1971 has been often critiqued as the best year in rock 'n' roll. If you've been following my Fifty Years of Music series this year, it's hard to argue with that statement, and this month is one of those monster months in music history that delivered iconic albums and songs.
I spent more time listening than writing this past week which made me think that for rock 'n' roll fans in 2021, we probably would have died and gone to heaven with these caliber of songs spread over a current year must less 30 days.
So let's get right to it with this impressive group of albums released in November, 1971 just in time for the holiday shopping season with our boys still fighting in Vietnam.
Playlist of 129 Songs from Albums Released 11/71
- Nilsson Schmilsson, Harry Nilsson (Entire Album)
- Madman Across The Water, Elton John (Entire Album)
- Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Entire Album)
- Year of Sunday, Seals and Crofts (Entire Album)
- Gonna Take A Miracle, Laura Nyro (Entire Album)
- The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys, Traffic (Entire Album)
- Fragile, Yes
- Anticipation, Carly Simon
- Nursery Cryme, Genesis
- Quiet Fire, Roberta Flack
- A Nod Is Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse, Faces
- Sunfighter, Paul Kanter and Grace Slick
- I Wrote A Simple Song, Billy Preston
- Aerie, John Denver
- Bonnie Raitt, Bonnie Raitt
- Farther Along, The Byrds
- Asylum Choir II, Leon Russell and Marc Benno
- 'Nuff Said, Ike and Tina Turner
- Deuce, Rory Gallagher
- Pictures At An Exhibition, Emerson, Lake and Palmer
- There's A Riot Goin' On, Sly and the Family Stone
- Liv, Livingston Taylor
- The Inner Mounting Flame, Mahavishnu Orchestra
- Good and Dusty, The Youngbloods
- Flowers of Evil, Mountain