Jan. 5, 1979 Gusto record column: Best of 1978
Every once in a while, an absolute killer of a year comes along in rock and pop music. Take 1957, which was a fireworks display of classic singles by Elvis, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly with the Crickets, among others. Then there was 1967, a mind-blowing succession of amazing releases from Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, Jefferson Airplane and Cream, plus, of course, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” And now, digging around in the late ‘70s, I rediscovered this bright, shining year – maybe not one of the all-time greatest, but in the era of disco and arena rock, pretty darn impressive. Jan. 5, 1979 Gusto record column Rock: A year of reaching back to basics Rock got harder in 1978 and the superstars of the '60s, most notably the Rolling Stones, continued to flex their aging talents. The most astute assessment of the situation came from Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads, who observed prior to the group's Nov. 8 show here that in one way or another all of rock is reacting to t...