Vintage year for albums

[Jamo Martinez]

Occurred to me on Vereauxi's brilliant 5-10 albums thread.

What's the best year for albums? criteria will obviously be personal taste.

1972 stands out for me.

Paul Simon - Paul Simon
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill.
Lou Reed - Transformer
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Neil Young - Harvest
Stevie Wonder - The Talking Book.
Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.
Genesis - Foxtrot
Yes - Close to The Edge.
Jethro Tull - Thick As a Brick.
Al Green - Let's Stay Together.
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly.
Linda Lewis - Lark-

Some absolute classics there. I'm sure there'll be other vintage years

 

[Littlesue]

Occurred to me on Vereauxi's brilliant 5-10 albums thread.

What's the best year for albums? criteria will obviously be personal taste.

1972 stands out for me.

Paul Simon - Paul Simon
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill.
Lou Reed - Transformer
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Neil Young - Harvest
Stevie Wonder - The Talking Book.
Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.
Genesis - Foxtrot
Yes - Close to The Edge.
Jethro Tull - Thick As a Brick.
Al Green - Let's Stay Together.
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly.
Linda Lewis - Lark-

Some absolute classics there. I'm sure there'll be other vintage years

T Rex, Slider

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

1979
From
Gary Numan
Elvis Costello
Blonde
The Police
Donna Summer
Boomtown Rats etal

 

[Littlesue]

Madnes

1979
From
Gary Numan
Elvis Costello
Blonde
The Police
Donna Summer
Boomtown Rats etal

Madness One Step Beyond
Specials, The Specials

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

1991, and the breakthrough of the grunge scene.

Pearl Jam's Ten
Nirvana's Nevermind
Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger
Temple of the Dog, tribute album to Andy Wood (Chris Cornell - Soundgarden)

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Actually, thinking about breakthrough years MARRS's Pump Up the Volume was a massive turning point.

Edit: 1987

 

[Andy McGurk]

1994 Album Releases, Music Releases - Album of The Year

www.albumoftheyear.org

 

[notrevE5]

1967, surely ranks amongst the best ever​

The Doors - The Doors​

Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow​

The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday​

The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico​

Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You​

Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son​

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced​

The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band​

David Bowie - David Bowie​

The Who - Sell Out​

Bee Gees - Bee Gees 1st​

Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen​

Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn​

The Kinks - Something Else​

The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile​

The Doors - Strange Days​

Traffic - Mr Fantasy​

Cream - Disraeli Gears​

The Monkees - Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd​

The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed​

 

[LostLegend]

1991, and the breakthrough of the grunge scene.

Pearl Jam's Ten
Nirvana's Nevermind
Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger
Temple of the Dog, tribute album to Andy Wood (Chris Cornell - Soundgarden)

Metallica's Black album, Chilli Peppers Blood, Sugar, Sex Magic, Guns n Roses Use Your Illusion I & II, Pearl Jam 's Ten, & Nevermind were all released within the same 8 week period.

Pocket money rates rising world wide there

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Whatever year you think it is, you were probably between 15 and 25 years old at time.

 

[Lapeno77]

1995 has got more than a few

100 Greatest Albums of 1995

List of 100 greatest rock and pop music albums released in 1995 featuring "Jagged Little Pill" by Alanis Morissette at number 1.

digitaldreamdoor.com

 

[Blue 1]

1988 and 1997 were probably my favourites, I think. 1988 was amazing.

 

[coollino]

Metallica's Black album, Chilli Peppers Blood, Sugar, Sex Magic, Guns n Roses Use Your Illusion I & II, Pearl Jam 's Ten, & Nevermind were all released within the same 8 week period.

Pocket money rates rising world wide there

At least we can rule out 1991 then

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Metallica's Black album, Chilli Peppers Blood, Sugar, Sex Magic, Guns n Roses Use Your Illusion I & II, Pearl Jam 's Ten, & Nevermind were all released within the same 8 week period.

Pocket money rates rising world wide there

91-95 was magical..bit like 72-77

 

[coollino]

No idea year wise but 1985-1995 was good. The last 5 years or so have been good too