1970 amazing albums.
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Topic: 1970 amazing albums.
Posted By: glass house
Subject: 1970 amazing albums.
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 16:53
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Just searching through my albums and cd's, I realised there was some amazing music released in 1970. Just focusing on that year what are your known or unknown, Prog or non-Prog gems from that year ? I for sure forgot loads of albums but this is my short list :
King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon/ Lizard
Led Zeppelin - III
Frank Zappa - Weasels ripped my Flesh
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
Uriah Heep - Very Eavy, very Umble
Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant
Genesis - Trespass
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Deep Purple - In Rock
ELP - ELP
Supersister - Present from Nancy
VDGG - He to H......
Caravan - If I could do it all over again, .....
T2 - It'll all work out in Boomland
Cheers.
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Posted By: The Lost Chord
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 16:54
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mad good, TRESPASS WAS THE BEST! -------------  "Only the sun knew why"
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Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 16:57
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Yes released "Time and a Word" in 1970. Not too shabby. ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Posted By: The Lost Chord
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 16:59
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yeh thats a great one as well. ------------- "Only the sun knew why"
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Posted By: MattNYR
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 17:06
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That's a pretty solid year. ------------- [IMG]http://www.highergroundmusic.com/i/artists/umforiste.gif"> |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 17:06
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My favorites from 1970:
King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon/ Lizard
Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich/Weasels ripped my Flesh
Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant
Genesis - Trespass
ELP - ELP
VDGG - Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other, H to He
Supertramp - Supertramp
Soft Machine - Third
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 17:15
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Some other great albums not mentioned yet: Amon Düül II - Yeti Can - Soundtracks High Tide - High Tide Cressida - Cressida Jethro Tull - Benefit Trees - On the Shore My 1970 favorite is VdGG - H to He... ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 17:19
| Yes, I agree it was a good year. Genesis: Trespass and Yes: Time And A Word were my favourites, without a doubt. |
Posted By: glass house
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 17:19
It's hard to choose an absolute favorite of that year, but VDGG certainly comes close.
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Rocktopus wrote:Posted By: dagrush
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 17:23
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My 5 star picks for 1970: VDGG - H to He Genesis - Trespass King Crimson - Lizard Almost making the cut is GG's self-titled. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/omgwtfdagrush/"> 
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Posted By: Pneubauer
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 17:34
| WOO! CREEDENCE! Yeah, and trespass is great... Have to say though, 'The Knife' is probably my second least favourite song on that album... Its definitely a good song, but I prefer the folkier tunes on that record... |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 19:31
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Amazing albums I forgot in my previous post: East of Eden 'Snafu' Curved Air 'Air Conditioning' The Pentangle 'Cruel Sister' Magma 'Kobaia' Non prog: Joni Mitchell 'Ladies of the Canyon' ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: Trky_Lym
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 20:27
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Low, David Bowie
Another Green World, Brian Eno
Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk
Tago Mago, Can -------------  |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 20:29
Its 1970 not the seventies ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: Tomodachi
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 20:44
Don't forget the cow!! ------------- 
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Posted By: _sam_
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 20:46
Absolutely!
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Posted By: cobb
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 22:31
| 1969 - 1974 was a particularly amazing time for musical creativity. Must have been the socio/political climate of the time... or maybe it was just the alignment of the stars, who knows, but I don't think this period of creativity has been matched or surpassed since. |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 01:00
1970 was a good year....
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Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 02:57
Great year of music, almost as great as the following 3 -4 years .
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 04:38
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1970 - here's my full list...........(prog plus a few others) includes a lot of great debuts.. ARGENT - RING OF HANDS
ATOMIC ROOSTER - 1ST ALBUM/DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU
BEATLES - LET IT BE
BLACK SABBATH - IST ALBUM/PARANOID
CLARK HUTCHINSON - RETRIBUTION
COLOSSEUM - DAUGHTER OF TIME
ERIC CLAPTON - LAYLA
CHICAGO - CHICAGO 11/111
CREEDENCE C R - COSMO'S FACTORY
CSNY - DEJA VU
MILES DAVIS - BITCHES BREW
DEEP PURPLE - DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK
DOORS - MORRISON HOTEL
ELP - 1ST ALBUM
FAMILY - A SONG FOR ME
FREE - FIRE AND WATER
GENESIS - TRESPASS
GROUNDHOGS - THANK CHRIST FOR THE BOMB
HAWKWIND - 1ST ALBUM
IF - 1ST ALBUM
JETHRO TULL - BENEFIT
KING CRIMSON - LIZARD/LARKS TONGUES
LED ZEPPELIN 111
MAY BLITZ - 1ST ALBUM
MOODY BLUES - A QUESTION OF BALANCE
QUATERMASS - 1ST ALBUM
RARE BIRD - AS YOUR MIND FLIES BY
STRAY - 1ST ALBUM
URIAH HEEP - VERY 'EAVY VERY 'UMBLE
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Posted By: Chipiron
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 05:55
Great year.... I was born in 1970  ------------- [IMG]http://www.belderrain.es/GIFs/tora.gif"> |
Posted By: Mr. Sanchez
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 09:46
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Here's a few of my 70's favourites... Genesis - Trespass (Nothing short of Brilliant) Lamb Lies Down King Crimson - Lizard/Lark's Tongues Deep Purple - In Rock ELP - ELP Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant/Power And The Glory Led Zeppelin - III Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick/Benefit Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon/Atom Heart Mother (Cant forget that album) Frank Zappa - Weasles Ripped My Flesh Plus many more. ------------- It's Calling Me Back To My Home. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 10:08
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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Deep Purple - In Rock
Led Zeppelin - III
Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant
Pink Floyd - Atome Heart Mother
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Posted By: man@arms
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 10:23
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A few others not mentioned -
Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out
Santana - Abraxas
Velvet Underground - Loaded
The Who - Live at Leeds
James Gang - Rides Again
Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead & American Beauty
Faces - First Step
Great year for music no doubt! The late 60's/early 70's had an abundance of great bands and albums that will never be matched.
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Posted By: wolf0621
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 10:28
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Posted By: Mr. Sanchez
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 10:30
Damn Right on that last part of your post. The 70's was the era. ------------- It's Calling Me Back To My Home. |
Posted By: theytsejamer
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 10:52
More:
YES - TIME AND A WORD
PINK FLOYD - ATOM HEART MOTHER (WHAT A BEAUTY!!!!!!!)
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Posted By: lovecraft
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 10:56
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Beatles: Abbey Road
Rolling Stones: Let It Bleed
Santana: Santana
Crosby, Stills & Nash: Crosby, Stills & Nash
'69 dude....
 and I'm fairly sure Larks Tongues is '73
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 11:21
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I`ve got a couple which haven`t been mentioned. Guru Guru UFO and the first Lucifer`s Friend album. Both ahead of ther time.
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Posted By: glass house
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 12:27
To mystic fred and Wolfo621, Was that all ??  .
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 16:32
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Atomic Rooster - Same Magma - Same Tangerine Dream - Electronic Meditation Embryo - Opal Can - Soundtracks To mention a few that have not been mentioned before. High Tide's "Precious Cargo" was recorded in 1970 but for some reason not released before 1985. Their self-titled 2nd album is from 1969, not 1970, as the database erroneously states. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 16:40
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An unknown, near masterpiece: Bob Downes-Electric City (pictured in my avatar) ------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 16:58
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Well, fellow Dutchman, the 1970 Album Top 10 in The Netherlands was:
1) Simon & Garfunkel -Bridge Over Troubled Water
2) CSN & Y-Deja Vu
3) Woodstock Original Soundtrack
4) Ekseption-3
5) Golden Earring-Same
6) Neil Young-After The Goldrush
7) Black Sabbatch-Paranoid
8) CCR-Cosmos Factory
9) Led Zeppelin-I
10) The Beatles-Let It Be
Between 11 and 20 we find bands like Santana (Abraxas), Iron Butterfly (In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida) and The Who (Live At Leeds).
And if we consider that all know progrock bands like Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, ELP, Gentle Giant and King Crimson made decent till strong albums, 1970 WAS AWESOME!!
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Posted By: lovecraft
Date Posted: May 12 2006 at 17:09
Every source I see says the second album is from 1970.....it seems more likely to me, though I suppose they could have had two albums out in one year |
Posted By: bsurmano
Date Posted: May 13 2006 at 14:25
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It was a year to remember, the material of many of already affirmed prog bands became more mature, new bands were emerging , progressive rock scene was flourishing....
The Soft Machine - Third
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
Caravan - If I'd Do It All Over Again.....
Jethro Tull - Benefit
King Crimson - Lizard ------------- 'Sundown,yellow moon, I replay the past I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast..... Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.' Bob Dylan |