Paco de Lucía is, and deservedly so, the most renowned Spanish musician ever. His vertiginous fingers, his otherworldly mastery with the guitar arouse admiration from almost everyone, even from the ones that never heard a single note of flamenco. Like Manolo Sanlúcar, another master of flamenco guitar, once said: "Paco enraptures the not informed ones and drives crazy the informed ones". Or, as Miguel Martínez joked for Rockdelux: "Look what good is Paco de Lucía. Good and famous. Even the people that never listened to him talk wonders. Or maybe the only thing they’ve listened is "Entre dos aguas" ("Between Two Waters"), the rumba that opened the album "Fuente y caudal" ("Fountain and Flow") and opened the flamenco to the youth of his time".
Yes, this rumba alone is responsible for the wide acclaim of Paco de Lucía. Although that legend says that the song was recorded as an after-though at the end of the album sessions (somehow like a joke) and despite that was not representative of Paco's style at the time, now we can see it as the first step to change the flamenco music from the inside. Because Paco de Lucía was initially (almost) a purist, a "payo" ("whitey") in a gypsy world trying to prove that he was as authentic as any gypsy, that flamenco was running trough his veins. But at the same time his temperament was ambitious and innovative in a natural way. He lived as his mission to prove that the role of guitar players in flamenco was not only accompanying the singer. But at the same time he was the perfect companion of legendary "cantaor" Camarón de La Isla, a dream team that changed the face of flamenco in less than a decade.
The very title of the song alludes obliquely to the tension between innovation and tradition. The translation of "Entre dos aguas" is "Between Two Waters" (being an instrumental song this month the translation of the lyrics has been quite easy for me, he, he). The title alludes to Algeciras, the hometown of Paco, a city located near the Strait of Gibraltar, when the waters of the Mediterranean Sea mixes with Atlantic Sea ones. He illustrated this choosing a rumba, a bastard style that supposes the flamenco (Mediterranean) adaptation of the Caribbean (Atlantic) rhythms (that originally received influences from Spanish music too including flamenco). But we find Paco swimming between other two waters too, the convoluted waters of commerciality and the serene waters of critical prestige, although unintentionally. As I said previously, the song was recorded as a filler looking for a lighter way to end the album (even some melodic lines were taken from "Te estoy amando locamente", a hit then from gypsy-rock duo Las Grecas). But the record company quickly saw the potential of the song and released it as a single, being the most successful flamenco song ever and catapulting Paco to pop stardom in Spain (he achieved later international success teaming with John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola).
And, of course, between the waters of tradition (every listener shouldn’t have any doubt: this IS flamenco) and innovation. And it's not only the incorporation of others instruments alien to flamenco tradition as bongos or electric bass. But the main advance for the guitar playing was that Paco played his part a cuerda pelá, I mean playing a straight guitar solo like a blues or a rock player and not accompanying himself, previously an unforgivable sin for a flamenco guitar player but now completely incorporated to the style (just like the percussion instrument cajón or drawer, also an incorporation of Paco).
But what's my opinion about Paco de Lucía? I consider him not only the best flamenco guitar player ever but the best guitar player ever. Period. Don't believe me? Well, just listen to "Entre dos aguas".


ENTRE DOS AGUAS
Composers: Paco de Lucía – José Torregrosa
Performer: PACO DE LUCÍA
First release: 1973 ("Fuente y caudal"album)
Length: 6’00”


(instrumental)




But I prefer (and recommend) the relaxed groove of the studio version

Indeed another fantastic year!

Albums
1. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
2. Lou Reed - Berlin
3. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
4. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
5. The Wailers - Catch a Fire
6. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
7. Terry Callier - What Color Is Love
8. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
9. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
10. Roxy Music - Stranded
11. Iggy and The Stooges - Raw Power
12. Tom Waits - Closing Time
13. Al Green - Call Me
14. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
15. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
16. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
17. Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Asbury Park N.J.
18. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
19. The Wailers - Burnin'
20. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle

Songs
1. Stevie Wonder - Visions
2. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)
3. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
4. Pink Floyd - Us and Them
5. Pink Floyd - Money
6. The Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up
7. David Bowie - Lady Grinning Soul
8. Dolly Parton - Jolene
9. Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little Bit More, Baby
10. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
11. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
12. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain
13. The Wailers - Concrete Jungle
14. Led Zeppelin - No Quarter
15. Lou Reed - Caroline Says II
16. Roxy Music - A Song for Europe
17. Lou Reed - The Kids
18. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia
19. Curtis Mayfield - Right on for the Darkness
20. T. Rex - 20th Century Boy

I just can't get enough of 70's music

I still have 3 albums I'd love to hear before posting, but I won't have time :

- Spinners
- Betty Davis
- Kevin Coyne


3 forgotten gems but hey I've got the rest of my life to discover them...

Albums
1. Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
2. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
3. John Cale - Paris 1919
4. Can - Future Days
5. Gong - Angel's Egg
6. Neu! - Neu! 2
7. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
8. Aerosmith
9. Faust - The Faust Tapes
10. Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells

Songs
1. Led Zeppelin - No Quarter
2. John Cale - Paris 1919
3. Pink Floyd - Us And Them
4. Paul McCartney and Wings - Live & Let Die
5. Aerosmith - Make It
6. Brian Eno - Dead Finks Don't Talk
7. Aerosmith - Dream On
8. Brian Eno - Some of Them Are Old
9. Paul McCartney and Wings - Jet
10. Billy Joel - Piano Man

Albums:

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
2. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
3. The Stooges - Raw Power
4. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
5. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
6. The Who - Quadrophenia
7. Macca + Wings - Band on the Run
8. Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd)
9. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brock Road
10. Bob Marley - Burnin'

Songs

1. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
2. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
3. Bob Dylan - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
4. Aerosmith - Dream On
5. Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man
6. The Who - Love Reign O'er Me
7. Paul Simon - Kodachrome
8. Paul McCartney & Wings - 1985
9. The O'Jays - For the Love of Money
10. The Stooges - Search and Destroy
11. Steve Miller Band - The Joker
12. Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
13. The Stooges - Gimme Danger
14. Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin'
15. Pink Floyd - Money
16. Pink Floyd - Time
17. The Wailers - I Shot the Sheriff
18. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
19. The Rolling Stones - Angie
20. Bruce Springsteen - Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

Albums:
1.Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
2.Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
3.Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
4.David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
5.Lou Reed - Berlin
6.Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star
7.Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J
8.Bob Marley - Catch a Fire
9.Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
10.Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
11.Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
12.Bob Marley - Burnin'
13.John Cale - Paris 1919
14.Roxy Music - Stranded
15.Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
16.Wings - Band on the Run
17.Al Green - Call Me
18.The Who - Quadrophenia
19.The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup
20.Gram Parsons - GP

Songs
1.Bruce Springsteen – 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
2.Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On
3.The Rolling Stones – Angie
4.Stevie Wonder – Higher Ground
5.Wings – Band on the Run
6.Stevie Wonder – Living for the City
7.David Bowie – Drive in Saturday
8.Bruce Springsteen – Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
9.David Bowie – Aladdin Sane
10.The Wailers - Stir It Up
11.Lou Reed – Caroline Says II
12.Led Zeppelin – Over the Hills and Far Away
13.The Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up
14.Pink Floyd – Speak To Me/Breathe
15.The Who – Love, Reign O'er Me
16.Bruce Springsteen – Spirit in the Night
17.Lou Reed – The Bed
18.Bruce Springsteen – Incident on 57th Street
19.Billy Joel – Piano Man
20.John Cale – Paris 1919

1. Greetings From Asbury Park NJ - Bruce Springsteen
2. The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen
3. Raw Power - Iggy & The Stooges
4. Innervisions - Stevie Wonder
5. For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music
6. Paris 1919 - John Cale
7. Catch A Fire - The Wailers
8. Here Come The Warm Jets - Brian Eno
9. Berlin - Lou Reed
10. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie

1973

Albums:
1. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
2. Judee Sill - Heart Food
3. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
4.David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
5. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
6. Donny Hathaway - Extension Of A Man
7. Frank Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation
8. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
9. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
10. John Martyn - Solid Air
11. Can - Future Days
12. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
13. Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon
14. Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star
15. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon

Songs:
1. Quincy Jones - Summer In The City
2. Faces - Glad And Sorry
3. Stevie Wonder - Too High
4. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
5. Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy
6. Judee Sill - The Kiss
7. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
8. Stevie Wonder - Living For The City
9. Judee Sill - There's A Rugged Road
10. David Bowie - Panic In Detroit
11. Marvin Gaye - You Sure Love To Ball
12. Beach Boys - The Trader
13. Roxy Music - Street Life
14. Donny Hathaway - Someday We'll All Be Free
15. Judee Sill - The Pearl
16. Alice Cooper - Hello Hooray
17. Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay
18. New York Dolls - Trash
19. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run
20. Roxy Music - A Song For Europe

Albums
1) Innervisions - Stevie Wonder -- I left this out of my 2008 album poll entry for some unknown reason. It's a top-50 album for sure, and likely top-25.
2) Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ - Bruce Springsteen -- Here in NJ, the summer is heating up. It's time to head to the shore. A.P. is getting revitalized.
3) Fresh - Sly and the Family Stone
4) Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd -- I've got a lot of time for this and Wish You Wer Here and parts of The Wall... that's about it in their discography
5) There Goes Rhymin' Simon - Paul Simon
6) The Wild, The Innocent, and the E-Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen
7) Countdown to Ecstasy - Steely Dn
8) Burnin' - The Wailers
9) Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
10) New York Dolls - s/t

Songs
1) My Old School - Steely Dan
2) He's Misstra Know-It-All - Stevie Wonder
3) For You - Bruce Springsteen
4) Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
5) Needle In The Camel's Eye - Brian Eno
6) Que Sera Sera - Sly and the Family Stone
7) Personality Crisis - New York Dolls
8) Rosalita - Bruce Springsteen
9) Living For the City - Stevie Wonder
10) Here I Am (Come and Take Me) - Al Green
11) Jolene - Dolly Parton
12) Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
13) Something So Right - Paul Simon
14) Mind Games - John Lennon
15) Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
16) Spirit In the Night - Bruce Springsteen
17) Babies Makin' Babies - Sly and the Family Stone
18) Burnin' and Lootin' - The Wailers
19) American Tune - Paul Simon
20) Jungle Boogie - Kool and the Gang
21) Call Me - Al Green
22) Don't You Worry About A Thing - Stevie Wonder
23) 20th Century Boy - T. Rex
24) If You Want Me To Stay - Sly and the Family Stone
25) Brain Damage/Eclipse - Pink Floyd
26) Dream On - Aerosmith
27) Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
28) Captain Jack - Billy Joel

Albums:

1) Bruce Springsteen-The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle
2) Stevie Wonder-Innervisions
3) Steely Dan-Countdown to Ecstacy
4) Bruce Springsteen-Greetings from Asbury Park
5) New York Dolls-New York Dolls
6) Lynyrd Skynyrd-(Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd)
7) The Wailers-Catch a Fire
8) Paul Simon-There Goes Rhymin' Simon
9) The Who-Quadrophenia
10) Led Zeppelin-Houses of the Holy
11) Tom Waits-Closing Time
12) Eno-Here Come the Warm Jets
13) Marvin Gaye-Let's Get It On
14) Iggy and the Stooges-Raw Power
15) Elton John-Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
16) Sly and the Family Stone-Fresh
17) Al Green-Call Me
18) Paul McCartney-Band on the Run
19) Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
20) Gram Parsons-GP

I wish I had room on the list for Toots & the Maytals' Funky Kingston, but actually the version I prefer is the US version, which was released in 1976, I believe.

Another great year.

As the Wailers are concerned, my favorite is Burnin’, with 2 masterpieces of songs (Get Up and sheriff) and a rootsy, earthy sound, much better than the polished, international ear-friendly “Catch A fire” with all its overdubs.

For the (very few) country and Southern music fans here , the Tony Joe White (a great songwriter) is highly recommendable. Sounds like a cooler Elvis from the bayou who had never met Colonel f...ing Parker. The JJ Cale album features one of the best session musicians crew I’ve ever heard;


ALBUMS

1. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (all time 27)
2. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Burnin' (28)
3. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions (47)
4. Tony Joe White - Home Made Ice Cream (53)
5. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon (68)
6. Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (74)
7. J.J. Cale – Really (87)
8. Lou Reed – Berlin (91)
9. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (104)
10; John Prine - Sweet Revenge (173)
11. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
12. Gram Parsons - GP
13. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
14. Donny Hathaway - Extension Of A Man
15. Doug Sahm - Doug Sahm & Band
16. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
17. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
18. John Cale - Paris 1919
19. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
20. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

21. Tom Waits - Closing Time
22. Al Green - Livin' For You
23. John Martyn - Solid Air
24. Iggy & the Stooges - Raw Power
25. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
26. Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
27. Cymande – s/t
28. Fela Kuti – Gentleman
29. Al Green – Call Me
30. Roxy Music – Stranded


SONGS

1. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais
3. Bruce Springsteen - New York City Serenade
4. Bob Marley & The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff
5. Tony Joe White - Homemade Ice Cream
6. Bruce Springsteen - It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City
7. J.J. Cale - Lies
8. Bruce Springsteen - Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
9. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
10. The Dubliners - The Town I Love So Well
11. Lou Reed - The Bed
12. Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky
13. Iggy & The Stooges - Search And Destroy
14. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
15. Pink Floyd - Us And Them
16. Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
17. ZZ Top - La Grange
18. Stevie Wonder - Living For The City
19. Gladys Knight and The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia
20. Donny Hathaway - Someday We'll All Be Free

21. Roxy Music - Strictly Confidential
22. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
23. Toots & The Maytals - Funky Kingston
24. John Prine - Please Don't Bury Me
25. Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
26. Tom Waits - Ol 55
27. Eagles - Desperado
28. Big Youth - S. 90 Shank
29. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get it On
30. The Rolling Stones - Angie

Nicolas, I respect your opinion, but my view of "Catch a Fire" and "Burnin'" is quite the opposite. While I prefer the production of "Catch a Fire" (it must have sounded extremely fresh in 1973), I have nothing against the rootsy sound of "Burnin'" per se. It's just that half of the songs on both albums were re-recordings of earlier songs, and while the self-covers on "Catch a Fire" were beautiful reworks, the songs on "Burnin'" sound less inspired than the original recordings.

Schwah, what part of Jersey are you from? I'm born and raised in Union County.

Also, it looks like Innvervisions is outperforming Dark Side. For me, that's a welcome upset.

If it's not too late:
Albums

1. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
2. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
3. Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston
4. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Burnin’
5. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
6. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
7. Al Green - Call Me
8. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
9. Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get It On
10. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Catch a Fire
11. The Who - Quadrophenia
12. Mott the Hoople - Mott
13. Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the Run
14. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
15. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy

Hah, SR. I grew up in Westfield (that's also Union County for everyone else), and now live in Montclair.

What town are you from?

Sorry Nassim

but Ann Peebles' "I Can't Stand The Rain" is from 1974

So the end of my albums list becomes

19. Elton John - Goodbye YBR
20. Tom Waits - Closing Time

Albums:

1. David Bowie- Aladdin Sane (#37 all-time)
2. Lou Reed- Berlin (#38)
3. Roxy Music- For Your Pleasure (#47)
4. Roxy Music- Stranded
5. Stevie Wonder- Innervisions
6. The Stooges- Raw Power
7. Can- Future Days
8. John Cale- Paris 1913
9. Funkadelic- Cosmic Slop
10. Suzi Quatro- Can the Can

Songs:

1. Roxy Music- "Editions of You"
2. David Bowie- "Aladdin Sane"
3. Lou Reed- "Sad Song"
4. Roxy Music- "Mother of Pearl"
5. David Bowie- "Lady Grinning Soul"
6. Roxy Music- "A Song for Europe"
7. David Bowie- "Time"
8. Stevie Wonder- "Living for the City"
9. Roxy Music- "Just Like You"
10. Roxy Music- "In Every Dreamhouse a Heartache"
11. Roxy Music- "Psalm"
12. David Bowie- "Drive-In Saturday"
13. Roxy Music- "Do the Strand"
14. The Stooges- "Penetration"
15. Stevie Wonder- "Innervisions"
16. Roxy Music- "Strictly Confidential"
17. Roxy Music- "The Bogus Man"
18. Roxy Music- "Street Life"
19. Lou Reed- "Lady Day"
20. Aerosmith- "Dream On"

Wow I'm from Springfield! For other forum members, it's the next town over, and about a ten minute drive. In fact I'll be taking a trip to Westfield this weekend to take the SATs one last time, as their high school is larger than ours (don't know your age, so you might not know that Dayton deregionalized).

1 - Iggy - Raw Power
2 - The Who - Quadrophenia
3 - Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
4 - OV Wright - Memphis Unlimited
5 - Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
6 - Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
7 - Sly and the Family Stone - Fresh
8 - Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
9 - Donny Hathaway - Extension of a Mn
10 - Swamp Dogg - Gag a Maggot
11 - Gong - Angel's Egg
12 - Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
13 - John Lennon - Mind Games
14 - Charles Earland - Leaving this Planet
15 - Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop
16 - Marvin Gaye - Let's Get it On
17 - Allman Brothers - Brothers and SIsters
18 - Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent...
19 - Incredible Bongo Band - st
20 - Led Zep - Houses of the Holy

If it's not too late to change my list, I just heard Closing Time. (One of the many albums I picked up based on the moderately acclaimed poll results).

If I can, stick it in at the end of my list.

Hope all went well with SAT's, SR. It's been nearly two decades since I sat in the same high school and took them, but I remember the horror. It's nearly as horrible as realizing that it's been twenty years since you took the SAT's.

Here are the songs qualified for the final round :

1 - Stevie Wonder - Living For The City
2 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
3 - Marvin Gaye - Let's Get it On
4 - Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
5 - Iggy & The Stooges - Search and Destroy
5 (tie) - Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
7 - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up
8 - John Cale - Paris 1919
9 - David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
10 - Gladys Knight and the Pips- Midnight Train to Georgia

Kodachrome is only one point behind and He's Misstra Know it All 3 points behind !
And there are only 5 points between our winner and the 3rd song !

Thanks Nassim!

I only gave points to 4 of those 10 songs, but I like the list. For a combined top 10, it's pretty eclectic.

And it is the first time for the 70s that a non AM3000 songs made it to the next round, and there even are 2 of them !
I'm not even sure any of the qualified songs of the past year weren't in the AM1000.

Surprised to see Aladdin Sane on there - it's the biggest shock since 'Raspberry Beret' topped '85...

If I had sent a list, surely He's Misstra Know it All would have entered, and so we would have 3 non AM top 3000 songs in the final! But I didn't know enough 73's songs to make a top...

Living for the City edging out Free Bird is a fantastic turn of events! Misstra would've been nice in the Top 10, but that's OK. (Though Aladdin Sane in there just seems weird ... there are several songs on that album that are better, and it's not even one of Bowie's best of the period.)

Mon ami Nassim,

Will we have the pleasure to know which albums qualified for next round ?

seriously this site is starting to

All in good time I,m sure. Maybe Nassim is a little busy right now with his life and/or job. Keep up the good work Nassim.

Guess this goes against your idea that we don't have jobs or lives huh?

One great thing about this community is that we rarely see trolls despite not having to log in with usernames and passwords. Guess you don't see the value in that.

Well, thanks for the compliments but it was only nicolas which was kidding ^^
I'm pretty busy right now for sure, but I'll do my best to give the results on Tuesday !

And we have a tie and I don't remember at all how we are supposed to deal with it !

1 - Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (958 pts)
2 - Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon (799 pts)
3 - Iggy & The Stooges – Raw Power (425 pts)
4 - Lou Reed – Berlin (358 pts)
5 - Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle (333 pts)
6 - John Cale - Paris 1919 (317 pts)
7 - Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (311 pts)
8 - Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure (294 pts)
9 - Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (281 pts)
10 - Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets (275 pts)
10 ex aequo - Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Ashbury Park,New Jersey (275 pts)

At the middle of the poll both Springsteen albums we far far behind the top 10 but then the Springsteen lobby reacted and helped both climb the ladder.

I guess the qualified album is Here Come the Warm Jets since both album got one #1 vote but Brian got 4 more votes than Bruce.

Bad luck for David Bowie and Marvin Gaye who both got more votes than Eno, John Cale and both Springsteen albums but they were too often at the bottom of the lists !

Nassim, I don't think there is a rule for equal points. Maybe we should vote again about those two particular albums, like we did once in the moderately acclaimed albums poll?

Well, if we're going to have a tie-break vote, mine goes to Bruce.

I vote Eno.

Isn't it weird Bruce Springsteen is always involved in these ties?

I'm not sure Innervisions winning is an upset. Dark Side Of The Moon has some people who think it's one of the absolute best albums of all time and some who are lukewarm about it. Innervisions has almost as many lovers and far fewer haters.

So, in this style vote I think Innervisions was the favorite, but in the final vote Dark Side might be.

Oh true, true. I'm considering songs to be "favorites" by their position on the 2008 album poll. For example, London Calling is the favorite to win the decade, with Ziggy in second. Dark Side placed 13th as opposed to 27th from Stevie. Your logic about the two albums does hold out though. None the less, Stevie's win was pretty comfortable.

Eno.

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