The absence of B-52's is problematic
― jmm, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 16:06 (five years ago) link
77 > 79 > 78.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 16:08 (five years ago) link
lots of good albums here, but this one is easy for me - Fear of Music
― Dan S, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 17:54 (five years ago) link
Gut vote is Entertainment!: oblique strokes of word and music, latter more compelling but it all fits at a slant: stick figure lightning strike Godard pop appeal (AKA what Gerald said upthread). Also gritty and sweaty enough on occasion (also check the Peel Sessions EP of some of these tracks). Almost a tie with Tales of Captain Black, and Neil & CH, Funkadelic, Clash, TRB etc. in Top Ten.
― dow, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 18:49 (five years ago) link
Talking Heads in there too, amen.
― dow, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 18:50 (five years ago) link
The absence of B-52's is problematic ridiculous
some say it should be here ... WELL, IT ISN'T
voted for Entertainment! over Neil (which I heard the most in 1979) and AC/DC (which I've played the most on road trips)
― Brad C., Wednesday, 3 April 2019 18:59 (five years ago) link
The Specials
also love:
AC/DC - Highway to Hell ,Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures ,Talking Heads - Fear of Music ,The Clash - London Calling ,The Cure - Thee Imaginary BoysThe Pop Group - Y ,
― nicky lo-fi, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 19:28 (five years ago) link
Lots of great albums (own 14 and love another 5 of them), but it has to be London Calling. The B-52's would have given it the best run for its money.
― dorsalstop, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 19:40 (five years ago) link
jeez I own 36, this era is def where my heart lies
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 19:57 (five years ago) link
still prob gonna vote london calling but it's amazing to think that these all came out in the same year:
David Bowie - LodgerFleetwood Mack - TuskGerms - GIHolger Czukay - MoviesJoy Division - Unknown Pleasures ,Michael Jackson - Off The WallNeil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust ,Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps ,Talking Heads - Fear of Music ,The Clash - London Calling ,The Damned - Machine Gun EtiquetteThe Pop Group - Y ,The Specials - The Specials,
― Neus Anneus (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 20:17 (five years ago) link
left in live rust by mistake, but whatever, still a great record
― Neus Anneus (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 20:18 (five years ago) link
"Modern Dance" was on the previous poll.
"New Picnic Time" is on this one.
No "Dub Housing"?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 20:45 (five years ago) link
Explanation required.
― Angry Question Time Man's Flute Club Band (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 20:55 (five years ago) link
Should've been in the last poll.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 22:30 (five years ago) link
Hard to pick between Unknown Pleasures, Metal Box, Force Majeure, Overkill...
― brimstead, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 22:38 (five years ago) link
1979 is my second favorite year, after 1980. Could go for 154, Dragnet, Fear of Music, Lodger.... My list would also include:
Chic - RisquéAnn Steel (Roberto Cacciapaglia) - The Ann Steel AlbumSparks - No. 1 in Heaven
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 22:49 (five years ago) link
xps
maybe i just dont have that album
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 23:26 (five years ago) link
1979, ok
good stuff this year. rock in opposition hits and hits hard, great diasporic post-punk and disco, an unexpected resurgence of the kosmische scene, city pop really starting to get good, and that's on top of all the usual awesomeness
a. vuolo & e. grande - desertaksak maboul - un peu de l'ame des banditsalcides neves - tempo de fraturaarmande altai - atavismeavalanche - perseverence kills our gamebill evans - we will meet againbruford - one of a kindcamaron de la isla - la leyenda del tiempocan - s/tcandido - dancin' & prancin'cheikh tidiane fall, bobby few, & jo maka - diom futachet baker - no problemchic - risquechou pahrot - livedevo - duty now for the futureemmanuel booz - dans quel etat j'erreessential logic - beat rhythm newsflamen dialis - symptome-deifreddie mcgregor - bobby bobylonhenry cow - western culturehiroshi sato - orienthoneyelk - en quete d'un monde meilleurjoe mcphee - zurichkevin coyne & dagmar krause - babblekha-ym - 10" gmtlizzy mercier descloux - press colorlo borges - a via lacteambaraka mwinshehe & orchestra super volcano - the last recording of soloist nationalmccoy tyner - horizonmetabolist - hansten klorkmichele fromenteau - l'art de la vielle a roue vol 1muck grohbian - muckefucknational health - of queues and curesniteflyte - s/torchestra njervudarov - con le orecchie di erososamu kitajima - dragon kingpeter hammill - ph7red noise - sound-on-soundrenaldo & the loaf - songs for swinging larvaerobert fripp - exposurerobert rental & the normal - live at west runton pavilion 6-3-79ann steel - the ann steel albumthe roches - s/tshingetsu - s/tsparks - no 1 in heavensun ra - on jupitersun ra - sleeping beautysund4r popo - come dance with the champsylvester - starsterry allen - lubbock (on everything)tatsuro yamashita - moonglowthomas leer & robert rental - the bridgetom verlaine - s/tthe toms - s/tuk - danger moneyunivers zero - heresievagif mustafa zadeh - jazz compositionsveronique chalot - a l'entree du temps clairwitch queen - s/tyou - electric dayzeze gonzaga & quinteto de radames gnattali - valzinho: um doce venenozolar x - timeless
i want to particularly recommend camaron de la isla, essential logic, coyne/krause, the toms
out of what's here my gut says "cut" is the one to go with, so i'm going with that, the rest of y'all can fight it out between fleetwood mac and the clash.
― Jaki Liebowitz (rushomancy), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 23:29 (five years ago) link
oh and you're totally missing out for not having "dub housing", it's my fave of theirs
sund4r popo - come dance with the champ
oh come fucking on there's more than one person in the world with that first name
― Jaki Liebowitz (rushomancy), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 23:37 (five years ago) link
Rust Never Sleeps or Einstein on the Beach. At the time, the former. Now, the latter. I still haven't decided if I like Tusk...
― aworks, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 23:48 (five years ago) link
London Calling vs. Fear of Music, impossible choice.
Squeeze, Cool For Cats, is one I'd add to the runners-up.
― screator, Thursday, 4 April 2019 00:33 (five years ago) link
Dragnet just over Cut. This is def the best year
― days of rags and noses (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 4 April 2019 02:34 (five years ago) link
Arrrrrrgh!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 4 April 2019 02:48 (five years ago) link
David Bowie - LodgerJapan - Quiet LifeMagazine - Secondhand DaylightThe Human League - ReproductionTubeway Army - Replicas
^ One of these.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 4 April 2019 02:51 (five years ago) link
the toms - s/t
my choice from what has been mentioned itt
from poll options it’s einstein on the beach
― budo jeru, Thursday, 4 April 2019 04:58 (five years ago) link
As someone said upthread, Risqué should definitely be on that list. Wonderful album.
― does it look like i'm here (jon123), Thursday, 4 April 2019 12:53 (five years ago) link
The 1979 Pazz & Jop Critics PollAlbums1. Graham Parker: Squeezing Out Sparks (Arista) 767 (63)2. Neil Young: Rust Never Sleeps (Reprise) 652 (50)3. The Clash: The Clash (Epic) 638 (50)4. Talking Heads: Fear of Music (Sire) 620 (51)5. Elvis Costello: Armed Forces (Columbia) 619 (55)6. Van Morrison: Into the Music (Warner Bros.) 474 (41)7. The B-52s: The B-52s (Warner Bros.) 371 (37)8. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Damn the Torpedoes (Backstreet/MCA) 340 (31)9. Pere Ubu: Dub Housing (Chrysalis) 334 (28)10. Donna Summer: Bad Girls (Casablanca) 330 (30)11. The Roches: The Roches (Warner Bros.) 292 (30)12. Dave Edmunds: Repeat When Necessary (Swan Song) 222 (21)13. Nick Lowe: Labour of Lust (Columbia) 201 (24)14. Tom Verlaine: Tom Verlaine (Elektra) 192 (22)15. Iggy Pop: New Values (Arista) 190 (20)16. Marianne Faithfull: Broken English (Island) 185 (20)17. Blondie: Eat to the Beat (Chrysalis) 184 (20)18. Michael Jackson: Off the Wall (Epic) 179 (16)19. Rickie Lee Jones: Rickie Lee Jones (Warner Bros.) 176 (20)20. Buzzcocks: Singles Going Steady (I.R.S.) 172 (18)21. Fleetwood Mac: Tusk (Warner Bros.) 160 (17)22. Neil Young with Crazy Horse: Live Rust (Reprise) 158 (15)23. Ry Cooder: Bop 'Til You Drop (Warner Bros.) 155 (18)24. David Johansen: In Style (Blue Sky) 136 (15)25. Lene Lovich: Stateless (Stiff/Epic) 125 (13)26. Linton Kwesi Johnson: Forces of Victory (Mango) 122 (13)27. Chic: Risque (Atlantic) 112 (11)28. Joe Jackson: Look Sharp! (A&M) 111 (11)29. Art Ensemble of Chicago: Nice Guys (ECM) 108 (10)30. Roxy Music: Manifesto (Atlantic) 107 (11)31. David Bowie: Lodger (RCA Victor) 104 (12)32. The Slits: Cut (Antilles) 99 (10)33. Philip Glass/Robert Wilson: Einstein on the Beach (Tomato) 98 (9)34. Bob Marley & the Wailers: Survival (Island) 94 (9)35. The Police: Regatta de Blanc (A&M) 92 (10)36. The Shoes: Present Tense (Elektra) 90 (12)37. The Jam: All Mod Cons (Polydor) 89 (9)38. Bob Dylan: Slow Train Coming (Columbia) 88 (11)39. Stevie Wonder: Stevie Wonder's Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants (Tamla) 88 (9)40. The Kinks: Low Budget (Arista) 85 (9)
Albums
1. Graham Parker: Squeezing Out Sparks (Arista) 767 (63)2. Neil Young: Rust Never Sleeps (Reprise) 652 (50)3. The Clash: The Clash (Epic) 638 (50)4. Talking Heads: Fear of Music (Sire) 620 (51)5. Elvis Costello: Armed Forces (Columbia) 619 (55)6. Van Morrison: Into the Music (Warner Bros.) 474 (41)7. The B-52s: The B-52s (Warner Bros.) 371 (37)8. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Damn the Torpedoes (Backstreet/MCA) 340 (31)9. Pere Ubu: Dub Housing (Chrysalis) 334 (28)10. Donna Summer: Bad Girls (Casablanca) 330 (30)11. The Roches: The Roches (Warner Bros.) 292 (30)12. Dave Edmunds: Repeat When Necessary (Swan Song) 222 (21)13. Nick Lowe: Labour of Lust (Columbia) 201 (24)14. Tom Verlaine: Tom Verlaine (Elektra) 192 (22)15. Iggy Pop: New Values (Arista) 190 (20)16. Marianne Faithfull: Broken English (Island) 185 (20)17. Blondie: Eat to the Beat (Chrysalis) 184 (20)18. Michael Jackson: Off the Wall (Epic) 179 (16)19. Rickie Lee Jones: Rickie Lee Jones (Warner Bros.) 176 (20)20. Buzzcocks: Singles Going Steady (I.R.S.) 172 (18)21. Fleetwood Mac: Tusk (Warner Bros.) 160 (17)22. Neil Young with Crazy Horse: Live Rust (Reprise) 158 (15)23. Ry Cooder: Bop 'Til You Drop (Warner Bros.) 155 (18)24. David Johansen: In Style (Blue Sky) 136 (15)25. Lene Lovich: Stateless (Stiff/Epic) 125 (13)26. Linton Kwesi Johnson: Forces of Victory (Mango) 122 (13)27. Chic: Risque (Atlantic) 112 (11)28. Joe Jackson: Look Sharp! (A&M) 111 (11)29. Art Ensemble of Chicago: Nice Guys (ECM) 108 (10)30. Roxy Music: Manifesto (Atlantic) 107 (11)31. David Bowie: Lodger (RCA Victor) 104 (12)32. The Slits: Cut (Antilles) 99 (10)33. Philip Glass/Robert Wilson: Einstein on the Beach (Tomato) 98 (9)34. Bob Marley & the Wailers: Survival (Island) 94 (9)35. The Police: Regatta de Blanc (A&M) 92 (10)36. The Shoes: Present Tense (Elektra) 90 (12)37. The Jam: All Mod Cons (Polydor) 89 (9)38. Bob Dylan: Slow Train Coming (Columbia) 88 (11)39. Stevie Wonder: Stevie Wonder's Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants (Tamla) 88 (9)40. The Kinks: Low Budget (Arista) 85 (9)
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 4 April 2019 12:56 (five years ago) link
Stirmonster is going to be displeased with me as I forgot to include the Nurse With Wound album from this year.
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 4 April 2019 13:49 (five years ago) link
Missing Nurse With Wound, but especially Robert Ashley's 'Automatic Writing'.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 4 April 2019 13:58 (five years ago) link
fwiw I personally think the 1st NWW is the weakest of that early run
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Thursday, 4 April 2019 14:21 (five years ago) link
much prefer the Ashley
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Thursday, 4 April 2019 14:22 (five years ago) link
don't even know that.
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 4 April 2019 14:36 (five years ago) link
it's very, uh, austere. whispers and scrapes for 40 minutes, plus the distant sound of music playing in another apartment. I love it.
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Thursday, 4 April 2019 14:39 (five years ago) link
Adding P&J reminds me that this is probably my fav vintage year for music, or maybe tied with 1969. Has any record's critical standing dissipated as fully a Squeezing out the Sparks? Most of the next 20 have seen their reputation rise, and many of them rise a lot.
― bendy, Thursday, 4 April 2019 14:40 (five years ago) link
Which reminds me of another favourite missing from this poll, Sparks, "No. 1 in Heaven".
― Angry Question Time Man's Flute Club Band (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 April 2019 14:46 (five years ago) link
Also, I notice you don't like ABBA.
― Angry Question Time Man's Flute Club Band (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 April 2019 14:47 (five years ago) link
That's not true but they are a singles band to me.
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 4 April 2019 14:51 (five years ago) link
I never got into Sparks bar a couple of songs
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 4 April 2019 14:52 (five years ago) link
(xp) A bit like me and the Clash.
― Angry Question Time Man's Flute Club Band (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 April 2019 14:53 (five years ago) link
My parents do have all the Abba LPs up in the loft.
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 4 April 2019 15:00 (five years ago) link
how come that there is no joy div in the pazz & jop top 40? did critics sleep on them in the beginning?
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 4 April 2019 16:05 (five years ago) link
It’s also curious that P&J has the s/t Clash album instead of London Calling. But it looks like that matches up with US release dates.
― o. nate, Thursday, 4 April 2019 16:33 (five years ago) link
yeah that's the US release which is kind of a different album entirely, still weird that LC isn't in there
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Thursday, 4 April 2019 16:39 (five years ago) link
Doubt Joy Division had been released in the US, just as the Clash's debut wasn't issued right away. I wonder if P&J rules required releases that readers could actually buy. Gotta assume the Village would have been one of the first places with indie import bins. Wonder how many people outside of NYC would have read these lists in 1979?
― bendy, Thursday, 4 April 2019 17:09 (five years ago) link
some kind of bizzaro universe that I don't want any part of
New board description, certainly?
My album of 1979, certainly!
― While My Guitar Gently Wheedly-Wheedly-Wheedly-Weeps (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 4 April 2019 17:17 (five years ago) link
I've never heard it more than once truthfully but Rock Lobster would certainly be my #1 single of that year.
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 4 April 2019 23:17 (five years ago) link
The album that is. Obviously I've heard Rock Lobster thousands of times. It even was a reissued hit in the UK late 80s
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 4 April 2019 23:19 (five years ago) link
The 1979 Pazz & Jop Critics PollAlbums
1. Graham Parker: Squeezing Out Sparks (Arista) 767 (63)
literally never heard of this guy
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 4 April 2019 23:21 (five years ago) link
I have but I've still never met anyone who claims to be a fan of him. Not sure I've ever heard any of his music.
He would've been on Stiff Records in the UK.
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 4 April 2019 23:23 (five years ago) link
The 1969-79 Series of Polls - The Run-off of the Top twos!
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 13:53 (five years ago) link
Shout out to the other Movies voter.
Now, bring on Howard Jones, The Thompson Twins and the rest of the all-time greats of the 1980s!
― Armand Frippanino (Noel Emits), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:23 (five years ago) link
if he forgets nkotb or bros they will hang him from the rafters
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:39 (five years ago) link
"slightly modified"?https://www.discogs.com/artist/45761-Dramatis― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Saturday, 6 April 2019 19:28 (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post PermalinkNuman's backing band circa '81 formed Dramatis after Numan announced his "retirement", but none of its members were on Tubeway Army or Replicas. Paul Gardiner (who was) continued to work with Numan on 'Stormtrooper in Drag' etc. and Jess Lidyard (the drummer on those records) featured on Dance. None of the members of Dramatis had any legal claim to the name Tubeway Army.― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 6 April 2019 19:32 (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
https://www.discogs.com/artist/45761-Dramatis
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Saturday, 6 April 2019 19:28 (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Numan's backing band circa '81 formed Dramatis after Numan announced his "retirement", but none of its members were on Tubeway Army or Replicas. Paul Gardiner (who was) continued to work with Numan on 'Stormtrooper in Drag' etc. and Jess Lidyard (the drummer on those records) featured on Dance. None of the members of Dramatis had any legal claim to the name Tubeway Army.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 6 April 2019 19:32 (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
When the "Dramatis" album was reissued by Charly records, it was renamed "The Dramatis Project" and the artist name became "Tubeway Army Featuring Gary Numan"
(Gary sang/wrote one track)
― Mark G, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:43 (five years ago) link
Yes, that's correct, but you're talking about a re-release of an album which was then 19 years old and neither Numan nor Dramatis had anything to do with it. It was completely misleading, and Dramatis were actually pissed off about it.
Also, Numan only sang on 'Love Needs No Disguise', he didn't have anything to do with the writing of it.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 15:52 (five years ago) link
154 got 1 vote and London Calling 16? Dear God I'm glad I've not been paying attention
― imago, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 17:21 (five years ago) link
If you had then it would have got 2
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 17:23 (five years ago) link
It is truly disgraceful.
― Do you like 70s hard rock with a guitar hero? (Tom D.), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 18:07 (five years ago) link
Michael B has taken over for the 1980sBest Album on My Favourite Albums of......1980!!
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Friday, 12 April 2019 15:30 (five years ago) link
I didn't vote in this one, no B-52's or Drums and Wires, probably my two most played of that year. And then I couldn't decide between Slits and Gang of Four. I thought Lodger would be much higher.
― While My Guitar Gently Wheedly-Wheedly-Wheedly-Weeps (Dan Peterson), Friday, 12 April 2019 17:39 (five years ago) link
Why does Tusk get so much love? It's a mess.
― does it look like i'm here (jon123), Friday, 12 April 2019 17:45 (five years ago) link
Oh God these results are terrible😖😖
― days of rags and noses (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 12 April 2019 18:44 (five years ago) link
London Calling 16 is like the '16 election of ILM
― imago, Friday, 12 April 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link
LOLLLLLL
i like the pop group better than gang of four myself, i guess that's a minority opinion?
100% blindingly obvious & correct opinion
― days of rags and noses (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 12 April 2019 18:49 (five years ago) link
I tell you what, this is an outrage, and we need to re-distribute some of the vote-wealth of the top percentage to the equally deserving albums who only got one or two or even zero votes
― days of rags and noses (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 12 April 2019 18:52 (five years ago) link
119 votes!
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Friday, 12 April 2019 18:56 (five years ago) link