1970Great year, with a good amount of depth, although I can't definitely say any 1 record stands out head and shoulders over the others. I do love Atom Heart and Trespass though, per they are possibly both my 2nd favorite albums from both bands.
Blurb from my blog a few years ago:
1970 was a pretty remarkable year in music. For one, it saw the deaths of Jimi Hendrix on September 17 and Janis Joplin on October 4th. Eerie so close, and of course Jim Morrison would go the next Summer.
But from a musical standpoint, a lot of favorites did come out this year, namely in October with Genesis, Pink Floyd and Zeppelin. Also the great Black Sabbath albums, my favorite Soft Machine record, and a wonderful Crimson album early in the year.
1. Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
2. Genesis - Trespass
3. Soft Machine - Third
4. King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon
5. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
6. Crosby Stills Nash and Young - Dejavu
7. Emerson Lake and Palmer - Emerson Lake and Palmer
8. Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
10. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
11. The Beatles - Let It Be
12. Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant
13. Derek and the Dominoes - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
14. Michael Nesmith and the First National Band - Loose Salute
15. Yes - Time and a Word
16. The Who - Live at Leeds
17. Van Morrison - Moondance
18. Chicago - Chicago II
19. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
20. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
21. Santana - Abraxas
22. Michael Nesmith and the First National Band - Magnetic South
23. Jethro Tull - Benefit
24. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
25. Gypsy - Gypsy
26. King Crimson - Lizard