Before Led Zep dropped that album, there was only mental and theoretical graffiti. That's how good it was, they manifested graffiti physically in the world.
The 1970s was such an amazing decade for music that there were so many albums released that could be considered 10s. It truly was a landmark time for innovation in musical history.
Because I hate myself, I'm trying to learn the song title and artist for all of the top hits of the 1970s now for music trivia. I can confirm that the 1970s is the most min/max decade of the last 70 years, with an unbelievable amount of the worst songs you've ever heard. Then when you're about to give up on life, something like Simple Man comes on.
@@seanomatopoeia it’s an golden era of shear transitional volume. Lots of great stuff got made bc no one knew how to gatekeep the post 60s explosion yet. Plus the top of the pop charts from 1970 is insane, check it out
Also some of the absolute worst pop charts you'll ever find. The 1970s are a great example of how music criticism can shift the entire perception of a decade after the fact because what was popular in the moment was often pretty fucking terrible.
It is fascinating that after Miles Davis, you spoke about The Clash "London Calling". In my mid 20s I was OBSESSED with Miles Davis and was the only one in the group of punk rock friends that loved "Bitches Brew". Everyone else was OBSESSED with "London Calling", basically playing that album on repeat lol. Both of those albums bring me to an exact time of my life, probably the best years of my life.
I haven't sat through miles' BB album but London calling with good reason is a treat to listen to. Such a good variety of genres mixed in one album and played well
Wish You Were Here is a better album, but I agree, Dark Side I would recommend to any music fan who's never heard of it, regardless of if they've heard Floyd before.
@@mattponikvar4944 yep. Absolutely everyone everywhere should listen to dark side of the moon if they have not already done so. Obviously most music fans will have already done so many years ago, I for one have absolutely listened to it to death, but even so I could still listen to it again. But for anyone not already on board, it's utterly essential listening!
"Controversial Dark Side of the Moon didn’t make it......" My brain: HE SAID IT WASN'T A FULL LIST OF 10'S!!!! "By far the best Beatles album…….." My brain: Ah! You got me. Well played my friend. Well played indeed.
@@shirashirashirashirashir Since we're putting the joke aside I guess, I'd say that DSOTM is gateway Floyd. Good album of course, but they've done so much better.
The first 10/10 album that comes into my mind is defintely The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, it is simply astounishing, every song is unskippable
What's Going On is the definition of lightning in a bottle. Everything feels so organic yet so insanely precise in it's execution. All elements are firing on all cylinders. It's a true masterpiece that stands the test of time with nothing ever coming close to providing the same vibe and energy.
A few other 10's from the 70's (one per artist): - David Bowie-Low - Black Sabbath-Master of Reality - T Rex-The Slider - Gang of Four-Entertainment! - Joy Division-Unknown Pleasures - The Who-Who's Next - Can-Future Days - Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here - Neu!-Neu 75 - Motorhead-Overkill
Of all the Led songs I've come to know and love, I have revisited Ten Years Gone the most. It feels bittersweetly nostalgic, and yet also soars toward a hopeful tomorrow. "Then as it was, then again it will be. Though the course may change sometimes, rivers always reach the sea..."
Ten Years Gone is my personal favorite of theirs but its hardly underrated, you want underrated from Physical Graffiti look no further than Sick Again. That song has one of the most addictive riffs of their career and the whole thing is drenched in lust.
Marquee Moon is a masterpiece Their live album "The Blow Up" is also incredibly good. I remember being a teen and my brain just melted as I discovered the live version of Little Johnny Jewel. One of the most beautiful guitar solo of all time. He really tells a story with his instrument, it drives you somewhere emotionally. . And don't forget the drumming, Billy Ficca is astonishing. Such a unique way of playing, so complementary of Verlaine's arpeggis and sentenced leads.
@@youtubeuserdan4017 I feel like I'm tripping though swimming mirages and heat waves through the desert with the flickers of gold adorned men and towering pyramids off in the distance, always just a little bit further, hiding behind the horizon...but that's just me.
Here for the London Calling love. As a kid who almost exclusively listened to Nu Metal back in the early/mid 00s, London Calling is the album that first helped me expand my musical horizons due to how diverse it is. And it's still one of my all time favorite records.
Bob Dylan-Blood on the Tracks Can-Tago Mago Iggy Pop-The Idiot Sly and the Family Stone-There’s a Riot Goin On Joy Division-Unknown Pleasures Stevie Wonder-Innervisions Joni Mitchell-Blue Pink Floyd-take your pick Carole King-Tapestry
The 1970s - what a great decade for music at large. Songs in the key of life, what’s going on, physical graffiti, who’s next, exile on Main Street, all incredible records
Absolutely surprised there's no Pink Floyd on here. Like I know its almost become a bit cliche to talk about how good they are, but it's still hard to believe that DSOTM, Wish You Were Here or Animals didn't get the nod
The first 10/10 I personally think of when it comes to the 70's is Joni Mitchells Blue. One of the most heartfelt, honest and beautiful albums ever, not a single wasted track, the complete LP continues to age like the finest of wines to this day.
Strongly agree. Also, I find myself pairing Blue with with The Roches Fripp-produced s/t LP prob bc of the crazy vocals and bare bones production. Roches every bit as scrappy as Joni is skilled
To people saying they are surprised some albums didn’t make the list, this video doesn’t have all of his 10’s from the 70’s. This is just 5 he felt like mentioning
here are my 10s from the 70s: Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder Station To Station - David Bowie Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Animals - Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd Head Hunters - Herbie Hancock Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin Close To The Edge - Yes Aja - Steely Dan What's Going On - Marvin Gaye Romantic Warrior - Return To Forever In The Land Of Grey And Pink - Caravan
Lovely to see Caravan mentioned, tho I'd say that I now prefer If I Could Do it All Over Again over Grey and Pink, all the songs are strong, whereas Grey and Pink has Golf Girl which I see as kind of a weak spot.
Marquee Moon is a wonderful album. I have no idea how well known or well regarded it is amongst general music fans, but if you haven’t heard it give it a listen.
Can certainly say the subset of people that both like and respect punk music and also like and respect musicianship consider it one of the greatest of all time
@@ashtonmathew6576 maybe, or just felt like these were more impactful or worth mentioning, he did a classic review for toxicity and madvillainy but included both on his 2000s list, He probably would put it on here, he just felt these were better for the video, I mean he only has space for like 5 albums and you obviously can't get them all
The best thing about London Calling is that, since it released it 79 in the UK but released in 80 in the US, it’s the best album of both the 70s and the 80s.
I’d also add Tapestry by Carole King. It’s not usually the kind of music I listen to (easy listening folk) but it’s genuinely the most beautiful album I’ve heard.
0:54 - Miles Davis - Bitches Brew 2:25 - The Clash - London Calling 4:10 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 5:03 - Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 6:16 - Television - Marquee Moon
Marquee Moon is utterly flawless. For a “punk band” their technique is amazing! But the song writing is so unique and original. If I could travel in time visiting CBGBs to see Talking Heads, Blondie and Television on the same stage on the same night… can you imag8ne?!?!?! What an unbelievable lineup!
Fantastic picks, all perfect. Would've loved to see Close To The Edge, Red, and either DSoTM or Animals, but was stoked to see Physical Graffiti get mentioned (my fave LZ album). But jeez, what a decade.
You could easily do a list of 10s from every year of the 70's let alone the whole decade. The late 60s/early 70s in particular really seems like the high tide mark for music IMO. The Beatles, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Rolling stones, James Brown, Bowie, Floyd, Bob Dylan and countless others all peaking musically . We never saw such a universal explosion in creativity and raw energy across the entire music scene like that again until maybe the 90s.
London Calling changed my life. It introduced me to so many different styles of music. Listening to that album for the first time on the school bus as a freshman is a core memory for me
Personal 10s from the 70s: Low & Station - Bowie Pink Moon - Nick Drake Raw Power & Fun House - The Stooges Maggot Brain - Funkadelic Maybe Off the Wall as well, but good lord the 70s are absolutely insane looking back
It would’ve been better if he did 10 instead because then I feel like he could include more variety for the albums he picked since I’m pretty sure he picked two punk albums.
I think “Dias y Flores “ by Silvio Rodriguez is one of the best records of the 70s. Just beautiful poetry along with amazing guitar player and beautiful riffs and chord progressions. “Santiago de Chile” has what I consider to be the best lyrics to any song ever. Just a fantastic album
I've been telling people about Marquee Moon, one of the best albums all time, some of the best guitar work period. Such a great record. 70's still holds the most 10/10 albums in a decade for me, choosing 5 must've been rough.
Whole heartedly agree with EVERY album listed, I was so happy to see Marquee Moon at the end, it’s stunning. I gotta add: Herbie Hancock - head hunters Sly and the family stone - there’s a riot going on Alice Coltrane - journey into satchidananda David Bowie - Ziggy stardust Pink Floyd - dark side of the moon Cortex - troupeau bleu Can - tago mago Lou reed - transformer Wire - pink flag Ramones debut
The 70's were the decade of music! Berlin - Lou Reed; A Tábua de Esmeralda - Jorge Ben; Historie de Melody Nelson - Serge Gainsbourg; Fun House - The Stooges; Station to Station - David Bowie;
-Lou Reed? some of his solo stuff is not bad +No it's not bad but it's not great either is it? And in your heart you kind of know that although it sounds all right it's actually just shite.
I’m surprised that David Bowie’s Station To Station didn’t make the list. The track list is solid from front to back, from the funky TVC15 and Golden Years to the mellow dramatic and emotional Wild As The Wind. The album is a TEN. Also, the Police’s Zenyatta Mondatta should make it on the tens list. It’s a smooth and gratifying listen, everywhere from the chill, spacious sounding Shadows In The Rain to the funky guitars on Canary In A Coal Mine. These are perfect albums. ALSO, let’s not even fucking start with how good Queen’s Sheer Heart Attack is, jeSUS!!!
Bowie has many contenders for this list, the obvious ones other than S2S being Ziggy Stardust and Low, but Heroes, Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, and (my fav) Diamond Dogs are also damn good.
It's interesting how Anthony's retrospective 10s are all HUGE pop hits that everyone vaguely familiar with music knows and respects, while his modern-day 10s are mostly extremely obscure, experimental albums that the general public would probably despise.
Maybe a symptom of the overall focus of the music industry from quality to quantity/sales/meme value. Like, how is Drake's latest album 100x more known than Spellling's The Turning Wheel?
i think thats because of a bias though, hear me out: fantano rarely reviews or talks about music from past decades, the majority of the time he is reviewing music that just came out. i'm pretty sure fantano probably knows and enjoys just as many obscure records from past decades as he does obscure records of today, it's just that because he reviews so much present day music we end up getting to hear his thoughts on all kinds of shit.
@@MagonTheConqueror Also could be due to people keeping up with albums in the modern day more than the old. A critic who reviews modern albums as his job will obviously be listening to 20 or so odd albums made each month now, so Fantano may have more time to find the newer hidden gems.
It’s really incredible how much incredible music the 70s produced. So much experimenting and branching off, what a wild time it must have been to be a musician.
Other Obvious 10/10's of the 70's😇: Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Scream Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures Kate Bush - The Kick Inside Joni Mitchell - Blue Pattie Smith - Horses Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life Pink Floyd: Animals Pharoah Sanders: Elevation Kraftwerk - The Man Machine Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Black Sabbath - Paranoid Blondie - Parallel Lines Michael Jackson - Off the Wall Yes - Close to the Edge Tangerine Dream - Phaedra Throbbing Gristles - 20 Jazz Funk Greats
My personal 10's of the 70's: -The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East -Black Sabbath - Paranoid -Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks -Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus -Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Born To Run -The Clash - London Calling -David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars -The Doors - L.A. Woman -Dr. John - Dr. John's Gumbo -Frank Zappa - Apostrophe -John Martyn - Solid Air -Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures -Led Zeppelin - IV -Lou Reed - Transformer -Neil Young - Harvest -Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps -New York Dolls - New York Dolls -Paul & Linda McCartney - Ram -Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here -Queen - A Night At The Opera -The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. -The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers -The Stooges - Funhouse -T. Rex - Electric Warrior -The Who - Who's Next -Willie Nelson - Stardust
@@baphometfathom5348 It is in my opinion. To me I guess it's 1. Paranoid 2. Black Sabbath 3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 4. Master of Reality 5. Vol. 4 6. Sabotage
@@JohnNoirSmith fair it’s all opinion at the end of the day funny my list is almost opposite 1. Sabotage 2. Master of Reality 3. Black Sabbath 4. Paranoid 5. Vol. 4 6. Sabbath bloody Sabbath
@@baphometfathom5348 I know a lot of people really dig "Sabotage", so I've given it a lot of chances, but it just lacks a bit of what I personally really love about Sabbath (which is just the right amount of and perfected on "Paranoid" for me)
Thank you so much for including Marquee Moon. Love seeing that album get recognition as it's my favorite of all time and I hope some viewers get to discover its awesomeness after this
1970: • Bitches Brew by Miles Davis • Deja Vu by CSNY • Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel • Lola Vs Powerman and the Moneygoround Pt. 1 by The Kinks 1971: • Master of Reality by Black Sabbath • Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones • Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin • Tago Mago by Can • Pawn Hearts by Van Der Graaf Generator • Teaser and the Firecat by Yusuf/Cat Stevens 1972: • Paul Simon by Paul Simon • Vol. 4. by Black Sabbath • Close to the Edge by Yes • Can’t Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan • Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull • Foxtrot by Genesis 1973: • Selling England by the Pound by Genesis • Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd • Larks Tongues in Aspic by King Crimson • Future Days by Can • Headhunters by Herbie Hancock 1974: • In A Glass House by Gentle Giant • Starless and Bible Black by King Crimson • Red by King Crimson 1975: • Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin • Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan • The Snow Goose by Camel • Sabotage by Black Sabbath • Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen 1976: • Wind and Wuthering by Genesis is pretty good 1977: • Aja by Steely Dan • Animals by Pink Floyd • Deceptive Bends by 10cc • Pink Flag by Wire 1978: • Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo • the late 70’s make me sad 1979: • The Wall by Pink Floyd • Breakfast in America by Supertramp • everybody tells me to listen to the squiggly mountain album but I won’t do it
Some of my 10s from that Decade: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia Genesis - Selling England by the Pound Harmonium - Les cinq Saisons King Crimson - Red Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff Yes - Close to the Edge Pink Floyd - Animals
My favorites from the 70s: The Wall - Pink Floyd Crime Of The Century - Supertramp Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds - Jeff Wayne Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie The Man-Machine - Kraftwerk Never mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols Solid State Survivor - Yellow Magic Orchestra Rumours - Fleetwood Mac Secret Treaties - Blue Öyster Cult Voulez-Vous - ABBA IV - Led Zeppelin Discovery - Electric Light Orchestra Selling England By The Pound - Genesis Imagine - John Lennon Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John Stranded - Roxy Music Who's Next - The Who Paranoid - Black Sabbath Transformer - Lou Reed Yeah, this was a damn good decade.
Just came across this hearing about the sad loss of Tom Verlaine, I can remember buying Marquee Moon in 1977, and to this day, it still stands out to me as as not only being 10/10 of the 70's but for me, 10/10 for the ages, it's not punk, it's not new wave, it's just fantastic music to be appreciated, from I guess what is called nowadays as a metalhead, long live great music & thanks for this Tom.
just cause its not on this list doesnt mean its not a 10. he wasnt saying that these are all the 10s from the 70s, he said that they're a handful of 10s from the 70s
For me, I would’ve gone for Black Sabbath self titled, Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple, Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd (as memeable as it is to say, it just is perfect), Led Zeppelin IV, and as you pointed out, Marvin Gaye’s What Going On. I feel most strong about Floyd, Sabbath, and Deep Purple though, because they defined their genre’s sound with these albums. Deep Purple in particular for me I feel doesn’t get some of the love they deserve when they were equally as influential in popularizing metal as the Sabbath. The only reason I don’t pick out Machine Head or Burn is they’re more like 8-9/10s for me in terms of their overall quality. There’s a couple duds in there, even though the rest of the tracks changed my life and view in music. But In Rock for me is perfect. Flight of the Rat is absolutely quintessential rock n roll for me, Child in Time is like their Echoes except about Vietnam/war, Speed King is simply badass, I could go on. For being one of the founders of metal, they get slept on by a lot of rock fans imo. Their lineup changes over the years are so interesting, and each lineup you can tell something’s changed quite drastically. They’re so cool. Anyway, that’s my thoughts which delved into my love for Deep Purple
I was honestly hoping for a Machine Head mention. I agree that there are a couple duds on the album but I still feel like its slightly more enjoyable than In Rock. Both absolutely fantastic albums, glad to see someone mentioning them
@@rockerbox2112 Are you kidding? There's no duds in Machine Head. It's perfect from beginning to end. Yes, Smoke on the Water gets overplayed but blame the radio stations for that. Even their hidden/deleted track, When a Blind Man Cries, still slaps. Plus, it's the album that really pushes the talents of all 5 musicians with the song Pictures of Home alone.
I would put Sticky Fingers, Station To Station, Wish You Were Here, Moondance, HQ, Aqualung, Who's Next, and Marquee Moon for my 10 out of 10 for the seventies
surprised there's no Songs in the Key of Life in this list, I'd definitely pick it over London Calling, but other than the obvious PF exclusion (here comes the "The Dark Side of the Moon is not a 10" video), a very agreable and good video! the 60's will be great aswell!
I can excuse "The Dark Side of the Moon", but not even a single PF album? "The Wall"? "Wish you were here"? Or even "Animals"? Fantano what are you doing to meeee
I don't think any of them have an album that has no duds from beginning to end. Genesis possibly comes close with Foxtrot, but Time Table is very boring
Exodus by Bob Marley and the Wailers is 100% a 10 out of 10. Since been named album of the century by Time magazine, contains the majority of the songs that were later put on his best of album (Legend) and also contains a balance of light and dark, hard and soft, fast and slow, and militant and rebel music like Exodus and The Heathen, love songs like Waiting in Vain and Turn Your Lights down Low. Up beat songs like Jamming, slow grooves like Natural Mystic, anthems like One Love and 3 little Birds and social commentary like Guiltiness. The album has everything and is a perfect introduction into Bob Marley and the Wailers and reggae in general.
@@guieming3018 I think Survival is also a 10 (so is Uprising, Kaya, Catch a Fire, Burnin, Rastaman Vibration etc.). I think all of his official albums were 10/10. But I think Exodus has the wider appeal. Survival is more for the reggae purist (like me) but doesn't have any mainstream hit songs. Whereas Exodus has most of his big hit songs and also had some harder roots style tracks too, so had a good mix for a wider audience. But Survival is a top album and more for those of us who were more deeper into his music, his message and reggae in general. If I was introducing someone to Bob Marley for the first time I'd play them the Exodus album first, then I'd play the Survival album when they wanted to dive deeper into his music.
Gotta mention Hejira by Joni Mitchell from 1976 which had some of her best written songs & amazing performances plus some incredibly contributions from Jaco Pastorius, Larry Carlton, Neil Young & many other legendary musicians
I have the most 10s from the 1970s, here are mine: 10s: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Can - Tago Mago Joni Mitchell - Blue Comus - First Utterance Other near 10s for me: Billy Joel - The Stranger Pink Floyd - Animals Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks Carole King - Tapestry George Harrison - All Things Must Pass Black Sabbath - S/T
Nice to see some love for First Utterance ! Drip Drip is probably the best folk song of all time - so crazy and harmonic at the same time... it's mesmerizing
There are four Joni Mitchell albums that are tens, and I'd never say Blue is one of them - especially when several songs from Blue are better in their live versions on Miles of Aisles... My four: Court and Spark, Miles of Aisles (if we're allowed to include live albums), The Hissing of Summer Lawns, and Hejira
If I had to add a few other 10s: S/T - Velvet Underground (1970) Discreet Music - Brian Eno (1975) Station to Station - David Bowie (1976) (My all time favourite album :D) Low - David Bowie (1977) Die Mensch Maschine - Kraftwerk (1978)
My 10s from the 70s Out of the blue - Electric Light Orchestra The dark side of the moon - Pink Floyd Band on the run - wings Low - David Bowie La woman - The Doors Queen II - Queen Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin Loaded - The Velvet Underground All things must pass - George Harrison I kept it to 1 per artist but if I didn't this list would be mostly David Bowie and pink floyd lol Edit: since making this comment, I listened to marquee moon and that's also a 10 from the 70s
FINALLY, someone mentioning QUEEN. Their debut all the way through jazz was all SPECTACULAR albums, especially their first 5. Can't believe he didn't add A Night at the Opera or Queen ll, or Sheer Heart attack for that matter. Smh
Three of my favourite records from the 70s that I believe to be perfect are Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie, Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen and Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Great to hear your opinion, as always. I'll include some 1970s records that I believe are 10s which were not in the video: ''Off the Wall'' by Michael Jackson, ''Reggatta de Blanc'' by The Police, ''Siembra'' by Rubén Blades, ''Paranoid'' by Black Sabbath, ''Songs in the Key of Life'' by Stevie Wonder, ''El Jardín de los Presentes'' by Invisible.
So glad to see London Calling on here. One of my favorite albums of all time. I genuinely don’t think modern alternative rock would sound the same without it.
I doubt anyone will care about my list, but here are my 10's: Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny/Stained Class (both are amazing) Rush - Hemispheres Stevie Wonder (literally any album from the 70s, but of course Songs in the Key of Life) Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill/Aja Weather Report - Heavy Weather Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame Black Sabbath - Master of Reality/Paranoid Pink Floyd - Animals/Wish You Were Here Joni Mitchell - Blue Yes - Fragile/Close to the Edge Boston - Boston
my 10s from the 70s: What's Going On - Marvin Gaye Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Horses - Patti Smith Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder Low - David Bowie
Incredible to think that Robert Plant was still not fully recovered from his throat operation when he recorded the tracks for Physical Graffiti in 1974. That's why they couldn't tour that year, the first year they didn't tour.
Before Led Zep dropped that album, there was only mental and theoretical graffiti. That's how good it was, they manifested graffiti physically in the world.
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Man, these Ng's robbed Zeppelin.
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Pink Floyd fans are punching the air so hard rn…
Rightfully so though, how the fuck isn’t one of their projects on here?
As a PF die-hard, I can confirm. Dark Side not being on the list is outrageous.
@@Part-TimeCZcamsCommenter dark side is overrated
Pink Floyd 2 is better
Pink Floyd is pretty overrated as a whole.
The 1970s was such an amazing decade for music that there were so many albums released that could be considered 10s. It truly was a landmark time for innovation in musical history.
Because I hate myself, I'm trying to learn the song title and artist for all of the top hits of the 1970s now for music trivia. I can confirm that the 1970s is the most min/max decade of the last 70 years, with an unbelievable amount of the worst songs you've ever heard.
Then when you're about to give up on life, something like Simple Man comes on.
@@seanomatopoeia it’s an golden era of shear transitional volume. Lots of great stuff got made bc no one knew how to gatekeep the post 60s explosion yet. Plus the top of the pop charts from 1970 is insane, check it out
Also some of the absolute worst pop charts you'll ever find. The 1970s are a great example of how music criticism can shift the entire perception of a decade after the fact because what was popular in the moment was often pretty fucking terrible.
@@seanomatopoeia nah u trippin, maybe 70s music is just not for you
the 70s is the best decade for music innovation imo
It is fascinating that after Miles Davis, you spoke about The Clash "London Calling". In my mid 20s I was OBSESSED with Miles Davis and was the only one in the group of punk rock friends that loved "Bitches Brew". Everyone else was OBSESSED with "London Calling", basically playing that album on repeat lol. Both of those albums bring me to an exact time of my life, probably the best years of my life.
I haven't sat through miles' BB album but London calling with good reason is a treat to listen to. Such a good variety of genres mixed in one album and played well
@@alejandroramirez4470 Absolutely!! And BB is a bit of a challenge to listen to at first because it is SO OUT THERE!! LOL
Stoked to see this selection of great albums made the list. Controversial Dark Side of the Moon didn’t make it……. By far the best Beatles album……..
Wish You Were Here is a better album, but I agree, Dark Side I would recommend to any music fan who's never heard of it, regardless of if they've heard Floyd before.
@@mattponikvar4944 yep. Absolutely everyone everywhere should listen to dark side of the moon if they have not already done so. Obviously most music fans will have already done so many years ago, I for one have absolutely listened to it to death, but even so I could still listen to it again. But for anyone not already on board, it's utterly essential listening!
anthony is a known dark side hater lmfao
"Controversial Dark Side of the Moon didn’t make it......"
My brain: HE SAID IT WASN'T A FULL LIST OF 10'S!!!!
"By far the best Beatles album…….."
My brain: Ah! You got me. Well played my friend. Well played indeed.
@@shirashirashirashirashir Since we're putting the joke aside I guess, I'd say that DSOTM is gateway Floyd. Good album of course, but they've done so much better.
The first 10/10 album that comes into my mind is defintely The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, it is simply astounishing, every song is unskippable
TRUUUUUUUUUUUUU
It ain't easy kinda sucks tho, but apart from that, it's banger after banger
@@avunz125 It's my guilty pleasure, one of the weakest but not really bad
Some of the London Calling songs are weaker but it doesn't make it 10/10
I would actually put Diamond Dogs over Ziggy, the b-side of DD drags a little but the a-side is perfect to me. 70s Bowie was on another level.
Every song is so memorable Five Years is one of my favorite Bowie songs of all time
the fact that Bitches Brew is real is actually unreal.
It sounds haunting and ancient, almost inconceivable by man. Incredible record
bitches brew is so crazy glad to see it get so much love from people
Some transcendent music poetry art cannot be described in words. This applies to b-brew and also to this comment
A lot 70s Miles, especially the live albums, sound like a pimp who has harnessed the dark arts.
any time i listen to that album i have to remind myself that it was created by human beings
What's Going On is the definition of lightning in a bottle. Everything feels so organic yet so insanely precise in it's execution. All elements are firing on all cylinders. It's a true masterpiece that stands the test of time with nothing ever coming close to providing the same vibe and energy.
It's not only one of the best R&B albums ever but it's one of the greatest albums ever
First time i listened to it i was blown away and i even enjoy it more now. For me this is one of the finest examples of music, a complete masterpiece
It has about 3 great tracks, the rest are meh..
@@crazyprayingmantis5596 it's about the mood BITCCH
True but also it always makes me cry
For me, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. One of the best and emotional albums I listened to. At least for my mood at the time of listening XD
i was wondering where rumours was
Animals most definitely a 10/10, “In the Light” off of physical graffiti is soo good
When it drops, it fuxking drops.
Play that shit in the club.
Patiently waiting for the 1880s. "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" was an absolute _bop_
A lot of unfortunate minstrelsy on the charts back then.
Songs in the key of life is a 10 for me. Over 2 hours of some of the best music ever made
I can see why someone would think A song in the key of life is a 9. But 9 or 10 it's still a great album!
Hard agree gerg
Almost 2 hours*
Innervisions is the perfect 10 in Stevie's catalogue.
I really expected Anthony to include this beautiful album. His classic review of it was so exceedingly positive too.
A few other 10's from the 70's (one per artist):
- David Bowie-Low
- Black Sabbath-Master of Reality
- T Rex-The Slider
- Gang of Four-Entertainment!
- Joy Division-Unknown Pleasures
- The Who-Who's Next
- Can-Future Days
- Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here
- Neu!-Neu 75
- Motorhead-Overkill
I'd put Ziggy Stardust or Station to Station over Low but yeah, Bowie needs to be there
In wholehearted agreement.
Respect with Neu! Pretty sure Melon also fucks with Neu! 75 a lot too.
Also pink moon by nick drake
Wish You Were Here and Low for sure
10 Years Gone on Physical Grafitti is one of the most underrated Zep songs. Shame it's not as well known as Black Dog or Stairway.
theyre both well known for a very good reason. Both top 10 zeppelin songs. 10 years gone is my favorite from them tho
That’s my fav let zeppelin song too
Of all the Led songs I've come to know and love, I have revisited Ten Years Gone the most. It feels bittersweetly nostalgic, and yet also soars toward a hopeful tomorrow.
"Then as it was, then again it will be. Though the course may change sometimes, rivers always reach the sea..."
That’s a marvellous and majestic track.
Ten Years Gone is my personal favorite of theirs but its hardly underrated, you want underrated from Physical Graffiti look no further than Sick Again. That song has one of the most addictive riffs of their career and the whole thing is drenched in lust.
Marquee Moon is a masterpiece
Their live album "The Blow Up" is also incredibly good. I remember being a teen and my brain just melted as I discovered the live version of Little Johnny Jewel. One of the most beautiful guitar solo of all time. He really tells a story with his instrument, it drives you somewhere emotionally. . And don't forget the drumming, Billy Ficca is astonishing. Such a unique way of playing, so complementary of Verlaine's arpeggis and sentenced leads.
No Stevie Wonder? That man had one of the best decades ever in music in the 70s.
Each of the big album contains at least one huge slice of cheese mucking up the flow.
@@bobpike8050 what?
@@bobpike8050 Huh?
I fully agree with you! That golden era 5 is an unbelievable run of albums! Songs in the Key of Life is 10/10 without a doubt
@@desttu9531 fax
Glad Bitches Brew is on here. Pharaohs Dance is one of the most incredible pieces of music I've ever heard.
Nothing beats that opening keyboard melody.
It’s the little clarinet lick at the beginning that has me feeling like I’m listening to something primordial and arcane.
Pharaoh's Dance feels like a long fight scene in an old-timey train idk why.
@@youtubeuserdan4017 I feel like I'm tripping though swimming mirages and heat waves through the desert with the flickers of gold adorned men and towering pyramids off in the distance, always just a little bit further, hiding behind the horizon...but that's just me.
@@sleep6837 Omg that too. Couldn't have described it better myself.
Here for the London Calling love. As a kid who almost exclusively listened to Nu Metal back in the early/mid 00s, London Calling is the album that first helped me expand my musical horizons due to how diverse it is. And it's still one of my all time favorite records.
There's no way you're not doing a part 2 of this video. The 1970's music output was gargantuan worldwide.
Got bad news..
Absolute perfect albums that were missed, The Stooges “Funhouse” and David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars”.
Yeah, it's almost cliche but re-listening to Ziggy made me realise it's a perfect record from front to back.
Ziggy definitely gets a lot of justified love but Hunky Dory and Low are also great.
Yes to both of those!
Station to Station goes up to 11
@@TheLeevoy Hunky Dory is my personal favorite between the three
Bob Dylan-Blood on the Tracks
Can-Tago Mago
Iggy Pop-The Idiot
Sly and the Family Stone-There’s a Riot Goin On
Joy Division-Unknown Pleasures
Stevie Wonder-Innervisions
Joni Mitchell-Blue
Pink Floyd-take your pick
Carole King-Tapestry
The 1970s - what a great decade for music at large. Songs in the key of life, what’s going on, physical graffiti, who’s next, exile on Main Street, all incredible records
The decade of the Double Album
Was just about to say Exile On Main Street! That record is great from beginning to end and is definitely a 10/10 in my opinion.
Song In The Key OF Life is a classicc
songs in the key of life and exile on main st are unbelievable
@@zaiah9252 yeah and it's still being sampled all the time to this dayyy
The 1970s was an amazing period for music innovation and experimentation. Hard to pick just 5 10/10 albums.
The 70s was also a great Decade for Movies .
@@andykolb6502 so true
Absolutely surprised there's no Pink Floyd on here. Like I know its almost become a bit cliche to talk about how good they are, but it's still hard to believe that DSOTM, Wish You Were Here or Animals didn't get the nod
plot twist: they weren’t that good
The wall
@@jamiehovis7722 plot twist they really were and just aren’t on the list
@@jordysmeds3203 if they should be on the list then they would be on the list. anyway, this guy admires very predictable mainstream rock.
@@jamiehovis7722 lol. Ok buddy.
Television is a really good band to show how technical and progressive punk can be. With the likes of Dead Kennedys, Nomeansno and Minutemen.
Also Mission Of Burma
The first 10/10 I personally think of when it comes to the 70's is Joni Mitchells Blue. One of the most heartfelt, honest and beautiful albums ever, not a single wasted track, the complete LP continues to age like the finest of wines to this day.
Completely agree, that album is perfect from beginning to end. I would say the same of Patti Smith's Horses.
Good choice! I'd say Clouds & Don Juan's Reckless Daughter are 10's too.
Can't really argue with any of Joni's 70s output tbh, although i'd say Hejira is her magnum opus.
Strongly agree. Also, I find myself pairing Blue with with The Roches Fripp-produced s/t LP prob bc of the crazy vocals and bare bones production. Roches every bit as scrappy as Joni is skilled
I agree with this comment.
To people saying they are surprised some albums didn’t make the list, this video doesn’t have all of his 10’s from the 70’s. This is just 5 he felt like mentioning
Wish he talked about more.
@@youtubeuserdan4017 I do too. Hopefully he’ll do follow up videos on all the decades
Yeah, I kinda wish he'd just do a long video with all (or most) of his 10s from each decade.
Limiting it to 5 makes 0 sense to me
He’s gonna milk more videos out of it, cant blame him
here are my 10s from the 70s:
Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder
Station To Station - David Bowie
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Animals - Pink Floyd
Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
Head Hunters - Herbie Hancock
Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
Close To The Edge - Yes
Aja - Steely Dan
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Romantic Warrior - Return To Forever
In The Land Of Grey And Pink - Caravan
Lovely to see Caravan mentioned, tho I'd say that I now prefer If I Could Do it All Over Again over Grey and Pink, all the songs are strong, whereas Grey and Pink has Golf Girl which I see as kind of a weak spot.
Valid
Marquee Moon is a wonderful album. I have no idea how well known or well regarded it is amongst general music fans, but if you haven’t heard it give it a listen.
Can certainly say the subset of people that both like and respect punk music and also like and respect musicianship consider it one of the greatest of all time
It's been in the rym top 100 for years if that tells you anything
'Songs in the Key of Life' not being on here is criminal
I’m guessing it’s because he reviewed it for Classics week already
@@ashtonmathew6576 maybe, or just felt like these were more impactful or worth mentioning, he did a classic review for toxicity and madvillainy but included both on his 2000s list,
He probably would put it on here, he just felt these were better for the video, I mean he only has space for like 5 albums and you obviously can't get them all
It's def not a '10/10'.
@@Matasky2010what stops it from being a 10 to you?
@@ashtonmathew6576 Too many boring songs.
The best thing about London Calling is that, since it released it 79 in the UK but released in 80 in the US, it’s the best album of both the 70s and the 80s.
80s begin in 1981
@@Georgeirfxeh, no. The clue is IN THE F****** NAME.
@@Georgeirfx is 1980 apart of the 70’s?
@@thelastpepsi9369 Yes
@@Georgeirfx no
I’d also add Tapestry by Carole King. It’s not usually the kind of music I listen to (easy listening folk) but it’s genuinely the most beautiful album I’ve heard.
really real!
Preach 💯💯💯
Don't forget Blue by Joni Mitchell!
0:54 - Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
2:25 - The Clash - London Calling
4:10 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
5:03 - Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
6:16 - Television - Marquee Moon
Bruh spoiler
What's the one that pops up for a second around 7:50
@@1AMRamen Pink Floyd Animals
@@anotherselfportrait3739 thanks! ive only heard dark side of the moon and the wall so i guess that'll be my next one
@@1AMRamen animals by pink floyd?
i would include Station to Station OR The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust
This. Bowie had at least two 10s with these, maybe even three with Low
I'd include Hunky Dory aswell
Facts
Low
dont forget heroes
Marquee Moon is utterly flawless.
For a “punk band” their technique is amazing!
But the song writing is so unique and original.
If I could travel in time visiting CBGBs to see Talking Heads, Blondie and Television on the same stage on the same night… can you imag8ne?!?!?!
What an unbelievable lineup!
Not to mention it would’ve cost like 5 dollars to get into lol
Fantastic picks, all perfect. Would've loved to see Close To The Edge, Red, and either DSoTM or Animals, but was stoked to see Physical Graffiti get mentioned (my fave LZ album). But jeez, what a decade.
Same
*and The Wall.
@@tackywhale5664 Too much filler for me. The high points are absolutely incredible though!
Wish You Were Here is my favorite Album of all time so I'm surprised he didn't give that a 10
Bat Out Of Hell anybody?
I'd include Fleetwood Mac's Rumours as it's practically flawless.
Idk how he forgot Rumours. It’s definitely the most perfect album of the 70s if not of all time, every song is amazing
Agreed.
Ooh yeah that's a good pick
I would pick Tusk personally but both are very good.
Steely Dan's Aja is an undeniable 10 and deserved to be on the list. But everyone knows that already.
Damn finally someone said something
hard agree
I feel like I heard him say Steely Dan was overrated once in a video so I wasn't holding my breath for a mention lol. Definitely agreed though
@@shikonaori he was probably on drugs
@@shikonaori i mean anthonys taste is honestly overrated:)
Physical Graffiti somehow still feels underrated
It's because of 4 man. 4 is always the go to but PG is still without a doubt THE album from them for me.
You could easily do a list of 10s from every year of the 70's let alone the whole decade. The late 60s/early 70s in particular really seems like the high tide mark for music IMO. The Beatles, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Rolling stones, James Brown, Bowie, Floyd, Bob Dylan and countless others all peaking musically .
We never saw such a universal explosion in creativity and raw energy across the entire music scene like that again until maybe the 90s.
Pure truth comment, especially the bottom paragraph
Absolute facts.
Wanted to see Pink Floyd in this list
Just because you feel a personal connection to those movements. It has no objective bearing whatsoever
@@CarlWidegrip notice I said IMO which is short for in my opinion. The legacy and influence of that period of music speaks for itself though.
Kinda shocked I’m not seeing anyone mentioning Stevie fuckin Wonder, every album he put out in the 70’s is pure gold
Yeah, Innervisions and Fulfillingness' First Finale are both 10/10s for me (if not, very close)
I fully agree, solid argument for Talking Book and Songs as well. It almost feels guilty crediting him 2-4 10’s, but those records really are INSANE
London Calling changed my life. It introduced me to so many different styles of music. Listening to that album for the first time on the school bus as a freshman is a core memory for me
Personal 10s from the 70s:
Low & Station - Bowie
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Raw Power & Fun House - The Stooges
Maggot Brain - Funkadelic
Maybe Off the Wall as well, but good lord the 70s are absolutely insane looking back
Tbh I feel like Funkadelic's self-titled is a little better than Maggot Brain but that title track might be the greatest song i've ever heard so idk
The problem with Raw Power is that it's notoriously produced like shit ,the Iggy mix definitely helps but still, that album deserves a proper remaster
Fun House and Maggot Brain for sure!!!
Came on here to ponder my own additions but you really nailed it with maggot brain and pink moon! Wow
for sureeeee
I was like, "hey this is a pretty great list," then it dawned on me... Dark Side isn't on here. Now I'm sad.
Limiting yourself to five albums is a smart choice given how many potential 10s the 70s had.
No “Songs in the Key of Life” 😢 Instant classic from Stevie
Thats what I was looking for too. Also Fullfillingness first finale is really good as well.
Paranoid by Black Sabbath is an incredible album
It's like a 5☠️
Master of Reality and Vol. 4 better. Still amazing though
Master of Reality is a 10
tbh vol 4 and s/t are better
@@domenicgalata1470 hard facts!
5 10/10's just not enough for this video, as you explained at the beginning. Probably the best and most influential decade in music 👍🏻
It would’ve been better if he did 10 instead because then I feel like he could include more variety for the albums he picked since I’m pretty sure he picked two punk albums.
I think “Dias y Flores “ by Silvio Rodriguez is one of the best records of the 70s. Just beautiful poetry along with amazing guitar player and beautiful riffs and chord progressions. “Santiago de Chile” has what I consider to be the best lyrics to any song ever. Just a fantastic album
I personally prefer “Mujeres” but he should be mentioned none the less. Silvio is HUGE, people don’t realise how big his influence is
Mariposas. :)
dios silvio rodriguez lo amo
Silvio es una leyenda viviente
Seeing Marquee Moon here made my day :) all time great, helped make me fall in love with guitar
Jacob Pastorius' solo debut (1976) is an absolute 10/10. Changed the course of bass playing forever
I need to check that out , I only know Jaco from Pat Metheny's "Bright Size Life" and Joni's "Hejira".
Jacob💀💀
@@paveantelic7876 auto correct is the worst 😂
@@ursula3438 He was in weather report too
Hejira slaps
No Pink Floyd albums. Wow. Just wow.
Songs in the Key of Life is a solid 10 for me. Summer Soft, As, Ngiculela, Contusion, insane work.
Sir Duke, I Wish, Knocks Me Off My Feet, Black Man, As, Another Star…I could honestly list off the whole record.
Fantastic album.
So true. Doesn't feel like a double LP, that's how good it is. Makes you wish it were longer.
I sing my lungs out to Niculela geeeez
dont forget about ebony eyes easily one of the most catchiest and uplifting songs from that time
@@thenameisomari Knocks me off my Feet is probably the most underrated song on the album. So nice
Bro forgot about funkadelic
I've been telling people about Marquee Moon, one of the best albums all time, some of the best guitar work period. Such a great record. 70's still holds the most 10/10 albums in a decade for me, choosing 5 must've been rough.
Whole heartedly agree with EVERY album listed, I was so happy to see Marquee Moon at the end, it’s stunning. I gotta add:
Herbie Hancock - head hunters
Sly and the family stone - there’s a riot going on
Alice Coltrane - journey into satchidananda
David Bowie - Ziggy stardust
Pink Floyd - dark side of the moon
Cortex - troupeau bleu
Can - tago mago
Lou reed - transformer
Wire - pink flag
Ramones debut
Was looking for a comment including Sly and the Family Stone 👌
u gotta add maggot brain by funkadelic too
Pink flag is so good
So glad that he mentioned Marquee Moon that album is amazing and underrated
it's not underrated.
Under appreciated and not popular yes, but it is criticaly acclaimed
None of these albums is underrated. Not in the world occupied by internet music nerds. No
@@mrlalalaelmo7454 while I agree marquee moon is knowned by proto punk fans it's far from well known
HOLY HOLYY
i adore itttt
The 70's were the decade of music!
Berlin - Lou Reed;
A Tábua de Esmeralda - Jorge Ben;
Historie de Melody Nelson - Serge Gainsbourg;
Fun House - The Stooges;
Station to Station - David Bowie;
Up Until Africa Brasil almost all 70's Jorge Ben records are 10/10 in my book.
-Lou Reed? some of his solo stuff is not bad
+No it's not bad but it's not great either is it? And in your heart you kind of know that although it sounds all right it's actually just shite.
truly one of the decades in history
Brazil kicked ass in the 70s
@@cinemaspire7258 Yes! Everything that Jorge Ben and Tim Maia touched in the 70s, turned in gold.
I’m surprised that David Bowie’s Station To Station didn’t make the list. The track list is solid from front to back, from the funky TVC15 and Golden Years to the mellow dramatic and emotional Wild As The Wind. The album is a TEN. Also, the Police’s Zenyatta Mondatta should make it on the tens list. It’s a smooth and gratifying listen, everywhere from the chill, spacious sounding Shadows In The Rain to the funky guitars on Canary In A Coal Mine. These are perfect albums. ALSO, let’s not even fucking start with how good Queen’s Sheer Heart Attack is, jeSUS!!!
Bowie has many contenders for this list, the obvious ones other than S2S being Ziggy Stardust and Low, but Heroes, Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, and (my fav) Diamond Dogs are also damn good.
I'm a big Police fan, but Zenyatta Mondatta is from 1980, not 70s.
Did not expect Television - an excellent choice my dude
It's interesting how Anthony's retrospective 10s are all HUGE pop hits that everyone vaguely familiar with music knows and respects, while his modern-day 10s are mostly extremely obscure, experimental albums that the general public would probably despise.
Who knows- maybe in the future, a greater amount of people will discover and appreciate those records or at least ones cut from the same cloth.
Idk Total Xanarchy is pretty popular.
Maybe a symptom of the overall focus of the music industry from quality to quantity/sales/meme value. Like, how is Drake's latest album 100x more known than Spellling's The Turning Wheel?
i think thats because of a bias though, hear me out: fantano rarely reviews or talks about music from past decades, the majority of the time he is reviewing music that just came out. i'm pretty sure fantano probably knows and enjoys just as many obscure records from past decades as he does obscure records of today, it's just that because he reviews so much present day music we end up getting to hear his thoughts on all kinds of shit.
@@MagonTheConqueror Also could be due to people keeping up with albums in the modern day more than the old. A critic who reviews modern albums as his job will obviously be listening to 20 or so odd albums made each month now, so Fantano may have more time to find the newer hidden gems.
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound is an 11/10 that’s why Melon didn’t mention it.
London Calling and What's Going On are must-listens. Like, your life will never come to a satisfactory complete until you listen to those albums.
It won't even if you do tbh.
@@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock. stop being such a doomer and maybe girls will like you
@@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock.No it will.
As a fellow Whats Going On listener I can attest to this
I would add Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water and Queen's A Night at the Opera
Innervisions or Songs in the Key of Life are 10s as well
It’s really incredible how much incredible music the 70s produced. So much experimenting and branching off, what a wild time it must have been to be a musician.
Other Obvious 10/10's of the 70's😇:
Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Scream
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Pattie Smith - Horses
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Pink Floyd: Animals
Pharoah Sanders: Elevation
Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Blondie - Parallel Lines
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
Yes - Close to the Edge
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
Throbbing Gristles - 20 Jazz Funk Greats
My personal 10's of the 70's:
-The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East
-Black Sabbath - Paranoid
-Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
-Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus
-Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Born To Run
-The Clash - London Calling
-David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
-The Doors - L.A. Woman
-Dr. John - Dr. John's Gumbo
-Frank Zappa - Apostrophe
-John Martyn - Solid Air
-Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
-Led Zeppelin - IV
-Lou Reed - Transformer
-Neil Young - Harvest
-Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
-New York Dolls - New York Dolls
-Paul & Linda McCartney - Ram
-Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
-Queen - A Night At The Opera
-The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St.
-The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
-The Stooges - Funhouse
-T. Rex - Electric Warrior
-The Who - Who's Next
-Willie Nelson - Stardust
I’m ashamed to admit I forgot Queen was a 70s band. Queen II and Day at the Races are also excellent imo, but Night at the Opera is their peak.
Paranoid is not the best sabbath album
@@baphometfathom5348 It is in my opinion. To me I guess it's
1. Paranoid
2. Black Sabbath
3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
4. Master of Reality
5. Vol. 4
6. Sabotage
@@JohnNoirSmith fair it’s all opinion at the end of the day funny my list is almost opposite
1. Sabotage
2. Master of Reality
3. Black Sabbath
4. Paranoid
5. Vol. 4
6. Sabbath bloody Sabbath
@@baphometfathom5348 I know a lot of people really dig "Sabotage", so I've given it a lot of chances, but it just lacks a bit of what I personally really love about Sabbath (which is just the right amount of and perfected on "Paranoid" for me)
Thank you so much for including Marquee Moon. Love seeing that album get recognition as it's my favorite of all time and I hope some viewers get to discover its awesomeness after this
1970:
• Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
• Deja Vu by CSNY
• Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
• Lola Vs Powerman and the Moneygoround Pt. 1 by The Kinks
1971:
• Master of Reality by Black Sabbath
• Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
• Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
• Tago Mago by Can
• Pawn Hearts by Van Der Graaf Generator
• Teaser and the Firecat by Yusuf/Cat Stevens
1972:
• Paul Simon by Paul Simon
• Vol. 4. by Black Sabbath
• Close to the Edge by Yes
• Can’t Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan
• Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull
• Foxtrot by Genesis
1973:
• Selling England by the Pound by Genesis
• Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
• Larks Tongues in Aspic by King Crimson
• Future Days by Can
• Headhunters by Herbie Hancock
1974:
• In A Glass House by Gentle Giant
• Starless and Bible Black by King Crimson
• Red by King Crimson
1975:
• Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
• Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan
• The Snow Goose by Camel
• Sabotage by Black Sabbath
• Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
1976:
• Wind and Wuthering by Genesis is pretty good
1977:
• Aja by Steely Dan
• Animals by Pink Floyd
• Deceptive Bends by 10cc
• Pink Flag by Wire
1978:
• Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
• the late 70’s make me sad
1979:
• The Wall by Pink Floyd
• Breakfast in America by Supertramp
• everybody tells me to listen to the squiggly mountain album but I won’t do it
Some of my 10s from that Decade:
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
Harmonium - Les cinq Saisons
King Crimson - Red
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
Yes - Close to the Edge
Pink Floyd - Animals
So glad to see Les Cinq Saisons on your list!
Very cool to see Genesis and Van der Graaf Generator on your list 👍
CTTE is indisputable!
SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND YES
Completely agree. You named some of my favorite CDs ever.
My gf just bought me Bitches Brew on vinyl for my birthday, one of my favourite albums and she got it. I won yall.
London Calling is PERFECT in every sense of the word!
even Lost in the SuperMarket?
My favorites from the 70s:
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Crime Of The Century - Supertramp
Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds - Jeff Wayne
Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie
The Man-Machine - Kraftwerk
Never mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols
Solid State Survivor - Yellow Magic Orchestra
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Secret Treaties - Blue Öyster Cult
Voulez-Vous - ABBA
IV - Led Zeppelin
Discovery - Electric Light Orchestra
Selling England By The Pound - Genesis
Imagine - John Lennon
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Stranded - Roxy Music
Who's Next - The Who
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Transformer - Lou Reed
Yeah, this was a damn good decade.
Just came across this hearing about the sad loss of Tom Verlaine, I can remember buying Marquee Moon in 1977, and to this day, it still stands out to me as as not only being 10/10 of the 70's but for me, 10/10 for the ages, it's not punk, it's not new wave, it's just fantastic music to be appreciated, from I guess what is called nowadays as a metalhead, long live great music & thanks for this Tom.
Didn’t expect to see Total Xanarchy as the only album on the list
Wow. Good one. s/
Really ahead of its time
XANARCHY SWEEP
The 70's are by far my favourite era of 10/10 albums. But, the lack of Floyd or Bowie or even Genesis really bothers me
just cause its not on this list doesnt mean its not a 10. he wasnt saying that these are all the 10s from the 70s, he said that they're a handful of 10s from the 70s
@@atlassolid5946 thank, God. I almost hire a hitman on him.
He did say there were others, so I'd imagine he'd put something Floyd on here. Knowing Fantano it would be Animals.
@@toadfan64 There's a video of him talking about 10/10 albums and the thumbnail is The Wall. Might be a clue
@@zackzallie8735 Hmm you may be right there 🤔
Marquee Moon is such a fantastic album I can't get over it. Elevation and the Title Track are my favourites.
I was so worried he was gonna skip it!
Venus
@@GH-yc9xl That's a great song too
For me, I would’ve gone for Black Sabbath self titled, Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple, Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd (as memeable as it is to say, it just is perfect), Led Zeppelin IV, and as you pointed out, Marvin Gaye’s What Going On. I feel most strong about Floyd, Sabbath, and Deep Purple though, because they defined their genre’s sound with these albums. Deep Purple in particular for me I feel doesn’t get some of the love they deserve when they were equally as influential in popularizing metal as the Sabbath. The only reason I don’t pick out Machine Head or Burn is they’re more like 8-9/10s for me in terms of their overall quality. There’s a couple duds in there, even though the rest of the tracks changed my life and view in music. But In Rock for me is perfect. Flight of the Rat is absolutely quintessential rock n roll for me, Child in Time is like their Echoes except about Vietnam/war, Speed King is simply badass, I could go on. For being one of the founders of metal, they get slept on by a lot of rock fans imo. Their lineup changes over the years are so interesting, and each lineup you can tell something’s changed quite drastically. They’re so cool. Anyway, that’s my thoughts which delved into my love for Deep Purple
I was honestly hoping for a Machine Head mention. I agree that there are a couple duds on the album but I still feel like its slightly more enjoyable than In Rock. Both absolutely fantastic albums, glad to see someone mentioning them
@@rockerbox2112 Are you kidding? There's no duds in Machine Head. It's perfect from beginning to end. Yes, Smoke on the Water gets overplayed but blame the radio stations for that. Even their hidden/deleted track, When a Blind Man Cries, still slaps. Plus, it's the album that really pushes the talents of all 5 musicians with the song Pictures of Home alone.
Exile on Main Street has to be one of the best records from the 70s
The whole decade for the stones was fire
I would put Sticky Fingers, Station To Station, Wish You Were Here, Moondance, HQ, Aqualung, Who's Next, and Marquee Moon for my 10 out of 10 for the seventies
Dude, station to station is a classy pick
HQ by Roy Harper?
@@charlie172011 Yes, not a big Roy Harper and folk music fan, but I love this album. Such a unique sound
surprised there's no Songs in the Key of Life in this list, I'd definitely pick it over London Calling, but other than the obvious PF exclusion (here comes the "The Dark Side of the Moon is not a 10" video), a very agreable and good video! the 60's will be great aswell!
I can excuse "The Dark Side of the Moon", but not even a single PF album? "The Wall"? "Wish you were here"? Or even "Animals"? Fantano what are you doing to meeee
@@The90slim90 he did mention animals in the video tbf
I would've loved to see bands like Yes and Genesis, I consider the album "Close To The Edge" the greatest musical achievement ever.
I don't think any of them have an album that has no duds from beginning to end. Genesis possibly comes close with Foxtrot, but Time Table is very boring
@@MrMaxtaurus I was just expressing my opinion bro. Chill
@@MrMaxtaurus LMAO.
Just listened to Close to the Edge based upon this comment, it’s great
"Um but prog is boring and pretentious"
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Exodus by Bob Marley and the Wailers is 100% a 10 out of 10. Since been named album of the century by Time magazine, contains the majority of the songs that were later put on his best of album (Legend) and also contains a balance of light and dark, hard and soft, fast and slow, and militant and rebel music like Exodus and The Heathen, love songs like Waiting in Vain and Turn Your Lights down Low. Up beat songs like Jamming, slow grooves like Natural Mystic, anthems like One Love and 3 little Birds and social commentary like Guiltiness. The album has everything and is a perfect introduction into Bob Marley and the Wailers and reggae in general.
I think it’s a ten but survival is better
@@guieming3018 I think Survival is also a 10 (so is Uprising, Kaya, Catch a Fire, Burnin, Rastaman Vibration etc.). I think all of his official albums were 10/10. But I think Exodus has the wider appeal. Survival is more for the reggae purist (like me) but doesn't have any mainstream hit songs. Whereas Exodus has most of his big hit songs and also had some harder roots style tracks too, so had a good mix for a wider audience. But Survival is a top album and more for those of us who were more deeper into his music, his message and reggae in general. If I was introducing someone to Bob Marley for the first time I'd play them the Exodus album first, then I'd play the Survival album when they wanted to dive deeper into his music.
@@matthewsands1572 exactly, couldn’t say it any better
Gotta mention Hejira by Joni Mitchell from 1976 which had some of her best written songs & amazing performances plus some incredibly contributions from Jaco Pastorius, Larry Carlton, Neil Young & many other legendary musicians
I have the most 10s from the 1970s, here are mine:
10s:
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Can - Tago Mago
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Comus - First Utterance
Other near 10s for me:
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Pink Floyd - Animals
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Carole King - Tapestry
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
Black Sabbath - S/T
Nice choice with Comus and Songs In The Key Of Life
Nice to see some love for First Utterance !
Drip Drip is probably the best folk song of all time - so crazy and harmonic at the same time... it's mesmerizing
Yeah Blue really is a perfect album, some of the best songwriting ever IMO
There are four Joni Mitchell albums that are tens, and I'd never say Blue is one of them - especially when several songs from Blue are better in their live versions on Miles of Aisles... My four: Court and Spark, Miles of Aisles (if we're allowed to include live albums), The Hissing of Summer Lawns, and Hejira
If I had to add a few other 10s:
S/T - Velvet Underground (1970)
Discreet Music - Brian Eno (1975)
Station to Station - David Bowie (1976) (My all time favourite album :D)
Low - David Bowie (1977)
Die Mensch Maschine - Kraftwerk (1978)
AGREED! All amazing rekkids (Tho wasn’t the VU self-titled from 1969 and ‘Loaded’ was 1970? I’d still say ‘Loaded’ is a 9 tho!)
Glad to see London Calling on here, it’s by far my personal favorite album
Agree 100% on Physical Graffiti. The best Zeppelin record by far.
My 10s from the 70s
Out of the blue - Electric Light Orchestra
The dark side of the moon - Pink Floyd
Band on the run - wings
Low - David Bowie
La woman - The Doors
Queen II - Queen
Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
Loaded - The Velvet Underground
All things must pass - George Harrison
I kept it to 1 per artist but if I didn't this list would be mostly David Bowie and pink floyd lol
Edit: since making this comment, I listened to marquee moon and that's also a 10 from the 70s
FINALLY, someone mentioning QUEEN. Their debut all the way through jazz was all SPECTACULAR albums, especially their first 5. Can't believe he didn't add A Night at the Opera or Queen ll, or Sheer Heart attack for that matter. Smh
Surprised not to see Stevie Wonder's Songs In The Key of Life or Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Those albums are STACKED with bangers
Ziggy Stardust is one I was definitely expecting to get mentioned
Glad to see Physical Graffiti here. Absolutely mega album
Three of my favourite records from the 70s that I believe to be perfect are Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie, Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen and Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Great to hear your opinion, as always. I'll include some 1970s records that I believe are 10s which were not in the video: ''Off the Wall'' by Michael Jackson, ''Reggatta de Blanc'' by The Police, ''Siembra'' by Rubén Blades, ''Paranoid'' by Black Sabbath, ''Songs in the Key of Life'' by Stevie Wonder, ''El Jardín de los Presentes'' by Invisible.
So glad to see London Calling on here. One of my favorite albums of all time. I genuinely don’t think modern alternative rock would sound the same without it.
I doubt anyone will care about my list, but here are my 10's:
Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny/Stained Class (both are amazing)
Rush - Hemispheres
Stevie Wonder (literally any album from the 70s, but of course Songs in the Key of Life)
Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill/Aja
Weather Report - Heavy Weather
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality/Paranoid
Pink Floyd - Animals/Wish You Were Here
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Yes - Fragile/Close to the Edge
Boston - Boston
Love this list. God the 70s was such a sick decade for music
my 10s from the 70s:
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Horses - Patti Smith
Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
Low - David Bowie
Incredible to think that Robert Plant was still not fully recovered from his throat operation when he recorded the tracks for Physical Graffiti in 1974. That's why they couldn't tour that year, the first year they didn't tour.
I'm not as big a music nerd as many of the viewers here probably. So knowing what your 10s are helps me discover new things