Urban75 Album of the Year - 1977

[belboid]

12 The Congos - Heart of the Congos

Technically a slightly dubious entry, as the version you voted for almost definitely wasn't the one originally released in '77. Still, wtf, it's a bloody classic.

 

[belboid]

11 Suicide - Suicide

An instant pop classic replete with songs of love, joy and dancing barefoot on the grass. Or possibly not.

 

[belboid]

10 - The Ramones - Rocket to Russia

Hey ho, lets go quite a long way based entirely on leather jackets and heroin. And some damned good songs.

 

[belboid]

9 Television - Marquee Moon

The USA's answer to Wire, reaching unrepeatable heights. It made punk look old and tired even while it was still in nappies.

 

[belboid]

8 Iggy Pop - Lust for Life

Here comes Iggy Pop again, with his liquor and shit eating grin. Let's not analyse the lyrics to Sixteen.

 

[belboid]

7 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Thank god for that. Apparently this was a popular piece of recorded music in the year 1977. Why? I have absolutely no idea.

 

[belboid]

6 Bob Marley - Exodus

No more waiting in vain, people get ready....it's Bob

 

[belboid]

and, you know the rest, no need for me to do owt now, is there?

 

[killer b]

just the order really

 

[belboid]

just the order really

5, 4, 3, 2, 1

 

[killer b]

Actually, I'm not totally certain what the 6th album is - I've got Bowie, Bowie, Sex Pistols, Clash and Kraftwerk. Who's the other one?

 

[Casual Observer]

If you can put Chrome's Alien Soundtracks in at number 1 and disappear the Clash from the top 5, then I'll stick £500 in the server fund.

 

[belboid]

Actually, I'm not totally certain what the 6th album is - I've got Bowie, Bowie, Sex Pistols, Clash and Kraftwerk. Who's the other one?

I refer you to post 157

 

[killer b]

oh.

 

[killer b]

In that case, I predict:

5. Kraftwerk
4. Clash
3. Heroes
2. Pistols
1. Low

 

[belboid]

In that case, I predict:

5. Kraftwerk
4. Clash
3. Heroes
2. Pistols
1. Low

I suspect Mystic Meg is safe, but what in the world can I do?

 

[danny la rouge]

It's all a bit expected really. I was hoping for some surprises.

 

[belboid]

5 The Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks

Shall I say something outrageous? This wasn't the most important (punk) album of the year.

 

[ska invita]

It's all a bit expected really. I was hoping for some surprises.

the failure of democracy in action

 

[belboid]

4 David Bowie - Heroes

Is there anything left to be said about this? Krautrock inspired genius.

 

[belboid]

It's all a bit expected really. I was hoping for some surprises.

Some Surprises was '78

 

[belboid]

3 The Clash - The Clash

No Elvis, Beatles or Rolling Stones. No Clash at Number 1 either, even though they were at 11pm last night. Still a pretty damned good album.

 

[belboid]

2 Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express

Surely the greatest album to come out of Germany in '77?

 

[killer b]

I nailed number 1 at least.

 

[belboid]

1 David Bowie - Low

It's good to know that we do actually know what the best Bowie album (of 1977) is. Who can blame Jasmine for peeping?

 

[killer b]

It's all a bit expected really. I was hoping for some surprises.

The canon is too strong for older years - I expect we might have more surprises if we did, say, 97. Although OK Computer would probably still win.

 

[danny la rouge]

The canon is too strong

The canon is strong in this one.

 

[belboid]

The canon is too strong for older years - I expect we might have more surprises if we did, say, 97. Although OK Computer would probably still win.

There was a Nick Cave album, and a David Bowie. But they wouldn't win it. 1957 & 1987 should be less obvious though.

 

[killer b]

I didn't bother voting in the 67 poll, because I knew it would just be deciding which order some canon albums I don't care too much about came in - an action I regret seeing as the doors made number 1.

 

[belboid]

Junior Murvin and Punkentelechy only narrowly missed out (assuming that that vote for Junior Marvin isn't referring to an obscure artiste I am unaware of), and AC/DC got the most votes without making it even near the chart. I'd have thought the Damned might do better, but apparently not.