top 5 albums of 80s

[Noddy Holder]

Since I don't really know enough about 90s music to answer the one about the 90s I'll start this thread. After all the 80s was the decade when all the good music happened.;)

1. Thriller - Michael Jackson
2. Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
3. She's so Unusual - Cyndi Lauper
4. Revenge - Eurythmics
5. Purple Rain - Prince

[PeteLX]

Pills n Thrills n Bellyaches - Happy Mondays
Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
The Axeman's Jazz - Beasts of Bourbon
Tender Prey - Nick Cave
Appetite For Destruction - Guns n Roses

[Milkman]

Back In Black- AC/DC
You Are What You Is- Frank Zappa
Broadway The Hard way- Frank Zappa
The Wall- Pink Floyd
The Sky Is Crying- Stevie Ray Vaughan

There's about 10 more which could have made it in.

[Darky]

Iron Maiden - Killers (1981)
MANOWAR - Into Glory Ride (1983)
Guns'N'Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978 - ahead of its time)

[Fevola4God]

Bloody good to see darky delving into some real good albums.

Again, in no order.

1. Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
2. Metallica - Master of Puppets
3. Slayer - Angel of Death
4. AC/DC - Back in Black
5. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (better than thriller)

[Leaping Lindner]

(1). London Calling - The Clash (late 1979 but who's counting)

(2). Fresh fruit for rotting vegetables - Dead Kennedys

(3). Junkyard - The Birthday Party

(4). Closer - Joy Division

(5). Blood red river - The Scientists

All are albums that broke new ground.

[Uncle Steve]

Just off the top of my head:

1. The The - Infected

2. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome

3. Severed Heads - Since the Accident

4. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Dazzle Ships

5. Adam and the Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier

I'd chuck in Hunters and Collectors - The Jaws Of Life, but I don't know which of the above I'd displace for it.

[lioness]

1. Carl Wilson - Carl Wilson

2. Youngblood - Carl Wilson

3. Thriller - Michael Jackson

4. The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys

5. Tug Of War - Paul McCartney

I realise that no one would have heard either of Carl Wilson's solo albums, and I've only heard them in the last few years, but if you appreciate smooth vocals, it's well worth doing a quick search on Kazaa.

[robbie67]

The Queen is Dead - The Smiths
Closer - Joy Division
Tender Prey - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Low Life - New Order
Seance - The Church

[Ray Nolan]

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Crowded House - Crowded House
R.E.M. - Murmur
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
Michael Jackson - Thriller

[fitzmantle]

Parallel Lines - Blondie
Doolittle - The Pixies
Green - REM
Starfish - The Church
Disintergration - The Cure

[Shinboners]

"Ocean Rain" - Echo And the Bunnymen
"Low-life" - New Order
"Psychocandy" - the Jesus And Mary Chain
"Closer" - Joy Division
"The Queen Is Dead" - the Smiths

[Adrian Shelton]

Anthrax-State of u4eahhhhh

[Boro]

1. Stone Roses - Stone Roses
2. Billy Bragg - Workers Playtime
3. The Smiths - The Queen is dead
4. Billy Bragg - Talking to the taxman about poetry
5. Madness - One step beyond...

Good to see some different music tastes, but i've got to say DonFan has terrible taste in music:D

[mandy]

Purple Rain - Prince
Colour by numbers - Culture Club
Pop Art - Transvision Vamp
...ish - 1927
Kick - INXS

And the best single....

Too Young For Promises - Koo De Tah :)

[DEVO]

Originally posted by fitzmantle
Parallel Lines - Blondie


Parallel Lines was released in 1978, but was still in the US Top 100 when they released their "Best of" Album in 1981.

[DEVO]

My Top 5 Albums are:

Blondie - Autoamerican
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Concrete Blonde - Concrete Blonde
Wall of Voodoo - Welcome to Sammystown
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peepshow

[~PC~]

Originally posted by mandy5

Colour by numbers - Culture Club
Pop Art - Transvision Vamp
...ish - 1927


These would be the best three listed thus far

:D

[~PC~]

Kings of the Wild Frontier - Adam Ant
Welcome To The Pleasure Dome - Franky Goes to Hollywood
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Back in Black - AC/DC
Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby Mc Ferrin

[Rod Stroker]

Off the top of my head, and in no particular order of preference :

Icehouse - Man Of Colours
Boom Crash Opera - These Here Are Crazy Times
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Kick - INXS
Metallica - And Justice For All

[Munga]

Kick - INXS

[NorthBhoy]

1) Powerslave - Iron Maiden

2) Kill 'Em All - Metallica

3) Appetite for Destruction - Gun's and Roses

4) .....And Justice for All - Metallica

5) Master of Puppets - Metallica

[Thewlis Dish]

'War' - U2
'Kick' - INXS
'Green' - REM
'Joshua Tree' - U2
Crowded House self titled

[Rusty Brookes]

The Sunnyboys - Self-titled
The Celibate Rifles - Roman Beach Party
Cosmic Psychos - Self-titled
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Manitoba's Wild Kingdom - And You?

[Carlos]

Dr Feelgood - Motley Crue
Too Fast For Love - Motley Crue
10, 9, 8.... - Midnight Oil
Red Sails in the Sunset - Midnight Oil
Shaboo Shoobah - Inxs
The Swing - Inxs
Vivid - Living Colour
Reign In Blood - Slayer

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Soul Kiss - Olivia Newton-John
Mosaic - Wang Chung
Different Light - Bangles
Long Plays - Pseudo Echo
Blah Blah Blah - Iggy Pop

[Rusty Brookes]

Originally posted by Rusty Brookes
The Sunnyboys - Self-titled
The Celibate Rifles - Roman Beach Party
Cosmic Psychos - Self-titled
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Manitoba's Wild Kingdom - And You?

Geez, I'm getting senile. I gotta add:

The New Christs - Distemper. Along with the Sunnyboys debut, one the best straight out high energy records ever.

[Stealth bomber]

Rush - Signals
Rush - Moving Pictures
Rush - Permanent Waves
Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky
The Police - Zendyatta Mondatta
The Police - Ghost in the Machine
Missing Persons - Spring Session M
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mothers Milk

I really don't own many 80s albums at all. A lot of my favourite 80s songs are from one-hit wonders.

[SydneyBomber]

(no order)

'Reign in Blood' - Slayer
'Master of Puppets' - Metallica
'Walk Among Us' - Misfits
'Fresh fruit for rotting vegetables' - Dead Kennedys
'Punishment for Decadence' - Coroner
'Extreme Aggression' - Kreator
'Pretty Hate Machine' - Nine Inch Nails

ok that's seven. too hard to split. too easy to just keep going too.

there really was a lot of sht released in the 80's, but damn there were some classic albums too.

[GhostofJimJess]

Oz - Top 10
Sunnyboys - Sunnyboys
Celibate Rifles - Sideroxylon
New Christs - Distemper
Harem Scarem - Pilgrim's Progress
Died Pretty - Free Dirt
Hoodoo Gurus - Stoneage Romeos
Beats Of Bourbon - Axeman's Jazz
Happy Hate Me Nots - Out
Trilobites - American TV
Blue Ruin - Flame

I/N - Top 10
Janes Addiction - Nothings Shocking
Give Me Convenience ... - Dead Kennedys
Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey
Pixies - Doolittle
Gun Club - Fire Of Love
Rolling Stones - Tattoo You
Cramps - Smell Of Female
Soundtrack - Repo Man
Camper Van Beethoven - Great Big Hits
REM - Document

[bragg]

Originally posted by Boro
1. Stone Roses - Stone Roses
2. Billy Bragg - Workers Playtime
3. The Smiths - The Queen is dead
4. Billy Bragg - Talking to the taxman about poetry
5. Madness - One step beyond...

Good to see some different music tastes, but i've got to say DonFan has terrible taste in music:D

Big fan of your choices my friend !!

1 Brewing up With Billy Bragg ( ahhh the Saturday Boy ..)

2 Doolittle - The Pixies

3 Great Trucking Songs of the Rennaisance - TISM

4 It Takes a Nation of Millions - Public Enemy

5 Human Frailty - Hunters and Collectors

[Grendel]

Doolittle - The Pixies
Closer - Joy Division
Rum Sodomy and the Lash - Pogues
Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
Disintergration - The Cure

[Shinboners]

Originally posted by Grendel
Disintergration - The Cure

I can't understand why people rate Disintegration so highly.

I just found that album very dull.

To my mind, the Cure lost it after "Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me".

[Grendel]

Originally posted by Shinboners
I can't understand why people rate Disintegration so highly.

I just found that album very dull.

To my mind, the Cure lost it after "Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me".

Oh alright.. Violater - Depeche Mode.

Happy now? Just because were making you sweat on Rawlings.. sheesh.





;)

[Uncle Steve]

Originally posted by Shinboners
To my mind, the Cure lost it after "Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me".
I reckon the Cure lost it during "The Head On The Door".

[Shinboners]

Originally posted by Grendel
Happy now? Just because were making you sweat on Rawlings.. sheesh.


I just wish Rawlings would follow Solomon's example.

[Grendel]

Originally posted by Shinboners
I just wish Rawlings would follow Solomon's example.

What!? And sign with Essendon?

I guess it'd annoy the Hell outta Miller so there's that at least. ;)

[Shinboners]

Originally posted by Grendel
What!? And sign with Essendon?

I guess it'd annoy the Hell outta Miller so there's that at least. ;)

heh heh heh.

[RadioShark]

* Thriller - Michael Jackson
* Hysteria - Def Leppard
* Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
* Like a Prayer - Madonna
* Back In Black - AC/DC

[sammyg]

New Order - Brotherhood
Depeche Mode - Violater
The The - Mindbomb
Smiths - The Queen is Dead/Meat is Murder
Cure - Head on the Door

Honourable mention Pixies - Doolittle

[Goldenblue]

Shaboo Shabaa - INXS
Boomtown - David & David
Back in Black - AC/DC
Sunnyboys - Sunnyboys
Appetite for Destruction - GnRs

[B2..]

Close to mine, but .....

1. U2 - Joshua Tree
2. MJ - Thriller
3. Eurythmics - Revenge
4. Springsteen - Born in the USA
5. ACDC - Back in Black

Originally posted by DonFan
1. Thriller - Michael Jackson
2. Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
3. She's so Unusual - Cyndi Lauper
4. Revenge - Eurythmics
5. Purple Rain - Prince

[captain boyd]

WOW,I AM REALLY SHOCKED THAT NO ONE HAS LISTED THE BIGGEST AND BEST ALBUM OF THE 80'S(YES I AM SERIOUS)


DARE (THE) HUMAN LEAGUE

ALSO

10 -1 MIDNIGHT OIL

WAR U2

STONAGE ROMEOS HOODOO GURUS

GOSSIP PAUL KELLY

[Uncle Steve]

Originally posted by captain boyd
WOW,I AM REALLY SHOCKED THAT NO ONE HAS LISTED THE BIGGEST AND BEST ALBUM OF THE 80'S(YES I AM SERIOUS)


DARE (THE) HUMAN LEAGUE

ALSO

10 -1 MIDNIGHT OIL

WAR U2

STONAGE ROMEOS HOODOO GURUS

GOSSIP PAUL KELLY
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[Portmagpies]

Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
NWA - Straight Outta' Compton
Run DMC - Raising Hell

[tomaraya]

my top 5 for the eighties.

5. kreator - extreme aggressions
4. helloween - keeper of the seven keys pt's 1 & 2
3. ozzy ozbourne - blizzard of oz (randy rhoads is a guitar god)
2. slayer - reign in blood
1. METALLICA - MASTER OF PUPPETS

imo the best album of any decade.best album ever.

[Ned]

Pixies - Doolittle
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Happy Mondays - Pills, Thrills and Bellyaches
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Echo And The Bunnymen - Songs to Learn and Sing

[The invisible mullet]

The Clash - London's Calling
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God
U2 - Joshua Tree
Billy Bragg - Talking to the Taxman About Poetry
The Waterboys - This is the Sea/The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

[windyhill]

Shout at The Devil must have been an oversight by all of you. You are all forgiven. Back in Black must be in there as well.

[Adrian Shelton]

Ice MF T-Power/The Iceberg
PE-yo, Bumrush the show(the next one was better though)


Always wnted to buy D.R.I-Thrash Zone when i was a kid, did i miss anything?

[Piebot 3k]

U2-Joshua Tree
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Cold Chisel - Circus Animals
Van Halen - Fair Warning

[bragg]

Originally posted by The invisible mullet

The Waterboys - This is the Sea [/B]

I remember reading not long back about new releases from the recording sessions heaps of unrealesed tracks it was in Q magazine from memory and they were rating it as a must have .. thats about all i remember though

[The invisible mullet]

I also really like Fisherman's Blues (an early 90s/late 80s album) by the Waterboys. There was an album of unreleased stuff from those sessions I think - might have included stuff from this is the Sea. Both great albums.

[St.Rick]

black flag - damaged
stiff little fingers - nobodys heroes
sunnyboys -self titled
lee clayton - the dream goes on
the exploited - punks not dead
could add another 20 or more as there was so many good ones compared too todays music.

[Dogs 13]

Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time

The Cars - Heartbeat City

The Police -
Zenyatta Mondatta
Ghost In The Machine
Synchronicity

[hotpie]

Head On The Door - The Cure
Love Over Gold - Dire Straits
Born Sandy Devotional - The Triffids
Back In Black - ACDC
Document - REM