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I dont have enough years, I was a twinkle in my dads eye when that shiit was happening
For me, it's either 1967, 1965 or 1985.
1984 i wasnt even alive then but i like the music that came out
I'll give you a specific date; March 30, 1974. This is the date of the first Ramones concert and the root of old-school punk rock.
All the 90's! Grunge Forever :D
1967
Beatles - Sgt Pepper
Pink Floyd - Piper at the gates of dawn
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Love- Forever Changes
The Doors - The Doors
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
The Byrds - Younger than yesterday
Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground
Grateful Dead - Grateful Dead
Jimi Hendrix - Are you experienced
Cream - Disraeli Gears
To name but a few of the greatest year in recording history.
On August 17th 1965, the Beatles were scheduled to play one show at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens. Harold Ballard (owner of the Gardens/Maple Leafs) sold tickets to two shows and told Beatles manager Brian Epstein the band would have to play twice. Epstein was furious, but agreed. The Beatles performed on one of the hottest days that summer, so Ballard ordered the start of each show delayed, the thermostats turned up, the water fountains turned off, and the concession stands to only sell large drinks (a fortune was made on drink sales.)
Old Harold was a con man, and a thief! But thanks to him I got to see The Beatles twice in one day!
1965 was a very good year!
Tough to nail it down to only 1. Some years are universally known for being rock turning points: (eg. 1957, 1964, 1967, 1969,1977, 1991...)
I can only give ya a time frame. My personal rock years time frame is about '77 to '81. Those were the years I was laying the groundwork for loving rock.
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the 80's!
thats when all the great hair bands came out!
60s
When The Beatles were a band.
I really love The Beatles.
Also I love John Lennon.
the songs are:
Strawberry Fields Forever
The End
Help
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
No Reply
Can't Buy Me
Yesterday
Get Back
I Am The Walus
Hello,Goodbye
All You Need Is Love
I Want To Hold You Hand
With a Little Help from My Friends
Getting Better
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
A Day in the Life
All Together Now
Hey Bulldog
Drive My Car
Julia
the 80's definently
1967-1971 ~ so much great music in these 5 years, including the first 4 Led Zep albums.
And 1977 ~ Fleetwood Mac released 'Rumours'.
Basically, can I just go with 1964 - 1979?!
For me - 1975
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic
Bad Company - Straight Shooter
Nazareth - Hair of the Dog
David Bowie - Young Americans
Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Zebra - Panic
Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow
I think the entire 70's decade was awesome for Rock.
1987
Joshua Tree
Born in the USA
Eddie Money
Simple Minds
Icehouse
Great year for music
It has to be 1980 for me. Albums released that year include:
Iron Maiden - "Iron Maiden"
AC/DC - "Back In Black"
Black Sabbath - "Heaven And Hell"
Judas Priest - "British Steel"
Motorhead - "Ace Of Spades"
Diamond Head - "Lightning To The Nations"
Saxon - "Wheels Of Steel" and "Strong Arm Of The Law"
If i was a teenager instead of a 7 year old back then, i'm pretty sure i would've been blasting out those albums on my record player.
I bet I'll get a whole lot of thumbs down haha, but 2004 for me.
I agree 1978 was a great year as was 1980 (Clash, Pretenders, Rush, Peter Gabriel,Talking Heads) and 1983 (U2, REM, Talking Heads, Metallica, Police, Billy Idol, New Order and ZZ Top.)
I'd say by far 1991 had the most amazing Rock album releases:
Out of Time...REM
Achtung Baby...U2
Nevermind...Nirvanna
Ten...Pearl Jam
(Black Album)...Metallica
Loveless...My Bloody Valentine
Badmotorfinger...Soundgarden
Blood, Sugar, Sex. Magik...Red Hot Chili Peppers
Gish...Smashing Pumpkins
Blue Lines...Massive Attack
Use Your Illusions II...Guns N'Roses
Temple of the Dog
Trompe De Monde...Pixies
Screamadelica...Primal Scream
edit: Mike T's right about 1967 (Pet Sounds is one of my Alltime favorites but that was 1966) but the Beatles' and Rolling Stones releases that year have aged badly; number #2 pick would be 1971 (Who's Next, Led Zeppelin IV and Sticky Fingers by the Rolling Stones...my favorite albums from each of those bands.)
Darth you forgot some other great albums from 1978: Some Girls by the Rolling Stones, This Year's Model by Elvis Costello, The Clash, We Are Not Men by Devo, Aja by Steely Dan and my Alltime Favorite Heavy Metal album: VAN HALEN.
80's
Either 1978,1980 or 1989.
1973!!
ROCK:
- Montrose - 1st album (my favorite HardRock album)
- Aerosmith - 1st album
- B. Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
- Doobie Bros. - The Captain & Me
- Grand Funk - We're An American Band
- Joe Walsh - The Smoker You Drink
- E. John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (sorry, but it IS classic)
- Led Zep - Houses of the Holy
- Steve Miller - The Joker
- Queen - 1st album
- Slade - Sladest
- Styx - Styx II ("You Need Love" is one of the greatest Rock-Prog songs)
- ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
PROG:
- Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
- ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
- P. Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
- J. Tull - Passion Play (grossly over-critized)
- Mahvishnu - Birds of Fire (studio) & Between Nothingness & Eternity
- Roxy - For Your Pleasure...
- Yes - Yessongs (LIVE)
- le Orme - Felona e Sorona
- Ange - Le Cimeti猫re des arlequins
- T. Dream - Atem
- K. Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
- PFM - Photos Of Ghosts (altough the 72 version in-italian, is better)
- Metamorfosi - Inferno
- Banco - Io Sono Nato Libero
- Cervello - Melos
THIS WAS FUN!!!!
I would have to go with from 1998-2001....some of my favorite bands came out then and/or released amazing albums
the union underground---- an education in rebellion ('00)
godsmack----godsmack ('98), awake ('00)
drowning pool----sinner ('01)
powerman 5000--- tonight the stars revolt ('99)
disturbed--- the sickness ('00)
i was too young to listen to that music then, but now i listen to it like crazy.....
Oldies but goodies, 1954-1958.
My first record (33 1/2) was "Sincerely" by the McGuire Sisters. And then along came Elvis!
Guess that dates me, eh?
