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Title: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Hombre_de_ningun_lugar on March 30, 2011, 08:10:57 PM
Since I consider that 1963-1973 were the best years in rock music, I'd like to know which are each one's favourite albums from each year of that period.

These are my choices:

1963: Please Please Me (The Beatles)
1964: A Hard Day's Night (The Beatles)
1965: Rubber Soul (The Beatles)
1966: Revolver (The Beatles)
1967: Forever Changes (Love)
1968: Odessey And Oracle (The Zombies)
1969: Abbey Road (The Beatles)
1970: Lola (The Kinks)
1971: Who's Next (The Who)
1972: Exile On Main Street (The Rolling Stones)
1973: Quadrophenia (The Who)
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: tkitna on March 30, 2011, 09:29:50 PM
1963 - Please Please Me - Beatles
1964 - A Hard Days Night - Beatles
1965 - Rubber Soul - Beatles
1966 - Revolver - Beatles
1967 - Forever Changes - Love
1968 - SF Sorrow - The Pretty Things
1969 - On The Threshold Of A Dream - The Moody Blues
1970 - Tumbleweed Connection - Elton John
1971 - Fragile - Yes
1972 - Exile On Main Street - Rolling Stones
1973 - Band On The Run - Paul McCartney
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: nyfan(41) on March 31, 2011, 01:39:16 AM
1963- the barbara streisand album . . .
runners up - night beat / sam cooke  --  live at the apollo / james brown

1964- getz/gilberto (girl from ipanema) . . .
runners up - beatles for sale  --  i walk the line / johnny cash)

1965- bringing it all back home (bob dylan) . . .
runners up - a love supreme / john coletrane  --  a charlie brown christmas / vince guaraldi trio

1966- parsley sage rosemary and thyme (simon and garfunkel) . . .
runners up - aftermath / rolling stones  --  the good the bad and the ugly / soundtrack

1967- the doors (debut album) . . .
runners up - forever changes / love  --  the grateful dead (debut album)

1968- lady soul (aretha franklin) . . .
runners up - electric ladyland / jimi hendrix  --  blood sweat and tears (second album)

1969- led zepplin ll  . . .
runners up - blind faith (self titled)  -- roberta flack / first take

1970- loaded (velvet underground)
runners up - paranoid (black sabbath)  --  woodstock (soundtrack)

1971- what's going on (marvin gaye)
runners up - tapestry (carol king)  --  whos next (the who)

1972- the rise and fall of ziggy stardust (david bowie)
runners up - let's stay together (al green)  --  schools out (alice cooper)

1973- innervisions (stevie wonder)
runners up - the dark side of the moon (pink floyd)  --  the harder they come (jimmy cliff/soundtrack)

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awesome thread hombre ! that was fun  ha2ha
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Ovi on May 11, 2012, 06:01:25 PM
1963: The Beach Boys - Surfer Girl
1964: The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
1965: The Beach Boys - Today!
1966: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
1967: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's
1968: The Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society
1969: The Beatles - Abbey Road
1970: Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
1971: The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies
1972: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
1973: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: ibanez_ax on May 12, 2012, 11:00:51 PM
1963: Kenny Burrell-Midnight Blue
1964: The Beatles-A Hard Day's Night (U.K.)
1965: Wes Montgomery & The Wynton Kelly Trio-Smokin' at the Half Note
1966: The Beatles-Revolver
1967: The Beatles-Sgt. Pepper's
1968: Van Morrison-Astral Weeks
1969: The Who-Tommy
1970: Jethro Tull-Benefit
1971: The Who-Who's Next
1972: Fleetwood Mac-Bare Trees
1973: The Who-Quadropenia
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: nimrod on May 12, 2012, 11:55:22 PM
1963: Please Please Me (The Beatles)
1964: A Hard Day's Night (The Beatles)
1965: Rubber Soul (The Beatles)
1966: Revolver (The Beatles)
1967: Forever Changes (Love)
1968: The White Album (The Beatles)
1969: Abbey Road (The Beatles)
1970: After The Goldrush (Neil Young)
1971: The Yes Album (Yes)
1972: Close To The Edge (Yes)
1973: Cant decide between Dark Side Of The Moon (Pink Floyd) & Selling England By The Pound (Genesis)
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Ovi on February 07, 2014, 04:36:18 PM
1963: Bob Dylan - Freewheelin' / Sam Cooke - Live At The Harlem Square Club
1964: The Beach Boys - All Summer Long / The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
1965: Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited / The Beach Boys - Today!
1966: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds / Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
1967: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's / The Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground & Nico
1968: The Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society / The Band - Music From Big Pink
1969: The Beatles - Abbey Road / Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
1970: The Stooges - Fun House / Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
1971: The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers / Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
1972: Elton John - Honky Chateau / Genesis - Foxtrot
1973: The Who - Quadrophenia / Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: oldbrownshoe on February 08, 2014, 07:58:29 AM
Erm.....I don't own any albums from 1973. Not one. Or 1974. Or 1975. Or 1976..........
The last entry in 'the collection' is Pink Floyd's soundtrack to 'La Vallee' and was apparently released on June 2nd 1972!
If it ain't the 60s (or before) I'm just not interested.

However, the first three entries here have enough of a 60s hangover/fairy dust to warrant inclusion!

1972:     Nick Drake - 'Pink Moon'
1971:     Bert Jansch - 'Rosemary Lane'
1970:     Paul McCartney - 'McCartney' (Paul's best LP by a country mile)
1969:     Free - 'Free'
1968:     Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 'Safe As Milk' (released, I think, in 1968, not 1967, in the UK)
1967:     Beach Boys - 'Smile' (the one finally put out in 2011, not 'Smiley Smile')
1966:     Love - 'Da Capo'
1965:     Rolling Stones - 'Out Of Our Heads'
1964:     Rolling Stones - 'The Rolling Stones' (debut LP)
1963:     Beatles - 'Please Please Me'


     
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Ovi on February 08, 2014, 08:18:54 AM
Erm.....I don't own any albums from 1973. Not one. Or 1974. Or 1975. Or 1976..........
The last entry in 'the collection' is Pink Floyd's soundtrack to 'La Vallee' and was apparently released on June 2nd 1972!
If it ain't the 60s (or before) I'm just not interested.

However, the first three entries here have enough of a 60s hangover/fairy dust to warrant inclusion!

1972:     Nick Drake - 'Pink Moon'
1971:     Bert Jansch - 'Rosemary Lane'
1970:     Paul McCartney - 'McCartney' (Paul's best LP by a country mile)
1969:     Free - 'Free'
1968:     Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 'Safe As Milk' (released, I think, in 1968, not 1967, in the UK)
1967:     Beach Boys - 'Smile' (the one finally put out in 2011, not 'Smiley Smile')
1966:     Love - 'Da Capo'
1965:     Rolling Stones - 'Out Of Our Heads'
1964:     Rolling Stones - 'The Rolling Stones' (debut LP)
1963:     Beatles - 'Please Please Me'

I think '73 might just be the best year:

The Who - Quadrophenia
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Paul McCartney - Band on the Run
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
The Stooges - Raw Power
King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic
Lou Reed - Berlin
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
Aerosmith - s/t
Beach Boys - Holland

And some other acclaimed ones that I've yet personally to hear:

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Can - Future Days
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
Lynyrd Skynyrd - debut
Tom Waits - Closing Time
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
John Cale - Paris 1919
Al Green - Call Me
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Yes - Yessongs
Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star
New York Dolls - s/t
Neil Young - Time Fades Away

Holly hell, I'm in awe just typing the titles. What an embarrassment of riches.

P.S. Nice choices, oldbrownshoe. My reply is not strictly directed to you - I just wanted to point out how many albums I love from that year.
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: oldbrownshoe on February 08, 2014, 08:54:17 AM
The only one of those LPs I'd go anywhere near is 'Innervisions', but I'd still prefer a Stevie Wonder 60s As and Bs compilation.
Hell would have to freeze over before Led Zeppelin, Roxy Music, Yes, Black Sabbath, Genesis or Elton John got anywhere near my CD deck (too hairy, too ugly, too prog), though I wouldn't say no to the Bluesology 45s.

As a footnote, Bowie's version of 'Let's Spend The Night Together' is the worst cover version (apart from 'American Pie' by Madonna......obviously!) I have ever heard.
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Ovi on February 08, 2014, 09:10:09 AM
Wow. The nicest thing I can say at this point is that I'm happy that I don't have your tastes.
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: oldbrownshoe on February 08, 2014, 11:28:05 AM
But, Ovi, popular music/youth culture peaked in the 60s (fact) and thank the Lord that The Beatles weren't still around in 1975 or 1985 to make their version of 'Black and Blue' or 'Dirty Work'.
A 12 inch disco remix of a new 1978 Beatles' single anyone?

All the stuff you mention is just the padding, the stuff after the Lord Mayor's Show, made by people who'd either done better things in the 60s (Lou Reed, The Who, The Beach Boys, Paul) or by people who didn't do things as good as that from the 60s (Roxy Music, New York Dolls, Black Sabbath)!

Padding with increasing poor graphic design, quality of the actual vinyl (check out 60s vinyl compared to stuff released by, say, Wings), clothing, drugs, well.....just about everything.

It also represents, categorically, a far less interesting and exciting time to live in than the 60s.
Of course, other opinions are available!

Anyway, back to the story, you'll be pleased to know that I 'DO' own a record from 1973.....sort of.
In the 1990s Trunk Records put out a soundtrack LP for the 1973 film 'The Wicker Man'.
So.....
1973:     'The Wicker Man' soundtrack.     
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: nimrod on February 08, 2014, 11:52:41 AM
Wow. The nicest thing I can say at this point is that I'm happy that I don't have your tastes.

me too Ovi
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Ovi on February 08, 2014, 01:01:32 PM
I can understand you preferring the 60's and thinking of them as the musical/cultural peak (I do, too), but to dismiss so casually and harshly some of the most popular and critically-respected (fact) artists just because a) they're not 60's artists and b) they may have done better things in the 60's? I just can't get behind that.

I would seriously like to know what you think about 'Quadrophenia' for example, since you've mentioned the Who and it was on my original list.
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Hombre_de_ningun_lugar on February 08, 2014, 04:34:03 PM
Erm.....I don't own any albums from 1973. Not one. Or 1974. Or 1975. Or 1976..........
The last entry in 'the collection' is Pink Floyd's soundtrack to 'La Vallee' and was apparently released on June 2nd 1972!
If it ain't the 60s (or before) I'm just not interested.

But, Ovi, popular music/youth culture peaked in the 60s (fact) and thank the Lord that The Beatles weren't still around in 1975 or 1985 to make their version of 'Black and Blue' or 'Dirty Work'.
A 12 inch disco remix of a new 1978 Beatles' single anyone?

All the stuff you mention is just the padding, the stuff after the Lord Mayor's Show, made by people who'd either done better things in the 60s (Lou Reed, The Who, The Beach Boys, Paul) or by people who didn't do things as good as that from the 60s (Roxy Music, New York Dolls, Black Sabbath)!

Padding with increasing poor graphic design, quality of the actual vinyl (check out 60s vinyl compared to stuff released by, say, Wings), clothing, drugs, well.....just about everything.

It also represents, categorically, a far less interesting and exciting time to live in than the 60s.
Of course, other opinions are available!

Anyway, back to the story, you'll be pleased to know that I 'DO' own a record from 1973.....sort of.
In the 1990s Trunk Records put out a soundtrack LP for the 1973 film 'The Wicker Man'.
So.....
1973:     'The Wicker Man' soundtrack.   

I tend to agree with you, although I do think that there's some good music after the 60's and even beyond, but in my vision of Heaven, only 60's artists play there.

I'm also glad that the Beatles ended when they did and didn't follow the way of such artists like the Rolling Stones or the Beach Boys. The Fab Four, more than anyone, belonged to the 60's. However, I think there are some worthy 70's albums made by 60's artists: Who's Next, Quadrophenia, The Who By Numbers and Who Are You by the Who; Sticky Fingers and Exile On Main Street by the Rolling Stones; Morrison Hotel and L.A. Woman by the Doors; Lola by the Kinks; Workingman's Dead and American Beauty by Grateful Dead; Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit.

I think those albums and some more are good enough to deserve a place next to the great 60's music, because the magical touch of those artists is still there.

Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Hombre_de_ningun_lugar on February 08, 2014, 10:41:45 PM
This thread is quite old, but I wouldn't change too much my selections. Few months ago I made these Top 5 lists for 1965-1970 in nimrod's 60's Music Fans forum:

1965:

1. Rubber Soul (The Beatles)
2. Mr. Tambourine Man (The Byrds)
3. Help! (The Beatles)
4. Turn! Turn! Turn! (The Byrds)
5. My Generation (The Who)

1966:

1. Revolver (The Beatles)
2. Pet Sounds (The Beach Boys)
3. Fifth Dimension (The Byrds)
4. Aftermath (The Rolling Stones)
5. Jefferson Airplane Takes Off (Jefferson Airplane)

1967:

1. Forever Changes (Love)
2. Surrealistic Pillow (Jefferson Airplane)
3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles)
4. Younger Than Yesterday (The Byrds)
5. The Doors (The Doors)

1968:

1. Odessey And Oracle (The Zombies)
2. The Village Green Preservation Society (The Kinks)
3. White Album (The Beatles)
4. Beggars Banquet (The Rolling Stones)
5. Crown Of Creation (Jefferson Airplane)

1969:

1. Let It Bleed (The Rolling Stones)
2. Tommy (The Who)
3. Abbey Road (The Beatles)
4. Arthur (The Kinks)
5. Volunteers (Jefferson Airplane)

1970:

1. Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus (Spirit)
2. Lola (The Kinks)
3. American Beauty (Grateful Dead)
4. Morrison Hotel (The Doors)
5. Workingman's Dead (Grateful Dead)
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: nimrod on February 09, 2014, 12:15:32 AM
But, Ovi, popular music/youth culture peaked in the 60s (fact) and thank the Lord that The Beatles weren't still around in 1975 or 1985 to make their version of 'Black and Blue' or 'Dirty Work'.
A 12 inch disco remix of a new 1978 Beatles' single anyone?

All the stuff you mention is just the padding,




So what you guys are saying is that;

Deep Purples - Machine Head

Dylans - Blood On The Tracks

Pink Floyds;
Dark Side Of The Moon
Wish You Were Here
The Wall

David Bowie's great albums

Aladdin Sane
Low
Ziggy Stardust

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Marvyn Gayes - Whats Goin On

Genesis;

Selling England by the Pound
Nursery Crime

Carol Kings - Tapestry

King Crimsons - Red

All of Queens albums

All Supertramps albums

5 of The Moody Blues core 7 albums

Yes - Close To The Edge, Topographic Oceans

Mike Oldfields - Tubular Bells

The Doors - LA Woman

Derek & The D's - Layla

AC/DC - Highway To Hell

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Neil Youngs;
Harvest
Goldrush
On The Beach

All the albums made by The Eagles, ELO, ELP, Kate Bush, America, Blondie, Dire Straits, The Police

All the above albums arent worthy because they were not made in the 60's, just padding ?
 
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Hello Goodbye on February 09, 2014, 04:45:16 AM
A 12 inch disco remix of a new 1978 Beatles' single anyone?


We got one anyway...


Stars On 45 - Beatles Medley (12" mix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfILLl4n1sw#)



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Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Joost on February 09, 2014, 01:04:33 PM
1963: The Beach Boys - Surfer Girl
1964: The Beach Boys - All Summer Long
1965: The Beach Boys - Today!
1966: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
1967: The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
1968: The Zombies - Odessey & Oracle
1969: The Doors - The Soft Parade
1970: The Beach Boys - Sunflower
1971: The Beach Boys - Surf's Up
1972: Jim Croce - You Don't Mess Around With Jim
1973: The Beach Boys - Holland
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Ovi on February 09, 2014, 01:39:01 PM
Nice choices, didn't expect you to pick Odessey and Oracle over Friends. Also, who is Jim Croce?
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Joost on February 09, 2014, 06:58:26 PM
Nice choices, didn't expect you to pick Odessey and Oracle over Friends. Also, who is Jim Croce?


Yeah, that was a tough choice since both albums are in my all-time top 10.

Jim Croce's best known songs:

Jim Croce - Time in a bottle - 1973 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO1rMeYnOmM#)

Jim Croce - Greatest Hits - I Got A Name (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHVBzLGAIbU#ws)
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: nimrod on February 09, 2014, 10:16:28 PM
We got one anyway...


Stars On 45 - Beatles Medley (12" mix) ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfILLl4n1sw#[/url])



([url]http://i42.tinypic.com/f9pd8w.jpg[/url])





I used to like hearing that Baz :D
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Hello Goodbye on February 10, 2014, 11:17:00 PM
And I thought they could never turn The Beatles into disco, Kev.  But they did.

Sometimes whoever was singing John's part sounded very much like him.

Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Ovi on February 11, 2014, 10:39:26 AM
David Bowie's great albums

Aladdin Sane
Low
Ziggy Stardust

And what about 'Station to Station', in which he takes the ghostly, robotic coldness that would be all over 'Low' and 'Heroes' one year later, and adds a soul(ful) punch to it? A truly bizarre masterpiece, that one.
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: oldbrownshoe on April 23, 2014, 04:17:42 PM
I'd forgotten all about this thread but, as I was asked a direct question by Ovi, I hate 'Quadrophenia' with a passion; both the film (poorly acted, detail upon detail wrong, lousy story with dislikeable characters) AND the plodding, heavy rock/prog (for a film about Mod?!) double album.

I give up on The Who around 1968, although if 'Tommy' had been a single LP, and dispensed with 'Overture' and 'Underture' and any sense of it being a Rock Opera, it might be more palatable today.
Alas, the dire film, constant touring of it, and now a deluxe box set (!) has put paid to that.
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Ovi on April 24, 2014, 01:53:29 PM
I'd forgotten all about this thread but, as I was asked a direct question by Ovi, I hate 'Quadrophenia' with a passion; both the film (poorly acted, detail upon detail wrong, lousy story with dislikeable characters) AND the plodding, heavy rock/prog (for a film about Mod?!) double album.


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You're in denial mate, Quadrophenia is the greatest album of all-time. (haven't seen the movie though)
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Normandie on April 24, 2014, 02:46:09 PM
You're in denial mate, Quadrophenia is the greatest album of all-time. (haven't seen the movie though)

I have to second that. I think Quadrophenia is brilliant, and I thought the movie depicted Jimmy and his struggles nearly perfectly.
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: oldbrownshoe on April 24, 2014, 04:09:16 PM
Never cried in front of a computer in my life, not likely to happen neither, anyway.....

How on earth can Quadrophenia be the 'greatest album of all time' (really?) and yet YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THE FILM?
If you think that Quadrophenia is the 'greatest album of all time' (no, really?) wouldn't it have occurred to you to, erm, SEE THE FILM?

Doh!
The video and/or dvd of the film is a staple 49p-99p purchase in any Oxfam/charity shop. I could pick up a copy within 10 minutes from my house.

When I first heard 'A Hard Day's Night', 'Help!' and 'Let It Be' one of my first thoughts, funnily enough, was that I might go and see the respective films.....especially if I thought they were 'the greatest albums of all time'!
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Ovi on April 24, 2014, 05:24:24 PM
Never cried in front of a computer in my life, not likely to happen neither, anyway.....

How on earth can Quadrophenia be the 'greatest album of all time' (really?) and yet YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THE FILM?
If you think that Quadrophenia is the 'greatest album of all time' (no, really?) wouldn't it have occurred to you to, erm, SEE THE FILM?

Doh!
The video and/or dvd of the film is a staple 49p-99p purchase in any Oxfam/charity shop. I could pick up a copy within 10 minutes from my house.

When I first heard 'A Hard Day's Night', 'Help!' and 'Let It Be' one of my first thoughts, funnily enough, was that I might go and see the respective films.....especially if I thought they were 'the greatest albums of all time'!

I can't say that Quadrophenia is my all-time favourite album on a music forum because 6 years later it was transformed into a movie? Not following you...they're two different things. By that logic, I wouldn't be able to say Pride and Prejudice is my favourite book unless I'd seen the 2005 movie starring Keira Knightley? The albums A Hard Day's Night and Help! were soundtracks to the movies - the films came first and not the opposite. So that's different.

The reason I haven't watched the movie yet, if you're really curious, is because I think I'll find it disappointing. The movie created by the songs of the album is already 'tattooed' on my mind as the result of dozens of listens. I don't need no director and screen-writer to explain the plot to me, I've already made up my own interpretations of literally every action presented in the album. Pete Townshend is my director and screen-writer, The Who are my actors.

Having said that, I will watch the movie as soon as I get some free time, just so I can have your blessing to say that Quadrophenia is the greatest album of all-time (which, by the way, was a tongue-in-cheek statement, as was the picture - I would never claim to such objective truth unless having heard every single album ever released). Lighten up and try to post more about the things you like, rather than dislike.
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Hello Goodbye on April 24, 2014, 10:13:37 PM
I can understand a preference of 60s music.  It was the most exciting decade for music with so many genres gaining popularity.  We had doo wop, rockabilly, folk, folk rock, jug band, blues, Motown and psychedelic music and bands making the scene in the 1960s.  We haven't seen another decade like that in half a century.  And I don't think we ever will again.
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: nimrod on April 24, 2014, 11:42:30 PM
I can understand a preference of 60s music.  It was the most exciting decade for music with so many genres gaining popularity.  We had doo wop, rockabilly, folk, folk rock, jug band, blues, Motown and psychedelic music and bands making the scene in the 1960s.  We haven't seen another decade like that in half a century.  And I don't think we ever will again.

As we all know Baz music is very subjective and I disagree about the 60's, for me personally (and Im old enough to remember the 60's) I think as far as albums go the 70's were better, maybe the charts (singles) were better in the 60's with Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich and Hermans Hermits though  ;D

For me the 70's was fantastic, you have to remember though, Im a huge fan of progressive rock.... I have collected well over 1000 prog rock albums from all over the world, (even Venezuela)  ;D....... 90% of which was recorded in the 70's...........and some of it is mindblowingly good.
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Moogmodule on April 25, 2014, 01:59:12 AM
As we all know Baz music is very subjective and I disagree about the 60's, for me personally (and Im old enough to remember the 60's) I think as far as albums go the 70's were better, maybe the charts (singles) were better in the 60's with Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich and Hermans Hermits though  ;D

For me the 70's was fantastic, you have to remember though, Im a huge fan of progressive rock.... I have collected well over 1000 prog rock albums from all over the world, (even Venezuela)  ;D....... 90% of which was recorded in the 70's...........and some of it is mindblowingly good.

Yeah it depends on the music. The 80s are much maligned but early to mid 80s I thought was the golden age of Aussie rock. So many of our classic bands around then. Most of them playing accessible pub style venues in the capital cities.
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: nimrod on April 25, 2014, 02:04:56 AM
Yeah it depends on the music. The 80s are much maligned but early to mid 80s I thought was the golden age of Aussie rock. So many of our classic bands around then. Most of them playing accessible pub style venues in the capital cities.

and I'll gaurantee that most people who slate the 80's have never even heard any Aussie Rock bands like The Angels or Chisel, they just say 'The 80's were crap' because theyre own favourites didnt do much and Depeche Mode were in the charts  ;D
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: tkitna on April 25, 2014, 05:13:43 AM
I love a ton of 80's stuff, but I will admit that right around 87' it started to get tough to listen to.


Not liking Quadrophenia,,,,,,

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Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: oldbrownshoe on April 25, 2014, 06:00:43 AM
Ovi (quoted on 8/2/2014 to oldbrownshoe):
'I would seriously like to know what you think about Quadrophenia'.

No you didn't, you wanted me to post that I didn't like it so you could come out with a tirade about how it's the 'greatest album of all time' or some such tosh which you're now back-tracking from.

I can't believe I'm wasting time on such a bland, leaden and uninteresting subject.
It's like sitting in on a Jose Mourinho press conference.
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: michel88 on September 30, 2014, 06:21:09 AM
I would have to include a few albums from the Grateful Dead discography (http://www.ranker.com/list/best-grateful-dead-albums-list/reference) like “American Beauty” and “Europe 72” in that list of the best rock albums from 1963 to 1973.
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Mr Mustard on September 30, 2014, 10:36:17 PM
1963: Please Please Me (The Beatles)
1964; A Hard Day's Night (The Beatles)
1965: Rubber Soul (The Beatles)
1966: Revolver (The Beatles)
1967: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles)
1968: The Beatles (The Beatles)
1969: Abbey Road (The Beatles)
1970: Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel)
1971: Aqualung (Jethro Tull)
1972: Argus (Wishbone Ash)
1973: Band On The Run (Paul McCartney & Wings)

(I've avoided any compilations even though there were some good ones within that span)
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: nimrod on July 22, 2015, 12:52:56 PM
Not bad Mr M
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Bingo Bongo on July 22, 2015, 06:55:18 PM
1968 The White album.   Nuff Said!  icon_king
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Bingo Bongo on July 23, 2015, 04:27:22 PM
Being born in '63 and Canadian, this first ever mono Canadian Beatles LP to hit our shores, is and will always will be my fav. 1963 Album.  icon_good

Has the exact same recording and song set list as the UK LP and came out just a few days after the original UK version.

(http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk38/rickdelsie/The%20Beatles/canada_beatlemania_zpsc91bb606.jpg) (http://s276.photobucket.com/user/rickdelsie/media/The%20Beatles/canada_beatlemania_zpsc91bb606.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Jimothy17 on July 25, 2015, 09:43:31 AM
1963: Please Please Me (The Beatles)
Runner-up: With The Beatles (The Beatles)

1964: A Hard Day's Night (The Beatles)
Runner-up: Beatles for Sale (The Beatles)

1965: Help! (The Beatles)
Runner-up: Rubber Soul (The Beatles)

1966: Revolver (The Beatles)
Runner-up: Fresh Cream (Cream)

1967: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band (The Beatles)
Runner-up: Magical Mystery Tour (The Beatles)

1968: The Beatles (The Beatles)
Runner-up: Electric Ladyland (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)

1969: In the Court of the Crimson King (King Crimson)
Runner-up: Abbey Road (The Beatles)

1970: Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
Runner-up: Trespass (Genesis)

1971: Nursery Cryme (Genesis)
Runner-up: Fragile (Yes)

1972: Foxtrot (Genesis)
Runner-up: Close to the Edge (Yes)

1973: Selling England by the Pound (Genesis)
Runner-up: The Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd)
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Bingo Bongo on August 06, 2015, 05:51:42 PM
I can't say that Quadrophenia is my all-time favourite album

 I will watch the movie as soon as I get some free time.

Personally, I doubt I'll ever watch the movie again, as I found it somewhat rather boring.  4ac
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: nimrod on May 26, 2016, 08:57:56 AM
Forgot this one


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa8V1e0U20g (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa8V1e0U20g)
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Kagome on September 23, 2016, 04:09:07 PM
 1963 : Beatlemania !  The Beatles

 1964: Beatles Something new  The Beatles

 1965:Yesterday & today  Help  (American Album) The Beatles

 1966: The Monkees

 1967 Head quarters The Monkees /  Sgt pepper The Beatles / Days of future past  The moody blues / Buck Owens & The Buckaroos  In japan (Live Album )

 1968  Joe South Games People Play  / Electric sounds George Harrison / Postcard Mary Hopkins

 1969  Abbey Road  The Beatles / Let it Bleed  The Rolling Stones

 1970  All things must pass  George Harrison / McCartney Paul McCartney

 1971 Imagine John Lennon /  Led Zeppelin IV /  Wild life  Wings
 
 1972  Honky Château  Elton John

 1973  Mind Games John Lennon / Ringo  Ringo Starr / Band on the Run Paul McCartney & Wings /  Dark Side Of  The Moon  Pink Floyd
Title: Re: Your favourite albums from 1963 to 1973
Post by: Bingo Bongo on January 08, 2017, 03:34:47 AM
1963 to 1970 Beatles studio LPs
1971 Ram
1972 (None that I can think of)
1973 Beatles Red & Blue LPs.

That is all......(not really, I could include all Zeppelin studio LPs staring in 1969, and some Black Sabbath LPs)  icon_good