The Year of Punk!

rogerthat wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: Very few of the artists considered the most important throughout history were also the most successful during their time. Look beyond the rock era and practically none of the biggest sellers are considered the most important any longer. Influence and what another age defines as quality will always prevail. That's not necessarily true either seeing as Mozart was ALSO very successful in his time apart from being considered influential.

Snow Dog wrote: Dean wrote: Over for me.     btw Punk was 1976-77. The time-period from 78-79 is Post-Punk. I disagree. Punk acts were still going and starting in this period.

Saperlipopette! wrote: Very few of the artists considered the most important throughout history were also the most successful during their time. Look beyond the rock era and practically none of the biggest sellers are considered the most important any longer. Influence and what another age defines as quality will always prevail.

That's not necessarily true either seeing as Mozart was ALSO very successful in his time apart from being considered influential.  But I won't argue the point further because what I want to point out is when you say "look beyond the rock era", you really mean what precedes it.   The rock era is not over yet and so the tendency to derive influence from popularity continues.  Also, another age would tend to define something as quality from amongst whatever music hasn't got drowned in the archives.   What happens is they look at artists who were the most popular from that era and isolate the ones who seem to be more weighty or have contributed to some innovations as the influential ones, while overlooking the ones who were too closely linked to the epoch of their time to appeal to future generations.   I wouldn't mind if indeed as you suggest, importance and influence is derived from merit and not popularity (though that begs the question how exactly do we go about defining merit in rock), I am just saying that that is not the case of today. 

Saperlipopette! wrote: Hercules wrote: 'm one of those "normal people" who likes utter crap because I have the first five Eagles albums (though I like the first three best) as well as loads by CSNY, Poco and the like.  Its normal to like Eagles, but you still don't come across as normal. Besides genuinely normal people have no taste at all.

It's ironic then that you crave historical recognition for some of those albums in your list because punk's place in history is informed heavily by mainstream success, as with most things rock.   Anyhow, don't like Eagles either though I do like a lot of "normal people music"; always found them very boring for some reason.

Haven't heard many albums from this list but from the ones I am familiar with, voting for Mirage.   

Over for me.

some really nice albums in here. Ill go with Peter hammills Over, love this album, incredibly intense and sentimental

I thank you!

Edited by akamaisondufromage - October 19 2012 at 14:23

 

Saperlipopette! wrote: Logan wrote: I haven't heard at  least two of these albums at all that I know of: The Francis Lai album and the Oriental Wind album. That Francis lai album is included by mistake, really. My brain made it out to be Lucio Battisti's 1974 album Anima Latina. Don't know quite how I've managed to not notice until now. My intention was to keep the poll 100% PA-related material, and this is just a good soundtrack but nothing special. I'll replace it with that Bixio/Frizzi/Tempera album, although it wasn't released until 2006. A little late but the poll will look better that way. I'll give it my vote. (Btw: have a look at a PM sent the 19th of july)

7 Note in Nero was released as a 7 inch vinyl in 1977, but I was referring to the Sette Note in Nero CD release in 2006.  I tend to note the recorded dates more than the release dates, but I should correct that in Frizzi's discography and then add the single.  Plus I neglected to list my second favourite Bixio/ Frizzi/ Tempera soundtrack in the discogarphy, Vai Gorilla.

Ah yes regarding the PM, that was negligent and forgetful of me.

Blacksword wrote: thellama73 wrote: [QUOTE=Blacksword] Normal people? The fact that the Eagles' Greatest Hits is among the best selling albums of all times shows that normal people (normal being defined as "in agreement with the majority") have terrible taste. I happen to agree with my friend that these albums will be considered more important than punk. Trans-Europe Express and Low practically have that distinction already.That being said, I don't dislike punk all that much and do find it enjoyable on occasion.

Well, I certainly agree about the Eagles..

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