AllMusic Loves 1971

It was the year of many, many things -- the flowering of progressive soul, the diamond-hard spooky fusion of Miles Davis, the first inklings of outlaw country, another year of gloriously disposable AM pop singles -- but above all 1971 is the year that the era of classic rock began. It is the year of Led Zeppelin IV, Who's Next, What's Going On, Sticky Fingers, Every Picture Tells a Story, Hunky Dory, Blue, Master of Reality, Tapestry, Aqualung, Allman Brothers' At Fillmore East, The Low Spark of...

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