Detuned salutes 1970!

Turning 40 this year had an unintentional side effect, a sudden preoccupation with albums that were either recorded or released during 1970. In hindsight it appears that 1970 was one of the most fertile music periods ever, this was before any "genres" developed so bands were free to do what they wanted...and the audience were openminded enough (or stoned enough) to accept this world of musical experimentation.

In my mind, the majority of the great stuff came from the UK...it was like the heavy & progressive wave of the British invasion. So many bands seemed to magically appear that year, the number of debuts in the following list is almost staggering.

But not just heavy stuff prevailed, it was a great year for pretty much every genre of music. 1970 was just as important for jazz (Bitches Brew) as it was for the nascent heavy metal movement.

Here is just a partial list of 1970 releases (in no particular order), it was an incredible year!

Santana
MC5 - Back In The USA
The Guess Who - American Woman
The Mothers Of Invention - Burnt Weenie Sandwich
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Van Morrison - Moondance
Atomic Rooster - Atomic Roooster
Mountain - Climbing!
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
Nike Drake - Bryter Later
The Doors - Morrison Hotel
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
CSN&Y - Deja Vu
Jimi Hendrix - Band Of Gypsys
Faces - First Step
Asterix - Asterix
Lucifer's Friend - Lucifer's Friend
Funkadelic - Funkadelic
Ten Years After - Cricklewood Green
Jethro Tull - Benefit
Black Widow - Sacrifice
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Eric Burdon & War
Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon
Cream - Live Cream
The Beatles - Let It Be
King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon
The Who - Live At Leeds
Woodstock: Soundtrack
Deep Purple - In Rock
Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead
Alice Cooper - Easy Action
Free - Fire & Water
Uriah Heep - Very 'eavy, Very 'umble
Supertramp - Supertramp
Yes - Time And A Word
CCR - Cosmo's Factory
The Doors - Absolutely Live
Grand Funk Railroad - Closer To Home
Funkadelic - Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow
The Stooges - Funhouse
Humble Pie - Humble Pie
James Gang Rides Again
Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die
Parliament - Osmium
Canned Heat - Future Blues
The Moody Blues - A Question Of Balance
The Mothers Of Invention - Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Neil Young - After The Gold Rush
James Brown - Sex Machine
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Santana - Abraxas
Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You
Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
Mott The Hoople - Mad Shadows
The Guess Who - Share The Land
Led Zeppelin - III
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
Freddie Hubbard - Street Life
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Jefferson Starship - Blows Against The Empire
Derek And The Dominoes - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Trapeze - Medusa
The Doobie Brothers - The Doobie Brothers
Warhorse - Warhorse
Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Ash
King Crimson - Lizard
CCR - Pendulum
John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
T. Rex - T. Rex
Eric Burdon & War - The Black Man's Burdon
Free - Highway
Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdome Come
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Lick My Decals Off, Baby
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - ELP
Focus - Focus Plays Focus
Jimi Hendrix - Smash Hits
John McLaughlin - My Goals Beyond
Lee Morgan - Live At The Lighthouse
Lonnie Smith - Drives
Miles Davis - A Tribute To Jack Johnson
Miles Davis - Black Beauty
Stanley Turrentine - Sugar
Stephen Stills - Stephen Stills
Wayne Shorter - Odyssey Of Iska

Great list man, I saw a few bands I didn't even think you liked ie. CCR and Van Morisson.

Awesome!! Do 1971 (my birth year)...

Or 1969 (mine!!!)

Great list!!!! I also turned 40, but I do not feel 40

Well, with my lifestyle...I feel 50.

I was born in '70 too. Some neat shit on that list, a lot of bands/albums I've heard OF but never actually HEARD. Maybe I oughta rectify that.

I'll add:

The Steve Miller Band-Your Saving Grace
The Steve Miller Band-Number 5
Paul McCartney-McCartney
Syd Barrett-The Madcap Laughs
Charles Manson-Lie:The Love And Terror Cult
Badfinger-Magic Christian Music
Chicago-Chicago II
The Guess Who-American Woman
Van der Graaf Generator-The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other
The Temptations-Psychedelic Shack
Tyrannosaurus Rex-A Beard Of Stars
Egg-S/T
Isaac Hayes-The Isaac Hayes Movement
Colosseum-The Grass Is Greener
Hot Tuna-S/T
Rod Stewart-Gasoline Alley
Steeleye Span-Hark! The Village Wait
Spooky Tooth-The Last Puff
Canned Heat-Future Blues
Hawkwind-S/T
Iron Butterfly-Metamorphosis
Caravan-If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You
Frank Zappa-Chunga's Revenge
Skid Row-Skid
Badfinger-No Dice
Spirit-Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus