I can't narrow it down to 10 Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet Def Leppard - Hysteria Guns N Roses - Appettite For Destruction AC/DC - Back In Black Aerosmith - Pump Genesis - Invisible Touch John Mellencamp - Rain On The Scarecrow Journey - Escape Metallica - Master Of Puppets Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood Michael Jackson - Thriller Van Halen - 1984 The Scorpions - Love At First Sting ZZ Top - Eliminator Whitesnake - 1987 Bryan Adams - Reckless Queen - The Game Prince - Purple Rain U2 - The Joshua Tree
No "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back"? No"Licensed to Ill"? No "Paid in Full"? No "Straight Outta Compton"? Seems we don't have too many Hip Hop Fans. Tsk Tsk Tsk.
I lamented the fact that I didn't even get to Rap earlier in the thread. The 80s is just too overwhelming a decade in music for me, man. Public Enemy Beastie Boys EPMD Eric B and Rakim BDP NWA It's endless...
wow, this was hard. 80's>>>>>>>>>>90's, and it's not close. in no order: The Smiths- The Queen Is Dead Pixies- Doolittle R.E.M.- Murmur The Replacements- Let It Be Beastie Boys- Paul’s Boutique Michael Jackson- Thriller Prince & The Revolution- Purple Rain Tom Waits- Raindogs Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation Talking Heads- Remain in Light
10. The Trinity Sessions-The Cowboy Junkies 9. Strangeways, Here We Come-The Smiths 8. Diesel & Dust-Midnight Oil 7. Copperhead Road-Steve Earle 6. Document-REM 5. War-U2 4. Surfer Rosa-Pixies 3. Automatic-The Jesus & Mary Chain 2. Murmur-REM 1. Doolittle-Pixies Worth a Mention: The Uplift Mofo Party Plan-Red Hot Chili Peppers, Closer-Joy Division, Purple Rain-Prince, Isn't Anything-My Bloody Valentine, Darklands-The Jesus & Mary Chain, Day Dream Nation-Sonic Youth
OK from the 80's. This is the top 10 off the top of my head, I may accidentally omit some that shouldn't be omitted. A lot are already on here, and these are in no particular order. Pixies - Come on Pilgrim Smiths - The Queen is Dead The Clash - London Calling Devo - Oh No! It's Devo Devo - Freedom of Choice New Order - Power Corruption and Lies The Judy's - Wonderful World of Appliances Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes Big Country - The Crossing REM - Life's Rich Pageant
Live Shots (Texas Special EP) - Joe Ely Ghost in the Machine - The Police Love over Gold - Dire Straits Murmur - R.E.M. Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen So - Peter Gabriel Graceland - Paul Simon The Joshua Tree - U2 Thriller - Michael Jackson In Step - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Get Happy! - Elvis Costello Imperial Bedroom - Elvis Costello Let It Be - The Replacements Pleased To Meet Me - The Replacements Shoot Out The Lights - Richard and Linda Thompson Staring At The Sea: The Singles - The Cure Doolittle - The Pixies Purple Rain - Prince The Best Of Luther Vandross: The Best Of Love - Luther Vandross Synchronicity - The Police I could live with these ten, but I know there are a lot more I could add.
That was released in England in 1979 and the US in January of 1980... so I'll give it to you, but barely.
Are you sure that was New Order? I saw NO at southern star, opening band was Sugar Cubes and Bernard Sumner wasn't wearing a tutu of any kind. Pink tutu was Erasure.
I know I had to check. Though the 79 date for England was in 1979. But I thought the January 80 date for the U.S. would make it count. Afterall they are the "The only band that matters"
Phil Collins - Face Value (81) Rush - Moving Pictures (81) David Bowie - Let's Dance (83) U2 - War (83) Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (85) Talking Heads - Little Creatures (85) The Smithereens - Especially for You (86) Morrissey - Viva Hate (88) REM - Green (88) The Cure - Disintegration (89)
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead Mantronix - The Album General Public - All The Rage The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me The Sisters Of Mercy - Floodland Sir Mix-a-Lot - Swass The Church - Starfish Depeche Mode - Black Celebration Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain Released in late 89...but probably more of a 90's CD... Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine edit: wow...first to mention Black Celebration.
I'm limiting myself to only 1 album per band. It ain't easy... The Police - Zenyattà Mondatta (duh!) U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (my all-time favorite U2 album) Rush - Exit Stage Left (YYZ solo literally changed my life forever) Van Halen - Fair Warning (Unchained = greatest opening riff ever) REM - Fables of the Reconstruction (barely edges out Murmur) Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz (world....meet Randy Rhoads) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Freaky Styley (my first introduction to the funk) Public Enemy - It Take a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (still my all-time favorite rap album) Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles (made me go out and buy some jazz records) Genesis - Abacab (my introduction to Genesis)
