1979 is the year I would pick, too. A great Alex-type opening! We would have been great pals in 1979! I have/had almost all of the records you showed here. Which is rare! You are so sweet, Brian, describing the illustrations on The Fine Art of Surfacing as "swimming pictures." I think if you take another gander, you'll see them as bodies rising to the surface after drowning. That's what I've always took them for, anyway! Fun video, Brian!
Mark, You mean I was wrong all of this time? How could I have beens so wrong? On the other hand, you are right about 1979! I could have used a pal who liked the music I was into 🙂
Hey Brian. Great video! Robert Palmer! Love that Tom Petty album. Gary Numan, so good. I’m a huge Max Webster fan! Candy O! So many great albums! Cheers
Thanks, Bobby. Part of me wishes I had the energy to show very album I own from 1979, but there are limits 😀 Few people outside of Canada are aware of Max Webster, so you should get some award 🏆🙂
The FAB POOS!!! Brian - this was awesome. I'm actually surprised by how many of these I have and absolutely love as well. I agree with basically everything you said about each of these records. That Regatta De Blanc album cover looks different.. were the Canadian pressings different? I'm a sucker for different covers so that was appealing. I still never see Max Webster here. Ever. I Don't Like Mondays truly is one of my favorite songs of all time (subject matter aside). It was also one of the only (and still is!) tragedies that was committed by a woman.. and when asked why? She simply said she didn't like Mondays. "The silicon chip inside her head". So much great stuff. Thanks for the kind words and the stories. You have been formally entered into the contest!
Alex - That is a interesting Police question. I am not sure, but I think there were covers with slightly different colours? Or, maybe just brighter highlights. Who knows? If you come to Toronto you can collect all of the Max Webster you need 🙂
Hey Brian, Regatta De Blanc is a brilliant album. I don’t listen to The Police as much as I used to, so might have a wee Police day today. I love The Wall. My dad introduced me to it and we watched the film as well. Good memories. I’ve heard some of the tracks from Drums & Wires but don’t think I’ve listened to the full album. B52s debut & Highway… love it! Cheers, Jack
I just knew we'd pick the same year! You beat me by a few hours, Brian. 🙃 But, since I have pulled the LP's off the shelf, I'm sticking to the plan. As for your video, excellent and entertaining as always, with great stories behind your selections. 😎
Hi Brian. Great video! In 1979 I was 8 / 9 years old. My dad listened to news radio all the time and my mom liked Neal Diamond. We had a home stereo one of those large console gargantuan all in one monstrosities with an eight track and turntable. I remember the Statler Brothers, sound of music and oak ridge boys were in the 8 track collection. That stereo was hardly ever utilized. Now as an old guy I think the year 1979 was a great year in music. Back then after looking at the top songs of 1979 I can only remember my cousin singing over and over again ring my bell by Anita ward and hearing my Sharona by the knack.
Hi Shawn, I could never appreciate Mr. Diamond. I don't even know the lyrics to Sweet Caroline! We also had a console stereo, but my dad used it a lot, maybe too much. Ring My Bell - I hate it! And, now it is stuck in my head 🙂 My brother was a big fan of the disco queens and I was not, but I have mellowed a bit. I think som Donna Summer is actually OK, but not Anita Ward 🙃
Dang!! You picked a GREAT year!! 2 classic Numans in one year is quite a feat, indeed! A lot of great stuff came out in ‘79 for sure- I’m still trying to decide on what year I’ll go with 😬👍
Hi Bran. 1979 is not a particularly outstanding year that I think of right away, but when you start rolling through those albums, I need to reconsider. Amazing output of classics you showed. Always cool to see Damn the Torpedoes praised. Fantastic entry to Alex's contest.
Hey Brian. This was a nice little trip down memory lane and it was nice to hear what you were up to and listening to in 1979. Lots of cool stuff here. That Tom Petty album was also the first of his that I ever owned. I’m not a huge Max Webster fan but I am like you- I love that Let Go The Line song and that riff is so catchy, I just love it more than anything else they did. Breakfast in America was a huge record, but yes, not as good as Crime, in my option. Child of Vision is definitely the best on the album! In Through The Out Door is a unique LZ album with an interesting backstory but sadly it’s low on my list of Zep albums (probably the bottom, although I appreciate the contributions of John Paul Jones and Robert Plant on this one when Page and Bonham were more focused on drugs/alcohol). So many 1979 records! Great job Brian. You should get two entries from Alex for this one.
Interesting contest. I wish I was as clear as you regarding favorite year. Will have to give this some thought. Great records you got there, a handful of which I have, but many I don't or am not familiar with. Cool stuff, good luck in the contest.
It's a great track. I feel I should really listen tot the whole album again. It has been many years since I have heard any track other than My Sharona 🙂
As it happens, I recently saw ''New Waves, Old Hands, And Unknown Pleasures: The Music Of 1979'' by Sean Egan in a bookstore which I did not end up purchasing, even though it seemed an interesting book. Great video as usual, every single album you showed is stellar! I discovered Prism and Max Webster on a local classic rock radio station when I was taking my 1st trip to Canada to see my relatives in the Niagara region. Breakfast in America is one these records I grew up with. My father had a copy (which I now own) and I must have learned my first English sentences trying to translate the lyrics of this album with a pocket dictionary ^^ haha I don't miss these pre-Internet days
"'New Waves, Old Hands, And Unknown Pleasures: The Music Of 1979'' is a great book title. No kidding about translating with a pocket dictionary! That was painful and very very slow. You must have said some very intriguing first sentences! All I can think about now is "could we have kippers for breakfast."
Hey Brian. When I saw the year you picked I was expecting something different. Those are really popular and good selling records and I have a lot of them of course. Thought you were going to show some more obscure releases, but I loved the records you showed. Nice entry. Cheers.
Hi Brian/ I don’t comment a lot but really enjoy your channel! Great record selection for 1979! Hard to pick favorite year but guess I’d choose 1986 on strength of XTC skylarking, REM Lifes Rich pageant, Smiths Queen is dead and Feelies good earth not to mention other great albums by Go-betweens, Felt, Game Theory, Smithereens. Also probably nostalgic for me since I graduated high school in ‘86. Cheers! Matt
Hi Matt, 1986 ranks highly for me, mostly because of the Smiths, XTC, and REM. Also, the The, Ministry, etc. I should try to figure out what my second favourite year is. That might be a challenge 🙂 Thanks for the nice comment!
I'm with you on The Wall - I really liked it when it came out but I never listen to it now. It was a great year - Madness and XTC and Tom Petty - such a wide variety of music. I would say Let There Be Rock is the best AC/DC record, but they're all so much alike! lol Seems like Fabulous Poodles had a good influence on you. A friend of mine had that back in the day. Good luck in the contest!
I agree with you about the Wall, I rarely pull it. I do love Comfortably Numb. My little brother bought the Numan and the Petty album along with the first Cars and I really did not get into them. That really changed with time. My little brother had good taste but he never really got into music. Talking Heads had my favorite album of that year I believe
It's funny how our tastes in music can change. Like you, I could name a lot of artists from my favorite years in music that I currently love that I never listened to back then. I didn't listen to XTC back then, but I did listen to Gary Numan and loved that album. I never really listened to Prism though I see their albums everywhere, but I loved everything about The Police. But it wasn't until Zenyatta Mondata came out that I was blown away by them. I loved Pink Floyd, of course, and bought The Wall the week it came out. I wasn't a big fan at first, believe it or not, but I have come to appreciate even it's operatic/dramatic sections. Petty and Blondie were both artists I loved and followed closely. Max Webster I knew nothing about, but i did love Kim Mitchell. It was a long time before I realized that was Mitchell's band. Madness I thought was kooky and not serious....I know better now. Always loved B-52's . Supertramp was my favorite band back then. And then, like you, I discovered Crime of the Century and it became one of the most formative albums in my life as far as developing my love of progressive rock. The Knack was an early love, but I got over them a bit quickly, especially after seeing them live. Others say they were very entertaining live, but they were quite stoic when I saw them. Squeeze, used to hate them, now they are an all time favorite band for me. Loved Joe Jackson's Night and Day and that got me interested in all of his music. Hated Elvis Costello, now I can't get enough of him. Candy-O was my first album by The Cars and played it to death. My brother loved AC/DC, and I didn't, I still don't lol. Except for Dirty Deeds. I'll probably have to pass on this one because I can't seem to pick out a favorite year.
The first track I heard from Zenyatta Mondata was De Do Do Do De Da Da Da and I was horrified. It took me a long time to even listen to that entire album, but now I like it. It's maybe second on my list of fav Police records. I listened to lots of duds in 1979, but I never owned them. You know, friends and relatives often have different tastes. Nigh and Day is my fav Joe Jackson record. I listened to Night and Day II but that magic just is not there. You could use a random generator to pick a year!
So many great albums there Brian. Good to see 'Look Sharp' getting a look-in. The 'Armed Forces' elephant pic IS the front cover here in its country of origin, but you'll know that! I feel the same way about 'The Wall' but I saw Roger Waters put on a show of it in Manchester, and it was stunning.
Damn, you got the better cover of Armed Forces! That's a good point about the Wall. I have watched some of Roger's performances and enjoyed them, so maybe the live experience is a better one? 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot There'll be Pink Floyd experts out there who will have abetter handle on this than I do, but it seems to me that the work was conceived as a musical drama rather than simply a music album. This only became clear to me when I saw the full production, when it finally made sense. The show immediately went into my Top 5 gigs of all time. It's still there.
I was going to guess a year in the 80's but 1979 was a very good year. I first got the B-Sides and Hits collection albums from XTC and it wasn't until much later that I started buying their albums. I have a couple of Prism albums and I haven't listened to them is some time. Maybe this will give me some incentive. Damn The Torpedoes was my first Petty purchase as well and it is still my favorite. Armed Forces is my favorite Elvis Costello record and one of my all-time favorite records. Great entry.
I think I am now know as an 80s guy! I think my choice for second favourite year would also be in the 70s, maybe '78, but that is harder to figure out. I remember people thinking that Petty was a new wave guy when Damn the Torpedoes came out. I guess they were wrong 🙂 Armed Forces! 🔥
1979 would be one of my favorite years too (that or '71). Like you, I grew up around lots of classic rock thanks to older sibs and just the radio. The other day my friend and I were talking about the Fab Poodles and how we drag them out every year around Halloween b/c they just seem to fit. Songs like Bike Blood, Vampire Rock, Bionic Man, etc. I consider Anna Rexia an update of the Kinks' Skin and Bone. Many great albums in your stack. Wish I still had some of them (and others I still do).
I had never thought if it before, but the Fab Poodles really do seem appropriate for Halloween. I should have played it yesterday. That's a very insightful comment about the Kinks' Skin and Bone! 🙂
You were buying some cool stuff in 1979. I didn't pick up on XTC until the nineties. It would be great to see a Top 10. A few years ago I did top 10 Colin Moulding songs which is still one of my most watched videos.
There are lots of classic albums from 1979, and more mainstream artists than I thought I would see from you. There are lots of titles that I have in my collection, and I really love Blondie, Elvis Costello, and the Police. I agree that Parallel Line is a stronger album. Synchronicity may be my favorite Police album. I'm not a huge fan of hard rock, but I do love AC/DC. That album really resonated with me. 1979 was a good year in music.
Even everyone toughs that I would pick punk from '79, I would rather pick some rockabilly, that was huge here back then... Anyway I like both. My fav year is definitely '83. But I would like to say that 2024, because I love to find new music!
HP 2024 is my favourite year in music...seriously! Great records by Why Bother?, Babe Report, Jack Name, The Jesus Lizard, Nick Cave, Peace De Resistance, Laughing, Ned Collette, Alien Nosejob, Capt Razz, Midwife, Party Dozen, Quivers, Smokers, Ty Segall, Osees, Church Reissues, Triffids Reissues, Scientists Reissues & of course the Saints!!!!!!!! And I could add another 100 albums I reckon. Also 2024 was the Toronto meeting of the minds!!! Having said that your selections are a pretty solid case for '79, except Supertramp of course 😂The Numanoid's Pleasure Principle has one of the best snare sounds recorded imho. The geography guy will get you every time. I can't remember where I heard it but recently I was informed that Tom Petty sings about what he doesn't want to do and the Ramones sing about what they wanna do. Compelling theory. Is AC/DC metal? They're barely hard rock and I say this with love. The truest statement saved until the end HP "there's more to life than Van Halen" 😂
2024 FTW! Wow, I would never have guessed that year. However, the meeting of the minds was an important event! I was young and impressionable when that Supertramp record came out, but I do have a bit of nostalgia for it. "Tom Petty sings about what he doesn't want to do and the Ramones sing about what they wanna do." That makes some sense. I wonder who the genius was who thought that up? AC/DC are probably not metal. Did I say that? I might need a script in future 🙂
@ Every year is the best year HP if you dig. Well maybe not 1322. So you know Dirty Deeds really well, but do you? I don’t believe Rock In Peace or Jailbreak are on the international version. It’s not Dirty Deeds without them. Love At First Feel was a b-side & Rocker was off TNT. Just sayin’
Right. We got the bastardized versions of AC/DC records! 1322 was a bad year. According to Wikipedia,:"1322 - The Valladolid Council forbids hiring Moorish musicians to enliven Christian vigils." Imagine that!
I like the walkman in the begining for me I'm suppose to have more from 1983 than any other year but 1981 is close. Robert Palmer - secrets xtc - Drums and wires Gary Newman - pleasure principal Prizim - Armegettinit Police - Reggata - De blanc Pink Floyd - the wall Tom Petty damn the torpedoes Blondie - eat to the beat Gary Newman - Replica Max Webster - million vacations Madness - one step beyond B52's - debut Supertramp - Breakfast in america Led Zeppelin - in through the outdoor Get the knack - Joe jackson - look sharp Squeeze - cool for cats Finger printz- n Elvis Costello - armed forces Cars - Candy O Boomtown Rats- fine our surfacing Ac/dc- highway what do you think about these albums? Aerosmith - Night in the Ruts? Van Halen -2? Did ZZ Top have an album out? Judas Priest- un leashed? Kiss - Dynasty? I like 1983 Metallica - kill em all Dio- Holy diver Iron Maiden - Piece of mind Motley Crue - shout Def Leppard - Pyromania
Hi! I now have a copy of Night in the Ruts, but I didn't know it back then. My first Van Halen record was Women and Children First, but I was aware of them before then, mostly the songs that got radio play. My cousins were huge Judas Priest fans, but I didn't really pay them any attention until later on. Although I had the first three Kiss records, I lost track of them by Dynasty. I wonder why. I almost picked a year from the 80s, and no doubt that 1983 is a fantastic year 🙂
“I grew up in a classic rock kind of household, believe it or not”…”That’s my supposition”…I haven’t thought of Bad case of loving you in a while. It’s a fun song. For whatever reason, I don’t have any Robert Palmer. I need to rectify that tomorrow when I do some Saturday shopping! “I have the mind to do an XTC top ten song rating one day”…”I never went in for the fashion though, so I never got an outfit like that”…”I said go to the record store and buy me this record, and she did. I had to pay her”…”The guy I sat next to in Geography class kept talking about this so I bought it”…”I think he liked any band that had a female, at least a singer”… The GoGos, full of women” 😂 Every time I hear Let go the line by Max Webster it takes me back to our cottage on Redhorse Lake near Ganonoque. There was an AM station CKLC out of Kingston and I heard it all that summer. Great memories. Cool for Cats has a great music video. Love it.
All of the highlights once again! That's not my fav Robert Palmer record, though. I might choose Clues or Riptide. Anyway, he wasn't a bad singer. Or course, I forgot to mention ABBA when talking about my dad. More women that he liked. I have to watch the Cool for Cats video. I may not have ever seen it.
I have a copy of Reproduction, but I got it much much later. I'm not sure I had even heard anything from that record at that time! Somehow, I missed it...
Hmmmm I’m thinking if you actually listening to all of these albums in 1979 and this isn’t some revisionist type of deal here, then you have to be at least 62.
62! Don't make me older than I already am! 😡 The only good thing about being 62 would be that I would be closer to retirement, which I am looking forward to 🙃
Forgot to mention that I have a brother who is ten years older than me! And a sister 5 years older and a other brother 2 years older (he passed away a couple of years ago). I was always called the baby. I'm going to see if I can dog up a couple of interesting photos when I get home. You might enjoy them!
1979 is the year I would pick, too. A great Alex-type opening! We would have been great pals in 1979! I have/had almost all of the records you showed here. Which is rare! You are so sweet, Brian, describing the illustrations on The Fine Art of Surfacing as "swimming pictures." I think if you take another gander, you'll see them as bodies rising to the surface after drowning. That's what I've always took them for, anyway! Fun video, Brian!
Mark, You mean I was wrong all of this time? How could I have beens so wrong? On the other hand, you are right about 1979! I could have used a pal who liked the music I was into 🙂
1979 was a great year and very important for me as the year I discovered 'proper' music
Yes, 'proper' music is a good way to put it. It's funny how I used to like the music of my parents. We all have to rebel sometime!
Hey Brian. Great video! Robert Palmer! Love that Tom Petty album. Gary Numan, so good. I’m a huge Max Webster fan! Candy O! So many great albums! Cheers
Thanks, Bobby. Part of me wishes I had the energy to show very album I own from 1979, but there are limits 😀 Few people outside of Canada are aware of Max Webster, so you should get some award 🏆🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot Haha. I'll take that award! They are so good. Cheers
@@7BobbyGaylor7 Ha ha! 😆
The FAB POOS!!! Brian - this was awesome. I'm actually surprised by how many of these I have and absolutely love as well. I agree with basically everything you said about each of these records. That Regatta De Blanc album cover looks different.. were the Canadian pressings different? I'm a sucker for different covers so that was appealing. I still never see Max Webster here. Ever. I Don't Like Mondays truly is one of my favorite songs of all time (subject matter aside). It was also one of the only (and still is!) tragedies that was committed by a woman.. and when asked why? She simply said she didn't like Mondays. "The silicon chip inside her head". So much great stuff. Thanks for the kind words and the stories. You have been formally entered into the contest!
Alex - That is a interesting Police question. I am not sure, but I think there were covers with slightly different colours? Or, maybe just brighter highlights. Who knows? If you come to Toronto you can collect all of the Max Webster you need 🙂
I love how you started with relevant events. 79 was a great year for me 2. I'm glad Alex started making videos 🎉
You too
I was going to put in some weird and oddball events, but I stuck with the major news stories! Thanks, Greg 🙂
Hey Brian, Regatta De Blanc is a brilliant album. I don’t listen to The Police as much as I used to, so might have a wee Police day today. I love The Wall. My dad introduced me to it and we watched the film as well. Good memories. I’ve heard some of the tracks from Drums & Wires but don’t think I’ve listened to the full album. B52s debut & Highway… love it! Cheers, Jack
A Police day is a great idea, as long as it is does not involve the real police!
I just knew we'd pick the same year! You beat me by a few hours, Brian. 🙃 But, since I have pulled the LP's off the shelf, I'm sticking to the plan. As for your video, excellent and entertaining as always, with great stories behind your selections. 😎
Ha ha! It happens and it's a bummer. I am looking forward to your video! There were so many awesome records that year 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot There really were. Doug from Auditory Vinyl gave me some sage VC advice a while back: "You gotta be quick around here."😅
@@onmyturntable7036 That is excellent advice.
Hi Brian. Great video! In 1979 I was 8 / 9 years old. My dad listened to news radio all the time and my mom liked Neal Diamond.
We had a home stereo one of those large console gargantuan all in one monstrosities with an eight track and turntable. I remember the Statler Brothers, sound of music and oak ridge boys were in the 8 track collection. That stereo was hardly ever utilized. Now as an old guy I think the year 1979 was a great year in music. Back then after looking at the top songs of 1979 I can only remember my cousin singing over and over again ring my bell by Anita ward and hearing my Sharona by the knack.
Hi Shawn, I could never appreciate Mr. Diamond. I don't even know the lyrics to Sweet Caroline! We also had a console stereo, but my dad used it a lot, maybe too much. Ring My Bell - I hate it! And, now it is stuck in my head 🙂 My brother was a big fan of the disco queens and I was not, but I have mellowed a bit. I think som Donna Summer is actually OK, but not Anita Ward 🙃
Dang!! You picked a GREAT year!! 2 classic Numans in one year is quite a feat, indeed! A lot of great stuff came out in ‘79 for sure- I’m still trying to decide on what year I’ll go with 😬👍
Whatever year it is, I am sure it will be very awesome. I find it hard to beat '79! 🙂
Nice Brian, love that Petty pick, and the Knack. The Wall has always been a favorite PF record, I don't mind the filler.
I'm going to listen to the wall this week again. It's been about three years, so it is time 🙂
Hi Bran. 1979 is not a particularly outstanding year that I think of right away, but when you start rolling through those albums, I need to reconsider. Amazing output of classics you showed. Always cool to see Damn the Torpedoes praised. Fantastic entry to Alex's contest.
Hi Rich, Damn the Torpedoes really connected with me. Petty wrote consistently solid and honest rock and toll songs 🙂
Hey Brian. This was a nice little trip down memory lane and it was nice to hear what you were up to and listening to in 1979. Lots of cool stuff here. That Tom Petty album was also the first of his that I ever owned. I’m not a huge Max Webster fan but I am like you- I love that Let Go The Line song and that riff is so catchy, I just love it more than anything else they did. Breakfast in America was a huge record, but yes, not as good as Crime, in my option. Child of Vision is definitely the best on the album! In Through The Out Door is a unique LZ album with an interesting backstory but sadly it’s low on my list of Zep albums (probably the bottom, although I appreciate the contributions of John Paul Jones and Robert Plant on this one when Page and Bonham were more focused on drugs/alcohol). So many 1979 records! Great job Brian. You should get two entries from Alex for this one.
Hi Chris! Looks like 1979 is a good year for you, too. I'll take two entries 🙂
Great video! Gary Numan wow!
Thanks! Gary has always been so cool 🙂
I recently listened to drums and wires was very suprised with what i heard that last track is such a good song!
I agree. The last track is killer!
Interesting contest. I wish I was as clear as you regarding favorite year. Will have to give this some thought. Great records you got there, a handful of which I have, but many I don't or am not familiar with. Cool stuff, good luck in the contest.
If I had to choose my second favourite year, I would be stuck. There are too many to choose from!
Get the Knack is my fav album ever. My Sharona is perfect and it is just high-energy from start to finish!
It's a great track. I feel I should really listen tot the whole album again. It has been many years since I have heard any track other than My Sharona 🙂
As it happens, I recently saw ''New Waves, Old Hands, And Unknown Pleasures: The Music Of 1979'' by Sean Egan in a bookstore which I did not end up purchasing, even though it seemed an interesting book. Great video as usual, every single album you showed is stellar! I discovered Prism and Max Webster on a local classic rock radio station when I was taking my 1st trip to Canada to see my relatives in the Niagara region. Breakfast in America is one these records I grew up with. My father had a copy (which I now own) and I must have learned my first English sentences trying to translate the lyrics of this album with a pocket dictionary ^^ haha I don't miss these pre-Internet days
"'New Waves, Old Hands, And Unknown Pleasures: The Music Of 1979'' is a great book title. No kidding about translating with a pocket dictionary! That was painful and very very slow. You must have said some very intriguing first sentences! All I can think about now is "could we have kippers for breakfast."
Good stuff. -didn’t know the Silencers fella was in a band before
I only found out a few years ago myself that he went on to the Silencers 🙂
Hey Brian. When I saw the year you picked I was expecting something different. Those are really popular and good selling records and I have a lot of them of course. Thought you were going to show some more obscure releases, but I loved the records you showed. Nice entry. Cheers.
Hi Jack, I didn't become obscure until much later 😀 I also missed a few that would have made me appear even less obscure!
Hi Brian/ I don’t comment a lot but really enjoy your channel!
Great record selection for 1979! Hard to pick favorite year but guess I’d choose 1986 on strength of XTC skylarking, REM Lifes Rich pageant, Smiths Queen is dead and Feelies good earth not to mention other great albums by Go-betweens, Felt, Game Theory, Smithereens. Also probably nostalgic for me since I graduated high school in ‘86. Cheers! Matt
Hi Matt, 1986 ranks highly for me, mostly because of the Smiths, XTC, and REM. Also, the The, Ministry, etc. I should try to figure out what my second favourite year is. That might be a challenge 🙂 Thanks for the nice comment!
I'm with you on The Wall - I really liked it when it came out but I never listen to it now. It was a great year - Madness and XTC and Tom Petty - such a wide variety of music. I would say Let There Be Rock is the best AC/DC record, but they're all so much alike! lol Seems like Fabulous Poodles had a good influence on you. A friend of mine had that back in the day. Good luck in the contest!
Let There Be Rock is a great record! The Fab Poos opened some doors, and then they disappeared. I wonder what happened to them?
I agree with you about the Wall, I rarely pull it. I do love Comfortably Numb. My little brother bought the Numan and the Petty album along with the first Cars and I really did not get into them. That really changed with time. My little brother had good taste but he never really got into music. Talking Heads had my favorite album of that year I believe
Comfortably Numb, Mother, and Run Like Hell are my three favs from The Wall. Talking Heads - Yes, they had a great album in '79! 👍
I would struggle to do this but 1979 would be a contender for sure.
I'd feel challenged to come up with my second favourite year 🙃
It's funny how our tastes in music can change. Like you, I could name a lot of artists from my favorite years in music that I currently love that I never listened to back then. I didn't listen to XTC back then, but I did listen to Gary Numan and loved that album. I never really listened to Prism though I see their albums everywhere, but I loved everything about The Police. But it wasn't until Zenyatta Mondata came out that I was blown away by them. I loved Pink Floyd, of course, and bought The Wall the week it came out. I wasn't a big fan at first, believe it or not, but I have come to appreciate even it's operatic/dramatic sections. Petty and Blondie were both artists I loved and followed closely. Max Webster I knew nothing about, but i did love Kim Mitchell. It was a long time before I realized that was Mitchell's band. Madness I thought was kooky and not serious....I know better now. Always loved B-52's . Supertramp was my favorite band back then. And then, like you, I discovered Crime of the Century and it became one of the most formative albums in my life as far as developing my love of progressive rock. The Knack was an early love, but I got over them a bit quickly, especially after seeing them live. Others say they were very entertaining live, but they were quite stoic when I saw them. Squeeze, used to hate them, now they are an all time favorite band for me. Loved Joe Jackson's Night and Day and that got me interested in all of his music. Hated Elvis Costello, now I can't get enough of him. Candy-O was my first album by The Cars and played it to death. My brother loved AC/DC, and I didn't, I still don't lol. Except for Dirty Deeds. I'll probably have to pass on this one because I can't seem to pick out a favorite year.
The first track I heard from Zenyatta Mondata was De Do Do Do De Da Da Da and I was horrified. It took me a long time to even listen to that entire album, but now I like it. It's maybe second on my list of fav Police records. I listened to lots of duds in 1979, but I never owned them. You know, friends and relatives often have different tastes. Nigh and Day is my fav Joe Jackson record. I listened to Night and Day II but that magic just is not there. You could use a random generator to pick a year!
@EmbryonicRobot That's true. Knowing me luck the random generator would pick 1946
@@TCatsDeepVinylTraxx Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, The Andrews Sisters!!!
@EmbryonicRobot Perry Como, Eddie Arnold, Tex Ritter....all of my parents' favs. I'll have to raid their collection 🙄
@TCatsDeepVinylTraxx Perfect 👌
So many great albums there Brian. Good to see 'Look Sharp' getting a look-in. The 'Armed Forces' elephant pic IS the front cover here in its country of origin, but you'll know that! I feel the same way about 'The Wall' but I saw Roger Waters put on a show of it in Manchester, and it was stunning.
Damn, you got the better cover of Armed Forces! That's a good point about the Wall. I have watched some of Roger's performances and enjoyed them, so maybe the live experience is a better one? 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot There'll be Pink Floyd experts out there who will have abetter handle on this than I do, but it seems to me that the work was conceived as a musical drama rather than simply a music album. This only became clear to me when I saw the full production, when it finally made sense. The show immediately went into my Top 5 gigs of all time. It's still there.
@@davidatkinson-Music-and-More Your comment does make a lot of sense 👍
I was going to guess a year in the 80's but 1979 was a very good year. I first got the B-Sides and Hits collection albums from XTC and it wasn't until much later that I started buying their albums. I have a couple of Prism albums and I haven't listened to them is some time. Maybe this will give me some incentive. Damn The Torpedoes was my first Petty purchase as well and it is still my favorite. Armed Forces is my favorite Elvis Costello record and one of my all-time favorite records. Great entry.
I think I am now know as an 80s guy! I think my choice for second favourite year would also be in the 70s, maybe '78, but that is harder to figure out. I remember people thinking that Petty was a new wave guy when Damn the Torpedoes came out. I guess they were wrong 🙂 Armed Forces! 🔥
1979 would be one of my favorite years too (that or '71). Like you, I grew up around lots of classic rock thanks to older sibs and just the radio. The other day my friend and I were talking about the Fab Poodles and how we drag them out every year around Halloween b/c they just seem to fit. Songs like Bike Blood, Vampire Rock, Bionic Man, etc. I consider Anna Rexia an update of the Kinks' Skin and Bone. Many great albums in your stack. Wish I still had some of them (and others I still do).
I had never thought if it before, but the Fab Poodles really do seem appropriate for Halloween. I should have played it yesterday. That's a very insightful comment about the Kinks' Skin and Bone! 🙂
You were buying some cool stuff in 1979. I didn't pick up on XTC until the nineties. It would be great to see a Top 10. A few years ago I did top 10 Colin Moulding songs which is still one of my most watched videos.
Hi James, I remember watching your top ten Collin Moulding songs. I can see why it got a lot of views!
There are lots of classic albums from 1979, and more mainstream artists than I thought I would see from you. There are lots of titles that I have in my collection, and I really love Blondie, Elvis Costello, and the Police. I agree that Parallel Line is a stronger album. Synchronicity may be my favorite Police album. I'm not a huge fan of hard rock, but I do love AC/DC. That album really resonated with me. 1979 was a good year in music.
Agreed! I wonder if I like 1979 so much simply because I was really getting into music a lot more at the time. Who knows? Good year, nevertheless 🙂
Even everyone toughs that I would pick punk from '79, I would rather pick some rockabilly, that was huge here back then... Anyway I like both. My fav year is definitely '83. But I would like to say that 2024, because I love to find new music!
1983! Bad Brains, Subhumans, Minutemen, Killing Joke... There were some great records in 1983!
@EmbryonicRobot '83 forever!
HP 2024 is my favourite year in music...seriously! Great records by Why Bother?, Babe Report, Jack Name, The Jesus Lizard, Nick Cave, Peace De Resistance, Laughing, Ned Collette, Alien Nosejob, Capt Razz, Midwife, Party Dozen, Quivers, Smokers, Ty Segall, Osees, Church Reissues, Triffids Reissues, Scientists Reissues & of course the Saints!!!!!!!! And I could add another 100 albums I reckon. Also 2024 was the Toronto meeting of the minds!!! Having said that your selections are a pretty solid case for '79, except Supertramp of course 😂The Numanoid's Pleasure Principle has one of the best snare sounds recorded imho. The geography guy will get you every time. I can't remember where I heard it but recently I was informed that Tom Petty sings about what he doesn't want to do and the Ramones sing about what they wanna do. Compelling theory. Is AC/DC metal? They're barely hard rock and I say this with love. The truest statement saved until the end HP "there's more to life than Van Halen" 😂
2024 FTW! Wow, I would never have guessed that year. However, the meeting of the minds was an important event! I was young and impressionable when that Supertramp record came out, but I do have a bit of nostalgia for it. "Tom Petty sings about what he doesn't want to do and the Ramones sing about what they wanna do." That makes some sense. I wonder who the genius was who thought that up? AC/DC are probably not metal. Did I say that? I might need a script in future 🙂
@ Every year is the best year HP if you dig. Well maybe not 1322.
So you know Dirty Deeds really well, but do you? I don’t believe Rock In Peace or Jailbreak are on the international version. It’s not Dirty Deeds without them. Love At First Feel was a b-side & Rocker was off TNT. Just sayin’
Right. We got the bastardized versions of AC/DC records! 1322 was a bad year. According to Wikipedia,:"1322 - The Valladolid Council forbids hiring Moorish musicians to enliven Christian vigils." Imagine that!
@@EmbryonicRobot I must have just felt the bad vibes of 1322 when I randomly picked it. The bloody Moors!
Ha ha. I'm sure happy not to have been alive in 1322. There were no records or radio or even compact discs. How did they survive?
I like the walkman in the begining
for me I'm suppose to have more from 1983 than any other year but 1981 is close.
Robert Palmer - secrets
xtc - Drums and wires
Gary Newman - pleasure principal
Prizim - Armegettinit
Police - Reggata - De blanc
Pink Floyd - the wall
Tom Petty damn the torpedoes
Blondie - eat to the beat
Gary Newman - Replica
Max Webster - million vacations
Madness - one step beyond
B52's - debut
Supertramp - Breakfast in america
Led Zeppelin - in through the outdoor
Get the knack -
Joe jackson - look sharp
Squeeze - cool for cats
Finger printz- n
Elvis Costello - armed forces
Cars - Candy O
Boomtown Rats- fine our surfacing
Ac/dc- highway
what do you think about these albums?
Aerosmith - Night in the Ruts?
Van Halen -2?
Did ZZ Top have an album out?
Judas Priest- un leashed?
Kiss - Dynasty?
I like 1983
Metallica - kill em all
Dio- Holy diver
Iron Maiden - Piece of mind
Motley Crue - shout
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Hi! I now have a copy of Night in the Ruts, but I didn't know it back then. My first Van Halen record was Women and Children First, but I was aware of them before then, mostly the songs that got radio play. My cousins were huge Judas Priest fans, but I didn't really pay them any attention until later on. Although I had the first three Kiss records, I lost track of them by Dynasty. I wonder why. I almost picked a year from the 80s, and no doubt that 1983 is a fantastic year 🙂
“I grew up in a classic rock kind of household, believe it or not”…”That’s my supposition”…I haven’t thought of Bad case of loving you in a while. It’s a fun song. For whatever reason, I don’t have any Robert Palmer. I need to rectify that tomorrow when I do some Saturday shopping! “I have the mind to do an XTC top ten song rating one day”…”I never went in for the fashion though, so I never got an outfit like that”…”I said go to the record store and buy me this record, and she did. I had to pay her”…”The guy I sat next to in Geography class kept talking about this so I bought it”…”I think he liked any band that had a female, at least a singer”… The GoGos, full of women” 😂 Every time I hear Let go the line by Max Webster it takes me back to our cottage on Redhorse Lake near Ganonoque. There was an AM station CKLC out of Kingston and I heard it all that summer. Great memories. Cool for Cats has a great music video. Love it.
All of the highlights once again! That's not my fav Robert Palmer record, though. I might choose Clues or Riptide. Anyway, he wasn't a bad singer. Or course, I forgot to mention ABBA when talking about my dad. More women that he liked. I have to watch the Cool for Cats video. I may not have ever seen it.
@@EmbryonicRobot Your dad sounds like he was a really funny guy!
@@MGKBOSTON He was, but I would have been a happier child without ABBA!
No 'Reproduction' by Human League??
I have a copy of Reproduction, but I got it much much later. I'm not sure I had even heard anything from that record at that time! Somehow, I missed it...
The best year in music to you is probably when you were about 15 or 16, whatever your age.
Yes, that's probably true!
Hmmmm I’m thinking if you actually listening to all of these albums in 1979 and this isn’t some revisionist type of deal here, then you have to be at least 62.
62! Don't make me older than I already am! 😡 The only good thing about being 62 would be that I would be closer to retirement, which I am looking forward to 🙃
@ Welllll it’s kind of hard to picture a 14 year old listening to some of these selections 🤔
@vikingbrace That's one of the good things about having older siblings and friends with older siblings.
Forgot to mention that I have a brother who is ten years older than me! And a sister 5 years older and a other brother 2 years older (he passed away a couple of years ago).
I was always called the baby. I'm going to see if I can dog up a couple of interesting photos when I get home. You might enjoy them!
@ Ok maybe…but Joe Jackson?? 😂