Music Gourmets Presents 60 Years of Great Music - 1971

[Zeeba Neighba]

Is it already time for the next year? Yes indeed! It's the next year in the MG's "60 Years of Great Music" series.

Onward to 1971

Here's the rules:

Each Friday, I'll introduce a new year from 1957 through 2016. Each member selects an album released in that year with a few lines (or more) on why you picked it/enjoy it. Your selection does not have to be the most important release or the most admired release of that year (though it certainly can be), simply an album that grabs you and that you really love.

However, once an album is selected by a member, you must choose a different album.

Together we will compile quite the canon of "Great Music" and, who knows, maybe inspire each other to check out some new artists (or to revisit old forgotten classics).

This week - the albums of 1971

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Pink Floyd - Meddle



A masterpiece.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Pink Floyd - Meddle



A masterpiece.

BIG surprise!

But true

 

[patrikc325]

The Rolling Stones -Sticky Fingers

 

[Nickyboy]

^ There goes one of my picks.

 

[patrikc325]

^ There goes one of my picks.

Well take 1 of the other 10 seminal albums of 1971

 

[Mattafett]

The Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East

If all this contained was Statesboro Blues and Whipping Post it would be perfect. But put the rest in the middle and it moves to another dimension.

 

[LeslieC]

Jethro Tull - Aqualung

 

[Nickyboy]

Traffic- The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys



The title track alone is worth the price of entry.

 

[Mass Hysteria]

My apologies to other worthy choices (Can, Badfinger, Funkadelic etc.), but this has to be tops for me:

 

[lpfreak1170]

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)

There are certainly more acclaimed or iconic albums out there, but gotta go with an ol' fave of mine. I've told the story before but early on in college, I discovered a number of albums from a special edition of Rolling Stone listing their "Top 100 Albums" of the first 20 years of the mag (1967-87). There at number 100 was Electric Warrior. Something struck me about the tenuous status of album #100 on a top 100 list (oh no! If one more great album is released this year, it's getting bumped! ). Decided to check it out and was enamored from the opening chords of "Mambo Sun". Though Marc Bolan follows a simple formula of trippy fuzz-laden power chords and lyrics heavy with sex and cars, the vibe of the album is fantastic. Great overall feel and Bo Diddley influenced licks that stick with you.

 

[Postalboy]

The Who - Who's Next
My favorite Who album, and easily in my Top 10 of all time!

 

[patrikc325]

Here is the artwork!

 

[Worm]

So much great stuff. I'll go with another singer-songwriter, although Yes had some incredible stuff this year and I was really torn between this and Fragile:

There is not one stinker on this record.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

So much great stuff. I'll go with another singer-songwriter, although Yes had some incredible stuff this year and I was really torn between this and Fragile:

There is not one stinker on this record.

Oh no! Worm didn't post the album name again and I can't see her image. No clues to figure out this time - "singer-songwriter"? Too nonspecific
I'm gonna guess Carole King's Tapestry over Joni Mitchell's Blue and Nilsson Schmillson

 

[axolotl]

Oh no! Worm didn't post the album name again and I can't see her image. No clues to figure out this time - "singer-songwriter"? Too nonspecific
I'm gonna guess Carole King's Tapestry over Joni Mitchell's Blue and Nilsson Schmillson

Who let the cat out of the bag?

 

[Worm]

Who let the cat out of the bag?

Zeebs has musical ESP. And I need to do better album postings.

 

[axolotl]

Zeebs has musical ESP. And I need to do better album postings.

It's too late, baby.

Just as this is:

https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/1971

 

[axolotl]

Yes ~ Fragile



I have multiple versions of this on a number of formats.

It.just.damn.good.

Spoiler

I am disappoint with Nick and worm.

Not really, but I've got to keep up with the Jones to be hyper-critical.