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Poll Question: So what's your favorite album from the 1970's?
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    Posted: May 03 2011 at 21:04
I ask that you TRY and refrain from voting unless you've heard a good half of these records. Aren't half of them 'best of all timers' anyway? I also ask of you to not just blindly vote for Thick as a Brick, one of the Pink Floyd albums, or Red. 

I'm asking this: Which makes you feel the most and why? This IS my favorite album list for that decade, so it's terribly difficult for me. It's probably a tie between Small Change, Dark Side of the Moon, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Talking Book. 

I predict that Dark Side and wish will be first, followed by Thick and Red and Aqualung. It's not a prog poll, though. I'm not asking which is the most progressive. But if that's what you wish to talk about, I'm not against it.
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"Songs In The Key Of Life" is my favorite on this list.  It has terrific songs like "As" and "Pastime Paradise," and is a transcendent masterpiece/ magnum opus of 70's music.  I don't even care that it isn't prog, I love that record.
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There are maybe two or three albums on your list that I haven't heard and it's almost impossible for me to single out one of the others as a favourite. My wife is a big fan of Leonard Cohen - not a name I've seen a lot around here so good on you for that. It's been a long time but Ziggy Stardust was probably the album (from the list) that had the greatest impact on me as a young teenager back in the early seventies, a lot to do with its/Bowie's sexuality in the same kind of way as the Velvet Underground. And along with Metal Guru by T.Rex, Starman is for me one of the most iconic songs from the time.
 
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Points: 466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 02:53
Why is the poll defined so narrowly? There are many albums missing from this list that are so much more important, and many included here that (in my opinion) are of no importance at all. A very subjective list that makes it difficult to respond to.
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Points: 34550 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 03:55
Heh, I do love Red (it is my favorite KC album!) but it is definitely more cerebral, like most KC, and doesn't make me "feel" too much.
Maybe I am wrong but it seems you were asking that and not so much which was our favorite, so from this list (I don't know ALL of them) I am going with "Wish You Were Here"

I guess I can't really say much accept it really moves me when I listen.

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too much great albums  LOL
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Points: 3595 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 10:15
Originally posted by giselle giselle wrote:

Why is the poll defined so narrowly? There are many albums missing from this list that are so much more important, and many included here that (in my opinion) are of no importance at all. A very subjective list that makes it difficult to respond to.

Then respond to it in any way you wish. I'm not going to force limitations on what you want to say. If there's an album/s you prefer not on this list, mention them. I had twenty or thirty albums I had to leave off due to lack of room. Layla, Slowhand, Paranoid, Fragile, Dreamboat Annie, Led Zeppelin IV, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Moonmadness, The Kick Inside, School's Out, Rumours, etc.

This list was solely based on my personal favorites from the decade. You are free to respond in a likewise fashion. Or not, you can respond however gives you the most enjoyment - I'd prefer that. The only criteria which I ask you put most importance on is which album makes you feel the most and why.
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Originally posted by seventhsojourn seventhsojourn wrote:

There are maybe two or three albums on your list that I haven't heard and it's almost impossible for me to single out one of the others as a favourite. My wife is a big fan of Leonard Cohen - not a name I've seen a lot around here so good on you for that. It's been a long time but Ziggy Stardust was probably the album (from the list) that had the greatest impact on me as a young teenager back in the early seventies, a lot to do with its/Bowie's sexuality in the same kind of way as the Velvet Underground. And along with Metal Guru by T.Rex, Starman is for me one of the most iconic songs from the time.
 
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Thanks! I go in and out. This is basically my third foray into the life of the forums here.
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Points: 17845 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 10:41
Genesis-Selling England By the Pound.......a 70's masterpiece.
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Points: 18016 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 11:41
The question asks which of these if my favourite of the 70s, to which I respond "none of the above but First Utterance is close enough."
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Points: 4006 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 12:04
Originally posted by Alitare Alitare wrote:

... I had twenty or thirty albums I had to leave off due to lack of room. Layla, Slowhand, Paranoid, Fragile, Dreamboat Annie, Led Zeppelin IV, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Moonmadness, The Kick Inside, School's Out, Rumours, etc.
 
Your back-up list is pretty awesome too! Clap
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Points: 3595 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 13:02
Yeah, the 1970's might possibly be my favorite decade. Other backups include Sin after Sin from Judas Priest, Spectral Mornings, Before and After Science, "Heroes", Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Elegant Gypsy, Thin Lizzy's Jailbreak, Heavy Horses, and the list goes on for a while.
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Points: 19236 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 13:58
L.A Woman,DSOTM,SEBTP and Red. 
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Points: 27956 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 14:57
For sheer intensity Red is an easy choice.
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 15:36
For Rainbow you have two albums? We vote for it and say which one we voted for\?
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Points: 20029 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 16:54
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

For Rainbow you have two albums? We vote for it and say which one we voted for\?


Yeah, I'm puzzled by that. I would have voted for Rising but not the first album.
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Points: 215 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 16:55
Dark Side of the Moon is my favourite album of all time, thus my vote
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Points: 3595 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 17:25
For me, Rising and the debut are equal. For the purposes of the decision it is not an average of the two. Vote for either and make sure to say which. But do whatever you'd like. We'll figure it out somehow.
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Points: 2585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 17:28
Don't worry Alitare this list is fine , but probably it's better to choose one single year,doing that way maybe there will be less : this album is missing!  Wink
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Points: 3595 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2011 at 17:41
I have done a few for a single year. I was just wondering what folks think. To be honest, my polls are usually allowing of voting as a mere nicety. I mainly desire the conversations which arise from the polls. The list was just my personal favorites list for the 1970's.
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