Related: Our conversation with photographer Henry Diltz about the iconic cover photo. Although they were together for less than a year, the Band of Gypsys provided the springboard for some of Hendrix’s most soulful, enduring music.

Side two includes a piece from each band member.

Serge Gainsbourg was always known for his varied musical styling from album to album, or sometimes even song to song. 17. So apparently the third Beatle had more up his sleeve than he was letting on.

Leon Russell's debut album was also his best. It was also the band of future Deep Purple and Black Sabbath vocalist/guitarist Glenn Hughes. To imagine it is to put “The Loco-Motion,” “I Wanna Be Your Dog” and “Staying Alive” on a mixtape and pronounce it a band. With no need to keep up a working band, Wyatt surrounds himself with his best Canterbury colleagues—there are cameos by Fred Frith and Mike Oldfield, as well as regular support from fellow Soft Machine bassist Hugh Hopper—and, bound to the studio, he invented the next phase of his career. —Charles McNair, Raw Power opener “Search and Destroy” is about as iconic as proto-punk gods Iggy Pop and his Stooges got in the ‘70s. The Guess Who—American Woman—The Canadians were enjoying a string of hit singles but weren’t considered much of an album band—until this one soared onto the top 10. Mis grupos favoritos de ese año fueron The Kinks y The Rolling Stones.

Criteria: These 1970s Albums are ranked, giving equal consideration for their impact, influence, immediate & lasting popularity, and acclaim from critics & musicians. 31. Taylor struggled with drug addiction and depression, two factors that led to his exemption from serving in the Vietnam War, and he sings of these pains on songs like “Steamroller Blues” and “Sunny Skies.” While following deeply American traditions of singing personal tales about overcoming darkness, the music was also unabashedly rootsy, but it blended influences well enough that it still felt fresh.

But some of the songs—including “Glad” and “Empty Pages”—were among their most accessible.

It’s hard to believe that this album came so early in The Who’s touring career (thus explaining why there’s no “Baba O’Riley,” “Who Are You,” or “Won’t Get Fooled Again”...they hadn’t been released yet); they sing, play and perform with all the skill and unadulterated cool of legends. But it wasn’t until he released this debut solo album, containing classic hits like “A Song for You,” “Delta Lady” and “Roll Away the Stone,” that we experienced the full breadth of his talents as singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.
Nothing seems to be going right for Waits in this album.

Sure, there were lots of songs about young love not prevailing —“Breaking Up Is Hard To Do,” that kind of thing.

Side one, the title track, is a 23 minute instrumental suite. The Sex Pistols only proper studio album is one of the most important albums ever released.

“Lover Boy” is a short and sweet ragtime moment that doesn’t seem like much, but then turns into another show-stopping sing-along.

Instead, the veteran rock stars, who most thought were on the final legs of their victory lap (one they appear to still be on), turned in a glorious mishmash of punk, disco, blues and country that silenced their detractors and woke up former fans.

Marvin Gaye had spent the first chunk of his career crafting albums reflective of the romantic struggles and triumphs of his personal life. Tension in Bob Dylan’s personal life drove “Blood on the Tracks,” making it one of his most personal and vulnerable records. Many fans don’t realize—because the songs are still, for the most part, all classics—that they were actually playing stylistic catch-up on the album.

The truth of loss that comes after the magic, after the bum-rush of serotonin and possibilities, after you realize the holes inside haven’t been plugged, that the overflow of emotion you poured in ran right out. Jeff has also served on the Nominating Committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and as a consultant to the Grammys. These 11 tracks saturate in bad faith. With the exception of vocal harmony from wife Linda, he played and sang everything himself. Talking Heads - 'More Songs About Buildings and Food'. The fourth album by L.A.'s own psychedelic rock superstars.

The melancholy that buoys his classic “Sea Song” doesn’t block the exquisite melody, which assuages regrets before they can even creep in, and as Wyatt croaks his fascination for the strange real-life lover that he was about to marry, he settles for tapping the beat on a single, handheld drum.

There is a belief that 1970 was the best year for albums, there’s the proof.

Jethro Tull—Benefit—They started out as a jazz-rock band in Britain—their leader even played a flute!—but by their third album they’d hardened up somewhat, featuring tougher guitar lines and darker lyrical themes. —Ryan Reed, After playing at the forefront of jazz for decades, Miles Davis had nothing left to prove by 1970.

This is... dare I say... the Greatest Dead Album Ever Delivered (aka, GDEAD). Harrison’s devotion to the Hindu god Krishna permeates the 20+ tracks.

The album’s mix of disco, pop and soul was a major breakthrough from Jackson, who went from the lovable kid of the Jackson 5 to a true artist. One was Ben Folds Live!

What’s interesting is that, unlike most seminal records, it still sounds ahead of its time today.

This was their third album, on which they took on a harder sound.

22,207. Workingman’s and American Beauty are, to me, one continuous album, both perfect in every way.

Three-hour jaunts, full of costume changes and back-up singers. —Emilia Fredlick, The fourth of five LPs released in a two-year span, Cosmo’s Factory looks like it could be a greatest hits album.

—Eric R. Danton, With the release of their glorious swan song, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel began the 1970s with a devastating finale. In this fan's opinion, this is the definitive James Taylor album. Zep's sound evolved on this one, likely impacted by recording much of the album in a rural cottage in Wales, which brought out the folkiness in Plant & Page.

*Maybe. Harry Nilsson’s album of Randy Newman covers, Nilsson Sings Newman, is highly recommended.

Songs like the heartbreaking, falsetto-laden “If I Should Die Tonight” balance the titular track, resulting in a complex record of human nature and emotion.
I don’t think that’s hyperbole, when you consider that it’s regarded as the first synth-pop record, and has since gone to inspire legions of bands, from Joy Division to MGMT.

Talk about rock anthems—this album was stacked with them.

23. But make no mistake, the Bee Gees-led soundtrack was a master class in pop song writing, creating timeless tune after timeless tune. More commercialized than his previous themed album, What’s Going On, Gaye’s 12th studio album took to Motown, soul, R&B, funk and the blues to understand the disparities and connections between sex and love. His 1976 effort, “Songs in the Key of Life,” has become Wonder’s signature album and a standard of R&B for generations of performers, including Prince, Mariah Carey and Usher. After playing at the forefront of jazz for decades, Miles Davis had nothing …

Rock music was never the same. The lesser Van album of the year, but still one of his better albums, with great songs like "Domino," "Gypsy Queen" and "Street Choir.". This was the forefront of heavy metal for 1970, with a sound similar to Deep Purple but with a bit more of an edge. 1 19 67 Average Rating Along comes Ziggy Stardust, an alien returned for our waning days to bring a message of hope. After the Experience ended, Jimi pulled together the Band of Gypsys with Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums. With such questions, Mitchell pushed the boundaries of the Laurel Canyon Sound as far as it could go. But once the allure of tracks like “One More Night,” “Vitamin C” and “Spoon” creeps in, there’s no turning back.

The Wall is one of the greatest concept albums of all time. The bagpipe-harmonica synths on “In the Light” are sheltered by serenely droning strings.

The simplicity of acoustic guitar, subtle piano and whispered vocals could have been recorded four decades later—and indeed Drake has sold many more copies of his albums since his death in 1974. The first album from Mark Bolan's London glam rockers after shortening their name from Tyrannosaurus Rex. —Charlie Duerr, Although The Stooges made their first sonic statement with 1969’s self-titled effort, they didn’t do it right until their sophomore album with the rowdy, Don Galluci-produced Fun House.

Every moment is devastating, and the winding title track could be the greatest song to ever eclipse 10 minutes. [List225249] | | +3 | Log in to suggest an addition, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends with Eric Clapton, Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround (Part One), Just missing the Top 70 is one of the non-essential albums from Pink Floyd's catalog.

But it’s a lovely, charming album from the dadaist jaunt of “Backwater” to its tranquil second side, whose mood and texture seems to tear a page from Eno’s 1977-78 David Bowie Album Construction Playbook, yet rectifies the divide between his pop and ambient impulses.

Low became the first installment in Bowie’s famous “Berlin Trilogy,” and would go on to become highly influential in its own right through its structure, embrace of electronic sounds, and unique production techniques. Newman writes songs with the same titles as Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne” and Stephen Foster’s “My Old Kentucky Home” and rips away the gauzy romanticism to reveal the ugly side of their protagonists. That may make some music elitists roll their eyes.