Top 10 albums 1970

Post your 10 favorite regular studio albums of 1970 !

 

- Moondance ( Van Morrison)
- Curtis (Curtis Mayfield)
- Led Zeppelin III (LZ )
- Abraxas (Santana )
- Morrison Hotel (The Doors )
- Paranoid ( Black Sabbath )
- Funkadelic (Funkadelic)
- After the Goldrush (Neil Young)
- Deja Vu (CSN&Y)
- In Rock (Deep Purple)

 

Sticking to rock only, more or less in order of preference:

1. Blows Against the Empire - Jefferson Starship (the original before what most know to be JS)
2. American Beauty - Grateful Dead
3. Lizard - King Crimson
4. Chunga's Revenge - Zappa
5. In the Wake of Poseidon - King Crimson
   
6. Black Sabbath
7. In Rock - Deep Purple
   
8. Weasels Ripped My Flesh - Zappa
   
9. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
10. Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead

Honorable mention to Joni's Ladies of the Canyon.

 

Booker T. & The MG's - McLemore Avenue
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Stone Flower
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Tide
Rosinha de Valenca - Apresenta Ipanema Beat
João Gilberto en Mexico
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water
Edison Machado Quarteto - Obras
Ringo Starr - Sentimental Journey
The Beach Boys - Sunflower
Michael Nesmith - Magnetic South

 

Can't pick just 10

The Pretty Things Parachute
The James Gang Rides Again
The Move Shazam
The Move Looking On
Steppenwolf 7
Curved Air Air Conditioning
Badfinger No Dice
Badfinger Magic Christian Music
The Faces First Step
The Kinks Lola
Spirit Twelve Dreams
Deep Purple In Rock
Mountain Climbing!
Quatermass s/t
Hollies Moving Finger (Confessions of the Mind)
King Crimson In the Wake of Poseidon
Quicksilver Just for Love
Quicksilver What About Me?
John Lennon POB
Colosseum Daughter of Time
Genesis Trespass
Caravan If I Could Do It All Over Again
Procol Harum Home
Pentangle Cruel Sister
Derek & the Dominos Layla
Alice Cooper Easy Action
Smith Minus Plus
Mott the Hoople Mad Shadows
George Harrison All Things Must Pass
Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water
Mothers Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Frank Zappa Chunga’s Revenge
Black Sabbath s/t
Black Sabbath Paranoid
CSN&Y Déjà vu
Poco s/t
Fotheringay s/t
Creedence Cosmo’s Factory
Eric Clapton s/t
Fleetwood Mac Kiln House

 

1. King Crimson, Lizard
2. Genesis, Trespass
3. Miles Davis, Bitches Brew
4. Simon & Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water
5. Traffic, John Barleycorn Must Die
6. King Crimson, In the Wake of Poseidon
7. Van der Graaf Generator, H to He Who Am the Only One
8. ELP, ELP
9. Yes, Time and a Word
10. Moody Blues, A Question of Balance

 

I'm pretty sure some of these (like the Eno and Wyatt) are from later than 1970. Did you think this was about the '70s in general?

 

1. Led Zeppelin III
2. Jimi Hendrix- Band of Gypsys
3. The Beatles- Let it Be
4. Paul McCartney- McCartney
5. John Lennon- Plastic Ono Band
6. George Harrison- All Things Must Pass
7. Deep Purple- In Rock
8. Derek & The Dominos- Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs
9. Eric Clapton
10. Pink Floyd- Atom Heart Mother

 

Free - Highway
Stephen Stills 1
Layla and other assorted love songs
Byrds - Untitled
Atom Heart Mother
After the Gold Rush
Fairport - Full House
Deep Purple In Rock
Led Zep 3
Jethro Tull - Benefit

Would have included Live at Leeds if live albums were allowed.

 

Crap! I was really in to that list.

 

Alice Cooper - Easy Action
Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett - Barrett
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World
Captain Beefheart - Lick My Decals Off, Baby
Faces/ Small Faces - First Step
Jethro Tull - Benefit
MC5 - Back In The U.S.A.
Pink Floyd - Ohm Suite Ohm, TAKRL (KQED)
Stooges - Funhouse

Still more'n 'nuff love to go 'round!

 

Sticking to rock studio albums only I managed to reduce my original list down to @50
& then managed to further reduce it down to 24 essentials. Best I can do

Allman Brothers Band - Idlewild South
Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You
Band - Stagefright
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmos Factory
Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Deja Vu
Deep Purple - In Rock
Derek & The Dominoes - Layla
Doors - Morrison Hotel
Focus - In & Out Of Focus
Free - Fire & Water
Free - Highway
J Geils Band - The J Geils Band
Jethro Tull - Benefit
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 3
Dave Mason - Alone Together
Van Morrison - Moondance
Santana - Santana 3
Taste - On The Boards
Ten Years After - Watt
Uriah Heep - Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble
Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Ash
Neil Young - After The Goldrush

 

NOT IN ORDER and can't stop at 10 (WHAT A YEAR!)

Bob Dylan - Self Portrait (yeah I know, but I LOVE it!)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel
Van Morrison - His Band and Street Choir
Elton John - Tumbelweed Connection
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
Led Zeppelin - III
The Beatles - Let it Be
Tully - Tully
CSNY - Deja Vu
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
Free - Fire & Water
Frankie Miller Band - The Rock
Eric Burdon & War - Eric Burdon Declares WAR
Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley
The Rolling Stones - Get Yer YaYas Out
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
The Band - Stage Fright
Max Merritt & The Meteors - Max Merritt & The Meteors
Deep Purple - In Rock
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
Neil Young - After the Goldrush
Linda Ronstadt - Silk Purse
Tony Joe White - Tony Joe
Jeff St John & Copperwine - Joint Effort
Mountain - Climbing!
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmos Factory
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water
Flying Burrito Brothers - Burrito Deluxe


...and SO MANY MORE. Best year ever????

 

The Allman Brothers Band -- Idlewild South
Jethro Tull -- Benefit
Cat Stevens -- Tea For The Tillerman
Dave Mason -- Alone Together
Traffic -- John Barleycorn Must Die
Neil Young -- After The Gold Rush
Led Zeppelin -- III
CSN&Y -- Deja Vu
Derek & The Dominos -- Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs
George Harrison -- All Things Must Pass

 

Jimi Hendrix - Band Of Gypsys
Spirit - 12 Dreams Of Dr Sardonicus
The Allman Brothers Band - Idlewild South
The Doors - Morrison Hotel
The Who - Live At Leeds
The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Yas Yas Out
Neil Young - After The Goldrush
Santana - Abraxas
Led Zeppelin - III
The Stooges - Funhouse

 

1. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
2. Chicago - Chicago (aka Chicago II)
3. The Doors - Morrison Hotel
4. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
5. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Deja Vu
6. The 5th Dimension - Portrait
7. The Beatles - Let It Be
8. Blood Sweat & Tears - Blood Sweat & Tears 3
9. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmos Factory
10. The Moody Blues - A Question Of Balance
11. Neil Young - After The Gold Rush
12. Santana - Abraxas
13. Various Artists - Jesus Christ Superstar
14. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
15. The Jackson 5 - The Jackson 5 Christmas Album
16. Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
17. Badfinger - No Dice
18. Elvis Presley - That's The Way It Is
19. Three Dog Night - Naturally
20. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman
21. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
22. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

 

Yeah, Highway is superb. Was that or Fire & Water for me, and perhaps in retrospect, I made the wrong choice. Be my Friend is one of my all time very favourite songs, just sublime, epic! Great album choice!

 

Agreed, I'd have both in a top 25.

 

Thanks you all for your input so far. For me there are some albums I haven't heard yet and which I will listen to in due time. Thanks!

 

Cosmo's Factory CCR
Tea For The Tillerman Cat Stevens
Live At Leeds The Who
Tumbleweed Connection Elton John
John Barleycorn Must Die Traffic
Bridge Over Trouble Water Simon and Garfunkel
American Woman The Guess Who
Get Yer Ya Ya's Out The Stones
Greatest Hits Sly & The Family Stone
Poco Poco