The better 1971 album?

[wilky61]

I picked these two albums because they came out in the same week as one another, April 1971. They are both ten tracks, both blues rock albums. I gotta say, "Hyacinth House" is the hidden gem on L.A. Woman, as is "Sister Morphine" on Sticky Fingers. I'm gonna have to think about this one...



The Changeling
Love Her Madly
Been Down So Long
Cars Hiss By My Window
L.A. Woman
L'America
Hyacinth House
Crawling King Snake
The WASP
Riders on the Storm

vs.


Brown Sugar
Sway
Wild Horses
Can't You Hear Me Knocking
You Gotta Move
B*tch
I Got the Blues
Sister Morphine
Dead Flowers
Moonlight Mile

[Almadacr]

For 1971 .... they would be my last choices , Led Zeppelin IV , Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat , Rory Gallagher - Deuce and some others . But with only your choices ... Rolling Stones i was never much in to The doors .

[EdDave]

L.A. Woman is a great album.

[ACMutd]

Originally Posted by eddave

l.a. Woman is a great album.

+1

[wilky61]

I still haven't decided which way to vote on this one yet, but I think I am leaning more in the direction of Sticky Fingers because I think there is so much more going on musically throughout that album (different types of guitar on different songs, piano/organ, saxophone, string accompaniments, etc.).

It's a tough call for me, though, because L.A. Woman boasts the title track AND Riders on the Storm, but Sticky Fingers only has one epic (Can't You Hear Me Knocking).


And yeah, Almadacr, for the record these are NOT my two favorite albums of 1971 (just thought they'd make for a good pairing).

[Johnny Vinyl]

This is a great pairing and very, very tough to choose a winner. In fact, I can't pick one over the other.

[wilky61]

Also, for the record, I think that Sticky Fingers has one real stinker ("Wild Horses") but that L.A. Woman does not. (Am I the only one on the board who hates that song? It's so slow and so long, and at one point Richards or whoever teases you with a bluesy guitar solo that never comes to fruition... frustrating song)

So difficult to choose between these two great albums.

[pentatonic]

I didn't hesitate at all and for 1 simple reason: Riders On The Storm. That song by itself (well almost) makes The Doors the most desirable for me. It's also my top Doors album while Sticky Fingers isn't my top Stones album (that might just be Let It Bleed)

[nefilim]

easily the doors. love the special edition that came out this year !

[Blu-Meanie]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

This is a great pairing and very, very tough to choose a winner. In fact, I can't pick one over the other.

You got that right Johnny! Toss up. Both have some of my favorite tunes from both artists. Hmmmm. On the fence here.

[filmnut5]

Hey Wilk...how's "Hotlanta"?

I went Stones on this one bros., but 1971 will always be the year of "Led Zeppelin IV" for me.....I truly believe it's the 2nd Greatest Rock n Roll album EVER (IMHO).

[pentatonic]

Originally Posted by filmnut5

Hey Wilk...how's "Hotlanta"?

I went Stones on this one bros., but 1971 will always be the year of "Led Zeppelin IV" for me.....I truly believe it's the 2nd Greatest Rock n Roll album EVER (IMHO).

Yeah yeah, right .

Seriously though, even if I'm not a die-hard fan of Zep (was always a Purple fan) I have to agree LZ 4 is quite the album and deserves such high praise buddy.

[Lemmy Lugosi]

The Stones. I'm a Stones kinda guy.

I like the Doors, but nowhere near as much as the Stones.