What is your favorite 80s album?

New Order - Power, Corruption and Lies

  On 7/4/2012 at 8:49 AM, Guest TVHEAD said:

Sepultura - Schizophrenia

Talking Heads - Remain In Light

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

House Of Freaks - Tantilla

Metallica - ..And Justice For All

Slayer - Reign In Blood

Faith No More - The Real Thing

 

These were just the first that came to mind, there are a lot more...

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Haha, I was gonna reply with Faith No More- The Real Thing. Close second is Skinny Puppy- Bites.

I can name a lot of great songs and tracks from the 80s but hard to list whole albums. It's never been really one of my favorite decades in music so I haven't listened to that many whole albums from the era. I could name a lot of great albums from the 70s like the Lee Perry stuff and p-funk and of course the 90s was the golden age of electronic music but the 80s is a bit of a unknown area for me.

But if I had to choose something I think I'd go with Kraftwerk's Computer World and Dead Can Dance's Within the Realm of the Dying Sun.

There should also be something by the Ramones on there, something by Nick Cave, and something by Foetus... but I'd need to relisten to each album back to back to determine which is most worthy.  I also have to go through every Merzbow album from the 80's.

Good call.

  On 5/22/2021 at 12:18 PM, Rubin Farr said:

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wendy carlos - digital moonscapes

My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything

Sonic Youth - Sister

Cocteau Twins - Victorialand

Throwing Muses - s/t

The Fall - Perverted By Language

Captain Beefheart - Ice Cream For Crow

Mr Fingers - Amnesia

Cybotron - Enter

Emerald Web - Valley of the Birds

Daniel Johnston - Songs of Pain

Zoviet France - Loh Land

"What is your favorite 80s album?"

"Yes"

  On 5/24/2021 at 3:43 PM, jaderpansen said:

"What is your favorite 80s album?"

"Yes"

  On 5/24/2021 at 3:36 PM, Key said:

My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything

Sonic Youth - Sister

Cocteau Twins - Victorialand

The Fall - Perverted By Language

Captain Beefheart - Ice Cream For Crow

Daniel Johnston - Songs of Pain

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All of these are very nice picks, but I gotta say when it comes to Sonic Youth's 80s stuff I much prefer

Before Hollywood by The Go-Betweens is my #1
 

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  On 5/22/2021 at 9:02 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

 

There should also be something by the Ramones on there, something by Nick Cave, and something by Foetus... but I'd need to relisten to each album back to back to determine which is most worthy.  I also have to go through every Merzbow album from the 80's.

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I'm just gonna quote this post. Zephyr has done all the work for me!

Yes, especially adding Prince and MJ.

Clock DVA - Advantage
Joy Division - Closer
Skinny Puppy - Bites
New Order - Movement
Bad Brains - Rock For Light/I Against I
The Sisters Of Mercy - First And Last And Always
Talk Talk - The Colour Of Spring/Spirit Of Eden
Killing Joke - Killing Joke/Night Time
Simple Minds - Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call
Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids/Tin Drum
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss 
Hüsker Dü ‎– Metal Circus/Zen Arcade
Cro Mags - Age Of Quarrel
SPK - Leichenschrei
Roxy Music - Avalon