TJR presents... 1979 Albums’ Choice Cuts
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Featuring the top rebel-approved (6.5+) cut from each of the 1979 albums of the year @ TJR:
www.thejukeboxrebel.com/album-chart-of-1979
runtime: 4h 43m
ENGLAND'S DREAMING
The so-called “British Invasion” of ’64 was a little bit of slap and tickle in comparison to the gigantic power-shift of the late 1970s, although the British scene was, at this time, largely Eurocentric. After the big-bang of ’76, there was absolutely no doubt as to where the alt-music strengths now lay. London had become well established as thee Jukebox Rebel hotspot in recent times, and remained so in 1979, albeit with some real heavyweight competition from Manchester.
The brilliance of Manchester was in evidence courtesy of Joy Division, The Fall and Buzzcocks. London, once again, was a hotbed of action with Madness, The Slits, Adam and The Ants, The Raincoats, The Clash, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, The Only Ones, Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Police all featuring in my Top 30 this year.
By now, though, the inventive DIY spirit was spreading like wild-fire all over the British Isles, with a further SEVEN towns or cities featuring in the 30. There was Coventry (The Specials); Derry (The Undertones); Belfast (Stiff Little Fingers); Woking (The Jam); South Shields (Angelic Upstarts); Dunfermline (Skids) and Glasgow (Simple Minds).
American music seems hopelessly marginalized right now, with only Germs, The B-52s and Talking Heads making a real good impression on me this time around. 3 in the Top 30 is an all-time low from the States. Compare and contrast: All 30 of my favourite albums in 1962 were American!
No doubt the platinum sellers’ lists will tell an entirely different story to mine…
The Jukebox Rebel
31-Oct-2016
