1971: Your 10 favourite albums

My favourite (I've no said "the best")

1.Paul Mccartney "Ram"
2.John Lennon "Imagine"
3.Rolling Stones "Sticky Fingers"
4.Beach Boys "Surf's Up"
5.The Who "Who's Next"
6.Graham Nash "Songs For The Beginers"
7.Nilsson "Nilsson Schmilsson"
8.T.Rex "Electric Warrior"
9.David Bowie "Hunky Dory"
10.Pink Floyd "Meddle"

 

I would've found a spot for Aqualung and Led IV

 

Paul & Linda McCartney - Ram
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Deep Purple - Fireball
The Who - Who's Next
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Tarkus
L.A. Woman - The Doors
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Yes - The Yes Album
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
John Lennon - Imagine

...and few more will come to me later I'm sure.

YOUR being the key word for this thread.

 

Yeah, see, that's MY way of saying I agree with most of the OP's list WITHOUT going through the tiresome repetition of the titles. Biggest waste of bandwidth on this board...

 

Cluster-S/T
The Last Poets-This is Madness
Led Zeppelin-Untitled
Fleetwood Mac-Future Games
King Crimsom-Lizard
Sly & the Family Stone-There's a riot goin on
Jimi Hendrix-The Cry of Love
CAN-Tago Mago
P&L McCartney-Ram
Miles Davis-Jack Johnson

 

usual suspects

 

Barclay James Harvest, Once Again
Jack Bruce, Harmony Row
Caravan, In the Land of Grey and Pink
Egg, The Polite Force
Genesis, Nursery Cryme
King Crimson, Islands
Man, Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling in?
Pink Floyd, Meddle
Van der Graaf Generator, Pawn Hearts
Wigwam, Fairyport

 

The Yes Album - Yes
Fragile - Yes
Tarkus - ELP
Rough and Ready - Jeff Beck Group
Love It To Death - Alice Cooper
Broken Barricades - Procol Harum
Nursery Cryme - Genesis
Lizard - King Crimson
Straight Up - Badfinger
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic

Ask me again tomorrow.

 

Beach Boys - Surfs Up
Can - Tago Mago
Miles Davis - Jack Johnson
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Led Zeppelin - IV
John Martyn - Bless The Weather
Wayne Shorter - Odyssey of Iska
Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
Weather Report - s/t
The Who - Who's Next

They may be the usual suspects but there's three of the greatest rock albums ever in there. An overlooked Wayne Shorter and the WR debut which is more like avant garde than jazz rock or fusion.

 

The first WR Album is amazing....'71 was such a great year.
Sure I chose 10 but as soon as I did, I thought of another 50 that are equally great.

 

An embarrassment of riches . . .

Who's Next
Sticky Fingers
MUSWELL HILLBILLIES
Meddle
Yes Album
LA Woman
Zep IV
Electric Warrior
Skull & Roses
A Space in Time
Tupelo Honey

 

Stevie Wonder: Where I'm Coming From
Popol Vuh: In den Gärten Pharaos
Sparks: Sparks aka Halfnelson
Nina Simone: Here Comes the Sun
Nico: Desertshore
Pink Floyd: Meddle
Amon Düül II: Tanz Der Lemminge
The Who: Who's Next
Bowie: Hunky Dory
McCartney: Ram

 

Paul McCartney - "Ram"
Yes - "Fragile"
Yes - The Yes Album"
Van Der Graaf Generator - "Pawn Hearts"
The Who - "Lifehouse"
Miles Davis - "Black Beauty"
Genesis - "Nursery Cryme"
The Beach Boys - "Surfs Up"
Wigwam - "Fairyport"
King Crimson - "Islands"
Jethro Tull - "Aqualung"
Black Sabbath - "Master of Reality"
Graham Nash - "Songs For Beginners"
David Bowie - "Hunky Dory"
Cat Stevens - "Teaser and the Firecat"
Carpenters - "S/T"
Amon Duul II - "Tanz Der Lemminge"
Stevie Wonder - "Where I'm Coming From"


....is that more than 10?

 

Humble Pie - Rock On
Poco - From The Inside
Savoy Brown - Street Corner Talking
Flying Burrito Bros - S/T
Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies
Move - Message From The Country
Humble Pie - Rockin' the Fillmore
Stephen Stills - 2
Pink Floyd - Relics
Todd Rundgren - Runt

 

01-John Fahey - America
02-Yes - Fragile
03-T. Rex - Electric Warrior
04-Paul & Linda McCartney - Ram
05-Led Zeppelin - IV
06-Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
07-The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East
08-Alice Cooper - Killer
09-Dennis Coffey And The Detroit Guitar Band - Evolution
10-Comus - First Utterance

 

All Day Music - War
Aretha Live At The Fillmore West - Aretha Franklin
The Cry of Love - Jimi Hendrix
Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart
Gonna Take A Miracle - Laura Nyro
Ram - Paul & Linda McCartney
Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
There's A Riot Going On - Sly & the Family Stone
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Who's Next - The Who

 

At Fillmore East – The Allman Brothers Band
Surf’s Up – The Beach Boys
The Concert for Bangla Desh – George Harrison and Friends
4 Way Street – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Led Zeppelin IV – Led Zeppelin
Imagine – John Lennon
Blue – Joni Mitchell
John Prine
Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones
Every Picture Tells a Story – Rod Stewart
Who’s Next – The Who

 

Looking at all these great albums, it makes you wonder if the Beatles could have competed if they'd stayed together another year and put out a record in 1971.

 

What an excellent year in rock music!!

10. Pink Floyd - Meddle

9. The Who - Who's Next

8. Deep Purple - Fireball

7. The Doors - L.A. Woman

6. Carole King - Tapestry

5. Led Zeppelin

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But the HANDS DOWN, NO CONTEST, KNOCK DOWN DRAG OUT winner for me is -

1.

 

A good year 4 of my fav/best of all time: (no one above has all four)
Whos Next – The Who
L.A. Woman – The Doors
Imagine – Lennon
Led Zeppelin IV

 

In no particular order (and not counting compilations):

Studio
1. Led Zeppelin - IV
2. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
3. Carole King - Tapestry
4. Alice Cooper - Love it to Death
5. Pink Floyd - Meddle
6. Harry Nilsson - The Point!
7. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
8. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
9. Traffic - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
10. Long John Baldry - It Ain't Easy

Live
1. Humble Pie - Performance Rockin' the Fillmore
2. Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East
3. Grateful Dead - Skull & Roses
4. Johnny Winter - Live Johnny Winter And
5. Aretha Franklin - Aretha Live At the Fillmore West
6. Curtis Mayfield - Curtis/Live!
7. Frank Zappa ("The Mothers") - Fillmore East June 1971
8. George Harrison - Concert for Bangladesh
9. Elton John - 17/11/70
10. Colosseum - Live

 

1971

- CAPTAIN BEEFHEART The Spotlight Kid
- FACES A Nod Is As Good As A Wink
- FAMILY Fearless
- GONG Camenbert Electrique
- JETHRO TULL Aqualung
- MC5 High Time
- MOTT THE HOOPLE Brain Capers
- PINK FLOYD Meddle
- ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers
- ROD STEWART Every Picture Tells A Story
- T. REX Electric Warrior

 

After seeing the choices, I'm finding it impossible to do. Too many...

 

John Prine - John Prine
At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers Band
Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
IV - Led Zeppelin
There's a Riot Goin' On - Sly & The Family Stone
Who's Next - The Who
If I Could Only Remember My Name - David Crosby
All Day Music - War
Straight Up - Badfinger

 

I was 6 years old...wow..I can not remember.