TURN THIS MUTHA OUT! It's the Alternate 1970s Albums Poll on ILX — Results Thread

I defs drove some roommates crazy by constantly playing Nilsson Scmilsson in 2003.

Nilsson Schmilsson is one of those albums I'm pretty sure I would love but have never gotten around to hearing. Hmm.

I was glad to see this make the cut, tbh. It was hovering right outside of the top 100 for a long, long time.

Voted for two Nilsson albums and I don't think either will make the cut now.

The Specials s/t is my #1, natch! And so far the only intersection between my ballot and the poll.

Great story too, eephus!em,!

56. King Crimson - Red (1974) [109 points, 12 votes]

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Red is my favourite of the earlier Crimson, because it's not too wacky. Red is not quite so inane, lyrically, and the music is muscular and scary in places, without getting too overblown.

― Sean Carruthers, Thursday, February 14, 2002 8:00 PM (7 years ago)

I do not get why everyone loves Red. It rocks. I enjoy it. But what does this record do that Black Sabbath or Deep Purple or even Genesis didnt do better years before?

― Miza Din II, Monday, October 22, 2007 5:12 PM (2 years ago)

I dreamed last night that I was frantically and passionately playing air guitar to "Red," to the shock and amusement of several friends. Fer chrissake, people - air guitar (!!). LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO!! :)

― Ernest P., Wednesday, September 4, 2002 7:48 AM (7 years ago)

I went through a pretty severe King Crimson phase right after high school, but I'll be damned if I can remember how any of the songs go these days. I remember favoring this and Larks' Tongues more than any others, though.

the ultimate crimson has always been in the court of the crimson king for me. red is different than the others though. less prog, more rock.

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tbh I've found the actual ending of Lifes Rich Pageant sort of a letdown ever since

hurrah one of mine makes it

omg nilsson schmilsson is amazing. ty ilx.

55. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978) [110 points, 12 votes]

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Well, I don't see much outside value in it, but I have "Music For Airports" and I keep it for its effect on sleeplessness. It's perfect for that use.

― Geir Hongro, Thursday, September 6, 2007 4:53 AM (2 years ago)

i think Brian Eno once said this was made for playing in hospitals as well.

― k wonder, Monday, June 27, 2005 9:51 AM (4 years ago)

Eno's "Music For Airports" - soothing and relaxing. Ideally, this would be listened to while drinking garlic/ginger/cayenne/lemon juice tea.

― sleeve (sleeve), Thursday, June 29, 2006 9:14 PM (3 years ago)

Eno = not ambient. Just because he labels it such, doesn't make it so. 'Music for Airports' was played in an airport, it was so obtrusive that everybody hated it and demanded it be taken off! (Or is that an urban legend?)

― tarden, Monday, July 16, 2001 8:00 PM (8 years ago)

Well is it?

i never understood the appeal of this and "discreet music". "on land" on the other hand is one of the most fascinating records of his. it sounds so excitingly natural.

Well is it?

I've heard that as well, but I can't find anything on it.

haha I can no longer complain about none of mine making it! although in fairness I only voted for Red because a) Starless is amaaaazing and b) I figured that unlike the others it might actually show

but yeah it's pretty good

i'm still hoping Larks' makes it too. do like the cover of Red more though.

54. Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978) [110 points, 13 votes]

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One Nation is a Parliament album, that happens to have the Funkadelic name on it.

― Bill Magill, Friday, April 13, 2007 4:52 PM (2 years ago)

One Nation is the strongest of the later albums. It does have some great tracks on it.

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Sunday, April 15, 2007 10:00 PM (2 years ago)

Look, if music had died in 1975, there would have been no One Nation Under A Groove. Without One Nation Under A Groove there would have been no reason to live. End of story.

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Friday, May 14, 2004 5:41 AM (5 years ago)

Hoorah!

nothing can stop us nowwwwww

lol I still got nothing. Voted for a different Funkadelic album.

i voted for this, uncle jam, and free your mind, i think the latter still has a good shot of placing

I'm trying to fight off post-lunch food coma and general it's 4:00 and it's pitch-black winter malaise, and my 70s mix is going from Nilsson's mellow "I'll Never Leave You" to Cale's "Buffalo Ballet" ('Sleeping in the midday sun'). Not helping!

I didn't vote for that, but it's nice to finally see some funk on the list! Hopefully there'll be plenty more! It would be nice to see some Meters and Fela here, though I kinda suspect vote splitting will mean no Fela albums in the top 100.

Yeah the latter was my pick, I was on 1 album max per artist else I'd never be able to get down to 40 albums, it was bad enough as it was!

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me too col poo , lol. I figured it would make it as its the usual token pick in mags so i voted for 5 better funkadelic albums.
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standing on the verge of getting it on is the best funkadelic after Maggot Brain imo along with free your mind so im hoping they might place ahead of one nation.

53. Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975) [111 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote]

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Summer Lawns manages to cram its ambition into a setting so coherent and flowing that you don't really notice its complexity at first. The title track blows my mind.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, August 1, 2003 10:35 AM (6 years ago)

i like hissing because it takes what can initially seem a bland LA jazzlite sound (and theme?) and spins it into somrthing blurred, sundazed, strange

― gaz (gaz), Sunday, August 3, 2003 9:59 PM (6 years ago)

"hissing .." shows she was prepared to then push things into those interesting sonic areas. I love its opening of "france kiss mainstreet"/ "jungle line", and even occasionally fantasize as to those songs being a pop-shot at the rolling stones. For me, "hissing .." is the one, even if it's promises have largely been left un-followed-up.

― george gosset (gegoss), Friday, December 5, 2003 2:02 AM (6 years ago)

<3 hissing

I'm really glad to see Funkadelic made it. I voted for that one and Chocolate City by Parliament.

Apart from Curtis Mayfield I think most of the soul and funk I voted for must have missed out. I thought Minnie Riperton, War or the Meters might have made it.

I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for both Minnie Riperton and The Meters.

From David Sheppard's Eno biog:
"...the album was played at LaGuardia. It was installed for a month in the Marine Terminal in 1980 and was followed by further airings at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, and later, in a number of other terminals. No empirical data exists to confirm the psycho-behavioural efficacy (or otherwise) of the music in situ, but there was the odd anecdotal report of a sensitive traveler complaining about the music inducing queasiness and another of passengers nodding of, although these remain uncorroborated."

A 70s top 100 without a single Minnie record would feel... I dunno, just wrong.

I think we may have voted for different Minnie albums isn't Adventures in Paradise your favourite? I went for the first album.

I voted for Rejuvination by The Meters as Loving You is On My Mind is one of the best songs I've ever heard.

I voted for both Come into My Garden and Adventures in Paradise, but yeah, I did put AiP higher in my ballot. I didn't manage to squeeze Perfect Angel into my top 40, but I'd be happy if it made it too.

Voted Rejuvenation and Come into My Garden, so maybe there's a chance....

I have good hope Minnie will place.

I had Sly Stone's Fresh on my ballot, but I took it off because I only obtained a copy recently and felt like I was gaming the system by putting it my ballot after only a few listens. I thought Sex Machine had a decent shot at placing in this poll but since no one else has namechecked it yet, I'm starting to have my doubts now.

52. Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975) [111 points, 12 votes]

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a special award must go to willie nelson for "red headed stranger," possibly the biggest-selling album with the shortest songs in history. 15 tracks, 3 of 'em under a minute, 5 of 'em longer than a minute but shorter than two minutes, 4 of 'em in the 2 minute range (including the big single), and only 3 (out of 15!!!) that go on for longer than three minutes.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Monday, March 22, 2004 4:21 PM (5 years ago)

it's really something else...it was Willie's first album for Atlantic and his first big crossover hit, going triple platinum and "Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain" reaching the top 40...which when you listen to it is pretty amazing. even in '75, in the wake of "Tommy" (dunno if Willie actually ever claimed it as an inspiration for RHH though), this is still a bizarre and wonderful narrative concept album about a preacher who murders his wife and finds redemption in new love. most of the songs are then-obscure covers that Willie wove into the storyline, which never quite comes together but still has some real emotional resonance and continuity(which was adapted into an apparently awful feature film in the 80's). on top of that it's an incredibly quiet and spare record where you're really forced to get up close and personal with Willie's voice, which let's face it we all know is an acquired taste.

― Al (sitcom), Tuesday, November 5, 2002 9:39 PM (7 years ago)

Willie Nelson also played the White House while Carter was Prez and Willie has stated he smoked a joint on the roof before playing the show.

― earlnash, Monday, September 8, 2003 2:36 PM (6 years ago)

^ that's not specifically related to the album in question, but should be put out there again for the good of humanity.

Thank god this made it.

It's not my favorite Willie album by any means (too fragmented), but its high points are super duper high (no pun intended).

Not my favorite Willie either, but damned good. Also, based on the boots I've heard, the tour that year was hella good.

the Joni = my #1
the Willie = another of my guilty blind-spots

111 points with 7 votes! Shit!

Greatly loved by a few. (I've never heard it, but the descriptions make it sound interesting.)

51. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970) [111 points, 13 votes]

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I do not own this album but my friend Kurt does and he would always put it on before we would crash from an evening of very questionable activities. It is so beautiful in parts it made falling alseep on the floor of a filthy basement apartment actually quite nice.

― Brandon Welch (Brandon Welch), Tuesday, May 6, 2003 11:00 PM (6 years ago)

I remember first hearing this album, in a cramped freshman dorm room at Syracuse. What grabbed me right away wasn't the songs, or even Van's singing, but the two-part harmony of the simple sax riff on the chorus of "Stoned Me." From there on, I was hooked.
Classic.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Wednesday, May 7, 2003 7:27 AM (6 years ago)

A teetering tower of pungent, tepid dung.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, May 7, 2003 12:03 PM (6 years ago)

Alex was too kind.

Van does not look good on that cover. He looks like Mick Hucknall.

Five Mick Hucknalls.