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<center><h3> 1978 NME Readers' Poll</h3></center> | <center><h3> 1978 NME Readers' Poll </h3></center> | ||
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'''Best Male Singer | '''Best Male Singer | ||
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# | # All Mod Cons – The Jam | ||
# | # Give ‘Em Enough Rope – The Clash | ||
# | # Live & Dangerous – Thin Lizzy | ||
# | # The Scream – Siouxsie & The Banshees | ||
# | # '''This Year’s Model – Elvis Costello | ||
# | # Some Girls – The Rolling Stones | ||
# | # Another Music In A Different Kitchen – Buzzcocks | ||
# | # A Tonic For The Troops – The Boomtown Rats | ||
# | # Black & White – The Stranglers | ||
# | # Darkness On The Edge Of Town – Bruce Springsteen | ||
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# Siouxsie & The Banshees | # Siouxsie & The Banshees | ||
# Led Zeppelin | # Led Zeppelin | ||
# '''Elvis Costello & | # '''Elvis Costello & The Attractions | ||
# The Who | # The Who | ||
# Ian Dury & The Blockheads | # Ian Dury & The Blockheads | ||
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'''Keyboards | '''Keyboards | ||
# Dave Greenfield | # Dave Greenfield | ||
# Rick Wakeman | # Rick Wakeman | ||
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{{ | {{tags}}[[the Attractions]] {{-}} [[Steve Nieve]] {{-}} [[This Year's Model]] {{-}} [[The Clash]] {{-}} [[The Rolling Stones]] {{-}} [[Bruce Springsteen]] {{-}} [[Paul Weller]] {{-}} [[David Bowie]] {{-}} [[Joe Strummer]] {{-}} [[Mick Jones]] {{-}} [[Bob Dylan]] {{-}} [[Ian Dury]] {{-}} [[The Who]] {{-}} [[Tom Robinson|Tom Robinson Band]] {{-}} [[The Rumour]] {{-}} [[Blondie]] {{-}} [[Status Quo]] {{-}} [[Brian Eno]] {{-}} [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]] {{-}} [[Radio, Radio]] {{-}} [[Jake Riviera]] | ||
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'''New Musical Express, January 20, 1979 | '''New Musical Express, January 20, 1979 | ||
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Elvis Costello and [[Steve Nieve]] place in the 1979 NME Readers Poll. | |||
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[[Charles Shaar Murray]] analyses the results. | [[Charles Shaar Murray]] analyses the results. | ||
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<center><h3> 1978 NME Readers' Poll</h3></center> | <center><h3> 1978 NME Readers' Poll </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Analysis by Charles Shaar Murray </center> | <center> Analysis by Charles Shaar Murray </center> | ||
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' | Meet the new bosses... In{{nb}}which the new hierarchies are consolidated, more and more of the older gods are consigned to the quiet darkness and everybody who sneered at the new bands back in '76 can kindly go laugh on the other side of their faces, OK? | ||
Compared to the blizzard of short-sightedness that afflicts readers' polls in other publications of a vaguely rock-oriented nature, the NME readers' poll vindicates not only our belief in new rock and roll but — let's get sickening for a second — our belief in you, our readers, as the hippest bunch of punters reading any rock paper anywhere. Your votes let us know that we're not pissing in the wind as much as our most pessimistic moments tell us we are. Thanks for backing our judgements — and we hope we continue to back yours. To business then... | |||
Impacts: <br> Elvis Costello runs for President and cops Best Songwriter, 3rd Best Male Singer, Fifth Best Album and (with the Attractions) 12th Best Group. Inexplicably neither "Chelsea" nor "Radio, Radio" registered in the singles list, but there's time enough for that (and Pin-Up Of The Year) next go-round. And we ain't doing a recount for ''anyone'', Jake. | |||
Margins of victory varied alarmingly. The Clash won by miles in the group section, but in the album section The Jam took 'em by a mere three votes, while one vote separated Elvis Costello and Siouxsie. Jean Jacques took it with plenty to spare in the bass department while Elvis Costello's songwriting trophy was secured over Paul Weller thanks to a mere four unknown heroes. | Margins of victory varied alarmingly. The Clash won by miles in the group section, but in the album section The Jam took 'em by a mere three votes, while one vote separated Elvis Costello and Siouxsie. Jean Jacques took it with plenty to spare in the bass department while Elvis Costello's songwriting trophy was secured over Paul Weller thanks to a mere four unknown heroes. | ||
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<small>Cover.</small><br> | |||
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*[http://www.nme.com/ NME.com] | *[http://www.nme.com/ NME.com] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NME Wikipedia: NME] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NME Wikipedia: NME] | ||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/42049759550/in/album-72157671956816408/ Flickr: | *[https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/42049759550/in/album-72157671956816408/ Flickr:] [[Stephen McCathie]] | ||
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