Episode 79 - 1979 Year in Review Part 1
We're back this week to discuss the first half of a very transitional year in music history. 1979 was a true crossroads for rock music fans; with the genre splitting into multiple sub-genres and another genre that ruled the world becoming passe.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe "Year of the Child" kicked off with the\xa0Music for UNICEF concert\xa0featuring pop tarts such as ABBA, Donna Summer & the Bee Gees performing sets on January 9th. Any chance Chris & Aaron decided to spotlight any of those artists this week? If you said yes, welcome new listener.\n\n\n\nWe cover January with a track by alt-rocker\xa0Joe Jackson\xa0that would go on to become one of the more well-known tracks from thrashers Anthrax. Also included for the first month of the year are clips from the debut album by\xa0Accept\xa0& a track from\xa0UFO\xa0that will leave you with palpitations.\n\n\n\n\n\nFebruary saw the passing of\xa0Sex Pistols\xa0bassist Sid Vicious due to a heroin overdose the day after being released from prison. We listen to a clip of Sid of vocals for the Pistols from their Great Rock & Roll Swindle album. Also featured in February are tracks from\xa0Scorpions' Lovedrive album as well as a very Cheap Trick-like track from\xa0Angel's\xa0Sinful album.\n\n\n\nWe return from the first break a news clip from the\xa0Three Mile\xa0Island nuclear power disaster that took place in March of 1979 set to the soundtrack of\xa0Van Halen's D.O.A. from their II album. Representing the third month of the year is a track from\xa0Motorhead's Overkill album that is more no-frills greatness from Lemmy and co.\n\n\n\n\n\nSpring of 1979 shows upbeat picks of song clips from\xa0Thin Lizzy's Black Rose album,\xa0Journey's Evolution, and\xa0New England's Paul Stanley-produced self-titled debut. Quite a month for melodic rock and roll.\n\n\n\nWe head into May with\xa0KISS' sharpest left-turn to date with the release of the much poppier Dynasty album. Featuring the disco hit 'I Was Made for Lovin' You,' we spin a track from Gene Simmons that ponders the question on every narcissist's mind. Also included from May of '79 are overlooked tracks from\xa0Riot's\xa0Narita album &\xa0Ted Nugent's State of Shock.\n\n\n\n\n\nSince this is just part 1 of our 1979 Year in Review, we finish off the first half of the year in June with three very unique tracks.\xa0Paul McCartney\xa0will most likely be remembered for his gentle ballads and melodic numbers. But, the choice of track from his Back to the Egg album will give you a much edgier impression of Macca. Also included from June of 1979 is a track from the pre-KISS Bruce Kulick/Michael Bolton project known as\xa0Blackjack\xa0and a show closer that's definitely not obscure but still rocks plenty enough to get us amped up for part 2 next week. We hope you dig the music and, if you do........\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Music!\n\n\n\nJoe Jackson\n\nGeneration X\n\nAccept\n\nUFO\n\nAngel\n\nVan Halen\n\nMotorhead\xa0\n\nJourney\n\nThin Lizzy\n\nNew England\n\nKISS\n\nRIOT\n\nTed Nugent\n\nPaul McCartney & Wings\n\nBlackjack\n\nThe Knack\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Us!\n\n\n\xa0\n\nRate, Review, and Subscribe in\xa0iTunes\n\n\nJoin the\xa0Fan Page\n\n\nFollow on\xa0Twitter\n\n\nE-mail Us\n\n\nComment Below\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\nCall us on the\xa0Hotline! (540) DBGeek - 1 or (540) 342-3351\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices