I had my license by 1977. But my parents wouldn’t have let me drive to the city and return late at night without an adult.
I didn’t see any bands until I left for college. I wanted to see Speedwagon and other Arena rock groups. Never worked out. I had to rely on 8 tracks.
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Rolling Stones
Copied from the “Worst Connecting Flights from Miami to Seattle” Thread
Chicago
Kansas
Boston
Jethro Tull
Magazine
mmm, let’s say The Wailers.
Led Zeppelin
Queen
Electric Light Orchestra
Sorted List so far
10cc
ABBA
ABBA
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Allman Brothers Band
B-52s
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Blue Oyster Cult
Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band
Boston
Boston
Boston
Boston
Boston
Captain & Tennille
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Clash
Clash
Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Dead Kennedys
Deep Purple
Donna Summer
Doobie Bros
Dr. Teeth
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Earth, Wind, & Fire
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
ELP
ELP
Flash and Pan
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Foghat
Genesis
Genesis
Grand Funk RR
Jam
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Joni Mitchell
Journey
Journey
Kansas
Kiss
Kiss
Kiss
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Magazine
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Marshall Tucker Band
Midnight Oil
Moody Blues
Motörhead
Mott Hoople
Osmonds
Patti Smith Group
Peter Frampton
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Queen
Queen
Queen
Queen
Queen
Queen
Ramones
Ramones
Ramones
Ramones
Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones
Rush
Seals and Croft
Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Slade
Sonny & Cher
Steely Dan
Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band
Styx
Styx
Talking Heads
Talking Heads
The Clash
The Eagles
The Wailers.
Three Dog Night
Three Dog Night
Three Dog Night
Van Halen
Village People
Weather Report
Who
Who
Who
Who
Wings
X
Yes
Yes
Yes
73 total nominations.
18 with 3 or more votes;
| Led Zeppelin | 23 |
|---|---|
| Pink Floyd | 12 |
| Eagles | 9 |
| Bee Gees | 8 |
| Fleetwood Mac | 8 |
| Rolling Stones | 8 |
| Queen | 6 |
| Boston | 5 |
| Chicago | 4 |
| Kiss | 4 |
| Ramones | 4 |
| Who | 4 |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 3 |
| Jethro Tull | 3 |
| Sex Pistols | 3 |
| Steve Miller Band | 3 |
| Three Dog Night | 3 |
| Yes | 3 |
The Rest
| ABBA | 2 |
|---|---|
| Aerosmith | 2 |
| Clash | 2 |
| ELP | 2 |
| Genesis | 2 |
| Journey | 2 |
| Styx | 2 |
| Talking Heads | 2 |
| 10cc | 1 |
| AC/DC | 1 |
| Allman Brothers Band | 1 |
| B-52s | 1 |
| Black Sabbath | 1 |
| Blondie | 1 |
| Blue Oyster Cult | 1 |
| Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band | 1 |
| Captain & Tennille | 1 |
| Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn | 1 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 1 |
| Dead Kennedys | 1 |
| Deep Purple | 1 |
| Donna Summer | 1 |
| Doobie Bros | 1 |
| Dr. Teeth | 1 |
| Earth, Wind, & Fire | 1 |
| Flash and Pan | 1 |
| Foghat | 1 |
| Grand Funk RR | 1 |
| Jam | 1 |
| Joni Mitchell | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | 1 |
| Magazine | 1 |
| Mahavishnu Orchestra | 1 |
| Marshall Tucker Band | 1 |
| Midnight Oil | 1 |
| Moody Blues | 1 |
| Motörhead | 1 |
| Mott Hoople | 1 |
| Osmonds | 1 |
| Patti Smith Group | 1 |
| Peter Frampton | 1 |
| Rush | 1 |
| Seals and Croft | 1 |
| Slade | 1 |
| Sonny & Cher | 1 |
| Steely Dan | 1 |
| The Clash | 1 |
| The Eagles | 1 |
| The Wailers. | 1 |
| Van Halen | 1 |
| Village People | 1 |
| Weather Report | 1 |
| Wings | 1 |
| X | 1 |
I have to divide into two different eras.
BTO, Doobie Brothers, America
Styx, Boston, Eagles (Eagles also fits in early 70s)
If dividing was not an option, which would you pick?
Eagles, Boston and America
Without looking at the OP’s list my three in order are:
- Fleetwood Mac
- Steve Miller Band
- The Eagles
Ok, now I’ve looked at the OP’s list. 
Thank you for the tally-to-date.
Damn, I feel like the only person on this board who grew up around rednecks. 
T. Rex
Kraftwerk
The Clash
First three that came to mind for me were:
- Zep
- Sabbath
- Sly and the Family Stone
I was pondering Sly and the Family Stone, but then thought they were rather a classical 60s than 70s act. Though they damn well defined much of what happened in the 70s.
That is a cool mix, and two exclusive picks too! I was thinking how to put Bowie in my list and wondered whether Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars would do the trick, T. Rex is a very elegant solution.
(In the end, of course, I opted for the noisy and fast. Because of appearances and such )
Yeah, it was hard to me to figure out where to place them. Similarly, The Who? 60s or 70s? They straddle. There’s a number of straddling acts. Stones I tend to think of more as 60s, but they are certainly 70s, too. Sly’s discrography starts in the late 60s and goes through the 70s. There’s a Riot Going On was 1971 and Stand misses the 70s by a year, but there’s the cultural argument that “the 70s” didn’t really start until, say, 1972 or so. It’s all a bit sloppy. I want to put Giorgio Moroder in there somewhere, but he’s not a band. Floyd might be #3, but then my choices ignore everything but classic rock music. Kraftwerk might work for me.
My 3 faves at the time- and what came immediately to mind - were Rush, ELP, Queen.
VERY hard to imagine how mine can be the first vote for Rush. And remember, guys, the 70s were when they were GOOD!
Looking at some suggestions, I figure Zep, Stones, Who, and Floyd might be better choices - but, as mentioned, they did straddle the 60s-70s. Really iconic 70s bands were the likes of Foreigner, Journey crap. But damned if I’m gonna vote for the likes of them.
And I got all kinds of love for The Clash, Ramones, Elvis, Willy DeVille (seriously/)…, but w/ debut albums coming out in 76-77, you’re missing a whole chunk of the decade. Hell, if we are going that route, we oughta offer up Television, cause EVERYONE was claiming Marguee Moon was the best album ever!
During the mid 70s (high school), the bands I was really listening to and seeing were the likes of BOC, BTO, Thin Lizzy, Aerosmith, AC/DC… College - starting in 78 - was much about punk and new wave.
Sabbath and Deep Purple likely oughta be up there.
Alice Cooper
The Patti Smith Group
Black Oak Arkansas
And two of those artists are still going strong.
I’m surprised the Stones keep getting included. By their own admission, they were “sucking in the Seventies” (except in 1971, 1978, and bits of 1972).