The Clash. The Specials. It had to happen! The senses-shattering conclusion of our 1979 survivor poll happens here, true believers!
Remember: You're still voting out what you think is the weaker album. God have mercy on your souls.
Greatest Album of 1979 - Elimination Round 9 - The Final
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Dr. Medulla
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Greatest Album of 1979 - Elimination Round 9 - The Final
I miss the honky tonks, Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens - Boris Yeltsin to Bill Clinton, private note
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Hard to fathom that some poor misguided soul is trying to vote "London Calling" off on a Clash message board. Go figure.
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
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Y'all have already voted off better records, so there's no value in divining intent.
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Re: Greatest Album of 1979 - Elimination Round 9 - The Final
(I never should have said whether people were voting for or against albums in the final round, just to add a dollop of chaos and anger to the whole thing. Oh well, democracy is imperfect.)
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Re: Greatest Album of 1979 - Elimination Round 9 - The Final
Despite the fact that a bunch of the actual most creative and important records of '79 were eliminated far too quickly, the final two is still pretty fine. The 2 Tone ur-LP and, of course, the monolith of a Clash album.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
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I love the Specials but this album is 50% covers. Time to go.
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I'd love to hear from the four people (currently) who voted to send LC packing. A sincere preference or evaluation for the Specials or middle-finger to conventional wisdom/the crowd? Or something else?
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Re: Greatest Album of 1979 - Elimination Round 9 - The Final
Brain syphilisDr. Medulla wrote: ↑27 May 2021, 6:54pmI'd love to hear from the four people (currently) who voted to send LC packing. A sincere preference or evaluation for the Specials or middle-finger to conventional wisdom/the crowd? Or something else?
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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You're explaining your vote?Heston wrote: ↑27 May 2021, 6:58pmBrain syphilisDr. Medulla wrote: ↑27 May 2021, 6:54pmI'd love to hear from the four people (currently) who voted to send LC packing. A sincere preference or evaluation for the Specials or middle-finger to conventional wisdom/the crowd? Or something else?
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Spite, because including it was a bad idea.
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Yeah, I think so too. There was no drama in the final as we knew who would win. Maybe something to take on board going forward? But then again, Combat Rock could possibly lose to Rio in the 1982 poll.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Ha! No …
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I would definitely vote for The 82 Black Flag demos over Combat Rock.
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