@BaronVonHeinsteidel has been on fire with his off-season threads, so I thought I would put this one out there after a discussion over beers I had with friends a few weeks ago. In that 10-year period you had the following bands/singers/songwriters at their peak (in no particular order):
James Taylor
Jackson Browne
Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell
Billy Joel
Neil Young
Cat Stevens
Neil Diamond
John Denver
George Harrison
Paul Simon
Elton John
Jim Croce
Kris Kristofferson
Carly Simon
Carole King
John Lennon
Stephen Stills
Dan Fogelberg
Bill Withers
Harry Nilsson
Stevie Wonder
Leon Russell
John Sebastian
J.D. Souther
Harry Chapin
Karla Bonoff
Rod Stewart
Paul McCartney
Don McLean
Dave Mason
Gordon Lightfoot
Gerry Rafferty
Joan Baez
Jimmy Buffett
Van Morrison
Jonathan Edwards
J.J. Cale
Eric Clapton
John Fogerty
Graham Nash
John Prine
Randy Newman
Bob Seger
Tom Petty
Bruce Springsteen
Led Zeppelin
Eagles
The Rolling Stones
Fleetwood Mac
Doobies
The Beatles
Queen
Van Halen
Pink Floyd
The Who
Lynyrd Skynyrd
AC/DC
The Allman Brothers Band
Emerson Lake & Palmer
The Doobie Brothers
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Chicago
Aerosmith
Black Sabbath
Crosby Stills Nash & Young
America
Loggins & Messina
Supertramp
Bad Company
Steely Dan
Boston
Steve Miller Band
Foreigner
Styx
Kansas
The Moody Blues
The Band
Heart
The Guess Who
Badfinger
Kiss
Deep Purple
Dire Straits
The Cars
Yes
BeeGees
I left out a ton ... no country when it was great; no disco ... I know, I know; no funk when it was at its peak; very little classic R&B and it was awesome during those 10 years.
Looking at this list and what has been left off, it's not even close, IMO.
It is really personal for me in that I graduated high school in 1977 ... so this was basically the soundtrack of my life in some of my most formative years. I was incredibly lucky to come of age during this time. Not to mention 45s to LPs, cassette tapes/8 track, AM to FM, etc.
James Taylor
Jackson Browne
Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell
Billy Joel
Neil Young
Cat Stevens
Neil Diamond
John Denver
George Harrison
Paul Simon
Elton John
Jim Croce
Kris Kristofferson
Carly Simon
Carole King
John Lennon
Stephen Stills
Dan Fogelberg
Bill Withers
Harry Nilsson
Stevie Wonder
Leon Russell
John Sebastian
J.D. Souther
Harry Chapin
Karla Bonoff
Rod Stewart
Paul McCartney
Don McLean
Dave Mason
Gordon Lightfoot
Gerry Rafferty
Joan Baez
Jimmy Buffett
Van Morrison
Jonathan Edwards
J.J. Cale
Eric Clapton
John Fogerty
Graham Nash
John Prine
Randy Newman
Bob Seger
Tom Petty
Bruce Springsteen
Led Zeppelin
Eagles
The Rolling Stones
Fleetwood Mac
Doobies
The Beatles
Queen
Van Halen
Pink Floyd
The Who
Lynyrd Skynyrd
AC/DC
The Allman Brothers Band
Emerson Lake & Palmer
The Doobie Brothers
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Chicago
Aerosmith
Black Sabbath
Crosby Stills Nash & Young
America
Loggins & Messina
Supertramp
Bad Company
Steely Dan
Boston
Steve Miller Band
Foreigner
Styx
Kansas
The Moody Blues
The Band
Heart
The Guess Who
Badfinger
Kiss
Deep Purple
Dire Straits
The Cars
Yes
BeeGees
I left out a ton ... no country when it was great; no disco ... I know, I know; no funk when it was at its peak; very little classic R&B and it was awesome during those 10 years.
Looking at this list and what has been left off, it's not even close, IMO.
It is really personal for me in that I graduated high school in 1977 ... so this was basically the soundtrack of my life in some of my most formative years. I was incredibly lucky to come of age during this time. Not to mention 45s to LPs, cassette tapes/8 track, AM to FM, etc.
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