http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/year/1977a.htm
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Saturday, 23 March 2019 18:41 (five years ago) link
That Billy Joel seems so out of place, but it is a really good album.
― dorsalstop, Saturday, 23 March 2019 19:11 (five years ago) link
What, no Bat Out of Hell????
― Mr. Snrub, Saturday, 23 March 2019 22:08 (five years ago) link
one world.
(. . .like it or not☮)
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Sunday, 24 March 2019 14:53 (five years ago) link
Not the first recorded, but the first released Motorhead LP came out in '77 too.
― earlnash, Sunday, 24 March 2019 15:59 (five years ago) link
One of my internal ILX rules, Marquee Moon gets the vote.
― Mark G, Sunday, 24 March 2019 21:55 (five years ago) link
sounds fair
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Monday, 25 March 2019 15:21 (five years ago) link
Before & After Science still feels like a timeless album to me, it's one I can really never get sick of
"Splish splash, I was raking in the cash, the biology of purpose keeps my nose above the surface BUHHH" - one of my favorite lyrics of all time
― frogbs, Monday, 25 March 2019 17:46 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 26 March 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
went Kraftwerk
― Neil S, Tuesday, 26 March 2019 09:38 (five years ago) link
went dancing in your head sounds much better though neil
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 16:04 (five years ago) link
went east of the river nile works too
East of the River Nile is great, I don't know the Ornette record
― Neil S, Tuesday, 26 March 2019 16:09 (five years ago) link
Went with Pink Flag because I've listened to it the most.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 26 March 2019 16:52 (five years ago) link
neil i meant as in Went East Of The River NileWent Dancing In Your Head
geddit?
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 16:54 (five years ago) link
I don't know the Ornette record A better title would have been Electric Music For The Mind and Body, but that was already taken. It's based around that "dah dee dah dah, dah dah dah" motif in his symphonic Skies of America: sort of hippity jiggity okay yeah more for actual dancing in your head than feet, but word gets around, and you can't sit down, at least in your head, especially of you're stoned, and a friend of mine thought of it ot at the time as somewhat like an all-instrumental Beefheart & Magic Band, if the Captain aimed his sax a little closer to home. Kind of. Should be said that some longtime Ornette fans, of different ages, haaate Prime Time (this was his first with them). But it's worth checking out if you like him at all. It's not like what got tagged as fusion, it's not like no wave (well kinda the same idea in some ways), but really finds its own space in the 70s.
― dow, Tuesday, 26 March 2019 17:05 (five years ago) link
All of these warrant consideration... AC/DC - Let There Be RockChrome - Alien SoundtracksDavid Bowie - HeroesDead Boys - Young Loud and SnottyHeartbreakers - L.A.M.F.Iggy Pop - Lust For LifeIggy Pop - The IdiotKraftwerk - Trans Europa ExpressPink Floyd - AnimalsRadio Birdman - Radios AppearRamones - Leave HomeRamones - Rocket To RussiaRichard Hell & the Voidoids - Blank GenerationSex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex PistolsSuicide - SuicideTalking Heads - 77Television - Marquee MoonThe Clash - The ClashThe Damned - Damned Damned DamnedThe Saints - (I'm) StrandedThin Lizzy - Bad ReputationUFO - Lights OutWire - Pink Flag
Jesus Christ, who to pick!
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 17:09 (five years ago) link
I think the last poll got the most votes of all so far but more chat than this one so I'll be interested to see how many vote in this supposedly better indeed stellar important year
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 20:33 (five years ago) link
brian what did you pick? I can see heavy rock not getting much votes so maybe a wee vote for ufo from your shortlist?
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 20:34 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
results are kind of what I expected. really so many great albums from this year
― Dan S, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 01:10 (five years ago) link
I picked Rumours, sort of regret not picking Marquee Moon, which would have made it tie for first. impossible choices
― Dan S, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 01:15 (five years ago) link
Only 1 vote for the Pistols! Times have changed...
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 01:22 (five years ago) link
that is surprising
― Dan S, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 01:29 (five years ago) link
I was only paying attention to music in 1979 on a basic level and hadn't heard a lot of these. Of all of the ones I listened to for the first time later, Suicide made an impression
― Dan S, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 01:30 (five years ago) link
*1977
― Dan S, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 01:57 (five years ago) link
pretty good mix of votes, surprised "low" took it over television, i guess rym is well into its "bowie stan" phase
surprised to see that many votes for john martyn, i finally got around to "solid air" last year and thought it was ok
respectable showing for the floyd. i expect one vote AT MOST for "the wall", if it's even on the list. i don't even know what records came out in '79 other than maybe "beat rhythm news" and "number 1 in heaven" but there have to be twenty or thirty records better than "the wall" from that year. "duty now for the future" maybe. love all these votes for the one-offs. after all the "before and after science" talk it wound up pretty low.
― Jaki Liebowitz (rushomancy), Wednesday, 27 March 2019 02:01 (five years ago) link
Am pleased "Heart of the Congos" is up there
― Mark G, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 08:47 (five years ago) link
I am too.
Went with Suspiria in the end cos I fancied listening to it but should probably have stuck with Suicide. Some of the most frightening sounds on any rock records between those two?
My problem with Bowie is I don't like his voice or most of the songs LOL.
― *there's (Noel Emits), Wednesday, 27 March 2019 08:56 (five years ago) link
yeah Heart of the Congos was in the running for me also, great album.
dow- your description makes that Ornette record sound really interesting, I will check it out.
Neechy- got it! Sense of humour failure there...
― Neil S, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 08:57 (five years ago) link
Best Album on My Favourite Albums of......1978!
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 27 March 2019 10:50 (five years ago) link
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Sunday, March 24, 2019 10:53 AM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
otm
― J. Sam, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 11:44 (five years ago) link