The Soapbox Top Albums Of The 70s

Wow woah WOW. Steady Barny, steady.

ABORTION of a list? That list contains the three best LPs from probably the three greatest artists of the 70s - namely David Bowie, Iggy Pop and CAN. 'Lust for Life' is a candidate for the greatest hard rock n' roll album EVER, of any fucking decade, and 'Low', as I've said before on here, was Bowie's absolute creative peak. Tago Mago simply has to be heard to be believed. People bang on about Kraftwerk, but none of their 70s output matches CAN in terms of sheer imagination, invention, dynamic and sheer bloody POWER.

But anyway, that's besides the point, which is, those five choices say more about the 70s than a boring list of fifty ever could. HERE'S MY 47th FAVE RECORD OF THE 70s GUYS!! Give a shit.

That Eno LP is something else as well, and something I thought deserved to be flagged up

Ok, so those records have gotten the attention of the audience now. Wah-wah-wow. Abortion, as incomplete. And shit, as SHIT. No surprise then that you've need two decades to record an album, I'm sure the wait will be worth, considering your majestic influences.

And now, my son, will you post a list with 20 albums or will it be as hurtful as 20 births?

For that alone barny, I'll post a top 20. Watch this space.

I have you in my hand, babe, in my hand...

OK, this is just getting weird now..

Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic, Rocks, Get Your Wings and the self-titled debut.

just cause everything's been mentioned except these. honestly if you like 70s rock and overlook these albums it's you're own fault. look em up on all music.

great decade, probably my favourite, but mainly for soul and reggae

my white guitar band knowledge from the 70's is woeful

1 bob dylan - blood on the tracks
2 Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
3 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?
4 Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
5 The Congos – The Heart of The Congos
6 Nick Drake - Bryter Later
7 Terry Callier - What Color Is Love
8 Van Morrison - Moondance
9 lonnie liston smith - expansions
10 Fela Kuti - Zombie
11 Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
12 issac hayes - shaft
13 Cymande - Cymande
14 Curtis Mayfield - Roots
15 Neil Young - Harvest
16 kraftwerk - trans europe express
17 Blondie - Parallel Lines
18 donny hathaway - extension of a man
19 James Brown - The Payback
20 jorge ben - gil e jorge
21 Patti Smith - Horses
22 roy ayers- coffy
23 shuggie otis - inspiration information
24 Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
25 the last poets - this is madness
26 The Kinks - Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround (Part One)
27 kool & the gang - love & understanding
28 dr alimantado - best dressed chicken in town
29 Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
30 bob marley & the wailers - natty dread
31 Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
32 Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine
33 terry callier - i just can't help myself
34 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
35 Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
36 The Clash - TCOTU Calling
37 Tim Buckley - Starsailor
38 the voices of east harlem - the voices of east harlem
39 Television - Marquee Moon
40 The Isley Brothers - 3+3
41 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get it On
42 pharoah sanders - thembi
43 Lee "Scratch" Perry - Roast Fish, Collie Weed & Corn Bread
44 Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
45 issac hayes - to be continued
46 donald byrd - places and spaces
47 bobbi humphrey - blacks and blues
48 Joni Mitchell - Blue
49 Sister Sledge - We Are Family
50 Willie Hutch - The Mack
51 Curtis Mayfield - Super Fly
52 Augustus Pablo - King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown
53 Nick Drake - Pink Moon
54 roy ayers - red black and green
55 Carole King - Tapestry
56 Max Romeo & The Upsetters - War Ina Babylon
57 donny hathaway - everything is everything
58 lonnie liston smith - astral travelling
59 dennis brown - visions
60 The Fall - Live at the Witch Trials
61 Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove
62 Stevie Wonder - Music Of My Mind
63 The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
64 shuggie otis - freedom flight
65 the impressions - preacher man
66 gil scott heron- small talk at 125th & lenox
67 Bert Jansch - L.A. Turnaround
68 johnny 'hammond' smith - gears
69 donald byrd- blackbyrd
70 Sly and the Family Stone - Fresh
71 Al Green - Call Me
72 kool & the gang - wild and peaceful
73 the last poets - the last poets
74 van morrison- veedon fleece
75 kraftwerk - autobahn

Anyone else?

10 days lads, surely the Soapbox can do it better

I started a list a few weeks ago Barny, Only gunna be a top 50 i'm afraid. I'll finish it and sort out the order this week.

Yeah, I haven't even done mine

Extended until the end of May, I reckon

Stocky, Der effe, Chrissie, Barny, Eddie Murphy, etc. COME ON

This is never gonna happen.

I thought the other day, it's been at least 3 years since we had a GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME list on the soapbox. Shame dan DELETED the board, would of been cool to see the old lists how they've varied.

I remember removing JP from my life for moving the stone roses down to 2nd place last time we did a list.. probably wouldn't be my number one now either I feel so dirty

LOOK

1. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
2. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1974)
3. The Clash - TCOTU Calling (1979)
4. The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970)
5. The Kinks - Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One (1970)
6. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks (1977)
7. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
8. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
9. The Undertones - The Undertones (1979)
10. The Clash - The Clash (1977)

11. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
12. Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
13. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life (1977)
14. Neil Young - On The Beach (1974)
15. Led Zeppelin - IV (1971)
16. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak (1976)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Trouble Water (1970)
18. Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power (1973)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Ramones - Road To Ruin (1978)

21. T.Rex - The Slider (1971)
22. Wire - Pink Flag (1977)
23. Elvis Costello And The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)
24. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
25. T.Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
26. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars (1972)
27. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
28. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
29. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
30. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers (1976)

31. Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)
32. Television - Adventure (1978)
33. Ramones - Rocket To Russia (1977)
34. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
35. Neil Young - After The Gold Rush (1970)
36. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
37. Bob Dylan - New Morning (1970)
38. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)
39. Iggy Pop - The Idiot (1977)
40. Tom Waits - Closing Time (1973)

Gf's away so might sit down tonight for a hours listen to some tunes get this list banged out

That would be great. If Der effe, Chrissie, and Eddie take note, maybe we can have a decent list after summer...

1. Ramones - Ramones
2. *everything raised one place!*
3. Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey
4. Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen
5. Bob Marley - Exodous
6. Blondie - Parallel Lines
7. Sly & The Family Stone - There's a Riot Going On
8. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
9. The Clash - The Clash
10. Ramones - Leave Home
11. Lou Reed - Transformer
12. Max Romeo - War Ina Babylon
13. Can - Tago Mago
14. Neil young -Harvest
15. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
16. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
17. Lee Hazlewood - Cowby In Sweeden
18. Lee Perry & The Upsetters - Super Ape
19. Buzzcocks - Love Bites
20. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
21. Neil young - After The Gold Rush
22. Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove
23. The Stooges - Raw Power
24. Bob Marley - Natty Dread
25. The Stooges - Fun House
26. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
27. The Doors - LA Woman
28. Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
29. Neu! - Neu!
30. Gill Scott Heron - Pieces of a Man
31. Bob Marley - Catch A Fire
32. Kraftwerk - Autobahn
33. John Lennon - Imagine
34. The Velvet Underground - Loaded
35. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
36. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
37. Ramones - Rocket To Russia
38. Parliament - Mothership Connection
39. Sex Pistols - Nevermind The Bollocks
40. Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
41. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
42. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
43. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
44. Neu! - 2
45. Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
46. Led Zeppelin - Physical Grafiti
47. David Bowie - Low
48. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
49. The Who - Who's Next
50. Sister Sledge - We Are Family
51. David Bowie - Heroes
52. Television - Marquee Moon
53. Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves
54. The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus
55. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
56. Lou Reed - Berlin
57. Brian Eno - Music for Airports
58. The Only Ones - The Only Ones
59. Magazine - Real Life
60. Stiff Little Fingers - Inflamable Material
61. The Clash - TCOTU Calling
62. Jethro Tull - Aqua Lung
63. Buzzcocks - A Different Kind of Tension
64. The Undertones - The Undertones
65. Gang of Four - Entertainment
ACTUAL 65. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum


THAR SHE BLOWS!

Only 65 i'm afraid, I only have about 75 albums from the 70's and the other 10 I haven't listed i've barely listened to, so they don't warrant a mention.

Edit - CCR called up off the bench, only listened to it once but it sounded fairly decent.

Top list Stocky.