The 3rd Golden Age of Rock - 1978 (Between Punk and Post-Punk)

The Curmudgeon Rock Report

In which the Curmudgeons revisit the underrated yet crucially important year of 1978. Punk rock had gone mainstream in the two years prior to '78, and true to the restlessness that defined the genre, the music was ready to morph into post-punk and New Wave. We marvel at the movement this pivotal year brought in this episode. We cover albums by Elvis Costello, Public Image Ltd., Patti Smith, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Talking Heads, Devo, The Cars and more.

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(00:52 - 04:20) - Arturo Andrade sets the parameters for our discussion of 1978

(06:34 - 20:35) - The Parallel Universe, featuring reviews of albums by Priests and Blood Incantation

(21:34 - 01:09:50) - We cover the dawn of post-punk and New Wave, covering artists such as Public Image Limited, Talking Heads and The Cars

(01:11:05 - 02:07:16) - WE discuss a number of other albums from 1978, from artists including Devo, Marvin Gaye, Bruce Springsteen, Van Halen, Neil Young and Rush

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