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10 Favorite Albums of the 80s (One Per Artist)

Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,604
edited September 2012 in Other Music
We did 60s & 70s, which are still going. Time for the 80s. Certainly not the finest decade in music, but still lots of good stuff.

Of course, I don't have mine ready yet. :oops:
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore 10/27/13;
WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    I don't even know if I have 10 favorite by one per artist.

    1. U2 - The Joshua Tree
    2. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
    3. Michael Jackson - Thriller
    4. John Lennon/Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (only his songs, of course)
    5. Nirvana - Bleach

    That's the best I can do.
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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,604
    Newch91 wrote:
    I don't even know if I have 10 favorite by one per artist.

    I hear ya. I'm working on getting up to 10. The 90s will be a different story - I have a list of about 20 right now. :?

    Here's what I have so far:
    Aerosmith: Pump
    Bruce: Born in the USA
    Metallica: Ride the Lightning
    The Police: Synchronicity
    Queensryche: Rage for Order
    REM: Green
    Soundgarden: Louder Than Love
    The Stone Roses
    U2: The Unforgettable Fire
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore 10/27/13;
    WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,957
    edited March 2011
    1. Prince & The Revolution - "Purple Rain"
    2. Metallica - "Master of Puppets"
    3. Soundgarden "Louder Than Love"
    4. Faith No More - "The Real Thing"
    5. The Misfits - "Walk Among Us"
    6. The Beastie Boys - "License to Ill"
    7. Mother Love Bone - "Apple"
    8. Van Halen - "1984"
    9. Bad Religion - "Suffer"
    10. {TIE} The Police - "Syncronicity"/Jane's Addiction - "Nothing's Shocking"

    Honorable Mention: The Ramones - "End of the Century, Slayer - "South of Heaven", Run DMC - "Raising Hell", The Rolling Stones "Tattoo You", Eazy-E "Eazy Duz It",
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  • Nowhere ManNowhere Man Posts: 345
    No Particular Order:
    1. Let It Be - The Replacements
    2. Appetite For Destruction - Gun's n Roses
    3. Back In Black - AC/DC
    4. Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
    5. Rain Dogs - Tom Waits
    6. Meat Is Murder - The Smiths
    7. Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty
    8. Pretty Hate Machine - NIN
    9. Graceland - Paul Simon
    10. No Jacket Required - Phil Collins
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,078
    1. Metallica- Ride The Lightning
    2. Guns 'N Roses- Appetite For Destruction
    3. U2- The Joshua Tree
    4. Beastie Boys- License To Ill
    5. R.E.M.- Green
    6. Nine Inch Nails- Pretty Hate Machine
    7. Run-DMC- Raising Hell
    8. Faith No More- The Real Thing
    9. AC/DC- Back In Black
    10. Michael Jackson- Thriller
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,957
    eeriepadave wrote:
    1. Metallica- Ride The Lightning
    2. Guns 'N Roses- Appetite For Destruction
    3. U2- The Joshua Tree
    4. Beastie Boys- License To Ill
    5. R.E.M.- Green
    6. Nine Inch Nails- Pretty Hate Machine
    7. Run-DMC- Raising Hell
    8. Faith No More- The Real Thing
    9. AC/DC- Back In Black
    10. Michael Jackson- Thriller

    Damn! good call...I forgot "The Real Thing" came out in the 80's. I'm ammending my list. That album is incredible
  • RoadTripperRoadTripper Posts: 67
    As someone born in '85, this is what I have found to enjoy:

    1. Janes Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
    2. The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
    3. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
    4. Nirvana - Bleach
    5. NIN - Pretty Hate Machine
    6. The Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
    7. NWA - Straight Outta Compton
    8. ?
    9. ?
    10. ?
  • Arthur Digby SellersArthur Digby Sellers Posts: 259
    1. Husker Du- New Day Rising
    2. Soundgarden- Louder Than Love
    3. Pixies- Doolittle
    4. Pete Townshend- Empty Glass
    5. Paul Simon- Graceland
    6. Jane's Addiction- Nothing's Shocking
    7. The Clash- Combat Rock
    8. Motorhead- Ace of Spades
    9 Rush-Permanent Waves
    10. Iron Maiden- Iron Maiden
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  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
    1. sonic youth - daydream nation
    2. the smiths - the queen is dead
    3. talking heads - remain in light
    4. the cure - disintegration
    5. brian eno & david byrne - my life in the bush of ghosts
    6. n.w.a. - straight outta compton
    7. the police - synchronicity
    8. talk talk - the colour of spring
    9. michael jackson - thriller
    10. pixies - doolittle
  • Purple Monkey DishwasherPurple Monkey Dishwasher Posts: 116
    1. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
    2. Soundgarden - Louder Than Love
    3. Nirvana - Bleach
    4. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
    5. Screaming Trees - Invisible Lantern
    6. Rush - Moving Pictures
    7. Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff
    8. Pixies - Doolittle
    9. Motorhead - Iron Fist
    10. Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
  • guacamolejoeguacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    I don't have 10 favorite albums of the 80's :? . Maybe 3 :o.
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  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,911
    Violent Femmes - S/T
    Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
    Galaxie 500 - On Fire
    Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
    Pixies - Surfer Rosa
    Dinosaur Jr. - Bug
    Meat Puppets - Up on The Sun
    Replacements - Tim
    Daydream Syndicate - Days of Wine and Roses
    Talking Heads - Speaking in tongues
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  • Bushleaguer28Bushleaguer28 Posts: 776
    Only one person showing love for GNR?? And only one list with Moving Pictures on it so far??? Thats surprising.
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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,604
    Bushleaguer28 wrote:
    Only one person showing love for GNR?? And only one list with Moving Pictures on it so far??? Thats surprising.

    I (and I guess others) think that GNR were vastly overrated. Or maybe we're just sick of hearing the same 3 songs over and over again.

    I tried to like Rush - I know that they are a very talented outfit - but it just never clicked. I really want to love that band, but I just can't do it.
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Bushleaguer28 wrote:
    Only one person showing love for GNR?? And only one list with Moving Pictures on it so far??? Thats surprising.

    I (and I guess others) think that GNR were vastly overrated. Or maybe we're just sick of hearing the same 3 songs over and over again.

    I tried to like Rush - I know that they are a very talented outfit - but it just never clicked. I really want to love that band, but I just can't do it.
    Yep. GNR, to me, are so overrated.

    Rush is cool. I dig them.
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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,604
    Newch91 wrote:
    Yep. GNR, to me, are so overrated.

    It seems that I once did like Welcome to the Jungle. But I cannot stand that song at this point. And Sweet Child O Mine has become a parody of itself with whats-her-face butchering it at the Super Bowl and Slash along for the ride.

    That music clearly stood out from the crap that everyone was making back then, but in light of the 90s and the like it doesn't hold up very well now.

    Funny thing, a great local DJ, Pierre Robert, has a boycott of GNR once a year on the anniversary of Axl leaving an arena full of fans high & dry in Philly.
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    WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    Yep. GNR, to me, are so overrated.

    It seems that I once did like Welcome to the Jungle. But I cannot stand that song at this point. And Sweet Child O Mine has become a parody of itself with whats-her-face butchering it at the Super Bowl and Slash along for the ride.

    That music clearly stood out from the crap that everyone was making back then, but in light of the 90s and the like it doesn't hold up very well now.

    Funny thing, a great local DJ, Pierre Robert, has a boycott of GNR once a year on the anniversary of Axl leaving an arena full of fans high & dry in Philly.
    Good for that DJ. I would do that too. Axl is a giant douche bag.
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  • Yellow LedbellyYellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    different strokes i guess but Appetite is definitely one of my favorite albums of all time...to this day....that said i'll give this a try....probably won't differ much from most folks who've already posted...

    GnR..Appetite for Destruction
    AC/DC....Back In Black
    Springsteen....Born in the USA
    Metallica....And Justice For All
    u2....the Joshua Tree
    Beastie Boys...license to ill
    Run DMC....Raising Hell
    Van Halen....1984
    Cinderalla...Long Cold Winter
    Tesla...The Great Radio Controversy
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,429
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    That music clearly stood out from the crap that everyone was making back then, but in light of the 90s and the like it doesn't hold up very well now.

    Ridiculous...It stood out then and continues to stand out. I'll admit that GnR took it a little too far over the top with the UYI's, but they made some fantastic, timeless music all in all.

    If that raunchy delay pattern and Axl's crazy noises came on the radio for the first time today, people would be picking their jaws off the floor the same way they did 25 years ago.

    To me GnR was kinduva bridge from hair metal to the alternative boom. Not saying they were alternative in the least, but they just came to rock how they wanted to rock.
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    I'm going to base this list only on albums that I actually owned in the 80's ... this could be brutal!

    Beastie Boys – License to Ill
    Huey Lewis & the News – Sports
    Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A.
    The WWF Wrestling Album – Piledriver (I still know the lyrics to Slick's song, Jive Soul Bro :D )
    Faith No More – The Real Thing
    Guns & Roses – Appetite for Destruction
    Genesis – Invisible Touch
    AC/DC – Back in Black
    Weird Al Yankovich – Self titled
    Motley Crue – Dr. Feelgood

    Thank god for the 90's!!! (and also Faith No More for opening my eyes to good music!)
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,720
    Joy Division - Closer
    U2 - The Joshua Tree
    Metallica - Ride The Lightning
    Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
    The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
    The Pixies - Doolittle
    The Clash - Combat Rock
    Nirvana - Bleach
    Talking Heads - Speaking in tongues
    W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.
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  • AndySlashAndySlash Posts: 3,247
    guns n roses- appetite for destruction
    genesis- genesis
    def leppard- high n dry
    peter gabriel- so
    r.e.m.- eponymous
    dead milkmen- beelzebubba
    prince- batman
    pink floyd- the wall (technically, released in dec. 1979, but c'mon...)
    beastie boys- licensed to ill
    pixies- surfer rosa

    i probably should put a weird al album on here, dare to be stupid, probably.
    Jason P wrote:
    The WWF Wrestling Album – Piledriver (I still know the lyrics to Slick's song, Jive Soul Bro :D )

    you're a jive soul bro! a jive soul bro! and you're always lyin to your friends
    you're a jive soul bro! a jive soul bro! and you'll never get nuthin in the end!

    classic!
  • LoulouLoulou Adelaide Posts: 6,247
    Duran Duran- Notorious
    The Cure- Pornography
    Joy Division-Closer
    Tears for Fears- Songs from The Big Chair
    The Church- Starfish
    Madness- Absolutely
    So many more, I used to sneak into a night club called the Proscenium when I was 14 with my older bro and they played all 80's music and was full of goths so I have good memories of listening to 80's music! :D
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,078
    AndySlash wrote:
    guns n roses- appetite for destruction

    i probably should put a weird al album on here, dare to be stupid, probably.
    Jason P wrote:
    The WWF Wrestling Album – Piledriver (I still know the lyrics to Slick's song, Jive Soul Bro :D )

    you're a jive soul bro! a jive soul bro! and you're always lyin to your friends
    you're a jive soul bro! a jive soul bro! and you'll never get nuthin in the end!

    classic!


    I had that album too :lol: I liked The Demolition song the best. Honky Tonk Man's was pretty funny also.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aS1Xfb6ckE

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkjRz1fQGg0

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    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
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    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,604
    Jason P wrote:
    I'm going to base this list only on albums that I actually owned in the 80's ... this could be brutal!

    I didn't follow this rule at all. I only got The Stone Roses a couple years ago. Come on - I was only 13 in 1990, and my parents raised me on HORRIBLE music, so I had a lot to overcome. :lol:
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    WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    AndySlash wrote:
    dead milkmen- beelzebubba
    prince- batman
    Damn, I forgot about the Dead Milkmen!

    I'm taking Motley Crue off my list and replacing it with Big Lizard in my Backyard.

    Also, I remember asking for the Batman soundtrack (the orchestra version) for Xmas and getting duped with the Prince version. :shock: :x It was a very traumatic time for me.

    I'm also glad to see I'm not the only weirdo that listened to WWF music. :thumbup:
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    eeriepadave wrote:

    I had that album too :lol: I liked The Demolition song the best. Honky Tonk Man's was pretty funny also.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkjRz1fQGg0
    I had no idea they made a video for the Honky Tonk Man's song! I like the intensity of Jimmy "The Mouth of the South" Hart in the video. :mrgreen:
  • bennett13bennett13 Posts: 439
    1. Michael Jackson - Thriller
    2. Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction
    3. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
    4. Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy
    5. Neil Young - Freedom
    6. Prince - Purple Rain
    7. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
    8. AC/DC - Back in Black
    9. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
    10. Traveling Wilburys - Volume One
  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    No Order:

    Van Halen: Fair Warning
    REM: Document
    Metallica: Master of Puppets
    Guns N Roses: Appetite for Destruction
    Aerosmith: Pump
    AC/DC: Back in Black
    Faith No More: The Real Thing
    Motley Crue: Dr. Feelgood
    U2: The Joshua Tree
    Megadeth: Peace Sells . . . but Who's Buying?
    DAL-7/5/98,10/17/00,6/9/03,11/15/13
    BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
    MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
    PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
    CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
    HTFD-6/27/08
    ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
    KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
    Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
    PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
    OKC-11/16/13
    SEA-12/6/13
    TUL-10/8/14
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Loulou wrote:
    Madness- Absolutely

    Yay! Love this album, it's on my 10 favorites too:

    (no particular order)
    Neil Young ~ Freedom
    Lou Reed ~ New York
    Madness ~ Absolutely
    Oingo Boingo ~ Only a Lad
    Tom Waits ~ Franks Wild Years
    R.E.M. ~ Life's Rich Pageant
    Peter Gabriel ~ IV (Security)
    U2 ~ Unforgettable Fire
    Police ~ Ghost in the Machine
    Grateful Dead ~ Reckoning

    Honorable Mentions: Dire Straits ~ Brothers in Arms, Dead Kennedys ~ Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
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