Retroactive Pazz & Jop: 1970

Derek and the Dominos: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

Singles:
1. Freda Payne, “Band of Gold”
2. Elvis Presley, “Kentucky Rain”
3. The Grass Roots, “Temptation Eyes”
4. James Brown, “Call Me Super Bad”
5. Jerry Reed, “Amos Moses”
6. Hotlegs, “Neanderthal Man”
7. The Jackson 5, “The Love You Save”
8. Fleetwood Mac, “The Green Manalishi”
9. The Slickers, “Johnny Too Bad”
10. Candi Staton, “Sweet Feeling”

LPs:
1. The Who, ‘Live at Leeds’
2. James Brown, ‘Sex Machine’
3. The Rolling Stones, ‘”Get Yer Ya-Yas Out!”’
4. Joe Cocker, ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen’
5. Todd Rundgren, ‘Runt’
6. The Velvet Underground, ‘Loaded’
7. Curtis Mayfield, ‘Curtis’
8. Neil Young, “After the Goldrush’
9. Creedence Clearwater Revival, ‘Cosmo’s Factory’
10. T. Rex, ‘T. Rex’

1. Randy Newman, "12 Songs"
2. Van Morrison, "Moondance"
3. Velvet Underground, "Loaded"
4. Wailers, "Soul Rebels"
5. John Lennon, "Plastic Ono Band"
6. The Who, "Live at Leeds"
7. The Stooges, "Fun House"
8. The Meters, "Look-Ka Py Py"
9. Aretha Franklin, "Spirit in the Dark"
10. Creedance Clearwater Revival, "Cosmo's Factory"

1. James Brown Sex Machine
2. Velvet Underground Loaded
3. Stooges Funhouse
4. Charlie Rich The Fabulous Charlie Rich
5. Led Zeppelin III
6. Art Ensemble of Chicago Les Stances a Sophie
7. The Temptations Psychedelic Shack
8. James Gang Rides Again
9. Can Soundtracks
10. David Bowie The Man Who Sold The World

Albums:

Derek and the Dominos: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Velvet Underground: Loaded
Neil Young: After The Goldrush
Van Morrison: Moondance
John Lennon: John Lennon Plastic Ono Band
The Stooges: Fun House
Grateful Dead: American Beauty
Randy Newman: 12 Songs
Bob Dylan: New Morning
Jimi Hendrix: Band of Gypsys

Singles:

Velvet Underground: Sweet Jane
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Who’ll Stop The Rain
Van Morrison: And It Stoned Me
Toots & The Maytalls: Pressure Drop
Elvis Presley: Kentucky Rain
Grateful Dead: Uncle John’s Band
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Tears of a Clown
Crosby Stills Nash & Young: Helpless
James Brown: Sex Machine
Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water

aren't there ten billion threads like this already? you should at least be writing incomprehensible xgau essays or something.

Best year EVAH! As I've opined many times on this forum. (I believe Geir has called it the very worst year, if memory serves.)

No doubt it was too amelodic a year for Geir.

You'd think he'd rejoice, considering Albert Ayler drowned that year. (Comstock Carbinieri certainly would've!)