Best album of the seventies secondo DeBaser.

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SantanaAbraxas
Album - 6 november 1970

An incredible mix of sounds, dreamy atmospheres, and Latin rhythms gives this record a particular charm. MadWorld

The WhoWho’s Next
Album - 14 august 1971

"Who’s Next is simply an album with nine pieces that have been masterful in the history of music." bibiane

Led ZeppelinIV
Album - 8 november 1971

Led Zeppelin IV... doesn’t need to be called, it needs to be listened to. bibiane

Herbie HancockHead Hunters
Album - 13 october 1973

He made himself comfortable in front of rainforest keyboards, clavinets, synthesizers, donned a tribal mask... a pressure cooker full of hyperagitated afrofunk. asterisco

Black SabbathParanoid
Album - 18 september 1970

With 'Paranoid' Black Sabbath are at the peak of their creativity, pioneers of a genre that will see them on altars for many years. kain3325

Nick DrakePink Moon
Album - 25 february 1972

Listening is not enough. zaireeka

Robert WyattRock Bottom
Album - 1974

"Rock Bottom is the ultimate representation of man in an inner dimension." tonysoprano

Roxy MusicRoxy Music
Album - 1972

The alien touch in the first two albums is definitely to be credited to Eno, who was an active experimenter for at least a decade before the advent of Roxy. jodo

Van MorrisonMoondance
Album - 1970

"Van Morrison never got along too well with logic: the same previous album is proof of this, and the zig-zag turns of his long career would later demonstrate it." Grasshopper

"Layla" the song is a masterpiece, without which "Layla" the album would be reduced to a state of complete disregard. pier_paolo_farina

11° Joy DivisionUnknown Pleasures
Album - 15 june 1979

Ian Curtis almost doesn’t sing, he 'is', he screams, he declares himself and his clear torment in a desperate and raw way. emily

12° The WhoQuadrophenia
Album - 16 november 1973

It is the best union ever between Eddie Cochran and Beethoven, the only one truly convincing and truly rock. R13569920

13° King CrimsonRed
Album - 27 september 1974

"In 1975, progressive rock died and after three days it resurrected. Red." bacotabacco

14° Van der Graaf GeneratorPawn Hearts
Album - 1971

Gentlemen, this is truly the pinnacle of progressive. Robert Fripp

15° FaustFaust
Album - 1971

Life can be an endless sarabande, an astonishing collage of unheard sounds, a long, frenzied bacchanal celebrating the enjoyment of all the senses. CosmicJocker

16° SantanaSantana III
Album - 1971

There are sounds that have the power to transport the listener through a kind of special dimension of consciousness. Brahms

17° Blue Öyster CultBlue Öyster Cult
Album - 16 january 1972

"The cover... gave a sense of unease and attraction difficult to describe." fateswarning

18° Jaco PastoriusJaco Pastorius
Album - 1976

The sound of his fretless bass has become legendary, influencing all bassists who came after him. BartotheBoss

19° Pat MethenyBright Size Life
Album - 1976

"Pat Metheny thinks and lives through his guitar, loves and is loved because he writes what he is." Karimbambeta

20° The StoogesFun House
Album - 1970

Funhouse perfectly captures the peculiar characteristics of the early ’70s Stooges sound: dirty and raw sounds. psychopompe

21° Led ZeppelinPhysical Graffiti
Album - 24 february 1975

"With the listening of ‘In My Time Of Dying’ one can say it’s witnessing one of the band’s absolute masterpieces!" claudio carpentieri

22° Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin III
Album - 5 october 1970

Immigrant Song, a musical monolith in which Plant’s cries of invasion propel an invincible shock wave. claudio carpentieri

23° Tim BuckleyLorca
Album - 1970

Tim Buckley was a dreamer, a utopian, as far away as he could be from any commercial logic. ajejebrazorf

24° Simple MindsLife in a Day
Album - 5 may 1979

"Life in a Day is very different from the claustrophobic (also stunning) sounds of the two following albums." dEDOLUZ

25° Frank ZappaBurnt Weeny Sandwich
Album - 23 september 2006

Not one blunder, not one mistake. No unnecessary beating around the bush. The rhythms are thousands, fresh, alive, and none clash with another. Perfect. DanteCruciani

26° David HollandConference Of The Birds
Album - 7 july 2007

"Holland is not a discoverer of new sounds, he has never contributed to the expansion of his instrument’s language." uxo

27° Pink FloydWish You Were Here
Album - 12 september 1975

Pink Floyd, what are they? They are a ray of sunshine in a messy room. Big D

28° The ResidentsNot Available
Album - 1987

The greatest fear is of the unknown. Rooftrampler92

29° Popol VuhHosianna Mantra
Album - 1972

"Hosianna Mantra was a mystical hymn imbued with cosmic purity that marvelously united Christian and Eastern religiosity." caesar666

30° Tim BuckleyStarsailor
Album - 1970

"Song To The Siren is the emblem of a unique interstellar journey, Tim’s voice a turbulent rise and fall of daring and impossible notes that tear your heart and hold it to you." Blackdog

31° Jethro TullAqualung
Album - 19 march 1971

An album whose half is dedicated to harsh criticism of those churches intent on hoodwinking the pious souls. pier_paolo_farina

32° NicoDesertshore
Album - 1970

The temple of Pöffgen is a psychic construction; the brazier burns eternally. Caspasian

33° Soft MachineThird
Album - 6 june 1970

Third is born, a superb monument of experimental music and the entire art of the Twentieth century. DaveJonGilmour

34° The Germs(GI)
Album - 1979

"Ah, this is one of the greatest hardcore punk records of all time." luludia

35° WirePink Flag
Album - 1977

Wire composed a type of deviant song that transcends the furious immediacy of punk, always hiding a dark side, not instantly decipherable. easycure

36° Simon & GarfunkelBridge Over Troubled Water
Album - 26 january 1970

"When you're weary, feeling small / When tears are in your eyes / I will dry them all / I'm on your side." London

37° Simple MindsReal to Real Cacophony
Album - 11 november 1979

"Reel To Real is the DNA of Simple Minds." RingoStarfish

38° Van der Graaf GeneratorGodbluff
Album - 1975

You either fall in love with it or you just find it appalling. Old King Cole

39° Joe PassVirtuoso 3
Album - 17 july 2006

On our hero’s guitar, there’s an entire orchestra, the bassist, the rhythm guitarist, and the lead guitarist, all within the same six strings and the same two hands. morningstar

40° Leonard CohenSongs of Love and Hate
Album - 1970

Exorcising ghosts from the human mind, forcing them out of their darkest hiding places to be exposed. Grasshopper

41° Pere UbuThe Modern Dance
Album - 1978

The modern dance of Pere Ubu takes on obscene and dark connotations, its sole purpose is to delve into the human soul to bring to the surface its fears, its delusions, and its perversions. fabbro

42° Third Ear BandThird Ear Band
Album - 1970

The rare ability of the Third Ear Band is to enchant, almost absorb the listener. Gregor_Lake

Keith Emerson, the true star of this acrobatic trio, capable of providing great enjoyment to the ear, but without leaving much emotion at the end of the delightful listening experience. Grasshopper

44° Pink FloydThe Dark Side of the Moon
Album - 24 march 1973

The 4-minute solos made with 5 notes denote a characteristic, a real "musical orgasm on Earth" to celebrate a concert in heaven. luludia

45° Janis JoplinPearl
Album - 1971

It’s an intense, acid, loaded track that immediately captures the listener’s attention!! let there be rock

46° RamonesRocket to Russia
Album - 4 november 1977

Notoriously, the true inventors of punk are the American Ramones, in a demented and euphoric version, before the British made it depressing with nihilism and political commitment. panlio malmieri

47° The ClashThe Clash
Album - 8 april 1977

This record is too well crafted to aspire to be the ultimate representative of punk. joe strummer

48° GenesisNursery Cryme
Album - 12 november 1971

The first true prog album of our heroes, characterized by mellotron and Hammond organ. TheNemesis

49° YesClose to the Edge
Album - 13 september 1972

Few artists are fortunate enough to create a work that transcends its time. MuSo

Music, and that other thing we call life, are in reality an inseparable whole. DanteCruciani

51° CanTago Mago
Album - 1971

Madness and rationality could peacefully coexist side by side on the same record. northernsky

52° The ClashLondon Calling
Album - 14 december 1979

"London Calling is no longer a punk album, the Clash want to prove they can play EVERY TYPE of music." SOLOperADULTI

53° TelevisionMarquee Moon
Album - 8 february 1977

Fuck Tom Verlaine, because I believed in virginity and instead, he told me everything had already been raped 30 years ago. NickGhostDrake

54° Black SabbathMaster of Reality
Album - 21 july 1971

"Master Of Reality exalts the deeper and heavier side of Ozzy Osbourne’s band while weaving delicate and intimate plots." 2+2=5

55° Neil YoungAfter the Gold Rush
Album - 19 september 1970

I find it soothing that a handful of songs can tell me what I’m feeling in the form of music. ilfreddo

56° Freddie HubbardRed Clay
Album - 1970

For Freddie Hubbard, as well as for jazz in general, it's time to change. ziltoid

57° ComusFirst Utterance
Album - 1971

This work, predominantly built on brilliant but deliberately disordered medieval metrics, represents the possibility of dazzling any musical score that a normal staff could contain. enbar77

58° Neil YoungTonight's the Night
Album - 20 june 1975

Tonight’s The Night is the other side of Neil Young: cold disillusionment, almost absolute pessimism, tremendous weariness, an extreme attempt to retreat into solitude. Grasshopper

59° John LennonJohn Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
Album - 11 december 1970

John Lennon was the greatest philosopher of the twentieth century. Mr_Iko

60° Nick DrakeBryter Layter
Album - 1970

Bryter Layter represents an oasis, an interlude, a hope of happiness in Nick Drake’s world. zaireeka

61° GongFlying Teapot: Radio Gnome Invisible, Part 1
Album - 25 may 1973

You couldn’t have made a more twisted album! So crazy, limp... absurd choruses, jumping sounds, sudden fusion bursts that would be extremely innovative even if done today. pana

62° CaravanIn the Land of Grey and Pink
Album - 8 april 1971

It captivates you on a full listen and enters you immediately without asking permission. DaveJonGilmour

63° Creedence Clearwater RevivalCosmo’s Factory
Album - 25 july 1970

"Who'll Stop The Rain?" is so beautiful, airy, and sweet that it 'opens' the heart. Massimof

This music really seems to come from another planet, that you almost manage to see those vaporized and happy androids whistling these little songs on the street. luludia

65° Chick CoreaReturn to Forever
Album - 1972

In this album, everything is smooth, devoid of harsh edges. Grasshopper

66° The WhoWho's Next
Album - 25 august 1971

67° Black SabbathSabbath Bloody Sabbath
Album - 1973

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath represents the creative peak of the first lineup. Blackmore

68° SuicideSuicide
Album - 1977

In thirty-one minutes, history is written; one of the most violent, sick, and insane albums of all time is given to posterity. Airone

69° David BowieHeroes
Album - 22 february 2005

70° Neil YoungZuma
Album - 15 january 2006

Neil Young emerges from the 'cursed trilogy' of the mid-70s with the best possible comeback: he delivers a classic rock album. donjunio

71° The Rolling StonesExile on Main St.
Album - 12 may 1972

A warm, dense, raw, anarchic, and uncontrolled album. currahee72

72° The DoorsMorrison Hotel
Album - 1970

At first listen it didn’t make a really good impression on me. Except for the famous ROADHOUSE BLUES, the other tracks seemed particularly old, bland. the clash

73° The DoorsL.A. Woman
Album - 1971

"I'm so down, it almost feels beautiful." Alevox

74° Neil YoungHarvest
Album - 14 february 1972

There is something magical and dreamy in the atmospheres of Out On The Weekend, Harvest, Heart Of Gold. the clash

75° Emerson, Lake & PalmerTarkus
Album - 14 june 1971

The monumental track concludes with Aquatarkus: the armored beast born from the fire to fight, struck in the eye by the Manticore’s sting, flees and vanishes into the sea. Hetzer

76° Stiff Little FingersInflammable Material
Album - 2 february 1979

Inflammable Material is indeed an incendiary album, both in content and form. jeremy

77° YesFragile
Album - 12 november 1971

"Fragile is indeed the fourth album by Yes and the second in chronological order within the trilogy of their milestone albums." Progressive86

78° Deep PurpleDeep Purple in Rock
Album - 1970

"Child in Time... an unforgettable moment, even on the first listen." paloz

80° CanEge Bamyasi
Album - 1972

In the hands of Jaki Liebezeit, any percussion becomes a living organism. 123asterisco

81° Henry CowIn Praise of Learning
Album - 9 may 1975

"A work equivalent to 'Moon In June' by Soft Machine, that is, those miracles that rarely occur in today’s art scene." Battlegods

82° Amon Düül IIYeti
Album - 1970

Yeti is the most played CD in the car radio of Charon’s boat; it’s truly primordial and mind-expanding music, disinhibiting. Festwca

83° Pink FloydThe Wall
Album - 30 november 1979

Roger Waters’ ability to express himself is outrageously clever. He is a genius. Emanuel Fantoni

84° YesThe Yes Album
Album - 29 january 1971

"Here, for me, music is all this... Every great composition gives 'joy and well-being.'" misterNo

85° GenesisSelling England by the Pound
Album - 1973

"53 minutes of real delight, of pure art exposed by those who know how to do art well." XBend

86° Weather ReportHeavy Weather
Album - 1977

'Heavy Weather' is a piece of music that one MUST absolutely own. Symbad_Bassist

87° This HeatThis Heat
Album - 1979

This Heat corresponds to pure pictorial Dadaism. Battlegods

88° Pink FloydMeddle
Album - 31 october 1971

Meddle puzzled the growing crowd of fans back then, who...did not expect an excursion into blues and intimate ballads. Breus

89° The WhoLive at Leeds
Live - 16 may 1970

Less than forty minutes, but an actual punch in the stomach, a pure distillation of that thing that someone called Rock and which instead I like to call Rock. jack daniel's

90° GenesisFoxtrot
Album - 1972

"'Supper’s Ready' contains in a nutshell everything Gabriel and company had to say and would say later, offering a testament of what I would call intuitive rather than technical ability." Breus

91° TrafficJohn Barleycorn Must Die
Album - 1970

Traffic transformed the folk song 'John Barleycorn (Must Die)' into one of the most inspired acoustic ballads ever, with a delicate weave of guitars and fairy-tale flute. Grasshopper

92° Keith JarrettThe Koln Concert
Album - 9 march 2009

From this moment, the very Jarrettian concept of extemporaneous composition... has changed itself and the history of music. primiballi

93° Pink FloydAtom Heart Mother
Album - 10 october 1970

For me, perhaps, this is the most coherent work of Pink Floyd, and the most choral. DaveJonGilmour

94° Lynyrd SkynyrdSecond Helping
Album - 3 april 1974

"Listening to the first guitar arpeggios gives the listener a healthy rush of adrenaline that only a Harley Davidson engine can provide." Massimof

95° David CrosbyIf I Could Only Remember My Name
Album - 22 february 1971

Every single episode here is a jolt, starting with the ethereal 'Music Is Love,' yet another manifesto of the counterculture of those years. donjunio

96° Crosby, Stills, Nash & YoungDéjà vu
Album - 11 march 1970

"This record exudes ‘west coast’ from every pore, you can almost smell the lands of the American west just by pulling the vinyl out of the cover." Surferkangaroo

97° Eric ClaptonSlowhand
Album - 1977

'Slowhand' aligns perfectly with the aforementioned considerations: an album that can be appreciated in some parts but does not fully convince. TheBlueMask

A joyful combination of music and lyrics, serving as an unequivocal demonstration of artistic growth compared to the unfortunate debut. claudio carpentieri

99° Public Image Ltd.Metal Box
Album - 1979

100° Black SabbathBlack Sabbath
Album - 13 february 1970

Ladies and gentlemen, black hard rock is born, and the foundation is laid for all the dark sound of the years to follow. Nesci