Favorite album of the 80's?

[sundog]

Your *Favorite*

NOT from a critical standpoint. Strictly from an emotional standpoint.

The one you listened to so much that you wore the cassette out. The one you replaced the second cassette with a CD. The one you still own today. The one you occasionally play when life gets cruel & brutal and you need to curl up & escape to a simpler, easier time.

Please share. I have 2 two:


10,000 Maniacs "In My Tribe"


Erasure "The Innocents"

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

1. Here are 3

[quispquake]

2. Since I was pretty fucked up in the 80's...

Butthole Surfers-Locust Abortion Technician
Foetus-Hole
Cows-Taint Pluribus, Taint Unum

I guess I'm still pretty fucked up, because I still listen to all of the above :)

[D-Notice]

3. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

Also my favourite LP of all time

[Gothic Sponge]

4. One of mine:

[sundog]

16. That's a great one too

"Plainsong" -- What a great overture!

[name not needed]

5. One of my favorite albums of all time

[vi5]

6. Husker Du: Zen Arcade

Runners up
PE: Nation of Millions
Jane's Addiction: Nothing Shocking
Black Flag: Damaged

[DemWitch]

7. just a few

Donna Summer On the Radio
Madonna Her first album
Patti La Belle I'm in love again
Kenny G G force
Anita Baker Givin you the best that I got

[ronnykmarshall]

8. Bella Donna

I worked at The Wherehouse when it was released and couldn't wait for it to come in.

I loves me some Stevie.

[DemWitch]

13. Rock A Little, The Wild Heart

oh, yeah... can't forget those...

[ronnykmarshall]

28. Stand Back!

I love that song.

Stevie's last CD was fantastic "Trouble In Shangra La".

[NashVegas]

9. Only ONE? Can't Be Done

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Replacements - Tim
Replacements - Let It Be
Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
Bob Mould - Workbook
Camper Van Beethoven - Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
OMD - Junk Culture
XTC - Skylarking
Love & Rockets - 7th Dream ...
Hunters & Collectors - Human Frailty

and too many more.

[pookastew]

10. "Vs" by Mission of Burma.

[XNASA]

11. Was there ever any doubt of my reply?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

12. 3-way between Zen Arcade, Daydream Nation and my sig-line

with a close tie for 2nd between 'This is the Sea', 'Black Sea', 'Psychocandy', 'Isn't Anything', 'Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express' and 'Starfish'.

[sundog]

15. The Church - Starfish? That's a great album

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[Screaming Lord Byron]

17. Yeah, it is.

[NashVegas]

21. This Is the Sea

That was lovely, too.

SLB, I detect a body of water theme.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

30. True enough. I'm a water sign and I was born by the sea.

I am fascinated by it.

[NewJeffCT]

31. great sig

One of my all-time favorite albums - "Killing Moon" is one of my favorite songs.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

32. Thanks. I wholeheartedly agree.

[Webster Green]

14. Talking Heads 'Little Creatures"

Also, the sound track from 'Stop Making Sense', but you have to dub it from the movie instead of buying the sound track album, or there will be some great stuff missing.

[quispquake]

19. My only complaint with the soundtrack to Stop Making Sense...

I saw the tour it was recorded at, and all the songs were like double length, as the band just jammed the hell out of all the songs...when the movie came out, I was disappointed, because the jams weren't in the film...

Oh well, it's still an amazing movie, and a good record of still one of my favorite all time shows...

[sundog]

23. They actually re-issued the soundtrack with the full length versions...

I recently saw the remastered DVD - it is absolutely amaaaaaaaazing!

[tigereye]

26. Little Creatures is great!

[Tempest]

18. The Unforgettable Fire

War and The Joshua Tree.

Peter Gabriel: Security

Eurythmics: Be Yourself Tonight

[sui generis]

20. soundtrack from Last Temptation of Christ

great meditation piece, and I'm a rabid atheist. I also liked Yello Stella, and the "Best of Vangelis" album.

[noonwitch]

22. So many good ones to choose from

Sting-The Dream of the Blue Turtles. I hate the rest of his solo stuff, but this one is awesome.

Talking Heads-Little Creatures

Don Henley-The End Of The Innocence

GNR-Appetite For Destruction

Queensryche-all of the 80s albumns, but "Operation: Mindcrime" has some great operatic vocals, even if if is one of those weird concept albums.

Prince-Purple Rain

[Mr.Green93]

24. "Life in the Food Chain". By Tonio K

[quispquake]

36. Wow, someone else knows that album!!!

I have my pretty green vinyl copy...H-A-T-R-E-D...my favorite love song!!!

[ceile]

25. The Cult-Love

Seven and the Ragged Tiger-Duran Duran

[Cats Against Frist]

27. Duran Duran, "Rio"

DEFINITELY not from a critical standpoint, but it was the first album that I ever owned, and to this day, it still gets me.

[NewJeffCT]

29. Some of my pics

Agree about 10,000 Maniacs' "In My Tribe" - one of my favorites

Also,
Metallica's "Master of Puppets"
Shriekback's "Oil & Gold" (how many have heard of them?)
U2's "War"
Husker Du's "Candy Apple Grey"



edited to add: Echo & the Bunnymen's "Ocean Rain" - saw it in somebody sig above. "The Killing Moon" is one of my all time favorite songs.

[AngryAmish]

33. Let It Be

[Spider Jerusalem]

34. Can't possibly name just one.

So, here are several.

David Bowie - "Scary Monsters"

New Order - "Power, Corruption & Lies"

REM - "Document"

Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams"

The Clash - "Combat Rock"

[Magrittes Pipe]

35. Pixies. "Surfer Rosa."

[ellie]

37. New Order, "Substance 1987"

[tigerbeat]

38. "Murmur" - REM, "Skylarking" - XTC

also "Stop Making Sense" - Talking Heads

[arbusto_baboso]

39. Big Country - The Crossing

The incredible emotional impact this music can still have on me is amazing.

Combine the energy of rock with the evocative tones of Scottish folk music....

Best Tracks: Lost Patrol, Fields of Fire, 1000 Stars

Hell, I think I'll go put that CD on right now.

[last_texas_dem]

40. My favorites (in vaguely chronological order)

George Strait: Strait Country
Hall and Oates: Private Eyes
The Replacements: Let It Be
Def Leppard: Hysteria
Soul Asylum: Hang Time

What these say about me and my taste (or lack thereof) in music, I'm still not exactly sure... :-)