Dark Side of the Moon vs Houses of the Holy vs Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

[ShadowOfTheWave]

Which album was the best?

Edited February 17, 2014 by ShadowOfTheWave

[Iron MikeyJ]

As much as I love Zep and Houses of the Holy, Darkside was the best album that year.

[Guest Len B'stard]

Insert Raw Power by The Stooges in there and I got a vote for ya

[DieselDaisy]

Goat's Head Soup followed by Quadrophenia then Billion Doller Babies.

Edited February 17, 2014 by DieselDaisy

[Sixes]

Insert Raw Power by The Stooges in there and I got a vote for ya

I'd also throw a vote towards Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies, Springsteen's Greetings From Asbury Park, Bowie's Alladin Sane, Paul Simon's There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Smokey Robinson's Smokey, Joe Walsh's The Smoker You Drink,The Player You Get, Mott The Hoople's Mott, New York Dolls s/t, Lou Reed's Berlin, Cat Stevens' Foreigner, Barry White's I've Got So Much To Give, Bob Marley & The Wailers Catch A Fire, Lynyrd Skynrd's Pronounced, Can's Future Days, Stevie Wonder's Innervisions, Van Morrison's Hard Nose The Highway, Frank Zappa's Over-nite Sensation, Springsteen's The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, The Stones' Goats Head Soup, Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, The Who's Quadrophenia, The Kinks Preservation Act.....among others

pretty damn good year for rock music

Edited February 17, 2014 by axl666axl666

[username]

Dark Side Of The Moon is not only the best album of 1973, but possibly the best album of all time.

It eats Houses Of The Holy for breakfast and craps out Black Sabbath. (with all due respect, because those two are great albums)

[Daedalus]

Goat's Head Soup.

[Sixes]

1. Quadrophenia - The Who

2. Over-nite Sensation - Frank Zappa

3. New York Dolls

4. Goats Head Soup - Rolling Stones

5. Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper

6. Call Me - Al Green

7. Berlin - Lou Reed

8. Raw Power - Stooges

9. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie

10. Catch A Fire - Bob Marley and the Wailers

11. Innervisions - Stevie Wonder

12. Closing Time - Tom Waits

then everything else

Edited February 17, 2014 by axl666axl666

[ShadowOfTheWave]

This wasn't a poll asking what is the best album of 73, it was which of these albums from 73 was the best.

Edited February 17, 2014 by ShadowOfTheWave

[Sixes]

This wasn't a poll asking what is the best album of 73, it was which of these albums from 73 was the best.

in my opinion, none of those 3 were the best of 73

but the best out of those 3? sabbath bloody sabbath

[luciusfunk]

Queen

[Guest Len B'stard]

Quadrophenia pisses over all the albums in the poll.

[ShadowOfTheWave]

Had to rename the poll, apparently people see '73' and just can't help themselves.

[Guest Len B'stard]

Insert Raw Power by The Stooges in there and I got a vote for ya

I'd also throw a vote towards Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies, Springsteen's Greetings From Asbury Park, Bowie's Alladin Sane, Paul Simon's There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Smokey Robinson's Smokey, Joe Walsh's The Smoker You Drink,The Player You Get, Mott The Hoople's Mott, New York Dolls s/t, Lou Reed's Berlin, Cat Stevens' Foreigner, Barry White's I've Got So Much To Give, Bob Marley & The Wailers Catch A Fire, Lynyrd Skynrd's Pronounced, Can's Future Days, Stevie Wonder's Innervisions, Van Morrison's Hard Nose The Highway, Frank Zappa's Over-nite Sensation, Springsteen's The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, The Stones' Goats Head Soup, Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, The Who's Quadrophenia, The Kinks Preservation Act.....among others

pretty damn good year for rock music

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Edited February 17, 2014 by sugaraylen

[Sixes]

some more released in 73:

Gram Parsons - GP

Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player

Aerosmith s/t

Elvis - Aloha From Hawaii

Temptations - Masterpiece

Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation

T Rex- Tanx

Roxy Music- For Your Pleasure

Tom fucking Waits - Closing Time

Fleetwood Mac- Penguin

Wings - Red Rose Speedway

Wings- Band on the Run

Al Green - Call Me

Faces - Ooh La La

George Harrison - Living in the Material World

Sly and the Family Stone - Fresh

Marvin Gaye- Let's Get It On

Art Garfunkel - Angel Clare

Frank Sinatra- Ol Blue Eyes is Back

Billy Joel- Piano Man

Edited February 18, 2014 by axl666axl666

[Guest Len B'stard]

some more released in 73:

Gram Parsons - GP

Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player

Aerosmith s/t

Elvis - Aloha From Hawaii

Temptations - Masterpiece

Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation

T Rex- Tanx

Roxy Music- For Your Pleasure

Tom fucking Waits - Closing Time

Fleetwood Mac- Penguin

Wings - Red Rose Speedway

Wings- Band on the Run

Al Green - Call Me

Faces - Ooh La La

George Harrison - Living in the Material World

Sly and the Family Stone - Fresh

Marvin Gaye- Let's Get It On

Art Garfunkel - Angel Clare

Frank Sinatra- Ol Blue Eyes is Back

Billy Joel- Piano Man

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[LightningBolt]

1973 was a fucking ridiculously good year for music. I can't imagine any year quite stacks up to it.

I chose Dark Side of the Moon from those in the poll.

[bran]

so many great albums, love all 3 but i give the slight edge to sabbath bloody sabbath.

[Johnny Drama]

so many great albums, love all 3 but i give the slight edge to sabbath bloody sabbath.

I'm shocked But really except the title track and elements of songs on the first side I don't get why it gets its dues as a great metal album. It's barely metal. Much more Beatlesque than Black Sabbath doom.

some more released in 73:

Gram Parsons - GP

Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player

Aerosmith s/t

Elvis - Aloha From Hawaii

Temptations - Masterpiece

Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation

T Rex- Tanx

Roxy Music- For Your Pleasure

Tom fucking Waits - Closing Time

Fleetwood Mac- Penguin

Wings - Red Rose Speedway

Wings- Band on the Run

Al Green - Call Me

Faces - Ooh La La

George Harrison - Living in the Material World

Sly and the Family Stone - Fresh

Marvin Gaye- Let's Get It On

Art Garfunkel - Angel Clare

Frank Sinatra- Ol Blue Eyes is Back

Billy Joel- Piano Man

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No love for Faces? Gtfo

[Guest Len B'stard]

No, for a number of reasons however chiefly on the grounds that they're shit. Georgie Parisole might've got a bit of respect but i haven't heard that particular album. Band on the Run should've got a nod but i was feeling decidedly uncharitable that day.

[Amish]

Dark Side of the Moon stands up to any album before, during, or after.

[Iron MikeyJ]

Dark Side of the Moon stands up to any album before, during, or after.

I agree. No disrespect to any of the other albums mentioned in this thread, but DSOTM stands head and shoulders above the rest, and I love Houses of the Holy. Darkside imo just trumps not only the given choices, but every album mentioned in this thread. Not trying to offend anyones favorite artists or album or anything, but in 1973 it was Darkside of the Moon, and then eveerything else.