Best Album of 1979

[outofyourmind]

and it's not even close

 

[4down20]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XjQs52-knQ]Bad Company - Desolation Angels (FULL ALBUM) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[LALakersboy24.7]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDhFkkVVxx8]Michael Jackson - Off The Wall [Full Album] - YouTube[/ame]

 

[TDs3nOut]

and it's not even close

Definitely a good one ^. In order to make an informed choice, however, can you please refresh my memory of all of the candidates? Thanks in advance.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

In no certain order....

The Clash -- London Calling
Talking Heads -- Fear of Music
Neil Young/Crazy Horse -- Rust Never Sleeps
Elvis Costello -- Armed Forces
Pink Floyd --The Wall
B-52's -- B-52's
Supertramp -- Breakfast in America
Cheap Trick-- Dream Police
Tom Petty / Heartbreakers --- Damn the Torpedoes
Joe Jackson --- Look Sharp
Roxy Music -- Manifesto
Bob Dylan -- Slow Train Comin'
Police -- Reggatta de Blanc
Blondie -- Eat to the Beat
The Kinks --- Low Budget

 

[4down20]

Pink Floyd --The Wall

Change my vote to this, didn't realize it was 1979. That is one the best albums ever, much less only 1979.

 

[beardown07]

The Wall by a fucking landslide

 

[blindbaby]

Pink Floyd - The Wall
Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door
Bill Bruford - One Of A Kind
Bill Evans & Toots Thielemans - Affinity
Dire Straits - Communique
ELP - In Concert

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

A few from the R&B side of things....

Chic -- C'est Chic
Earth, Wind & Fire -- I Am
Commodores -- Midnight Magic
Kool & The Gang -- Ladies Night

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Can't forget this classic....

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Y00ffQOFA]The Pretenders - Pretenders (Full Album) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Voltaire26]

Another vote in The Wall

 

[KansasSooner]

I thought The Wall was a little over the top. Still like DSOTM and Wish You Were Here better, even Meddle to some extent. 1979 was really the start of the decline of really good albums in my opinion.

 

[packerzrule]

you had me at The Wall

 

[broncosmitty]

Pink Floyd - The Wall
Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door
Bill Bruford - One Of A Kind
Bill Evans & Toots Thielemans - Affinity
Dire Straits - Communique
ELP - In Concert

I thought In Through The Out Door was '80? Always been big on Fool In The Rain.

 

[hatcher3333]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuC_DaDP_xM]The Knack - Get The Knack - YouTube[/ame]

 

[TDs3nOut]

and it's not even close

I suspect we might all at least agree that that ^ is the most aesthetically pleasing album cover of '79.

 

[blindbaby]

Got to add the obligatory Canadian Content:

Max Webster - A Million Vacations
Chilliwack - Breakdown In Paradise

 

[blindbaby]

I thought The Wall was a little over the top. Still like DSOTM and Wish You Were Here better, even Meddle to some extent. 1979 was really the start of the decline of really good albums in my opinion.

Pretty much agreed. I would think there would be a flood of albums listed, if and when the OP does best album of say, 1972 or '73.

 

[jakedog56]

The Wall has to be tops.
Some other great calls in Neil Young- Rust Never Sleeps; Tom Petty- Damn the Torpedoes; Cheap Trick- Dream Police; The Clash- London Calling; The Police- Reggatta de Blanc; Led Zepplin- In Through the Out Door

Others that no one has mentioned yet:
The Specials- The Specials
Van Halen- Van Halen II
AC/DC - Highway to Hell (How did no one mention this one yet?!?!?)
Frank Zappa- Joe's Garage (I LOVE this album! Funniest rock music ever!)
Fleetwood Mac- Tusk

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Some very good albums from the Jazz genre:

Spyrogyra -- Morning Dance
Pat Metheny -- American Garage
Al DiMeola -- Splendido Hotel
Michael Franks -- Tiger in the Rain
Eberhard Weber --- Fluid Rustle
Jack DeJohnette -- Special Edition
Ralph Towner -- Old Friends, New Friends