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The Dark Elf
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Topic: 1970s Singer-Songwriters Posted: March 03 2015 at 18:48 |
The music phenomena known as the Singer-Songwriter epoch had its roots in the sixties with the likes of Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison, but reached its full flower in the early 70s. I offer you a baker's dozen of the most highly regarded from that period, several of which I love as much as any prog album. That was the great thing about the 1970s: a damn great album released every week, no matter the genre. My personal preferences are Tea for the Tillerman, After the Gold Rush, Blue and Moondance. What are yours?
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Posted: March 03 2015 at 18:53 |
Oh, Pink Moon. How you will never, ever be touched.
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Posted: March 03 2015 at 18:54 |
Of those, Blue, After The Gold Rush, Sweet Baby James, and Moondance. As for Elton, I'd rather have Madman Across The Water.
I'll vote later.
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Posted: March 03 2015 at 18:55 |
went with Cat Stevens, with probably Croce, McLean, Morrison, King, and Young next more or less in that order. Not intimately familiar with all of them, but I have NEVER gotten james Taylor. Very weak to my ears
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Posted: March 03 2015 at 18:56 |
Plus, where's Blood On The Tracks?
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: March 03 2015 at 20:29 |
sublime220 wrote:
Plus, where's Blood On The Tracks? |
Superb album and one of his best, but I thought plopping Dylan in might skew the vote. Plus I don't think Dylan was ever considered one of the "Singer-Songwriter" group fashionable in the 70s, strictly speaking. I also neglected to add Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen, the four Beatles solo and a host of others, as the list was already too long.
Edited by The Dark Elf - March 03 2015 at 20:33
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Posted: March 03 2015 at 20:36 |
Blue, easily.
Nick Drake would be my second place - the rest fall flat for me. Morrison had better records to come.
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Posted: March 03 2015 at 20:41 |
Horizons wrote:
Blue, easily.
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Icarium
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 00:49 |
voted Elton John
Cat and Van next
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 08:02 |
Jim Croce for me, he was such a down to earth and genuine artist.
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 08:06 |
Voted Tim Buckley, though Starsailor isn't really a typical album for him. It's weird as hell, which goes a long way towards making me like it as much as I do. I like his more straightforward albums too, but not quite as much. I'm not generally too hot on singer/songwriter types, although I do worship at the altar of Bob Dylan. He is a very special case, almost inhumanly good. From this list, I'll also give a very honorable mention to Neil Young and Nick Drake. Both of those are great albums, and both artists have even greater albums than these.
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 08:23 |
Other: Al Stewart, he should be included here too. From the list, Cat Stevens, I enjoy his music as well.
Edited by Rick Robson - March 04 2015 at 18:27
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 08:37 |
Nick Drake.
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 08:39 |
From that list, Neil Young but if you'd have picked Bryter Later it would have been Nick Drake.
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 08:42 |
Long before he became YoSup, Cay Steven's was the man!
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 11:29 |
I've always been a big Neil Young fan, but Mitchell, Drake, and Morrison are close behind for me.
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 18:23 |
when did Year of the Cat come out?, Or Baker Street.
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 18:26 |
1976, man.
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 19:48 |
I'll go with Joni but Hejira instead of Blue.
Mindblowing stuff!
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 20:13 |
Several favorites on his list but I've always leaned toward Van Morrison.
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