Best albums of the 80's

[bc1991]

The 80's may be the poorest decade in music for me. Anyhow, you can find great pieces in here, specially the first 15 records. So here is the list.

1.- Pixies - Doolitle (1989)
2.- Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden (1988)
3.- Arvo Part - Täbula Rasa (1984)
4.- The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
5.- Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
6.- U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
7.- Husker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
8.- Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
9.- Joy Division - Closer (1980)
10.- The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1986)
11.- Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
12.- Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
13.- Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)
14.- Glenn Branca - The Ascension (1981)
15.- The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
16.- REM - Murmur (1983)
17.- Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (1984)
18.- Foetus - Nail (1985)
19.- The Sound - From The Lion's Mouth (1982)
20.- Frank Zappa - Does humor belong in music (1986)
21.- Pixies - Come on Pilgrim (1987)
22.- Kate Bush - In The Hounds of Love (1985)
23.- Throwing Muses - Throwing Muses (1986)
24.- Captain Beefheart - Doc At Radar Station (1982)
25.- Husker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
26.- Talk Talk - Colour of Spring (1986
27.- Bauhaus - Burning from Inside (1983)
28.- Roxy Music - Avalon (1982)


edit: 1 addition- Murmur

[Mr. Shankly]

BC,

Mainstream-wise,

You're right. The 80's sucked, but there was a lot of good indie and alternative stuff happening that laid the foundation for the alternative revolution of the 90's My first beef: How can you leave off R.E.M.?!!! Along with the Smiths and some others, they are one of the most important bands of the 80's, not to mention of all time. At the very least, Murmur should be on your list. What about the Replacements? Dinosaur Jr.? Good call on Remain in Light and Raindogs. Daydream Nation is amazing. You might consider Sister too.

Here are some albums I would add:

1. Murmur-R.E.M.
2. Let it Be- The Replacements
3. Nebraska- Bruce Springsteen
4. Sound Affects- The Jam
5. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back-Public Enemy
6. The Police- Outlandos D' A'mour
8. The Violent Femmes-The Violent Femmes
9. Imperial Bedroom-Elvis Costello and the Attractions
10. Sister-Sonic Youth
11. Double Nickels on the Dime-The Minutemen (very underrated)
12. If I Should Fall from Grace with God- The Pogues
13. 3 Feet High and Rising-De la Soul
14. Sign O' the Times-Prince
15. Appetitie for Destruction-Guns n Roses
16. New York- Lou Reed
17. You're Living all Over Me-Dinosaur Jr.
18. Talk Talk Talk- The Psychedelic Furs
19. Boy and War-U2
20. Paul's Boutique- The Beastie Boys
21. The Pretenders- The Pretenders

In fact, I take back what I said earlier. A lot of great music was made in the 80's. You just have to search for it. Your list is good, just far from complete in my opinion.

Cheers.










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[bc1991]

Thank for your comments Mr Shankly as always they are more than welcome. There are some things I agree and some things I don't. Definetly REM's Murmur should be on that list, I completly forget about it. In fact I'll edit the list later so it can be there.

On the other hand, yes some indie bands help out for the 90's but they were not better than those 90s bands. All of the albums above are good, but I don't know if they can be on the same level, and I consider some of them irregular, but thats just my opinion.

P.S. The ones I haven't heard are The Minutemen but I definetly will know.

[AfterHours]

I love a number of your picks. Here's my 80's list:

1. Dolmen Music-Meredith Monk (1981)
2. The Ascension-Glenn Branca (1981)
3. Dream Theory in Malaya-Jon Hassell (1981)
4. Psychic...Powerless...Another Man's Sac-Butthole Surfers (1984)
5. Zen Arcade-Husker Du (1984)
6. Double Nickels On The Dime-Minutemen (1984)
7. Daydream Nation-Sonic Youth (1988)
8. Fire of Love-Gun Club (1981)
9. Novus Magnificat-Constance Demby (1986)
10. Spirit of Eden-Talk Talk (1988)

note: Dream Theory in Malaya and Dolmen Music are especially avant-garde so I wouldn't necessarily recommend either. It would depend on your determination, patience and adventurousness.

[bc1991]

Avant-garde is a style that I listen to once in a while, and I love it. Sometimes i find melody to be so cloying, that I can't stand anything within it, and that's when I go to Avant-Garde.
Listening one genre or the other (I don't know if is strange or not) comes to me around in cycles, although I listen more to the traditional songs.
I have heard Dolmen Music, but that was maybe 10 years ago. And I must have it somewhere. I think I didn't like it the time I listened to it, but maybe because I didn't give it a chance, but definitly I have to reconsider it, and give it another try.

[AfterHours]

Well, it's worth the dedicated leap as it is to me one of the most extraordinary albums of all time.

[Hector Gilbert]

The 80s are a very good decade for me in terms of music

1. Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T.
2. Peter Gabriel - Passion (Music for the Last Temptation of Christ)
3. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
4. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
5. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
6. The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
7. Metallica - Master of Puppets
8. Einstürzende Neubauten - Halber Mensch
9. Coil - Horse Rotorvator
10. Black Flag - Damaged

[danzig]

In no particular order:

The Smiths - The Queen in Dead (1986)
The Smiths - The Smiths (1984)
Elvis Costello - Imperial Bedroom (1982)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Prince - Sign 'o' the Times (1987)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1982)
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA (1985)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) (I can't believe no one else has mentioned this one yet)
REM - Murmur (1983)
Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980)
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (1983)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
Captain Beefheart - Ice Cream for Crow (1982)
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3 (1980)

[Elston]

1. Rain Dogs - Tom Waits (1985)
2. The Ascension - Glenn Branca (1981)
3. Out of Step - Minor Threat (1983)
4. The Perfect Prescription - Spacemen 3 (1987)
5. Remain in Light - Talking Heads (1980)
6. Double Nickles on the Dime - Minutemen (1984)
7. Crazy Rhythms - The Feelies (1980)
8. Dolemen Music - Meredith Monk (1981)
9. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth (1988)
10. Psychic...Powerless...Another Man's Sac - Butthole Surfers (1984)
11. Zen Arcade - Husker Du (1984)
12. Fire of Love - The Gun Club (1981)

[JohnnyRocketFingers]

the 80s def did not suck. the mainstream was not as good as the 60s or 70s but the underground was AMAZING. The 90s mainstream wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for the amazing albums of the 80s underground. everything from rap to noise rock.

in no order:

daydream nation
fresh fruit for rotting vegtables
doolittle
surfer rosa
sister
damaged
let it be
tim
you're living all over me
sandinista!
double nickels on the dime
mumur
reckoning
zen arcade
flip your wig
new day rising
closer
sound affects
crazy rythms
stone roses
smiths
queen is dead
pills n thrills and bellyaches
adolescents
straight outta compton
no one can do it better
kill em all
licensed ill
pauls boutique
violent femmes
sky larking
16 lovers lane
nation of millions
fear of a black planet
run dmc
raising hell
boy
war
jousha tree
disintegration
high land, hard rain
imperial bedroom
naked city
on fire
perfect prescriptions
second edition
rain dogs
swordfishtrombones
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