1971 in music. • Page 3

Huh, Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison - not on Spotify. Well that sucks.

 

Hm weird. You can probably find it all on youtube

 

A lot of his stuff isn't on streaming

 

I won’t even pretend like my recent yen for Latin music isn’t thanks to In the Heights...

Willie Colon - La Gran Fuga
Excellent. You expect the horns to rule on an album from a trombonist, and this does not disappoint. Hector Lavoe is a pretty fantastic vocalist, too.

 

Okay for real though y’all, “Sweet Leaf” absolutely rips.

 

Is it the most iconic cough in music history?

 

1. Paul & Linda McCartney: Ram
2. Joni Mitchell: Blue
3. Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

Hardest Cuts:
4. David Bowie: Hunky Dory
5. Led Zeppelin IV

Other Cuts:
Janis Joplin: Pearl
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality
Elton John: Madman Across the Water
The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers

Really struggled with those top 5 because I could scramble the order entirely and probably still be happy with this. But I adore Ram, What's Going On feels monumental, and Blue is just masterful songwriting.

I think Master of Reality and Pearl are both amazing albums, but I just haven't spent enough time with either of them to rank them higher.

Elton is definitely more of a singles artist to me than someone who's albums I listen to in full, but man what great singles Madman Across the Water has. I definitely want to try to spend a little more time with some his to see if I can get it to click more.

I've never really connected to Wings' debut, but still feel it's noteworthy as the start of the better stuff to come. And on a really similar note, Billy Joel's Cold Spring Harbor is one of maybe 2 or 3 albums of his I haven't heard in full, but "She's Got a Way" holds up with the best of his output.

 

Black Sabbath- Master of Reality
Rolling Stones- Sticky Fingers
Elton John- Madman Across the Water

 

If you’re a Joel fan, it’s absolutely worth your time. First, it’s cool to hear his take on a more mellow singer-songwriter feel and second, it’s got this kind of open-hearted simplicity that he’d basically never let us see again after he got burned by the industry making it. It’s a fascinating document in addition to just being a good listen of its own accord

 

it's pretty close between four now

 

Ya I gave it a listen through last night, and I’m definitely glad I did. Not his greatest album of course (to be fair, that’s a high bar) but it was a fun listen and I’ll for sure go back to it

 

I return to “Tomorrow Is Today” a lot. I also made sure to listen to “Everybody Loves You Now” when I was on the Staten Island Ferry. Haha

 

Top 3:

1. Led Zeppelin - IV
2. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
3. The Who - Who's Next

Honorable Mention:
CSNY - 4 Way Street
Paul McCartney - Ram
John Lennon - Imagine
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Electric Light Orchestra - No Answer
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
The Doors - LA Woman
Badfinger - Straight Up
Graham Nash - Songs For Beginners
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
Bread - Manna
The Moody Blues - Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Cat Stevens/Yusuf - Teaser and the Firecat
Todd Rundgren - Runt: The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren
Pink Floyd - Meddle
John Prine - S/T
T. Rex - Electric Warrior
Yes - Fragile

Planning to Listen to More:
Alice Cooper - Love It To Death
David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name
Don McLean - American Pie
Elton John - Madman Across The Water
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer - Tarkus
Faces - A Nod Is As Good As A Wink... to a Blind Horse
Genesis - Nursery Cryme
James Taylor - Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Jimi Hendrix - The Cry Of Love
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Link Wray - S/T
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
Santana - III
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On
Traffic - The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
Wings - Wild Life
Yes - The Yes Album


Gosh now that we are in the 70s I have SO many blind spots until like '91.

 

I don't think this quite counts as "underrated" considering it's usage in the Hollywood zeitgeist (most notably for me in the movie American Hustle, I think the usage of the song in that movie and in the trailer might have made the movie better than it actually was), and it falls maybe a bit short of the BEST songs in such a stacked year, but:

The grandeur of this song. And to think it was the DEBUT single for ELO makes it even more impressive. One of my all-time faves.

 

Honestly the whole record is a winner, too

 

Spent most of this week listening to other stuff, but wanted to check out at least one 1971 record before we moved on, so chose Jethro Tull's Aqualung. I know their reputation, but have never heard their album.

It's an interesting prog-rock album, with plenty of folk and blues, and flute solos going on here. The songs are varied, often shifting style mid-song, so there's a lot to take in for a first listen. They're clearly all very talented musicians, though from a songwriting perspective, it didn't particularly impress me on a first listen if I'm being honest, though I can definitely respect the talent here.

 

the title track and locomotive breath go

 

“Wind Up” is the best rock song about religion maybe ever. They’re a pretty good band but that’s a GREAT album

 

1. David Crosby - if I could only remember my name

can’t believe I almost missed this thread. One of the vibiest records OAT

 

ill give it a few more hours since it's a fairly close race

 

1. John Prine - John Prine
2. Joni Mitchell - Blue
3. Link Wray - Link Wray

 

feels pretty safe to call this one. Led Zeppelin wins for IV with 27 points. joni mitchell's blue came in second with 22 and marvin gaye's what's goin on came in third with 21. will post the 72 thread tomorrow.

 

solid top 3

 

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1972 thread

 

I don't really have anywhere else to ask this, but since it started in 1971... which (if any) of the Hendrix "4th album" compilations is consider as the best, or closest, to his vision by fans?

The Cry of Love, Voodoo Soup and First Rays of the New Rising Sun seem to be the top 3 contenders here