Here's what I think should've been #1 and Simon & Garfunkle should've been 2nd. I will also add that I think Springsteen is probably the least talented individual ever to gain so much fame. To include him the with likes of Johnny Cash and Carole King is a travesty. See all of them @ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/16/greatest-music-albums_n_6123170.html
Music tastes vary from person to person. If I were to name the ten top albums of that era, the only one I may include on my list is the Stones Exile on Main Street. My list would most likely include as top pick the Doors, Eric Burden & The Animals, Led Zeppelin, Kinks and Cream. The list on Huffy includes to much folk rock for my taste, such as Carole King and Simon and Garfunkle. The Beach Boys were a band I liked but not in my Top Ten List such as today I like the new stuff, but would not include any white rappers.
ummmmmmmmmm. Close. Abbey Road might be my pick. Definitely agree about Springsteen. I'm thinking maybe something by Neil Diamond. I totally wore out Hot August Night.
That's a pretty crappy list. But I guess I should expect that from HuffPo. Where were: Rush - 2112 Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd - The Wall Black Sabbath - self-titled Black Sabbath - Paranoid Black Sabbath - Master of Reality AC/DC - Highway to Hell Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures any of the first four Ramones albums There's some great stuff missing there.
We already had a low enough opinion of the Puffington Host, but after including Springsteen and leaving out Led Zeppelin? -10. Wow. Just. Wow. Kids these days are listening to Led Zeppelin. Heard some in the car the other night. Still sounds really good.
I mentioned Zeppelin in my post as well. In my opinion, Zeppelin was ahead of their time by a few years. That style of music was unheard of before they came along. I mean, Stairway to Heaven, how could it not be the song of the century?
In the 80's I got into a 'debate' with a guy, a drummer, as to which was the greatest band of all time. He picked Led Zep, I picked the Beatles. Well, in retrospect it looks like he was right. If you go into a party these days and put a Beatles album on, somebody will come along and take it off right away. Not so with Zeppelin!
The Beatles started something . . . Led Zeppelin topped it off. Music changed drastically again after Zeppelin. It became the beginnings of Ozzie, Pink Floyd and others of that genre. Pink Floyd was around in Zeppelin times but It was Dark Side of the Moon that took off where Stairway to Heaven ended. I can hear the similarities of the two in my head as we speak.
Bread and Butter album by the Newbeats Run Baby Run breaks gender and racial barriers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0L6FU-JHHU
Such lists are always a great opportunity to fight over. I don't care much for Springsteen or Fleetwood Mac and personally I prefer Revolver over Sgt. Pepper.. In terms of influence, Sgt. Pepper is more important, but then Sabbath or The Clash shouldn't be missing from the list.
