Classic albums of the 1980s

[mix]

Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)...favorite cut, "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos"

this cut is dope too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj_kcHhb2gg&feature=related

[greenbriar]

1. chicago 17

all the rage

[Brother Buzz]

2. Sports 1983

[MrSlayer]

3. Reign In Blood - 1986

The Ultimate Metal album.

[Arugula Latte]

4. Graceland by Paul Simon

[kwassa]

5. "War" by U2

?v=0

[Rhythm]

6. R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction (1985)

[mix]

7. ohh yeahh

:bounce:

[Rhythm]

10. Came out the year i graduated high school,,,

:hi:

[Avalux]

13. I prefer Reckoning. Both are fantastic though.

Watching REM on Palladium right now. Still love them.

[kwassa]

8. "Remain in Light" Talking Heads

[peekaloo]

37. love this album!

had it on vinyl and wore out the grooves. :-)

[Richardo]

9. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

[OmahaBlueDog]

29. +1

[redqueen]

51. I would choose this one:

I know I'm in the minority, and Brothers is definitely a fantastic album, with all the emotional undercurrent... but I have a soft spot for Making Movies.

[mix]

52. me too, love this one n/t

[Richardo]

54. Oh yes - another great DS album

that's on the list for sure.

[Richardo]

11. The Police - Synchronicity

[mix]

14. they crossed the diamond with the pearl, musically, for awhile

didn't they?
my favorite will always be Regatta de Blanc (1979), too early

they were still very strange and different then

[Richardo]

15. I think my favorite is Ghost in the Machine

Wait I want to change my answer!

[mix]

17. actually, i might have to re-consider too n/t

[Skittles]

12. AC/DC BACK IN BLACK

:thumbsup:

[mix]

16. ac/dc

love them, mostly with Bon Scott

(1979)

[flvegan]

18. Beastie Boys, "License to Ill"

No Sleep Til Brooklyn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI2IyHXJo5M

Hold It Now, Hit It

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F-Rsx4o7TA

Brass Monkey (Live at MSG)

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

She's Crafty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyAgPgZGDyg&NR=1

[scheming daemons]

19. Moving Pictures - Rush, 1981

Best rock album ever:

Tom Sawyer
Red Barchetta
Witch Hunt
The Camera Eye
Limelight
Vital Signs
YYZ

[kentauros]

20. negativland - Escape from Noise

Christianity is Stupid
Time Zones
:D

[UndertheOcean]

21. Hounds of Love

[mix]

22. Jesus and Mary Chain

1985

1987

[OmahaBlueDog]

23. "Avalon" Roxy Music

My personal favorite (note: there isn't a bad tune on this album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTkqV762jJI

[Richardo]

24. You are correct about no bad tunes but I thought this was a late 70s release

:shrug:

[OmahaBlueDog]

28. I actually thought it was as well, but........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_(album)

<<Avalon, released in 1982, was Roxy Music's eighth (and, to date, final) studio album. Recorded in 1981-82 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, it is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of the band's later work.>>

[Captain Hilts]

25. Parallel Lines - Blondie. English Settlement - XTC. Sweets From a Stranger - Squeeze.

[Captain Hilts]

26. Also Stateless - Lene Lovich. nt

[Release The Hounds]

27. Puppets & Vivid

[OmahaBlueDog]

30. "So" by Peter Gabriel

<<So is the fifth studio album (and seventh album overall) by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, released in 1986. Many of its songs reflect a more conventional pop-writing style and became radio hits, others still retain Gabriel's dark, brooding sense of experimentalism.>>

My personal favorite -- "Don't Give Up" (with special guest Kate Bush)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiCRZLr9oRw

[cemaphonic]

31. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

Prince's Purple Rain is pretty damn great too.

[nomorenomore08]

32. Husker Du - 'New Day Rising'

'Zen Arcade' gets hyped so much that, even though it's the better album overall, I had to choose this one. And "Celebrated Summer" is just an amazing song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP1XwlWOoR0

[abq e streeter]

33. X -More Fun in the New World, and Los Angeles...The Replacements- Pleased

to Meet Me ,and Tim....REM--Reckoning, Fables of the Reconstruction and Life's Rich Pageant...Paul Simon--Graceland...Talking Heads-Little Creatures, Stop Making Sense and especially Speaking in Tongues...The Blasters-- Non Fiction ,and Blasters...Sting--Dream of the Blue Turtles...The Clash-Sandinista, and yeah Combat Rock (I suppose) too....Springsteen -The River and Born in the USA, even though they're far from his best....Los Lobos,- By the Light of the Moon and How Will the Wolf Survive....The Alarm--Strength.....and a Jesus and Mary Chain EP (having a brain fart on its title...)James McMurtry-Too Long in the Wasteland....Robert Cray-Bad Influence, Joe Ely-Hi-Res, and Lord Of the Highway, Cyndi Lauper-She's So Unusual, Terrance Trent D'Arby--The Hard Line According To ........... couldn't narrow it down any more than these ( jeez--what did I list here, about 2 dozen? at least--but a lot of great albums I couldn't leave out); but I'd have to pick Speaking in Tongues and More Fun in the New World as the 2 best, with Non Fiction , Bad Influence and Hard Line... right up there too.

[taterguy]

34. Violent Femmes, eponymous debut

I'm genuinely mystified that this album rarely makes any "Best of" lists.

Sure, there's nothing groundbreaking musically on it but it just oozes attitude and that's what rock and roll is all about

[PVnRT]

35. 1984 - Van Halen

They pretty much hit their apex with that album.

[PVnRT]

36. Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables - Dead Kennedys

[BurtWorm]

38. Duck Rock, by Malcolm MacLaren

"All that scratchin' is making me itch."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SgvJY9xxcA

[Symarip]

39. I'll post what I believe to be one of the most influential albums of all time

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sRcdSGnaBYc/SMQkgsLG-iI/AAAAAAAAGKw/NDdGHiflWEI/s320/COVER+Front.jpg

I defy you to find a bad song on this album. Elements of Punk, Jazz, Ska, High Life, and Reggae fused in a frantic mess. Lyrically, a masterpiece covering topics such as society, war, Reagan era politics, and personal demons.

You may hate the band. That's fine. It's all opinion. But understand that this album went out of print in the 90s and so many artists, like No Doubt and Primus, made reference to this album they decided to put it back on the shelves.

[southpaw]

40. I was gonna say 'Only a Lad'

but, yeah... 'Nothing to Fear' is the better album.






In my high school year book, my senior class prophecy said I would be playing drums for Oingo Boingo in 2004... As if!

I'm not fit to polish Vatos Hernandez's cymbals.

[Symarip]

41. Only A Lad has great songs

But it seems like they went out of their way to make it sound weird. Nothing to Fear is a collection of weird songs made to sound awesome!

I wish Good For Your Soul was back in print.

[southpaw]

42. Yeah... all Oingo Boingo albums should be re-relased.

It would seem that Elfman could make it happen.

[Symarip]

43. Talk about a guy who hates his past

One interview they asked him about a possible reunion and Elfman looked at the journalist like he just asked out his sister.

[redqueen]

48. Surprising.

I would think you'd have picked this one:




Nothing to Fear is definitely my favorite.

[Symarip]

49. I think Good For Your Soul is perfect for the Reggae fan

I've noticed Rockers love NTF while we Reggaeheads go for GFYS.

PS - That's one of my tat's.

[eyepaddle]

44. Screaming for Vengeance

It isn't actually my favorite Judas Priest album--but it is the one that forever knocked AC/DC out my my stereo and gave me something to focus on.

I'll steal a page from Symarip's post and note that the lyrical content is much more significant than people generally give Priest credit for. They discuss intrusive snooping destroying privacy, the threat of nuclear war, personal demons and redemption. Plus a few just about cutting your own groove (certainly Rob Halford's most frequently recurring topic.)

And the guitar work just smokes. Highlights would be Electric Eye, Riding on the Wind Acreaming for Vengeance, Fever and Devil's Child.

[LynneSin]

45. Where is "Purple Rain" by Prince or "Paul's Boutique" by the Beatie Boys

:shrug:

[mix]

46. The Clash-London Calling

release date 1979 (UK) 1980 (US)

[Tommy_Carcetti]

47. The Joshua Tree--fuck all the haters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oirbEQxV1bY

[redqueen]

50. A lot of good ones upthread...

sorry if these have been mentioned and I missed them somehow:

[Forkboy]

53. Master of Puppets, Plastic Surgery Disasters, The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste