The 70's: A Musical Era With A Whole Lotta Give

Elton John

The Rolling Stones

The 70's had a lot of music styles to offer from glam rock to funk to disco. It was an era where the flamboyance of Elton John and David Bowie could coincide with rock groups like The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. There were various different trends going on at the same time that had great success and the charts prove it. It didn't matter which genera you were into, there was always something out there. And a bonus was that this was a time when groups and single acts would churn out several albums, so you always had something new to listen to from your favorite musicians. I did some searching online and found that our first listed musician had nearly twenty albums during this decade as did David Bowie and The Rolling Stones. If you wanted to listen to something a little more mellow, you could always listen to Bob Dylan or John Lennon.Some of the top 100 artists of all time are on the top twenty of who ruled the charts. The list goes with their popularity of the era on the left and the ranking of top musical artist on the right...

1. Elton John #49
2. The Rolling Stones#4
3. Pink Floyd #51
4. Led Zeppelin #14
5. David Bowie #39
6. Bob Dylan #2
7. The Beatles #1
8. Elvis Presley #3
9. Neil Young #34
10. John Lennon #38 

Each one of these artists had a top song in this era and they go...

Money Pink Floyd

1. Crocodile Rock Elton John (1973)
2. Angie The Rolling Stones (1973)
3. Money Pink Floyd (1973)
4. Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin (1970)
5. Fame David Bowie (1975)
6. Knockin' On Heaven's Door Bob Dylan (1973)
7. Let It Be The Beatles (1970)
8. Way Down Elvis Presley (1977)
9. Heart of Gold Neil Young (1972)
10. Imagine John Lennon (1971)

Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin

What is great about the music of this era is not only the musical variety, but content variety. Some songs, when you listen to the lyrics, you can tell were written purely for fun. Others have a deeper meaning. Crocodile Rock is one of the fun ones. It still tells a bit of a story without being too heavy and is fun to sing to while going on a road trip.

Crocodile Rock Elton John

On the polar opposite end of the spectrum is John Lennon's Imagine. It is a song that highlights the inequalities and flaws in modern society and how, by simply being selfless and kind to each other, much better the world would be. It has purely poetic yet simple lyrics that really touch the tenderness in us all.

Imagine John Lennon

Over all, it was a great time to be listening to music. The 70's was a time of varying styles, sounds, lyrics, and there was a lot to chose from. Now to end my night with some old CD's. 

I do not own any of the pictures or videos. My research is from here and here.