Guys, was 1971 more 60s or 70s?

1971 was early 1970's.  Firmly.  The period of 1969-ish through 1972-ish had a unique vibe, the early 70's, the late psychedelic era, a very distinctive time.  It wasn't the 60's anymore.

The cultural 60s ended in late 1972. No one event caused this, it just finally petered out on it's own. Having said that, a subset of the "late 60s which ended in late 72" was "the early 70s". While still part of the cultural 60s, "the early 70s" of 1971 and 1972  most assuredly had it's own vibe as well. An incredibly unique time, sadly now almost forgotten.  1971 was an INCREDIBLE year for music. I mean INCREDIBLE. So much so, it has it's own book dedicated to it "Never a Dull Moment: 1971, The Year Rock Exploded" by David Hepworth. Worth a read if you can get it in a library or find it cheaply online or in a used bookstore. Don't pay full price for it.

Guys, was 1971 more 60s or 70s?
Definitely 70s!

Because 1971 was a 'rite of passage' year for me (6th grade/7th grade), I'll post a tune or two  :)

Here's the rockin' Moody Blues - The Story In Your Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Zr440nXe8

I think it felt like a 1960s epilogue and a 1970s prologue, but it wasn't just a bridge, it felt like its own unique time with some of its unique trends.


Because 1971 was a 'rite of passage' year for me (6th grade/7th grade), I'll post a tune or two  :)

Here's the rockin' Moody Blues - The Story In Your Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Zr440nXe8


Great song!

I think it felt like a 1960s epilogue and a 1970s prologue, but it wasn't just a bridge, it felt like its own unique time with some of its unique trends.


You are quite accurate. I was saying a similar thing in my previous post. It makes me think of how Hunter S. Thompson described this period. He called it "that time between the 60s and 70s".

If your name is Stevie Wonder and it's the early 70's, it's never a bad idea to cover (or in this case reinterpret) the Beatles...

Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out (1971)    :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgHIm5AqtXc

60s.

Led Zeppelin was riding high with their pinnacle album, IV, from which hails this classic iconic masterpiece:

Led Zeppelin, Stairway To Heaven (1971)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXQUu5Dti4g

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CJZcVi5BA4
The Undisputed Truth- Smiling Faces Sometimes

The Undisputed Truth- Smiling Faces Sometimes


Yes indeed!  That one got lots of airplay on our local Top 40 stations - with good reason!  :)

Space wasn't the only thing on people's minds in 1971 - so was the earth

Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology) (1971)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efiDnHS3fzk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlpfe83keGo
Stop The War Now- Edwin Starr

It's a great year to be an ex-Beatle - I love this one!  :D

George Harrison - What Is Life (1971)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxvpzC-OZWY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56mV2KW64D8
Stick- Up- Honey Cone

Stick- Up- Honey Cone


Ah, yes - memories of 7th Grade  :)

1971 introduced us to this iconic rocker, his first hit

Alice Cooper - Eighteen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqUtyvOycY4

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John Lennon's Imagine for my communist manifesto ;D

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Let's keep em coming. My 1970s playlist was always lacking for a decade I like so much.  :-[

John Lennon's Imagine for my communist manifesto ;D

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Let's keep em coming. My 1970s playlist was always lacking for a decade I like so much.  :-[


very powerful song. :)

Any Doors fans?  Their last hit while Jim Morrison was alive.  And a fave of mine  :D

Doors - Love Her Madly (1971) 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K23Mmbw7Mlo

Any Doors fans?  Their last hit while Jim Morrison was alive.  And a fave of mine  :D

Doors - Love Her Madly (1971) 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K23Mmbw7Mlo


I like the Doors and only a couple of songs I enjoy listening to, especially "Light My Fire".

Van Morrison was having a really good year in 1971!

Van Morrison - Wild Night (1971)  :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX2_HahKoe4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yrx9pezxF8
Osmonds- One Bad Apple

Osmonds- One Bad Apple


Oh yes - 6th grade - I was all over that one  :D

Those of us who liked James Brown were feasting big in 1971, as he was crankin' em out

James Brown - Soul Power
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s35mS0vCcp4

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Oh yes - 6th grade - I was all over that one  :D


They sounded just like The Jacksons and a bit of The Sylvers.

They sounded just like The Jacksons and a bit of The Sylvers.


A lot of us thought they were the Jackson 5 on first hearing  ;D

(The Sylvers weren't widely known at that time...)

How about some Pop?  This one is just a lot of fun.

Wadsworth Mansion - Sweet Mary (1971)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZHpv9ESisY

(The little crackle and pops in the record - very authentic!)

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Instrumentals were big in the early '70s, especially something as Funky as this gem from a group of Motown geniuses  :D  Featuring Soul Train footage from then (incidentally it was still a local Chicago show in '71 - but not for long)  For extra credit, note the fashions and hairstyles - very "1971-ish"

Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band - Scorpio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV3Al6CdmUQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiLaNEFyCiM
Vehicle- Ides Of March

Vehicle- Ides Of March


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Our first acquaintance with this soon-to-be superstar - he hit the scene in a huge way!  :D

Rod Stewart - Maggie May (1971)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVApuLlv-rU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYpPpmEKAkE
Bobbi Humphrey- Don't Knock My Funk

Bobbi Humphrey- Don't Knock My Funk


I never heard this before.  But I like it!  (I have heard of Bobbi Humprey.)  In 1971, being eleven, I didn't listen to Jazz Fusion at that time.  The genre wasn't terribly popular in 1971 but was clearly on the rise.  As you may know, the 70's was a strong decade for Jazz Fusion and it probably peaked between '76 and '79, when we heard the likes of Bob James, Herb Alpert, Donald Byrd/Blackbyrds, Grover Washington Jr., the Crusaders, George Benson, etc.  It was an unmistakable mid-late 70's phenomenon.  So Bobbi Humphrey had a listening audience then, no question.  But her audience likely averaged older than, say, eleven  :)

The Supremes, minus Diana Ross, still had some hit power in '71 - love this one  :D

Supremes - Nathan Jones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaYtCT82gVM

Another superstar act having a great year in 1971 - Santana 

Santana - Oye Como Va
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8R_OQz_BtU

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Another superstar act having a great year in 1971 - Santana 

Santana - Oye Como Va
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8R_OQz_BtU

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great song, you would probably have the Spanish community dancing to this tune.

I just remembered this gem from late 1971 - his one big hit

Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine (Go Away Today)  :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQe8Mk19_s4

It was on this day in 1971 when on his twenty-first birthday Stevie Wonder received all his childhood earnings. Despite having earned $30 million so far, he received only $1 million.

It was on this day in 1971 when on his twenty-first birthday Stevie Wonder received all his childhood earnings. Despite having earned $30 million so far, he received only $1 million.


Yeah, that was Motown's m.o. at the time...  >:(

The group Chicago - rockin' out in 1971...

Chicago - Free (early 1971)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXnWRw7Gff4

Yeah, that was Motown's m.o. at the time...  >:(
It should be a lot, lot more!