New Wave Albums: 1978
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Topic: New Wave Albums: 1978
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: New Wave Albums: 1978
Date Posted: May 22 2023 at 12:57
 1978: Blondie - Parallel Lines - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM7wTS182v0" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM7wTS182v0  1978: The Boomtown Rats - A Tonic for the Troops - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mKiaqs_Fz9ck8jD2D01mzX9tX0ereTHAo" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mKiaqs_Fz9ck8jD2D01mzX9tX0ereTHAo  1978: The Cars - The Cars - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTkH1kP_kx4" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTkH1kP_kx4 1978: Elvis Costello - This Year's Model - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mBioIqa-J2K9-jJth7GcIMV4lnwFx8550" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mBioIqa-J2K9-jJth7GcIMV4lnwFx8550 1978: Devo - Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb4BLFzkfO8" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb4BLFzkfO8 1978: Flash and the Pan - Flash and the Pan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2qxVJqTA9A" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2qxVJqTA9A 1978: The Jam - All Mod Cons - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7sfNRCO58l5nDT4Uxd5HpwG9DZA3-Bmc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7sfNRCO58l5nDT4Uxd5HpwG9DZA3-Bmc 1978: Japan - Adolescent Sex - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ36ZAOr_VQ" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ36ZAOr_VQ 1978: Lene Lovich - Stateless - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nhybTHzNx17YAzAEmkQUnms-4czGsZCJc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nhybTHzNx17YAzAEmkQUnms-4czGsZCJc 1978: Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRnJL0knSvizES19gDNshEUPbFzFiEzxG" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRnJL0knSvizES19gDNshEUPbFzFiEzxG 1978: Magazine - Real Life - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kMB2iaRmE1X9JvQmbJLa9pyUlnpjXEwFM" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kMB2iaRmE1X9JvQmbJLa9pyUlnpjXEwFM 1978: Gary Numan - Tubeway Army - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLijPiy4xM0heo_Srh0dTC4x4Dif_gVmek" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLijPiy4xM0heo_Srh0dTC4x4Dif_gVmek 1978: The Only Ones - The Only Ones - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Kgz3uztrbuEeMvg9BxTcUVHROe_jYBe" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Kgz3uztrbuEeMvg9BxTcUVHROe_jYBe 1978: Patti Smith Group - Easter - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2TBzDjc-gM" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2TBzDjc-gM 1978: The Police - Outlandos d'Amour - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt7YHNEri7w" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt7YHNEri7w 1978: Ramones - Road to Ruin - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mqnkI2fjIVJWANUmpfmC8ShEJtjSgra2k" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mqnkI2fjIVJWANUmpfmC8ShEJtjSgra2k 1978: The Saints - Eternally Yours - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg0WnkktIHI3E78G-oUbZLEDVsQ1t3kGj" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg0WnkktIHI3E78G-oUbZLEDVsQ1t3kGj 1978: Siouxsie & the Banshees - The Scream - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAf6TSwRzh4" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAf6TSwRzh4 1978: The Stranglers - Black and White - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXDUDuJL-wI" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXDUDuJL-wI 1978: Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings & Food - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_pcZA3WRSI" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_pcZA3WRSI 1978: Television - Adventure - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nU3E6SIkeBsGjjeAENkH7QdaCdJuoHk8Y" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nU3E6SIkeBsGjjeAENkH7QdaCdJuoHk8Y 1978: Tom Robinson Band - Power in the Darkness - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_meqjvTdLpYFPO6UDW5UPqNa-Wd_t_9x_4" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_meqjvTdLpYFPO6UDW5UPqNa-Wd_t_9x_4 1978: Ultravox - Systems of Romance - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsq37WHm6P3drlbxb5AJRxtdXIFW-FfmU" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsq37WHm6P3drlbxb5AJRxtdXIFW-FfmU 1978: X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujrva0tiTqc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujrva0tiTqc 1978: XTC - White Music - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px-E3Fw253o" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px-E3Fw253o |
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: May 22 2023 at 13:15
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The Cars. Still sounds fresh to my ears. Elvis, XTC, The Police, and Talking Heads, follow closely behind. |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: May 22 2023 at 13:30
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Yeah, a bunch of interesting albums, also for nostalgic reasons, but the only one I enjoy listening to still regularly nowadays is Lene Lovich's Stateless. ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 22 2023 at 13:31
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Another cracking list Devo - Are We Not Men? Blondie Boomtown Rats Gary Numan ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: May 22 2023 at 13:53
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Tom Robinson Band - Power in the Darkness, but Pub Rock to me (and for instance RYM) ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: May 22 2023 at 14:23
| Dire Straits debut, for me. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 22 2023 at 14:52
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Talking Heads start to become really good here, the Devo album is big fun, great debut of Siouxsie, some other good ones here, too, but always being biased in favour of my favourites, I vote Patti Smith again. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 22 2023 at 15:20
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Psychedelic Paul wrote:Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 22 2023 at 15:38
You're wrong interpreting him. 2 stars from Paul is a badge of honour!
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: May 22 2023 at 18:02
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 22 2023 at 18:56
All My favourite artists get 2 stars from Paul, some really good ones get 1 star! ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 22 2023 at 22:57
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 22 2023 at 23:27
^ Then again, if I only give an album a 1-star rating, it might not make it into the poll at all, like the absolutely dreadful debut from Public Image Ltd, for instance.  |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 03:27
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Ah! Public Image Ltd. with Jah Wobble! They'd surely be candidates to grab my vote. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 03:30
| Tubeway Army - Tubeway Army |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 03:56
Seriously!?? Are you saying you prefer Public Image Ltd to any of the 25 albums in the poll?
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 03:58
Why am I not surprised that I'm the only one who's voted for Blondie so far. 
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Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 04:33
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Tubeway Army - Tubeway Army [pedant mode on] The artist for this album is Tubeway Army and not Gary Numan. Same for Replicas. After that, from The Pleasure Principle on, it was Gary Numan [/pedant mode off] Anyway, it gets my vote.  ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 04:56
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 04:58
That's more like my Paul. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 05:10
It's not always easy to say this is better than that. There are four or five albums that I really like on the list and it would be up there with those for sure.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 05:12
Made my Honorable Mentions list ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 05:12
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By the way I've got to thank you for these polls as I totally didn't have on my radar how good Siouxsie is/was. I heard some of her material at the time but it didn't really click. On relistening this is great stuff. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 05:16
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Soiuxsie was great back in the day, was always one of my favorites of the punk scene (along with The Stranglers) when I wasn't really into that scene at all. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 05:22
Then, I could definitely recommend their Juju. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 05:23
Yeah, I listened a bit around in her material yesterday and I think Juju and Scream are the best for me.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 05:25
My pleasure. You just reminded me to include Siouxsie Sioux's 1979 album in the next New Wave poll. The only problem is, I now need to drop one of the following 25 artists from the 1979 poll to make way for Siouxsie & the Banshees "Join Hands" album.  The B-52's Blondie The Boomtown Rats David Bowie The Cars The Clash Elvis Costello The Cure The Damned Devo Joe Jackson The Jam Japan Joy Division Gary Numan The Police Pretenders Simple Minds Squeeze The Stranglers Talking Heads Toyah Tubeway Army The Undertones XTC |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 05:56
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I'd probably drop Bowie from that list, he'd probably distort the voting and everyone already knows he's great. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 06:01
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^ Exactly what I was thinking... On the other hand, Join Hands isn't really the most outstanding from what I know from Siouxsie and the Banshees. Still, I'd prefer to see that album in a poll than a Bowie album that will attract votes like horse sh*t attracts flies... ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 06:19
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The Cars. I couldn't understand the ballyhoo surrounding XTC. Tried many times. Finally, XTC released "Apple Venus Vol. 1" and I liked an entire XTC album. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 06:23
Maybe also because he was never new wave.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 07:24
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^David Bowie fits nicely into what's normally considered New Wave in the late 1970's-early 1980's. Come on have you listened to Lodger and Scary Monsters? Especially as New Wave is vague and inclusive enough to include elements of just about anything from art-pop/rock, post punk, sophisti-pop, 2 tone/british ska, synthpop, goth rock, power pop, zolo, avant rock/pop, New Romantic etc... it was difficult not to. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 07:28
maybe, just that I've never seen Bowie classified/tagged as "new-wave".
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 07:32
RYM has him tagged as Art Rock, Pop Rock, Glam Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Art Pop ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 07:34
I feel the same way about XTC too, so I'll drop them from the 1979 poll in favor of Siouxsie & the Banshees.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 07:38
RYM has XTC - Drums & Wires as the 3rd best New Wave album of 1979, just saying. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 07:38
Scary Monsters (1980) - Art Rock, New Wave Let's Dance (1983) - Pop Rock, New Wave ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 07:56
I don't use RYM much (usually when adding an album to a band here on PA, luckily RYM has some info sometimes). So I wouldn't know how RYM tags David Bowie. Art-rock and pop-rock, that I have seen and I agree. I also thought "new wave" meant a new wave of bands.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 08:09
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^ I think you'll struggle to find a "Greatest New Wave Albums"-sort of list without a David Bowie-album on it (most often it will be Scary Monsters). |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 08:13
ok then.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 08:25
RYM has Scary Monsters as #10 in its All Time New Wave chart, its #2 behind Talking Heads - Remain In Light for 1980. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: May 23 2023 at 15:57
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The Cars followed by the Talking Heads. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: June 05 2023 at 11:25
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Voted for Systems of Romance, a brilliant album -------------  
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Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: June 05 2023 at 11:29
| Patti Smith Group - Easter |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 05 2023 at 13:25
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1978: Blondie - Parallel Lines - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM7wTS182v0" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM7wTS182v0 A favourite song from the most memorable album of the year, although I shouldn't have been too surprised that I was the only one who voted for the album in my parallel universe. That's all my illusions shattered again, just like a Heart of Glass. |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: June 29 2023 at 11:29
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Ultravox - Systems Of Romance Magazine - Real Life The Stranglers - Black & White XTC - White Music
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 29 2023 at 12:02
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I would have voted for the Nina Hagen Band's self-titled debut if included. ------------- 
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