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10-22-2019, 08:57 PM
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I was overseas for virtually the entire decade and missed a lot of good music.
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10-22-2019, 09:58 PM
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Oh man, this won't be easy...
1970 - Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround 1971 - Hunky Dory 1972 - #1 Record 1973 - Quadrophenia 1974 - Kimono My House 1975 - Horses 1976 - The Ramones 1977 - Marquee Moon 1978 - This Year's Model 1979 - London Calling
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10-22-2019, 10:20 PM
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10-23-2019, 03:43 AM
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1970 Trespass - Genesis
1971 Led Zep IV 1972 Thick as a Brick Jethro Tull 1973 Selling England by the Pound - Genesis 1974 Relayer Yes 1975 WYWH Pink Floyd 1976 Hotel California The Eagles 1977 Rumours Fleetwood Mac 1978 Please Dont Touch Steve Hackett 1979 The Wall Pink Floyd
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10-23-2019, 04:45 AM
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I notice a lot of the same stuff I grew up with on people's list, a lot of us are around the same age.
However, I also notice a lot of non acoustic stuff. If I made a list today, it wouldn't contain a lot of the stuff I thought was "great" at the time.
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10-23-2019, 10:18 AM
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70 Live at Leeds - The Who
71 Who's Next - The Who 72 Harvest - Neil Young 73 Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 74 Out on the Beach -Neil Young (tough year in my book for great/big albums) 75 Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith - back when they rocked! 76 Fly like an Eagle - Steve Miller (honorable mention, Kiss, with 2 albums) 77 Out of the Blue - ELO (awesome year for classic albums - heart of the 70s!) 78 tie: debut albums by The Cars and Van Halen 79 The Wall - Pink Floyd with lots of honorable mentions from Joe Jackson, The Clash, AC/DC, Supertramp, Tom Petty, Talking Heads, Neil Young, The Cars, The Police, etc)
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10-23-2019, 11:42 AM
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I didn't post on this when I first saw it because I thought it a VERY daunting task (which it is) so I decided to make it easier on my self and post the albums that I would have likely chosen at that time (over the years those have likely changed) Some years there's no way to pick just one - So here goes...
'70 Sweet Baby James - JT / Shilo - Neil Diamond / If You Could Read My Mind - Lightfoot '71 Madman Across The Water and 11-17-70 - Elton / Blue - Joni Mitchell / Tapestry - Carole King '72 You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce '73 Abandoned Luncheonette - Hall and Oates '74 A-1-A - Buffett '75 Captain Fantastic - Elton '76 2112 - Rush / Greatest Stories Live - Harry Chapin / Leftoverture - Kansas '77 (Huge list of ties) Steely Dan - Aja / Runnin' on Empty - Jackson / Grand Illusion - Styx / Foreigner (debut) / Farewell to Kings - Rush / I Robot - Alan Parsons / Animals - Pink Floyd / Point of Know Return - Kansas / Hotel California - Eagles '78 Van Halen (debut) / Infinity - Journey / Stranger In Town - Seger / Hemispheres - Rush '79 The Wall - Pink Floyd / Breakfast In America - Supertramp / Van Halen II In '79 I started working at the record store (until '87) and then my tastes changed drastically, so my favorite recordings of those years from the "now perspective" would be much different.
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10-23-2019, 12:57 PM
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For each year, I've listed what would have been my favorite at the time, then my current fave from that year
1970 Bridge Over Troubled Water then, same now 1971 Aqualung, now Teaser and the Firecat 1972 Thick as a Brick, now Harvest 1973 Quadrophenia, now Dark Side of the Moon 1974 Natty Dread, now Salt, Sun and Time (Cockburn) 1975 Blood on The Tracks 1976 Year of The Cat 1977 Rumours, now Even in The Quietest Moments 1978 Darkness on The Edge of Town 1979 Jorma, now Dancing in The Dragons Jaws (Cockburn)
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10-23-2019, 02:26 PM
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Some years were too busy for one album.
1970 Rides Again - James Gang 1971 Live at Filmore East - Allman Brothers / Thirds - James Gang 1972 Close to the Edge - YES / Toulouse Street - The Doobie Brothers / The Smoker You Drink the Player You Get - Joe Walsh / Rocky Mountain High - John Denver / Only Visiting This Planet - Larry Norman / Eat a Peach - Allman Brothers 1973 Live Dates - Wishbone Ash / Brothers and Sisters - Allman Brothers 1974 So What? - Joe Walsh / Souvenirs - Dan Fogelberg 1975 Stampede - Doobie Brothers 1976 Boston - Boston 1977 Going for the One - YES / Rain Dances - Camel / Songs From the Wood - Jethro Tull 1978 ...And Then There Were Three - Genesis / But Seriously, Folks... - Joe Walsh 1979 The Long Run - Eagles / Enlightened Rogues - Allman Brothers Well, there's a try at it. Bob
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10-23-2019, 02:47 PM
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10-23-2019, 04:00 PM
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1970 -- Cosmo's Factory - Creedence
1971 -- Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison 1972 -- You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce 1973 -- A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean - Buffett 1974 -- (Feb.) Living And Dying In 3/4 Time - Buffett 1974 -- (Dec.) A1A - Buffett 1975 -- Macon Tracks - Grinderswitch 1976 -- Havana Daydreamin' - Buffett 1977 -- Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes - Buffett 1978 -- Son Of A Son Of A Sailor - Buffett 1979 -- Volcano - Buffett
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10-23-2019, 09:30 PM
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10-24-2019, 05:16 AM
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I have been a big Buffett fan since the mid 70's. There are a lot of gems ln all those albums. It goes way deeper than the greatest hits stuff. For me, after hearing side B to the A1A album I was hooked for life.
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10-24-2019, 05:29 AM
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I could have put each of his albums, up to about Last Mango in Paris in my list too. JB's music probably saved my life a couple of times. I used to do a 3 hour set of strictly Buffett once a month for the Michigan fan club "Fins to the North" back in the late 90's. It's always funny to me - many who say "I hate Jimmy Buffett" have never heard those deep album tracks - heck, most have only heard Margaritaville and Come Monday. So many great tunes early on.....saw him live about 10 times between '77 and '91 or so. It just changed a lot after that, and you can barely get or afford the tickets now. First show at Pine Knob outside of Detroit, the pavillion wasn't even sold out and I think the ticket was around 15 bucks!
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10-24-2019, 06:55 AM
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I know what you mean about ~after Last Mango. But then again I was floored by Fruitcakes. Just masterful. Similar for Barometer Soup, and still a lot of gems on everything since. I'm still not too fond of the latest (Songs from St. Somewhere) except for a few songs, especially "Oldest Surfer on the Beach" which was written specifically for Buffett by Mark Knopfler and given to Buffett as a gift with Knopfler playing some very tasteful guitar lead. I'm not interested in the concerts anymore either. I don't care for the large venues where you can't see or hear, the crowds, and the ticket prices. In the late 70's and early 80's Buffett played the Paladium at Carowinds outside of Charlotte. Outdoor venue that seated maybe 2000 at the time. Those were great concerts. I will always be a lover of Buffett's music and am still hoping for one more great album before its all over. Buffett will be 73 years old on Christmas Day. I will add, I was/am a BIG "Fingers Taylor" fan. His harp playing was nothing short of amazing and a HUGE part of the music. I hated to see him leave, understand some of it from direct personal experience with Fingers, and am saddened about his current health condition. He was truly one of the best harp players on the planet. Last edited by 12barBill; 10-24-2019 at 07:24 AM.
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