Awesome 5 Year Periods in Music History!
 

Heya!

In this thread, tell us about a 5-year period you like in music history and let us know why you like it - something that happened for each of those five years. You don't have to write a lot, but add some historical facts of more or less personal importance. I'll go first, then you can follow my lead. Of course, if you just want to add to, rip on or comment on years/events, that's fine.


1969 - 1973

1969
Miles Davis' Bitches Brew is released which will have major influence on the birth and future of later jazz fusion. Bowie's Space Oddity and Leo Kottke's second album 6- and 12-String Guitar are released. King Crimson and Led Zeppelin release debut albums. Deep Purple play with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, supposedly the first elaborate collaboration of that kind.

1970
Cat Stevens Tea for the Tillerman and B.B. King's excellent Indianola Mississippi Seeds are released. Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Gentle Giant and Black Sabbath debuts! On the other hand, Beatles disbands and Jimi Hendrix dies :(

1971
More awesome releases than you can shake a stick at. Caravan's In the Land of Grey and Pink, Comus' First Utterance, Gentle Giant's Acquiring the Taste, ELP's Tarkus (yes, I like), Led Zeppelin IV, Samla Mammas Manna's self-titled debut and Yes' Fragile to name a few. Weather Report and ELO debuts!

1972
More loveable releases. Deep Purple's Machine Head, Wishbone Ash's Argus, Gentle Giants' Octopus, Yes' Close to the Edge, Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick, Return to forever's self-titled debut and Bowie's Ziggy Stardust to name a few!

1973
Many more awesome albums released this year. Caravan's For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night, Frank Zappa's Over-Nite Sensation. Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies, Genesis' Selling England by the Pound, ZZ Top's debut Tres Hombres, Samla Mammas Manna's Måltid .. Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.


As you can see, my mentions often tie up with the birth of prog with a bit of fusion and hard rock events thrown in. I see it turned out to be more about releases than other kind of events, but oh well :p: Your turn!

My knowledge in music is still a bit limited, but thought of giving it a try,

1966-1970

1966:
The beginning of the best Beatles albums with Revolver
The release of Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde
The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, personally, their only good album [as a whole]
and the mothers of invention's debut with Freak Out!, the first concept album.

1967
I think that is the best year in music history, great debut albums for soon to be, some of the greatest bands:
Piper at the gates of dawn (Pink Floyd) , The Doors (The Doors), Are you experienced? (Jimi Hendrix Experience), The Velvet Underground & Nico (Velvet Underground)
and many great psychedelic albums
Forever Changes (Love) , Magical Mystery Tour, Sgt. Pepper (The Beatles), Surrealistic Pillow (Jefferson Airplane), Strange days (The Doors)other than the above albums. And my favorite Beach Boys track "Good vibrations".

1968
The pretty things' debut album is released, S.F Sorrow. Many other bands continue to release some of the greatest albums in history: Waiting for the sun (The Doors), Electric Ladyland (Jimi Hendrix Experience), Bookends (Simon & Garfunkel), Odyssey and Oracle (The Zombies), A Saucerful of secrets (Pink Floyd), We're only in it for the money (Mothers of invention). Finally, the release of the self-titled The Beatles album, that will prepare for the beginning of the solo-careers of Harrison, McCartney and Lennon.

1969
The beginning of the end, of the 60s era. The Led Zeppelin debut is here, with Led Zeppelin I. Led Zeppelin II is also released that same year. Pink floyd are still releasing very good albums, like Ummagumma. The Beatles are still on the run with the release of Abbey Road.

1970
Not that good of a year, it actually marks an end. The year ends with the death of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. It even marks the break up of the Beatles. But it sets the beginning of a new era; Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, each releases his solo debut.Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother feels like a transition between the the bit chaotic start of the band, between the experimentations and Syd Barrett's departure, and the later years of popular recognition.

I love this thread idea! But i resent that you already went with the exact 5 yr. timeline I was gonna choose :laughing:. Oh well, great minds think alike. I'll be back w/ my input in a bit.

Hehe, I think they are my five favourite years - at least as far as releases go although one would certainly get a lot of interesting stuff by shifting a bit in either direction.

Corrected an error I had made there in my first post, but I'm guessing noone noticed :laughing:

edit :

NumberNineDream ; thanks for the years by the way. I would definetly trade 66 for 71 though and shift it up a year :D

I'm sure 71 was much important than 66 [It was really difficult to speak about 66 lol, I couldn't find a thing to talk about] it's just that I haven't got to know 71 yet, or any of the early 70s. I'm still hooked on the 60s.

In an effort to be different from the previous ones, I'm going with 1976-1980

1976- This year has some good music. Ramones release Ramones, Queen did A Day At The Races , The Rolling Stones released Black And Blue, Led Zeppelin's Presence (some people don't like it, but I do), and The Buzz****s were just beginning

1977- Wow what a year, David Bowie's Low, Elvis Costello's debut My Aim Is True, Animals by Pink Floyd, Aja by Steely Dan, Television's Marquee Moon, Iggy Pop's The Idiot, Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by The Sex Pistols, Queen's News Of The World... the list goes on

1978- Bruce Springsteen released Darkness On The Edge Of Town (my second favorite by him), Elvis Costello did This Years Model, Kate Bush's The Kick Inside, So Alone by Johnny Thunders, The Man Machine by Kraftwerk, The Kink's Misfits, More Songs About Buildings and Food by Talking Heads, and many more

1979- This year had some good ones. AC/DC, Highway To Hell, London Calling by The Clash, Pink Floyd's The Wall (I'm not much of a fan, but it does deserve recognition), Talking Head's Fear Of Music, Reggatta De Blanc by The Police, and others

1980- Here we have The River by Bruce Springsteen, Freedom Of Choice by Devo, Crazy Rhythms by The Feelies, Joy Division's Closer, Talking Head's Remain In Light, The Pretender's debut Pretenders, Dead Kennedy's Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, The Cure's Seventeen Seconds, and more

Great thread by the way!

Not being super perdantic, just making sure you dont miss out on the rest of The Pretty Things catalogue.

Check out their two filthy RnB albums from 65, The Pretty Things and Get The Picture, seriously marvellous stuff. Emotions from 67 is I think a record label hijack, but its still good.

Cant forget Joy Division, Frank Zappa, Neil Young, and Tom Petty all had wonderful albums come out to.

Oh, it's not about importance .. just preference! I was just stating a rather useless opinion. The end of the 60s and early 70s are anyway very exciting!

Nice list! My personal favourites from your mentions is probably Pink Floyd's Animals, The Clash's London Calling .. And Kate Bush's The Kick Inside. Thanks for including that one :D

Since my last period was 1969 to 1973, I'll continue and do 1974 to 1978! So here are the "importantest" events I can think of in that timeline :


1974

Hatfield and the north release their self-titled debut.
Frank Zappa releases Apostrophe(')
Tom Waits releases Heart of Saturday Night
Electric Light Orchestra release Eldorado
The Residents debut with Meet the Residents
King Crimson release Red

ABBA win the 19th Eurovision .. My mother loved ABBA, so that's an event of minor importance. :p:


1975

Hawkwind release Warrior on the Edge of Time
Camel release their Music Inspired by the Snow Goose
Earl Scruggs Revue release Anniversary Special, vol 1
Rainbow debuts with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Pink Floyd release Wish You Were Here
Hatfield and the North release Rotters' Club
Harmonium release their Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison

Iron Maiden forms and Peter Gabriel leaves Genesis!


1976

Boston release their self-titled debut!
Alan Parsons Project release their Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Weather Report release Black Market
Thin Lizzy release Jail Break
Rainbow release Rising
Heart debuts with Dreamboat Annie
Blue Öyster Cult release Agents of Fortune
Return to Forever release Romantic Warrior

The Clash, The Cure and U2 get together, but Soft Machine and Deep Purple break up .. although the latter will reunite!


1977

Heart release Little Queen
Weather Report release Heavy Weather
David Bowie releases Low and Heroes
Eric Clapton releases Slow Hand
National Health release their self-titled debut

After Saturday Night Fever, Disco enters the mainstream and Bee Gees is the hottest thing since Beatles. Elvis Presley dies. The B-52s and Dire Straits get together! Return to Forever disbands.


1978

Heart release Dog & Butterfly
Frank Zappa release Zappa in New York
Dire Straits release their self-titled debut
Kate Bush releases her debut The Kick Inside

The Grease movie is released and Franki Valli's theme becomes a hit. My younger brother liked Grease and so on a trip to London with my parents, his suggestion to see it was favoured to my idea of watching the phantom :( Sex Pistols play their final show.


I'd include more about punk, but most of the punk I like is actually from 79 and up a few years.

Don't forget Big Star's masterpieces, #1 Record and Radio City in 1972 and 1974, respectively.