This decade is always the most baffling in terms of the history of music, so will be complex to figure out the most important 10 albums and again done in no particular order...
1) "Van Halen"/Van Halen II" (let's just hail Eddie Van Halen the saivor of music.. he's the right man..at the right place, at the right time surrounded by solid talent... he single-handidly restored guitar back into music after the fiasco known as Disco.... "Eruption" is all that has to be noted)....
2) "Unknown Pleasures"/"Closer" - Joy Division (I guess these 2 didnt get much attention until way later when it's realized the impact on how they added so many crucial elements to Punk that remain prominent today)...
3) "The Clash"/"London Calling" (both these albums pretty much paved the way on how controversial lyrics use effectively could convey so many important issues)...
4) "Quadrophenia" - the Who (one of the most stunning first uses of synthasizers along with Townshend at his best both lyrically and guitarwise.. Moon and the Ox holding everything down while playing such critical roles with of course Daltrey's vocals)
5) Anything done by Bob Marley throughout the 70s... (he was in this decade as to what Bob Dylan was in the 60s...the ultimate songwriter with the flair of arranging some of the best music of alltime... helped revolutionalized a movement and always remained one-step-ahead of his contemporaries)...
6) Anything performed by Rush during the 70s (can't narrow down any particular album, but were one of the first to perform songs that lasted beyond 10 mins and no one would ever grow bored of them whatsoever..they always have been able to incorporate a song within a song which is one of the reasons why they've never lost their edge)...
7) "Outlandos d'Amour"/"Reggatta de Blanc" - the Police (just incorporated both ska/punk/pop music with immense craftmanship)..
8) "Whats Going On" - Marvin Gaye (Oh.. what issues did he tackle throughout this album... I would have to rank this as the best album in the history of Motown..... just so emotional and everyone pretty much still echos his sentiments from that album today)...
9) All of Pink Floyds 70s albums (took music and propelled it to art.... "Wish You Were Here" album still is my fave)
10) This is going to be complex, so will group a few bands together.. Yes, Queen, and Genesis.... (I know I'm somewhat cheating here, but all 3 bands just made so much of an impact that none could have been excluded)....
1) "Van Halen"/Van Halen II" (let's just hail Eddie Van Halen the saivor of music.. he's the right man..at the right place, at the right time surrounded by solid talent... he single-handidly restored guitar back into music after the fiasco known as Disco.... "Eruption" is all that has to be noted)....
2) "Unknown Pleasures"/"Closer" - Joy Division (I guess these 2 didnt get much attention until way later when it's realized the impact on how they added so many crucial elements to Punk that remain prominent today)...
3) "The Clash"/"London Calling" (both these albums pretty much paved the way on how controversial lyrics use effectively could convey so many important issues)...
4) "Quadrophenia" - the Who (one of the most stunning first uses of synthasizers along with Townshend at his best both lyrically and guitarwise.. Moon and the Ox holding everything down while playing such critical roles with of course Daltrey's vocals)
5) Anything done by Bob Marley throughout the 70s... (he was in this decade as to what Bob Dylan was in the 60s...the ultimate songwriter with the flair of arranging some of the best music of alltime... helped revolutionalized a movement and always remained one-step-ahead of his contemporaries)...
6) Anything performed by Rush during the 70s (can't narrow down any particular album, but were one of the first to perform songs that lasted beyond 10 mins and no one would ever grow bored of them whatsoever..they always have been able to incorporate a song within a song which is one of the reasons why they've never lost their edge)...
7) "Outlandos d'Amour"/"Reggatta de Blanc" - the Police (just incorporated both ska/punk/pop music with immense craftmanship)..
8) "Whats Going On" - Marvin Gaye (Oh.. what issues did he tackle throughout this album... I would have to rank this as the best album in the history of Motown..... just so emotional and everyone pretty much still echos his sentiments from that album today)...
9) All of Pink Floyds 70s albums (took music and propelled it to art.... "Wish You Were Here" album still is my fave)
10) This is going to be complex, so will group a few bands together.. Yes, Queen, and Genesis.... (I know I'm somewhat cheating here, but all 3 bands just made so much of an impact that none could have been excluded)....
