YOUR top 20 albums of the 1970's

[MagicBag]

Or less than 20 if you can't think of enough good ones.

I'm still thinking.

[Robin Redvest]

Top 10 in no order

Neil Young Zuma
Television Marquee Moon
The Who Quadraphenia
Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon
Wishbone Ash Argus
Genesis Foxtrot
Can Tago Mago
Neil young On the Beach
Jeff Wayne War of the Worlds
Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks

Redvest

[MagicBag]

Okay, I've done 20.

George Harrison – All Things Must Pass
John Lennon - Imagine
The Beatles – Let it Be
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express
David Bowie – Low
Giorgio Moroder – From Here to Eternity
Suicide - Suicide
Velvet Underground - Loaded
Carole King – Tapestry
John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band
Paul McCartney - Ram
Kraftwerk – The Man Machine
Kraftwerk - Radio-Activity
Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
Paul Simon – Paul Simon
Simon and Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
The Beach Boys – Sunflower
Sparks – No 1 in Heaven
Al Green – Call Me

I don't think any of these these quite reach the heights of the very best of the 60's and I generally prefer the 80's, 90's and 00's , but still loads of excellent albums for me to like from the 70's.

[Legends of '78]

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Lynyrd Skynyrd
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
The Who - Who's Next (might be in the 60's though)
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Van Halen - Van Halen
AC/DC - High Voltage
The Who - Quadrophenia
Kiss - Destroyer

[kingdai2]

Some fine, fine choices all round here. I'm not going to include any 70s Led Zep, AC/DC or Neil Yoing in my list as they're all brilliant in my opinion.

[novamatt]

Originally Posted by Legends of '78

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Lynyrd Skynyrd
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
The Who - Who's Next (might be in the 60's though)
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Van Halen - Van Halen
AC/DC - High Voltage
The Who - Quadrophenia
Kiss - Destroyer

Ooo yeah love Machine Head..... Highway Star and all that!

[wxmmod]

In no order (Probably would be different if I had the time to go through my record collection)

In the City - The Jam
This is the Modern World-The Jam
All Mod Con-The Jam
Setting Sons -The Jam
Quadrophenia - The Who
Never Mind The Bollocks -Sex Pistols
The Clash- The Clash
London Calling-The Clash
Glory Boys-Sectet Affair
Teenage Depression - Eddie and the Hot Rods
Ramones-Ramones
The saints- I'm stranded
Specials-Specials
One Step Beyond- Madness
The Undertones- The Undertones
That's Life- Sham 69
Damned Damned Damned, -The Damned
The Feeding of the 5000- Crass
Who's Next - The Who
Drums and Wires -XTC

[Dooze]

Not really listened to enough 70's for me to get a good diverse list on the go. Good shout from Robin Redvest on Television - Marquee Moon though, that would have made any list I made.

As would Nick Drake - Pink Moon. T'is an amazing album.

[kingdai2]

Talking Heads - Fear of Music,
Steel Pulse - Tribute to the Martyrs
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Jacko - Off the Wall
Black Uhuru - Sinsemilla
The Specials - The Specials
Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti
Bob Marley - Exodus
Third World - 96 degrees In the Shade
Burning Spear - Man in the Hills
David Bowie - Low
Sex Pistols - Never mind the Bollocks
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Crosby Stills & Nash - Deja VU ?
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Parliament - Mothership Connection
James Brown - The Payback )or any really)
The Clash - London Calling


Lots of other ace stuff like Pink Floyd, Ramones, James Taylor and the aforementioned Neil Young, Led Zepellin, AC/DC, Kraftwerk, Who, Jam, Can etc

[AndyCobra]

All great albums already mentioned, I'll throw into the mix (which hopefully haven't already been mentioned)....

Modern Lovers - Modern Lovers
Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
Stooges - Raw Power
Neu! - 75
Faust - IV
John Cale - Pais 1919
Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
ELO - Out of the Blue

Guess which one is my girlfriends choice!