The 1977 album by Culture, When Two Sevens Clash was inspired by Marcus Garvey's apocalyptic predictions. The effects of this record were felt in Culture's home in Jamaica as the liner notes describe, "the prophecies noted by the lyrics so profoundly captured the imagination of the people."
Effects were felt abroad as well, The Clash released a record titled "1977," based around the same apocalyptic predictions as well as London turmoil and race riots.
But it was The Ramones who titled their 1977 album End of the Century. Conflating the end of the decade with the end of the century in the line from "Do You Remember Rock n Roll Radio?" "It's the end of the 70s/it's the end of the century."
Call it rushing towards the end, but it's not really looking towards, nor anticipating a particular moment, its making something happen rather waiting for something to happen.
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