10 Best Rock Albums Of The 1970s

10. Plastic Ono Band -  John Lennon

Even though it was a fantasy, many rock fans truly believed that the Beatles were a bulletproof band who would go on forever. As the 60's were coming to a close though, each of the Fab Four had grown up and started leading separate lives, leaving only business squabbles between them. Though each of the Beatles' solo efforts had its fair share of highlights, Plastic Ono Band may be the single greatest artistic statement to come out of the Post-Fab era.

After coming off heroin, John Lennon spent time undergoing grueling primal therapy with Dr. Arthur Janov, where he expelled his pent-up feelings that he had restrained for years. Upon release, Lennon found that the best way to cope with his pain was to write songs. What unfolded was the most authentic record from any major artist, with songs that touched on his entire life from the childhood trauma of "Mother" to the denouncement of his previous fame on "God."

With an incredibly raw production, the album stands as a pure distillation of emotion from one of the greatest voices of the 60's generation. When it was thought that the Beatles were untouchable, Plastic Ono Band was John Lennon exposing himself as the real man behind the art.