Best Rock Album - 1971?

YellowSnow

YellowSnow

Who's Next - The Who

1971 is impossibly difficult to pick a favorite. Sticky Fingers and Who's Next are a dead heat for me, but gotta give the tie breaker to making Yella Piss.

And don't get me started on the stuff I had to leave off. Joni Mitchell Blue is my favorite record by a female recording artist, but not "rock" enough for this shit fest.

Baseman

Who's Next - The Who

Hard picking against Led Zep 4-- Four Sticks and When the Levee Breaks two of my Zep favs

YellowSnow

Who's Next - The Who

Baseman said:

Hard picking against Led Zep 4-- Four Sticks and When the Levee Breaks two of my Zep favs

I know most critics consider IV as their best LP, but for whatever reason, I just don't listen to it that much. I think KISW burned me out on that one and I never recovered.

Fishpo31

Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones

The album that got me beyond the “top 40” radio Stones...I could put Sway(e) on a loop, and be happy...Who’s Next is right there, along with Every Picture...the entire list is my college soundtrack

Fishpo31

Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones

Baseman said:

Hard picking against Led Zep 4-- Four Sticks and When the Levee Breaks two of my Zep favs

A jr high teacher I had let us bring music one day a week. I brought in Zep IV, and everybody complained when he put it on side 2...I still remember him smiling and saying “side 2 is where the good stuff is”...CSB

YellowSnow

Who's Next - The Who

Fishpo31 said:

The album that got me beyond the “top 40” radio Stones...I could put Sway(e) on a loop, and be happy...Who’s Next is right there, along with Every Picture...the entire list is my college soundtrack

I had kind of a strange journey with the Stones growing up. They first came into my consciousness in 1989 with the big "comeback" tour for Steel Wheels. This was the first Stones album I purchased (on cassette and some shitty So Cal Sam Goody mall shoppe). From there I bought the live 1981 tour album which my mom said would be good looking at the songs. I didn't know at the time that they sucked live by then. By the early part of HS I had the Big Hits, High Tide and Green Grass mid 60's singles collection and Tattoo You. It was really until right before college when I bought Let it Bleed, where I realized what this band was all about. Sticky Fingers really blew the doors wide open for me with Dead Flowers and Can't You Hear Me Knocking?

Fishpo31

Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones

YellowSnow said:

Fishpo31 said:

The album that got me beyond the “top 40” radio Stones...I could put Sway(e) on a loop, and be happy...Who’s Next is right there, along with Every Picture...the entire list is my college soundtrack

I had kind of a strange journey with the Stones growing up. They first came into my consciousness in 1989 with the big "comeback" tour for Steel Wheels. This was the first Stones album I purchased (on cassette and some shitty So Cal Sam Goody mall shoppe). From there I bought the live 1981 tour album which my mom said would be good looking at the songs. I didn't know at the time that they sucked live by then. By the early part of HS I had the Big Hits, High Tide and Green Grass mid 60's singles collection and Tattoo You. It was really until right before college when I bought Let it Bleed, where I realized what this band was all about. Sticky Fingers really blew the doors wide open for me with Dead Flowers and Can't You Hear Me Knocking?

I bought Made In The Shade (my 1st Stones album) when it came out as a comp contract filler...some hits, some unknown (to me), because I didn’t want to shell out for a double album “greatest hits”...it got me Happy, Bitch, and Rip This Joint, three of my faves to this day.

RaceBannon

Who's Next - The Who

Probably the best complete album in history

alumni94

Who's Next - The Who

Depending on my mood of the day, I could have went with Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers or Rolling Stones. All great works. I agree with @RaceBannon, Who's Next is top 3 greatest rock albums ever.

YellowSnow

Who's Next - The Who

RaceBannon said:

Probably the best complete album in history

And it’s got rock’s greatest single lyric. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

chuck

Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin

Ah fuck. I didnt read to the bottom. Allman Brothers at Fillmore East would get my vote. Oh well.

I try to vote for the "best" albums by given bands. IV is arguably their best. I always skip Misty Mtn and Stairway. I mean, Stairway is a great musical recording but I can't stand the lyrics.

If I'm looking at a stack of cds and need to pick one (or two), I'll grab the Allman Brothers double live masterpiece over LZ IV every time.

YellowSnow

Who's Next - The Who

chuck said:

Ah fuck. I didnt read to the bottom. Allman Brothers at Fillmore East would get my vote. Oh well.

I try to vote for the "best" albums by given bands. IV is arguably their best. I always skip Misty Mtn and Stairway. I mean, Stairway is a great musical recording but I can't stand the lyrics.

If I'm looking at a stack of cds and need to pick one (or two), I'll grab the Allman Brothers double live masterpiece over LZ IV every time.

Duane Allman might be the best pure jam / noodling guitarist ever.

chuck

Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

Ah fuck. I didnt read to the bottom. Allman Brothers at Fillmore East would get my vote. Oh well.

I try to vote for the "best" albums by given bands. IV is arguably their best. I always skip Misty Mtn and Stairway. I mean, Stairway is a great musical recording but I can't stand the lyrics.

If I'm looking at a stack of cds and need to pick one (or two), I'll grab the Allman Brothers double live masterpiece over LZ IV every time.

Duane Allman might be the best pure jam / noodling guitarist ever.

Agree, and Betts isn't far behind. There has never been another act that I would regularly sit through 15-25 minute jams for.

I rhink Betts' solos start out a bit boring but hit highs that often exceed even Duane's.

Baseman

Who's Next - The Who

Fishpo31 said:

Baseman said:

Hard picking against Led Zep 4-- Four Sticks and When the Levee Breaks two of my Zep favs

A jr high teacher I had let us bring music one day a week. I brought in Zep IV, and everybody complained when he put it on side 2...I still remember him smiling and saying “side 2 is where the good stuff is”...CSB

Exactly

alumni94

Who's Next - The Who

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

Ah fuck. I didnt read to the bottom. Allman Brothers at Fillmore East would get my vote. Oh well.

I try to vote for the "best" albums by given bands. IV is arguably their best. I always skip Misty Mtn and Stairway. I mean, Stairway is a great musical recording but I can't stand the lyrics.

If I'm looking at a stack of cds and need to pick one (or two), I'll grab the Allman Brothers double live masterpiece over LZ IV every time.

Duane Allman might be the best pure jam / noodling guitarist ever.

Duane is awesome, but he is no Jerry.

YellowSnow

Who's Next - The Who

alumni94 said:

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

Ah fuck. I didnt read to the bottom. Allman Brothers at Fillmore East would get my vote. Oh well.

I try to vote for the "best" albums by given bands. IV is arguably their best. I always skip Misty Mtn and Stairway. I mean, Stairway is a great musical recording but I can't stand the lyrics.

If I'm looking at a stack of cds and need to pick one (or two), I'll grab the Allman Brothers double live masterpiece over LZ IV every time.

Duane Allman might be the best pure jam / noodling guitarist ever.

Duane is awesome, but he is no Jerry.

True. His family was better a wood chopping.

LebamDawg

Who's Next - The Who

tough call on this one -

I was close to picking Every Picture...but this time not to piss Race off

alumni94

Who's Next - The Who

YellowSnow said:

alumni94 said:

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

Ah fuck. I didnt read to the bottom. Allman Brothers at Fillmore East would get my vote. Oh well.

I try to vote for the "best" albums by given bands. IV is arguably their best. I always skip Misty Mtn and Stairway. I mean, Stairway is a great musical recording but I can't stand the lyrics.

If I'm looking at a stack of cds and need to pick one (or two), I'll grab the Allman Brothers double live masterpiece over LZ IV every time.

Duane Allman might be the best pure jam / noodling guitarist ever.

Duane is awesome, but he is no Jerry.

True. His family was better a wood chopping.

Grim.

Yes, but not at ridding motorcycles.

Joey

Master of Reality - Black Sabbath

5 sub genres of Heavy Metal were invented on one album.

Purple_Pills

YellowSnow said:

And it’s got rock’s greatest single lyric.

If I swallow anything evil put your finger down my throat.