Top 55 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
Repo 
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Heaven & Hell
We each have the ability to create our own heaven or hell. The power is within us not outside circumstances. Some of the happiest people i’ve Met have the poorest. [First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
We each have the ability to create our own heaven or hell. The power is within us not outside circumstances. Some of the happiest people i’ve Met have the poorest. [First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
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1982
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769
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You learn so much about a band by how they play in concert. Away from the studio. The sheen is down. The producer is not there. It's just the band. And however high energy CCRwere on their studio albums - which was high - the bands takes it up a notch in cent. I mean this shit is primal. and you can easily seem them competing on stage with the likes of MC5 for pure pro-punk rock energy. But most amazing to me, is that this is the sound that influence Aerosmith the most! In the 70s I mean. Back when Aerosmith was into Hard rock. I have no idea what they are now. Anyways, everyone compare Aerosmith the The Stomes TheStomne sThe Stones. And the reason is obvious. the lead sing has lips, mannerisms and that rock star persona of Jagger. But, the rest of the band? Pure CCR, baby. I sw them live enough back in the early 80s to know. And their version of totally is in the same vain as chooglin. That their staple to end the show.
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College Rock
Good [First added to this chart: 02/23/2018]
Good [First added to this chart: 02/23/2018]
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Post-punk
Essential [First added to this chart: 06/24/2018]
Essential [First added to this chart: 06/24/2018]
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1980
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750
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WINTER THAWS
Something happened. What is not clear. But something happened in between Treasure and Victorialand. Some of my sources (& I have many) tell me that Guthrie & Frasier rekindled their love. Others tell me that bassist Simon Raymonde, who was absent for this session & not missed in the slightest, is simply a mega downer. But whatever the cause, whatever the reason, their is a warmth to this album that was not present on their three previous releases. The iciness that used to cover their songs like the morning frost is gone. Winter has thawed and the pearly dewdrops of a new spring shimmer & bask in the rays of the early rising Summer sun. It’s like the black & white world that dominated Cocteau Twins world for so long has been colored in with a super deluxe Crayola crayon set. A softness and gentleness is present. Instead of a cold shoulder, we are given a warm, much needed hug.
Whereas on Treasure, Fraser sounded in pain. Tormented. Like she was exorcising some demons deep inside her. Here, those demons are long gone. Newly saved by the Lord, she’s turned into a loving Pentecostal preacher. A channeler. Taken over by the Holy Spirit and singing in tongues. She is not in control. She is simply a conduit letting the higher forces of goodness work their magic through her. Delivering holy radiance to the masses to heal us. Save us. To let us know that the universe is a divine and wondrous place. That the Gods still exists and are taking care of us. She’s certainly not speaking in English or any other language decipherable by mere human ears. No, she speaks in an ancient tongue long forgotten. A remnant from when the Gods still roamed the the Earth and mated with mortals. And perhaps that was what actually happened. For if any mortal could lure one of the Gods back down to earth for a toss in the hay with just her voice, it is certainly Elizabeth.
Grade: A+. It’s funny. Back in my teens and twenties this was (by far) my least favorite Cocteau Twins album. (Well, except for Four Calendar Cafe which I don’t even count and quickly gave to my Mom. What can I say. My Mom loves Enya. Give her a break. She’s a Mom.) Anyways, back then I loved the dark goth of their early albums and the shoe gaze wonders of Heaven or Las Vegas, but I could never quite get into Victorialand. It was too mellow. Too “nice”. It was missing the bleak drum machine and bass lines that belted out on their early releases. I wanted to be consumed by their dark power. Now, I have embraced the light. The warmth. The sunshine. And you know what? Warmth & sunshine suits them. And this is unquestionably their best. The fullest fruition & distillation of the magic of their inimitable sound. And my chart gives it a big warm hug and channels it all the way to number four. [First added to this chart: 04/24/2017]
Something happened. What is not clear. But something happened in between Treasure and Victorialand. Some of my sources (& I have many) tell me that Guthrie & Frasier rekindled their love. Others tell me that bassist Simon Raymonde, who was absent for this session & not missed in the slightest, is simply a mega downer. But whatever the cause, whatever the reason, their is a warmth to this album that was not present on their three previous releases. The iciness that used to cover their songs like the morning frost is gone. Winter has thawed and the pearly dewdrops of a new spring shimmer & bask in the rays of the early rising Summer sun. It’s like the black & white world that dominated Cocteau Twins world for so long has been colored in with a super deluxe Crayola crayon set. A softness and gentleness is present. Instead of a cold shoulder, we are given a warm, much needed hug.
Whereas on Treasure, Fraser sounded in pain. Tormented. Like she was exorcising some demons deep inside her. Here, those demons are long gone. Newly saved by the Lord, she’s turned into a loving Pentecostal preacher. A channeler. Taken over by the Holy Spirit and singing in tongues. She is not in control. She is simply a conduit letting the higher forces of goodness work their magic through her. Delivering holy radiance to the masses to heal us. Save us. To let us know that the universe is a divine and wondrous place. That the Gods still exists and are taking care of us. She’s certainly not speaking in English or any other language decipherable by mere human ears. No, she speaks in an ancient tongue long forgotten. A remnant from when the Gods still roamed the the Earth and mated with mortals. And perhaps that was what actually happened. For if any mortal could lure one of the Gods back down to earth for a toss in the hay with just her voice, it is certainly Elizabeth.
Grade: A+. It’s funny. Back in my teens and twenties this was (by far) my least favorite Cocteau Twins album. (Well, except for Four Calendar Cafe which I don’t even count and quickly gave to my Mom. What can I say. My Mom loves Enya. Give her a break. She’s a Mom.) Anyways, back then I loved the dark goth of their early albums and the shoe gaze wonders of Heaven or Las Vegas, but I could never quite get into Victorialand. It was too mellow. Too “nice”. It was missing the bleak drum machine and bass lines that belted out on their early releases. I wanted to be consumed by their dark power. Now, I have embraced the light. The warmth. The sunshine. And you know what? Warmth & sunshine suits them. And this is unquestionably their best. The fullest fruition & distillation of the magic of their inimitable sound. And my chart gives it a big warm hug and channels it all the way to number four. [First added to this chart: 04/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
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911
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Until Mark Hollis releases his next album (that's right, Mark! We're waiting.)
scott walker, the king of baroque pop. And David's certainly the prince.
gothic grandeur.
I love albums where u enter a whole different world a world they've created that seemingly exists on a parallel world. Like entering a gothic funhouse. gothic grandeur.
Nothing starts from nothing. => Where does Talk Talk come from
Talk Talk especially check out Let the Happiness In [First added to this chart: 07/10/2017]
scott walker, the king of baroque pop. And David's certainly the prince.
gothic grandeur.
I love albums where u enter a whole different world a world they've created that seemingly exists on a parallel world. Like entering a gothic funhouse. gothic grandeur.
Nothing starts from nothing. => Where does Talk Talk come from
Talk Talk especially check out Let the Happiness In [First added to this chart: 07/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1987
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1,410
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THE CURSE OF IMMORTALITY
Like all the best goth albums, this really isn’t a goth album. It’s way more than that. But it’s got a gothic heart at it’s core. The heart of a lonely, immortal vampire who has had to endure over and over again the death of his loves as even his power can only sustain them for so long. Some last two hundred years. Some last fifty. But eventually they all succumb. To death. As he lives on. His lament for these lost loves and their faded beauty fills this album. Eulogies for all the loves that he still holds dear in his heart. Each one of them. He tries desperately to fill these memories with the beauty & romance & gallantry of their fond years together. But, the memories are all bittersweet. Painted blue and tainted with death and decay. The drums plod like a weary pilgrimage that has been going on far too long with still miles to go. For that is how his life feels now. And endless mournful journey. Too brokenhearted and crushed to find a new love yet his life continues to go on. Forever. And he wonders how much longer he can endure this pilgrimage of tears.
Grade: A+. Simply one of the best gothic albums of all time. While not quite at Pornography's or Closer's or even Siouxsie’s Kaleidoscope level, it’s pretty damn close. And this is easily Durutti Column’s best stuff. It’s far, far better than their more well know debut, The Return Of the Durutti Column. And it really is ripe for discovery of fans of dark 80s college rock. It's been buried far too long. And it trudges along on its trail of tears all the way to number four. [First added to this chart: 06/30/2017]
Like all the best goth albums, this really isn’t a goth album. It’s way more than that. But it’s got a gothic heart at it’s core. The heart of a lonely, immortal vampire who has had to endure over and over again the death of his loves as even his power can only sustain them for so long. Some last two hundred years. Some last fifty. But eventually they all succumb. To death. As he lives on. His lament for these lost loves and their faded beauty fills this album. Eulogies for all the loves that he still holds dear in his heart. Each one of them. He tries desperately to fill these memories with the beauty & romance & gallantry of their fond years together. But, the memories are all bittersweet. Painted blue and tainted with death and decay. The drums plod like a weary pilgrimage that has been going on far too long with still miles to go. For that is how his life feels now. And endless mournful journey. Too brokenhearted and crushed to find a new love yet his life continues to go on. Forever. And he wonders how much longer he can endure this pilgrimage of tears.
Grade: A+. Simply one of the best gothic albums of all time. While not quite at Pornography's or Closer's or even Siouxsie’s Kaleidoscope level, it’s pretty damn close. And this is easily Durutti Column’s best stuff. It’s far, far better than their more well know debut, The Return Of the Durutti Column. And it really is ripe for discovery of fans of dark 80s college rock. It's been buried far too long. And it trudges along on its trail of tears all the way to number four. [First added to this chart: 06/30/2017]
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Top 55 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 21 | 38% | |
| 1981 | 8 | 15% | |
| 1982 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 5 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 6 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1986 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1987 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1988 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1989 | 2 | 4% |
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| Cocteau Twins | 2 | 4% | |
| The Durutti Column | 2 | 4% | |
| Kurtis Blow | 1 | 2% | |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1 | 2% | |
| MC Shan | 1 | 2% | |
| The Heats | 1 | 2% | |
| Ramones | 1 | 2% | |
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