Best year for music
Best year for music
In your opinion, what is/was the best year for music?
Motivate your choice by picking five albums released that year.
Motivate your choice by picking five albums released that year.
Favourite year: 1980
Why?
![Image](http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/117878.jpg)
EC's Get Happy!!
![Image](http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/632.jpg)
Bowie's Scary Monsters
![Image](http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/5932.jpg)
Gabriel's 3rd (Melt)
![Image](http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/1036.jpg)
Talkin Heads' Remain In Light
![Image](http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/3584.jpg)
Springsteen's The River
Edit: Stole your idea, Mike![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Edit 2: And in case the links don't work, I've put the text back in again.
Why?
![Image](http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/117878.jpg)
EC's Get Happy!!
![Image](http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/632.jpg)
Bowie's Scary Monsters
![Image](http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/5932.jpg)
Gabriel's 3rd (Melt)
![Image](http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/1036.jpg)
Talkin Heads' Remain In Light
![Image](http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/3584.jpg)
Springsteen's The River
Edit: Stole your idea, Mike
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Edit 2: And in case the links don't work, I've put the text back in again.
Last edited by Chrille on Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:40 am, edited 3 times in total.
- Who Shot Sam?
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1977. I can do more than five...
The Clash - The Clash
Talking Heads - '77
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
David Bowie - Heroes, Low
Ian Dury - New Boots And Panties!
Ramones - Leave Home
The Jam - In The City
The list could go on and on. Those are just the ones that spring immediately to mind.
The Clash - The Clash
Talking Heads - '77
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
David Bowie - Heroes, Low
Ian Dury - New Boots And Panties!
Ramones - Leave Home
The Jam - In The City
The list could go on and on. Those are just the ones that spring immediately to mind.
Mother, Moose-Hunter, Maverick
I'm gonna go with 1969:
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
The Velvet Underground
The Who - Tommy
The Kinks - Arthur
The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
The Band - The Band
Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis
Flying Burrito Brothers - Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
The Velvet Underground
The Who - Tommy
The Kinks - Arthur
The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
The Band - The Band
Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis
Flying Burrito Brothers - Gilded Palace Of Sin
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Got to be 1979 for me:
The Clash- London Calling
Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
The Jam - Setting Sons
Nick Lowe - Labour of Lust
Joe Jackson - Look Sharp
Graham Parker - Squeezing out Sparks
Marianne Faithful - Broken English
Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady
Gang of Four - Entertainment
Joy Division - Unlnown Pleasures
Squeeze - Cool for Cats
The Clash- London Calling
Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
The Jam - Setting Sons
Nick Lowe - Labour of Lust
Joe Jackson - Look Sharp
Graham Parker - Squeezing out Sparks
Marianne Faithful - Broken English
Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady
Gang of Four - Entertainment
Joy Division - Unlnown Pleasures
Squeeze - Cool for Cats
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Dang...it ain't like I'm WSS's parrot, or nothing...but I ditto the year .... but will pare it down to 5 choices....Who Shot Sam? wrote:1977. I can do more than five...
The Clash - The Clash
Talking Heads - '77
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
David Bowie - Heroes, Low
Ian Dury - New Boots And Panties!
Ramones - Leave Home
The Jam - In The City
The list could go on and on. Those are just the ones that spring immediately to mind.
T Heads : '77
The Clash : The Clash
Ramones : Leave Home
EC : MAIT
Ian Dury : NBAP!
God, it seems like forever since them good ol' days
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Haven't given ti too much thought but 1986 looks like a great year for music :
EC - King Of America
EC - Blood And Chocolate
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
XTC - Skylarking
Paul Simon - Graceland
Peter Gabriel - So
Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4
Billy Bragg - Talking With The Taxman About Poetry
Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
Crowded House - Crowded House
New Order - Brotherhood
Not bad, huh ?
EC - King Of America
EC - Blood And Chocolate
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
XTC - Skylarking
Paul Simon - Graceland
Peter Gabriel - So
Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4
Billy Bragg - Talking With The Taxman About Poetry
Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
Crowded House - Crowded House
New Order - Brotherhood
Not bad, huh ?
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Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Frank Zappa and the Mothers - Freak Out
Cannonball Adderley - Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!
The Beatles - Revolver
1966 by far.... with 1965 as a second close with Dylan´s 'Bringing it all back home' and 'Highway 61 Revisited', The Beatles arguably best album 'Rubber Soul', Otis Blue, Coltrane´s 'A Love Supreme' (record on december of 1964 and released in january 1965), The Byrds stupendous debut record and many others.
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Frank Zappa and the Mothers - Freak Out
Cannonball Adderley - Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!
The Beatles - Revolver
1966 by far.... with 1965 as a second close with Dylan´s 'Bringing it all back home' and 'Highway 61 Revisited', The Beatles arguably best album 'Rubber Soul', Otis Blue, Coltrane´s 'A Love Supreme' (record on december of 1964 and released in january 1965), The Byrds stupendous debut record and many others.
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Great lists Otis, Jackson & Who Shot!
I think 1979 is good enough to get another five!
Public Image Ltd - Metal box
Talking Heads - Fear Of Music
The Specials - The Specials
Wire - 154
The Fall - Dragnet
Ok, maybe 1980 deserves more too;
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth
The Beat - I Just Can't Stop It
Capt Beefheart - Shiny Beast
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
Has anybody done 1978?
Pere Ubu - The Modern dance
Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town
X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents
The Saints - Eternally Yours
Well I guess they are my three favorite years. Sorry for getting so carried away.
I think 1979 is good enough to get another five!
Public Image Ltd - Metal box
Talking Heads - Fear Of Music
The Specials - The Specials
Wire - 154
The Fall - Dragnet
Ok, maybe 1980 deserves more too;
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth
The Beat - I Just Can't Stop It
Capt Beefheart - Shiny Beast
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
Has anybody done 1978?
Pere Ubu - The Modern dance
Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town
X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents
The Saints - Eternally Yours
Well I guess they are my three favorite years. Sorry for getting so carried away.