Rock Album Survivor

The Batlord · 06-16-2016, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

5. Blondie - Parallel Lines
7. Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
8. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
10. Duran Duran - Rio

This is my vote. It was kind of hard to put together. I don't really think Violator is New Wave, but it's close enough and definitely for new wave fans.

I don't know enough about Elvis Costello, but I think Armed Forces is considered his best early album. Not gonna argue the point as his first three are all highly respected new wave, but I'm just putting it out there since we seem to be in new wave discussion mode.

But This Year's Model has "Pump It Up", one of the greatest pop songs of all time, so I support the current inclusion for that alone.

JGuy Grungeman · 06-16-2016, 08:11 PM

I think as a whole album, My Aim is True was way better.

TechnicLePanther · 06-16-2016, 08:24 PM

The first 6 are all some of the best albums ever made. This is going to be difficult.

JGuy Grungeman · 06-16-2016, 08:26 PM

Well if the other four aren't...

TechnicLePanther · 06-16-2016, 08:30 PM

Yeah, you catch my drift. Still gonna listen to them once more, might change my mind. Already rearranged my list a bit, so we'll see. Tears for Fears though, the transition between Broken and Head over Heels. And then the opener, Shout. This is going to be really hard.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 06-16-2016, 08:51 PM

So we changed the Devo album, right? Just asking because the original post a few pages back still has it listed as the other one.

TechnicLePanther · 06-17-2016, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

So we changed the Devo album, right? Just asking because the original post a few pages back still has it listed as the other one.

Yup. Fixed.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 06-17-2016, 01:44 PM

Tears for Fears
The B-52's
Blondie
The Police

TechnicLePanther · 06-18-2016, 10:19 AM

Blondie
Talking Heads
Duran Duran
Elvis Costello

I'm cutting this round down to the 23rd as long as no one objects.

William_the_Bloody · 06-18-2016, 12:29 PM

Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair
Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues

06-16-2016, 08:11 PM	#1032 (permalink)
JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	I think as a whole album, My Aim is True was way better. __________________ I'm a pretty nice troll if you ask me.

06-16-2016, 08:24 PM	#1033 (permalink)
TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	The first 6 are all some of the best albums ever made. This is going to be difficult. __________________ Many have tried to destroy it... but... true evil never dies. It is only... REBORN *SUGGEST ME AN ALBUM* - I'm probably not going to listen to it but I will if you bother me enough.

06-16-2016, 08:26 PM	#1034 (permalink)
JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	Well if the other four aren't... __________________ I'm a pretty nice troll if you ask me.

06-16-2016, 08:30 PM	#1035 (permalink)
TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	Yeah, you catch my drift. Still gonna listen to them once more, might change my mind. Already rearranged my list a bit, so we'll see. Tears for Fears though, the transition between Broken and Head over Heels. And then the opener, Shout. This is going to be really hard. __________________ Many have tried to destroy it... but... true evil never dies. It is only... REBORN *SUGGEST ME AN ALBUM* - I'm probably not going to listen to it but I will if you bother me enough.

06-18-2016, 10:19 AM	#1039 (permalink)
TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	Blondie Talking Heads Duran Duran Elvis Costello I'm cutting this round down to the 23rd as long as no one objects. __________________ Many have tried to destroy it... but... true evil never dies. It is only... REBORN *SUGGEST ME AN ALBUM* - I'm probably not going to listen to it but I will if you bother me enough.

06-18-2016, 12:29 PM	#1040 (permalink)
William_the_Bloody Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sunnydale Cemetary Posts: 2,093	Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair Elvis Costello - This Year's Model Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues