1979 Album Releasese (25 of my faves)
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Topic: 1979 Album Releasese (25 of my faves)
Posted By: Logan
Subject: 1979 Album Releasese (25 of my faves)
Date Posted: February 27 2025 at 18:28
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. Henry Cow - Western Culture
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. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (not in PA)
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. Orchestra Njervudarov - Con le orecchie di Eros
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. Edgar Froese - Stuntman OR Codona - Codona (if chosen specify which album or albums voted for)
By the way, if I were counting singles, then I would definitely want Bauhaus' Bela Lugosi's Dead / Boys.
EDIT: I had known that Western Culture is from 1979 and is favourite of mine, but I neglected to edit AP which has it listed as 1978 and so did have it on my 1978 list there. Now it is in the poll, switched some with no votes around. And I added Edgar Froese's Stuntman, which I had thought about then forgot before. Out goes Talking Heads' Fear of Music which I had not listened to in ages and had no votes.
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Posted By: Jaketejas
Date Posted: February 27 2025 at 19:55
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Nice list! Very nostalgic
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Posted By: Rexorcist
Date Posted: February 27 2025 at 20:03
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Not many who would show such love for In Through the Out Door, thought I do find it a little underrated.
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 27 2025 at 20:10
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
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 27 2025 at 20:10
 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. 
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 27 2025 at 20:36
I'm a big fan of six on here, voted for four of them.
Rahmann
Vortex
Laurent Thibault
Heldon
Uz and Art Zoyd too but I didn't want to vote for too many.
That Gary Numan album is something I forgot I owned in the 80's. The song "Films" always got me. "I don't like the film, and I don't like the set so tear it all down, tear it all down. And I don't like the scenery." I'm botching the lyrics but...
Thibault's album is sublime. Moze on bass, Raux on sax and flute, Amanda Parsons soprano vocals. It's all good.
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Posted By: Big Sky
Date Posted: February 27 2025 at 22:26
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Supertramp, fairly easy choice.
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: February 27 2025 at 23:53
Supertramp - Breakfast In AmericaTangerine Dream - Force MajeureTalking Heads - Fear Of Music Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 27 2025 at 23:59
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1. Tubeway Army - Replicas 2. Supertramp - Breakfast In America 3. Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure
Gary Numan owned that year and his influence into the 80's with the likes of Ultravox and OMD was very obvious. Supertamps album might be the best 'art pop' album ever made. I still love every song off it and Logical Song was very important to me as a 17 year old. Tangerine Dream made arguably the best 'prog' album of the year. Some of the music was later used for the hit Tom Cruise film Risky Business. That scene with Rebecca Du Morney where the music is used is unforgettable!
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: February 27 2025 at 23:59
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TD > PF > Supertramp out of your choices...
my own personal Top 3 might be:
Eloy: Silent Cries TD: Force Majeure Hackett: Spectral Mornings
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 00:39
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Supertramp - Breakfast in America Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door David Bowie - Lodger
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 00:46
Peter Baumann - Trans Harmonic Nights Pink Floyd - The Wall Supertramp - Breakfast in America Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure
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Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 02:33
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Surprisingly tough calls - Residents, UZ but went with the mighty Art Bears. Incidentally, the last Henry Cow album appeared in 79 (although recorded in 78).
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 03:11
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The Wall.
My 1979 list is very short and contains a lot of non-prog releases ...
| 1 |  | Pink Floyd https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1443" rel="nofollow - - The Wall Pompous Creative English Prog Rock Links: https://awesomeprog.com/releases/21177" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r48BLz42NuI" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/album/6WaIQHxEHtZL0RZ62AuY0g" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/pink-floyd/the-wall/" rel="nofollow - https://www.sputnikmusic.com/album/1634/Pink-Floyd-The-Wall" rel="nofollow - | | 2 |  | Scorpions https://awesomeprog.com/releases/3927" rel="nofollow - - Lovedrive Classic Non-Prog Metal/Rock Links: https://awesomeprog.com/releases/3927" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/album/1KWIRGaeCscnnFmZUfbYDj" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/scorpions/lovedrive/" rel="nofollow - | | 3 |  | Frank Zappa https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=5349" rel="nofollow - - Joe's Garage Weird Freeform Classic Prog Avant Rock Links: https://awesomeprog.com/releases/6182" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBmaByzmLKQ" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/album/58vlZjXF95AYHwpTZKOP7a" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/zappa/joes-garage-acts-i-ii-and-iii/" rel="nofollow - | | 4 |  | Van Halen https://awesomeprog.com/releases/6827" rel="nofollow - - Van Halen II Classic Non-Prog Metal/Rock Links: https://awesomeprog.com/releases/6827" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/album/3w93PGkmXAmEAdJVvmPbzI" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/van-halen/van-halen-ii/" rel="nofollow - | | 5 |  | Dixie Dregs https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4286" rel="nofollow - - Night of the Living Dregs Instr Classic Prog Fusion Links: https://awesomeprog.com/releases/18243" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/album/0W7QN7tY0I4g1FqnqD85S5" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/dixie-dregs/night-of-the-living-dregs-1/" rel="nofollow - | | 6 |  | AC⚡DC https://awesomeprog.com/releases/13167" rel="nofollow - - Highway to Hell Non-Prog Rock/Metal Links: https://awesomeprog.com/releases/13167" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/album/10v912xgTZbjAtYfyKWJCS" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ac_dc/highway-to-hell/" rel="nofollow - | | 7 |  | Frank Zappa https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=5407" rel="nofollow - - Sheik Yerbouti Humorous Quirky Classic Prog Avant Rock Links: https://awesomeprog.com/releases/6172" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/album/4hBKoHOpEvQ6g4CQFsEAdU" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/frank-zappa/sheik-yerbouti/" rel="nofollow - | | 8 |  | Steve Hackett https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4162" rel="nofollow - - Spectral Mornings Melodic Neo Prog Art Rock Links: https://awesomeprog.com/releases/4617" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/album/3JL21NegF3SeQsuqPdmMNN" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/steve-hackett/spectral-mornings/" rel="nofollow -
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 03:45
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So, I've been looking at my 1979 listens, and here is my Top 20 list:
1) Eloy: Silent Cries 2) TD: Force Majeure 3) Hackett: Spectral Mornings 4) UK: Danger Money 5) Anyone's Daughter: Adonis 6) PF: The Wall 7) Sky: Sky 8) Tull: Stormwatch 9) Froese: Stuntman 10) MMEB: Angel Station 11) Vangelis: China 12) Camel: I can See Your House 13) Oldfield: Platinum 14) Zep: Out Door 15) Supertramp: Breakfast 16) Renaissance: Azure d'Or 17) Vangelis: Opera Sauvage 18) Hawkwind: PXR5 19) Grobschnitt: Merry-Go-Round 20) BJH: Eyes Of Universe
I hope you like it.... I've broken quite a sweat putting this together!! 
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 05:16
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Mais on ne peut pas rêver tout le temps. Such a perfect album!
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 05:24
^ Indeed!
^^ Great job, Jared. I had had Vangelis' CHina in my top 20, but made way for some others. I love it.
Rick1 wrote:
Surprisingly tough calls - Residents, UZ but went with the mighty Art Bears. Incidentally, the last Henry Cow album appeared in 79 (although recorded in 78). |
Thanks, I have had Henry Cow's Western Culture listed as 1979 in personal lists and knoew that, but totally forgot to change the release date at AwesomeProg (I was recently given those editing privileges there). Changed the date there and added it to my list. It;s multiple choice anyway, and people can vote for more than three (or less) if they want to. Would just hope that they would list all that are voted for. I would have put it in top spot.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 05:30
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My extended list for the year.
1. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7547#tag=%20%7bap:16072%7d" rel="nofollow - Vangelis - China [ https://open.spotify.com/album/6YrHsp2x5GRxEZJXwDwXGz" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
2. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/77946#tag=%20%7bap:77946%7d" rel="nofollow - Gary Numan - Replicas (with Tubeway Army) [AP Prog-Adj] [ https://garynuman.bandcamp.com/album/replicas" rel="nofollow - BC ] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/6JDbYPwwj4MpAo81TkEyYv" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
3. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1254#tag=%20%7bap:7865%7d" rel="nofollow - Supertramp - Breakfast In America [ https://open.spotify.com/album/1zcm3UvHNHpseYOUfd0pna" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
4. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=6350#tag=%20%7bap:7024%7d" rel="nofollow - Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure [ https://open.spotify.com/album/6NGGfMRPtvshivFJWwSjza" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
5. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4745#tag=%20%7bap:14161%7d" rel="nofollow - Bill Bruford - One Of A Kind [ https://open.spotify.com/album/0HUj7vhAT5y7VkI3qXXlKT" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
6. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7861#tag=%20%7bap:15258%7d" rel="nofollow - Edgar Froese - Stuntman
7. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4897#tag=%20%7bap:7214%7d" rel="nofollow - Mike Oldfield - Platinum
8. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=14342#tag=%20%7bap:16090%7d" rel="nofollow - Vangelis - Odes (with Irene Papas) [ https://open.spotify.com/album/0HPecu2cHW2o2y13fP3EEF" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
9. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=513#tag=%20%7bap:13286%7d" rel="nofollow - Eloy - Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes [ https://open.spotify.com/album/6XAES0j2QM7gPjLsEEKPVn" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
10. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7562#tag=%20%7bap:16086%7d" rel="nofollow - Vangelis - Opera Sauvage [ https://open.spotify.com/album/0YPLuuOxGRoJ0mSW5qryx8" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
11. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4162#tag=%20%7bap:4617%7d" rel="nofollow - Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings [ https://open.spotify.com/album/3JL21NegF3SeQsuqPdmMNN" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
12. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1361#tag=%20%7bap:9724%7d" rel="nofollow - UK - Danger Money [ https://open.spotify.com/album/5EHeWi7GWMsFIsYD0rg6Hg" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
13. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4068#tag=%20%7bap:445%7d" rel="nofollow - Steve Hillage - Rainbow Dome Music [ https://open.spotify.com/album/67m5VTJCEDpxDz5WH2upcz" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
14. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=2030#tag=%20%7bap:20588%7d" rel="nofollow - Jethro Tull - Stormwatch [ https://open.spotify.com/album/4rQxI8lrm3UZ1bbKlnxQC8" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
15. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=13533#tag=%20%7bap:13758%7d" rel="nofollow - Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door [ https://open.spotify.com/album/1W5CtQ7Ng0kP3lXyz7PIT2" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
16. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20846#tag=%20%7bap:22419%7d" rel="nofollow - Cozy Powell - Over the Top
17. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/77947#tag=%20%7bap:77947%7d" rel="nofollow - Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle [AP Non-Prog] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/5xFlkqLDx3wbgqtvrez1n0" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
18. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=5853#tag=%20%7bap:42766%7d" rel="nofollow - Sky - Sky [ https://open.spotify.com/album/55qcqbmF6w9Yk2sTJYi5kn" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
19. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1443#tag=%20%7bap:21177%7d" rel="nofollow - Pink Floyd - The Wall [ https://open.spotify.com/album/6WaIQHxEHtZL0RZ62AuY0g" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
20. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=10531#tag=%20%7bap:15973%7d" rel="nofollow - Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery
21. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=54234#tag=%20%7bap:11111%7d" rel="nofollow - Kitaro - Oasis
22. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3028#tag=%20%7bap:19255%7d" rel="nofollow - Renaissance - Azure d'Or [ https://open.spotify.com/album/5pAWagPaGpn9XbuDQAlAlw" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 05:40
^ I do wish I had stuck closer to my original list and kept Vangelis' China in my top 20 instead of making way for some others with the shuffling of my list. Beautiful music on that. Plenty of wonderful albums form 1979. And I was even thinking about Edgar Froese's Stuntman the other day. Of course Verslibre has the album cover as avatar. That definitely should have been on my list, and I think I will add it somewhere. While UK's never connected with me, I wonder if I had put it in this poll if I might have had a better chance to connect with some people at this forum in topic discussion here. I thought Bruford's One of a Kind might get quite few mentions as one not on the list. It is on my longer list but as I said in the OP, it's not one I have given much attention to (only listened through it the once. I did like it and should return to it at some time).
Froese is in the list now, multiple choice as said, and the try to vote for three albums does not mean that people should not vote for more if they want. Now to update my list in another topic (actually okay with my top 20 there). I now wish I had not limited those lists to twenty 20 per year in that topic, but doesn't matter, have them at AP anyway and that is more dynamic.
I should pay more attention to your lists there, Richard, to see omissions. Those lists are all works in progress.
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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 06:08
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From this list, Zeppelin, Supertramp and The Floyds.
Not on the list, Mr. Hackett's Spectral Mornings - just sublime.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 28 2025 at 06:12
Henry Cow
Univers Zero
Art Zoyd
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