favorite year in music?

[batmon]

'88 -tryin to set it straight (courtesy of ego trips book of rap lists):

1. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enem
2. Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.
3. The Great Adventures of Slick Rick by Slick Rick
4. Strictly Business by EPMD
5. By All Means Necessary by Boogie Down Productions
6. Long Live the Kane by Big Daddy Kane
7. Critical Beatdown by Ultramagnetic MC's
8. Follow the Leader by Eric B. & Rakim
9. Goin' Off by Biz Markie
10. Straight Out the Jungle by Jungle Brothers
11. Eazy-Duz-It by Eazy E
12. Tougher Than Leather by Run D.M.C.
13. Lyte as a Rock by MC Lyte
14. He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
15. In Control, Vol. 1 by Marley Marl
16. A Salt With a Deadly Pepa by Salt-N-Pepa
17. Road to the Riches by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
18. The World's Greatest Entertainer by Fresh, Doug E.
19. In Full Gear by Stetsasonic
20. Move Somethin' by 2 Live Crew
21. Girls I Got 'em Locked by Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud
22. Life Is...Too Short by Too Short
23. Act a Fool by King Tee
24. 2 Hype by Kid 'N Play

 

[Craig]

ive got a bit of a soft spot for 1972 as it was the year i was born.

 

[don_gigante]

1969.

68-69...Owlsley's purple haze was pushing the fringes of the psyche from SF to the Village...dudes were on some serious nextlevelry....

hiphop wise its gotta be '95 though

 

[pickwick33]

without looking too closely at the other people's lists, here are my fave albums of '72 off the head:

Bealtitude: Respect Yourself, Staple Singers
Scraps, NRBQ
What's Up Front That - Counts, Counts
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
Understanding, Bobby Womack
Let's Stay Together, Al Green
I'm Still In Love With You, Al Green
Talking Book, Stevie Wonder
Music Of My Mind, Stevie Wonder
Joe Quarterman & Free Soul
I Can See Clearly Now, Johnny Nash
Back Stabbers, O'Jays
The Politicians Featuring McKinley Jackson, the Politicians
Get On The Good Foot, James Brown

HONORABLE MENTION:
It's Just Begun, Jimmy Castor Bunch
Phase Two, Jimmy Castor Bunch
America Eats Its' Young, Funkadelic
A Lonely Man, Chi-Lites
The Sidewinders, the Sidewinders
Good Hearted Woman, Waylon Jennings
A Night On The Town, Brownsville Station
Starting All Over Again, Mel & Tim
On The Corner, Miles Davis
The Killer Rocks On, Jerry Lee Lewis
Bittersweet, Chairmen Of The Board
Velvert Turner Group

You will notice that this list is all soul, or soulish (hello, Miles)...that's how high the creativity was that year. Although there are some rockish acts I would have included (Commander Cody, Big Star, T. Rex, Mott the Hoople), the fact remains that R&B was kicking ass and stomping dick all over the place in 1972. Don't even get me started on the singles.

 

[PrimeCutsLtd]

If I had to pick one I'll go with 1969 or 1970

 

[sabadabada]

1965 - 1974

If I had to pick one - 1969.

 

[Ham]

1991

 

[parsec]

1973

 

[stilldiggin]

1965 - 1974

If I had to pick one - 1969.

this is the best 10 year span (decade?) '65-'75
everyone (realheadz) agrees.............for once