Music Banter - Top 100 Albums of the 80s

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Good list. I would of had Embrace S/T in there or Fugazi 13 Songs. Ian MacKaye needs a mention somewhere.

I'd take off "sign o' the times" not one of prince's best albums. I would put in Lovesexy a better album IMO.

I see some genres complete missing from your list. You have come heavy stuff (faith no more, bad brains)but no some great albums are missing:

ACDC "Back in Black"

If you include 5 smiths albums you need at least one Van Halen record for balance. (In any top 100 5 from one artist is too many so I'd rethink this too) I'd include:

Van Halen "1984" If you want 2 add "Fair Warning" but none of the Sammy Hagar crap.

Iron Maiden "Powerslave" and "Number of the Beast"

Soundgarden "Badmotorfinger" One of the heaviest mixes of all time and the best grunge record ever!!

I listened to Living Colour "Vivid" Over and over again.
Tears for Fears "The Hurting" was a great record

From metalica you must have "master of puppets" and "...and Justice for All"

So to some up here are my additions:

ACDC "Back in Black"
Iron Maiden "Powerslave"
Iron Maiden "Number of the Beast"
Living Colour "Vivid"
Metallica "Master of Puppets"
Metallica "...And Justice for All"
Soundgarden "Badmotorfinger"
Van Halen "Fair Warning"
Van Halen "1984"

OMG just checked and London Calling was released in December 1979.

This is one of the greatest records of all time and its influence was throughout the 1980s. If you don't include it you should throw in "combat rock" for good measure.

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Originally Posted by ddp (Post 426027)

December 1979 in the UK & Europe
January 1980 in the US

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger (Post 426028)

December 1979 in the UK & Europe
January 1980 in the US

^ haha...I love it when someone does that.
Anoraks rule!

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Originally Posted by Wayfarer (Post 426035)

That's a '90s album.

Oh yeah!! opps!

uhm how about 1984? van halen

or any other of there cds but van halen NEEDS to be up there...

Fields Of The Nephilim- s/t
Sisters Of Mercy-Floodland
Mass-Labour Of Love
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians-Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars
G.B.H-City Baby Attacked By Rats
Discharge-See Nothing, Hear Nothing, Say Nothing
Dio-Holy Diver
Fishbone-Truth And Soul
New Order-Low Life
Queensryche-Operation : Mindcrime
Killing Joke-Night Time
Ministry-Land Of Rape And Honey
Stranglers-Black And White
Linton Kwesi Johnson-Bass Culture

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Originally Posted by ddp (Post 426018)

I'd take off "sign o' the times" not one of prince's best albums. I would put in Lovesexy a better album IMO.

I listened to Living Colour "Vivid" Over and over again.

Sign O The Times is Princes Masterpiece, there is not one wasted track on there.

I used to love the Living Color album but it has dated a little to my ears.

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Originally Posted by ddp (Post 426027)

Combat Rock will get added, I don't know about London Calling. If its on here it will be in the top 10, then when we do the 70s it will be in the top 10 again. Which is kind of cool or lame depending on how you look at it I think we should stick with initial release dates. Oh and I'm adding Sandinista too.