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Topic: 1971, not such a bad year for music Posted: July 09 2010 at 20:30
In 1971, I graduated from high school, worked at the Holiday Inn for the summer, then off to college in the fall. There are sometimes questions about if it's just nostalgia that draws us to old music. I don't know. What I do know is that for many of these bands, these albums represent a peak or near to it, or the beginning of a great run of albums. I grew up with it. Not saying I listened to all of these when released (it took a year to catch up with the fusion guys). Here's just a few of the albums released that year. Nostalgia or no, I'd listen to most of these any day. Includes some old rock favorites, so I'll put it here in General.
Sly & the Family Stone Theres a Riot Goin On Rod Stewart Every Picture Tells a Story The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV The Who Whos Next David Bowie Hunky Dory Paul & Linda McCartney Ram T. Rex Electric Warrior Miles Davis A Tribute to Jack Johnson Elton John Madman Across the Water Traffic The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys Van Morrison Tupelo Honey The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East Miles Davis Live-Evil Funkadelic Maggot Brain Jimi Hendrix The Cry of Love The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin The Inner Mounting Flame Soft Machine Fourth Weather Report Weather Report Frank Zappa & the Mothers Fillmore East: June 1971 Herbie Hancock Crossings Black Sabbath Master of Reality Pink Floyd Meddle Keith Jarrett Facing You
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Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
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Posted: July 09 2010 at 20:37
Yep a pretty good year. I graduated in 1976 and that year sucked for music. But I still like 1973 the best, objectively and all nostalgia aside. Just thought you might be interested.
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Posted: July 09 2010 at 20:58
Damn, forgot about Aqualung. Can't remember when I got Tarkus. If it's '71, whoa the year just got a lot better, and rest assured I bought it the day it was available.
So that fall I moved into the dorms. I've said this before. A guy could not walk down a hallway and not hear one of either Aqualung or Cat Stevens' Tea For the Tillerman wafting out of a room, along with the smell of controlled substances
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Posted: July 09 2010 at 21:00
I wish we could hear those albums walking down a hallway now at school. At best we get some punk (and not any of the inventive punkers, usually) and at worst (and most common) nothing but mainstream rap. That is, unless you pass my room. Then you can hear all the strange and wonderful bands I enjoy.
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Posted: July 10 2010 at 07:19
YOU ALL FORGOT ALICE COOPER!!! How could you forget Love It To Death (January '71) and Killer (November '71)! How shameful! You're breaking my heart, guys. Frankly. Forum, I am dissapoint.
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