Now that I’ve counted down my favorite 1977 albums, the time has come for me to highlight other albums from the year with which I’m less familiar.
Having now listened to a bunch of 1977’s most notable albums, I’m confident that my personal top ten is a great representation of the year’s best music (according to my taste, anyway). If you’re a fan of punk or electronic music, you probably feel different. Still, I did manage to hear a few new gems.
German electronic band Kraftwerk formed in 1969 and over the next decade released seven albums that helped define the electro-pop and rap music of the 1980s. Without Kraftwerk, there would likely be no Depeche Mode, Human League, OMD or Soft Cell.
Depending on your taste, that might not be a ringing endorsement. But their impact is undeniable, and so they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the ‘Early Influence’ category, reserved for acts that might not have made a huge splash commercially but helped pave the path for others.
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