Greatest year in (post WWII) music history?

YellowSnow

Doog_de_Jour

1969

I’ll always vote for ‘69.

YellowSnow

1965

Doog_de_Jour said:

I’ll always vote for ‘69.

It’s a strong contender.

chuck

1969

Doog_de_Jour said:

I’ll always vote for ‘69.

It's supposed to be about the music, man. Get your mind out of the gutter long enough to vote wisely.

Oh wait. You did. Well done.

Gladstone

1967

gah why not post the years sequentially damn you

anyway out of the options, 1967 for sgt. pepper's

Doog_de_Jour

1969

Gladstone said:

gah why not post the years sequentially damn you

anyway out of the options, 1967 for sgt. pepper's

Valid constructive criticism from the shit pole master.

YellowSnow

1965

Gladstone said:

gah why not post the years sequentially damn you

anyway out of the options, 1967 for sgt. pepper's

Too boring.

ThomasFremont

1991

WOOF

YellowSnow

1965

I always go with 1965 because this was the Great Leep Forward where rock made the transition for it's early phase and became "classic" rock. Dylan goes electric in 1965 and creates folk rock along with the Byrds. The Stones finally figure out how to write incredible original songs- e.g., Satisfaction. The Who put down heavier drums, bass and distorted guitars than had every been tried. Rubber Soul completely redefined was what rock music could be. Other years on this list had better overall lists of albums - rock was still single focused in '65 - but no year moved the needle quite as much.

Pitchfork51

Whatever year enema of the state came out

Swaye

Fuck off, row peter puffer, the correct answer is...

I already told you 1986. Doofus.

DerekJohnson

Fuck off, row peter puffer, the correct answer is...

1959

ThomasFremont

1991

DerekJohnson said:

1959

Yahtzee!!!

dflea

I'm pretty sure ll these albums were released in 1979 - the year of the greatest rock album ever created, Highway to Hell.

Highway to Hell - AC/DC
London Calling - The Clash
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Van Halen II - Van Halen
Damn the Torpedoes - TP
The Who - The Kids Are Alright
Scorpions - Lovedrive
Foreigner - Head Games
ZZ Top - Deguello
The Cars - Candy O
Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door
Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Bob Dylan - Slow Train Coming
Cheap Trick - Dream Police
Ramones - It's Alive
Prince - Prince

That's a pretty good batch of albums to choose from.

USMChawk

dflea said:

I'm pretty sure ll these albums were released in 1979 - the year of the greatest rock album ever created, Highway to Hell.

Highway to Hell - AC/DC
London Calling - The Clash
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Van Halen II - Van Halen
Damn the Torpedoes - TP
The Who - The Kids Are Alright
Scorpions - Lovedrive
Foreigner - Head Games
ZZ Top - Deguello
The Cars - Candy O
Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door
Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Bob Dylan - Slow Train Coming
Cheap Trick - Dream Police
Ramones - It's Alive
Prince - Prince

That's a pretty good batch of albums to choose from.

Disagree. But you listed Pink Floyd, The Wall, so we’re good.

Fishpo31

1966

Tough choices...66 has too many of my top cuts to deny
In doing research (because I’m bored), I found a list with the top 4 being

Rolling Stones - Aftermath (British edition for me, Out of Time was a revelation with marimba)
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Beatles - Revolver
Dylan - Blonde on Blonde

Plus albums by...
Willie Nelson
Ray Charles
The Kinks
Cream
The Sonics

YellowSnow

1965

Fishpo31 said:

Tough choices...66 has too many of my top cuts to deny
In doing research (because I’m bored), I found a list with the top 4 being

Rolling Stones - Aftermath (British edition for me, Out of Time was a revelation with marimba)
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Beatles - Revolver
Dylan - Blonde on Blonde

Plus albums by...
Willie Nelson
Ray Charles
The Kinks
Cream
The Sonics

The guy gets it. 1966 is really the year album oriented rock came into existence. Pet Sounds and Revolver are right behind Pepper in Rolling Stones top 3 albums of all time.

RaceBannon

1984

YellowSnow said:

Fishpo31 said:

Tough choices...66 has too many of my top cuts to deny
In doing research (because I’m bored), I found a list with the top 4 being

Rolling Stones - Aftermath (British edition for me, Out of Time was a revelation with marimba)
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Beatles - Revolver
Dylan - Blonde on Blonde

Plus albums by...
Willie Nelson
Ray Charles
The Kinks
Cream
The Sonics

The guy gets it. 1966 is really the year album oriented rock came into existence. Pet Sounds and Revolver are right behind Pepper in Rolling Stones top 3 albums of all time.

Good call for a youngster

45 singles were the currency pre album orientated rock aka AOR

YellowSnow

1965

DerekJohnson said:

1959

We listened to all three on a dirty rainy night in Yella’s gimp basement.

ThomasFremont

1991

YellowSnow said:

DerekJohnson said:

1959

We listened to all three on a dirty rainy night in Yella’s gimp basement.

The chord changes on Giant Steps are as difficult as anal sex.

This story checks out.

SECDAWG

Fuck off, row peter puffer, the correct answer is...

1923, first recorded country music recording, Pod. Rest is history.