Sunday, July 04, 2004
The 100 greatest albums of the 70's
(Via Prashant Kothari) Folks who know me well know of my predilection for music from the 1960's and 1970's. This prejudice has been rectified, in part, by the end of the disastrous 80's (remember "Thriller", "Bad" and "Wake Me Up...") and some fabulous new music I have been discovering in the 90's and the past few years. Pitchfork has a selection of their top albums of the 1970's.
To destroy the element of suspense, the top 20 albums are --
20. Electric Warrior -- T Rex
19. Ege Bamyasi -- Can
18. Bitches Brew -- Miles Davis
17. Maggot Brain -- Funkadelic
16. Singles Going Steady -- Buzzcocks
15. Who's Next -- The Who
14. Loaded -- Velvet Underground
13. Pink Moon -- Nick Drake
12. Funhouse -- Stooges
11. Exile on Main Street -- Rolling Stones
10. Another Green World -- Brian Eno
09. Unknown Pleasures -- Joy Division
08. Entertainment -- Gang of Four
07. ZOSO -- Led Zeppelin
06. Trans-Europe Express -- Kraftwerk
05. Blood on the Tracks -- Bob Dylan
04. There's a Riot Goin' On -- Sly & The Family Stone
03. Marquee Moon -- Television
02. London Calling -- The Clash
01. Low -- David Bowie
If you go through the complete list, you'll find all the usual suspects in there, though funnily enough the Sex Pistols come in at No:51, which I find strange mostly because most critics tend to have a pro-punk bias (well, the Clash are No:2). Though I am not a big fan of Springsteen, I agree with Prashant, not a single Springsteen album in the top 100? But more importantly, why on earth is the greatest album of all time (my opinion, of course) at No:11, while Sly Stone is at No:4? Dark Side of the Moon at No: 70? And yes, where is Sticky Fingers?
To destroy the element of suspense, the top 20 albums are --
20. Electric Warrior -- T Rex
19. Ege Bamyasi -- Can
18. Bitches Brew -- Miles Davis
17. Maggot Brain -- Funkadelic
16. Singles Going Steady -- Buzzcocks
15. Who's Next -- The Who
14. Loaded -- Velvet Underground
13. Pink Moon -- Nick Drake
12. Funhouse -- Stooges
11. Exile on Main Street -- Rolling Stones
10. Another Green World -- Brian Eno
09. Unknown Pleasures -- Joy Division
08. Entertainment -- Gang of Four
07. ZOSO -- Led Zeppelin
06. Trans-Europe Express -- Kraftwerk
05. Blood on the Tracks -- Bob Dylan
04. There's a Riot Goin' On -- Sly & The Family Stone
03. Marquee Moon -- Television
02. London Calling -- The Clash
01. Low -- David Bowie
If you go through the complete list, you'll find all the usual suspects in there, though funnily enough the Sex Pistols come in at No:51, which I find strange mostly because most critics tend to have a pro-punk bias (well, the Clash are No:2). Though I am not a big fan of Springsteen, I agree with Prashant, not a single Springsteen album in the top 100? But more importantly, why on earth is the greatest album of all time (my opinion, of course) at No:11, while Sly Stone is at No:4? Dark Side of the Moon at No: 70? And yes, where is Sticky Fingers?
