Greatest Album of 1979 - Elimination Round 2

[Dr. Medulla]

The first round ended in a tie between the Skids and the Slits. Without hesitation, I cast my deciding vote against the Skids. Fuck off, ya bunch of Scottish bagpipe guitarin' yahoos.

Keep the line moving, folks.

[Silent Majority]

Now. Now we're in the hard part. Tempted to vote for the regressive rock n roll of the Clash.

[Silent Majority]

Secondhand Daylight. It's no correct use of soap.

[Low Down Low]

Been listening to a few of these albums I'm less familiar with than others. The Slits is really rather good, probably 30 years since i last spun a full lp. But then, they're all rather good on this list!

[Dr. Medulla]

Now. Now we're in the hard part. Tempted to vote for the regressive rock n roll of the Clash.

My real interest in the arguments is to see whether some will put up one to vote against the Clash. That is, there are good arguments to favour others on this list, but the nature of the board means privileging LC. So that kind of errand into the wilderness appeals to me both intellectually and mischievously.

[revbob]

For purposes of this exercise I could cast off half of these rather easily. Not denigrating any of them but some just appeal to me more than others

[Mimi]

Is it really fair to have LC on a Clash board? lol

[Sparky]

Is it really fair to have LC on a Clash board? lol

Seems like it would be a given to me.

[Mimi]

Is it really fair to have LC on a Clash board? lol

Seems like it would be a given to me.

I mean fair to the others bands/albums.

[Dr. Medulla]

Is it really fair to have LC on a Clash board? lol

Seems like it would be a given to me.

I mean fair to the others bands/albums.

Wolter raised this point earlier. LC's presence does eliminate a lot of the mystery of the final result, but then these games have never been about results so much as the conversation it generates. Evaluating LC against other records (and vice versa) can still be worthwhile, I think.

[Mimi]

Is it really fair to have LC on a Clash board? lol

Seems like it would be a given to me.

I mean fair to the others bands/albums.

Wolter raised this point earlier. LC's presence does eliminate a lot of the mystery of the final result, but then these games have never been about results so much as the conversation it generates. Evaluating LC against other records can still be worthwhile, I think.

I guess we can always vote against the Clash because that would be the punk thing to do.

[Dr. Medulla]

Is it really fair to have LC on a Clash board? lol

Seems like it would be a given to me.

I mean fair to the others bands/albums.

Wolter raised this point earlier. LC's presence does eliminate a lot of the mystery of the final result, but then these games have never been about results so much as the conversation it generates. Evaluating LC against other records can still be worthwhile, I think.

I guess we can always vote against the Clash because that would be the punk thing to do.

What better way of expressing our outrage at how they let down the fans over and over?

[Mimi]

Seems like it would be a given to me.

I mean fair to the others bands/albums.

Wolter raised this point earlier. LC's presence does eliminate a lot of the mystery of the final result, but then these games have never been about results so much as the conversation it generates. Evaluating LC against other records can still be worthwhile, I think.

I guess we can always vote against the Clash because that would be the punk thing to do.

What better way of expressing our outrage at how they let down the fans over and over?

What a bunch of assholes. *spits on ground*

[elgin101]

Worst live band, ever.

[Kory]

Secondhand Daylight. It's no correct use of soap.

It's not, but it's still a top-tier album compared to the others in this poll.