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Post by mg1995 on Feb 11, 2015 22:19:42 GMT -5
Some of the most importants studio albums from that year, but there is other facts we can quote as the Woodstock Festival, Noel's second birthday or even Paul and Linda marriage hahah.
January 5, Creedence Clearwater Revival with "Bayou Country";
January 12, Led Zeppelin debut;
February, "Kick Out The Jams" by MC5;
February 24, Johnny Cash "At San Quentin";
March, The Velvet Underground, self-titled third album of the group;
March 13, "Odessa" by Bee Gees;
April 9, Bob Dylan with "Nashville Skyline";
May 14, Neil Young with Crazy Horse released "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere";
May 23, The Who released "Tommy";
May 29, Crosby, Stills & Nash released their self-titled debut LP;
June, Elvis Presley returns with "From Elvis In Memphis";
August 3, Creedence Clearwater Revival released "Green River";
August 5, The Stooges self-titled debut studio album;
August, 15-18, Woodstock Festival;
September 1, Nick Drake debut, "Five Leaves Left";
September 22, "The Band", the eponymous second studio album by The Band;
September 26, The epic "Abbey Road" by The Beatles;
October 10, "Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)" by The Kinks;
October 10, "In the Court of the Crimson King", the debut album by King Crimson;
October 10, "Hot Rats", second solo album by Frank Zappa;
October 15, "Basket of Light" by folk rock band Pentagle;
October 22, Led Zeppelin released "Led Zeppelin II";
November 7, "Space Oddity", by David Bowie;
November 10, "Live/Dead" by Grateful Dead;
December 5, The Rolling Stones released "Let It Bleed.
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Post by nahuel89p on Feb 11, 2015 23:29:12 GMT -5
1994 was good also. I always had the idea that 1973 and 1994 were the best years in rock, 1969 seems to be good too.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Feb 12, 2015 1:19:02 GMT -5
What about 1967? The summer of love, man!
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Feb 12, 2015 4:32:18 GMT -5
Yes, yes it was...
"Abbey Road sold four million copies in its first two months of release. In the UK, the album debuted at number 1, where it remained for 11 weeks before being displaced for one week by the Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed. The following week (which was Christmas), Abbey Road returned to the top for another six weeks (completing a total of 17 weeks) before being replaced by Led Zeppelin II."
That is just obscene, three incredible albums one after the other at the top of the charts, and how have we started off this undoubtedly dismal year we find ourselfs in now? George Ezra for a week, followed by Sam Smith for another week, and then George Ezra once more, before Calvin Harris and Megan-somebody for a week each, and then finally Bob Dylan, who will no doubt be knocked off the top spot by pissing Sam Smith next week...
So, in fifty years we've gone from the Beatles, The Stones and Led Zep, to Geroge Ezra, Sam Smith and Calvin Harris? That is what you call progress
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Post by oasisserbia on Feb 12, 2015 4:58:53 GMT -5
What about 1967? The summer of love, man! Definitely best year for music. And Noel was born that year. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2015 5:01:57 GMT -5
I'd agree with '67. So many great albums, including many important debuts. Also the beginning of the underground psychedelic scene.
Sgt Pepper & Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane single
Magical Mystery Tour EP / Hello Goodbye, All You Need Is Love singles
Bee Gees' 1st
David Bowie's Debut
The Doors' Debut
Dylan's John Wesley Harding
2 Hendrix albums
Jefferson Airplane's 2 most famous singles - Somebody to Love and White Rabbit
Something Else By The Kinks
Forever Changes by Love
Pink Floyd's first 3 singles and debut album
2 Rolling Stones's albums
The Velvet Underground debut
The Who Sell Out
...to name a few
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Post by Gas Panic on Feb 12, 2015 6:17:09 GMT -5
There's a strong argument for every year between 1964-1969 to be considered the greatest year for rock music!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2015 6:17:50 GMT -5
And the worst year?
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Feb 12, 2015 6:23:12 GMT -5
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Post by oasisserbia on Feb 12, 2015 7:11:31 GMT -5
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Post by joladella on Feb 12, 2015 13:53:15 GMT -5
I can only think of Brian Jones dying 1969. I'm not sure what that meant for Rock'n'Roll, but it surely was not a good thing for music. Or in general, of course, speaking of a death ...
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Post by Sternumman on Feb 12, 2015 14:31:20 GMT -5
I'd agree with '67. So many great albums, including many important debuts. Also the beginning of the underground psychedelic scene. Sgt Pepper & Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane single Magical Mystery Tour EP / Hello Goodbye, All You Need Is Love singles Bee Gees' 1st David Bowie's Debut The Doors' Debut Dylan's John Wesley Harding 2 Hendrix albums Jefferson Airplane's 2 most famous singles - Somebody to Love and White Rabbit Something Else By The Kinks Forever Changes by Love Pink Floyd's first 3 singles and debut album 2 Rolling Stones's albums The Velvet Underground debut The Who Sell Out ...to name a few And Noel Gallagher was born! |
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Post by jordan71421 on Feb 12, 2015 14:33:38 GMT -5
I can only think of Brian Jones dying 1969. I'm not sure what that meant for Rock'n'Roll, but it surely was not a good thing for music. Or in general, of course, speaking of a death ... I feel exactly the same, I think of the Stones and Brian and the start of a dreary world for a few years to come |
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Post by mkoasis on Feb 13, 2015 0:58:02 GMT -5
I've found that a lot of the best/most famous albums of a decade come out in the 7th year
1957
1967
1977
1987
1997
I've not thought this through with examples but you can think of a few off hand easily.
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Post by Elias on Feb 13, 2015 3:50:40 GMT -5
There's an argument for it being the best, but if we're talking about importance for me it has to be 'firsts'. 1951 for example - the year of 'Rocket '88' - or 1956, the year Elvis took rock and roll to the masses with 'Heartbreak Hotel', are far more important.
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Post by carlober on Feb 13, 2015 5:16:35 GMT -5
1973 was a great year too. Just a couple of albums which spring to my mind:
The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
Quadrophenia by The Who
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Post by World71R on Feb 13, 2015 18:02:03 GMT -5
I've found that a lot of the best/most famous albums of a decade come out in the 7th year 1957 1967 1977 1987 1997 I've not thought this through with examples but you can think of a few off hand easily. inb4 Oasis reforms with an album in 2017 to somewhat keep the trend going  |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Feb 14, 2015 8:02:43 GMT -5
1973 was a great year too. Just a couple of albums which spring to my mind: The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield Quadrophenia by The Who Aladdin Sane by Bowie |
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Feb 14, 2015 20:00:42 GMT -5
One week in September 1991 was the pinnacle as far as I'm concerned:
Sep 17th - Use Your Illusion I - Guns N' Roses
Sep 17th - Use Your Illusion II - Guns N' Roses
Sep 23rd - Screamadelica - Primal Scream
Sep 23rd - Trompe le Monde - Pixies
Sep 24th - Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sep 24th - Nevermind - Nirvana
All in 1 week! 4 classics in 2 days... Mindblowing. A whole bunch more real big albums from that year too.
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Post by asimarx on Feb 14, 2015 20:06:13 GMT -5
One week in September 1991 was the pinnacle as far as I'm concerned: Sep 17th - Use Your Illusion I - Guns N' Roses Sep 17th - Use Your Illusion II - Guns N' Roses Sep 23rd - Screamadelica - Primal Scream Sep 23rd - Trompe le Monde - Pixies Sep 24th - Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers Sep 24th - Nevermind - Nirvana All in 1 week! 4 classics in 2 days... Mindblowing. A whole bunch more real big albums from that year too. While I don't really care for G'n'R, the 23rd/24th is pretty impressive! EDIT: Well, like you said. |
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Feb 16, 2015 15:49:00 GMT -5
One week in September 1991 was the pinnacle as far as I'm concerned: Sep 17th - Use Your Illusion I - Guns N' Roses Sep 17th - Use Your Illusion II - Guns N' Roses Sep 23rd - Screamadelica - Primal Scream Sep 23rd - Trompe le Monde - Pixies Sep 24th - Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers Sep 24th - Nevermind - Nirvana All in 1 week! 4 classics in 2 days... Mindblowing. A whole bunch more real big albums from that year too. While I don't really care for G'n'R, the 23rd/24th is pretty impressive! EDIT: Well, like you said. More songs I consider classics were released in those 2 days alone than I manage to find over year or more.  It's probably worth mentioning 'The Low End Theory' by A Tribe Called Quest also came out on the 24th September 1991... not an album I listen to but it's very highly rated and I'm sure many would call it a classic. A full list of bigger/more successful albums released that year (not all that I like/own mind):
FebruaryInnuendo - Queen Green Mind - Dinosaur Jr Goat - The Jesus Lizard March
Out of Time - REM Spiderland - Slint AprilTemple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog MayDe La Soul Is Dead - De La Soul Gish - The Smashing Pumpkins Niggaz4Life - N.W.A AugustBlue Lines - Massive Attack Metallica [The Black Album] - Metallica Leisure - Blur Ten - Pearl Jam September
Just For A Day - Slowdive Laughing Stock - Talk Talk Use Your Illusion I - Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II - Guns N' Roses Screamadelica - Primal Scream Trompe Le Monde - Pixies Blood Sugar Sex Magic - Red Hot Chili Peppers Nevermind - Nirvana The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest OctoberApocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black - Public Enemy Badmotorfinger - Soundgarden Girlfriend - Matthew Street NovemberBandwagonesque - Teenage Fanclub Loveless - My Bloody Valentine Achtung Baby - U2 Dangerous - Michael Jackson And of course Oasis formed.  Top year! |
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Post by asimarx on Feb 16, 2015 16:31:16 GMT -5
While I don't really care for G'n'R, the 23rd/24th is pretty impressive! EDIT: Well, like you said. More songs I consider classics were released in those 2 days alone than I manage to find over year or more. It's probably worth mentioning 'The Low End Theory' by A Tribe Called Quest also came out on the 24th September 1991... not an album I listen to but it's very highly rated and I'm sure many would call it a classic. A full list of bigger/more successful albums released that year (not all that I like/own mind):
FebruaryInnuendo - Queen Green Mind - Dinosaur Jr Goat - The Jesus Lizard March
Out of Time - REM Spiderland - Slint AprilTemple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog MayDe La Soul Is Dead - De La Soul Gish - The Smashing Pumpkins Niggaz4Life - N.W.A AugustBlue Lines - Massive Attack Metallica [The Black Album] - Metallica Leisure - Blur Ten - Pearl Jam September
Just For A Day - Slowdive Laughing Stock - Talk Talk Use Your Illusion I - Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II - Guns N' Roses Screamadelica - Primal Scream Trompe Le Monde - Pixies Blood Sugar Sex Magic - Red Hot Chili Peppers Nevermind - Nirvana The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest OctoberApocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black - Public Enemy Badmotorfinger - Soundgarden Girlfriend - Matthew Street NovemberBandwagonesque - Teenage Fanclub Loveless - My Bloody Valentine Achtung Baby - U2 Dangerous - Michael Jackson And of course Oasis formed. Top year! Spiderland, Loveless, Bandwagonesque, Laughing Stock (had totally forgotten about that one) and Achtung rank definitely among my favourite records ever, well at least considered to be Top 30. Also Screamadelica...Goat...so much more, pretty groundbreaking and pioneering year especially for guitar music, I agree. "The year punk broke" after all, as Sonic Youth has put it, by bringing what became known as Grunge into the mainstream. I can broudly brag to own most of the albums, with the exception of Queen, G N' R and Matthew Street. 20 on CD, Loveless on vinyl, Dangerous on tape and the rest as more or less legal downloads on my Ipod. Personally, I've always cherished 1995, if only for The Bends, Morning Glory, Different Class, A Northern Soul, Post and Mellon Collie. These records kind of defined and shaped my musical taste forever. |
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