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    Another female country music legend today, we head south from Kentucky to Tennessee for Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors”.  This album is #2 on the tasteofcountry.com list of Top 10 Country Music albums of all time.  I really did enjoy “Coal Miner’s Daughter” by Loretta Lynn, but in total, I think I likedContinue reading “Dolly Parton “Coat of Many Colors” (1971)”

    Most of us have been through a bad breakup at some point in our past.  In the world of music, there wasn’t one much more visible or clearly full of animosity than early 1970s John Lennon and Paul McCartney.  Not only did they break up the Beatles, they started taking musical shots at eachContinue reading “John Lennon “Imagine” (1971)”

    I will be honest, when I got to today’s album, and I saw the artist’s name, Gil Scott-Heron, I was expecting something in the folk genre, perhaps some Gaelic blue-grass.  As another of my son’s 10 bonus picks on the list, I had no genre to give it away, so I just selected today’sContinue reading “Gil Scott-Heron “Pieces of a Man” (1971)”

    I recall that at the beginning of this process, I had some explaining to do after listening to “A Quick One” by The Who.  Overall, it wasn’t very good, and I had to offer some reassurances that this band I loved had much more to offer down the road.  Well, if you haven’t beenContinue reading “The Who “Who’s Next” (1971)”

    I didn’t expect my list to contain a third Black Sabbath album, and after listening, I’m not so convinced that it should have, but interestingly enough, this album was the #10 rated heavy metal album of all time, so here we go with today’s selection, “Master of Reality”.      The album opens with theContinue reading “Black Sabbath “Master of Reality” (1971)”

    An unusual and unique choice today, as we enter the mind and world of George Clinton.  His band “Funkadelic” released the psychedelic-funk blend album “Maggot Brain” in 1971.  This interesting album is the #10 rated album on digitaldreamdoor.com’s Top 10 Funk Albums of All Time.  It was definitely a challenging and complicated listen, butContinue reading “Funkadelic “Maggot Brain” (1971)”

    Another classic live album today, we explore the fusion of southern rock and jam bands with the famous album “At Fillmore East”, by the Allman Brothers.  This album captures this band at their peak, sadly confirmed months after the release when band founder and slide guitar legend Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycleContinue reading “The Allman Brothers “At Fillmore East” (1971)”

    After two of the most well celebrated albums of all time, we take a deeper cut, and perhaps a bit of a time travel, with today’s selection.  The challenge with compilation albums is trying to decide where to sequence them.  In 1971, Freddie King was still a very successful performing and recording artist, appearingContinue reading “Freddie King “Blues 20 Hits” (1971)”

    The Rolling Stone Top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time has been a key source of content for this blog, as most of you have probably realized.  Only once during this entire exercise can we discuss their #1 rated album, and today is that day.  “What’s Going On”, the impactful concept album from MotownContinue reading “Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On” (1971)”

    As we move from the 60s to the 70s, we see sad endings for many, but some bands and artists stayed on the right track.  Perhaps none more resilient than the Rolling Stones, in 1971 they gave us one of their most authentic and real albums, the straight up rocker “Sticky Fingers”.  There isContinue reading “The Rolling Stones “Sticky Fingers” (1971)”