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Best 70s Catalogs
Posted on 10/18/16 at 8:15 am
Posted on 10/18/16 at 8:15 am
The Stevie Wonder thread got me listening and thinking about how pop music experimentation and just truly great instrumentation in pop music never got better than in the 1970s. Many great artists took what acts like The Beatles did in the 60s to the next level.
What are some other artist catalogs to dig deep into from this era? I'm thinking Elton John, Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac. Any other artists I should spend some time on??
What are some other artist catalogs to dig deep into from this era? I'm thinking Elton John, Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac. Any other artists I should spend some time on??
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Posted on 10/18/16 at 8:24 am to lpgreat1
David Bowie and Neil Young both released quality album after quality album in the 70s.
A more under the radar pick would be Brian Eno. His three album stretch from Here Come the Warm Jets to Another Green World is some of the more innovative and interesting pop rock of the era.
Brian Eno- Mother Whale Eyeless
Brian Eno- St. Elmo's Fire
A more under the radar pick would be Brian Eno. His three album stretch from Here Come the Warm Jets to Another Green World is some of the more innovative and interesting pop rock of the era.
Brian Eno- Mother Whale Eyeless
Brian Eno- St. Elmo's Fire
This post was edited on 10/18/16 at 8:33 am
Posted on 10/18/16 at 8:32 am to lpgreat1
Todd Rundgren. Something/Anything was pure pop (but really good pop) but then he must have discovered acid right after that. A Wizard; A True Star was psychedelic pop with some rock and soul mixed in, as was Todd. As is the case with a lot of experiments, some of it worked - some of it was crap. But the stuff that worked was brilliant.
This post was edited on 10/18/16 at 11:53 am
Posted on 10/18/16 at 9:10 am to lpgreat1
Led Zeppelin, Yes, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Genesis, ELP, bands like that the 70s were the heyday of soul and progressive rock.
Posted on 10/18/16 at 9:26 am to lpgreat1
ELO, Alan Parsons, Queen (duh), Cars, Little River Band
Posted on 10/18/16 at 9:28 am to ThePTExperience1969
quote:
Led Zeppelin, Yes, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Genesis, ELP
quote:
bands like that the 70s were the heyday of soul
Posted on 10/18/16 at 9:34 am to lpgreat1
Allman Bros & Skynyrd
Posted on 10/18/16 at 9:35 am to lpgreat1
quote:Van Morrison
Any other artists I should spend some time on??
Roxy Music
Mott The Hoople/Ian Hunter
Badfinger
Raspberries
Big Star
New York Dolls
Richard Thompson
Doug Sahm
Gene Clark
Gram Parsons
Ry Cooder
Posted on 10/18/16 at 10:39 am to Kafka
Yeah, didn't include P-Funk, Earth, Wind, and Fire and the Ohio Players but they were incredibly important to the music scene.
Posted on 10/18/16 at 10:46 am to ThePTExperience1969
Fleetwood Mac
Jackson Browne
Paul Simon
Billy Joel
Kool and the Gang
Curtis Mayfield
Moody Blues
Santana
Jackson Browne
Paul Simon
Billy Joel
Kool and the Gang
Curtis Mayfield
Moody Blues
Santana
Posted on 10/18/16 at 10:56 am to lpgreat1
quote:
I'm thinking Elton John, Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac. Any other artists I should spend some time on??
Billy Joel, Bob Seger and Springsteen were all legit in the 1970s. Ditto for Jackson Browne and Ronstadt.
I know the Eagles are polarizing, but they're also impossible to ignore.
For acts with a harder edge, Zeppelin, Sabbath and Deep Purple.
Progressive rock was in its heyday as well - Floyd, King Crimson, among others.
Hell, glam has a lot to offer, notably Bowie, Mott the Hoople, T Rex.
For my own personal taste, it is probably Zeppelin, Floyd, Queen and the Eagles.
This post was edited on 10/18/16 at 11:26 am
Posted on 10/18/16 at 10:57 am to ThePTExperience1969
quote:
Yeah, didn't include P-Funk, Earth, Wind, and Fire and the Ohio Players but they were incredibly important to the music scene.
I completely glossed over those - EWF being my favorite, they were on the "disco" side of funk and, for whatever reason, that combination does it for me and probably why I ended up liking the early/mid Prince stuff (at least through Purple Rain).
Posted on 10/18/16 at 11:17 am to lpgreat1
I was going to say Steely Dan.
Posted on 10/18/16 at 11:17 am to Kafka
quote:
Van Morrison Roxy Music Mott The Hoople/Ian Hunter Badfinger Raspberries Big Star New York Dolls Richard Thompson Doug Sahm Gene Clark Gram Parsons Ry Cooder
Very good list. Recommend all of these as well.
Posted on 10/18/16 at 11:44 am to lpgreat1
Posted on 10/18/16 at 11:55 am to Duane Dibbley
quote:
Be Bop Deluxe Live in the Air Age Full Album 1977
fricking great album. I still listen to it all the time. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape has some awesome guitar work.
Posted on 10/18/16 at 1:57 pm to lpgreat1
the early 70s were wonderful. I remember walking out of the original Leisure Landing w/ two albums the same day, different directions, both of which I absolutely loved: Poco (the live album) and Yes, the Yes album.
Posted on 10/18/16 at 2:12 pm to MountainTiger
quote:
Todd Rundgren
and Queen
and Bad Company
This post was edited on 10/18/16 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 10/18/16 at 3:01 pm to lpgreat1
Miles Davis had some great stuff that decade as well:
Bitches Brew 1970
Jack Johnson 1971
Live-Evil 1971
On the Corner 1974
Bitches Brew 1970
Jack Johnson 1971
Live-Evil 1971
On the Corner 1974
Posted on 10/18/16 at 3:05 pm to Meursault
Other jazz musicians with significant recordings in the 70's:
John McLaughlin
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Alice Coltrane
McCoy Tyner
Sonny Sharrock
Herbie Hancock
Weather Report
Chick Corea
Keith Jarrett
John McLaughlin
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Alice Coltrane
McCoy Tyner
Sonny Sharrock
Herbie Hancock
Weather Report
Chick Corea
Keith Jarrett
This post was edited on 10/18/16 at 11:26 pm
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