Best Album of the 70s

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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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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

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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.

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Zeppelin IV


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The Clash : London Calling (1979)


The Who: Who's Next (1971)


Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures (1979)

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Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures (1979)

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surprised it took this far down in the thread for Who's Next

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The Clash : London Calling (1979)


The Who: Who's Next (1971)


Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures (1979)

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These are damn good choices.

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Hmm, ones that haven't been mentioned yet:

Birds of Fire
The Inner Mounting Flame
Led Zeppelin III (or maybe it was mentioned)

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The Wall.

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

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