Creem Magazine's 1975 Reader's Poll Results

Not a bad year.


TOP TWENTY GROUPS

1. Rolling Stones
2. Led Zeppelin
3. The Who
4. Aerosmith
5. KISS
6. Bad Company
7. Roxy Music
8. Queen
9. Elton John
10. Pink Floyd
11. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
12. Black Sabbath
13. Rod Stewart & the Faces
14. David Bowie
15. Eagles
16. Sparks
17. Jefferson Starship
18. The Tubes
19. Alice Cooper
20. Yes

TOP TWENTY ALBUMS

1. Physical Graffiti (Led Zeppelin)
2. Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
3. Toys in the Attic (Aerosmith)
4. Young Americans (David Bowie)
5. Alive (KISS)
6. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (Elton John)
7. By Numbers (The Who)
8. Rock of the Westies (Elton John)
9. Wish You Were Hear (Pink Floyd)
10. Sabotage (Black Sabbath)
11. Atlantic Crossing (Rod Stewart)
12. Red Octopus (Jefferson Starship)
13. Welcome to My Nightmare (Alice Cooper)
14. Blow By Blow (Jeff Beck)
15. Venus and Mars (Paul McCartney and Wings)
16. Made in the Shade (Rolling Stones)
17. Frampton (Peter Frampton)
18. Ian Hunter
19. The Tubes
20. Dressed To Kill (KISS)

TOP TEN SINGLES

1. Fame (David Bowie)
2. Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
3. Miracles (Jefferson Starship)
4. Ballroom Blitz (Sweet)
5. One of These Nights (Eagles)
6. Sweet Emotion (Aerosmith)
7. Young Americans (David Bowie)
8. I'm Not In Love (10cc)
9. Tush (ZZ Top)
10. Rock'n'Roll All Night (KISS)

TOP TEN R&B SINGLES

1. Fame (David Bowie)
2. Get Down Tonight (KC & the Sunshine Band)
3. Shame, Shame, Shame (Shirley & Company)
4. Lady Marmalade (Labelle)
5. Games People Play (Spinners)
6. Shinin' Star (Earth, Wind & Fire)
7. Cut the Cake (Average White Band)
8. The Hustle (Van McCoy)
9. That's the Way (KC & the Sunshine Band)
10. Jive Talkin' (Bee Gees)

BEST GUITARIST

1. Jimmy Page
2. Eric Clapton
3. Keith Richard
4. Jeff Beck
5. Mick Ronson
6. Phil Manzanera
7. Pete Townshend
8. Ron Wood
9. Ritchie Blackmore
10. Todd Rundgren

BEST DRUMMER

1. Keith Moon
2. Charlie Watts
3. Nigel Olsson
4. Carl Palmer
5. Peter Criss
6. John Bonham
7. Bill Bruford
8. Simon Kirke
9. Aynsley Dunbar
10. Ringo Starr

BEST PRODUCER

1. Todd Rundgren
2. Gus Dudgeon
3. Jimmy Page
4. John Cale
5. George Martin
6. Tony Visconti
7. Glyn Johns
8. Bob Ezrin
9. Glimmer Twins
10. Phil Spector

BEST MALE SINGER

1. David Bowie
2. Mick Jagger
3. Elton John
4. Paul Rodgers
5. Robert Plant
6. Steven Tyler
7. Bruce Springsteen
8. Roger Daltrey
9. Rod Stewart
10. Bob Dylan

BEST ROCK MOVIE

1. Tommy
2. Stardust
3. Lisztomania
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
5. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones
6. Yessongs
7. Nashville
8. Jaws
9. Shampoo
10. Slade in Flame

FAD OF THE YEAR

1. Disco
2. Bruce Springsteen
3. Trying to kill the President
4. Jaws
5. The Tubes
6. Drinking
7. Sex
8. Reggae
9. Earth Shoes
10. Short Hair

Well, you know I love this list. And let me just take this opportunity to post just one pic related to the thread topic: (yes, I have a Zeppelin photo for EVERY occasion )



They're reading about themselves. Check it out, Jimmy's on the cover.
Oh, and this pic is from '75.

Hey Stax, where did you find this list. Do you have any of the old Creem magazines? Or is this from somewhere online?
[Edited 3/25/05 3:58am]

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minneapolisgenius said:

Well, you know I love this list. And let me just take this opportunity to post just one pic related to the thread topic: (yes, I have a Zeppelin photo for EVERY occasion )



They're reading about themselves. Check it out, Jimmy's on the cover.
Oh, and this pic is from '75.

Hey Stax, where did you find this list. Do you have any of the old Creem magazines? Or is this from somewhere online?
[Edited 3/25/05 3:58am]

Stax said:

minneapolisgenius said:

Well, you know I love this list. And let me just take this opportunity to post just one pic related to the thread topic: (yes, I have a Zeppelin photo for EVERY occasion )



They're reading about themselves. Check it out, Jimmy's on the cover.
Oh, and this pic is from '75.

Hey Stax, where did you find this list. Do you have any of the old Creem magazines? Or is this from somewhere online?
[Edited 3/25/05 3:58am]

http://www.creemmagazine....75_02.html

I found the list here: http://www.superseventies...hives.html

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Woo-hoo I found another!

From '73....



I love the title of the corresponding article:

Led Zeppelin: Unspeakable Practices, Unnatural Acts
The return of those whips-and-sharks boys to our shores bodes dire consequences.


[Edited 3/25/05 6:29am]

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And some more cool covers....

'74....


'75


'76


'76


'76


'77


I've actually been looking to start collecting these. I suppose I should check Ebay first.

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minneapolisgenius said:

Woo-hoo I found another!

From '73....



I love the title of the corresponding article:

Led Zeppelin: Unspeakable Practices, Unnatural Acts
The return of those whips-and-sharks boys to our shores bodes dire consequences.


[Edited 3/25/05 6:29am]

Peter!

'77


Frank!

'74


This one's for Natisse.....

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Stax said:

minneapolisgenius said:

Woo-hoo I found another!

From '73....



I love the title of the corresponding article:

Led Zeppelin: Unspeakable Practices, Unnatural Acts
The return of those whips-and-sharks boys to our shores bodes dire consequences.


[Edited 3/25/05 6:29am]

Got to love the shark story. There are a lot of cool articles in the Creem archives.

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minneapolisgenius said:

I know. I've started to go through them now. And that shark story is different every time I hear it. Sometimes I read that it was all the members of Zeppelin involved, other times it's Richard Cole (tour manager) and that Zeppelin wasn't even there, and other times it's actually Vanilla Fudge doing the, uh, honors.

minneapolisgenius said:

This one's a whole special issue on Zeppelin. Winter '80. Wow, this the year John Bonham died.

Stax said:

minneapolisgenius said:

I know. I've started to go through them now. And that shark story is different every time I hear it. Sometimes I read that it was all the members of Zeppelin involved, other times it's Richard Cole (tour manager) and that Zeppelin wasn't even there, and other times it's actually Vanilla Fudge doing the, uh, honors.

yeah, that story is all over the place, isn't it. Not only are the participants often changed, but so is the species of fish!

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Stax said:

minneapolisgenius said:

This one's a whole special issue on Zeppelin. Winter '80. Wow, this the year John Bonham died.

Which reminds me, how can the 1975 Creem readers pick Peter Criss over John Bonham as best drummer?
[Edited 3/25/05 7:11am]

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Stax said:

That idiot Richard Cole admitted he made up the shark story in later years.

Stax said:

"Think inside out."

Supernova said:

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Cloudbuster said:

Stax said:

TOP TEN R&B SINGLES

1. Fame (David Bowie)
2. Get Down Tonight (KC & the Sunshine Band)
3. Shame, Shame, Shame (Shirley & Company)
4. Lady Marmalade (Labelle)
5. Games People Play (Spinners)
6. Shinin' Star (Earth, Wind & Fire)
7. Cut the Cake (Average White Band)
8. The Hustle (Van McCoy)
9. That's the Way (KC & the Sunshine Band)
10. Jive Talkin' (Bee Gees)

See, they're not disco.

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God, music really sucked before Punk.






















Actually, I did like Bowie, Zeppelin, Roxy, etc. But those were few groups as opposed to the many that would later emerge.

CinisterCee said:

NWF said:

Stax said:

"I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven

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andyman91 said:

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Did anyone notice that Peter Criss (kiss) is ahead of John "Bonzo" Bonham (Led Zeppelin) for best drummer wtf

lovedad43 said:

Did anyone notice that Peter Criss (kiss) is ahead of John "Bonzo" Bonham (Led Zeppelin) for best drummer wtf

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minneapolisgenius said:

Supernova said:

That idiot Richard Cole admitted he made up the shark story in later years.

I've never read Richard Cole's book, but I've read snippets of it, and also the part about the red snapper where he claimed he was involved.

I've also heard stories from Robert Plant though where he said that it was the roadies doing the groupie, and all the Zep members and their wives/girlfriends came in to watch. I don't think anyone even knows if it really happened anymore. Even if they were there.

Supernova said:

minneapolisgenius said:

I've never read Richard Cole's book, but I've read snippets of it, and also the part about the red snapper where he claimed he was involved.

I've also heard stories from Robert Plant though where he said that it was the roadies doing the groupie, and all the Zep members and their wives/girlfriends came in to watch. I don't think anyone even knows if it really happened anymore. Even if they were there.

And obviously it's been embellished by a lot of people over the ... decades.

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