Best Album of 1979

[KansasSooner]

Down to Earth by Rainbow was just an EP though wasn't it?

 

[outofyourmind]

Supertramp -- Breakfast in America

Supertramp- Breakfast in America

Breakfast in America

Supertramp - Breakfast in America

This was brought up a lot as "other favorites"
Favorite song from this album for me was.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

This was brought up a lot as "other favorites"
Favorite song from this album for me was.

I like Goodbye Stranger, & Take The Long Way Home.

 

[packerzrule]

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

 

[packerzrule]

I like Goodbye Stranger, & Take The Long Way Home.

very good release by ST

hardly ever played but my all time fav from this album is

supertramp child of vision - Bing

 

[KansasSooner]

My favorite Supertramp is Even in the Quietest Moments

 

[shopson67]

Down to Earth by Rainbow was just an EP though wasn't it?

LP

1. All Night Long
2. Eyes Of The World
3. No Time To Lose
4. Makin' Love

5. Since You've Been Gone
6. Love's No Friend
7. Danger Zone
8. Lost In Hollywood

 

[shopson67]

No love for Stiff Little Fingers?

Obviously not the biggest release of '79, but a pretty important one IMO.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

This was brought up a lot as "other favorites"
Favorite song from this album for me was.

Take the Long Way Home would be mine. Although I like the Logical Song and Breakfast in America and Goodbye Stranger.

 

[outofyourmind]

I think the #1 song of 1979 was "My Sharona" by the Knack
That album had some good songs on it other than that, for me at least.

 

[shopson67]

Not many calories in the top 25 of '79:

1 "My Sharona" The Knack
2 "Bad Girls" Donna Summer
3 "Le Freak" Chic
4 "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Rod Stewart
5 "Reunited" Peaches & Herb
6 "I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor
7 "Hot Stuff" Donna Summer
8 "Y.M.C.A." Village People
9 "Ring My Bell" Anita Ward
10 "Sad Eyes" Robert John
11 "Too Much Heaven" Bee Gees
12 "MacArthur Park" Donna Summer
13 "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
14 "Makin' It" David Naughton
15 "Fire" The Pointer Sisters
16 "Tragedy" Bee Gees
17 "A Little More Love" Olivia Newton-John
18 "Heart of Glass" Blondie
19 "What a Fool Believes" The Doobie Brothers
20 "Good Times" Chic
21 "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand
22 "Knock on Wood" Amii Stewart
23 "Stumblin' In" Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman
24 "Lead Me On" Maxine Nightingale
25 "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" The Jacksons

 

[MIKE75]

Journey-Evolution
Eagles-The Long Run
Styx-Cornerstone
Triumph-Just a Game
Scorpions-Lovedrive
ELO-Discovery

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

One of my fave LP's from '79....(it's "experimental rock"...not for everyone)


1. The Fabulous Sequel (Have Shoes, Will Walk) 00:00
2. 49 Guitars & One Girl 03:07
3. A Small Dark Cloud 05:59
4. Small Was Fast 11:49
5. All The Dogs Are Barking! 15:30
6. One Less Worry 18:35
7. Make Hay 22:22
8. Goodbye 26:28
9. The Voice Of The Sand 31:48
10. Jehovah's Kingdom Comes (Hand A Face A Feeling) 33:17

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

3 very good Jazz albums from 1979....

American Garage -- Pat Metheny Group

Morning Dance -- Spyro Gyra

Splendido Hotel -- Al Di Meola



* I listed these 3 along w/ a few other jazz LP's earlier in this thread...but just wanted to give them another shout out and due props, because of their excellence.

 

[mrwallace2ku]

I like Goodbye Stranger, & Take The Long Way Home.

Personally, "Crime of the Century" was a great ST album. While I did see the ST 79' tour in Potland...this is my fav ST song from that album (2010 version)...



...and the 1974 Album version below

 

[jctoo]

some not mentioned but still in my favorites ...

Cheap Trick at Budokan
Graham Parker Squeezing out the Sparks
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Rust Never Sleeps
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Damn the Torpedos
Frank Zappa Sheik Yerbouti
Thin Lizzy Black Rose
The Boom Town Rats The Fine Art of Surfacing
The Alan Parsons Project EVE
Molly Hatchet Flirtin' With Disaster
John Cougar self titled
Lou Reed The Bells
Manfred Mann Angel Station
Bad Company Desolation Angels
ZZ Top Deguello
Terry Allen Lubbock (On Everything) ... and yes I know, it's not rock but damn

I was never a fan of Breakfast in America ... too overplayed like all of Boston's LPs ... Crime of the Century was a much better album ... you can have Blondie, I didn't care for them at all ... much like Meatloaf

just my 2 cents

 

[blindbaby]

One of my fave LP's from '79....(it's "experimental rock"...not for everyone)


1. The Fabulous Sequel (Have Shoes, Will Walk) 00:00
2. 49 Guitars & One Girl 03:07
3. A Small Dark Cloud 05:59
4. Small Was Fast 11:49
5. All The Dogs Are Barking! 15:30
6. One Less Worry 18:35
7. Make Hay 22:22
8. Goodbye 26:28
9. The Voice Of The Sand 31:48
10. Jehovah's Kingdom Comes (Hand A Face A Feeling) 33:17

I used to own that album, along with, The Art Of Walking. Yup, not for everyone. lol

 

[GeekSportsFan]

Two stand out for me: AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" and UFO's live album, "Strangers in the Night". AC/DC's record was an absolute stunner; not a dud on the album. Sadly, Bon Scott was gone just as the album was reaching its peak. UFO recorded what is arguably the best hard rock live album ever. The closing tune, "Shoot Shoot," never gets old.

 

[GeekSportsFan]

The Wall by a fucking landslide

The only time I ranked that album was after a couple of bong hits.

 

[outofyourmind]

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.

I wish I could remember what the fuck it was.