until the last year 1977 would be my easy pick. Recently discovered about a dozen more albums I love from 69 however, and 4 or 5 of those dozen just took over my life.
Namely, as a singer/songwriter enthusiast, it seems '69 was the moment when that whole world just blew up. The true momentous singer/songwriter albums from that year all had a unique flavor and angle on the genre. I mean Looks Like rain by Mickey Newbury is so inconceivably amazing i can't even. But on top of that Neil Young released his first classic that year, Joni made her first masterpiece that year, Melanie killed it that year (of which I have a signed copy of ... Candles in the rain that is... yeah I am sooooo coooool, jk), of course townes his first and second (even better) masterpices of songwriting legend, Tim Buckley ditto, Scott Walker ditto ditto, John Phillips from SA released one of the greatest albums ever that year all quiet like, Leonard Cophen released his greatest album that year, Steve Young's 1969 album is low key near-perfect, Nick Drake released his debut, oh yeah and this guy named Bob Dylan released an album which (along with some other albums of the year and also 1968) kicked off that whole country rock thing.
Speaking of which, Gilded Palace of Friggin' Sin! The Band! The Stones were doing cool stuff with blues and country too. Cash released At San Quentin which is every bit as good as Folsom.
Also, Gal Costa s/t is gorgeous, and oh that album I recently finally fell for In The Court of the Crimson.
Also, some other albums that need to be mentioned are the beatles album of the year is pretty good, ditto Kinks, ditto CCR, ditto The Velvet Underground, ditto 2 LZ albums, ditto Dolly Parton's 2 albuyms of the year, Zappa, freakin Isaac Hayes HOT BUTTERED SOUL, freakin' Sly and the Fam, The Stooges' debut Dave Bixby, Blue Eyed soul classic Dusty In Memphis, all ditto.
Karma by Pharaoh Sanders is astounding! Moondog is mindblowing! and a lot of people seem to love an album called Trout Mask Replica (not as good or even particularly comparable to, WL/WH).
Oh and the co-MVP of american music, Miles Davis, released In A Silent Way which is one of the greatest albums ever, AND Filles de Kilimanjaro which is stellar.
Blues had some great releases that year from Otis Spann, Jimmy Dawkins and Otis Rush, Muddy waters, Janis Joplin, and the british blues gods of Fleetwood Mac released some great albums that year. Also early Allman Brothers was pretty cool if you like that kinda stuff.
The Who made a popular rock opera. Fairport Convention released a couple classics, as did solo Bert Jansch, as did The Pentangle, etc. Ralph McTell contributed to that english folk explosion. If you're into that kinda thing, you may love that.
All in all, on a purely personal level, 1969 has 6 or 7 albums in my overall chart. Which is greater than 1988 and 1977 by quite a bit.
1969 was a year when all these different streams of music were still going strong or just starting to blow up and creates their own streams. Avant Garde, Spiritual Jazz, Prog, sionger/songwriter, country rock, rock opera stuff, soul's new expansions started here from what I can see, hard rock was starting to turn toward metal (1970 gave us Sabbath tho'), Fusion, etc. so much good stuff.
19691969196919691969!!!!!
This is an incredible breakdown especially because it may give some people clues what to discover next, stylistically. I completely agree 1969 is one of my absolute favorite years not only for its output but it was a culmination of a lot of great things and we can look back on it being responsible for so much more great output to come.
When you say Miles Davis is the co-MVP of American music, who is the other co-MVP?
As a Dylan lover to my core, I was referring to Bob Dylan. Miles Davis and Bob Dylan are the supreme rulers over my imaginary fantasy land of American music. Their sworn brothers and sisters which are sort of their support staff are Prince, Joni Mitchell (Canadian, thus american), Tom Waits, Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris and Coltrane. I'm gonna make a Ready Player One-style mash up novel someday which will mix my musical obsessions with some sort of weird american knighthood/samurai system of governance, where different sections of the map are the sub-kingdome/dominions of genres and musical geniuses.
until the last year 1977 would be my easy pick. Recently discovered about a dozen more albums I love from 69 however, and 4 or 5 of those dozen just took over my life.
Namely, as a singer/songwriter enthusiast, it seems '69 was the moment when that whole world just blew up. The true momentous singer/songwriter albums from that year all had a unique flavor and angle on the genre. I mean Looks Like rain by Mickey Newbury is so inconceivably amazing i can't even. But on top of that Neil Young released his first classic that year, Joni made her first masterpiece that year, Melanie killed it that year (of which I have a signed copy of ... Candles in the rain that is... yeah I am sooooo coooool, jk), of course townes his first and second (even better) masterpices of songwriting legend, Tim Buckley ditto, Scott Walker ditto ditto, John Phillips from SA released one of the greatest albums ever that year all quiet like, Leonard Cophen released his greatest album that year, Steve Young's 1969 album is low key near-perfect, Nick Drake released his debut, oh yeah and this guy named Bob Dylan released an album which (along with some other albums of the year and also 1968) kicked off that whole country rock thing.
Speaking of which, Gilded Palace of Friggin' Sin! The Band! The Stones were doing cool stuff with blues and country too. Cash released At San Quentin which is every bit as good as Folsom.
Also, Gal Costa s/t is gorgeous, and oh that album I recently finally fell for In The Court of the Crimson.
Also, some other albums that need to be mentioned are the beatles album of the year is pretty good, ditto Kinks, ditto CCR, ditto The Velvet Underground, ditto 2 LZ albums, ditto Dolly Parton's 2 albuyms of the year, Zappa, freakin Isaac Hayes HOT BUTTERED SOUL, freakin' Sly and the Fam, The Stooges' debut Dave Bixby, Blue Eyed soul classic Dusty In Memphis, all ditto.
Karma by Pharaoh Sanders is astounding! Moondog is mindblowing! and a lot of people seem to love an album called Trout Mask Replica (not as good or even particularly comparable to, WL/WH).
Oh and the co-MVP of american music, Miles Davis, released In A Silent Way which is one of the greatest albums ever, AND Filles de Kilimanjaro which is stellar.
Blues had some great releases that year from Otis Spann, Jimmy Dawkins and Otis Rush, Muddy waters, Janis Joplin, and the british blues gods of Fleetwood Mac released some great albums that year. Also early Allman Brothers was pretty cool if you like that kinda stuff.
The Who made a popular rock opera. Fairport Convention released a couple classics, as did solo Bert Jansch, as did The Pentangle, etc. Ralph McTell contributed to that english folk explosion. If you're into that kinda thing, you may love that.
All in all, on a purely personal level, 1969 has 6 or 7 albums in my overall chart. Which is greater than 1988 and 1977 by quite a bit.
1969 was a year when all these different streams of music were still going strong or just starting to blow up and creates their own streams. Avant Garde, Spiritual Jazz, Prog, sionger/songwriter, country rock, rock opera stuff, soul's new expansions started here from what I can see, hard rock was starting to turn toward metal (1970 gave us Sabbath tho'), Fusion, etc. so much good stuff.
19691969196919691969!!!!!
This is an incredible breakdown especially because it may give some people clues what to discover next, stylistically. I completely agree 1969 is one of my absolute favorite years not only for its output but it was a culmination of a lot of great things and we can look back on it being responsible for so much more great output to come.
When you say Miles Davis is the co-MVP of American music, who is the other co-MVP?
As a Dylan lover to my core, I was referring to Bob Dylan. Miles Davis and Bob Dylan are the supreme rulers over my imaginary fantasy land of American music. Their sworn brothers and sisters which are sort of their support staff are Prince, Joni Mitchell (Canadian, thus american), Tom Waits, Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris and Coltrane. I'm gonna make a Ready Player One-style mash up novel someday which will mix my musical obsessions with some sort of weird american knighthood/samurai system of governance, where different sections of the map are the sub-kingdome/dominions of genres and musical geniuses.
But anyway, yeah.
I'd buy that novel. I had a feeling you were thinking Dylan. Hard to argue. Miles and Dylan represent their respective genres better than just about any of their contemporaries regardless of who you may like better within each of those styles. _________________ Attention all planets of the solar federation: We have assumed control.
I didn't get around to saying this in the 70s thread, but what also makes 1971 so dominant for me is that it was such an incredible year for R&B as well as rock. Arguably the two greatest R&B albums of all time (and certainly the most influential) came out then: What's Going On and There's A Riot Going On. Throw in Maggot Brain and Pieces of a Man and it's the best year for R&B of all time. Not too shabby for a year considered one of rock's best.
Great year for jazz-rock too: The Inner-Mounting Flame, the first Weather Report album (S/T) and (A Tribute to) Jack Johnson.
James Brown might have a few words to say about co-MVPs of American music. But love the diversity of your enthusiasms!
James Brown is directly as influential to the offspring of his type of music as Dylan is to folk/singer/songwriter or Miles Davis is to jazz. Very good point.
Perhaps instead of co-MVPs, we should discuss Mount Rushmore. Miles, Dylan, James Brown..... _________________ Attention all planets of the solar federation: We have assumed control.
I didn't get around to saying this in the 70s thread, but what also makes 1971 so dominant for me is that it was such an incredible year for R&B as well as rock. Arguably the two greatest R&B albums of all time (and certainly the most influential) came out then: What's Going On and There's A Riot Going On. Throw in Maggot Brain and Pieces of a Man and it's the best year for R&B of all time. Not too shabby for a year considered one of rock's best.
Great year for jazz-rock too: The Inner-Mounting Flame, the first Weather Report album (S/T) and (A Tribute to) Jack Johnson.
Maggot Brain is such a fantastic album. Very solid in distinctly different ways throughout the entire album. I feel similarly about The Inner Mounting Flame.
Jack Johnson ironically I just crossed off my list today. It didn't strike me the same way In A Silent Way did, however there some absolute standout moments throughout. Memorable guitar, bass, and keys through the whole album. Not what I really expected at all, but man can Billy Cobham shuffle. _________________ Attention all planets of the solar federation: We have assumed control.
I voted 1967 becos I love the Summer of Love, Sgt Pepper, Jimi Hendrix and all that lovely psychedelic music best
It's going to be a tough one to beat. A wonderful bunch of albums from that year. _________________ Attention all planets of the solar federation: We have assumed control.
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These are more or less a list of albums I rated, not actually great albums, if that helps/makes sense. Need to clean up any albums below an 80 or 75 or something on them once I've reviewed the years in earnest.
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