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3 Albums from 1978
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Poll Question: Which of these is your favorite?
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    Posted: July 15 2025 at 11:00
While perusing the rankings for 1978 studio albums, I noticed these 3 were all together (#s 45-47) and thought this would make for an interesting poll. All 3 are currently rated between 3.76 and 3.80, and while far from the most popular artists on this site, they all still have their devoted listeners.
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Renaissance - A Song for All Seasons, for many reasons.
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Cruel! I love love love Song For All Seasons, but Watch was my initiation to music fandom, so I can't vote around that (and I still love it). Ant Phillips isn't bad either, nice poll!

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Manfred Mann Earth Band - Watch
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Renaissance.
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Blimey Steve, this is a hard one.. three different styles, I have all three, like all three... none of them are as good as the albums which preceded them, but all have their moments.

I'll go for Renaissance...
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I have not heard the Renaissance album, but I have a long history with the other two. I give the edge to Anthony Phillips, but it's a very close call.
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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

Blimey Steve, this is a hard one.. three different styles, I have all three, like all three... none of them are as good as the albums which preceded them, but all have their moments


I'm probably the only one, but I actually PREFER all three to the albums that preceded them! The Geese and the Ghost and The Roaring Silence are both masterpieces, but their follow-ups are even better. Novella never really clicked with me - there's something dreary (or maybe a better word is 'off') about it.
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Renaissance, with arguably their best
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Manfred Mann Earth Band - Watch
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Renaissance.
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Renaissance, just over Ant Phillips.
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When Renaissance first clicked, I think all of their albums up to and including A Song For All Seasons are great. Not my favorite of theirs, but lovely.
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Another vote for Renaissance.
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