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[Ben Grimm]

What are your top ten 60s & 70s albums excluding The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, VU, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, and Van Morrison. I can't wait to read and listen to your replies.

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[#37]

For your consideration:

Love - Forever Changes.

Forever Changes - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Will have to mull this over, may update later, but that album is on my list ...somewhere.

 

[Teemu]

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Gram Parsons – Grevious Angel
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Television - Marquee Moon
Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison
The Byrds – Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Steely Dan - Aja
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Led Zeppelin - Physical Grafiti
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Boston - self titled
Bob Seger - Stranger in Town
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
Waylon Jennings - Lonseome Onry and Mean
Hank Williams Jr - Family Tradition
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Otis Redding - Dock of the Bay
Joe Walsh - But Seriously Folks

Ideally I'd have more early Motown (Four Tops, Temptations, etc) but they really didnt do albums beyond compilations and those felt like cheating for this list.

 

[JMCx4]

My next oldest brother owned our household's collection of 1960s music (don't tell him I played them when he was away), so I omitted those albums & focused on my own popular music choices in the early to mid-1970s which one might describe as "eclectic" in their variety. Listed chronologically, and Top 10 based on the amount of vinyl wear & scratching ...

• Melanie - Gather Me (1971)
• Hawkwind - Space Ritual (1973)
• Maria Muldaur - Maria Muldaur (1973)
• Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)
• Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (1973)
• Yes - Yessongs (1973) [triple album that I count as one - all equally worn & scratched]
• Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
• Nektar - Down to Earth (1974)
• Pavlov's Dog - Pampered Menial (1974)
• Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)

 

[Lehnerd Skinnerd]

No specific order,

1960s:

The Band (self-titled)
The Doors (self-titled)
Simon and Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
Led Zeppelin (self-titled)
Led Zeppelin II
Neil Young - Everybody knows this is Nowhere
The Kinks - Kinks
Gordon Lightfoot - The Way I Feel
CCR - Bayou Country

1970s:
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
Eagles - Hotel California
Bob Seger - Night Moves
Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
The Who - Who’s Next
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-nerd
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes

Too many great 70s albums, hard to narrow it down to 10. I’m sure I forgot some.

 

[I am not exposed]

What are your top ten 60s & 70s albums excluding The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, VU, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, and Van Morrison. I can't wait to read and listen to your replies.

None of these bands and artists would make my top 10 list....

 

[Ben Grimm]

The previous lists are great!

Blue
Innervisions
James Brown Live at the Apollo
Led Zeppelin debut.
London Calling
Music from big pink
Ramones debut
Rumours
Songs in the key of life
Who's Next

 

[zombie kopitar]

Rumours
Pink Moon
Ziggy Stardust
Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme
Dire Straits Debut
Modern Lovers Debut

None of these bands and artists would make my top 10 list....

Then make a list?

 

[Dr Pepper]

Anything by CCR, Simon and Garfunkel, or Janis Joplin.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

in no particular order here

1960s
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Oscar Peterson - Motions and Emotions


1970s
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Charlie Byrd - The Look of Love
Carpenters - Close to You
Carpenters - Carpenters
Don Sebesky - Giant Box
Chet Baker - The Touch of your Lips
PF - Dark Side of the Moon
Yes - Relayer
Junko Ohashi - Crystal City
Junko Ohashi - Paper Moon
Junko Ohashi and Minoya Central Station - Rainbow

...
...
been getting into the prog rock of the 70s in the past year so it's a little light there

a bit surprised that Miles Davis's classic Kind of Blue was recorded in the 50s, I sure Miles was going to show up here for me

also, reading the names of the albums that I have on here, it seems like I listen to a lot of sappy music lol

 

[todeskultes]

No particular order for either decade. The 1970s was insanely difficult to limit to ten, but this will have to do...

1960s:
Robert Ashley - Wolfman (first song was recorded in 1957, but the other three songs are from the 1960s)
The Stooges - The Stooges
Townes Van Zandt - Townes Van Zandt
Scott Engel - Scott 4
The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics!!!
Simon and Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme
The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

1970s:
Wire - Pink Flag
Gang of Four - Entertainment!
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Television - Marquee Moon
Suicide - Suicide
Lou Reed - Berlin
The Mentally Ill - Gacy's Place / Padded Cell / Tumour Boy
Eno - Another Green World
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Funkadelic - One Nation under a Groove

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

aerosmith-rocks
ccr-chronicles
acdc-highway to hell
led zep: 2, physical graffiti, song remains the same
saturday night fever soundtrack
queen-news of the world
who-who's next
black sabbath-masters of reality

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

What are your top ten 60s & 70s albums excluding The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, VU, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, and Van Morrison. I can't wait to read and listen to your replies.

The list of bands to avoid seems random, but I guess it's stuff you're already familiar with. I tried to stay away from everything Beatles related, I hope that Yoko is acceptable

I love a lot of stuff from The Kinks, but I always feel the albums are kind of weak. Kept one, but it's mostly as a nod to their whole work.

In semi-order. The first 3 are absolute masterpieces.

Serge Gainsbourg – L'homme à tête de chou (1976)
Sonny Sharrock – Black Woman (1969)
Dreamies – Auralgraphic Entertainment (1974)
The Peter Brötzmann Octet – Machine Gun (1968)
The Residents – Meet the Residents (1974)
Harry Nilsson – Aerial Ballet (1968)
Serge Gainsbourg – Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971)
Alice Cooper – Killer (1971)
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra – The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (1968)
Alice Cooper – Love It to Death (1971)
Charles Mingus – Oh Yeah (1962)
The Mothers of Invention – Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970)
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Lick My Decals Off, Baby (1970)
Nina Simone – Pastel Blues (1965)
Smegma – Glamour Girl 1941 (1979)
Don Bradshaw-Leather – Distance Between Us (1972)
The Turtles – The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands (1968)
Komeda Quintet – Astigmatic (1966)
Abdul Wadud – By Myself (1977)
Michael Siegel – The Sounds of the Junk Yard (1964)
Funkadelic – Maggot Brain (1971)
Karel Appel – Musique barbare (1963)
Otis Redding – Pain In My Heart (1964)
The Zombies – Begin Here (1965)
Irene Schweizer, Rudiger Carl & Louis Moholo – Messer (1976)
Slapp Happy & Henry Cow – Desperate Straights (1975)
Henry Cow – In Praise of Learning (1975)
Yoko Ono – Fly (1971)
Ornette Coleman – Science Fiction (1972)
Le Quatuor de jazz libre du Québec - 1973 (1973)
Klaatu – Hope (1977)
The Kinks – Something Else (1967)

None of these bands and artists would make my top 10 list....

Edgy

 

[Mescaleroman]

John Otway - Deep and Meaningless
Genesis - Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
the Jam - All Mod Cons
David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
801 - Listen Now
the Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus
John Cale - Guts
Chris Spedding - Hurt
Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material
Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
Gentle Giant - Free Hand

 

[Unholy Diver]

60's

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
The Band - The Band
Four Tops - Reach Out
The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk
Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the night
Elvis - From Elvis in Memphis
Wilson Pickett - The Exciting Wilson Pickett
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Up-Tight - Stevie Wonder

70's

Eric Clapton - Slowhand
ELO - A New World Record
Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Styx - Pieces of Eight
Judas Priest - Killing Machine
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the key of life
George Harrison - All things must pass
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Limiting it to (vaguely) rock:

1. Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"
2. Camel - "Mirage"
3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - "Emerson, Lake & Palmer"
4. King Crimson - "Red"
5. Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin I"
6. Pink Floyd - "Animals"
7. The Stooges - "Fun House"
8. The Who - "Quadrophenia"
9. Wishbone Ash - "Argus"
10. Yes - "Fragile"

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

I wasn't aware of this album, and it's effectively very cool. Thx!

 

[Mikeaveli]

1. Can - Tago Mago
2. The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle (Mono)
3. Parliament - Mothership Connection
4. Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
5. Captain Beefheart - Safe As Milk (Mono)
6. The United States of America - The United States of America
7. Can - Ege Bamyasi
8. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
9. Can - Future Days
10. Van Dyke Parks - Song Cycle

 

[Mike C]

Anything by CCR, Simon and Garfunkel, or Janis Joplin.

I'd say anything from Poco, Humble Pie-"Smokin", Mott the Hoople-" Live". Gotta have a Zepplin in there, early Graham Parker, Curtis Mayfield- "Superfly" Skynyrd- "Street Survivros", early Dire Straits( 1st or 2nd release) any of the Fleetwood Mac (white album, rumors, or tusk). Tough to pick a 10th. Depends on my mood. For now I'll say Doors- "Absolutely Live"

I'd probably have 150 options for the 10th spot.

 

[kihei]

Also excludes solo efforts by your prohibited bands, with one exception:

The Kinks Kontroversy: The Kinks
Kinda Kinks: The Kinks
After Bathing at Baxter's: Jefferson Airplane
Greatest Hits: The Four Tops
Low: David Bowie
London Calling: The Clash
The Clash: The Clash
Give 'em Enough Rope: The Clash
On the Beach: Neil Young
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere: Neil Young
After the Goldrush: Neil Young
Songs: Leonard Cohen
Songs from a Room: Leonard Cohen
Anyone Who Had a Heart: Dionne Warwick
Here I Am: Dionne Warwick
The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick: Dionne Warwick
Live at Leeds: The Who
Who's Next: The Who
Exodus: Bob Marley
Rastaman Vibration: Bob Marley
A Gift from a Flower to a Garden: Donovan
Catch the Wind: Donovan
Blow by Blow: Jeff Beck
Wired: Jeff Beck
John Barleycorn Must Die: Traffic
Low Sparks of High Heeled Boys: Traffic
Blind Faith: Blind Faith
The Fifth Dimension: The Byrds
New England: Wishbone Ash
In the Falling Dark: Bruce Cockburn
Viva!: Roxy Music
Stage Fright: The Band
East/West: Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Aja: Steely Dan
Close to the Edge: Yes
Selling England by the Pound: Genesis
Trick of the Tale: Genesis
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Genesis
Mick Taylor: Mick Taylor
Rumours: Fleetwood Mac
Regatta de Blanc: The Police
The Cars: The Cars
UK: UK
Frampton Comes Alive: Peter Frampton
Breakfast in America: Supertramp
Atlantic Crossing: Rod Stewart
Broken English: Marianne Faithful

 

[Unholy Diver]

I wasn't aware of this album, and it's effectively very cool. Thx!

To say it is an acquired taste is being generous, it is probably a good option if you are trying to clear folks out at the end of a party

 

[Hippasus]

Brian Eno: Another Green World
Can: Future Days
The Kinks: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 [Rhino]
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality
Pink Floyd: Piper At the Gates of Dawn
Nick Drake: Pink Moon
Terry Riley: In C
Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures
Neu!: Neu! 75
New York Dolls: New York Dolls
Ramones: Ramones
Augustus Pablo: East of the River Nile
Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
Bob Marley & the Wailers: Soul Rebels

 

[I am not exposed]

The list of bands to avoid seems random, but I guess it's stuff you're already familiar with. I tried to stay away from everything Beatles related, I hope that Yoko is acceptable

I love a lot of stuff from The Kinks, but I always feel the albums are kind of weak. Kept one, but it's mostly as a nod to their whole work.

In semi-order. The first 3 are absolute masterpieces.

Serge Gainsbourg – L'homme à tête de chou (1976)
Sonny Sharrock – Black Woman (1969)
Dreamies – Auralgraphic Entertainment (1974)
The Peter Brötzmann Octet – Machine Gun (1968)
The Residents – Meet the Residents (1974)
Harry Nilsson – Aerial Ballet (1968)
Serge Gainsbourg – Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971)
Alice Cooper – Killer (1971)
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra – The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (1968)
Alice Cooper – Love It to Death (1971)
Charles Mingus – Oh Yeah (1962)
The Mothers of Invention – Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970)
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Lick My Decals Off, Baby (1970)
Nina Simone – Pastel Blues (1965)
Smegma – Glamour Girl 1941 (1979)
Don Bradshaw-Leather – Distance Between Us (1972)
The Turtles – The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands (1968)
Komeda Quintet – Astigmatic (1966)
Abdul Wadud – By Myself (1977)
Michael Siegel – The Sounds of the Junk Yard (1964)
Funkadelic – Maggot Brain (1971)
Karel Appel – Musique barbare (1963)
Otis Redding – Pain In My Heart (1964)
The Zombies – Begin Here (1965)
Irene Schweizer, Rudiger Carl & Louis Moholo – Messer (1976)
Slapp Happy & Henry Cow – Desperate Straights (1975)
Henry Cow – In Praise of Learning (1975)
Yoko Ono – Fly (1971)
Ornette Coleman – Science Fiction (1972)
Le Quatuor de jazz libre du Québec - 1973 (1973)
Klaatu – Hope (1977)
The Kinks – Something Else (1967)


Edgy

Not pointing it out to be edgy. Just don't like the assumption that these bands/artists would definitely be represented.

 

[Mike C]

To say it is an acquired taste is being generous, it is probably a good option if you are trying to clear folks out at the end of a party

Especially effective when you stand on the table in your Alice Cooper makeup, your white robe on, a viking helmet on your head, gas can in hand and you screaming FIRE while skaking it down like Mick Jagger on a double dose of speed