Best Albums of the 1970s
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"A Different Kind of Tension? Unlike on their two first albums, this one lacks tension of virtually any kind. There are, nevertheless, some outstanding tracks, of course. Track B3: "Hollow Inside" immediately springs to mind." Reply
"Beatlesque… very beautiful and melodic" Reply
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"An absolutely beautiful album from an artist who is criminally overlooked. Quite lovely music from start to finish. Sublime." Reply
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1972
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402
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"Those three hits are probably three of the 100 best radio songs ever." Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1970
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"Stylish like a girl dancing samba on the Cobacabana with the Corcovado turning red with the setting sum" Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"James Brown's absolute highpoint is hard to pinpoint, as he released such a gigantic amount of records in his golden age, and for that same reason the records themselves were often filled with uninteresting fillers plus unimaginative reruns. To finish off the TV analogy they invented the album eq..." [+] Reply
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1970
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"The title track here is fantastic. Nothing wrong with the rest of the record either." Reply
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ProfessorSquid | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Edit: Despite the ridiculous lyrics, this album actually isn't that bad. It's basically Rush's "Pablo Honey", if that makes sense to you. And "Working Man" is every bit as awesome as "Creep" is for Radiohead." Reply
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Applerill | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1974
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"A forgotten prog gem that I believe sits along prog classics like In The Court Of The Crimson King, and Close to the Edge. The album is two side long tracks of psychedelic, funky goodness. A very under appreciated album." Reply
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discojets1 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The best live album of all time (alongside to "Live at Harlem Square"- Sam Cooke; "At Folsom Prison"- Johnny Cash; "Live At The Apollo"- James Brown; "In person"- Ray Charles; "At Fillmore East"- The Allman Brothers Band. Morrison at his vocal peak in standouts redings of "Caravan", "Listen To Th..." [+] Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 63 of 100
Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 111 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 101 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 95 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 113 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 95 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 90 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 91 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 104 | 10% | |
| 1979 | 103 | 10% |
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| Neil Young | 11 | 1% | |
| David Bowie | 11 | 1% | |
| Frank Zappa | 11 | 1% | |
| Paul McCartney | 9 | 1% | |
| Yes | 9 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 9 | 1% | |
| Bob Marley | 9 | 1% | |
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385 | 39% | |
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376 | 38% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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