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For me, the 1970s is crowded with good albums - the year 1970 alone had so much going on in several different genres, whether it be folk, instrumental, progressive rock, country, reggae - to pick a single album from one year trivializes this period. I don’t want to sound like a snob. On the other hand, looking at the entire decade there was a couple of groups that are/were overrated and represent a dead end of/in a certain style - usually pop-rock acts that capitalized on image while exploiting African American blues. I won’t mention any names. The 1970s was a *deep* artistic and musical decade.
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I know this is a laid back acoustic guitar forum (I like it too!), but back in the day I got off on the raggae thing;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Z_71sF4LU I really miss being "bullet proof". Fog |
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The '70's were the Golden-Age of rock and roll. There's no need to go to that much effort for me. The best album of the '70's was Dark Side Of The Moon. There were too many great albums and bands in the era where the ideal was to be different than everyone else, not the same as.
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The thing about the late '60s and into the '70s, was that it seemed like there was a forward progression to the music. That is, each performers newest album was a leap forward in creativity, imagination, complexity, and sophistication. People eagerly awaited the next album to see where they were going. Led Zeppelin, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell being a good example. It didn't always work, but it seemed like music was more important than just product, to us young folks at the time.
Contrast to popular music today where each artists newest work is a rehash of what the data says will sell, and any progression is in the area of self-obsession. Yes, old man who wants you off my lawn. |
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Having a personal favorite album doesn't trivialize anything else. Regarding it as trivializing requires it to be taken as more than just an expression of personal taste. As to the rest of the opinions he expressed, sure, they're valid things to be discussing. I'm only taking issue with the critique of the premise. |
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I can't agree with the bolded part. And by the way . . .
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'70 Tea For The Tillerman, Cat Stevens
'71 Blue - Joni Mitchell, John Prine, John Prine '72 Harvest, Neil Young '73 Desperado, Eagles '74 Apostrophe ('), Zappa '75 Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen '76 Warren Zevon, Warren Zevon '77 Runnin' On Empty, Jackson Browne '78 Darkness On The Edge Of Town, Springsteen '79 **** the Torpedoes, Tom Petty Just couldn't pick between Joni and John in '71. I still listen to both of those albums a lot.
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Really good idea for a thread, though please don't let someone start a similar one for the 60s - any single year from '66 to '69 would just finish me off, let alone a decade. |
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Well, yeah, I've only recently come to appreciate acoustic over electric. My acoustic heroes are far more recent than the 70s, but I'm finally working on my acoustic backlog. Came home from a record shop sidewalk sale this past weekend with some Arlo Guthrie and Leo Kottke - picked up some Pete Seeger and Tom Paxton a couple months ago. Still, it's the art rock / punk / power pop that spoke to me in the 70s (and always will).
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Funny you should post that today. I just got home from watching John Hiatt sing "Perfectly Good Guitar" (among others, of course).
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