Our 1970 top 10s in & out of PA (share & comment

I tried 2010 before, partially to test the waters, and I have been happy with various people not just listing their faves, but commenting on others choices and the general conversation. No lists are required to participate..

Please consider posting ten of your favourite albums from 1970 if you can and look at and try to comment on other people choices that you know or interest you.

Similar things have been done by me and others but I wanted to make ones where it can include included Prog and Non-Prog, in PA and not in PA AND where part of it is to try to look through and comment on each other's choices when possible (particularly if we know and like something). I'm hoping this might give me a better idea of what some people like through the years that may be in and out of PA, Prog or not, and maybe help some people to connect over music that they like.

I like topics where we share our interests as well as displaying an interest in what others mention as their interests. I like that kind of interaction, and I do like it when it's mostly positive, or at least negativity is minimal, and especially when it's enthusiastic. I like conversational topics. I'm not so keen on topics where the OP does not respond much or where people just list and mention what they like without interacting and commenting on what others say.

I did a yearly lists topic for our top 20 or less you like from each year: CLICK. And Mirakaze did a whole series covering years, but that was specifically for Prog. And there have been many other such topics. But those lacked much commentary on other people's choices.

This can be for ten or less (or somewhat more). Ideally, I would appreciate some of the labels that rateyourmusic gives for the albums, a category at PA if applicable, or your own descriptions. That might help to better get a feel for your interests. If it's really well-known, no need. This time all of my top 10 are in PA and all are, save perhaps Linda Perhacs, well-known at this site, so I would not think it would be as useful, but I tried anyway.

So where I really hope this can be different from other list topics is that we try to not only present our lists, but that we look at each others lists and try to comment on what we know or are interested in from those lists. Please try to focus on the positive; negativity and criticism can be such a downer. And I know that some prefer to vote for an comment on other people's choices rather than try to make their own lists, they should be comfortable just commenting on whatever they see and like. I would rather do these kind of topics than polls, but my issue has been the lack of interactivity amongst list makers, and the lack of comments on other people's choices.

1970 is a big year for many releases for many of us, but maybe not as overwhelming as say 1972 and 1973 for numbers of releases. I still have over 50 faves listed at Awesome Prog for 1970, and actually, 1970 has many awesome-to-me releases. I expect 1970 to draw more forum members in than 2010, but we will see. I would like to try at least one of these for every decade, and I guess, following Mellotron Storm's lead, the Os might be fair ones to start with. And no one need list ten or any, one might just comment on things you see that you like from people's posts.

I have been dissatisfied with making polls, and others have expressed their dissatisfaction. Of course making lots of topics, period, can be off-putting. Often I make topics if I can't sleep or the forum is slow (trying to give it a boost). I don't judge a person based on the music they like -- well actually I do to different extents, but I don't think less of someone usually for their tastes, although that does depend on the tastes/interests of course. Some people are into some pretty deplorable things. Of course sharing interests can bring me closer to people. That common ground can make it easier to talk to people and connect with them. And I might grow to like music that does not do it for me now (I try to keen an open mind about many things, and some things in life I would hope to always despise).

I would rather judge character such as thoughtfulness. Anyway, I hoped that this approach may bring more diverse community together talking about and exploring each others interests in a friendly and interested environment.

No need to comment on others choices if you don't appreciate them, but please strive to comment on the ones you do.

Here are ten of my favourite albums from 1970:

Magma - Kobaïa (Zeuhl, Jazz-Rock)
The Soft Machine - Third (Canterbury Scene, Jazz-Rock, Avant Prog)
Van Der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other (Prog, Psych)
Amon Düül II - Yeti (Krautrock, Psych)
King Crimson - Lizard (Progressive Rock, Symphonic Prog, jazz-rock)
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental)
Van Der Graaf Generator - H to He (Prog, Symph)
Supersister - Present From Nancy (Canterbury Sound)
Bo Hansson - Sagan om Ringen (Symphonic Prog, Psychedelic Rock)
Linda Perhacs - Parallelograms (Psychedelic Folk, Chamber Folk)

here is my longer list at AwesomeProg: https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-1970/users/Logan

Edited by Logan - Yesterday at 09:52

^ Thanks, I'll have to familiarise myself more with Continuum, but I like everything else you listed very much.

^ Thanks I'm just scanning through it for now rather than giving it proper listen yet, but liking what I am hearing.

^ Some overlap here ... :-)

(S) Van Der Graaf Generator - H to He, Who Am the Only One (listened often) [SPO]
    Gloomy Exp Prog Avant Rock
(S) Deep Purple - In Rock (listened extensively) [SPO]
    Heavy Non-Prog Hard Rock
(S) King Crimson - Lizard (several listens) [SPO]
    Weird Exp Prog Art Rock/Jazz
(A) King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon (listened often) [SPO]
    Calm Eclectic Prog Art Rock/Jazz
(A) Black Sabbath - Paranoid (first listen) [SPO]
    Prog-Adj Heavy Metal/Rock
(A) Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (first listen) [SPO]
    Non-Prog Heavy Metal
(A) Van Der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other (first listen) [SPO]
    Dark Classic Prog Avant Rock
(A) The Soft Machine - Third (several listens) [SPO]
    Tech Classic Prog Canterbury Scene/Jazz

Looking at the list that are already there, I have no originality to offer, all is already listed, and it's pretty much all prog. Here's 12 (can't decide which two to kick out):

Van Der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other
Amon Düül II - Yeti
Miles Davis – Bitches Brew
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
King Crimson – Lizard
Magma - Kobaïa
Van der Graaf Generator - H to He Who Am the Only One
The Soft Machine - Third
Linda Perhacs – Parallelograms
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
Can - Soundtracks
Tangerine Dream – Electronic Meditation

Oh actually... Nico - Desertshore is very good, and not yet listed as far as I can see.

I wonder whether we ever had a "H to He" vs. "The Least We Can Do" poll - there are obviously different preferences between these two.

Edited by Lewian - Yesterday at 17:48

1. Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu
3. Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die
4. Tim Buckley - Lorca
5. Van der Graaf Generator - H to He Who Am The Only One
6. Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
7. The Pentangle - Cruel Sister
8. Nico - Desertshore
9. Machine - s/t
X. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - s/t


Edited by someone_else - 15 hours 10 minutes ago at 02:08

^Bryter Layter wasn't released until 1971 though. Otherwise it would have been featured among my own picks.

Deja Vu, John Barleycorn and Lorca aren't listed with their correct year in my machine (in two cases because I never digitised them), so they weren't on my radar. Another three albums to love!

Edited by Lewian - 12 hours 48 minutes ago at 04:30

1) KC: Lizard
2) Caravan: If I Could
3) Genesis: Trespass
4) VDGG: H to He
5) Floyd: AHM
6) ELP: ELP
7) Beggar's Opera: Act One
8) GG: Gentle Giant
9) Tull: Benefit
10) Moodies: Question Balance

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11) VDGG: Least We Can Do
12) KC: Wake Poseidon
13) Colosseum: Daughter Of Time
14) Curved Air: Air Conditioning
15) Focus: F Plays Focus
16) Hawkwind: Hawkwind
17) TD: Electronic Med
18) Yes: Time Word
19) Cressida: Cressida
20) BJH: BJH