78 from '78 (for my GenJones peeps)

Well, we've covered 1979 rather extensively, so why don't we wind it back to 1978?  Here's a sampling of the kind of music you would have heard if you were lucky enough to live near a great FM radio station - WBCN in Boston, WPLJ in New York, WMMS in Cleveland, WLUP in Chicago and more...

Nightmares in Velvet

The Velvet Underground are generally seen as one of the original punk rock bands, but they were too literate and cultured for that. 

And the Underwhelming 1982 Follow-Ups Just Keep on Coming!

Just when I thought I was out, 1982 pulls me back in. So as a follow-up to the epic post on Underwhelming 1982 Follow-Ups, here's a new batch of disappointing LPs. I just hope you aren't underwhelmed by this post...