Best Album of the 70s

[PeeWeeH]

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Led Zepplin - HotH or II (I lean towards HotH)


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Led Zeppelin II was released in 1969.

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Christ, I guess I just think of LZ as such a quintessential 70's band, I forgot.

PeeWee

[Drew16]

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Exile on Main Street

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Rocket to Russia - Ramones

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Zepplin four wasn't even in their top three albums. Just admit you all bought it first because it had Stairway on it. I did. It's okay.

A few others to consider:

The Clash - The Clash
Led Zepplin - HotH or II (I lean towards HotH)
Tom Waits - Small Change
Bob Marley - Catch a Fire
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
Elvis Costello - My Aim is True

There are lots more, but I won't go on.

PeeWee

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Zeppelin IV is an excellent album, even without Stairway. RnR, Black Dog, Misty Mountain Hop and When the Levee Breaks would be standouts on any other Led Zeppelin album.

I believe II was released late in '69, so it does not apply.

Also, Physical Grafitti is the best album of the 70's.

[lighterjobs]

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Zeppelin IV


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Good picks.

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Zepplin four wasn't even in their top three albums. Just admit you all bought it first because it had Stairway on it. I did. It's okay.


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This is incorrect. Just because you've heard 5/8 songs 4,000 times on the radio doesn't make them bad songs. Song for song it is probably their best album. I typically put Physical Graffiti and Houses of the Holy ahead of it, but it never leaves the top three IMO. It doesn't have a bad moment on it.

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I disagree. I also don't listen to classic rock radio, so I don't think that's the reason. Sure, there aren't any truly bad songs on the album, but I've never felt that Misty Mountain Hop or Battle of Evermore are all that interesting. You take an album like Houses, and even the lesser known tracks are a bit more interesting. Some people complain that they are being 'riffed to death' on these but I contend that they have more interesting melodies and the overall atmosphere of the album is better.

I'd put Houses, II, Physical Graffiti and maybe Coda ahead of IV. Call me crazy. I think I and III are close too.

PeeWee

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Crank your stereo to eleven, and listen to Misty Mountain Hop (or When the Levee Breaks). That drumming is powerful on there.

You probably don't like Battle of Evermore because it isn't a rock 'n' roll song.

[ChipWrecked]

The Wall.

Honorable Mention: 'Rumours' and 'Court and Spark'

(C&S was inspiration for Zep III, btw)

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Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures (1979)

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[malokoman]

The Wall was released in the 70's? (nevermind)

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[Vavavoom]

Off The Wall - MJ