POLL: Greatest albums of 1968

I also have more favorite albums in 1967, in comparison to 1968. But I think that by 1968 rock music became richer in terms of diversity, and probably that's why one may not like everything at the same level.

 

Big pink, Astral weeks, Odissey and oracle, Friends, Village green.., Happy sad, The ecclectic Vince guaraldi, Stan getz plays Bacharach...

 

S.F. Sorrow (The Pretty Things)
We're Only In It For The Money (The Mothers Of Invention)
Electric Ladyland (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (The Small Faces)
Gris-Gris (Dr. John)

No "Saucerful Of Secrets" or "Family That Plays Together" or "Strictly Personal"

 

The White Album
Beggars Banquet

Not on the list:
Song to a Seagull by Joni Mitchell
Waiting for the Sun by the Doors

 

Voted for "The White Album", Electric Ladyland, White Light/White Heat, We're Only in it for the Money and Ogden's Nut Gone Flake.

 

uh..... Where's "The Who Sell Out"?

 

Nice to see Os Mutantes get mentioned.

 

In Search of the Lost Chord should've been included on this list, imo....

 

Waiting For The Sun, Crown Of Creation and Traffic are my favorite albums that were not included in the list.

 

It's in the 1967 poll!

 

It does sound like the Brazilian sister of The United States Of America!

 

Astral Weeks
Beggars Banquet
Cheap Thrills
Truth
Music From Big Pink

 

I love Blue Cheer's two albums as well, neither are not on the list.

 

Vincebus Eruptum almost entered into the poll, but it didn't qualify according to the applied criteria.

 

The White Album
Beggars Banquet
Electric Ladyland
The Village Green Preservation Society
Truth

 

Beatles, Stones, Hendrix and the two Z entries--Zappa and Zombies.

JcS

 

I guess you'll vote for Zeppelin in the next poll!

 

Couldn’t vote due to some of my choices not being here but..

The Beatles- White Album
The Monkees- The Birds The Bees and The Monkees
Elvis Presley- TV Special
The Monkees-Head Soundtrack
Beach Boys- Friends

 

Seems likely, and not just because of that Z thing...

JcS

 

The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow
Steppenwolf - 1st
The Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle
Three Dog Night - One
plus
The Who - Direct Hits (I know, I know it's a comp)
Procol Harum - Shine on Brightly
Steppenwolf - The Second
Caravan - 1st
Deep Purple - Shades
Jeff Beck Group - Truth
The Move - 1st
Quicksilver - 1st
The Mothers - We're Only in it for the Money
Spirit - 1st
Spirit - The Family That Plays Together
The Grass Roots - Golden Grass (another comp)
Iron Butterfly - In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida
Jefferson Airplane - Crown of Creation
Rhinoceros - 1st
Fairport Convention - 1st
Pentangle - 1st
Pentangle - Sweet Child
The Doors - Waiting for the Sun

 

Filles was recorded in '68 but I don't think it came out, in the States at least, til early '69. It is easily as wonderful as anything on this list. "In the Sky" not quite so much, but still fine, IMHO, YMMV. Blue Note was still putting out strong records, but their release schedule had gotten a little scrambled so I'd have to check what actually came out that year. Early AACM is quite amazing, but I'd have to check dates. Did Ayler's Love cry or Live In the Village come out in '68? And what about Shepp and Sanders? And surely there's more great blues, R&B, and country even though they were still pretty singles oriented. Nothing wrong with what's here, but it's only part of the picture.

 

I could have used a lot more than five votes.

 

This one is impossible.

 

Aretha, Stones, Hendrix, and Van were easy picks. Went for Truth as fifth but maybe the first Creedence or Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac ?

 

Wheels of Fire !!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on show some love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!