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AMERICA EATS ITS YOUNG named best album of the 1970s! I could hardly believe when I checked the current edition of Creative Loafing here in the Charlotte, NC, area and saw the newspaper had selected as its No. 1 album of the 1970s Funkadelic's America Eats Its Young double album from 1972. How cool is that? The list also includes other albums by funk bands like Kool & the Gang, Ohio Players, EWF, War, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Sly Stone, Bill Withers, Gil Scott-Heron, Shuggie Otis, Curtis Mayfield, etc. After America Eats Its Young, the rest of the top 10 is ...
2) The Band, The Band 3) Maxayn, Maxayn (anyone familiar with this?) 4) Labelle, Moonshadows 5) Allman Brothers, Live at Fillmore East 6) Harry Nilsson, Nilsson Schmilsson 7) Leon Russell, Leon Russell 8) Wet Willie, Keep On Smilin' 9) Bobby Womack, Communication 10) Curtis Mayfield, Curtis All in all, what a great decade for albums the 1970s were. Peace, Scott If you've got funk, you've got style. | |
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That's hella cool, I feel. Being a true Funkadelic nut myself, what's even more cool is that ANY publication would even list it at the top spot. Like u mentioned, it had good company, but I definately feel that it was worthy. That album, in it's scope, said so many things regarding America at that time. In the vein of Marvin's "What's Goin' On" and Mayfield's albums at that time, that combined with Funkadelic's sonic sound, couldn't be fucked with. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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A great album, no doubt, but not the greatest. That's all subjective/objective and also - above all - a matter of personal taste and choice. Some uninformed people, for example, might conclude rthat Peter Frampton's "Comes Alive" was the greatest album of the 70s. Others might cite "Never Mind The Bollocks" or "London Calling". And they'd be as right as you are and a lot righter than twenty music journalists getting paid to compile lists ever will be.  There are three sides to every story. My side, your side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each one differently | |
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..killer LP. Now all it needs is a broadway musical to go with it. (What's up Brutha B?  ) | |
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America Eats Its Young is a great album, and sorely underrated, but I wouldn't even name it the best Funkadelic album of the 70s let alone the best album of the 70s. I also think its one case where the cliche of "it would have made a better single album" is actually applicable. I think the fourth side is pretty weak and We Hurt Too is ok as a joke song but is extremely corny if it's taking itself the least bit seriously.
For Me the greatest album of the 70s is definitely Songs in the key of life, but it's a tough choice because there were so many great albums in that decade. Other albums that "define" the 70s in the minds of most people seem to be absent from that top ten too (Led Zeppelin's fourth album, Dark Side of the moon etc.) which is refreshing, but at the same time represents maybe a slightly unnecessary backlash to the slight overratedness of some great albums....that was a bit complicated I realize. | |
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SPYZFAN1 said: ..killer LP. Now all it needs is a broadway musical to go with it. (What's up Brutha B?
)Where the hell have u been, player? I've been away for a little bit myself. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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jacktheimprovident said: America Eats Its Young is a great album, and sorely underrated, but I wouldn't even name it the best Funkadelic album of the 70s let alone the best album of the 70s. I also think its one case where the cliche of "it would have made a better single album" is actually applicable. I think the fourth side is pretty weak and We Hurt Too is ok as a joke song but is extremely corny if it's taking itself the least bit seriously.
For Me the greatest album of the 70s is definitely Songs in the key of life, but it's a tough choice because there were so many great albums in that decade. Other albums that "define" the 70s in the minds of most people seem to be absent from that top ten too (Led Zeppelin's fourth album, Dark Side of the moon etc.) which is refreshing, but at the same time represents maybe a slightly unnecessary backlash to the slight overratedness of some great albums....that was a bit complicated I realize. I agree on the part about it not being Funkadelic's best album. That goes without saying. As far as the best album of the 70's, I think is impossible to say. The word "best" is subjective as hell anyways. It should be "favorite" and then it would still be nearly impossible for me to pick only one. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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Those lists are also based on whatever inherent biases the writer may have for or against a particular artist or genre. It's pretty inexcusable to me, for instance, to say Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" and/or "Let's Get It On" didn't make such list. THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! |
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Yeah, well for me personally I would actually place this album in the lower third of all Funkadelic albums. Still, it was a bold, cool choice. They also had Maggot Brain and Mothership Connection on the list. I think a major omission was not having any Isley Brothers on there. There were at least a half-dozen writers who voted on the list. I do know that if I made a list of my top albums of all time, the 1970s would probably be most strongly represented of all the past decades. If I had to rate the decades of the rock and roll era, I think it would go:
1. 1970s 2. 1960s 3. 1980s 4. 1990s 5. 1950s 6. 2000s Peace, Scott If you've got funk, you've got style. | |
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HardcoreJollies said: I could hardly believe when I checked the current edition of Creative Loafing here in the Charlotte, NC, area and saw the newspaper had selected as its No. 1 album of the 1970s Funkadelic's America Eats Its Young double album from 1972. How cool is that? The list also includes other albums by funk bands like Kool & the Gang, Ohio Players, EWF, War, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Sly Stone, Bill Withers, Gil Scott-Heron, Shuggie Otis, Curtis Mayfield, etc. After America Eats Its Young, the rest of the top 10 is ...
2) The Band, The Band 3) Maxayn, Maxayn (anyone familiar with this?) 4) Labelle, Moonshadows 5) Allman Brothers, Live at Fillmore East 6) Harry Nilsson, Nilsson Schmilsson 7) Leon Russell, Leon Russell 8) Wet Willie, Keep On Smilin' 9) Bobby Womack, Communication 10) Curtis Mayfield, Curtis All in all, what a great decade for albums the 1970s were. Peace, Scott Was the name of the group and lead singer. [Edited 9/22/06 21:42pm]   National Funk League✮✮ | |
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HardcoreJollies said: I could hardly believe when I checked the current edition of Creative Loafing here in the Charlotte, NC, area and saw the newspaper had selected as its No. 1 album of the 1970s Funkadelic's America Eats Its Young double album from 1972. How cool is that? The list also includes other albums by funk bands like Kool & the Gang, Ohio Players, EWF, War, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Sly Stone, Bill Withers, Gil Scott-Heron, Shuggie Otis, Curtis Mayfield, etc. After America Eats Its Young, the rest of the top 10 is ...
2) The Band, The Band 3) Maxayn, Maxayn (anyone familiar with this?) 4) Labelle, Moonshadows 5) Allman Brothers, Live at Fillmore East 6) Harry Nilsson, Nilsson Schmilsson 7) Leon Russell, Leon Russell 8) Wet Willie, Keep On Smilin' 9) Bobby Womack, Communication 10) Curtis Mayfield, Curtis All in all, what a great decade for albums the 1970s were. Peace, Scott link link link, this needs a reference link test | |
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