Favourite Albums of 1978?

1 Wire - Chairs Missing. #1 with a bullet.
2 Devo - Are we not men
3 The Stranglers - Black And White
4 Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town. only really like this and "Nebraska" by the Boss.
5 Television - Adventure
6 Graham Central Station - My Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me
7 Bob Dylan - Street-Legal. a-side is a big yes from me
8 The Isley Brothers ‎– Showdown. my fave of theirs
9 Van Morrison - Wavelength. you can have your laughs, I love this thing
10 James Brown ‎– Take A Look At Those Cakes. still had it
11 Buzzcocks ‎– Another Music In A Different Kitchen
12 Buzzcocks ‎– Love Bites. pathetically, these 2 have slipped down my rankings as I age
13 Stevie Wonder- Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants. slagged off by everyone, the 2xLP drags for ages... but I still love it. Just an epic journey
14 Crazy Horse - Crazy Moon

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The Who - Who Are You?
Illusion - Illusion
Bob Marley - Kaya
Paul McCartney & Wings - London Town
Van Halen - Van Halen
Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid
Dire Straits - Dire Straits
Rick Wright - Wet Dream
Billy Joel - 52nd Street
Queen - Jazz
The Police - Outlandos D'Amour
Bob Dylan - Street Legal

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Willie Nelson - Stardust
Lou Reed - Take No Prisoners
Lou Reed - Street Hassle
Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
David Bowie - Stage
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food
Captain Beefheart - Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove
Parliament - The Motor Booty Affair
Quazar
The Jacksons - Destiny
The Residents - Duck Stab/Not Available
Bootsy's Rubber Band - Player of the Year
Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
The Cars
Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Scream
Marvin Gaye - Hear My Dear
Eno/Moebius/Roedelius - After the Heat
Neil Young - Comes a Time

Judas Priest - Stained Class
Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
Whitesnake - Trouble
AC/DC - Powerage
David Coverdale - Northwinds
Dire Straits - Dire Straits
Foreigner - Double Vision
Ted Nugent - Weekend Warriors
Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner
Smokie - The Montreux Album
Frankie Miller - Double Trouble
Gary Moore - Back on the Streets
UFO - Obsession
Van Halen - Van Halen

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"Population don't imitate art, population imitate bad television." W.A.
"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." M.T.

This year is a blind spot for me for some reason. This is all I got:

Magma - Attahk
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour
The Rutles - The Rutles
U.K. - U.K.
Van Halen - Van Halen

The Doobies' Minute By Minute really is a solid record though.

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The Only Ones - s/t
Pere Ubu - Modern Dance
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
Talking Heads - More Songs ABout Buildings and Food
Devo - Are We Not Men?
Tom Waits - Blue Valentine
Dire Straights - s/t
Captain Beefheart - Shiny Beast
Police - Outlandos D'Amour
XRay Spex - Germfree Adolescents
Residents - Duck Stab
Throbbing Gristle - DOA
Public Image - First Issue
Marvin Gaye - Here My Dear

Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Warner Bros. Records.



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Ones I cherish:

"War of the Worlds" - Jeff Wayne
My favorite album of 1978. A wonderful musical journey through that science fiction classic. Along with some great input from the musicians of that era.

" Pyramid" - The Alan Parsons Project
My second favorite of theirs after "Tales and Imagination of EAP." Loved the flow of the songs on the album. Some say Alan over produces, I say rubbish.

"Motor Booty Affair" - Parliament
My favorite from them and not just because of its fantastic album cover. Back in the day I had the album with the pop-up rendition of the lost city of Atlantis. Like above, the flow of the tunes is magical.

"Molly Hatchet" - Molly Hatchet
Great debut, but for me but did little after. But their mark had been made with songs like "Gator Country" and " Bounty Hunter". Plus a nice rendition of the Allman Bros "Dreams I'll Never See". Some say they're a clone of early Lynyrd Skynyrd, so what. Just can't get enough of that gritty sound.

" Inner Secrets" - Santana
My second favorite of his vast collection after "Santana & Buddy Miles Live". This one changed the direction of their sound to somewhat more jazzy undertones. Fans were not too happy, I welcomed it. "Open Invitation" is a ball buster where their rendition of "Stormy" is a nice complement.

"Zappa Live in New York" - Frank Zappa
Frank is my favorite performer...ever! So not surprising that this is my favorite live album ever. A gut punch of styles and rhytms. The concert was taped in '76 but released later. A fun blast through the artistry of the master. I mean, it has songs like "Punky's Whips" and "The Illinois Enema Bandit". You can't beat that.

" The Rutles" - The Rutles
Funny as hell parody album from Month Python's Eric Idle. This is the soundtrack to a wonderful mockumentary, second only to "This is Spinal Tap".