The 2nd Golden Age of Rock: 1971 - The Greatest Year Ever?

In which The Curmudgeons explore one of the most extraordinary years for rock music of all time. We won't call it the greatest, because we don't really believe in such a superlative. But, still, 1971 was pretty freakin' great. Patheon albums from Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and The Who; stone-cold masterpieces from Carole King and Joni Mitchell; and classics by Funkadelic, David Bowie, Santana and many others hit the shelves. We revisit it all with fondness and a romantic sense of history.    Check out our super-long but super-awesome special Spotify playlist dedicated to the music of 1971: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3I7Y3rpv4Ub0hmuLjkM2ts?si=bfed69082851406a   Here's a handy navigation companion to the episode.   (0:52 - 03:47) - Arturo Andrade sets the parameters for our discussion of 1971   (04:14 - 17:27) - The Parallel Universe, featuring reviews of albums by Kamasi Washington and Vince Staples   (18:11 - 55:50) - Discussion of albums by Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Marvin Gaye   (57:25 - 01:29:00) - Discussion of albums by Funkadelic, Sly & The Family Stone, Alice Cooper, T. Rex and David Bowie   (01:29:58 - 02:12:55) - A run-through of a dozen more 1971 albums, including ones from Can, Santana, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and The Doors   Join our Curmudgeonly Community today! facebook.com/groups/curmudgeonrock   Hosted on Podbean! curmudgeonrock.podbean.com   Subscribe to our show on these platforms: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-curmudgeon-rock-report/id1551808911   https://open.spotify.com/show/4q7bHKIROH98o0vJbXLamB?si=5ffbdc04d6d44ecb   https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M   Co-written and co-produced by Arturo Andrade and Christopher O'Connor - The Curmudgeons