The top 21 albums of the 1980's

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  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    too much hair metal for my tastes
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    I think this is now really lacking some of the classic 80's music and were 3 pages in.
    As mentioned earlier Soundgardens Ultramega OK and Louder Than Love(although I think LTL came out in '90)
    Screaming Trees, Buzz Factory, Even If And Especially When, oh man two killer albums Invisible Lantern is a belter also.
    Mark Lanegan's, The Winding Sheet came out in 89 not as good as WFTHG but a classic all the same.
    I personally am not a fan of The Smiths, but you cant deny they're impact in the 80's.
    Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mothers Milk and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan with out a doubt the two albums for me that contest BSSM as the Chilis best as well as Freaky Styley, three classic albums.
    Mudhoney s/t and Superfuzz Bigmuff.
    Green River, Devo, PIL, Neil Young, The Cure, The Melvins, Skin Yard, NoFx, Dead Kennedys, Misfits, Black Flag, Millions of Dead Cops and who the freak could leave Tiffany out.:D
    Can not be arsed with life no more.
  • vitalpj10
    vitalpj10 Posts: 142
    What about Lemonheads-Hate Your Friends? - Best boston Punk

    At least you could have had Anthrax - Among the Living !!!!
    ...I thought the world, turns out the word thought me
  • vitalpj10
    vitalpj10 Posts: 142
    .....Actually "Lick" would be better than "Hate Your Friends" So I changed my mind
    ...I thought the world, turns out the word thought me
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    Echoes wrote:
    too much hair metal for my tastes


    I second that
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • StoneG82
    StoneG82 Posts: 806
    StoneG82 wrote:
    these are basically the best of the 80's:

    Rain Dogs - Tom Waits
    Frank's Wild Years - Tom Waits
    You're Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr.
    Bug - Dinosaur Jr.
    Self Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia - Guided by Voices
    Murmur - REM

    piss I forgot the Replacements - Let it BE/Tim

    Whoever hasn't heard YLAOM by Dinosaur Jr. should really get around to checking that record out. It probably has the greatest guitar sound ever recorded. It's blistering.
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • jhawk98
    jhawk98 Posts: 145
    transplant wrote:
    I hope that one day you will consider listening to (all these artists have multiple must haves in my book but for simplicity):

    The Replacements - Let it Be
    Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey
    Bob Mould - Workbook
    Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
    Black Flag - Damaged
    Bad Religion - Suffer
    Camper Van Beethoven - Key Lime Pie
    Ministry - The Land of Rape and Honey

    Some really good suggestions there. Thanks transplant. See this is why I posted this thread. I'm looking forward to checking some of these guys out, with the exception of Bad Religion which I don't care for. I've heard some Husker Du and it's not bad so that is one that I will definitely investigate further, as is the Replacements.

    BTW I'm working on my 70's list now and a 60's list will follow that one. Just fair warning for everyone!!!
    rock chalk
  • WhatWouldWellstoneDo
    WhatWouldWellstoneDo Posts: 25
    transplant wrote:
    I hope that one day you will consider listening to (all these artists have multiple must haves in my book but for simplicity):

    The Replacements - Let it Be
    Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey
    Bob Mould - Workbook
    Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
    Black Flag - Damaged
    Bad Religion - Suffer
    Camper Van Beethoven - Key Lime Pie
    Ministry - The Land of Rape and Honey

    Thank you. I was wondering when you see some of these folks mentioning arists derivative of those above. If you fancy yourself sort of alternative, how could "Let It Be" and "Tim" by the Replacements not be on that list? Also, how the hell did the shmaltz ballad ridden Aerosmith make the cut? Bob Mould, awesome, and Candy Apple Grey, mmmmmm. Anybody heard of the Suburbs? A truly unique band.
    "The one's who love us best, are the one's we'll lay to rest. Visit their graves on holidays, at best. The one's who love us least, are the one's we'll die to please..." The Replacements

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  • jhawk98
    jhawk98 Posts: 145
    WhatWouldWellstoneDo wrote:
    Thank you. I was wondering when you see some of these folks mentioning arists derivative of those above. If you fancy yourself sort of alternative, how could "Let It Be" and "Tim" by the Replacements not be on that list? Also, how the hell did the shmaltz ballad ridden Aerosmith make the cut? Bob Mould, awesome, and Candy Apple Grey, mmmmmm. Anybody heard of the Suburbs? A truly unique band.

    I don't fancy myself anything other than a lover of many types of music. As for Aerosmith, what can I tell you? Kind of a guilty pleasure for me. You're gonna see them show up a lot on my 70's list. Their older stuff is just good, straightforward blues-based rock n roll. I will give you that they went WAY downhill in the past 10-15 years. Pump is the last CD of theirs that I purchased. While it has its share of garbage, some tracks retain their earlier sound.
    rock chalk
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    vitalpj10 wrote:
    What about Lemonheads-Hate Your Friends? - Best boston Punk

    love sad girl, second chance, gotta stop, belt, fucked up, hate your friends, uhhh, rat velvet.
    there's much to love about this album. heck they even cover amazing grace.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • MorningGlory123
    MorningGlory123 Posts: 16
    Dont know if its been mentioned before, but The Smiths released some killer albums, mainly Hatful of Hollow, Queen Is Dead or Meat Is Murder.
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    Hatful Of Hollow is apparently a greatest hits/B-sides/Peel session release, which I just found out recently.

    It slays, though
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • MorningGlory123
    MorningGlory123 Posts: 16
    Absolutely! But according to wikipedia they released directly after thier debut, so its not so much as a best of, as a collection of b-sides/alternative versions that was made easily available. But yeh, its probably my favourite smiths album regardless.

    God this forum is packed...
  • leatherman_8
    leatherman_8 Posts: 107
    Was Television in the 1980s? Marquee Moon is a great album, but I think that was released in 1978. Well, look into them anyway.
    Please don't smoke in smoke free buildings. You aren't cool, you're just an asshole
  • CaterinaA
    CaterinaA Posts: 572
    REM - Out of Time
    U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
    The Cure - Kiss me, Kiss me, Kiss me
    The Cure - Disintegration
    The Cure - Boys don't Cry
    New Order - Power, Corruption and Lies
    Echo and the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain

    These are for me -among others, like REM-Green, U2- Joshua Tree, GN'R-Appetite for Destruction- essential 80's records.

    Peace from Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Caterina
  • Yefa
    Yefa Posts: 1,134
    Lots of great suggestions already. Here are some of mine that I haven't seen here yet.

    Steve Earle - Guitar Town, Exit 0, Copperhead Road
    Voivod - RRROOOAAARRR, Killing Technology, Dimension Hatross, Nothingface
    Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II, Up On The Sun, Huevos
    Richard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights
    The Replacements - Pleased To Meet Me
    Merle Haggard - Big City
    Bruce Springsteen - The River, Nebraska, Tunnel Of Love
    Eleventh Dream Day - Prairie School Freakout
    Joy Division - Closer
    New Order - Brotherhood
    Peter Gabriel - 3 aka Melt
    Sisters Of Mercy - First And Last And Always, Floodland
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