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Post by maxwellperfect on Jul 14, 2017 21:45:05 GMT
You are allowed 5 picks. Write in any others that belong on the list.
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Post by cryptoflovecraft on Jul 14, 2017 22:08:04 GMT
Germs - (GI)(not listed)
Unknown Pleasures
Dirk Wears White Sox
Get The Knack
In the Heat of the Night
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Post by Dayodead on Jul 14, 2017 22:17:16 GMT
Another tough choice....(If Germs was offered, they would be in the top 5)
JD
Cure
Slits
Specials
Swell Maps
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jul 15, 2017 0:32:01 GMT
Swell Maps
Raincoats
Joy Division
The Fall
James Chance
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 0:46:38 GMT
"Someone's always on my tracks..."
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Post by cupcakes on Jul 15, 2017 17:16:41 GMT
tpfkar I enjoyed that. Now I need to go through the next one I don't recognize.
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Post by alpha128 on Jul 15, 2017 18:11:05 GMT
I voted for Pat Benatar - In the Heat of the Night. I still love the song "Heartbreaker".
I do own some Saxon albums, but I've never heard their debut, so I couldn't vote for that.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 22:52:25 GMT
Looking at that lineup and other choices in the comments, '79 was a solid year for new music.
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edward
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Post by edward on Jul 15, 2017 23:55:24 GMT
The Undertones debut is an incredible album.
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Post by edward on Jul 15, 2017 23:57:44 GMT
Gang Of Four - Entertainment! really belongs on that list…
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Post by Dayodead on Jul 16, 2017 0:28:52 GMT
Gang Of Four - Entertainment! really belongs on that list… Entertainment!, Gary Numan- The Pleasure Principle, Germs (GI) etc...Shows what a deep year, especially for debuts, 1979 was... |
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Post by NJtoTX on Jul 16, 2017 11:46:39 GMT
Gang Of Four - Entertainment! really belongs on that list… Entertainment!, Gary Numan- The Pleasure Principle, Germs (GI) etc...Shows what a deep year, especially for debuts, 1979 was... I wasn't sure if 78's Tubeway Army was considered Numan's debut or not. Joe Jackson Slits Roches |
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Post by sostie on Jul 16, 2017 12:55:11 GMT
B-52's - B-52's
he Boys Next Door – Door, Door
Simple Minds - Life In A Day
The Specials - The Specials
The Undertones - The Undertones
Too many nearly theres to list - great year.
The Specials ranks as one of my favourite albums ever. That and Never Mind The Bollocks.. are probably the albums I have listened to the most in my lifetime
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jul 16, 2017 16:41:58 GMT
B-52's - B-52's
Joe Jackson - Look Sharp
The Undertones - The Understones
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Post by marco26 on Jul 17, 2017 2:33:57 GMT
The Specials debut is really hard to beat. Sure Joy Division's debut album was important as fuck...but it really is not a great album. "The Specials," on the other hand, from song one to the last is a remarkable album. Just look at the tracks on the album here. Every single one of them is a top song:  |
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Post by darknessfish on Jul 19, 2017 7:51:39 GMT
The Specials debut is really hard to beat. Sure Joy Division's debut album was important as fuck...but it really is not a great album. "The Specials," on the other hand, from song one to the last is a remarkable album. As much as I like The Specials, the idea that Unknown Pleasures is not a great album is something I just can't comprehend. |
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Post by darknessfish on Jul 19, 2017 7:55:02 GMT
The only absolute classic debut missing from that list is Thomas Leer/Robert Rental - The Bridge
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Post by schizkebab on Jul 19, 2017 14:44:45 GMT
The Fall - Live at the Witch Trials
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Simple Minds - Life in a Day
The Sods - Minutes to Go
The Specials - s/t
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Post by marco26 on Jul 19, 2017 16:21:50 GMT
The Specials debut is really hard to beat. Sure Joy Division's debut album was important as fuck...but it really is not a great album. "The Specials," on the other hand, from song one to the last is a remarkable album. As much as I like The Specials, the idea that Unknown Pleasures is not a great album is something I just can't comprehend. It is easy to comprehend that "Unknown Pleasures" is not a great album because "Unknown Pleasures" is not a great album. The mark on Joy Division is that they were not an album band, they were a singles band. That is true. Just look at the some of the songs they released that were not on any album: "Atmosphere" "Glass" "These Days" "Dead Souls" "Transmission" "Love Will Tear Us Apart" Those are brilliant tunes. Joy Division's single/EP/compilation releases were far better than any full album they ever did. And if you think "Unknown Pleasures" is a great album, then you should actually give a listen to the songs that are on that album before Martin Hannett got a hold of them. Just listen to this incredible earlier version of "Interzone." You still want to say "Unknown Pleasures" is a great album? |
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Post by darknessfish on Jul 19, 2017 20:53:49 GMT
It is easy to comprehend that "Unknown Pleasures" is not a great album because "Unknown Pleasures" is not a great album. The mark on Joy Division is that they were not an album band, they were a singles band. That is true. Just look at the some of the songs they released that were not on any album: "Atmosphere" "Glass" "These Days" "Dead Souls" "Transmission" "Love Will Tear Us Apart" Those are brilliant tunes. Joy Division's single/EP/compilation releases were far better than any full album they ever did. And if you think "Unknown Pleasures" is a great album, then you should actually give a listen to the songs that are on that album before Martin Hannett got a hold of them. Just listen to this incredible earlier version of "Interzone." You still want to say "Unknown Pleasures" is a great album? Well, I think it's obvious that we're not going to agree here. The Warsaw version of "Interzone" is just a straight-forward scratchy punk number. With Martin Hannett in the producer's chair it's got much more depth of sound. Giving Ian the secondary vocal, his lines are almost those of a detached, quizzical observer. Toning down the bass, and putting Bernard's guitar line much further back in the mix, he's literally improved the track immeasurably and given it a character that it was entirely lacking before. "Atmosphere" and "Transmission" from your list are the only songs which are in the same league as anything from Unknown Pleasures. They're one of the few bands of the era who weren't a singles band, imo. |
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