5 Underrated Must Have Albums Of 1970

Looking for must have albums from 1970? How about underrated ones? Join Craig Danger, ‪@vinylrecordplayer‬ as he discusses some Legendary LPs, some mildly unheralded, some practically unmentioned when discussing the monster year in music that was 1970. Please enjoy!
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[@vinylrecordplayer]

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[@freddieedsel3990]

nothing is underrated

[@vinylrecordplayer]

@@freddieedsel3990 with the piping hot take! 🔥🔥🔥

[@trevorgwelch7412]

The Cowsills greatest hits

[@jtsrecordroom3963]

Pigpen does a bang-up job on Easy Wind" Workingmans is underrated compared American Beauty.. Agreed. Cool series, Craig 🎵

[@andrasczehlarik9180]

CRICKLEWOOD GREEN by TEN YEARS AFTER FANTASTIC. Cheers.

[@orbyfan]

I don't know if they're underrated, but albums from 1970 that should be better known include "Sunflower" by the Beach Boys, "Sit Down Young Stranger" by Gordon Lightfoot, and "Magnetic South" and "Loose Salute" by Michael Nesmith and the First National Band. "Sunflower" is an especially good album, with contributions from all band members. It didn't sell well, and none of the singles became big hits, because it happened to come out at a time when the Beach Boys' popularity in North America was at a low point. While "Pet Sounds" was a good-sounding mono album, "Sunflower" sounds great in stereo. "Sit Down Young Stranger" includes the hits "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Me and Bobby McGee" and outstanding non-single tracks such as "Approaching Lavender" and "Saturday Clothes." "Magnetic South" is the better of the two Nesmith albums, but they're both good. The whole first side of "Magnetic South" is great, especially "Joanne," while side 2 concludes with a lengthy version of "Beyond the Blue Horizon," which Lou Christie copied for his 1974 cover. "Loose Salute" includes "Silver Moon" and its B-side, "Lady of the Valley," and non-single tracks such as "Thanx for the Ride" and "Conversations" (the latter is another version of "Carlisle Wheeling").

[@vinylrecordplayer]

I think all of those qualify, for sure. Great picks! Thanks for the great comment ! 😁

[@catjudo1]

"Medusa" by Trapeze. Absolutely amazing rock album, and the title track is one of the best closers I've ever heard anywhere.

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Hella great pick. Love that album. I mean, "Black Cloud"? Whatta jam. Hugely underrated, for sure. Wish I had a copy, but I'm sure it sold just north of nothing in North America. Great recommend! 🤘😁

[@catjudo1]

@@vinylrecordplayer I found my copy of "Medusa" (on CD) in a thrift store. Best two dollars I ever spent. 😻😻😻

[@johnstone4913]

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart. A lot of people were not aware that he recorded a couple of solo albums before Every picture tells a story. This is a great one.

[@wtcwtc9861]

The Who Live At Leeds... Delaney and Bonnie & Friends On Tour With Eric Clapton.

[@vinylrecordplayer]

And in the Live corner, we have... Yep. The D&B is a classic, and The Who... Definitely not underrated. Good? Yes. But no to underrated. 🤘😁

[@aeoleaburwell7247]

Quite right about workingman’s dead. I tend to forget about it because the only dead album I have is American beauty, which is gorgeous, with no electric guitar and wonderful vocal harmonies.

[@vinylrecordplayer]

It's worth owning, for sure. 🤘😁

[@Cbcw76]

Immediate discredit calling those two Grateful Deads with any level of 'underrated' labels. You judge yourself. Delaney & Bonnie - you score a plus on that one, and especially when you consider the supporting cast of musicians - except for woman-beater and murderer Jim Gordon.

[@MisterLettuce]

Yeah, if your favorite points for the dead are the early 70's, Europe '72 is a great one if you're looking for a live album.

[@kingofallmediums2123]

Grand Funk - Closer To Home 😮😮😮😮😮😊😊😊😊😊

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Good one! 🤘😁

[@Mooseman327]

Excellent choices, once again. The fact that Delaney & Bonnie are not in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame is beyond criminal.

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Criminal! Love it. 🤘

[@RegisWilkins]

Because, simply stated it's the Music Industry Weasels Hall of Fame. Nothing to do with rock, although it started out pretty good. The RRHOF got off track when Jann Wenner and his little circle of friends took over and summarily dismissed a lot of classic rock artist and bands, and instead opted for inducting posers that spread the demographics younger, or totally non-rock Hip hop and pop artists as favors for old grease bag music promoters and whats left of the record industry. Pay-offs, you betcha, yet every East Coast pop-folkie and a lot of half ass 80's bands have made the cut when real artists that moved the needle such as Delaney and Bonnie, Warren Zevon, Arthur Lee, Mitch Ryder, etc. will never been inducted.

[@MichaelSheffield-ox8yd]

The HOF is a joke.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

The fact that anyone mentions the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame as something to aim for is beyond criminal. It’s overrated and those that’s gets inducted doesn’t really cares.

[@johnhitz1185]

Delaney and Bonnie were a flash in the pan band that Eric Clapton played with, certainly not Hall of Famers, but no one who saw the great bands of the early 70s gives a rat's ass about the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame anyway.

[@DMan-OceanOne]

The Move - between ‘68 and ‘71 four LPs; the pre ELO band. “Message from the Country” a favorite. Loved the electroclassical prog style!

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Interesting. I'll check this Message From The Country Out. Thanks for the comment! 🤘😁

[@Williamottelucas]

Thanks for getting me into Grateful Dead at the age of 67

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Um. Cool. Took me forever as well, believe me! 🤘😁

[@brianfitch9030]

Working Man’s Dead will do that to a music fan.

[@richardhawkins4621]

The only truelly great album is wishbone ash the others are at best average😊

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

i don't agree about the albums not being in several cases great but am writing to say the wishbone ash record means less to me than the jerry butler t-shirt.

[@edwardgonczy3170]

"Workingman's Dead", a masterpiece. It came out of nowhere and think it made the executives at Warner Brothers very happy. I was a full-blown nut-job at that period of time and saw them repeatedly at the Fillmore East. I could see first-hand the subtle shift as they were forming their identity and becoming slightly less "experimental" and a much better band. Do yourself a favor and get the default named "Skull and Roses" live LP from 1971. The LP has only grown on me over the years. The finale of "Not Fade Away" morphing into "Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad" is the Grateful Dead at their very best, jamming concisely and effortlessly.

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Appreciate the tip. Thanks for the great comment! 🤘😁

[@pourlefun]

I want to nominate 'Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus' by Spirit. Not much of an impact when it came out, picked up a bit of momentum over the years, and (for whatever reason) did sorta well in Canada. My first copy was on 8-track so, yup, been listening to it for a while.

[@vinylrecordplayer]

I do have that one and I agree. Spirit is underrated by almost everyone! Appreciate the comment! 🤘😁

[@davidschecter5247]

Love Wishbone. For me, one of the most underrated albums of all-time is The Beach Boys' SUNFLOWER. How this wasn't a hit was only because the boys were out of favor. But the songs, arrangements, engineering, and performances are absolutely brilliant. Best album by them after PET SOUNDS. Dennis Wilson turns into a fabulous songwriter.

[@vinylrecordplayer]

I keep hearing about this one. Clearly I'll have to check it out! 🤘😁

[@simonagree4070]

Hey, interesting booster for Syl Johnson. I'm one of those people who got mega-doses of all things Grateful Dead, 'cause I lived near San Francisco. Not everybody can be so lucky. The radio there played Workingman's Dead more than American Beauty. Here's three underrated 1970 records I must have (could probably find two more of I tried): The Flamin' Groovies -- Flamingo Hot Tuna -- Hot Tuna J. Geils Band -- J. Geils Band All great stuff. "Have you heard the news, there's good rocking' tonight! "

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Noice. Looks like you've pulled a Terry David Mulligan!😎 Have not seen the other two, but Hot Tuna LPs are all over San Diego. Shouldn't be too hard to find a decent copy.🤘😁

[@simonagree4070]

You could always wander through KZbin search if you want to sample Hot Tuna live -- there's a lot of it, and it varies depending on who is in the band (if anyone) besides the core, Jorma and Jack. Their first record, which I listed, is one of their best, with just acoustic guitar, bass, harmonica and voice -- largely blues standards, recorded live. Their third album, Burgers (1972) is their other best, with Papa John Creech on fiddle and Sammy Piazza on drums. Those two records are the ones to look for, although the rest have their points of interest and advocates. I last saw them as a duo in 2012 and they were still kicking' it.

[@simonagree4070]

I listed the J. Geils debut because it always gets left in the shade of their Full House live album and their later hits ( "Love Stinks"). It's a swinging collection of originals and covers in the soul and blues areas -- very sharp and to the point.

[@gurianboy]

Craig..please pick up Crozbys if I only could remember my name from 68 or 69 I think..it has every hippie in the world on it and ts really good listening g from start to finish

[@vinylrecordplayer]

I have heard it on the streaming many a time. Very good one. I will keep my eyes peeled. 👀

[@kevinsorensen9989]

You should add The Pretty Things, Parachute album, it was Rolling Stone best rock album of 1970.

[@vinylrecordplayer]

@@kevinsorensen9989 great pick. I actually have SF Sorrow, but not that one. I'll try to give it a listen 🤘😁

[@tyleranderson1168]

Are you the actor from 3rd rock from the sun?

[@douglassorge6235]

Dude talks too much

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Oh, I totally agree. Like, when is this guy gonna take a breath already?😁

[@blaxwax]

Check out roy hamilton's version of dark end of the street.

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Ooh. I most definitely will! 🤘😁

[@KevinHallSurfing]

Hippy font 'American Beauty' reads also as 'American Reality' 🥸🤩

[@aidanflynn1577]

EXCELLENT choices. You should add Linda Ronstadt’s “Silk Purse,” to your list. Completely forgotten, underrated, great country, country rock, folk, pop album.

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Seen that one in the bins millions of times. I'll have to check it out. Thanks! 😁

[@chuckdieselkicksdisks2380]

Oooh yeahhh on the jerry butler cover lol! Love your vids...comedy & enthusiasm

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Haha. Thanks Chuck! 🤘😁

[@PhilBaird1]

Ahm gwine to hevvin Craig. Great show as usual and some real quality vinyl. Many thanks.

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Thanks for watching back atcha! 😁

[@timwall6187]

Check out Seatrain.

[@twofromthetrunk9932]

Enjoyed the video. Well done.

[@davidjaslow6458]

Wow! Is it because I’m Black is Phenomenal! Thanks

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Super classic business. 🤘😁

[@keithbertschin1213]

Nice recommendations added to my Spotify audition list thanks

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Hope you enjoy!😁

[@mrheem44]

Pretty Things - Parachute Argent 1st LP

[@vinylrecordplayer]

I've heard good things about that Pretty Things LP. I have SF Sorrow, but that's it. Thanks for the comment! 😁

[@mediumstudio]

Deodato Prelude

[@jasonph2522]

Cactus self titled?

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Oh for sure. Great one. I have their 3rd, One Way... Or Another. Super underrated band in general. 😁

[@brunohebert1351]

Now, I get why we should buckle up our seat belt, it's just in case we get double Duane'd ;-)

[@vinylrecordplayer]

You never know with the Danger. You never truly know. 🤘😁

[@brendanoreilly2014]

What... no Status Quo?

[@vinylrecordplayer]

That is correct sir!

[@impalaman9707]

He's an American so he only mentions records he knows. SQ never gained much traction in the US

[@brendanoreilly2014]

@@impalaman9707 only messin'

[@impalaman9707]

The most underrated album of 1970 is "Through The Eyes of Love" by The Frost----PERIOD! Listen to it, and see if you don't agree with me

[@killforpeae69]

I'd rather listen to Black Pearl or Banshee 😀 though Frost is good

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Challenge accepted! 🤘😁