New Wave Albums: 1977

Edited by David_D - May 20 2023 at 09:15

Low - without a doubt

Psychedelic Paul wrote: David wrote: Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bullocks...  (Punk Rock) Never mind the bullocks, look out for the bull!

suitkees wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: suitkees wrote: Strange, but interesting list... Paul, looking at the relatively low ratings you give to quite a bunch of these albums, I guess this is based upon some ranking, somewhere - care to share the source? It's his own ratings That, I understand. But the list, apparently, isn't (because why oh why would anyone want to present a list of albums of which almost half of them he/she doesn't like?). Hence my question.

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - May 20 2023 at 10:39

^ and ^^ Clearly, my question wasn't clear: Paul, did you base this list of albums for this poll on some existing ranking/listing somewhere or is it a list of your own concoction?

Edited by suitkees - May 20 2023 at 10:47

^ I was curious too, that info gives context, and the process to me is often more interesting than the results. On another note, to give more context for the ratings, how much of those two star albums did you listen to? I rarely give out two stars because I rarely persevere with albums that would get less than three form me (I have listened to many songs that I don't like, but I avoid albums that I don't expect to like and don't persevere if very little seems to appeal). I know at times you have mentioned only listening to very little of music that you rate lowly.

Ultimately it's between three albums on this list: Low, Heroes and Marquis Moon. Went Low for a higher percentage one might say (really because of how much I like it as I often do support the underdog, or diamond dogs).

^^Correct me if I'm wrong, Paul. I don't believe he listens to the entire album, only snippets.

Elvis for me.

Edited by Grumpyprogfan - May 20 2023 at 11:47

Lewian wrote: Quite a bit of New Wave was already around in 77 apparently, but I don't connect that well to the majority of these. Many of these have better albums later, for me that is. Low and Marquee Moon may be better than most on this list but I still don't rate them as highly as apparently most others. I like Heroes quite a bit more than Low, and it would've snatched my vote, were it not for the cool Eno album (the Bowie albums are of course also partly Eno albums, so my favourites are pretty much all Eno).

Psychedelic Paul wrote: ... the Sex Pistols - one of the most overrated bands in the world in my view.