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

26. Led Zeppelin - III (1970) [149 points, 11 votes]

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Led Fucking Zeppelin III - Forward into the past, as Page & co. retreat to the country and break out the banjos (and bongs).

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, December 23, 2005 2:13 AM (4 years ago)

Led Zeppelin III is my in-the-car default album. I have a tape of it there, and it seems that even the hardest to please passengers will enjoy it, not to mention there's no feeling like driving alone rocking out to Immigrant Song or Out on the Tiles.

― Hurting (Hurting), Monday, January 3, 2005 11:44 PM (5 years ago)

Things that make this album great:

1/ The tape hiss before the first note in 'Immigrant.'

2/ The bass riff in the chorus of 'Immigrant.'

3/ The 'Hammer of the gods' lyric in 'Immigrant.'

4/ The mumbling and studio speak before the opening of 'Friends.'

5/ The weirdness of the guitars in 'Friends,' both the alternate tuning and the scales used. Does anyone else almost hear 'Kashmir' here?

6/ Knowing that 'Friends' was written when Page and Plant were becoming friends.

7/ The 'owoowowowowowow' transition and key change to 'Celebration Day.'

8/ "My My My I'm so happy" as someone else noted in 'Celebration' and the double-tracked guitar solo.

9/ The first 5 notes of 'Since.'

10/ The squeak of the bass drum pedal in the beginning bars of 'Since.'

11/ The solo on 'Since.'

12/ The time signatures on 'Out on the Tiles.'

13/ The banjo on 'Gallows' and how it comes in at the same time as the snare.

14/ The false start in 'Tangerine.'

15/ The wah-wah in 'Tangerine.'

16/ The coda of 'That's the Way:' shimmering. And then the tambourine.

17/ 'Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp': a song about a dog.

18/ 'Hats Off:' Thanks for the introduction to Roy Harper!!!

― 57 7th (calstars), Tuesday, May 3, 2005 2:55 PM (4 years ago)

"since i've been loving you" is the fucking nuts

though once you hear the squeaky bass pedal you can never unhear it :(((

Also, the ultimate Fela comp: Top Fela Choons

can anyone point me to a link for the 80s poll? searching doesn't seem to turn it up - was it called something 'quirky' and 80s-ish?

Now this is how it started: THE ILX 1980s ALBUM POLL RESULTS!!

I seriously considered making III my #1 - if it was a little more consistent, it'd be my favourite Zep album

I don't remember what my beef is w/consistency now - all of ^these^ tracks are amazing.

yeah i was a bit surprised that my 2 favorite zep albums (and my 2 favorite 70s steely dan albums) were eligible this time around

So all we have left is the top 25. Anyone want to place bets on what makes it and what gets left out?

I bet my #1 doesn't make it.

I voted for "Zombie" on the strength of the title track alone (considering it takes up about half the album, that doesn't seem too unreasonable).

The one I really hope makes it is Tapestry

looking at my ballot, the only 100% lock left that i see is Aja, and maybe Electric Warrior, not sure if ilx likes that one better than Slider

still holding out for my #1-3 which could all be in the 11-25 range i think but unlikely top 10s

oh wait Tusk is 100% lock too and likely top 5

and i had Rock Bottom at #8 and it's gotten some other mentions on here so i think it's still coming

To be honest I have no idea. I'm still quite certain Curtis will make it, but I doubt it'll be in the top 10. If Talking Heads are gonna win this poll too, that would be a shame. When Clube de Esquina made it, I was hoping that would mean more Brazilian music would follow, but to be honest I can't think of any Brazilian album with strong enough following to make it to the top 25. The number 1 will probably be some hoary old rock or post-punk album, can't think of any funk/soul/jazz record that would be popular enough among ILXors to top the list.

I'd like to think an AC/DC album made it, and maybe Meddle. I figure another one of the Dan's too. I'd guess my ballot's probably got one or two left.

I'm going to shocked -- SHOCKED -- if Tusk isn't #1, but I was also shocked that Double Nickels On the Dime wasn't top-5 in the 80s poll, so what do I know.

I think the weird thing about the 70s is that there were a ton of musicians/bands who had a long run of good albums in the decade, which in polls like these leads to a lot of vote splitting. The most likely surprise candidates are the artists with only one or two highly-regarded albums since then there's actually a forced consensus among the people who want to vote for them.

Another artist I'm still crossing my fingers for is Alice Coltrane. Her early-to-mid-70s run of albums is incredibly classic, it would be a shame if none of them made it. I put Journey to Satchidananda high in my ballot, and I know it has many other fans here too.

I really, really, really want to see Ogum Xangô in there too.

...and I still don't know what "Tusk" is.

(x-post)

Fear Of Music
Curtis
Electric Warrior
I'm Still In Love With You
The Modern Dance
Lust For Life
Blank Generation
From Here To Eternity
Clear Spot
Rock Bottom
The Raincoats
Real Life
Tusk
Sex Machine
Evening Star
Germ-Free Adolescents
Something/Anything
Joao Gilberto
Tales Of Captain Black
Faust IV
Reproduction
Live At The Witch Trials
Rocket To Russia
Catch A Fire or Natty Dread

I'd like to say Super Ape, but I sadly doubt it.

It's my anti-ballot!

xpost to ismael

i think ogum xango has a decent shot, it seemed like the gil e jorge thread was pretty actively getting converts (and it was in my top 10 fwiw)

(Tie) 24. T.Rex - Electric Warrior (1971) [151 points, 17 votes]

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The Slider and Electric Warrior are both great albums. The Slider is a bit more classic rock and roll songs and Electric Warrior has more of a stoner soul songs.

"Monolith" in retrospect sounds like a prototype for triphop/downbeat, with the lazy funky drums, the strings and soul stirrer backup vocals.

― earlnash, Friday, October 17, 2003 11:03 AM (6 years ago)

Does most T. Rex sound like "Get It On"?

― Sundar (sundar), Wednesday, April 27, 2005 1:59 PM (4 years ago)

Sundar, ignore Electric Warrior at your peril. For years I didn't get it because all I knew was "Get It On." Big mistake.

― Keith C (kcraw916), Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:25 PM (4 years ago)

xxp - Not my ballot just my guess at winners. I have no problem with most of those making it, except I don't get the Tusk love. I'll have to hear it again. I'm guessing about 75% of my guesses will be right, heh.

9 of 40 and rising...

I think only Rock Bottom and Faust IV are gonna complete albums I voted for to place. Would have voted Live At The Witch Trials, probably, if I'd heard it, but my Fall listening hasn't quite gotten back that far yet.

If either of the Magazine albums show I will whoop and holler. Ditto Drums And Wires. I still hold out a naive hope that Yes will feature, somehow.

It would be nice if the top album doesn't end up just being a less canonical album by a canonical artist.

The grammar in my first sentence there is...original.

o.nate it's gonna be a Tusk-Aja 1-2 and I will yawn copiously

have we had any prog yet other than Red? i know there's other people here who like it and voted for it.

Tuomas, Tusk is a 1979 album by Fleetwood Mac. It amazes me that you seem to be able to be impervious to casual free-floating information, the random factoids that other folks seem to soak in, but they just bounce off of you unless you have your factoid-receptors pointed the right way.

50 great things about Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk"

"Tusk": Fleetwood Mac vs. Camper Van

Tusk Vs The White Album

Don't Say That You Love Me: The TUSK Poll.

This will tar me as unnecessarily snarky, but dang, man.

Then Tusk'll be a worthy winner. I don't know what Aja is.

I've got to take some blame for "Aja" if it shows, since I did vote for it (though not in the top half of my ballot). "Tusk" has moments, but it's not something I could picture wanting to listen to all the way through.

I think you'll be pretty on the money - look, here's one! I just got a kick out of the fact that I own four of those on your guess list, but none of them came even close to getting my vote. I'm with you on Tusk; like "Tusk" the song but loathe the rest of the recorded works of post-Green Fleetwood Mac.

xx-post to fastnbulbous

Some more predictions for the top 25

Autobahn
The Wall
All Things Must Pass
Neu 75
Stranded
Before & After Science
Sunflower
Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (please!)

I would love to see a surprise disco entry in the top 25. I'd be happy with Cerrone's Supernature or Black Devil Disco Club.

Also I'm backing Curtis for the top spot.

The Wall, no chance. Autobahn was surely in the original poll!

i had aja and tusk in my ballot and NO REMORSE. both great albums though maybe not quite as great as ilx hivemind opinion of them.

loathe the rest of the recorded works of post-Green Fleetwood Mac

I know all of these words, but the order confuses me

Any boring bastards have tusk,aja and fear of music all in their top 10?

Autobahn wasn't in the original poll. Hmmmm.

Ah, Tusk is by Fleetwood Mac? I do know the name, I've noticed ILX seems to love them a lot, but I've never found out why. I don't think I've ever heard any music by them.

nah i stuck them down below all my pet favorites xxp

2/3rds boring bastard over here

We'll get you educated yet. xxp

Fleetwood Mac: really good. That's my thoughts on the matter.

nothing wrong with those records btw, but it just seems to go against the spirit of an alternate 70s poll if it's chockfull of ilm canon anyway.

^^^agreed, but such was the downright challopsy and terrible nature of the first poll that it's being countered like this

Well I just voted for the ones I like