I'm not just talking the obscure stuff; let's each choose 25 albums that we consider the best the decade had to offer. After we're finished (the thread sinks a ways down because no one has replied in a while), I'll tally the results. If something gets less than two votes, it won't count toward the final list.

PLEASE stick to 25 albums; if you choose more, I'll ignore the ones after the first 25 listed.

Thanks.

GREAT thread idea.
(but I think we needed 30. Or maybe 40. I wouldn't want to go over 50!)


Alice Cooper ~ Love It To Death
Black Sabbath s/t
Black Sabbath ~ Paranoid
Black Dabbath ~ Master Of Reality
Black Sabbath ~ Vol. IV
Black Sabbath ~ Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath ~ Sabotage
Blue Oyster Cult ~ Tyranny & Mutation
Deep Purple ~ In Rock
Deep Purple ~ Fireball
Deep Purple ~ Machine Head
The Dictators ~ Go Girl Crazy
Free ~ Fire & Water
Free ~ Heartbreaker
Iggy & The Stooges ~ Raw Power
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin IV
The MC5 ~ High Time
New York Dolls s/t
New York Dolls ~ Too Much, Too Soon
Slade ~ Slayed ?
the stooges ~ Funhouse
T-Rex ~ Tanx
Toe Fat ~ Toe Fat II
Robin Trower ~ Bridge Of Sighs

Sounds good, man. I'll come up with mine as well now that I know there's some interest.

Okay, here's mine. We are free to change them (edit your list post) until the final tally. I really wanted to put Devo's first album in here as it could be considered hard rock but I settled for sneaking in The Stranglers instead, which is also hard rock flavored. I also listed a couple hits albums which should count as they were released in the '70s. As you can see, my list will be one of the "odder" ones around these parts. So be it.

If you guys could use this format with your lists, that would be excellent.

Blue Oyster Cult - Blue Oyster Cult
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Judas Priest - Killing Machine
Kiss - Double Platinum
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Queen - Sheer Heat Attack
Queen - A Night at the Opera
The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus
Van Halen - Van Halen
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Deep Purple - In Rock
Alice Cooper - Love It to Death
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent
Rush - 2112
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All
Rainbow - Rising
Neil Young - Decade

I really need to think of this. Good thread idea.

Good idea but do compilations (Double Platinum) count?

Yes, as long as it was released in the 70s.

Pink Floyd - Animals
Rush - 2112
Rush - Hemishpheres
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Deep Purple - In Rock
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Rainbow - Blackmore’s Rainbow
Rainbow - Rising
AC/DC - Powerage
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
Led Zeppelin - III
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Scorpions - Fly to the Rainbow
Scorpions - In Trance
UFO - Force It
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Back My Bullets
Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
Robin Trower - For Earth Below
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent
Journey - Journey
Santana - III
Motorhead - Motorhead
Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East
Free - Heartbreaker


I don't know...had to leave some real gems out

Since we can edit I start throwing some things out and then refine my list.

I wonder if say, Exile On Main Street, or Physical Graffiti or some others I'm thinking of fit the Heavy part...even Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd, Queen,David Bowie, ect...

Kiss - Alive
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Led Zeppelin - II
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
The Who - Live At Leeds
Montrose - Montrose
Rainbow - Rising
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent
AC/DC - Let The Be Rock
Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come
Blues Creation-Demon And Eleven Children
Aerosmith - Rocks
Free - Tons Of Sobs
Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Pink Floyd - Animals
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Van Halen - Van Halen
Cheap Trick - At Budakon
Buffalo - Volcanic Rock
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced
Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond
Aerosmith - Get Your Wings

I suppose about 3 more Sabbath records belong on this list...

If you interpret "Heavy" as depressing or bummed out I can see Neil Young up there. Also that would make way for a few Stones records.

It would be a stretch no matter how you look at it to get the first Devo in this list. I love that record though.

Yes, defining hard and/or heavy can be tricky but I figure personal interpretation adds a little spice anyway.

Thanks for the lists, guys.

Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Buffalo - Volcanic Rock
Deep Purple - Fireball
Hard Stuff - Bulletproof
Humble Pie - Smokin'
Led Zeppelin - IV
Montrose - Montrose
Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come
Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond
Stray Dog - Stray Dog
Steppenwolf - Monster
Uriah Heep - Demons & Wizards
Bang - Bang
Flower Travellin Band - Satori
Armegeddon - Armegeddon
Left End - Spoiled Rotten
Moxy - Moxy
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors
Night Sun - Mournin'
Point Blank - Point Blank
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Alkana - Welcome To My Paradise

I'm sure I could pick another 25 too.

Montrose - Rock The Nation
Rush - Farewell To Kings
BOC - Secret Treaties
AC/DC - LTBR
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Motorhead - Overkill
UFO- Strangers In The Night
Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous
Rose Tattoo - s/t
Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo
Black Sabbath - sabotage
Cheap Trick - CT
Van Halen - I
Aerosmith - Rocks
Trapeze - Medusa
Rainbow - Rising
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Mott The Hoople - Mott
Queen - II
Stooges - Fun House
Dictators - Blood Brothers
Allman Brothers - At Filmore
Who - Who's Next
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies

I wasn't sure about the live-albums but Live & Dangerous, Strangers In The Night, Double Live Gonzo and At Filmore are the defining albums of those bands in the 70s.

Anything counts as long as it was released in the 70's and you consider it hard and/or heavy.

Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation
Deep Purple - Burn

Is/are Montrose and Rock The Nation both the same first album by Montrose?

I'm guessing people are mistaking the song (Rock The Nation) for the album title, which is Montrose.

Montrose - Rock The Nation was the european version/title of the debut.

Live stuff count or no?

As long as the product was officially released in the 70's, it counts; studio albums, live, greatest hits, what have you...

I'm going to get on this - should be fun.

I'm actually thinking this should even be expanded on to do all the decades. A forum top 25 by consensus for 60's 70's 80's 90's 00's. All in separate threads obviously. Let me know what you think, but don't mean to hijack.

Carry on with the 70's here...

The Stranglers Rattus Norvegicus (IV) (1977)
Foghat Live (1977)
Ted Nugent Double Live Gonzo! (1978)
Rush Hemispheres (1978)
Motörhead Bomber (1979)
Thin Lizzy Johnny the Fox (1976)
Night Sun Mournin' (1972)
Robin Trower Bridge of Sighs (1974)
Leaf Hound Growers of Mushroom (1971)
Van Halen Van Halen (1978)
UFO Strangers in the Night (1979)
KISS Alive! (1975)
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
Judas Priest Unleashed in the East (1979)
Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy (1974)
Rush A Farewell to Kings (1977)
Deep Purple Deep Purple in Rock (1970)
Blue Öyster Cult Secret Treaties (1974)
Aerosmith Rocks (1976)
Black Sabbath Master of Reality (1971)
The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East (1971)
Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti (1975)
Jethro Tull Aqualung (1971)
Black Sabbath Paranoid (1970)
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath (1970)

Kind of in reverse order. Probably missed something great, but that's my picks and I'm sticking to em'.

Sounds good to me. Go for it.

You have a while to edit your list should you change your mind.

I like this cover better. Never knew about it, that's for sure.