1970's Top Ten

[SaraRhiannon]

Originally Posted by jwys_soapbox

I'm curious about the songs people consider the top ten non-Fleetwood Mac of the 1970's. You know, the kind of song that you hear and say to yourself "Now that's an awesome song." Here's my list to get you started (in no particular order):

"You're So Vain" by Carly Simon
"Horse with No Name" by America
"Heart of Gold" by Neil Young
"Superstition" by Stevie Wonder
"Dream On" by Aerosmith
"Hotel California" by The Eagles
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult
"Summer Nights" by Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
"Band on the Run" by Paul McCartney & Wings
"Photograph" by Ringo Starr

Have Fun,
John

Ooooh, those are some good picks there. I'd add Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty and just about anything Steely Dan released (the Can't Buy a Thrill & Aja albums in particular).

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by SaraRhiannon

Ooooh, those are some good picks there. I'd add Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty and just about anything Steely Dan released (the Can't Buy a Thrill & Aja albums in particular).

Baker Street was played a lot on the radio. That song reminds me of the beach. Gary Wright's Love Is Alive was another one and of course, Dream Weaver.

[jwd]

jwys_soapbox:

Another band that I love is Steely Dan.

Definite "honorable mention" goes out to them. "Reelin' In The Years", "Black Friday", "Aja", "FM", "Hey Nineteen", Rikki Don't Lose That Number", and it goes on and on.

And nobody's even mentioned PINK FLOYD yet. Does anyone remember them?

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by jwd

Definite "honorable mention" goes out to them. "Reelin' In The Years", "Black Friday", "Aja", "FM", "Hey Nineteen", Rikki Don't Lose That Number", and it goes on and on.

Don't forget Deacon Blues and Peg.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by jwd

And nobody's even mentioned PINK FLOYD yet. Does anyone remember them?

Dark Side Of The Moon -Time and Breathe In The Air
Definite trip music if there ever was any.

[jwd]

gldstwmn:

Don't forget Deacon Blues and Peg.

I know, but there are so many. I'm actually going through my Steely Dan catalog now, listening to a few tracks. It's great! "Babylon Sisters" is playing now!

[jwd]

gldstwmn:

Dark Side Of The Moon -Time and Breathe In The Air
Definite trip music if there ever was any.

Don't get me started, I'll be up all night!

[jwys_soapbox]

Another Steely Dan one that I can't pass by when I have their music playing is "Haitian Divorce." I love the wah-wah guitar, the reggae beat and those wonderfly funny lyrics!

John

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by jwd

I know, but there are so many. I'm actually going through my Steely Dan catalog now, listening to a few tracks. It's great! "Babylon Sisters" is playing now!

Oh God! I haven't thought of that song in years. That's a great one as well.

[cliffdweller]

Top 10 Best of the 70's in album form:

Heart: Bebe LeStrange- (the definitive Heart album imo). Also, Little Queen and Dog and Butterfly.

Led Zep: Physical Graffiti, Presence (mainly for Achilles Last Stand), and Houses of the Holy

Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (with Crazy Horse), After the Goldrush, Harvest, and Decade

AC/DC: Jailbreak '74, If You Want Blood You Got It, Let There Be Rock

The Who: Who's Next?

Linda Ronstadt: Simple Dreams, Heart Like a Wheel, and Prisoner in Disguise

Patti Smith: Easter, Horses

The Rolling Stones: Exile on Mainstreet, Sticky Fingers

Cheap Trick: Live at Budokan

Joni Mitchell: Blue, For The Roses, Ladies of the Canyon, Court and Spark, Hejira

[dissention]

In no particular order:

1. Bob Dylan- Isis
2. Blondie- Rip Her To Shreds
3. Bette Midler- Delta Dawn
4. Linda Ronstadt- Blue Bayou
5. Heart- Crazy On You
6. Tom Petty- Luna
7. Jefferson Airplane- Lather
8. Carly Simon- You're So Vain
9. David Bowie- Ziggy Stardust
10. David Bowie- Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family

And I must add Bowie's "1984," that songs is fantastic. AND - Blondie's "Hanging On the Telephone."

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by Lux

In no order,

Led Zeppelin - Tangerine
LZ - Battle of Evermore
LZ - Going to California
LZ - When the Levee Breaks
LZ - The Song Remains The Same
LZ - Kashmir
LZ - Dazed and Confused
LZ - Bron-Yr-Aur
LZ - Black Country Woman

You Forgot Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Nobody's Fault But Mine, and Immigrant Song.

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by dissention

In no particular order:

1. Bob Dylan- Isis
2. Blondie- Rip Her To Shreds
3. Bette Midler- Delta Dawn
4. Linda Ronstadt- Blue Bayou
5. Heart- Crazy On You
6. Tom Petty- Luna
7. Jefferson Airplane- Lather
8. Carly Simon- You're So Vain
9. David Bowie- Ziggy Stardust
10. David Bowie- Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family

And I must add Bowie's "1984," that songs is fantastic. AND - Blondie's "Hanging On the Telephone."

How could I forget Bowie? Ziggy's the definitive 70's Bowie album for sure.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

How could I forget Bowie? Ziggy's the definitive 70's Bowie album for sure.

I've been listening to the new 30th anniversary remaster of Diamond Dogs lately and Chant of the Ever Circling is now one of my all-time favorite songs. It's sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo weird, even by Bowie standards.

[Villavic]

"Superstition" by Stevie Wonder
"Hotel California" by The Eagles
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Logical Song - Supertramp
Please Mr Please - Olivia
You light up my life - Debbie Boone
Evergreen - Barbra
Nobody does it better - Carly Simon