greyfriar Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 1972 Yes - Close to the EdgeJethro Tull - Thick as a BrickUriah Heep - Demons and Wizards and The Magician's BirthdayGenesis - FoxtrotGentle Giant - Three Friends and OctopusSantana - CaravanseraiDeep Purple - Machine HeadNeil Young - HarvestAllman Brothers - Eat a PeachWishbone Ash - ArgusBlack Sabbath - Vol. 4Frank Zappa - The Grand WazooBlue Oyster Cult - Blue Oyster CultGreat choice mate. :cheers:Love the fact that some bands were able to put out two albums in one year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnify Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Tough choice between 72/73/76/77 I tried making a list for 70 or 75, but they didn't match up. Though 75 did have: Floyd Wish You were HereTull Minstral in the GalleryZep Physical GraffitiSteely Dan Katy LiedAerosmith Toys in the AtticKing Crimson USAZappa One Size FIts AllChris Squire Fish Out of WaterRush Fly by Night & Caress of Steel 72 it is for me! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnify Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Also, maybe not 72/73/76/77, but 78 was no slouch: Rush HemispheresVan Halen Van HalenUK UKGenesis and then there were threeJethro Tull Heavy HorsesDixie Dregs What IFYes TormatoQueen JazzJourney InfinityBlondie Plastic LettersREO Speedwagon You can tune a piano but you cant tuna fishJoe Walsh But seriously folksDavid Gilmour David GilmourPeter Gabriel Peter GabrielThe Who Who are youThe Police Outlandos d'AmourSaga Saga 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) Also just for the record, 1977... :codger:As great as '76 was, pretty tough to argue against... http://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_101_5209e2ecdb89e.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1310_4e51296a36d98.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_76_4e4ddf1f36456.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_247_55d6b2241a25e.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_66_4e34343fd7149.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1126_4e55f921c469d.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_75_4e36543a5d735.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_38_4e2adbf4043c7.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_95_4e3db2fade2f2.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_163_5418b9ec93633.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1277_4e571f45f07e3.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_2868_4e55ff2675a25.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1646_4e51fd6ec20fb.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1915_4e14c6da7157b.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1178_4e518285e8314.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_2646_4e53675862905.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_3321_4e102802098f9.jpghttp://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_3187_4e5651540ed3a.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_2870_4e47bde5db541.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1937_4e3e56bcdc93c.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_13829_4e5741529898b.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_2632_4e42b17042fc7.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_3737_4e40de2b7b15a.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_245_4e588e3b02eeb.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_9121_4e328797b1c4d.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_9768_4e32879b00223.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_2868_4e55ff2675a25.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_6970_4e441107d20c1.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_5164_4e251c9b53311.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_5207_4e4549fa68d1c.jpg ...1977 Edited February 19, 2017 by goose 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Also just for the record, 1977... :codger:As great as '76 was, pretty tough to argue against... http://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_101_5209e2ecdb89e.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1310_4e51296a36d98.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_76_4e4ddf1f36456.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_247_55d6b2241a25e.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_66_4e34343fd7149.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1126_4e55f921c469d.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_75_4e36543a5d735.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_38_4e2adbf4043c7.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_95_4e3db2fade2f2.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_163_5418b9ec93633.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1277_4e571f45f07e3.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_2868_4e55ff2675a25.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1646_4e51fd6ec20fb.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1915_4e14c6da7157b.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1178_4e518285e8314.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_2646_4e53675862905.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_3321_4e102802098f9.jpghttp://albumart.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_3187_4e5651540ed3a.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_2870_4e47bde5db541.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_1937_4e3e56bcdc93c.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_13829_4e5741529898b.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_2632_4e42b17042fc7.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_3737_4e40de2b7b15a.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_245_4e588e3b02eeb.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_9121_4e328797b1c4d.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_9768_4e32879b00223.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_2868_4e55ff2675a25.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_6970_4e441107d20c1.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_5164_4e251c9b53311.jpghttp://www.besteveralbums.com/albumart/album_medium_5207_4e4549fa68d1c.jpg ...1977 Low & Heroes in the same year. Bowie was a GOD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 ^^^ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 From what i can recall, every year in that decade had killer music :smoke: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 From what i can recall, every year in that decade had killer music :smoke:Oh yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 1970 had Open, by Blues Image, and it had one of my favorite tunes of all time----------------Ride, Captain Ride--------------CLASSIC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy85 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Unbeatable decade. Can not pick a bad year. Almost went with '75 (Sabotage, Face The Music-ELO, and TWO Rush albums!) Went with '79. Partially because I turned 13 that year and can remember it. I was just starting to learn about music on my own around that time. Here's my list of goodies from '79... BOC- MirrorsELO- DiscoveryVan Halen IIMotorhead- BomberZappa- Sleep DirtScorpions- Lovedrive (Oh yeah!)Pink Floyd- The WallTriumph- Just A GameWarriors SoundtrackZZ Top- Deguello 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnify Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Maybe I'm captain obvious, but it's interesting how much Rock music changed after the 70's (surely same could be said of 60's, 50's, 80's etc?). Not right at Jan 1, 1980 - there was some hangover (and great albums in 80, 81...); more on that later. All of the bands that I loved changed significantly in the early 80's - Rush significantly by 82 (many consider Signals the inflection point), Zeppelin was done, Yes reformed with a totally new sound, King Crimson reformed with a drastically new sound, Pink Floyd split (for a bit), Tull changed significantly, Kansas changed significantly, Genesis - well, maybe they were already changing, but were fully redone by 83. Van Halen shifted gears by 84,etc, etc. I was a teenager in the 80's, so I suppose I have some nostalgia over music of that decade. However, I always preferred the 70's - from my earliest memory to now! So, this was more than just "change" it was a mass migration in a different direction. The trend extends beyond the weird bands that I like. Possible Reasons? Organic change. I think this was more than just bands exploring new directions.Technology - certainly things were evolving which inspired and allowed bands to try new things. This was already happening though.MTV's arrival in 1981 was a watershed moment and possibly the prime mover for this redirection. The market had shifted significantly and a whole new sort of exposure.The advent of thrash metal in the mid-80's probably also prevented some older bands from wanting to be aggressive guitar-driven rock as they could no longer compete to push those boundaries. I guess the 70's had punk and disco - but I can't say that either prevented the bands I dug from doing what they did!All the bands I liked were "dinosaurs" that needed to remain relevant to current trends (I have a hard time accepting this thought - bands I liked were not necessarily trendy in the 70's either!)Plus ça change, plus c'est la même choseThoughts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1971, hands down. My reasons for my vote Black Sabbath - MasterYes - The Yes Album / FragileThe Who - Who's NextRolling Stones - Sticky FingersPink Floyd -MeddleJethro Tull - AqualungGenesis - Nursery CrymesRod Stewart - Every PictureELP - Tarkus / Pictures ...Alice Cooper - Love It To DeathTraffic - Low SparkCSNY - Four Way StreetHumble Pie - Live At The Fillmore Also voted for 71Add in:Zeppelin IVDoors - LA WomanJohn Lennon - ImagineAllman Brothers - Fillmore EastJethro Tull - AqualungGrateful Dead - Skull and Roses 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super25Smasher Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 '76 for me, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 The Spirit Of '76 Rush - 2112KISS - DestroyerThin Lizzy - JailbreakEarth Wind & Fire - SpiritKISS - Rock And Roll OverBoston - s/tBlondie - s/tThin Lizzy - Johnny The FoxABBA - ArrivalELO - New World RecordScorpions - Virgin KillerJudas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny10CC - How Dare YouPeter Frampton - Frampton Comes AliveDavid Bowie - Station To StationRamones - s/tPresence - Led ZepRolling Stones - Black And BlueAerosmith - RocksAC/DC - High VoltageUFO - No Heavy PettingJon Anderson - Olias Of SunhillowRod Stewart - A Night On The TownRoxy Music - VivaRush - All The World's A StageAl Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight SunKansas - LetovertureQueen - Day At The RacesTangerine Dream - Stratosfear holy crap Absolutely Lucas! 1976 was the apex of album releases. Not to mention fashion http://www.405magazine.com/January-2013/Bicentennial-Boy-001.jpg Put a Pabst Blue Ribbon in this kid's hand and you pretty much have a modern day hipster http://hurryupharry.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hipster.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 The Spirit Of '76 Rush - 2112KISS - DestroyerThin Lizzy - JailbreakEarth Wind & Fire - SpiritKISS - Rock And Roll OverBoston - s/tBlondie - s/tThin Lizzy - Johnny The FoxABBA - ArrivalELO - New World RecordScorpions - Virgin KillerJudas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny10CC - How Dare YouPeter Frampton - Frampton Comes AliveDavid Bowie - Station To StationRamones - s/tPresence - Led ZepRolling Stones - Black And BlueAerosmith - RocksAC/DC - High VoltageUFO - No Heavy PettingJon Anderson - Olias Of SunhillowRod Stewart - A Night On The TownRoxy Music - VivaRush - All The World's A StageAl Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight SunKansas - LetovertureQueen - Day At The RacesTangerine Dream - Stratosfear holy crap Absolutely Lucas! 1976 was the apex of album releases. Not to mention fashion http://www.405magazine.com/January-2013/Bicentennial-Boy-001.jpg Put a Pabst Blue Ribbon in this kid's hand and you pretty much have a modern day hipster http://hurryupharry.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hipster.jpg Ugh.... those glasses on the kid with the red white and blue shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 The Spirit Of '76 Rush - 2112KISS - DestroyerThin Lizzy - JailbreakEarth Wind & Fire - SpiritKISS - Rock And Roll OverBoston - s/tBlondie - s/tThin Lizzy - Johnny The FoxABBA - ArrivalELO - New World RecordScorpions - Virgin KillerJudas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny10CC - How Dare YouPeter Frampton - Frampton Comes AliveDavid Bowie - Station To StationRamones - s/tPresence - Led ZepRolling Stones - Black And BlueAerosmith - RocksAC/DC - High VoltageUFO - No Heavy PettingJon Anderson - Olias Of SunhillowRod Stewart - A Night On The TownRoxy Music - VivaRush - All The World's A StageAl Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight SunKansas - LetovertureQueen - Day At The RacesTangerine Dream - Stratosfear holy crap Absolutely Lucas! 1976 was the apex of album releases. Not to mention fashion http://www.405magazine.com/January-2013/Bicentennial-Boy-001.jpg Put a Pabst Blue Ribbon in this kid's hand and you pretty much have a modern day hipster http://hurryupharry.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hipster.jpg Ugh.... those glasses on the kid with the red white and blue shirt Yeah but at least the kid has the excuse of mom & dad forcing him to wear them. And at least he's smiling. It helps. The hipster is being a hipster by choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1971, hands down. My reasons for my vote Black Sabbath - MasterYes - The Yes Album / FragileThe Who - Who's NextRolling Stones - Sticky FingersPink Floyd -MeddleJethro Tull - AqualungGenesis - Nursery CrymesRod Stewart - Every PictureELP - Tarkus / Pictures ...Alice Cooper - Love It To DeathTraffic - Low SparkCSNY - Four Way StreetHumble Pie - Live At The Fillmore I remember my buddy buying Black Sabbath Master Of Reality the day it came out. We walked into his house and his Mom saw the album cover. "GET THAT THING OUT OF MY HOUSE, IT'S DEVIL MUSIC" So I bought it from him and we went to my house to play it. Happy ending. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 ... forgot Dreamboat Annie for 1976The Spirit Of '76 Rush - 2112KISS - DestroyerThin Lizzy - JailbreakEarth Wind & Fire - SpiritKISS - Rock And Roll OverBoston - s/tBlondie - s/tThin Lizzy - Johnny The FoxABBA - ArrivalELO - New World RecordScorpions - Virgin KillerJudas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny10CC - How Dare YouPeter Frampton - Frampton Comes AliveDavid Bowie - Station To StationRamones - s/tPresence - Led ZepRolling Stones - Black And BlueAerosmith - RocksAC/DC - High VoltageUFO - No Heavy PettingJon Anderson - Olias Of SunhillowRod Stewart - A Night On The TownRoxy Music - VivaRush - All The World's A StageAl Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight SunKansas - LetovertureQueen - Day At The RacesTangerine Dream - Stratosfear holy crap ... forgot Dreamboat Annie for 1976 Sheesh. The most important Rush album + their best live album, my favorite Kiss album, Jailbreak, Dreamboat Annie, AND Bowie?!! That's just too much meat to compete with! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnify Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 1972 was a prog-rock fan's wet dream. Close to the Edge, Thick as a Brick, Foxtrot (3 of the top 6 all-time prog albums per progarchives - all in one year!) Not to mention GG Octopus, ELP Trilogy, Zappa (2 albums), PFM (2 albums), Banco (2 albums) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezer Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 1970: Black Sabbath - debut and ParanoidDeep Purple - In Rock That would be enough, but also: Trapeze - MedusaTraffic - John Barleycorn Must DieThe Beatles - Let it BeGeorge Harrison - All Things Must PassThe Kinks - Lola and....Derek & The Dominos - LaylaEric Clapton - Eric ClaptonRod Stewart - Gasoline AlleyVan Morrison - MoondanceFree - Fire and WaterCCR - Cosmo's FactoryAtomic Rooster - debut and Death Walks Behind You 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezer Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 1971, hands down. My reasons for my vote Black Sabbath - MasterYes - The Yes Album / FragileThe Who - Who's NextRolling Stones - Sticky FingersPink Floyd -MeddleJethro Tull - AqualungGenesis - Nursery CrymesRod Stewart - Every PictureELP - Tarkus / Pictures ...Alice Cooper - Love It To DeathTraffic - Low SparkCSNY - Four Way StreetHumble Pie - Live At The Fillmore This would be my second choice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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