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Welcome to the second part of the '70s acclaimed music forum poll. This month we will deal with 1971, the year Kid Rock was born.
Please submit at least 5 songs and/or albums, preferably but not necessarily with ranking, lists without ranking will get an average score of 10 points per album. The deadline is midnight on the 31st of March. For the scoring, rules and other details check here
You should have a look at the 1970 album and song lists before votin (but you can of course vote for songs and albums not in the AM list)
OK - I'll go first, with my very mainstream point of view
Albums
1 - Who's Next
2 - Led Zep IV
3 - Sticky Fingers
4 - Every Picture Tells a Story
5 - Imagine
Songs
1 - Stairway
2 - Won't Get Fooled Again
3 - Maggie May
4 - Imagine
5 - Let's Stay Together
albums:
1 who's next- the who
2 IV- Led Zeppelin
3 hunky dory- David Bowie
4 sticky fingers- the rolling stones
5 blue- jonie mitchell
6 what's going on- marvin gaye
7 tapestry- carole king
8 live at fillmore east- allman brothers
songs:
1 stairway to heaven- led zeppelin
2 what's going on- marvin gaye
3 imagine- john lennon
4 life on mars- david bowie
5 american pie- don mclean
6 brown sugar- the rolling stones
7 won't get fooled again- the who
8 rock and roll- led zeppelin
9 just my imagination- the temptations
10 baba o'riley- the who
11 let's stay together- al green
12 mercy me- marvin gaye
13 i feel the earth move- carole king
14 maggie may- rod stewart
15 get it on- t. rex
16 changes- david bowie
17 ain't no sunshine- bill withers
18 black dog- led zeppelin
19 it's too late- carole king
20 me and bobby mcgee- janis joplin
1 - Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
2 - Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
3 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
4 - Joni Mitchell - Blue
5 - Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On
6 - The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
7 - David Bowie - Hunky Dory
8 - Carole King - Tapestry
9 - The Who - Who's Next
10 - Led Zeppelin - IV
11 - The Stylistics - The Stylistics
12 - Isaac Hayes - Shaft
13 - T. Rex - Electric Warrior
14 - The Doors - L.A. Woman
15 - Janis Joplin - Pearl
16 - The Beach Boys - Surf's Up
17 - The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East
18 - Can - Tago Mago
19 - King Crimson - Islands
1 - Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat
2 - The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
3 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
4 - T. Rex - Get It On (Bang a Gong)
5 - The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
6 - Al Green - Let's Stay Together
7 - Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair
8 - The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
9 - David Bowie - Life on Mars
10 - The Doors - Riders on the Storm
11 - Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
12 - Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
13 - John Lennon - Jealous Guy
14 - Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
15 - Rod Stewart - Maggie May
16 - Don McLean - American Pie
17 - Carole King - You've Got a Friend
18 - Nilsson - Without You
I say the 70's started with "Hunky Dory"!
Albums:
1. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
2. Beach Boys - Surf's Up
3. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
4. Joni Mitchell – Blue
5. Lou Christie – Paint It Love
6. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
7. T. Rex - Electric Warrior
8. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
9. Led Zeppelin – IV
10. Judee Sill - Judee Sill
Songs:
1. Beach Boys - Surf's Up
2. David Bowie - Song for Bob Dylan (!)
3. Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
4. Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
5. Lou Christie - Paint America Love
6. MC5 - Skunk (Sonically Speaking)
7. Doors - L.A. Woman
8. Medicine Head – Coast To Coast
9. Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking
10. Joan Manuel Serrat – Mediterraneo
11. Can - Halleluwah
12. Frank Zappa – Strictly Genteel (The Finale)
13. Flamin' Groovies - Have You Seen My Baby?
14. Supersister – No Tree Will Grow
15. Joni Mitchell - My Old Man
16. David Bowie - Life On Mars?
17. Rotary Connection – If I Sing My Song
18. T. Rex - Cosmic Dancer
19. Rolling Stones - Moonlight Mile
20. Pink Floyd – Echoes
21. Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
22. Lou Christie - Waco
23. Moody Blues - The Story In Your Eyes
24. David Bowie – Quicksand
25. Don McLean - American Pie
26. Pink Floyd - One Of These Days
27. Beach Boys - 'Til I Die
28. Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
29. Alice Cooper - Halo Of Flies
30. Rotary Connection – Love Has Fallen On Me
31. David Bowie – Queen Bitch
32. Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag
33. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
34. Chicago – Lowdown
35. Rotary Connection – I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
36. Leonard Cohen – Avalanche
37. Sly & The Family Stone – A Family Affair
38. The Who – Baba O’Reily
39. Llaura Nyro – The Bells
40. Bob Dylan - Watching The River Flow
(A))
01. Maggot Brain. Funkadelic
02. Escalator Over The Hill. Carla Bley/Paul Haines
03. First Utterance. Comus
04. Birth Of Paradise. Soular System
05. One Year. Colin Blunstone
06. Electric Camembert. Gong
07. Roots. Curtis Mayfield
08. Hey Love. Rotary Connection
09. Histoire de Melody Nelson. Serge Gainsbourg
10. Alpha Centauri. Tangerine Dream
11. Catharsis. Catharsis
12. In den Gärten Pharaohs. Popol Vuh
13. Science Fiction. Ornette Coleman
14. Third World War. Third World War
15. Garra. Marcos Valle
16. Paint America Love. Lou Christie
17. Brush!? Brush
18. Let It Out. Frankie Dymon Jnr.
19. Kôkotsu no Sekai. Ike Reiko
20. Polnareff's. Michel Polnareff
((S))
01. Surf's Up. The Beach Boys
02. Paint America Love. Lou Christie
03. Construção. Chico Buarque
04. Yūutsu. Hiro Yanagida
05. Strawberry Letter 23. Shuggie Otis
06. Underground. Curtis Mayfield
07. Smiling Faces Sometimes. The Undisputed Truth
08. Dormono sulla collina. Fabrizio De André
09. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler). Marvin Gaye
10. There Is Loving Among Us There. Kevin Ayers
11. Dress Rehearsal Rag. Leonard Cohen
12. Black John The Conqueror. Dr. John
13. Mediterráneo. Joan Manuel Serrat
14. Stare And Stare. Curtis Mayfield
15. Do Your Thing. Isaac Hayes
16. Cogwheels Crutches And Cyanide. Spirogyra
17. Aisere I Love You. Yakasuma
18. The Dawn Song. Billy Thorpe/The Aztecs
19. Trippo Nova. Witthüser & Westrupp
20. It Must Be Love. Labi Siffre
Wow netjade, very original list! 1971 is either my 3rd or 4th favorite year in all of music, so I'm going to need at least a day or two to make my list.
This year is impossible ... far and away my favorite music year ever. netjade, Fred, otisredding, very inspiring lists. Go Lou Christie, GO!
What a year.
Albums:
1. David Bowie- Hunky Dory
2. Moody Blues- Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
3. Rolling Stones- Sticky Fingers
4. Funkadelic- Maggot Brain
5. John Lennon- Imagine
6. Rod Stewart- Every Picture Tells a Story
7. Paul McCartney- Ram
8. Harry Nilsson- Nilsson Schmilsson
9. Wings- Wild Life
10. Led Zeppelin- IV
11. Harry Nilsson- The Point
12. Ike and Tina Turner- Working Together
13. Elton John- Madman Across the Water
14. Colin Blunstone- One Year
15. Pink Floyd- Meddle
16. Janis Joplin- Pearl
17. Bill Fay- Time of the Last Persecution
18. T. Rex- Electric Warrior
19. John Prine- ST
20. Cat Stevens- Teaser and the Firecat
Songs:
1. John Lennon- Jealous Guy
2. Elton John- Levon
3. David Bowie- Oh You Pretty Things
4. Al Green- Let's Stay Together
5. Janis Joplin- Get it While You Can
6. Rod Stewart- Reason To Believe
7. Harry Nilsson- Me and My Arrow
8. Paul McCartney- Uncle Albert/ Admiral Halsey
9. Harry Nilsson- Gotta Get Up
10. Cat Stevens- The Wind
11. Paul McCartney- Dear Boy
12. Black Sabbath- Sweet Leaf
13. Rolling Stones- Dead Flowers
14. Bill Withers- Ain't No Sunshine
15. David Bowie- Life On Mars
16. Bill Fay- Time of the Last Persecution
17. David Bowie- Life On Mars
18. Elton John- Tiny Dancer
19. T. Rex- Jeepster
20. Faces- Stay With Me
21. Moody Blues- Our Guessing Game
22. David Bowie- Queen Bitch
23. Carpenters- Rainy Days and Mondays
24. Pink Floyd- Fearless
25. Moody Blues- Story In Your Eyes
26. Bee Gees- How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
27. Funkadelic- You and Your Folks Me and My Folks
28. Ike and Tina Turner- Workin' Together
29. Harry Nilsson- Without You
30. Bill Fay- Till the Christ Comes Back
31. Led Zeppelin- Going To California
32. Bob Dylan- Watching the River Flow
33. Cat Stevens- How Can I Tell You
34. Funkadelic- Super Stupid
35. Rolling Stones- Wild Horses
36. Rod Stewart- Maggie May
37. Colin Blunstone- Caroline Goodbye
38. Harry Nilsson- Without You
39. Bob Marley- Trenchtown Rock
40. Melanie- Brand New Key
I'll start with songs first but first a little music quiz...
I'll wait on my album list because I have a CD that has collected dust for years (I think my Dad found it on sale) that I have never listened to all the way through. BUT I have heard 7 out of the 8 songs on the album many many times, 2 songs of which first entered my ears as newer rerecorded versions. What album have I shamefully never completely heard???
SONGS
1. The Who - Baba O'Reilly
2. The Who - Bargain
3. The Beach Boys - 'Til I Die
4. The Doors - Hyacinth House
5. Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues
6. The Beach Boys - Long Promised Road
7. The Beach Boys - A Day In The Life Of a Tree
8. Pink Floyd - Fearless
9. The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
10. Frank Zappa / Mothers of Invention - Lonesome Cowboy Burt
11. The Moody Blues - Our Guessing Game
12. Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
13. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
14. David Bowie - Changes
15. Sly & The Family Stone - Spaced Cowboy
16. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
17. Funkadelic - Can You Get To That
18. The Moody Blues - The Story In Your Eyes
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
20. Led Zeppelin - Misty Mountain Hop
Honorable mention to a handful of songs from Songs of Love & Hate, title track to L.A. Woman, Funkadelic's Hit It and Quit It, and Sly's You Caught Me Smilin'... give them all votes so I don't feel guilty!
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and later on my Stardust Elmo..
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reADS: 1971. now.
Albums :
1-Led Zeppelin IV!!! :)
2-Hunky Dory
3-Imagine
4-What's Going On
5-Songs of Love and Hate
Songs :
1-What's Going On
2-Life On Mars
3-Stairway
4-Imagine
5-Riders on the Storm
6-Rock'n Roll
7-Changes
8-Let's Stay Together
9-Tiny Dancer
10-Aqualung
One of the best years in music!
A Day In The Life Of A Tree? Interesting...
1971
1. Booker T & the MGs - Melting Pot
2. Karen Dalton - Katie Cruel
3. The Pretty Things - October 26
4. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
5. Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
6. Gilbert Montagné - The Fool
7. Rotary Connection - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
8. Lee Moses - The Dark End of the Street*
9. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
10. Michel Polnareff - Hey you Woman
11. The Who - Baba O'Riley
12. David Bowie - Fill Your Heart
13. Ton Steine Scherben - Macht kaputt, was euch kaputt macht
14. Joni Mitchell - River
15. Beach Boys - Feel Flows
16. Ruth Copeland - Gimme Shelter
17. John Simon - Davey's On the Road Again
18. Ros Sereysothea - Superstar*
19. Caetano Veloso - London, London
20. Serge Gainsbourg - En Melody
21. Gil Scott-Heron - Home Is Where the Hatred Is
22. Kuduro - Funana
23. Dashiel Hedayat - Chrysler
24. Laura Nyro - Jimmy Mack
25. Ihre Kinder - Komm wir fahr'n aufs Land
* year of release uncertain
There is a lot of excellent African stuff around this time, but i'ts difficult to find the exact year of release. For example Sir Shina Peters & His International Stars - Yabis (Nigeria) or Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex & Guests - Musicawi Silt (Ethopia) would be in my Top 10 of every year in pop history.
After much agonizing over the top few spots, my albums and songs
Albums
1. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (#9 all-time)
2. Led Zeppelin - IV (#14 all-time)
3. The Who - Who's Next (#25 all-time)
4. John Lennon - Imagine
5. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
6. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
7. Joni Mitchell - Blue
8. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Soul Revolution/African Herbsman
9. The Doors - L.A. Woman
10. Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On
Songs
1. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (#4 all-time)
2. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (#12 all-time)
3. John Lennon - Imagine (#18 all-time)
4. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
5. David Bowie - Changes
6. The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
7. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
8. Don McLean - American Pie
9. The Who - Baba O'reily
10. John Lennon - Jealous Guy
11. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
12. Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
13. David Bowie - Life on Mars?
14. Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues
15. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
16. The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
17. Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me
18. Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair
19. Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy
20. Joni Mitchell - A Case of You
Comments:
I really like What's Going On. It's my father's favorite album/song, and we listen to it together frequently, often over a game of pool. Behind Marvin, we have two of the greatest hard rock albums of all-time, with LZ IV barely edging out Who's Next in my book. Then the depths of amazing music in 1971 continues with some of the best albums by someo f the greatest artists in the history of music. If my top albums look a lot like AM, it's because music was so good this year, it's pretty easy to agree upon.
Also, in the early 70's most of the best music was still fairly mainstream. There was no huge broad divisive underground scene like there was starting in the 80s.
Songs
1.) Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
2.) Changes - David Bowie
3.) Babe O'Riley - The Who
4.) Imagine - John Lennon
5.) Wild Night - Van Morrison
6.) The Song is Over - The Who
7.) What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
8.) Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
9.) Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
10.) When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
11.) My Wife - The Who
12.) Maggie May - Rod Stewart
13.) Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin
14.) Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
15.) Riders on the Storm - The Doors
16.) Going Mobile - The Who
17.) Misty Mountain Hop - Led Zeppelin
18.) Theme From Shaft - Issac Hayes
19.) Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
20.) Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones
Albums
1. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
2. Led Zeppelin - IV
3. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
4. Carole King - Tapestry
5. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
6. The Who - Who's Next
7. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East
8. Joni Mitchell - Blue
9. John Lennon - Imagine
10. Janis Joplin - Pearl
11. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
12. Pink Floyd - Meddle
Songs
1. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
2. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
3. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
4. Rod Stewart - Maggie May
5. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
6. T. Rex - Get It On (Bang a Gong)
7. David Bowie - Changes
8. The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
9. The Who - Baba O'Riley
10. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
11. Carole King - It's Too Late
12. Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
13. Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks
14. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
15. Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen
16. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
17. John Lennon - Imagine
18. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
19. Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me
20. John Lennon - Jealous Guy
Tried though I might, I couldn't find more than 14 albums I deemed worthy of points in 1971. They are as follows:
1. The Who - Who’s Next
2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
3. Sly and the Family Stone - There’s a Riot Goin’ On
4. The Rolling Stone - Sticky Fingers
5. Joni Mitchell - Blue
6. Carole King - Tapestry
7. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story
8. John Lennon - Imagine
9. Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On
10. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
11. Janis Joplin - Pearl
12. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
13. John Prine - John Prine
14. The Doors - L.A. Woman
Twenty songs to follow
John, you voted twice for Life on Mars, which one should I delete ?
Oops. #17 and throw in Colin Blunstone- I Don't Believe in Miracles at #40 to round it out.
Albums
1. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
2. Led Zeppelin - IV
3. The Who - Who's Next
4. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
5. Sly & the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On
6. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
7. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
8. The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies
9. Joni Mitchell - Blue
10. Little Feat - Little Feat
11. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story
12. Todd Rundgren - Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
13. Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East
14. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
15. John Prine - John Prine
16. John Martyn - Bless the Weather
17. Pink Floyd - Meddle
18. Nico - Desertshore
19. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
20. Yes - The Yes Album
Songs
1. Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
2. Leonard Cohen - Avalanche
3. Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair
4. Carole King - So Far Away
5. The Who - Baba O'Riley
6. Little Feat - I've Been the One
7. Joni Mitchell - A Case of You
8. Rod Stewart - Maggie May
9. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
10. The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
11. The Rolling Stones - Sway
12. The Kinks - Oklahoma, U.S.A.
13. Yes - Roundabout
14. John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
15. The Beach Boys - Surf's Up
16. John Prine - Hello In There
17. The Doors - Riders on the Storm
18. Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
19. Todd Rundgren - The Range War
20. Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen
Movies
man, a great year for movies, too - the American and German New Waves both really swinging into action
1. Two-Lane Blacktop (Hellman)
2. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (Altman)
3. The Hired Hand (Fonda)
4. Fata Morgana (Herzog)
5. Even Dwarfs Started Small (Herzog)
6. The Merchant of Four Seasons (Herzog)
7. The Last Picture Show (Bogdanovich)
8. Straw Dogs (Peckinpah)
9. The French Connection (Friedkin)
10. Punishment Park (Watkins)
You like A Day In the Life of Tree Midaso? Incredibly delicate vocal performance by Brian Wilson. If you haven't melted with melancholy after that song and 'Till I Die right next to eachother, your heart has to be made of stone.
Very cool to see that Moody Blues album at #2 John!
It's quite good I suppose - I was just surprised to see it on someone's list.
Greg, Desertshore is a 1970 album.
ah, doh. substitution coming soon. thanks nassim.
Another AM error, it seems.
There is also another error concerning Nico's albums.
The Marble Index was released in 1968 not in 1969.
1. Blue - Joni Mitchell
2. Who's Next - The Who
3. Please to See the King - Steeleye Span
4. Lord of All I Behold - Robin & Barry Dransfield
5. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
6. Rosemary Lane - Bert Jansch
7. Nic Jones - Nic Jones
8. At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers Band
9. Pearl - Janis Joplin
10. Aqualung - Jethro Tull
11. Tapestry - Carole King
12. Ten Man Mop, or Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again - Steeleye Span
13. Pictures at an Exhibition - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
14. Summer Solstice - Tim Hart & Maddy Prior
15. From a Beggar's Mantle... Fringed With Gold - Barbara Dickson
16. Roy Bailey - Roy Bailey
17. Faro Annie - John Renbourn
18. Master of Reality - Black Sabbath
19. Meddle - Pink Floyd
20. Mudlark - Leo Kottke
These are albums of course.
Albums are where I want them.
I will likely submit an updated version later with tweaks to the songs list, trimming it down to around 20-25 with the rest as just "honorable mention" :
ALBUMS
1. Led Zeppelin “IV”
2. Beach Boys “Surf’s Up”
3. Rod Stewart “Every Picture Tells a Story”
4. Joni Mitchell “Blue”
5. Rolling Stones “Sticky Fingers”
6. Elton John “Madman Across the Water?”
7. The Doors “L.A. Woman”
8. The Who “Who’s Next”
9. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On?”
10. Carole King “Tapestry”
SONGS
1. Beach Boys “Feel Flows”
2. Beach Boys “Long Promised Road”
3. Beach Boys “Surf’s Up”
4. Beach Boys “Til’ I Die”
5. Bee Gees “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?”
6. David Bowie “Changes”
7. David Bowie “Life on Mars?”
8. Carpenters “Rainy Days and Mondays”
9. Alice Cooper “I’m Eighteen”
10. John Denver “Take me Home, Country Roads”
11. Doors “L.A. Woman”
12. Doors “Riders on the Storm”
13. Funkadelic “You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks”
14. Marvin Gaye “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)”
15. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On?”
16. Al Green “Let’s Stay Together”
17. Elton John “Levon”
18. Elton John “Tiny Dancer”
19. Elton John “Madman Across the Water”
20. Janis Joplin “Me and Bobby McGee”
21. Carole King “I Feel the Earth Move”
22. Carole King “It’s Too Late”
23. Led Zeppelin “Black Dog”
24. Led Zeppelin “Going to California”
25. Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven”
26. Led Zeppelin “Rock and Roll”
27. Led Zeppelin “When the Levee Breaks”
28. John Lennon “Imagine”
29. John Lennon “Jealous Guy”
30. Paul McCartney “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey”
31. Don McLean “American Pie”
32. Melanie “Brand New Key”
33. Joni Mitchell “A Case of You”
34. Joni Mitchell “River”
35. Joni Mitchell “California”
36. Van Morrison “Wild Night”
37. Nilsson “Without You”
38. Rolling Stones “Brown Sugar”
39. Rolling Stones “Wild Horses”
40. Scott-Heron, Gil “The Revolution Will Not be Televised”
41. Sly and the Family Stone “Family Affair”
42. Staple Singers “Respect Yourself”
43. Rod Stewart “Maggie May”
44. Rod Stewart “Reason to Believe”
45. Temptations “Just my Imagination (Running Away with Me)”
46. Undisputed Truth “Smiling Faces Sometimes”
47. The Who “Baba O’Riley”
48. The Who “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
49. Bill Withers “Ain’t No Sunshine”
50. Yes “Roundabout”
ALBUMS
1. The Who - Who's Next
2. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
3. The Beach Boys - Surf's Up
4. The Moody Blues - Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
5. Frank Zappa / Mothers of Invention - 200 Motels
6. Frank Zappa / Mothers of Invention - Filmore East / June 1971
7. Miles Davis - Live Evil
8. Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers - Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers
9. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
10. The Doors - L.A. Woman
11. Pink Floyd - Meddle
12. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
13. Jethro Tull - Aqualung
14. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
15. Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On
16. Led Zeppelin - IV
see I waited a few days.... on to 1972!
ALBUMS:
1. Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces Of A Man
2. Karen Dalton - In My Own Time
3. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
4. Lee Moses - Time and Place
5. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Going On
6. Marvyn Gaye - What's Going On
7. Ton Steine Scherben - I
8. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson
9. T Rex - Electric Warrior
10. The Who - Who's Next
11. Kevin Ayers - Whatevershebringswesing
12. Shuggie Otis - Freedom Flight
13. Caravan - In The Land Of The Grey & Pink
14. Eugene McDaniels - Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse
15. Rotary Connection - Hey Love
Albums
1 Neu!-Neu!
2 Can-Tago Mago
3 Funkadelic-Maggot Brain
4 Sly and the Family Stone-There's a Riot Going On
5 David Bowie-Hunky Dory
6 Rolling Stones-Sticky Fingers
7 Beach Boys-Surf's Up
8 Captain Beefheart-Mirror Man
9 The Who-Who's Next
10 Little Feat-Little Feat
A score of 100 is my favorite album all time, a score of 0 means it's just good enough that I'll probably want to hear it again.
1) Led Zeppelin - IV 87.47
2) The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers 83.29
3) The Who - Who's Next 73.86
4) Joni Mitchell - Blue 69.60
5) John Lennon - Imagine 58.97
6) Jethro Tull - Aqualung 45.04
7) David Bowie - Hunky Dory 38.49
8) Janis Joplin - Pearl 34.34
9) Marvin Gaye - What's Going On? 27.01
10) The Doors - L.A. Woman 27.01
11) Can - Tago Mago 22.84
12) Jimi Hendrix - Cry Of Love 16.31
13) Sly And The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin On 12.59
14) Yes - Fragile 4.18
This is my list in progress
I'll give my definitive list at the end of the month
Lots of additional albums I'd love to (re)listen to if I have the time until then : Can, Funkadelic, Janis, Allman Bros, Shaft, Ohio Players...
Recommendations welcome
Is Neu! really a '71 album? Every reference I've seen has it as '72 (including RYM, Allmusic, and Wikipedia). Can we consider it for '72 then despite AM's listing? 'Cause I want to vote for it, but there's no room this year.
Neu! is another error. Recorded in December '71 but released in '72. I suggest we vote for it next month since it hasn't got many votes here yet.
OK, here's my final list:
ALBUMS
1. Led Zeppelin “IV”
2. Beach Boys “Surf’s Up”
3. Rod Stewart “Every Picture Tells a Story”
4. Joni Mitchell “Blue”
5. Rolling Stones “Sticky Fingers”
6. Elton John “Madman Across the Water?”
7. The Doors “L.A. Woman”
8. The Who “Who’s Next”
9. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On?”
10. Carole King “Tapestry”
SONGS
1. Led Zeppelin “When the Levee Breaks”
2. Bill Withers “Ain’t No Sunshine”
3. Beach Boys “Surf’s Up”
4. Sly and the Family Stone “Family Affair”
5. Elton John “Tiny Dancer”
6. Temptations “Just my Imagination (Running Away with Me)”
7. Doors “Riders on the Storm”
8. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On?”
9. Led Zeppelin “Black Dog”
10. Rolling Stones “Brown Sugar”
11. Carole King “I Feel the Earth Move”
12. Rod Stewart “Reason to Believe”
13. Undisputed Truth “Smiling Faces Sometimes”
14. Beach Boys “Til’ I Die”
15. Beach Boys “Long Promised Road”
16. John Lennon “Imagine”
17. Paul McCartney “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey”
18. Don McLean “American Pie”
19. Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven”
20. Janis Joplin “Me and Bobby McGee”
HONORABLE MENTION
Elton John “Levon”
Joni Mitchell “River”
Van Morrison “Wild Night”
Al Green “Let’s Stay Together”
Bee Gees “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?”
1971, the best year ever, IMO. 3 of my Top 10 albums are from this year, and 15 of my Top 100. Songwise, 16 or so in my Top 100, 26 or so Top 200, ~67 in my Top 1000.
That's pretty ridiculous.
Albums:
[01] Funkadelic | Maggot Brain
[02] Lou Christie | Paint America Love
[03] Gil Scott-Heron | Pieces of a Man
[04] Sly & The Family Stone | There's a Riot Goin' On
[05] Marvin Gaye | What's Going On
[06] Joni Mitchell | Blue
[07] Harry Partch | Delusion of The Fury
[08] Serge Gainsbourg | Histoire de Melody Nelson
[09] Carla Bley & Paul Haines | Escalator Over the Hill
[10] Igor Wakhévitch | Docteur Faust
[11] Can | Tago Mago
[12] The Beach Boys | Surf's Up
[13] Caetano Veloso | Caetano Veloso
[14] Curtis Mayfield | Roots
[15] Leonard Cohen | Songs of Love and Hate
[16] Chico Buarque | Construção
[17] Alice Coltrane | Journey In Satchidananda
[18] The Rotary Connection | Hey Love
[19] Paul and Linda McCartney | Ram
[20] The Who | Who's Next
[21] Gong | Camembert Electrique
[22] Eugene McDaniels | Headless Heroes of The Apocalypse
[23] The Rolling Stones | Sticky Fingers
[24] David Bowie | Hunky Dory
[25] Pink Floyd | Meddle
[26] Elton John | Madman Across the Water
[27] Miles Davis | A Tribute to Jack Johnson
[28] Marcos Valle | Garra
[29] Anthony Braxton | For Alto
[30] Judee Sill | Judee Sill
[31] Carpenters | Carpenters
[32] Faust | Faust
[33] The Pharoahs | Awakening
[34] Françoise Hardy | La Question
[35] Charles Mingus | Let My Children Hear Music
[36] Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin IV
[37] T. Rex | Electric Warrior
[38] Freda Payne | Contact
[39] Ornette Coleman | Science Fiction
[40] Yes | The Yes Album
[41] Gene Clark | Gene Clark/White Light
[42] Curtis Mayfield | Curtis/Live
[43] Shuggie Otis | Freedom Flight
[44] Harry Nilsson | Nilsson Schmilsson
[45] Black Sabbath | Master of Reality
[46] Mahavishnu Orchestra | The Inner Mounting Flame
[47] Flower Travellin' Band | Satori
[48] Aretha Franklin | Young, Gifted and Black
[49] Moondog | Moondog 2
[50] Laura Nyro and Labelle | Gonna Take a Miracle
Songs:
[01] Lou Christie | Paint America Love
[02] The Beach Boys | Surf's Up
[03] Joni Mitchell | River
[04] The Rotary Connection | I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
[05] Igor Wakhévitch | Materia Prima: Gnomides/Faust/Vulcain
[06] Gil Scott-Heron | Lady Day and John Coltrane
[07] Funkadelic | Maggot Brain
[08] Charles Mingus | The Shoes of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive-Ass Slippers
[09] Serge Gainsbourg | Cargo Culte
[10] Marvin Gaye | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
[11] Can | Oh Yeah
[12] Sly & The Family Stone | Family Affair
[13] Chico Buarque | Construção
[14] Shuggie Otis | Strawberry Letter 23
[15] The Beach Boys | 'Til I Die
[16] Caetano Veloso | Maria Bethania
[17] The Rolling Stones | Moonlight Mile
[18] Harry Partch | Exordium: The Beginning of a Web
[19] Marvin Gaye | What's Going On
[20] Colin Blunstone | Caroline Goodbye
[21] Leonard Cohen | Dress Rehearsal Rag
[22] Gil Scott-Heron | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
[23] Funkadelic | Super Stupid
[24] Aretha Franklin | Rock Steady
[25] Carla Bley & Paul Haines | Hotel Overture
[26] The Pharoahs | Damballa
[27] Gong | Fohat Digs Holes in Space
[28] Sly & The Family Stone | Runnin' Away
[29] Lou Christie | Wood Child
[30] John Lennon | Jealous Guy
[31] Carpenters | Superstar
[32] Curtis Mayfield | Beautiful Brother of Mine
[33] Marcos Valle | Garra
[34] Yes | Starship Trooper
[35] David Bowie | Quicksand
[36] Alice Coltrane | Journey In Satchidananda
[37] Pink Floyd | Echoes
[38] Gene Clark | For a Spanish Guitar
[39] Paul McCartney | The Back Seat of My Car
[40] Morton Feldman | Rothko Chapel, 1st Movement
[41] Stevie Wonder | Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer
[42] John Fahey | America
[43] Eugene McDaniels | The Lord Is Back
[44] Ornette Coleman | What Reason Could I Give
[45] Elton John | Madman Across The Water
[46] Leonard Cohen | Famous Blue Raincoat
[47] Serge Gainsbourg | Melody
[48] Lou Christie | Look Out The Window
[49] The Who | Baba O'Riley
[50] Baby Huey | Listen to Me
[51] Dmitri Shostakovich | Symphony No. 15, Movement 4
[52] Carla Bley & Paul Haines with Linda Ronstadt | Why
[53] Bill Withers | Ain't No Sunshine
[54] Gil Scott-Heron | Home Is Where The Hatred Is
[55] Can | Paperhouse
[56] Anthony Braxton | To Composer John Cage
[57] Flower Travellin' Band | Satori Part 1
[58] Françoise Hardy | La Question
[59] T. Rex | Mambo Sun
[60] Led Zeppelin | When The Levee Breaks
[61] Miles Davis | Right Off
[62] Joni Mitchell | Blue
[63] Isaac Hayes | Theme from Shaft
[64] Al Green | Let's Stay Together
[65] Judee Sill | Jesus Was a Crossmaker
[66] Faust | Why Don't You Eat Carrots?
[67] Freda Payne | Bring The Boys Home
[68] Caetano Veloso | London, London
[69] Funkadelic | Can You Get To That
[70] Pink Floyd | One of These Days
[71] Igor Wakhévitch | Tenebres (Walpurgis)
[72] Smokey Robinson and The Miracles | I Don't Blame You At All
[73] Curtis Mayfield | Keep on Keepin' On
[74] The Rotary Connection | If I Sing My Song
[75] David Crosby | Laughing
[76] Black Sabbath | Into The Void
[77] The Who | Won't Get Fooled Again
[78] Sly & The Family Stone | Thank You For Talkin' To Me, Africa
[79] Yes | Roundabout
[80] Harry Nilsson | The Moonbeam Song
[81] Alice Cooper | Halo of Flies
[82] T. Rex | Cosmic Dancer
[83] Elton John | Tiny Dancer
[84] David Bowie | Life on Mars?
[85] Serge Gainsbourg | Ballade de Melody Nelson
[86] Don Ellis | Strawberry Soup
[87] Traffic | The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys
[88] John Lennon | Oh Yoko!
[89] The Undisputed Truth | Smiling Faces Sometimes
[90] Miles Davis | Sivad
[91] The Stylistics | Betcha By Golly Wow
[92] Al Green | Tired of Being Alone
[93] The Temptations | Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
[94] Led Zeppelin | Stairway to Heaven
[95] Badfinger | Baby Blue
[96] The Rolling Stones | Can't You Hear Me Knocking
[97] Bob Marley and The Wailers | Trenchtown Rock
[98] Rod Stewart | Every Picture Tells a Story
[99] Yoko Ono | Don't Worry Kyoko
[100] Marvin Gaye | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
[101] Dolly Parton | Coat of Many Colors
[102] The Staple Singers | Respect Yourself
[103] James Brown | Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got, To Get What She Wants)
[104] The Rolling Stones | Dead Flowers
[105] Betty Wright | Clean Up Woman
[106] Caravan | Golf Girl
[107] The Doors | L.A. Woman
[108] The Persuaders | Thin Line Between Love and Hate
[109] Joni Mitchell | The Last Time I Saw Richard
[110] Carole King | It's Too Late
[111] Elvis Presley | Tomorrow Never Comes
Just realized I didn't get Colin Blunstone's One Year in my album list -- it'd be about #25, so no bearing on the results. Just wanted him to get the props.
I hereby claim bonus points for the song top fives of Fred, Sonfosamiam and that nejade guy... say 200 points per entry instead of 50 down to whatever..
signed,
yr greatest ventilator
(ps_as usual, SOS, your list does mighty Sting!! sounds..
..with the exception of Docteur Faust, that's a rather mumblin hmmmm in me.. maybe I should give him another listen or so..)
*reads: great
**(concerning adjectives or nouns like mighty and sting..)
..with the exception of Docteur Faust, that's a rather mumblin hmmmm in me.. maybe I should give him another listen or so..)
I'm shocked! And you should!
I must admit that the rest of the album can't really compete with the mightiness of "Materia Prima", what with its weird porn-funk transmogrifying into Messiaen-meets-Penderecki and giving way to disturbingly mesmerizing chanting (though that maddening siren sound does have its addictive qualities after multiple listens).
Either way, you still have the cover art.
Songs
1. John Lennon - "Imagine" (8)
2. Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven" (10)
3. The Who - "Won’t Get Fooled Again" (14)
4. David Bowie - "Changes" (42)
5. Marvin Gaye - "What’s Going On?" (71)
6. Led Zeppelin - "Black Dog" (106)
7. Led Zeppelin - "Rock and Roll" (149)
8. The Who - "Baba O’Riley"
9. Sly and the Family Stone - "Family Affair"
10. Rolling Stones - "Brown Sugar"
11. Rod Stewart - "Maggie May"
12. Al Green "Let’s Stay Together"
13. Janis Joplin - "Me and Bobby McGee"
14. Carole King - "I Feel Earth Move"
15. Bob Marley and the Wailers - "Trenchtown Rock"
16. The Doors - "L.A. Woman"
17. Bob Marley and the Wailers - "Lively Up Yourself"
18. Elton John - "Tiny Dancer"
19. Carole King - "It’s Too Late"
20. The Temptations - "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)"
2nd spin report:
agreed, SOS, "Materia Prima" is one epic triptych (emphasize trip in that) of alphaville sleaze, hysterical vertov-o-scope and hellenic sulphur bath. yet also gripping is the Carnival Of Souls retrieve "Matines" with that snaky gasping proto industrial pattern underneath. I guess it's the rest that rather left me cold with all it's _Look Mum, I've baked an avantgarde pie for you/hope you don't mind that I threw everything in it I found in the kitchen_
eitherway, I have the cover art.. and as an LP cover a true kid magnet I might add.. 
Songs
20. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)- The Temptations
19. Theme from Shaft- Isaac Hayes
18. Me and Bobby McGee- Janis Joplin/Big Brother and The Holding Company
17. It’s Too Late- Carol King
16. Riders On The Storm- The Doors
15. Wild Horses- The Rolling Stones
14. Brown Sugar- The Rolling Stones
13. Rock and Roll- Led Zeppelin
12. Baba O’ Riley- The Who
11. Family Affair- Sly and the Family Stone
10. Maggie May- Rod Stewart
9. Get It On (Bang a Gong)- T.Rex
8. American Pie- Don McLean
7. Changes- David Bowie
6. Won’t Get Fooled Again- The Who
5. Life On Mars?- David Bowie
4. Let’s Stay Together- Al Green
3. Imagine- John Lennon
2. What’s Going On- Marvin Gaye
1. Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin
Albums
10. Electric Warrior- T.Rex
9. At Fillmore East- The Allman Brothers Band
8. Hunky Dory- David Bowie
7. Imagine- John Lennon
6. There’s a Riot Goin’ On- Sly and the Family Stone
5. Blue- Joni Mitchell
4. Sticky Fingers- The Rolling stones
3. Who's Next- The Who
2. Led Zeppelin IV- Led Zeppelin
1. What's Going On- Marvin Gaye
Oh god, What a great year for music. 7 out of ten of those albums fall in my top 100 albums, and all 20 songs are in my top 500 songs.
Albums:
1) The Who - whos' next
2) The Doors - LA Woman
3) Beggars opera - waters of change
4) The Allmann Brothers - Live at Fillmore East
5) Rolling Stones - sticky Fingers
6) Buffy Sainte-Marie - She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina
7) Janis Joplin - Pearl
8) Gasolin' - Gasolin'
9) CSNY - 4 Way Street
10) Concert for Bangla Desh
11) Pearls Before Swine - Beautiful lies You Could Live In
12) Bowie - Hunky Dory
13) Bruce Cockburn - High Winds, White Sky
ALBUMS
1. The Who, WHO’S NEXT
2. LED ZEPPELIN IV
3. Joni Mitchell, BLUE
4. David Bowie, HUNKY DORY
5. Rod Stewart, EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
6. The Rolling Stones, STICKY FINGERS
7. John Lennon, IMAGINE
8. Leonard Cohen, SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE
9. Sly and the Family Stone, THERE’S A RIOT GOIN’ ON
10. Marvin Gaye, WHAT’S GOING ON
11. The Allman Brothers Band, AT FILLMORE EAST
12. NILSSON SCHMILSSON
13. Janis Joplin, PEARL
14. T. Rex, ELECTRIC WARRIOR
15. Serge Gainsbourg, HISTOIRE DE MELODY NELSON
16. Funkadelic, MAGGOT BRAIN
17. Carole King, TAPESTRY
18. NEU!
19. Can, TAGO MAGO
20. Badfinger, STRAIGHT UP
SONGS
1. The Who, “Baba O’Riley”
2. Led Zeppelin, “When the Levee Breaks”
3. David Bowie, “Life on Mars?”
4. Rod Stewart, “Every Picture Tells a Story”
5. John Lennon, “Imagine”
6. The Rolling Stones, “Brown Sugar”
7. Leonard Cohen, “Famous Blue Raincoat”
8. Al Green, “Let’s Stay Together”
9. Badfinger, “Baby Blue”
10. Led Zeppelin, “Stairway to Heaven”
11. The Who, “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
12. Marvin Gaye, “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)”
13. Joni Mitchell, “The Last Time I Saw Richard”
14. Rod Stewart, “(I Know) I’m Losing You”
15. Don McLean, “American Pie”
16. Funkadelic, “Maggot Brain”
17. Led Zeppelin, “Black Dog”
18. Ringo Starr, “It Don’t Come Easy”
19. The Rolling Stones, “Moonlight Mile”
20. The Who, “Bargain”
21. John Lennon, “Jealous Guy”
22. Rod Stewart, “Maggie May”
23. David Bowie, “Queen Bitch”
24. Badfinger, “Day After Day”
25. The Who, “Behind Blue Eyes”
26. Joni Mitchell, “River”
27. Jethro Tull, “Aqualung”
28. The Rolling Stones, “Wild Horses”
29. Alice Cooper, “I’m Eighteen”
30. Sly and the Family Stone, “Family Affair”
31. Marvin Gaye, “What’s Going On”
32. Carole King, “It’s Too Late”
33. Joni Mitchell, “All I Want”
34. John Lennon, “Gimme Some Truth”
35. The Temptations, “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)”
36. David Bowie, “The Bewlay Brothers”
37. The Rolling Stones, “Sway”
38. Led Zeppelin, “Misty Mountain Hop”
39. Nilsson, “Without You”
40. The Buoys, “Timothy”
01 - Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man ****what an album!****
02 - David Bowie - Hunky Dory
03 - Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
04 - The Who - Who's Next
05 - Marvin Gaye - What's Goin' On
06 - The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
07 - PinkFloyd - Meddle
08 - Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On
09 - Can - Tago Mago
10 - The Beach Boys - Surf's Up
Albums:
1. The Doors- L.A. Woman
2. David Bowie- Hunky Dory
3. Funkadelic- Maggot Brain
4. Can- Tago Mago
5. Marvin Gaye- What's Going On
6. T. Rex- Electric Warrior
7. Kraftwerk- Kraftwerk 2
Songs:
1. The Doors- "Riders on the Storm"
2. David Bowie- "Life on Mars?"
3. Funkadelic- "Maggot Brain"
4. The Doors- "L.A. Woman"
5. David Bowie- "Oh! You Pretty Things"
6. Funkadelic- "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks"
7. David Bowie- "Kooks"
8. The Doors- "Love Her Madly"
9. The Doors- "The Changeling"
10. David Bowie- "Quicksand"
11. Can- "Halleluwah"
12. Can- "Mushroom"
13. David Bowie- "Queen Bitch"
14. David Bowie- "Changes"
Albums:
1. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
3. The Who - Who's Next
4. The Doors - L.A. Woman
5. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin [IV]
6. Léo Ferré - La solitude
7. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
8. Pink Floyd - Meddle
9. T. Rex - Electric Warrior
10. Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Songs:
1. Slade - Coz I Luv You
2. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
3. Serge Gainsbourg - Ballade de Melody Nelson
4. Léo Ferré - Avec le temps
5. David Bowie - Life on Mars
6. Led Zeppelin - The Battle of Evermore
7. The Who - Baba O'Riley
8. David Bowie - Andy Warhol
9. The Doors - Riders on the Storm
10. Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
11. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
12. The Doors - L.A. Woman
13. Pink Floyd - One of these Days
14. David Bowie - Kooks
15. David Bowie - Queen Bitch
16. David Bowie - Changes
17. John Lennon - Imagine
18. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
19. Léo Ferré - La solitude
20. Léo Ferré - Le conditionnel de variété
Apologies for not posting any favourite 1970 songs, but I simply didn't have the time anymore in February ...
My 1971 list falls mainly under the category 'too bland, too soft':
* Albums
1 - Carole King - Tapestry
2 - David Bowie - Hunky Dory
3 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
4 - The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East
5 - John Lennon - Imagine
6 - Don McLean - American Pie
7 - Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
8 - Joni Mitchell - Blue
9 - Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
10 - The Who - Who's Next
11 - Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat
12 - The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
13 - Sly And The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On
14 - Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey
15 - The Doors - L.A. Woman
16 - Janis Joplin - Pearl
17 - Pink Floyd - Meddle
18 - Leo Kottke - Mudlark
19 - Led Zeppelin - IV
20 - Curtis Mayfield - Roots
* Songs
1 - John Prine - Hello In There
2 - Don McLean - Vincent
3 - Don McLean - American Pie
4 - Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken
5 - Carole King - You've Got A Friend
6 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
7 - David Bowie - Changes
8 - Carole King - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
9 - Pink Floyd - One Of These Days
10 - John Lennon - Imagine
11 - The Beach Boys - Surf's Up
12 - Carole King - I Feel The Earth Move
13 - Bob Marley - Keep On Moving
14 - David Bowie - Life On Mars?
15 - Funkadelic - Can You Get To That
16 - Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
17 - Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee
18 - The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
19 - Harry Nilsson - Moonbeam Song
20 - The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
I have a feeling that throughout the various years David Bowie is going to rack up A LOT of points.
Albums
1)The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
2)The Who - Who's Next
3)David Bowie - Hunky Dory
4)Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
5)Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
6)Joni Mitchell - Blue
7)Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On
8)The Beach Boys - Surf's Up
9)Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
10)John Lennon - Imagine
11)Pink Floyd - Meddle
12)David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name
13)Carole King - Tapestry
14)The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies
15)Can - Tago Mago
16)The Doors - LA Woman
17)Alice Cooper - Killer
18)Isaac Hayes - Shaft
19)Jethro Tull - Aqualung
20)Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
Songs
1)Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
2)John Lennon - Imagine
3)The Who - Baba O'Riley
4)The Beach Boys - 'Til I Die
5)Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
6)The Beach Boys - Surf's Up
7)The Temptations - Just My Imagination
8)The Doors - LA Woman
9)The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
10)Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
11)Joni Mitchell - River
12)Elton John - Tiny Dancer
13)Pink Floyd - Echoes
14)David Bowie - Life On Mars
15)The Beach Boys - Disney Girls(1957)
16)The Rolling Stones - I Got The Blues
17)The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
18)Al Green - Let's Stay Together
19)Rod Stewart - Maggie May
20)The Rolling Stones - Moonlight Mile
Albums
1. THE BEACH BOYS: Surf's Up
2. LEONARD COHEN: Songs of Love and Hate
3. YES: The Yes Album
4. VAN MORRISON: Tupelo Honey
5. JONI MITCHELL: Blue
6. YES: Fragile
7. THE WHO: Who's Next?
8. TOWNES VAN ZANDT: Delta Momma Blues
9. CAT STEVENS: Teaser and the Firecat
10. LED ZEPPELIN: IV
11. DAVID BOWIE: Hunky Dory
12. THE KINKS: Percy
13. RANDY NEWMAN: Live
14. BEE GEES: Trafalgar
15. DON McLEAN: American Pie
16. NEIL DIAMOND: Stones
17. FLEETWOOD MAC: Future Games
18. B.B. KING: B.B. King in London
19. MARVIN GAYE: What's Going On
20. THE KINKS: Muswell Hillbillies
21. JUDEE SILL: Judee Sill
22. JAMES TALYLOR: Mude, Slide, Slim and the Blue Horizon
23. CAROLE KING: Tapestry
24. CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG: Four Way Street
25. JETHRO TULL: Aqualung
26. JOHN LENNON: Imagine
27. ELVIS PRESLEY: Elvis Country
28. PAUL McCARTNEY: Ram
29. NINA SIMONE: Here Comes The Sun
30. THE BAND: Cahoots
Songs
1. LEONARD COHEN: Famous Blue Raincoat
2. JOAN MANUEL SERRAT: Mediterráneo
3. LEONARD COHEN: Avalanche
4. LEONARD COHEN: Joan of Arc
5. THE BEACH BOYS: Don’t Go Near the Water
6. THE BEACH BOYS: Disney Girls 1957
7. JONI MITCHELL: Carey
8. THE BEACH BOYS: Feel Flows
9. THE BEACH BOYS: Long Promise Road
10. THE WHO: Baba O’Riley
11. THE BEACH BOYS: Till I Die
12. VAN MORRISON: Tupelo Honey
13. THE BEACH BOYS: Surf’s Up
14. MARVIN GAYE: What’s Going On
15. JETHRO TULL: Cross-eyed Marie
16. THE KINKS: God’s Children
17. THE WHO: Behind Blue Eyes
18. CAT STEVENS: Morning Has Broken
19. YES: Yours is No Disgrace
20. YES: Perpetual Change
Spanish Albums
1. JOAN MANUEL SERRAT: Mediterráneo
2. LOS PAYOS: Lo mejor de Los Payos
3. MARIA DEL MAR BONET: María del Mar Bonet
4. VAINICA DOBLE: Vainica Doble
5. SISA: Orgía
Films
1. A Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick
2. Duel, Steven Spielberg
3. Straw Dogs, Sam Pechimpah
4. Bananas, Woody Allen
5. Giu la testa (Duck, You Sucker!), Sergio Leone
6. Trafic, Jacques Tati
7. Les deux anglaises et le continent (Two English Girls), François Truffaut
8. La décade prodigieuse (Ten Day’s Wonder), Claude Chabrol
9. The Omega Man, Boris Sagal
10. Johnny Got His Gun, Dalton Trumbo.
I have two requests (but I'm the only one concerned so far)
2 albums in AM 1971 lists are dated otherwise by RYM and I think the latter is right :
- The Maytals Monkee Man, given as 1971 by AM and 1970 by RYM(and that I have included in my 1970 list)
- JJ Cale : Naturally, which is from 1972 (at least the copyright on the CD sleeve says so) and that I intended to include on my '72 list.
Nassim, unless you object, I will base my votes on RYM's dates.
nicolas, I'm not so sure about "Naturally". According to Wikipedia it was recorded in September 29, 1970–June 9, 1971 and released in December 1971.
After some more searching, I'm pretty confident that it was released on Shelter in 1971 and Mercury in 1972.
Ok so I have to listen to that album for the 1971 poll
Albums
1. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
2. The Who - Who's Next
3. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
4. Joni Mitchell - Blue
5. Herbie Hancock - Mwandishi
Songs
1. Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
2. The Who - Baby O'Riley
3. Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat
4. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
5. John Lennon - Imagine
6. Joni Mitchell - River
7. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
8. Joni Mitchell - The Last Time I Saw Richard
9. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
10. Marvin Gaye - What's Happening Brother
11. The Who - The Song is Over
Albums
1. Can – Tago Mago
2. Funkadelic – Maggot Brain
3. Joni Mitchell – Blue
4. Marvin Gaye – What's Going on
5. Sly & The Family Stone – There's Riot Goin' on
6. Led Zeppelin – IV
7. Isaac Hayes – Shaft
8. Beach Boys – Surf's up
9. T. Rex – Electirc Warrior
10. The Who – Who's Next
Songs
1. Funkadelic – Maggot Brain
2. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
3. David Bowie – Life on Mars
4. John Lennon – Imagine
5. Marvin Gaye – What's Going on
6. David Bowie – Changes
7. Lou Christie – Paint America Love
8. Joni Mitchell – Blue
9. The Who – Baba O'Riley
10. Can – Halluhwah
My album entry "Lou Christie - Paint It Love" should off course be "Paint AMERICA Love".
ALBUMS:
1. THE ROLLING STONES “Sticky Fingers” (#8 in my all-time list)
2. DAVID BOWIE “Hunky Dory” (#12)
3. MARVIN GAYE “What’s Going On” (#16)
4. LED ZEPPELIN “IV” (#42)
5. T. REX “Electric Warrior”
6. THE WHO “Who’s Next”
7. CAROLE KING “Tapestry”
8. PINK FLOYD “Meddle”
9. JOHN LENNON “Imagine”
10. JONI MITCHELL “Blue”
11. SERGE GAINSBOURG “Histoire de Melody Nelson”
12. JOAN MANUEL SERRAT “Mediterráneo”
13. CHICO BUARQUE “Construção”
14. DAVID CROSBY “If I Could Only Remember My Name”
15. GIL SCOTT-HERON “Pieces of a Man”
16. BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS “Soul Revolution”
17. THE BEACH BOYS “Surf’s Up”
18. HARRY NILSSON “Nilsson Schmilsson”
19. LEONARD COHEN “Songs of Love and Hate”
20. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE “There’s a Riot Goin’ On”
21. FUNKADELIC “Maggot Brain”
22. JANIS JOPLIN “Pearl”
23. THE DOORS “L.A. Woman”
24. PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY “Ram”
25. BEE GEES “Trafalgar”
SONGS:
1. MARVIN GAYE “What’s Going On” (#8 in my all-time list)
2. DAVID BOWIE “Life on Mars?” (#16)
3. AL GREEN “Let’s Stay Together” (#36)
4. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE “Family Affair” (#79)
5. JANIS JOPLIN “Me and Bobby McGee” (#84)
6. THE ROLLING STONES “Dead Flowers” (#108)
7. LED ZEPPELIN “Black Dog” (#109)
8. T. REX “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” (#146)
9. JAMES TAYLOR “You’ve Got a Friend” (#155)
10. THE DOORS “Riders on the Storm” (#156)
11. JOAN MANUEL SERRAT “Mediterráneo”
12. THE BEACH BOYS “Surf’s Up”
13. JOHN LENNON “Imagine”
14. BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS “Sun Is Shining”
15. MARVIN GAYE “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)”
16. DAVID BOWIE “Changes”
17. PINK FLOYD “Echoes”
18. LEONARD COHEN “Famous Blue Raincoat”
19. THE ROLLING STONES “Wild Horses”
20. LED ZEPPELIN “Stairway to Heaven”
21. THE WHO “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
22. CAROLE KING “It’s Too Late”
23. T. REX “Cosmic Dancer”
24. SERGE GAINSBOURG “Ballade de Melody Nelson”
25. LÉO FERRÉ “Avec le temps”
26. THE BEACH BOYS “’Til I Die”
27. PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY “Dear Boy”
28. JONI MITCHELL “A Case of You”
29. THE WHO “Behind Blue Eyes”
30. PINK FLOYD “A Pillow of Winds”
31. DAVID BOWIE “Quicksand”
32. GIL SCOTT-HERON “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”
33. ISAAC HAYES “Theme From Shaft”
34. MARVIN GAYE “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)”
35. FUNKADELIC “Maggot Brain”
36. THE ROLLING STONES “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking”
37. THE WHO “Baba O’Riley”
38. AMERICA “I Need You”
39. NEIL DIAMOND “Stones”
40. SUPERTRAMP “Rosie Had Everything Planned”
41. HARRY NILSSON “Coconut”
42. CHICO BUARQUE “Construção”
43. CAETANO VELOSO “Maria Bethânia”
44. MARIA DEL MAR BONET “Em dius que el nostre amor”
45. JOHN LENNON “Jealous Guy”
46. DON McLEAN “American Pie”
47. CAROLE KING “So Far Away”
48. GRAHAM NASH “Simple Man”
49. CAT STEVENS “Peace Train”
50. DAVID BOWIE “Oh! You Pretty Things”
FAVOURITE COMPILATION: BOB DYLAN “Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II”
About my usual section for my favourite Spanish song of the year I wrote about it some months ago, you can read it here. My favourite Spanish song of 1971 is, no surprises here, Joan Manuel Serrat’s "Mediterráneo". Many thanks to all the people that vote for that sensational song so far.
"Mediterráneo" is really a gem. In my opinion, is not only a great song, is also a great poem. Possibly the best lyrics of pop songs in Spanish.
Honorio, so "Sun Is Shining" made it into 14th place! This was a bit surprising to me, as I didn't think it sounded so great when we listened to it in the Tower of Song. Mixed up with other music, Lee Perry's production does sound a bit thin...
Also, I notice that "Sticky Fingers" has overtaken "Hunky Dory" during the last few days!
Albums
1. Bob Marley and The Wailers - Soul Revolution
2. T. Rex - Electric Warrior
3. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
4. Joni Mitchell - Blue
5. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
6. Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
7. Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On
8. Pink Floyd - Meddle
9. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
10. Led Zeppelin - IV
11. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
12. Janis Joplin - Pearl
13. Carole King - Tapestry
14. J.J. Cale - Naturally
15. Francoise Hardy - La Question
16. Bill Withers - Just As I Am
17. Philemon Arthur and the Dung - Philemon Arthur and the Dung
18. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
19. John Lennon - Imagine
20. The Doors - L.A. Woman
Songs
1. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Sun Is Shining
2. John Lennon - Imagine
3. Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat
4. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
5. Pink Floyd - Echoes
6. T. Rex - Get It On (Bang a Gong)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
8. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
9. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
10. The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
11. The Doors - Riders on the Storm
12. The Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes
13. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
14. The Mahavishnu Orchestra - You Know, You Know
15. Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
16. Joan Manuel Serrat - Mediterraneo
17. Serge Gainsbourg - Ballade de Melody Nelson
18. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Fussing & Fighting
19. David Bowie - Life on Mars?
20. The Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
Excellent list, Henrik. And, yes, some of my choices for 1971 are under your direct influence. Particularly “Soul Revolution” and “Pieces of a Man”, that I’ve listened a lot during the last days. Good influence, isn`t it? But I did not include the Mahavishnu song you recommended, although I love it too. Too much competition in 1971.
Some explanation for the AM friends: in my house there’s a little tower where I got my computer, my books and my albums, that’s where I listen to music and I write for AM Forum (I mean that’s where I hide from the world outside). Henrik called that place the “Tower of Song” and we had some pleasant listening there, showing each other songs that were used as samples. He showed me that Mahavishnu song, two Isaak Hayes ones and I showed him “That’s the Way Love Is” from Marvin Gaye that was sampled by Tricky for “Aftermath”. And I found another one doing some re-listening for 1971: “Poet” by Sly & the Family Stone was sampled by De La Soul for their first album!
Albums:
1. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
2. Black Sabbath – Master Of Reality
3. Sly & The Family Stone – There’s A Riot Going On
4. Alice Coltrane – Journey In Satchidananda
5. The Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers
6. Leonard Cohen – Songs Of Love And Hate
7. Judee Sill – Judee Sill
8. Bill Withers – Just As I Am
9. Gil Scott Heron – Pieces Of A Man
10. David Bowie – Hunky Dory
11. Alice Cooper – Love It To Death
12. David Crosby – If I Could Only remember My Name
13. The Beach Boys – Surf’s Up
14. Stevie Wonder – Where I’m Coming From
15. T. Rex – Electric Warrior
16. Funkadelic – Maggot Brain
17. Joni Mitchell – Blue
18. Harry Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson
19. Badfinger – Straight Up
20. Can – Tago Mago
Songs:
1. Marvin Gaye – Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
2. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
3. Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair
4. Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
5. Black Sabbath – Sweet Leaf
6. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Sun Is Shining
7. Funkadelic – Maggot Brain
8. Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine
9. Judee Sill – Enchanted Sky Machines
10. The Beach Boys – Surf’s Up
11. Gil Scott-Heron – Lady Day And John Coltrane
12. John Lennon – Jealous Guy
13. Judee Sill – Lady-O
14. Black Sabbath – Children Of The Grave
15. Bill Withers – Grandma’s Hands
16. Alice Cooper – Ballad Of Dwight Fry
17. Black Sabbath – Lord Of This World
18. Loggins & Messina – Danny’s Song
19. Badfinger – Take It All
20. The Beach Boys – Long Promised Road
Pieces of a Man is doing surprisingly well! Unfortunately though, I think it will end up somewhere in the 11-20 region. It would have been fun to have everyone listening to it for the decade top 100 poll.
Albums
1) There's A Riot Goin' On - Sly and the Family Stone
2) What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
3) Hunky Dory - David Bowie
4) Aqualung - Jethro Tull
5) Tapestry - Carole King
6) IV - Led Zepelin
7) Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton
8) Who's Next - The Who
9) Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
10) Muswell Hillbilies - The Kinks
11) Fragile - Yes
12) Maggot Brain - Funkadelic
13) Jesus Christ Superstar - (Take away the ballads, and you have the one and only good thing that Lloyd Webber has ever done. Believe me, I hate Lloyd Webber. But I still have a soft spot for this from my musical theater days.)
14) Shaft - Isaac Hayes
15) Electric Warrior - T Rex
16) Roots - Curtis Mayfield
Songs
1) Life on Mars? - David Bowie
2) Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone
3) Make It Funky (Pt. 1) - James Brown
4) Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye
5) Wond'ring Aloud - Jethro Tull
6) Changes - David Bowie
7) Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye
8) Just My Imagination - The Temptations
9) Let's Stay Together - Al Green
10) Can We Still Be Friends - Todd Rundgren
11) America - Yes
12) Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
13) Screw Face - The Wailers
14) Hot Pants - James Brown
15) Runnin' Away - Sly and the Family Stone
16) Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - Carole King
17) Get It On - T Rex
18) Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepelin
19) Can't You Hear Me Knocking - The Rolling Stones
20) You Caught Me Smilin' - Sly and the Family Stone
21) Never Can Say Goodbye - The Jackson 5
22) Up To Me - Jethro Tull
23) Roundabout - Yes
24) Getting In Tune - The Who
25) Tiny Dancer - Elton John
26) My Blue Tears - Dolly Parton
27) The Bewlay Brothers - David Bowie
28) Tired of Being Alone - Al Green
29) Going To California - Led Zepelin
30) God's Children - The Kinks
31) The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Trafic
32) Hymn 43 - Jethro Tull
33) Maggie May - Rod Stewart
34) Black Dog - Led Zepelin
35) Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
36) Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon
37) I've Seen All Good People - Yes
38) Thin Line Between Love and Hate - The Persuaders
39) Baba O'Riley - The Who
40) Life Is A Carnival - The Band
41) I Feel The Earth Move - Carole King
Albums
1. Led Zeppelin - IV
2. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
3. The Who - Who's Next
4. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
5. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
6. John Lennon - Imagine
7. Sly & the Family Stone - There's a Riot Going on
Songs
1. John Lennon - Imagine
2. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
3. The Who - Baba O' Riley
4. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?
5. David Bowie - Life on Mars?
6. The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
7. John Lennon - Jealous Guy
8. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
9. Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
10. Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair
11. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
12. Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
13. Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me
14. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
15. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
16. Rod Stewart - Maggie May
17. Yes - Roundabout
18. Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath
19. Rolling Stones - Sway
20. T. Rex - Get It On (Bang a Gong)
1. Who's Next - The Who
2. Hunky Dory - David Bowie
3. Songs Of Love And Hate - Leonard Cohen
4. Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
5. IV - Led Zeppelin
6. There's A Riot Goin' On - Sly & The Family Stone
7. Tago Mago - Can
8. Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart
9. Electric Warrior - T.Rex
10. L.A. Woman - The Doors
my guess is 5.08 PM.
OH. I'm not In Finland.
On Iceland, I mean. Btw, I'm Fred trying to figure out the deadline for voting. I was brighter as a kid.
OK. Now I got it. Right now it's 4PM in Sweden, 3PM? in Greenwich? and 2 PM on Iceland. And in the US the NHL players are having lunch. And Sean Average can see his former girlfriend breaking through on the screen. Ha!
PS. Downloading and sharing is illegal in Sweden tomorrow...so I'm done with that for a while now.
I might be luckier because of that. But I did my homework in time so...
1972 is a bit better than 1971. 1975 is real CHEESY and the Buzzcocks were gods in 1978.
Another great year.
The difference between the first three is close to nothing.
Best discovery : John Prine
1. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV ( all-time # 21)
2. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On ? (# 22)
3. The Who - Who's Next (# 23)
4. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson (37)
5. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (74)
6. Pink Floyd – Meddle (92)
7. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
8. John Prine - John Prine
9. Santana - Santana 3
10. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Going On
11. Joni Mitchell - Blue
12. J.J. Cale – Naturally
13. Bill Withers – Just As I Am
14. Janis Joplin - Pearl
15. John Lennon - Imagine
16. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
17. The Beach Boys - Surf's Up
18. Isaac Hayes - Shaft
19. David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name
20. Baden Powell - Solitude On Guitar
21. John Hartford - Aereo Plain
22. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Love And Hate
23. Merle Haggard - Hag
24. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East
25. The Doors - L.A. Woman
26. Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink
27. Carole King – Tapestry
I wish I could have heard them : Gil Scott-Heron, Tom T Hall, T Rex, Can, Van Morrison, Karen Dalton, etc..
Songs
1. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
2. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
3. Marvin Gaye - What's going On
4. John Prine - Hello In There
5. David Bowie - Life On Mars
6. Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
7. Led Zeppelin - Going To California
8. The Who – Won't Get Fooled Again
9. Sly & the Family Stone – Runnin' Away
10. Santana - Guajira
11. Serge Gainsbourg - Melody
12. Tom T. Hall - The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
13. Rod Stewart - Maggie May
14. The Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau
15. Pink Floyd - Echoes
16. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
17. Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
18. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
19. Johnny Cash - Man In Black
20. Doors - Riders On The Storm
21. Janis Joplin - Me & Bobby McGhee
22. The Beach Boys - Till I Die
23. J.J. Cale - After Midnight
24. The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
25. T. Rex - Get it On
26. John Lennon - Crippled Inside
27. Can - Oh Yeah
28. Dolly Parton - Coat Of Many Colors
29. Baden Powell - Introduçao ao poema dos olhos de amanda
30. Caravan - Golf Girl
31. Joni Mitchell - Little Green
32. Allman Brothers Band - Statesboro Blues
33. Karen Dalton - Something On Your Mind
34. Genesis – For Absent Friends
35. James Taylor - You've Got A Friend
36. Winston Niney Holness - Blood & Fire
37. The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
38. Cousin Joe - I Don't Want No Second-Hand Love
39. The Stylistics - You're A Big Girl Now
40. The Temptations - Just My Imagination
In my listening for 1971 I tracked down Surf's Up; paired on the CD was Sunflower, which I hadn't tracked down while doing my listening for 1970. The outcome? I'm not crazy about Surf's Up, but I love Sunflower. If I could redo my list for 1970, Sunflower would probably be in the top 5 or 6. Great album. Now, on to my list for 1971, another great year, and a very difficult one to pick a number 1 for--any of my top 7 or 8 could have ended up number 1:
1) Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
2) The Who - Who's Next
3) Led Zeppelin - IV
4) Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On
5) Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story
6) Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
7) Joni Mitchell - Blue
8) Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
9) Janis Joplin - Pearl
10) John Prine - John Prine
11) John Lennon - Imagine
12) Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame
13) Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East
14) Miles Davis - Tribute to Jack Johnson
15) Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey
16) Carole King - Tapestry
17) David Bowie - Hunky Dory
18) Pink Floyd - Meddle
19) Charles Mingus - Let My Chldren Hear Music
20) Paul and Linda McCartney - Ram
PS Over half an album's worth of Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol II was new, and I wish we could make an exception to the "No collections" rule so I could put it on my list; it'd definitely be in my top 10, just on the basis of the new stuff.
PPS I'm a bit embarrassed including Ram in my list. Linda's backing vocals make it nearly unlistenable at times, and the almost smug silliness grates on my nerves, but the melodic and instrumental inventiveness win me over despite the album's very real vices.
Bit late, but better late than never!
Albums:
1) The Who - Who's Next
2) The Rollig Stones - Sticky Fingers
3) Led Zeppelin - IV
4) Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
5) David Bowie - Hunky Dory
6) Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Love And Hate
7) Joni Mitchell - Blue
8) Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
9) Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Going On
10) The Beach Boys - Surf's Up
11) The Doors - L.A. Woman
Songs:
1) The Who - Baba O'Riley
2) The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
3) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
4) Rod Stewart - Maggie May
5) Don McLean - American Pie
6) Leonard Cohen - Diamonds In The Mine
7) Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
8) Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
9) The Doors - Riders On The Storm
10) The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
11) David Bowie - Life On Mars
12) The Who - Bargain
13) Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
14) Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat
15) The Beach Boys - 'Til I Die
16) Neil Diamond - I Am...I Said
17) Elton John - Tiny Dancer
18) Bob Dylan - Watching The River Flow
19) T-Rex - Get It On (Bang A Gong)
20) The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
Nicolas:
Thanks for mentioning the Prine song. I always knew I liked his tune "Angel from Montgomery" from Bonnie Raitt's cover of it, but hearing "Hello in There" means I'll have to make it a priority to borrow some of Prine's stuff from the library.
and you're lucky because finding Prine stuff in France at the library is a no-go
ALBUMS
1. JOSÉ JOSÉ ~ BUSCANDO UNA SONRISA
2. MARVIN GAYE ~ WHAT'S GOING ON
3. MARCOS VALLE ~ GARRA
4. CAROLE KING ~ TAPESTRY
5. LED ZEPPELIN ~ IV(ZOSO)
6. ISAAC HAYES ~ SHAFT
7. BRIAN AUGER'S OBLIVION EXPRESS ~ A BETTER LAND
8. GIL SCOTT-HERON ~ PIECES OF A MAN
9. MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA ~ INNER MOUNTING FLAME
10. PINK FLOYD ~ MEDDLE
11. EUGENE McDANIELS ~ HEADLESS HEROES OF THE APOCALYPSE
12. JONI MITCHELL ~ BLUE
13. COLIN BLUNSTONE ~ ONE YEAR
14. SERGE GAINSBOURG ~ HISTOIRE DE MELODY NELSON
15. PIERO UMILIANI ~ TO-DAY'S SOUND
16. T. REX ~ ELECTRIC WARRIOR
17. KOOL & THE GANG ~ LIVE AT P.J.'s
18. YAMASUKI ~ LE MONDE FABULEUX DES YAMASUKI
19. NINO NARDINI & ROGER ROGER ~ JUNGLE OBSESSION
20. DONALD BYRD ~ ETHIOPIAN KNIGHTS
LOU CHRISTIE ~ PAINT AMERICA LOVE
THE BEACH BOYS ~ SURF'S UP
PAUL WILLIAMS ~ JUST AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG
CAN ~ TAGO MAGO
ROY AYERS UBIQUITY ~ HE'S COMING
JOAN MANUEL SERRAT ~ MEDITERRANEO
CARPENTERS ~ CARPENTERS
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ~ THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON
HARLEM RIVER DRIVE ~ HARLEM RIVER DRIVE
TODD RUNDGREN ~ RUNT. THE BALLAD OF TODD RUNDGREN
CAROLE KING ~ MUSIC
SANTANA ~ SANTANA III
JUAN GABRIEL ~ EL ALMA JOVEN
MANOELLA TORRES ~ NACIO PARA CANTAR
THE WHO ~ WHO'S NEXT
SONGS
1. MARVIN GAYE ~ WHAT'S GOING ON
2. PINK FLOYD ~ ECHOES
3. JOSÉ JOSÉ ~ COSAS IMPOSIBLES
4. NINO NARDINI & ROGER ROGER ~ TROPICAL
5. THE BEACH BOYS ~ SURF'S UP
6. BEVERLY BREMERS ~ DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER
7. EUGENE McDANIELS ~ HEADLESS HEROES
8. MARCOS VALLE ~ GARRA
9. PIERO UMILIANI ~ GOOD MORNING SUN
10. CARAVAN ~ NINE FEET UNDERGROUND
11. DAVID BOWIE ~ LIFE ON MARS?
12. THE WHO ~ BABA O'RILEY
13. YAMASUKI ~ AISERE I LOVE YOU
14. KOOL & THE GANG ~ DUJII
15. SERGE GAINSBOURG ~ L'HOTEL PARTICULIEUR
16. COLIN BLUNSTONE ~ HER SONG
17. BOBBY WOMACK ~ THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA
18. TODD RUNDGREN ~ CHAIN LETTER
19. CARPENTERS ~ LET ME BE THE ONE
20. PLACEBO ~ HUMPTY DUMPTY
BURT BACHARACH ~ WIVES & LOVERS
LEONARD COHEN ~ DRESS REHEARSAL RAG
JOAN MANUEL SERRAT ~ AQUELLAS PEQUENAS COSAS
FRACTION ~ COME OUT OF HER
CAROLE KING ~ MUSIC
ROY AYERS UBIQUITY ~ WE LIVE IN BROOKLYN, BABY
LED ZEPPELIN ~ STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
ROTARY CONNECTION ~ I AM THE BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN
BRIAN AUGER'S OBLIVION EXPRESS ~ DAWN OF ANOTHER DAY
AL GREEN ~ LET'S STAY TOGETHER
MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA ~ DAWN
THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS ~ PEOPLE LIKE US
MILES DAVIS ~ LITTLE CHURCH
LOU CHRISTIE ~ CHUCKIE WAGON
PETER THOMAS ~ OPIUM
JONI MITCHELL ~ MY OLD MAN
ISAAC HAYES ~ CAFE REGGIO'S
DONNY OSMOND ~ GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL
THE J.B.'s ~ THE GRUNT
STEVIE WONDER ~ THINK OF ME AS YOUR SOLDIER
DONALD BYRD ~ THE EMPEROR
CHI-LITES ~ HAVE YOU SEEN HER?
SHUGGIE OTIS ~ STRAWBERRY LETTER 23
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ~ YOU CAUGHT ME SMILIN'
GIL SCOTT-HERON ~ HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS
ROBERT JOHN ~ IF YOU DON'T WANT MY LOVE
MANOELLA TORRES ~ AHORA
CURTIS MAYFIELD ~ GYPSY WOMAN
JANIS JOPLIN ~ CRY BABY
CARLA BLEY ~ BUSINESSMEN
JUAN GABRIEL ~ NO TENGO DINERO
DAVID AXELROD ~ MESSIAH (OVERTURE)
CHICO BUARQUE ~ CORDAO
ROBERTO CARLOS ~ DETALHES
STAMPEDERS ~ SWEET CITY WOMAN
DRUM CIRCUS ~ GROOVE ROCK
NITE-LITERS ~ K-GEE
YES ~ ROUNDABOUT
GERALD WILSON ~ VIVA TIRADO
JUDEE SILL ~ THE LAMB RAN AWAY WITH THE CROWN
BRENDA & THE TABULATIONS ~ RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE
THE BUOYS ~ TIMOTHY
BARBRA STREISAND ~ FLIM FLAM MAN
STANLEY TURRENTINE ~ SUGAR
SANTANA ~ EVERYTHING'S COMING OUR WAY
JOE ZAWINUL ~ DOCTOR HONORUS CAUSA
THREE DOG NIGHT ~ JOY TO THE WORLD
ROD STEWART ~ MAGGIE MAY
FREE MOVEMENT ~ I'VE FOUND SOMEONE FOR MY OWN
FUZZ ~ I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS
BOBBY GOLDSBORO ~ WATCHING SCOTTY GROW
THE DOORS ~ RIDERS ON THE STORM
MELANIE ~ BRAND NEW KEY
BREAD ~ BABY, I'M-A WANT YOU
CAMILO SESTO ~ ALGO DE MI
GRAHAM NASH ~ CHICAGO
FUNKADELIC ~ WARS OF ARMAGEDDON
MAGNA CARTA ~ SUNDAY ON THE RIVER
SOFT MACHINE ~ FLETCHER'S BLEMISH
HARLEM RIVER DRIVE ~ IDLE HANDS
PAUL McCARTNEY ~ JUST ANOTHER DAY
JACKSON 5 ~ NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH ~ SMILING FACES SOMETIMES
BEGINNING OF THE END ~ FUNKY NASSAU
THE DELFONICS ~ HEY LOVE
BEE GEES ~ HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART
CHICAGO ~ BEGINNINGS
WAR ~ ALL DAY MUSIC
DENNIS COFFEY ~ SCORPIO
JERRY BUTLER ~ AIN'T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW
NILSSON ~ WITHOUT YOU
CAN ~ BRING ME COFFEE OR TEA
I'm currently moving from an apartment to another (smaller 
but with no flatmates this time ) so I might be a bit late for the results !
Too bad, Hello in There only got 3 votes (Greg, nicolas and myself), so it won't make it to the decade's 100.
I got to know this song via a cover by R.E.M.. Well, actually when they performed live under the name Bingo Hand Job, sometime early 90's. For me, this Prine song is the best of its year ... no need for a stairway ...
Greg Rumpff, if you can't find the original version, try Joan Baez' cover, pretty nice too.
Can we get the results? I assume T5 is Who's Next, IV, What's Going On, Sticky Fingers, and Hunky Dory, but I don't know after that.
SR, be patient please
Read the previous posts
We'll get the results be all we need is just a little patience (like Axl Rose would say)
Nassim, if it's not too late
i'd like to change my song list, because Hello In THere grew on me so much (you'll see why in another thread)
New list :
1. John Prine - Hello In There
2. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
3. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
4. Marvin Gaye - What's going On
5. David Bowie - Life On Mars
6. Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
7. Led Zeppelin - Going To California
8. The Who – Won't Get Fooled Again
9. Sly & the Family Stone – Runnin' Away
10. Santana - Guajira
11. Serge Gainsbourg - Melody
12. Tom T. Hall - The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
13. Rod Stewart - Maggie May
14. The Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau
15. Pink Floyd - Echoes
16. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
17. Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
18. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
19. Johnny Cash - Man In Black
20. Doors - Riders On The Storm
21. Janis Joplin - Me & Bobby McGhee
22. The Beach Boys - Till I Die
23. J.J. Cale - After Midnight
24. The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
25. T. Rex - Get it On
26. John Lennon - Crippled Inside
27. Can - Oh Yeah
28. Dolly Parton - Coat Of Many Colors
29. Baden Powell - Introduçao ao poema dos olhos de amanda
30. Caravan - Golf Girl
31. Joni Mitchell - Little Green
32. Allman Brothers Band - Statesboro Blues
33. Karen Dalton - Something On Your Mind
34. Genesis – For Absent Friends
35. James Taylor - You've Got A Friend
36. Winston Niney Holness - Blood & Fire
37. The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
38. Cousin Joe - I Don't Want No Second-Hand Love
39. The Stylistics - You're A Big Girl Now
40. The Temptations - Just My Imagination
I’m wondering how it could happened that the votes that Georgie sent on April 3rd finally showed in this thread between a nicolas comment from March 27th and the votes of VanillaFire1000 from March 27th too. Something similar happened with a netjade post on my “too bland, too soft” thread. Some problems with bravenet maybe?
Honorio, I think this is how it happened:
If you do a search in the forum, your search result may give you a link to a reply-post. When you open the link you will not see the thread's original post. If you then post a reply from that page, I
think that this reply will be "nested" right after the reply-post you found through your search.
Oh, yes, I understand. Thanks, Henrik.
i'd like to change my song list, because Hello In THere grew on me so much (you'll see why in another thread)
A very wise decision, nicolas!
Yeah,it's better than "the fucking wedding song" as Plant called it a few years after
Still time for this one is there? Well here's my album list. Doubt I can do a songs one, just too good a year to narrow down in the short tile I have spare at the moment.
1 Tago Mago Can
2 Surf's Up The Beach Boys
3 Nilsson Schmilsson Nilsson
4 Ram Paul and Linda McCartney
5 Electric Warrior T. Rex
6 IV Led Zeppelin
7 Histoire de Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg
8 Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones
9 Hunky Dory David Bowie
10 Meddle Pink Floyd
11 There's a Riot Goin' On Sly and the Family Stone
12 If I Could Only Remember My Name David Crosby
13 White Heat Gene Clark
14 Blue Joni Mitchell
15 Neu! Neu!
16 What's Going On Marvin Gaye
17 Teaser and the Firecat Cat Stevens
18 Desertshore Nico
19 Madman Across the Water Elton John
20 Curtis/Live Curtis Mayfield
And John Lennon is out ! (well, of the album poll at list)
1 - Who, The - Who's Next
2 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
3 - Led Zeppelin - IV
4 - David Bowie - Hunky Dory
5 - Rolling Stones, The - Sticky Fingers
6 - Joni Mitchell - Blue
7 - Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On
8 - Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
9 - Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
10 - Beach Boys, The - Surf's Up
Highest ranked album not qualified : Carole King - Tapestry (finished 12 on the poll)
Lowest ranked qualified album : Beach Boys - Surf's Up
Highest ranked album with no vote : Flamin' Groovies - Teenage Head (#27)
I was hoping against hope for Lou Christie, Gil Scott-Heron, and even Serge Gainsbourg, but knew deep down there just wouldn't be enough room.
That said, that is an AWFULLY amazing Top 10. All quality.
Ok so first here is my list.
Very late, but does not change the 10 qualified songs so I post it anyway.
1 - Who, The - Baba O'Riley
2 - T.Rex - Cosmic Dancer
3 - Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks
4 - Who, The - Won't Get Fooled Again
5 - Rolling Stones, The - Wild Horses
6 - David Bowie - Life on Mars?
7 - Al Green - Let's Stay Together
8 - Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
9 - Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
10 - Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
11 - Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
12 - Who, The - Behind Blue Eyes
13 - Léo Ferré - Avec le temps
And here are the final results for the song poll :
1 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
2 - Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
3 - Who, The - Baba O'Riley
4 - John Lennon - Imagine
5 - David Bowie - Life on Mars?
6 - Al Green - Let's Stay Together
7 - Who, The - Won't Get Fooled Again
8 - Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair
9 - Beach Boys, The - Surf's up
10 - David Bowie - Changes
Are you going to release the full list on spreadsheet?
I'm ver curious to see where some folks ended up (mostly Gil).
Thanks for all the work!!!!!