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- Skyrockets In Flight, Afternoon Delight! A Seventies music overview by Seth Maxwell.
- The 70s Era: One Nation Under A Groove by Mark Coleman. These 70 albums from the 1970s were selected in May 1997 by the editors of Rolling Stone for the elite "Rolling Stone 200" -- their choices for "the definitive library of the best rock & roll albums ever made."
- The Seventies Reconsidered: 50 Essential Albums of the Decade Steve Pond's album essay for the 1990 Rolling Stone Seventies retrospective issue.
- The Pop 100: The Seventies The 27 Seventies songs that made the "Pop 100," the greatest songs of the modern pop era as chosen by the editors of Rolling Stone and the crew at MTV in the winter of 2000.
- The 100 Best-Selling Albums of the 70s A list of 100 of the decade's most popular LPs, including each album's total number sold, as of 2004. Excerpted from Hamish Champ's book of the same name.
- Stairway To Heaven: Is This the Greatest Song of All Time? A 1991 Esquire article celebrating the song's 20th anniversary.
- The Ten Most Ridiculous Records of the Seventies You've seen plenty of "best of" '70s albums lists, now revel in the ten most abominable LP's of the decade as selected by irreverent critic Lester Bangs. From a 1978 Phonogragh Record magazine.
- Performance: Elton at the Hollywood Bowl, 9/7/73 David Rensin's review of the outlandish stage act of the biggest superstar of the Seventies in his prime.
- The Summer Jam at Watkins Glen and Cal Jams I & II by Robert Santelli. Overviews of three of the most high-profile rock festivals of the Seventies: the 1973 Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, New York, and 1974's Cal Jam and 1978's Cal Jam II at California's Ontario Motor Speedway. Excerpted from the 1980 book Aquarius Rising: The Rock Festival Years.
- The Album Covers of Pink Floyd Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis Design discusses the covers of several classic Pink Floyd albums.
- Creem Magazine 1975 & 1979 Reader's Polls Fans pick their faves in '75 and '79. Also, fans pick the "Best of the 70's." From Creem.
- Seventies Musicians Birth Dates Find out which famous Seventies musician(s) you share a birthday with.
- L.A.'s Arrow FM Revitalizes the '70s Oldies Format A 1994 Pulse! magazine essay by Sean Ross.
- The Heavy Metal Hall of Fame Rock critic Jim Miller picked 15 all-time heavy metal albums by 11 bands for Rolling Stone in 1974.
- Dancing Madness Disco madness analyzed... the disco sound revealed... trendy platters recommended. A 1975 Rolling Stone essay by Vince Aletti.
- 70's Black Music - A Consumer Guide Music critic Robert Christgau runs down over 30 greatest hits compilations of some of the decade's most popular Soul & R&B artists. From Creem.
- Glam Rock 101 A primer on one of rock & roll's most intriguing genres including an overview, 6 glam rock albums you must own, Q & A with glam photographer Mick Rock, and glam rock trivia. From Entertainment Weekly.
- Elvis: The Final Years Jerry Hopkins recounts the tragic mid-Seventies physical and mental decline of the King of Rock'n'Roll. Excerpted from the 1980 book.
Lifestyles
- Profiles In Confusion - The Guys Some dazed and confused guys you may recognize from Seventies high school.
- Profiles In Confusion - The Gals Some dazed and confused gals you may recognize from Seventies high school.
- 77 Ways To Smoke Grass In '70s High School by Ron Slater. A head's guide to Seventies "high" school.
- The 22 Rules of Pot Etiquette by Kevin Pickford. "Don't bogart that joint, my friend" -- the do's and dont's of blowing reefer.
- Recipe for Better Crocked Brownies by Michelle Burroughs. These ultimate munchies were one of the 70's more adventurous culinary experiences.
- How To Tell If Your Child Is a Potential Hippie and What You Can Do About It Cheesy 1970 P.T.A. parent education pamphlet.
- Those Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Four adventures from Gilbert Shelton's famous early Seventies underground comic strip characters, plus reader "freakmail."
- The Worst Thing I Have Ever Done to a Book by Keith Abbott. One of ten contest-winning real life tales of dope-dealing lore that first appeared in Rolling Stone in 1972.
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