1971

[HSB0531]

1971 was the best because of Who's Next and Aqualung

1973 was the best because of Dark Side of The Moon and Quadrophenia.

1976 was the best because of Boston.

1979 was the best because of Cheap Trick at Budokan.

I'm just so confused and conflicted and I can't choose just one :wacko: :blink:

 

[Biz Prof]

1978 was the best because of:

Dire Straits

Van Halen I

Heaven Tonight

Who Are You

Outlandos d'Amour

The Cars

Infinity

Pieces of Eight

But Seriously, Folks

Parallel Lines

 

[Steve Haynie]

1971 was the best because of Who's Next and Aqualung

1973 was the best because of Dark Side of The Moon and Quadrophenia.

1976 was the best because of Boston.

1979 was the best because of Cheap Trick at Budokan.

I'm just so confused and conflicted and I can't choose just one :wacko: :blink:

That first Boston album really was a big deal when it came out.  Cheap Trick's Budokan album was not the one that hooked me into CT, but it was that album that got them more attention than the rest. 

All of the 70's music is special to me.  The box set, Have A Nice Decade, has some songs I hated along with many I liked.  In context it was all good, though.  One day I need to buy that set. 

 

[Jakeboy]

1978 was the best because of:

Dire Straits

Van Halen I

Heaven Tonight

Who Are You

Outlandos d'Amour

The Cars

Infinity

Pieces of Eight

But Seriously, Folks

Parallel Lines

Gotta add Live Bootleg to this list....incredibly important album for me...

Also Powerage and If You Want Blood You've Got It.

oh man, Some Girls was also '78.

i loved that year.

 

[The Shark]

1971 was the best because of Who's Next and Aqualung

1973 was the best because of Dark Side of The Moon and Quadrophenia.

1976 was the best because of Boston.

1979 was the best because of Cheap Trick at Budokan.

I'm just so confused and conflicted and I can't choose just one :wacko: :blink:

Not to put words in your mouth, but I think you're saying that no year is the best year.

 

[Brooks]

1980;
Ace of Spades (Motorhead)
All Shook Up (Cheap Trick)
Animal Magnetism (Scorpions)
Back in Black (AC/DC)
Blizzard of Ozz (Ozzy)
British Steel (Judas Priest)
Chinatown (Thin Lizzy)
Departure (Journey)
Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath)
Iron Maiden
Permanent Waves (Rush)
There & Back (Jeff Beck)
Zenyatta Mondatta (Police)

1981;
The Nature of the Beast    (April Wine)
Killers    (Iron Maiden)
Fire Down Under    (Riot)
Moving Pictures    (Rush)
Fair Warning    (Van Halen)
No Sleep 'til Hammersmith  (Motörhead)
High 'n' Dry    (Def Leppard)
Escape    (Journey)
Friday Night in San Francisco    (Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía)
Discipline    (King Crimson)
MSG    (Michael Schenker Group)
Exit...Stage Left    (Rush)
Mob Rules    (Black Sabbath)
Diary of a Madman    (Ozzy)
Too Fast for Love    (Mötley Crüe)
Renegade    (Thin Lizzy)
For Those About to Rock We Salute You    (AC/DC)
 

 

[Steve Haynie]

1980;
Ace of Spades (Motorhead)
All Shook Up (Cheap Trick)
Animal Magnetism (Scorpions)
Back in Black (AC/DC)
Blizzard of Ozz (Ozzy)
British Steel (Judas Priest)
Chinatown (Thin Lizzy)
Departure (Journey)
Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath)
Iron Maiden
Permanent Waves (Rush)
There & Back (Jeff Beck)
Zenyatta Mondatta (Police)

1981;
The Nature of the Beast    (April Wine)
Killers    (Iron Maiden)
Fire Down Under    (Riot)
Moving Pictures    (Rush)
Fair Warning    (Van Halen)
No Sleep 'til Hammersmith  (Motörhead)
High 'n' Dry    (Def Leppard)
Escape    (Journey)
Friday Night in San Francisco    (Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía)
Discipline    (King Crimson)
MSG    (Michael Schenker Group)
Exit...Stage Left    (Rush)
Mob Rules    (Black Sabbath)
Diary of a Madman    (Ozzy)
Too Fast for Love    (Mötley Crüe)
Renegade    (Thin Lizzy)
For Those About to Rock We Salute You    (AC/DC)
 

Wow!  Those albums were a big part of my life.

If I could go back in time to see a live show right now it would be to see KISS in 1975, and also see The Tubes in the year at a theater in San Francisco.  Queen would have been great that year, too.  Led Zeppelin was still going strong, too.

 

[princeofdarkness56]

I saw Kiss in 75. One of the top shows I ever saw. REO was suppose to be on the bill but their was a pissing contest on who should be the headliner so REO pulled out at the last minute. A local band called Black Sheep took their spot. I was bummed at the time because I had seen them often for a buck or two cover charge at the local joints. Of course their lead singer did go onto bigger and better things. Some group called Foreigner.