Essential 80's Albums

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  • RoeghmannRoeghmann Posts: 968
    Metallica - Master of Puppets
    Slayer - Reign in Blood
    Run away my son. See it all. Oh see the world.
  • No CoderNo Coder Posts: 1,126
    GnR- Apetite
    Bruce-Nebraska, The River, Tunnel Of Love
    Prince- Purple Rain
    Tracy Chapman- Tracy Chapman
    Crowded House- Crowded House
    John Cougar Mellencamp- Scarecrow, The Lonesome Jubilee
    Metallica- Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets
    Midnight Oil- 10-1
    Public Enemy- It takes a Nations of Millions..
    INXS - Kick
    Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls- Gossip
    The Angels- Beyond Salvation
    Eurythmics- Revenge





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  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,543
    I've been on a major Masters Of Reality binge recently. I can't believe that this masterpiece will be 25 years old next week!

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    Definitely an 'Essential 80's Album' for me
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  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Posts: 4,898
    Midnight Oil: Diesel and Dust
    U2 Joshua Tree
    metallica, Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning, kkill'em all and justice
    MJ Thriller
    Motley Crue- Shout At The Devil
    Prince- Purple Rain,
    Boss- Born in the USA
    Police- synchronicity
    ACDC- Back In Black
    Def Leppard- Pyromania
    Van Halen- 1984
  • jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,958
    To add to what's already been listed.....

    Eric B. & Rakim -- Paid in Full
    Run DMC -- Raising Hell
    Peter Gabriel -- So
    John Mellencamp -- Uh-Huh!
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,169
    jjflash said:

    To add to what's already been listed.....

    Eric B. & Rakim -- Paid in Full

    Yes! Just listened to this one this weekend. It's probably been 3 years since my last listen.
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  • SO peter gabriel
    LIVES IN THE BALANCE jackson browne
    STEVE McQUEEN prefab sprout
    STARFISH the church
    FULL MOON FEVER tom petty
    the UNFORGETTABLE FIRE U2
    STEELTOWN big country
    HOW WILL THE WOLF SURVIVE los lobos
    SENTIMENTAL HYGIENE warren zevon
    SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR tears for fears
    DOOLITTLE pixies
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,064
    ^^^ Lot's of good picks.

    Some of my favorite 80's:

    The Replacements: Let it Be
    Mission of Burma: Vs.
    Lou Reed: The Blue Mask
    R.E.M.: Murmur
    Violent Femmes: Self Titled
    Psychedelic Furs: Self Titled
    The Dream Syndicate: Medicine Show
    Japan: Tin Drum
    Rain Parade: Explosions in the Glass Palace
    Dumptruck: For the Country
    Richard and Linda Thompson: Shoot Out the Lights
    U2: Boy
    The Alarm: Self Titled EP
    Various: Repo Man Sound Track


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  • Without repeating what anyone has picked (I think)

    Pete Townshend - White City, Deep End Live
    The Who - Face Dances
    Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
    Dio - Holy Diver
    Def Leppard - High n Dry
    Ozzy - Blizzard of Oz, Diary of a Madman, Tribute
    Van Halen - Woman & Children First, Fair Warning, Diver Down, 1984
    David Lee Roth - Eat 'em and Smile
    Oingo Boingo - Nothing To Fear, Only A Lad, Good For Your Soul
    Zappa - U R what U Is, Them or Us, Thing Fish
    Rush - Moving Pictures, Exit...Stage Right, Signals, Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows, Hold Your Fire
    Level 42 - The Pursuit of Accidents, True Colours, Standing In the Light
    Concrete Blonde - S/T, Free
    Neville Brothers - Yellow Moon
    Robbie Robertson - S/T
    Sting - Dream of the Blue Turtles, Nothing Like the Sub
    Megadeth - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
    Faith No More - The Real Thing
    Steve Winwood - Back In the High Life
    Bruce Cockburn - Stealing Fire, World of Wonder, Big Circumstance
    Joe Satriani - Surfing w/ the alien, Flying in a Blue Dream
    Phish - Junta
    Paul Simon - Graceland
    The The - Infected, Mind Bomb
    Triumph - Thunder Seven
    The Clash - Combat Rock, Sandanista
    Maiden - # of the Beast, Piece of Mind, Powerslave
    Grateful Dead - In the Dark

    Starting to dry up...but I'm sure there's tons more good stuff. 80's gets a bad rap because of the culture, clothes, hair, etc..
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  • bobasfeetbobasfeet Posts: 1,125
    The Cult - Electric
  • CobCob Posts: 857
    Peter Gabriel: So
    RUSH: Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures
    Iron Maiden: Iron Maiden, Killers, Number of the Beast
    Black Sabbath: Heaven and Hell
    Ozzy: Blizzard of Oz, Diary of a Mad Man
    Motorhead: Ace of Spades
    The Kinks: Give the People What they Want, State of Confusion
    GNR: Appetite for Destruction
    Steely Dan: Gaucho
    Jackson Browne: Hold Out
    U2: Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree
    Talking Head: Remain in the Light
    Bruce Springsteen: The River, Born in the USA
    Run DMC: Raising Hell
    The Clash: London Calling
    AC/DC: Back in Black
    Metallica: Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets
    Tom Petty: Hard Promises

    These are just what I like, here's what others think.

    http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5882-top-100-albums-of-the-1980s/

    http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418

    http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/02/the-80-best-albums-of-the-1980s.html








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  • YardenYarden Posts: 820
    Kate Bush - The Dreaming
    Hounds of Love
  • The Cars Shake It Up & Heartbeat City
    Dire Straits Making Movies & Brothers In Arms
    The Kinks Give The People What They Want & State of Confusion
    Pretenders 1,2 & Learning To Crawl
    Stevie Nicks Bella Donna
  • David Bowie Let's Dance
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Journeys "escape" is definitely up there.
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