1979 Album Releasese (25 of my faves)

I was trying to do a series of multiple years polls where I do not cover as many albums as I would really like to, and even 25 per year for the 70s is not enough to be really satisfying for me (but there is some pleasure in the process of being very selective too, I find). My lists at AwesomeProg often go to 60 releases per year for the 70s. I decided to skip to 1979 because Doug has been doing an excellent yearly series but he opted to skip this year because he does not have many liked from it. I have much fewer appreciated albums than others years of the 70s, and many other years, but still I would have liked to go over 25 and had to make some sacrifices.

The order does not mean much, I just have the numbering with the list from AwesomeProg, nor, despite this being made in Prog polls, are all Prog or in PA. I sentimentally have Tubeway Army at number one as this was one of the albums in my brother's collection that I first remember loving and I do relate to progressive music that I like (Kraftwerk's The Man Machine being a quite obvious one). I think it was an important album in my journey. I actually would have favoured some other albums over some of these, but I wanted to get some big ones in that I know are popular even if they would have ranked a bit lower (for instance, it's been many years since I heard that Talking Heads album in full, and the Supertramp). One of the very popular albums that is on my longer list that I am sure would get votes is Bruford's One of a Kind, but it's an album that I have only heard the once and not really absorbed yet. I enjoyed it, but sometimes good stuff gets neglected for one reason or another. Really there are so, so many wonderful albums to hear for me from every year from the 60s up. But also, I am one of those people who likes to play favourite albums again and again. I have listened to (and listen to), and am familiar with a lot more than some at PA and a lot less than others.

Multiple choice is enabled. Please try to vote for and mention three if you can from the list. If you go under or over, that's fine too. It's a suggestion not a dictum, and it should not need to be said, but only one vote per album (that is a dictum). Feel free to mention as many others as you like from 1979 and if none are liked in the list, please state that instead of just listing an other choice.

Thanks.

1. Tubeway Army - Replicas (not in PA)
2. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (not in PA)
3. Heldon - Stand By
4. Univers Zéro - Heresie
5. Pink Floyd - The Wall
6. The Residents - Eskimo
7. Embryo - Embryo's Reise
8. Wire - 154 (not in PA)
9. Vortex - Les Cycles de Thanatos
10. Art Zoyd - Musique pour l’Odyssée
11. Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door
12. Rahmann - Rahmann
13. Orchestra Njervudarov - Con le orecchie di Eros
14. Kitaro - Oasis
15. Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure
16. This Heat - This Heat
17. Art Bears - Winter Songs
18. Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle (not in PA)
19. Yellow Magic Orchestra - Solid State Survivor
20. Codona - Codona
21. Peter Baumann - Trans Harmonic Nights
22. Laurent Thibault - Mais on ne peut pas rêver tout le temps
23. David Bowie - Lodger
24. Supertramp - Breakfast in America
25. Talking Heads - Fear of Music

By the way, if I were counting singles, then I would definitely want Bauhaus' Bela Lugosi's Dead / Boys.

Not many who would show such love for In Through the Out Door, thought I do find it a little underrated.

Jaketejas wrote: Nice list! Very nostalgic

Thank you.

Rexorcist wrote: Not many who would show such love for In Through the Out Door, thought I do find it a little underrated.

It's one of my favourite Led Zeppelin albums, and I especially have adored "Carouselambra" since I was a teenager in the 80s. I was given the LP by someone who did not hold it in high regard.

verslibre wrote: In no particular order, except for the top three: Tangerine Dream – Force Majeure Heldon – Stand By Kitaro – Oasis Peter Baumann – Trans Harmonic Nights Art Zoyd – Musique pour l’Odyssée Yellow Magic Orchestra – Solid State Survivor Gary Numan – The Pleasure Principle Univers Zero – Heresie

Awesome! Thanks.

Edited by Logan - 5 hours 5 minutes ago at 20:14

Supertramp, fairly easy choice.

1. Tubeway Army - Replicas

Supertramp - Breakfast in America