November 1979 List
1. Styx (No change) ??? Figured the Cornerstone disaster didn't change my mind too much on their status
2. Boston (No change)
3. Journey (No change)
4. Led Zeppelin (No change)
5. Foreigner (+2)
6. Aerosmith (-1)
7. Van Halen (-1)
8. Rush (No change)
9. Bad Company (+1)
10. Bob Seger (-1)
11. Kansas (+2)
12. Cars (-1)
13. Eagles (+2)
14. Emerson Lake and Palmer (No change)
15. Chicago (+3)
16. Moody Blues (No change)
17. Fleetwood Mac (-5)
18. Foghat (-1)
19. Toto (No change)
20. Steve Miller Band (No change)
Vinyl/Tape additions- What a great month for albums, after the previous month's disaster with Styx
Foghat- Stone Blue
Styx- Crystal Ball
Foreigner- Head Games
Led Zeppelin- In through the Out Door
Eagles- The Long RunIn Through the Out Door, as all classic rock fans know, is sadly the last studio album for the great Led Zeppelin. It is so apt that the Band's record company name is Swan Song, and this particular album sure fit the bill. When I first put this LP on the turntable in 1979, I was truly puzzled in thinking what and why Plant and Page would go off on so many tangents. And I'll admit, I really wasn't that impressed after my first listen. Now, I place this album in 3rd place in their catalog behind IV and the First album. I always wondered that if Plant/Page had known that Bonham would be gone, if they had played a. more of the mainstream Zep sound. In any case, this LP grew on me with age, as I understood better what the band had in mind in expanding their scope of chops.
It was a fitting end to the band that will always be known as the act that knocked the Beatles off the pedestal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I57nIP0vc44The Long Run by the Eagles, is im my opinion their finest work. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know you Eagles purist will probably point to one of the first four albums which were all monstrous sellers but catered to a countryish folkish rock fan base. I hear you, they are the gold standard of that genre.
This album is black for a reason. There is a darkness that permeates the sound and lyricsm. I used to like to play Disco Strangler around my disco loving neighbors. Like i have said earlier, Joe Walsh added such a great edge to the band, and they reached a much bigger audience, with a heck of a lot of success with his contributions. Here is my favorite track from the LP.... A Joe Walsh number of course.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXm8RsyInHQ&list=PLs9vIZChB0tcwRDcPSBPf3ugKtsZ_D-8c&index=3