hollies65 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Well, it's a great song...and they're Cheap Trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim From Wisconsin Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 + Head East "Flat As A Pancake" and Sweet "Give Us A Wink".Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aventurine Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I LOVE this thread!It's so suggestive to enjoy U.S.music. Thanks Marvin to post this topic.Will you please post more your opinion,EC.com members and supporters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatetotheParty Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I LOVE this thread!It's so suggestive to enjoy U.S.music. Thanks Marvin to post this topic.Will you please post more your opinion,EC.com members and supporters? Okay, Naeko...I cannot compete with Marvin's intellectual and well thought out list..Marvin and I like alot of the same stuff....Here are my favorites from the 70s...not in any particular order...I am sure I am forgetting lots, but these are standouts in my memory...Eagles - DesperadoEagles - Hotel CaliforniaBruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of TownBruce Springsteen - Born to RunElton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadRaspberries - FreshRaspberries - Side 3Eric Carmen - Eric CarmenBoston - BostonLed Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IVBeach Boys - Endless Summer (I know..lame because its a 60s compilation, but that 8 track was always playing in my first car as a teen...) Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angloberry Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Never did (and still don't) get Big Star. Should. But don't.Bernie It was only through Raspberries that I discovered Big Star and went out and bought the records. The critics tout them as the bedrock of the Powerpop genre so I thought I was in for a real treat but............nothing! I just don't get it. September Gurls is a fine track but it was done much better by The Bangles IMHO.For defining 70's albums I must also include:Queen - Sheer Heart Attack and A Night at the OperaEric - Eric CarmenELO - Out of the BlueStatus Quo - Hello! and Quo.Boston - Don't Look Back (nowhere near as good as the debut though)Stevie Wonder - Innervisions Elton John - CaribouThe Carpenters - A Song For YouPeter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive!Bread - Best of Vol 1Led Zep - Led Zep IV and Physical GraffitiGary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretender Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Great list,Marvin.I counted 23 that I owned,most of which I eventually replaced on cd.My favorites of the 70's:10.Late For The Sky-Jackson Browne9.Shades In Bed-the Records8.Twilley Don't Mind-Dwight Twilley Band7.In Color-Cheap Trick6.Boats Against The Current-Eric Carmen5.Damn The Torpedoes-Tom Petty4.Fresh-Raspberries3.Drums & Wires-XTC2.Chicago V1.Darkness On The Edge Of Town-Bruce SpringsteenMy next 10 would include the 1st 2 Big Stars,Elton's Tumbleweed Connection and Don't Shoot Me,Born To Run,Side 3,the Ramones,Desperado by the Eagles,Eric Carmen,and The Pretender by Jackson Browne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelina Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 THANK YOU Re: Darkness On The Edge Of Town! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 THANK YOU Re: Darkness On The Edge Of Town! I don't think I could put the list in order of preference, however, "Darkness" would be pretty darn near the top. I do, however, know which albums from the '70's that I played the most: "Hotel California", "What's Wrong With this Picture", and every 'berries album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 the 1970's1. What's Goin' On? - Marvin Gaye 2. Fresh - The Raspberries3. American Graffiti - Various Artists Soundtrack4. Side 3 - The Raspberries5. Band On the Run - Paul McCartney6. Yesterday Once More - the Carpenters7. Full Sail - Loggins & Messina8. Starting Over - the Raspberries9. Stand Back - April Wine10. Eldorado- A Symphony by - Electric Light Orchestra11. Main Course - The Bee Gees12. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen 13. Venus & Mars - Paul McCartney & Wings14. One Of These Nights - The Eagles15. A New World Record - Electric Light Orchestra16. Hotel California - the Eagles 17. Russian Roulette - the Hollies18. Sincerely - the Dwight Twilley Band19. Songs In the Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder20. Boston - Boston21. What’s Wrong With this Picture? - Andrew Gold22. Rock And Roll Love Letter - The Bay City Rollers23. My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello24. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac 25. The Stranger - Billy Joel26. Running On Empty - Jackson Browne 27. Darkness On the Edge Of Town - Bruce Springsteen28. Some Girls - the Rolling Stones 29. Hearts Of Stone - Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes 30. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon31. Damn the Torpedoes - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers32. You’re Only Lonely - J.D.Souther Nice, Marvin. Just for my own reference sake, I quoted your list sans comments. Anyone who tries to bash 1970s music is totally off, as this list proves. My own list would include about two-thirds of these, subtracting Souther (which I should really listen to, just to give it a fair shake), Andrew Gold (ditto, just for his Eric contributions), Dwight Twilley (ditto again), April Wine (another ditto -- just don't know 'em well enough), Bay City Rollers (sorry, my girl Wendy!), Hollies (overrated, in my humble opinion), and Loggins & Messina (just don't find 'em that exciting).In their place, I'd have:* Beatles: Let It Be* Eric: Boats Against the Current (which I'd put right at or near the top of my list) and Eric Carmen (1976)* Lennon: Plastic Ono Band, Imagine, and Mind Games* McCartney: Ram and Back to the Egg (oh yeah! -- underrated album) along with, as you say, Band on the Run and Venus & Mars. Heck, Red Rose Speedway, too. And Wings Over America.* Harrison's All Things Must Pass and Bangladesh* Ringo's Greatest Hits (c'mon... Ringo deserves some love; he had a really nice run of post-Beatles hits, and I liked all of 'em)* Fleetwood Mac (with Landslide) and definitely Tusk * John Stewart: Bombs Away Dream Babies ("People out there turnin' music into gold")* ELO: Out of the Blue and On the 3rd Day along with the two you listed* Stones: Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street* Raspberries 1st album (for all those great ballads)* Fotomaker: Vis-a-Vis (an underground classic -- Wal-ly! Wal-ly! Wal-ly!)* Derek & The Dominoes: Layla (I've been listening to this a LOT lately)* Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks (one of my 10 favorite albums ever)* Elton John: Madman Across the Water (maybe his most underrated; includes "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon") * Supertramp: Breakfast in America (another of my all-time favorites—outstanding all the way through)* Boz: Silk Degrees (all those singles...)* Bob Seger: Stranger in Town (ditto)* Paul Simon: There Goes Rhymin' Simon (deserves to be on just for the line, "When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school/It's a wonder I can think at all....")* Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water* The Who: Who's Next* Queen: A Night at the Opera and (just for Killer Queen) Sheer Heart AttackHmm... I just added 30-plus personal classics to around 25 from Marvin's list. With a little more thought, I could get it to 100. Yeah, the '70s rocked, no question. (And what about Dark Side of the Moon, Led Zep IV, Clash's London Calling...?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy-Ann Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 [Anyone who tries to bash 1970s music is totally off, as this list proves. My own list would include about two-thirds of these, subtracting Souther (which I should really listen to, just to give it a fair shake), Andrew Gold (ditto, just for his Eric contributions), Dwight Twilley (ditto again), April Wine (another ditto -- just don't know 'em well enough), Bay City Rollers (sorry, my girl Wendy!), Hollies (overrated, in my humble opinion), and Loggins & Messina (just don't find 'em that exciting). No worries, I think I’ll live. Lol I was pretty much over that obsession anyway, by the time I was 18. There is really only one song that the BCR covered that I truly love and I would never understand someone NOT liking. And I doubt I'll have to list it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Originally Posted By: marvinthe 1970's1. What's Goin' On? - Marvin Gaye 2. Fresh - The Raspberries3. American Graffiti - Various Artists Soundtrack4. Side 3 - The Raspberries5. Band On the Run - Paul McCartney6. Yesterday Once More - the Carpenters7. Full Sail - Loggins & Messina8. Starting Over - the Raspberries9. Stand Back - April Wine10. Eldorado- A Symphony by - Electric Light Orchestra11. Main Course - The Bee Gees12. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen 13. Venus & Mars - Paul McCartney & Wings14. One Of These Nights - The Eagles15. A New World Record - Electric Light Orchestra16. Hotel California - the Eagles 17. Russian Roulette - the Hollies18. Sincerely - the Dwight Twilley Band19. Songs In the Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder20. Boston - Boston21. What’s Wrong With this Picture? - Andrew Gold22. Rock And Roll Love Letter - The Bay City Rollers23. My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello24. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac 25. The Stranger - Billy Joel26. Running On Empty - Jackson Browne 27. Darkness On the Edge Of Town - Bruce Springsteen28. Some Girls - the Rolling Stones 29. Hearts Of Stone - Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes 30. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon31. Damn the Torpedoes - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers32. You’re Only Lonely - J.D.Souther ... Hollies (overrated, in my humble opinion)... LC, I love your list but I'm mystified as to why you think the Hollies are "overrated." They certainly didn't get much press during their career, and other than some hard-core fans, most people don't even pay them much attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Thanks, Marv -- I guess I wrote that IMHO bit based on the Hollies being in the Rock Hall of Fame. Of course, all of us can look at the artists and bands in the HOF and pick out ones that "don't belong" (and make a case for non-HOF artists that do belong), but it's just opinion. The bottom line is, I guess I've just never been a Hollies fan. Heck, you can't like everything! —LC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Hollies fans, this would include the folks who voted them into the R&R HOF, are familiar with their catalog. Non fans are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Pretender...good list. Kudos for In Color and Shades In Bed.Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Great thread.Mine (not necessarily in order):All Eric Carmen 1970s albums (especially his first 2)Main Course, Bee GeesYou Get What You Play For, REO SpeedwagonHot August Night, Neil DiamonAll Raspberries albumsDream of a Child, Burton CummingsEmpty Sky, Elton John (though I think that came out in '69)Captain Fantastic..., Elton JohnHonky Chateau, Elton JohnDon't Shoot Me, Elton JohnAll Eagles albums through Hotel CaliforniaAmerica, AmericaLive Album from 1977, Status QuoLive, FoghatStatus Quo, Status Quo (some editions titled "Blue For You")2112, RushHearts, AmericaJonathan Livingston Seagull, Neil DiamondRUSH, RushIf Greatest Hits Count I'd include: Barry Manilow, ABBA, Olivia Newton John, WingsJames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 In no order... Ziggy Stardust/David Bowie Big Star/#1 Record Dave Edmunds/Repeat When Necessary Raspberries/Side Three Flamin Groovies/ Shake Some Action Sensational Alex Harvey Band/Next Artful Dodger/Artful Dodger Fleetwood Mac/ Rumours On The Border/Eagles Boz Scaggs/Silk Degrees Present Tense/The Shoes Jesus Of Cool/Nick Lowe Armed Forces/ Elvis Costello Blondie/Blondie Bob Dylan/Desire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rachan Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I would agree with 10 of those fifteen !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I'm impressed that you knew 10 of them! Kudos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 I'm impressed that you knew 10 of them! Kudos! While I might not agree with your 15 picks, I certainly know all 15 and own 11 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Well, they are MY picks, and I'd add, New York Dolls/Too Much, Too Soon...The Cars/The Cars...The Dictators/Go Girl Crazy and Full House/J Geils Band& Frampton/Peter Frampton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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