The Best Albums Of The 70s-1971

Hello and welcome everyone to the 10 part series: The best albums of the 1970s! These right are the best albums of 1971!

There were a lot of groundbreaking things happening in the 70s. Funk and Soul were stretching out and embracing psychedelic tendencies in equal measure with socio-political themes. Rock was getting harder and harder and metal was right around the corner due to a large number of these harder edged rock bands(Zeppelin, Sabbath and the handful of excellent proto-punk and proto-metal bands). Electronic music was starting to peek it's head into the mainstream and coming out from under the extreme underground and intellectual circles. This era gave birth to some of our most creative icons who would go onto last multiple decades. So dig in, see what the 70s has to offer!

1. Flower Travellin' Band-Satori(Atlantic)

Genre: Heavy Psych

2. Can-Tago Mago(United Artists)

Genre: Krautrock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental Rock, Sound Collage

3. T.Rex-Electric Warrior(Fly)

Genre: Glam Rock, Hard Rock

4. Speed Glue And Shinki-Eve(Atlantic)

Genre: Heavy Psych, Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Acid Rock

5. Paul & Linda McCartney-Ram(Apple)

Genre: Pop Rock, Folk Pop, Blues Rock, Art Pop, Progressive Pop

6. John Hartford-Aereo Plain(Warner Bros.)

Genre: Progressive Bluegrass

7. Harry Nilsson-Nilsson Schmilsson/Aerial Pandemonium Ballet/The Point(RCA Victor)

Genre: Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Baroque Pop, Piano Rock, Pop, Spoken Word, Psychedelic Pop, Fairy Tales

8. Baby Huey-The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend(Curtom)

Genre: Chicago Soul, Funk, Psychedelic Soul

9. Gong-Camembert Electrique(BYG)

Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Canterbury Scene, Space Rock, Progressive Rock

10. Sly And The Family Stone-There's A Riot Goin' On(Epic)

Genre: Funk, Soul, Psychedelic Soul

11. Funkadelic-Maggot Brain(Westbound)

Genre: Funk Rock, Funk, Psychedelic Soul, Psychedelic Rock

12. Comus-First Utterance(Dawn)

Genre: Progressive Folk, Psychedelic Folk, Freak Folk, Avant Folk

13. Led Zeppelin-Untitled(Atlantic)

Genre: Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock

14. Popol Vuh-In Den Garten Pharaos(Pilz)

Genre: Krautrock, Ambient, Tribal Ambient

15. Amon Duul II-Tanz Der Lemminge(Liberty)

Genre: Krautrock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Experimental Rock

16. Black Sabbath-Master Of Reality(Vertigo)

Genre: Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Traditional Doom Metal

17. Spring-Self Titled(RCA/Neon)

Genre: Progressive Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Folk

18. Cat Stevens-Teaser And The Firecat(A&M)

Genre: Singer/Songwriter, Folk Rock, Contemporary Folk, Folk Pop, Chamber Folk

19. Second Hand-Death May Be Your Santa Claus(Mushroom)

Genre: Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental Rock

20. Karen Dalton-In My Own Time(Paramount/Just Sunshine)

Genre: Contemporary Folk, Country Soul, Folk Rock

21. Leonard Cohen-Songs Of Love And Hate(Columbia)

Genre: Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk

22. People-Ceremony: Buddha Meets Rock(Teichiku)

Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Shomyo

23. Jethro Tull-Aqualung(Chrysalis/Island)

Genre: Progressive Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock

24. Dust-Self Titled(Kama Sutra)

Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Psych, Blues Rock

25. John Prine-Self Titled(Atlantic)

Genre: Country, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Country Rock, Progressive Country

26. Yes-The Yes Album(Atlantic)

Genre: Progressive Rock, Symphonic Prog

27. Faust-Self Titled(Polydor)

Genre: Krautrock, Experimental Rock, Musique Concrete, Sound Collage

28. Judee Sill-Self Titled(Asylum)

Genre: Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Baroque Pop

29. Ash Ra Tempel-Self Titled(Ohr)

Genre: Krautrock, Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, Ambient

30. Mickey Newbury-Frisco Mabel Joy(Elektra)

Genre: Progressive Country, Singer/Songwriter

31. The Flamin' Groovies-Teenage Head(Kama Sutra)

Genre: Garage Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Rhythm & Blues, Country Rock, Proto-Punk

32. Janis Joplin-Pearl(CBS)

Genre: Blues Rock, Blue Eyed Soul

33. The Who-Who's Next?(Track)

Genre: Hard Rock, Rock, Art Rock

34. Los Dug Dugs-Self Titled(RCA Victor)

Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Heavy Psych

35. Eugene McDaniels-Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse(Atlantic)

Genre: Psychedelic Soul, Funk, Jazz Funk

36. Blues Creation-Demon & Eleven Children(Denon)

Genre: Heavy Psych, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal

37. Dolly Parton-Coat Of Many Colors(RCA Victor)

Genre: Country, Singer/Songwriter

38. Fresh Maggots-Self Titled(RCA Victor)

Genre: Progressive Folk, Psychedelic Folk, Acid Rock

39. Van Der Graaf Generator-Pawn Hearts(Charisma)

Genre: Progressive Rock, Symphonic Prog, Jazz Rock

40. The Beach Boys-Surf's Up(Reprise/Brother)

Genre: Psychedelic Pop, Pop Rock, Baroque Pop, Progressive Pop

41. David Bowie-Hunky Dory(RCA Victor)

Genre: Glam Rock, Pop Rock, Art Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Art Pop, Piano Rock, Baroque Pop

42. Jan Dukes De Grey: Mice And Rats In The Loft(Transatlantic)

Genre: Progressive Folk, Psychedelic Folk, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock

43. Hans Edler-Elektron Kukeso(Marilla)

Genre: Electronic, Progressive Electronic, Krautrock

44. Dies Irae-First(Pilz)

Genre: Krautrock, Heavy Psych

45. Carla Bley & Paul Haines-Escalator Over The Hill(JCOA)

Genre: Experimental Big Band, Avant Garde Jazz, Third Stream Opera, Jazz Rock, Experimental Rock, Vocal Jazz

46. Caetano Veloso-Self Titled(Famous)

Genre: Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter, MPB, Tropicalia, Psychedelic Pop

47. Mcdonald And Giles-Self Titled(Island)

Genre: Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Jazz Rock, Art Pop, Symphonic Prog, Singer/Songwriter

48. Justin Heathcliff-Self Titled(Atlantic)

Genre: Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock

49. Miles Davis-A Tribute To Jack Johnson(Columbia)

Genre: Jazz Fusion, Jazz Rock, Film Score, Avant Garde Jazz

50. Krokodil-An Invisible World Revealed(United Artists)

Genre: Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock