Great 70s Rock???

[Dave]

Gotta agree with you there Blir. While the Bromley Contingent were kicking up a racket, I could be found singing along to ELO. My personal favorite is Out of the Blue with hits like Turn to Stone, Sweet Talking Woman, and Mr. Blue Sky. It includes 2 lesser known classics as well: Sweet is the Night and Jungle (the latter of which includes the famous line: "Chooka chooka hoo la ley, that's what they said"). Surprised Starbucks haven't rereleased it yet as "Mocha Choca Latte, that's what they said".

BTW, not a single mention of Queen??

[Ape Module]

I'm with you on the ELO. Glad I'm finally past the "gotta be too cool" years to hide my enjoyment of them.

Personally I wouldn't call them prog. Yes they had some cheeseriffic synths going on and used a string section, but the music itself is much less bland and pretentious than what I think of as prog.

I think of ELO as more crystalline pop. Surely Jeff Lyne was one of the architects of the "70's radio sound." I don't like all their songs, and don't know a lot of their music outside the hits. But I really like Turn to Stone, I'm Alive (from the Xanadu sdtrk!), Telephone Line, etc. etc.

[firefall]

Ape Module,i think one of the Debris played with an early incarnation of Screamers,named Tupperwares.Both bands(Debris,Tupperwares) were good friends.Maybe we talk about Tommy Gear.

[Moparmark]

I agree with most listed here.Being middle age I have heard or owned most of it(not being smug).So I will only add two.These lp,s I bought new and play often.The first is Lou Reeds Rock n Roll Animal a fantastic live album,Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner must have been the most dynamic guitar duo in any one band.The other is the highly underrated Golden Earring.Thier live 1977 is A double lp of pure rock fury.George Kooymans is one of the great guitarists who never got the full accolades over here.What the hell I,ll add one more.David Bowies,David Live with Earl Slick on lead scorching the show also ranks as one of my 70,s favorites.

[DayGloJo]

Van Morrison. Loved him when I was a kid, still love him now.

Anything released by Steely Dan or Joni Mitchell was great, too.

DayGloJo

[WolverineSyr]

I'll go with the obvious, but Fleetwood Mac's 3 late 70's albums are absolute masterpieces in my mind - Fleetwood Mac, Rumours and Tusk. The interplay of all of the band members is a joy to hear, each one's personality shined through and complimented the others. It's amazing that the 3 principle songwriters had such distinctive and different styles, but made such cohesive albums.

In retrospect, looking at the issues surrounding the group; dissolving relationships, drugs, dissatisfaction, I'm not suprised that such passionate and memorable music came from those 3 lps. My favorites will always be the Stevie Nicks' songs - although I find that "Go Your Own Way" is probably my all time favorite. I'm stunned by the intimacy & pain in it - and that the two singers are relating it from their own relationship - and were actually able to perform it night after night, year after year.

[Panorama]

Here's my 70's itunes playlist -- I could add more, but I like these.

Player - Baby Come Back
The Babys - Isn't It Time
Kansas - Dust in the Wind
Kansas - Point of No Return
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle
Al Stewart - Year of the Cat
Al Stewart - Time Passages
Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
Gerry Rafferty - Right Down the Line
Toto - Hold The Line
Exile - Kiss You All Over
Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
Nick Gilder - Hot Child In The City
Sniff 'n' the Tears - Drivers Seat
Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes

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[hutter]

I'm more than a little suprised that no one mentioned Bad Company yet.

[New Wave Dave]

The 70's had all kinds of great bands; Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, Bad Company, Bowie, Chicago, The Allman Brothers, Jethro Tull, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, The Who, The Doobie Brothers, Ted Nugent and Van Halen. Now it's all shit. Shit I tells ya! [:D]

The trouble with today's youth is they can't appreciate a good guitar solo.

[hutter]

Amen, brother. Amen.

[Borneojimy]

Speaking of great 70s stuff, one of my late Xmas gifts from my nephew was AC/DC "The Family Jewels" DVD. Double disc set of all their video clips over the years. Pretty choice stuff here.

[Mechi]

Roxy music, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin (they made only great albums),
Pink Floyd, Queen, Yes, Genesis, Fleetwood Mac, King Crimson, The Clash (yeah.. maybe I can consider them 80s music but the band started in the 70s), Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton.


Mercedes

[JohnPaulGeorgeRingo]

Great great decade for music!



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[LovePlusOne]

One of my favorite 70s bands is about as far from New Wave I think as it gets, and that's Yes. Not just their poppy stuff like "Roundabout" and "All Good People" but stuff like Tales from Topographic Oceans (LOVE "Revealing Science of God"--it comes in at a snappy 22 minutes!), Close to the Edge, Relayer, and Going for the One ("Awaken" is 15 minutes of the most intense rock-based music I've ever heard).

Of course in the '70s these influential artists were making great music:

David Bowie
Ramones
Roxy Music
Devo
Sparks
Peter Gabriel
Iggy
Velvet Underground/Lou Reed
Brian Eno
Sex Pistols (ok they weren't making "great" music, but it was influential)
Blondie
Cars
Buzzcocks
Elvis Costello

[Dave]

The Rush R30 concert reminded me just how great a band they are (concert was on VH1 Classics this w/e). Moving Pictures is an absolute classic R&R album and Spirit of Radio has to rate on the the best songs ever. It's funny how it was the pot-heads in high school that seemed to be their biggest fans. Geddy, Alex amd Neil are all first-class musicians too.