Sheik Yerbouti
Lifer
I was born in the mid 60's and grew up on 70's R&R, but I think people tend to think Carpenters, John Denver and that sappy, crappy stuff when you talk about 70's rock.
The 70's was easily the most diverse, you had everything from King Crimson to The Talking Heads to Zappa to Thin Lizzy to The Ohio Players.
Yup, add Funk to that mix and you get the best decade for R&R. Some of rock's most seminal albums were released in that decade as well.
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Dark Side of The Moon - Pink Floyd
Joe's Garage - Frank Zappa
Outlandos d'Amour - debut album from The Police
London Calling - The Clash
Songs In The Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
Zeppelin IV
This Years Model - Elvis Costello
The Cars - their Debut self titled album
Let's Get it On - Marvin Gaye
Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton
Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
Exile on Main St - The Rolling Stones
Van Halen - debut self titled album
Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols
And the list goes on and on. I remember in the 80's loathing the 70's music, I think because it was so sanitized for TV, and access to music by The Clash or Iggy Pop & The Stooges was pretty damn hard to find on the radio.
There was Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special, which hosted some obscure acts performing LIVE, not lip syncing over the lp version. But since VCR's were in their infancy and scary expensive, you HAD to stay up to catch it.
So there you have it, my argument as to why the 1970's was the best decade for R&R. And this is coming from a die hard Beatles fan.
Anyone else remember Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special?
The 70's was easily the most diverse, you had everything from King Crimson to The Talking Heads to Zappa to Thin Lizzy to The Ohio Players.
Yup, add Funk to that mix and you get the best decade for R&R. Some of rock's most seminal albums were released in that decade as well.
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Dark Side of The Moon - Pink Floyd
Joe's Garage - Frank Zappa
Outlandos d'Amour - debut album from The Police
London Calling - The Clash
Songs In The Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
Zeppelin IV
This Years Model - Elvis Costello
The Cars - their Debut self titled album
Let's Get it On - Marvin Gaye
Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton
Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
Exile on Main St - The Rolling Stones
Van Halen - debut self titled album
Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols
And the list goes on and on. I remember in the 80's loathing the 70's music, I think because it was so sanitized for TV, and access to music by The Clash or Iggy Pop & The Stooges was pretty damn hard to find on the radio.
There was Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special, which hosted some obscure acts performing LIVE, not lip syncing over the lp version. But since VCR's were in their infancy and scary expensive, you HAD to stay up to catch it.
So there you have it, my argument as to why the 1970's was the best decade for R&R. And this is coming from a die hard Beatles fan.
Anyone else remember Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special?
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