Fascinating archival photos in this video. There are some classics in this lot. And, yes, Duke is the last great Genesis record. I used to have that Mike Rutherford record, but it didn't grab me. Many people seem to dismiss Common One, but I have always loved it. Brilliant list, apart from one record, but that a good ratio! 🙂
Great encapsulation of a year in music, David. In 1980 I was 13, and was starting to buy albums in earnest. My dad increased my weekly allowance, so I went from 45's to LP's! The Pretenders debut I remember buying with my hard earned cash. Stop Your Sobbing introduced me to Ray Davies and in turn The Kinks. 😎🎶
Never have. Durham was always a pain to get parked, so my visits there were infrequent. Is this Musicale worth a trip? I'll be up in the north sometime during the next and might have time to go shopping!
Great list as I agree with almost every selection including sharing the same number one! Unlike you, The River was my introduction to Springsteen. Keep up the good work.
Great list David. A broad spectrum. Pleased to see Nic Jones get a shout out. A couple in there that I've never heard so I'll give them a listen. Thanks for doing this.
Great selection as usual, David. I recently got into Echo & Bunnymen. I don't have their debut yet, though ''Heaven Up Here'' is likely the one I have listened to the most over the last few months, truly a fantastic band. I've never really focused on that Mike Rutherford's debut solo works, so now you are peaking my curiosity 🙂Very cool archival photos with the stories that go along with it. Man, you guys were able to pay 60 French francs for a XTC/UB40/The Police ticket back then. I know, this price needs to be corrected for inflation, but still...wow! Closer is one all my all-time favorite rock album. I recently got ahold of a OG pressing dark red translucent copy of that masterpiece what was to become a massive source of inspiration for quite a few of these 80s new wave/post punk/gothic rock bands. Agreed with what you said about Duke. Your #1 rank does not surprise me , I think I'm starting to know you 😉
😁 You are! 'Heaven Up Here' appearing soon! Did you see I did a separate video on that album alone? ....probably over a year ago now. It's on the channel somewhere. And yeah, that Frejus bill was amazing. I'd never thought about how much it cost, but you're right to point out how cheap it was. I'm now wondering how it wasn't even sold out, given that they had promo staff selling tickets to holiday-makers. Incredible.
By the way, Romuald, that Mike Rutherford solo album is the only one worth buying, at least until the more pop-oriented Mike and the Mechanics albums came along.
@@davidatkinson-lifematters4826 Solid selling point! My father had the Mike and the Mechanics ''Hits'' on cassette he used to listen to in the car when he drove me to school and to football practice. I think I don't need to hear ''Over My Shoulder'' ever again😆
@@frenchvinyladdict Me neither 😅 Don't get your hopes up though. 'Smallcreep's Day' is not full-on Prog, it's more like 'And Then There We're Three' without the keyboards spilling all over it. It does, however, have a grandeur that Mike and the Mechanics doesn't. I read Mike Rutherford's autobiography and what surprised me was how important he'd been to Genesis songwriting and arranging. It's worth a read, if you're into that kind of thing.
Thanks, David i have about half of these albums. Bill Drummond, their manager, described Echo and the Bunnymen as "The Best band in the World", which they were a bit dubious about , however I still play my vinyl and CD copies to this day and 'one of the greatest debut albums' wouldn't be too hyperbolic.
I have most of the albums that you mentioned, except Abba, George Benson and Steve Winwood. Here are the albums from 1980 that make my all-time top 500 albums, based on my plays algorithm. 1 Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt) 2 Van Morrison - Common One 3 David Bowie - Scary Monsters & Super Creeps 4 Talking Heads - Remain In Light 5 Kate Bush - Never For Ever 6 The Beat - I Just Can't Stop It 7 Jim Carroll Band - Catholic Boy 8 Bruce Springsteen - The River 9 The Sound - Jeopardy 10 Genesis - Duke 11 Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro 12 XTC - Black Sea 13 Dire Straits - Making Movies 14 Terry & The Pirates - The Doubtful Handshake 15 Wishbone Ash - Live Dates 2 16 Warren Zevon - Stand In The Fire 17 Iron City Houserockers - Have a Good Time but Get Out Alive! 18 Ian Hunter - Welcome To The Club 19 Joan Armatrading - Me Myself I 20 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebels The top 4 are in my top 100 and the albums down to XTC make my top 250. A few extra mentions: The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight Magazine - The Correct Use of Soap Graham Parker - The Up Escalator Pete Townshend - Empty Glass Supertramp - Paris Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell Daryl Hall - Sacred Songs The Supertramp live album would have made it if I'd included plays for the extended Live In Paris, that was released in 2015.
"Hanging around the Davos crowd, you know who I'm talking about don't you?" 😂 Man, that camping trip sounds like a time. UB40/The Police! What a night. I love that Signing Off album! Closer definitely has a totally different vibe than Unknown Pleasures and I love them both. I'm with you on Duke! Pretenders debut as well. Steve Winwood's solo debut was a disappointment, but Arc Of A Diver is outstanding. There is something about that record's production...it just sounds terrific. "That's ABBA, my second favorite album from 1980. Can you believe it? Well, you probably can" 😂Excellent work interspersing the photos throughout the video. With regard to the recent party, the consensus seems to be to have it again next July! So, on that note stay tuned for more details in the future. I am already looking forward to it. ✌
I'll be keeping an eye out for that July '25 date, Mike! Might even coax Jill into a mini-holiday. I'll tell her it's a cheesecake baking training programme, while us boys go record shopping. Yay!
A great list of albums . Here's my list , starting with number 20 : Gary Numan : Telekon Yes : Drama Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band : Against the Wind Split Enz : True Colours. ( with the fabulous I Got You ) Tom Waits : Heartattack & Vine Pete Townshend : Empty Glass Graham Parker & the Rumour : The Up Escalator Robert Palmer : Clues. ( has a great cover of Gary Numan's I Dream of Wires ) Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band : The River The English Beat : I Just Can't Stop It Eric Clapton : Just One Night. ( a wonderful live album ) AC / DC : Back in Black Peter Gabriel : Peter Gabriel 3 Steve Winwood : Arc of a Diver The Pretenders : The Pretenders XTC : Black Sea Rush : Permanent Waves Squeeze : ArgyBargy ( my favourite Power Pop album ) Genesis : Duke Dire Straits : Making Movies Thanks !!!!
Thanks David i was gonna call the police thought you had broken in and stole my record collection.Love most of those albums keep up the good work.Saw Genesis in Ipswich Duke tour first ever gig cheers.
So about six in common, but it was such a good year, I like nearly everything in your list except I hadn't heard the Rutherford or live Joni, will fix that. The one I've never liked is ABBA. I think it goes back to the tyranny of AM radio driving me bananas. Plus, in 4th grade, a teacher in music class said they'd play a key example of "rock music" and put on "The Winner Takes it All." I got sent to the principle because I stood up, said, "that's bulls**t!" and flipped my desk, ha ha. I honestly don't understand how anyone can like it, but we all have our quirks. I think anyone would agree it's a disco ballad, not rock. I did like one such thing, "Last Dance." I only recently heard Van Morrison's Common One, because of The Album Years YT show. Is there anything that you didn't know at the time but discovered later? The Trouser Press Record Guide turned me on to underrated post-punkers The Sound and Comsat Angels, both of which I found used once I got to college, and featured heavily on Fester's Bucket O' Nasties radio show in the late 80s. 1. Talking Heads - Remain In Light 2. The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms 3. Joy Division - Closer 4. XTC - Black Sea 5. Echo & the Bunnymen - Crocodiles 6. Killing Joke - Killing Joke 7. The Birthday Party - The Birthday Party 8. Bauhaus - In the Flat Field 9. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Doc At The Radar Station 10. The Sound - Jeopardy 11. Siouxsie & the Banshees - Kaleidoscope 12. The Comsat Angels - Waiting For A Miracle 13. X - Los Angeles Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth The Cure - Seventeen Seconds The Jam - Sound Affects Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell Magazine - The Correct Use of Soap The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro U2 - Boy Pretenders - Pretenders Simple Minds - Empires And Dance Grace Jones - Warm Leatherette Horace Andy - Showcase The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight David Bowie - Scary Monsters Motörhead - Ace Of Spades Rush - Permanent Waves Stiff Little Fingers - Nobody's Heroes
'The Winner Takes It All' is definitely NOT rock! No disagreement there. Looking at your list, it looks a bit edgier than mine. Although I picked-up on post-punk and new wave, I retained my love of the classic rock and Prog acts of the 70s. And to your question, yes there are several albums in my rundown that I only discovered later.
@@anthonysacco5379 That’s an oversight on my part. It’s a very good album, but I went cool at the time on Bowie between Heroes and Let’s Dance. Certainly good enough to squeeze in to the Top 20, if I did this again.
Ha ha! I was never much of a fan of The Scorpions, but I quite liked Judas Priest. Not enough to have their albums in my Top Picks though. I'm a Bon Scott man, when it comes to AC/DC and saw them in '78/79 in a tiny venue. They were awesome. Brian Johnson is a great guy, but a lousy singer (don't shoot me!). Queen had peaked as well, and even though I still bought their albums afterwards, 'Opera' was where they were truly magic.
When you mentioned Ted Nugent & Van Halen I assumed you & I had similar tastes in music as well as being from the same city. I couldn't have been more wrong as it turns out. 😕 Best regards.
@@davidatkinson-lifematters4826 The trouble with me is that I hate reggae. I REALLY hate reggae to the point that I would honestly & genuinely rather listen to factory noise. Bands like The Clash were very reggae-based. I loved SLF but even they had turned reggae by their 3rd album. Best regards.
I like your videos but I have to give you a criticism, I don't like the way you throw the vinyls on the floor after you talk about them it's quite annoying
Thanks. It annoys me too when I see others do it! I usually stack them vertically, just out of shot, after I talk about them. There's obviously a few times when I drop them flat on the floor, but that's only from about two feet in height.
