and 70s lists are filled with such a rich and diverse variety styles of tunes. I am really nostalgic for a time like the 70s. A time when I could listen to great tunes and actually have tons of people who agreed with me. For some reason I always picture the 70s as this like "Dazed and Confused" paradise, where High School doesn't mean shit and you can dick off all day and cut class to go home and listen to Led Zeppelin in your basement and smoke pot with people abd try to decipher the goofy lyrics, only to go to great parties later where the early classics by Aerosmith and Sabbath are rockin out. Unlike today where I scare people off with Haters tapes. Obviously I know how naive that view is, but damn, nice thought, ain't it?

1. Fun House by The Stooges
2. Ramones by The Ramones
3. After the Gold Rush by Neil Young
4. Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
5. Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan
6. Masters of Reality by Black Sabbath
7. Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by The Dead Kennedys
8. Desire by Bob Dylan
9. Blank Generation by Richard Hell
10. Parallel Lines by Blondie
11. Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
12. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young and Crazy Horse
13. Nevermind the Bollocks by The Sex Pistols
14. Lust for Life by Iggy Pop
15. The Idiot by Iggy Pop
16. The Grand Wazoo by Frank Zappa
17. Rocket to Russia by The Ramones
18. Raw Power by Iggy and the Stooges
19. Headhunters by Herbie Hancock
20. Paranoid by Black Sabbath

1969, I believe.

Re-name your mp3, that's a Gavin Bryar's piece. A good one, I might add.

They're two separate pieces, and both great.

amazing

thanks man

1980.

Not in order, just some of my personal favorites off the top of my head
Iggy Pop - Fun House
Can - Tago Mago
Television - Marquee Moon
Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
New York Dolls - S/T
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Amon Dull II - Dance Of The Lemmings
Ramones - S/T
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Charles Mingus - Let My children Hear Music
Wire - Pink Flag
Talking Heads - More Songs...
Tyrannosaurus Rex - Beard Of Stars
Bob Dylan - Blood on The Tracks
Neu - Neu
Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves
Neil Young - After The Goldrush
Richard Hell & Voidoids - Blank Generation
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
Lee Perry - Super Ape
Sun Ra - Cosmos
The Clash - London Calling

sweet, a decade without SY.... list should be more interesting... i already know my top 5 is comprised of Beefheart and Can. the 2 most influential for sure...

^ i thought the same and realised that it would be a list with:
bowie,bowie,bowie,t.rex,stooges,bowie,can,bowie,ca n,beefheart,can,bowie,etc.....

yeah... boy we are a predictable bunch. oh well.

Keeping it to one album per artist...

1. Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music
2. Ramones - Ramones
3. Hawkwind - Space Ritual
4. Sun Ra - Space is the Place
5. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
6. Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bollocks
7. Can - Tago Mago
8. Suicide - Suicide
9. John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
10. The Fall - Live at the Witch Trials
11. Wire - Pink Flag
12. Iggy & the Stooges - Raw Power
13. Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
14. The Clash - The Clash
15. Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
16. Miles Davis - On the Corner
17. David Bowie - Low
18. Television - Marquee Moon
19. Big Star - Third (Sister Lovers)
20. Throbbing Gristle - D.o.A.: The Third and Final Report
21. Contortions - Buy
22. Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
23. Gang of Four - Entertainment
24. Neu! - Neu!
25. Patti Smith Group - Easter

01. David Bowie- Diamond Dogs
02. Iggy Pop- Lust For Life
03. T. Rex- Electric Warrior
04. DEVO- Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO!
05. The Damned- Machine Gun Etiquette
06. Television- Marquee Moon
07. Brian Eno- Taking Tiger Mountain
08. Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon
09. David Bowie- Station to Station
10. The Kinks- Lola Vs the Powerman & the Money-Go-Round
11. David Bowie- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
12. Faust- Faust IV
13. Can- Ege Bamyasi
14. Joy Division- Unknown Pleasures
15. Gang of Four- Entertainment!
16. WIRE- Pink Flag
17. Black Sabbath- Paranoid
18. David Bowie- Low
19. Stiff Little Fingers- Inflammable Material
20. The Ramones- Ramones
21. King Crimson- Red
22. Iggy Pop- The Idiot
23. T. Rex- Rabbit Fighter
24. Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti
25. Gary Wilson- You Think You Really Know Me

oh well, we always have the 1950s.

The 60s you know is going to be Beatles/Velvet Underground dominated.

Problem with the 50s though is that I can't really think of more than a few albums from the 50s. I gotta research up I guess!

exponential how?

as in 25th is worth 1 point, 24th 2 points, 23rd 4 points, 22nd 5 points, etc?

I don't think it would change much.

I think what might work best is to break it down like this:

1st: 25 pts
2nd: 24 pts
3rd: 23 pts
4th: 22 pts
5th: 21 pts:
6-10: 20 pts
11- 20- 15 pts
21-25- 10 pts

I think that scoring system might be slightly better than mine.

I think if you do it that way you are going to get an incredible amount of ties. The advantage of spreading it across all 25 points, is you get more single point differences when you compile your list.

which is true, but on a personal note, can be quite disappointing when an album you really like gets only 1 point and is at the bottom, but yes it's the most fair way

the thing that I'd like is for albums that appear in the most lists to get a bit of a bonus, perhaps even though they are ranked lower.

For example, 24 people could put an album in their list as number 25, but one album could get a single vote for number one from one person and that album automatically would surpass the aforementioned album.

This is difficult. My favourite 70s album is Television's The Blow Up, but everyone is going to vote for Marquee Moon and not The Blow Up, so I might have to compromise and leave it off my list.

I've never ever listened to any Television Lp apart from "Marquee moon" . Are they good?

1. Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets
2. Neil Young - On The Beach
3. The Stooges - Funhouse
4. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
5. Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box
6. Patti Smith - Horses
7. David Bowie - Station To Station
8. Modern Lovers - Modern Lovers
9. Iggy Pop - The Idiot
10. Television - Marquee Moon
11. Swell Maps - A Trip To Marineville
12. Kraftwerk - Autobahn
13. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
14. Ramones - Ramones
15. Neu! - Neu! 75
16. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
17. Suicide - Suicide
18. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
19. The Velvet Underground - Loaded
20. Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power
21. Funkadelic - Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow
22. The Fall - Live At The Witch Trials
23. Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
24. Big Star - #1 Record
25. Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music

Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Can - Future Days
Neil Young - Harvest
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Neu! - Neu!
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

what an abominal list. I wouldn't post this list on my refrigerator.

There are a succession of appalling lists in this thread.

Fuck that. God, I hate music lists. I really do.

I keep trying to think of albums I like from the 70s, and I can only think of 2. That's pretty shit, isn't it?

Hang on... I'm sure Dolly must've released a few...

No, fuck it, I can't be arsed.

ah i always thought this came out in the 80's.

nope. 1979.

Some great albums not mentioned so far:

Ian Dury - New Boots and Panties
Dion - Born To Be With You
Ivor Cutler - Dandruff
Big Youth - Screaming Target
Minnie Riperton - Perfect Angel

kraftwerk -the man machine
suicide - suicide
neu! - 1st
funkadelic - one nation under a groove
father yod and the spirit of 76 - kohoutek
harmonia - musik von harmonia
buzzcocks - another music in a different kitchen
alice coltrane - transcendence

etc