It was 1972. Meatloaf was the last album during the mid 1970s bat out of hell, that made sense. And then everything fell apart.
Was 1971 the high point of popular music?
All these albums were released in 1971.
"Imagine" by John Lennon
"Sticky Fingers" by Rolling Stones
"Blue" by Joni Mitchell
"Meddle" by Pink Floyd
"There's a Riot Going On" by Sly & The Family Stone
"Fragile" by Yes
"The Yes Album" by Yes
"Killer" by Alice Cooper
"Ram" by Paul McCartney
"Live at the Filmore East" by Allman Bros. Band
"Who's Next" by The Who
"What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye
"Hunky Dory" by David Bowie
"Aqualung" by Jethro Tull
"Master of Reality" by Black Sabbath
"Songs of Love and Hate" by Leonard Cohen
"Shaft" by Isaac Hayes
"Every Picture Tells a Story" by Rod Stewart
"Madman Across The Water" by Elton John
"LA Woman" by The Doors
"Led Zeppelin IV" by Led Zeppelin
"Tapestry" by Carole King
"Pearl" by Janis Joplin
"Live-Evil" by Miles Davis
" Journey in Satchidananda" by Alice Coltrane
"Teaser and teh Firecat" by Cat Stevens
"Deuce" by Rory Gallagher
"Santana III" by Santana
"Weather Report" by Weather Report
"Tupelo Honey" by Van Morrison
"Surfs Up" by The Beach Boys
"John Prine" by John Prine
"Wild Life" by Wings
"Where I'm Coming From" by Stevie Wonder
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I understand what you are saying very well, and I agree that there were some very good bands making some memorable popular, and even progressive music at that time, but for me, it was also a somewhat sad time, because the explosion of wild creativity that characterized the 1960’s (Jefferson Airplane and Jimi Hendrix are examples) was over. Now it was time to take those design cues, polish and perfect them. That certainly had its good points, but the magic was gone. Periods of spontaneous creativity like what happened in the 1960’s are rare and depend on a confluence of social factors, all of which came together at that time. Again, not to take away or minimize the early 70’s. There were some very good music created during that time as well. @emergingsoul Thanks for your crazy comment. |
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