Good manWestgateRun wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:22 pm My nomination is:
Graham Parker and the Rumour -- Squeezing Out Sparks
Album of 1991 (Part III) - VOTE NOW!
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Re: Album of 1979 - NOMINATE NOW
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Already Nominated. A few suggestions for anyone still on the fence
Pink Floyd - The Wall
AC/DC Highway to Hell
Blondie - Eat to the Beat
The B52s,- The B52s
Abba - Voulez Vous
ELO - Discovery
Gang of 4 - Entertainment
Pink Floyd - The Wall
AC/DC Highway to Hell
Blondie - Eat to the Beat
The B52s,- The B52s
Abba - Voulez Vous
ELO - Discovery
Gang of 4 - Entertainment
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The Ruts - The Crack
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Ah so many good uns...
My Roisin Dubh is my one and only true love..
Thin Lizzy Black Rose.
My Roisin Dubh is my one and only true love..
Thin Lizzy Black Rose.
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"Football is about the people and the players,” he said. “Then there are those who will mingle in the middle: the coaches, executives and journalists. That last group represents the worst part about football" Marcelo Bielsa
"Football is about the people and the players,” he said. “Then there are those who will mingle in the middle: the coaches, executives and journalists. That last group represents the worst part about football" Marcelo Bielsa
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Blue Valentine was '78.
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Surely someone is going to nominate The Wall...
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Honestly shocking. It was such an 'important' record at the time. I've still got my dogeared vinyl copy. Never listen to it though. I'm saturated as far as The Wall is concerned. And some tracks like Comfortably Numb I find aggressively irritating now. That said, I still stop and listen whenever I hear Vera or Nobody Home.
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I'd forgotten 'The Wall' was released in 1979, that is probably my favourite.onemoreslogan wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 2:04 am Honestly shocking. It was such an 'important' record at the time. I've still got my dogeared vinyl copy. Never listen to it though. I'm saturated as far as The Wall is concerned. And some tracks like Comfortably Numb I find aggressively irritating now. That said, I still stop and listen whenever I hear Vera or Nobody Home.
I'll nominate The Wall if someone takes on 'Breakfast In America'
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I thought someone had nominated the Wall......
Leon may I switch?
Leon may I switch?
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"Football is about the people and the players,” he said. “Then there are those who will mingle in the middle: the coaches, executives and journalists. That last group represents the worst part about football" Marcelo Bielsa
"Football is about the people and the players,” he said. “Then there are those who will mingle in the middle: the coaches, executives and journalists. That last group represents the worst part about football" Marcelo Bielsa
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Completely forgot that the album which adorns my T shirt today is also from 1979........Great though it is, I'm still sticking with The Ruts, however.
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I know what you mean... I still like bits of it, but it's probably been over twenty years since I listened to the whole album.onemoreslogan wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 2:04 am Honestly shocking. It was such an 'important' record at the time. I've still got my dogeared vinyl copy. Never listen to it though. I'm saturated as far as The Wall is concerned. And some tracks like Comfortably Numb I find aggressively irritating now. That said, I still stop and listen whenever I hear Vera or Nobody Home.
However, I was thirteen when it came out, and it had a huge influence on me at the time. The brick part 2 solo is what inspired me to play electric guitar, and the themes of alienation and defiance set the tone for my teens like nothing else.
It all seems like histrionics now, but as an impressionable thirteen year old, it was the dog's.
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The Specials 'The Specials'
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You are correct, my friend!Muppet the Cat wrote: ↑Sun Nov 01, 2020 11:48 am About time someone put it up Nick
With the exception of LC the best album of the year (IMO)
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Yes, agreed, John. Possibly reflective of the divisions between Waters and the others. I think Gilmour said he saw WYWH as the last album where the lyrics and the music were given equal weight.John in Louisiana wrote: ↑Sun Nov 01, 2020 6:55 pm Always found it to be a very uneven album. Has some truly transcendent moments, but it always seemed very self-indulgent on Roger Waters' part.
Animals, I think, was their last truly great album start to finish.