your top 10 80s albums

[bigc]

well...over to you.

I'm always curious to find out what other people liked from the decade,and also, if I agree/own those albums!

 

[Marc]

AC/DC - Back In Black
Guns 'N Roses - Appetite For Destruction
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live 1975-1985 (3CD boxset)


off the top of my head

 

[Superphil]

Motorhead - Ace of Spades

 

[Goodfella]

London Calling - The Clash

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy.

New York - Lou Reed

Rain Dogs - Tom Waits

Strong Persuader - The Robert Cray Band

Speaking In Tongues - Talking Heads

Crowded House - Crowded House

Travelling Wiburys Vol 1- The Travelling Wilburys

Power Corruption, And Lies - New Order

The Specials - The Specials

Songs From The Big Chair - Tears For Fears

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

1 - Appetite For Destruction - Guns 'n' Roses
Then in any order, I'm assuming no greatest hits or compilations?
Most of my favourite albums come from the very early 90's
Alice Cooper - Poison
Aerosmith - Pump
Depeche Mode - Violator
Guns 'n' Roses - Lies
Depeche Mode - 101
Dire Straight - Brothers In Arms
Panini - Return of the Jedi
The Cure - The Head on the Door
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet

 

[Northstander]

U2 - Joshua Tree
Guns n Roses - Apetite for Destruction
Depeche Mode - Violator
Simple Minds - Live in the City of Light
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Tears For Fears - Songs from the Big Chair
Paul Simon - Graceland
Micheal Jackson - Thriller
Inxs - Kick
The Clash - London Calling

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

U2 - Joshua Tree
Guns n Roses - Apetite for Destruction
Depeche Mode - Violator
Simple Minds - Live in the City of Light
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Tears For Fears - Songs from the Big Chair
Paul Simon - Graceland
Micheal Jackson - Thriller
Inxs - Kick
The Clash - London Calling

Oh nads, forgot about, London Calling and Thriller, stupid me

 

[Theatre of Trees]

This order changes regularly

1. Smiths - Queen is dead
2. New Order - Power corruption and lies
3. ABC - Lexicon of love
4. Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean rain
5. Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy
6. Smiths - Smiths
7. The The - Soul mining
8. Pogues - Rum, sodomy and the lash
9. Associates - Sulk
10. Propaganda - A secret wish

bubbling under
Pixies - Doolittle
Human League - Reproduction
Cocteau Twins - Treasure
Cure - Pornography
Joy Division - Closer

 

[bigc]

I have 2 off your list Theatre.(New Order,Propaganda)

2 off northstanders(Guns N Roses,Michael Jackson)

4 of kkras(G N R,Alice Cooper,Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi)

and 1 off jimmyseagulls(New Order)

good picks so far which I cant fault, especially the ones I onw

 

[Bob!]

Black Uhuru - Red
U2 - Joshua Tree
UB40 - Signing Off
Misty in Roots - Live at the counter eurovision 79
Courtney Pine - Journey to the urge within
Aztec Camera - Love
Housemartins - Now that's what I call quite good (Greatest Hits, I know!)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
Hazel O'Connor - Breaking Glass
Johnny Osbourne - Truths & Rights

 

[Theatre of Trees]

If you like those two invest in The The's Soul Mining its great to listen drinking after being dumped.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Def leppard - hysteria
Marillion - Misplaced childhood
Simple minds - street fighting years
Rush - power windows
Genesis - invisible touch

 

[Sonic]

Waterboys - This Is The Sea
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Paul Simon - Graceland
Prince - Purple Rain
George Michael - Faith
Adam And The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Duran Duran - Rio
Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
Michael Jackson - Thriller

 

[Cian]

Heavily before my time, so just 1:

New Order - Technique.

Someone on here has the album art as their avatar, I think.

 

[Pavilionaire]

U2 - The Joshua Tree
ABC - The Lexicon Of Love
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
OMD - Architecture And Morality
Duran Duran - Rio
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This
Heaven 17 - The Luxury Gap
New Order - Low Life

 

[bigc]

Heavily before my time, so just 1:

New Order - Technique.

Someone on here has the album art as their avatar, I think.

Great album.

"Mr Disco"=excellent track

 

[chez]

Soft Cell - Non Stop Erotic Caberet
Human League - Dare
U2 - Joshua Tree
Prince - Purple Rain
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Tangerine Dream - Underwater Sunlight
Queen - The Miracle
Wham - Make It Big
Madonna - Like A Prayer

 

[upnorthnow]

Soft Cell - Non Stop Erotic Caberet
Human League - Dare
U2 - Joshua Tree
Prince - Purple Rain
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Tangerine Dream - Underwater Sunlight
Queen - The Miracle
Wham - Make It Big
Madonna - Like A Prayer

Dare!

***pedant alert***
London Calling was released in 1979

 

[chez]

Dare!

***pedant alert***
London Calling was released in 1979

I think Dare is still a great album, some classic tracks on there.

 

[NMH]

Gabriel - SO
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream
Damned - Phantasmagoria
UB40 - Rat In The Kitchen
Stones - Tattoo You
Dead Can Dance - Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun
Van Morrison - Poetic Champions Compose, Avalon Sunset
Sundial - Reflector