Who “owned” the 1970s musically?

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Give me up to three picks..


After some thought I really think the right answer is:


Neil Young
David Bowie
Steely Dan

[Space Freely]

1. Elton John
2. BeeGees
3. Chicago

https://rateyourmusic.com/list/abyss89/who_ruled_the_70s__the_100_biggest_acts_of_the_decade_in_the_usa/

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Was getting ready to say Elton John and Queen
I'd have to say Led Zep had a pretty good run in the 70s too

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It’s hard to leave out Pink Floyd...

[grateful]

I mean, we can look back and see what happened, but at the time, Peter Frampton was king.

"Frampton Comes Alive was released in early January, debuting on the charts on 14 February at number 191. The album was on the Billboard 200 for 97 weeks, of which 55 were in the top 40, of which 10 were at the top. The album beat, among others, Fleetwood Mac's Fleetwood Mac to become the top selling album of 1976, and it was also the 14th best seller of 1977. With sales of eight million copies it became the biggest selling live album" at the time.

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It begins and ends with Bowie. But Neil Young deserves it too. But Bowie's decade of product is by far the most diverse, groundbreaking, influential, dynamic, prolific, and deserving of that crown.

Just imagine...in one decade, the classic LPs he released include:

Hunky Dory
Ziggy Stardust
Aladdin Sane
Young Americans
Station to Station
Low
Heroes
Lodger

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It begins and ends with Bowie. But Neil Young deserves it too. But Bowie's decade of product is by far the most diverse, groundbreaking, influential, dynamic, prolific, and deserving of that crown.

co-signed
while an incredible one decade output and deserved praise...would say that most of this output was lost on the masses
while a lot of the music the masses would later go on to enjoy owes much debt, doubt the average listener knows or cares

no Diamond Dogs !
David Live and Stage aren't too shabby either

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no Diamond Dogs !
David Live and Stage aren't too shabby either

I guess Diamond Dogs gets overlooked, but it's pretty awesome too.

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I will take Diamond Dogs over Alladin Sane


My favorite is Low


The first side of Low holy moly

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The problem with Zep is they drop off after Houses of the Holy


Obviously Frampton is a nonstarter

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Neil Young put out about 12 great albums in the 70s including important work with CSNY


Steely Dan starts in 72 and puts out 6 incredible albums in a row..one each year

Pink Floyd though also has to be in the conversation

Meddle
Dark Side
Wish you were here
Animals
The Wall

Elton John is a solid pic but I think his work really falls off after 1975 so

[bearman🐻]

I will take Diamond Dogs over Alladin Sane


My favorite is Low


The first side of Low holy moly

Low is amazing...but Station to Station is perfect, start to finish. As is Ziggy. But I sooner go to S2S.

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I think we are burnt out on Ziggy


That’s the appeal of the 75-79 stuff..and the fact the music still sounds modern

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Neil Young put out about 12 great albums in the 70s including important work with CSNY

Steely Dan starts in 72 and puts out 6 incredible albums in a row..one each year

Pink Floyd though also has to be in the conversation

Meddle
Dark Side
Wish you were here
Animals
The Wall

Elton John is a solid pic but I think his work really falls off after 1975 so

All amazing LPs..and Neil Young is definitely a contender. But Bowie tried on so many different hats, and kept reinventing himself...he made some really daring choices and took huge steps to create music in his vision. Though when you consider "After the Gold Rush" to "Rust Never Sleeps", he's got some incredible output too. I don't appreciate or know Steely Dan well enough. Pink Floyd sure did release great stuff in the 70's. 

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I will take Diamond Dogs over Alladin Sane


My favorite is Low


The first side of Low holy moly

Low is amazing...but Station to Station is perfect, start to finish. As is Ziggy. But I sooner go to S2S.

For some reason, I never really listened to S2S as an album, had heard many of the 'hits' and never dug deep for one reason or another
friend of mine told me to give it a spin last week and it's been on heavy rotation ever since
didn't realize until now it's one of Bowie's top 5 for sure
Earl Slick...damn he just rips

This looks interesting...came out in 2016 ...same year he died

some of the extras on this look amazing