1978 - THE YEAR © ℗®™ Part 23 - Which album from this list of 1978 releases do you consider to be the best?

[treeduck]

Hemispheres would probably win this poll easily, but would 2112 win the 1976 poll if it were in? Edited April 22, 2020 by treeduck

[Texas King]

Darkness on the Edge of Town!

[Na na na]

Ace Frehley

[custom55]

Who Are You.

 

Love Entwistle's tunes on this album.

[RushFanForever]

The debut Van Halen album was voted 'best guitar album' of 1978 by Guitar Player Magazine.

[Nova Carmina]

Honestly -- and granted that it is the Rush Forum -- I wondered how many Rush albums would have won their years. '76? Probably '77, '78, '80, '81, but after that? Most of us probably prefer Rush in the macro sense, but in a micro year, maybe there was a better album?

 

Anyway, I like The Police, Tull's Heavy Horses, Whitesnake, Genesis . . .

 

but it's Van Halen I over Rainbow's Long Live in a squeaker.

[Texas King]

Hemispheres would probably win this poll easily, but would 2112 win the 1976 poll if it were in?

 

I know it would. By a fair margin.

Edited April 21, 2020 by Texas King

[RushFanForever]

The Band - The Last Waltz

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iITeEPihXDA

[Rick N. Backer]

Hemispheres would probably win this poll easily, but would 2112 win the 1976 poll if it were in?

 

Hemispheres would not place higher than 5th for me.

 

As much as I love Some Girls, Obsession and Outlandos, VH's debut is just too strong.

[cygnify]

Yup, Hemi would take it. But there are other spots of excellence:

 

Peter Gabriel, The Who, Bruford, Heart, Boston, Tull, UK, Dregs, but rising above them:

 

VanHalen

[Tony R]

Van Halen’s debut is fantastic and there’s top notch albums from Priest, AC/DC, Scorpions and Styx.

 

But I have to cheer lead for UFO and their magnificent Obsession.

 

[Tony R]

Hemispheres would win for me though.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

Hemispheres would probably win this poll easily, but would 2112 win the 1976 poll if it were in?

 

yes

[Entre_Perpetuo]

Not deciding between Stained Class, VH1, and Darkness On The Edge Of Town

[JohnnyBlaze]

Honestly -- and granted that it is the Rush Forum -- I wondered how many Rush albums would have won their years. '76? Probably '77, '78, '80, '81, but after that? Most of us probably prefer Rush in the macro sense, but in a micro year, maybe there was a better album?

 

Anyway, I like The Police, Tull's Heavy Horses, Whitesnake, Genesis . . .

 

but it's Van Halen I over Rainbow's Long Live in a squeaker.

 

http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/102589-signals-vs-all-of-1982/page__st__40#entry4756411

 

I also did threads on Presto, Bones, and Test vs the more popular albums in those years. I specifically didn’t choose Hemispheres-Moving Pictures because those would blow away the other albums (because this is TRF).

[laughedatbytime]

VH I in a cakewalk, since the Cars debut was not listed. Edited April 21, 2020 by laughedatbytime

[blueschica]

I would throw in The Cars debut album, my friends and I really listened to it a lot that year. The Cars and Blondie were so new and fresh sounding that year.

 

Overall, though, I voted for VH 1. Classic. Good call to include Kraftwerk, Man Machine is one of their best!

Edited April 21, 2020 by blueschica

[tangy]

van halen for me.

 

love some girls and jazz too.

[tangy]

I would throw in The Cars debut album, my friends and I really listened to it a lot that year. The Cars and Blondie were so new and fresh sounding that year.

 

Overall, though, I voted for VH 1. Classic. Good call to include Kraftwerk, Man Machine is one of their best!

 

I am slowly getting into kraftwerk. will check that one out.

[treeduck]

I would throw in The Cars debut album, my friends and I really listened to it a lot that year. The Cars and Blondie were so new and fresh sounding that year.

 

Overall, though, I voted for VH 1. Classic. Good call to include Kraftwerk, Man Machine is one of their best!

I had The Cars in for a while but I took it out and replaced it with either Heart or Journey. Once I get those 40 options filled and then I realise there's still a few of contenders I haven't considered, I just have to find someone to kick out to make way, and that's what happened there.

[treeduck]

VH I in a cakewalk, since the Cars debut was not listed.

Ok I'll tell you what, since there's still time to edit, I'll put it in there for you. I think it was Journey that knocked The Cars out of the slot they were originally in, so it's appropriate that Journey gets the chop to make way.

[treeduck]

Ok Cars fans the Cars are IN this 1978 album poll. Neal Schon earned this dishonour anyway with his ridiculous court case against Ross Valory and Steve Smith.

[JohnnyBlaze]

Ok Cars fans the Cars are IN this 1978 album poll. Neal Schon earned this dishonour anyway with his ridiculous court case against Ross Valory and Steve Smith.

 

Bye bye Schon!

 

http://youtu.be/msAcTMKMSKA

 

 

btw, Infinity is my favorite Journey album. But The Cars debut is special too.

[JohnnyBlaze]

VH1 is just too macho for everything else on the list.

[treeduck]

VH1 is just too macho for everything else on the list.

Obviously you've not heard much of Stained Class...