Album of 1984 (Round 3) - RESULT
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Re: Album of 1980 - Billie, Faaip Haighy to NOMINATE
I could have sworn Sound Affects was 1981 but it appears it was November 1980. That's just made my choices even harder! Great album.

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Re: Album of 1980 - Billie, Faaip Haighy to NOMINATE
Setting Sons is my Jam album of choice, All Mod Cons too ..Sound Affects for me is them running out of speed and Weller heading towards the nasty that is the style council
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Re: Album of 1980 - Billie, Faaip Haighy to NOMINATE
I'm going to be forced to pick one from the best 5 albums of 80 aren't I ...ouch
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Re: Album of 1980 - Azkal, Billie, Faaip Haighy to NOMINATE
Errrmm.. I have nominated.
Tuesday...
Ozzy Osbourne.
Blizzard of Oz..
Tuesday...
Ozzy Osbourne.
Blizzard of Oz..
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Re: Album of 1980 - Billie, Faaip Haighy to NOMINATE
Interesting that Weller considers Sound Affects his best effort during that period. Was never a Jam fan at the time being more rock orientated,, but having listened to it recently it still seems relevant lyrically.
I'd take Stanley Road or Heavy Soul over this though.
Style Council ,Ghost of Dachau good tune imo
I'd take Stanley Road or Heavy Soul over this though.
Style Council ,Ghost of Dachau good tune imo
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Re: Album of 1980 - Billie, Faaip Haighy to NOMINATE
1. David Bowie - Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
2. Gary Numan - Telekon
3. Ultravox - Vienna
2. Gary Numan - Telekon
3. Ultravox - Vienna
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Re: Album of 1980 - Billie, Faaip Haighy to NOMINATE
It doesn't surprise me as it, as I say foreshadows the bloody awful Style Council which is clearly the direction he wanted to go. Love the early Jam, don't like anything Weller did sinceMick Jones shoulder wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 9:10 pm Interesting that Weller considers Sound Affects his best effort during that period. Was never a Jam fan at the time being more rock orientated,, but having listened to it recently it still seems relevant lyrically.
I'd take Stanley Road or Heavy Soul over this though.
Style Council ,Ghost of Dachau good tune imo
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Re: Album of 1980 - Billie, Faaip Haighy to NOMINATE
OK just in case we want to kick off the voting tomorrow, assuming Billy nominates, I'll go
A Teardrop Explodes 'Kilimanjaro'
My second favourite album of the 80's after Surfer Rosa and Julien Cope at his best
A great shame not to see Seventeen Seconds make the final as it would finish top 3 in the poll imo...Also Searching For The Young Soul Rebels will be missed imo.
Party Out Of Bounds and Beat Crazy would make up the rest of my top 5
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My second favourite album of the 80's after Surfer Rosa and Julien Cope at his best
A great shame not to see Seventeen Seconds make the final as it would finish top 3 in the poll imo...Also Searching For The Young Soul Rebels will be missed imo.
Party Out Of Bounds and Beat Crazy would make up the rest of my top 5
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Re: Album of 1980 - Billie, Faaip Haighy to NOMINATE
Just one nomination required in this stage of the poll.
You are quite welcome to join in Mountain, as a massive Bowie fan I'd be very happy to add 'Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)' to the list of nominations if ok with you?
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Re: Album of 1980 - Billie, Faaip Haighy to NOMINATE
I think we both approve of that album CatMuppet the Cat wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:09 pm Looks like Mountain has got you the Bowie nomination 64
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Re: Album of 1980 - Billie to NOMINATE
I’ll nominate the Pretenders first album
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Re: Album of 1980 - NOMINATE NOW
ALBUM OF 1980
VOTE NOW
Broken Home 'Broken Home' Ges
Bauhaus 'In the Flat Field' Sara
Kate Bush 'Never Forever' Mrs 64
Clash 'Sandinista' 64
Feelies 'Crazy Rhythms' SG
Joy Division 'Closer' Andrew
Cramps 'Songs the Lord Taught Us' 1304
U2 'Boy' BB
XTC 'Black Sea' John
Peter Gabriel '3:Melt' Gandi
Squeeze 'Argybargy' Onemore
Killing Joke - Killing Joke Durly
Split Enz 'True Colours' Finn
Iron Maiden ‘Iron Maiden’ Cat
Motorhead 'Ace of Spades' Ian
Jam 'Sound Affects' MJ
AC/DC 'Back In Black' Azkal
Ozzy Osbourne 'Blizzard of Oz' Haighy
Teardrop Explodes 'Kilimanjaro' Faaip
David Bowie 'Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)' Mountain
Pretenders 'Pretenders' Billie
VOTE NOW
Broken Home 'Broken Home' Ges
Bauhaus 'In the Flat Field' Sara
Kate Bush 'Never Forever' Mrs 64
Clash 'Sandinista' 64
Feelies 'Crazy Rhythms' SG
Joy Division 'Closer' Andrew
Cramps 'Songs the Lord Taught Us' 1304
U2 'Boy' BB
XTC 'Black Sea' John
Peter Gabriel '3:Melt' Gandi
Squeeze 'Argybargy' Onemore
Killing Joke - Killing Joke Durly
Split Enz 'True Colours' Finn
Iron Maiden ‘Iron Maiden’ Cat
Motorhead 'Ace of Spades' Ian
Jam 'Sound Affects' MJ
AC/DC 'Back In Black' Azkal
Ozzy Osbourne 'Blizzard of Oz' Haighy
Teardrop Explodes 'Kilimanjaro' Faaip
David Bowie 'Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)' Mountain
Pretenders 'Pretenders' Billie
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Re: Album of 1980 - Billie, Faaip Haighy to NOMINATE
Thought it was just a name your favorite album thread!
I don't quite follow the nomination and join in thing, happy to join any music thread (though will be more synthpop, electronica and house than rock) but guess I'd better scroll back and check what I'm supposed to do...
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Re: Album of 1980 - Billie, Faaip Haighy to NOMINATE
Fairly simple Mountain, we go from year to year each of us nominating a single album from that year to put forward for a poll. Once we get to the voting phase we pick up to 5 albums in order from that list and it's scored the same way the MOTM is. So 5 pts to 1 if you pick 5, 4 pts to 1 if you pick 4 albums ...etcMountain wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:12 am Thought it was just a name your favorite album thread!
I don't quite follow the nomination and join in thing, happy to join any music thread (though will be more synthpop, electronica and house than rock) but guess I'd better scroll back and check what I'm supposed to do...
You'll see the topic title change to vote when 64 is ready to put it to the vote
I'm sure when he gets a moment he'll post up a list of winners so far
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Re: Album of 1980 - VOTE NOW
Discussion is encouraged
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Re: Album of 1980 - VOTE NOW
Teardrop Explodes
Joy Division
Cramps
Bauhaus
Motorhead
Joy Division
Cramps
Bauhaus
Motorhead
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