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The Stone Roses.
I understand your opinion may not be the same as mine.
Just the one though, What'd you think?
Incidentally I believe all that, eventually followed, by The Stone Roses was dross. See also Oasis pretenders..
Talk Talk Spirit of Eden.
Soul Mining by The The
Too hard a question. Some thoughts though ... Music for the masses, George Best, Hatful of Hallow, The Stone Roses, Brotherhood, So.
Organisation by OMD, really captures the desolation of the early years of the decade.
Use your illusion GnR
Edit - it was 91. Some good suggestions above though.
Heaven and Hell
Dio era Sabbath.
So many great albums in the 80’s
Disintegration - The Cure
Thunder and Consolation - New Model Army
The River - Bruce Springsteen
Shelter - Lone Justice
Greatest Album
My favourite
Yeah its just the one folks. One,
#Kickscat re Spirit Of Eden good shout.
So many... Guess how good a decade was depends on how old you were then.
Daydream Nation
Doolittle
Strangeways
Nation of Millions
It was my youth I can’t pick 1, 10 years is a long time in musical taste as a teenager/early 20’s
Thriller
Closer - Joy Division
Reign in Blood.
tractionman
Organisation by OMD, really captures the desolation of the early years of the decade.
Is a good call, but IMO its Script of the Bridge by the Chameleons
Closer – Joy Division
Good shout. Did you hand the prize out at the time, ballsy move with 9.5 years to go 😉
Too difficult. However,
Sign o' the times - Prince
Heaven up Here, Echo and the Bunnymen
Closer, Joy Division
Remain in Light, Talking Heads
De la Soul, 3 Feet High & Rising
The Joshua Tree, U2
Could go on and on. Too many to choose a winner
Speak And Spell by Depeche Mode….but there really are too many to choose from.
Lots of good choices.
Technique.
Merak
Just the one though, What’d you think?
That was the original question
The The’s ‘Soulmining’ pushed the boundaries of pop music.
From the audio cassette version:
Prepared for the ridicule….but growing up I loved Dire Straits Brothers in Arms album. So many good songs. Music by proper musicians.
So many great albums in the 80s. I'm going with The Lexicon of Love.
Pretty Hate Machine - Nine Inch Nails
Good thread. Can I add…
REM - Murmur
Other 80’s REM albums also apply.
The greatest? The Clash. London Calling.
The best? Prince. Sign O' The Times.
My favourite? The Cult. Electric, or The Sisters Of Mercy. Floodland, or The The. Infected, or The Cure. Disintegration, or one of many, many others (as a music obsessed child of the '80s it's an almost impossible question).
Outrageous from the OP - the Second Coming was way betterer
Loads of stonewall classics already
Two to add…
I'm inclined to agree with Mr overshoot on script of the bridge......
Or maybe Remain in light? Spirit of Eden? Life's rich pageant? Difficult.
Peter Gabriel, So.
the Second Coming was way betterer
In the 1980’s?
Tears for Fears-The Hurting.
Kilomanja-The Teardrop explodes.
For a shit decade to many to choose from.
Lots of good choices.
Technique.
Yes, this.
The Jam-Sound Affects.I loved the Style Council as well.
penthouse and pavement. heaven 17.
welcome to the pleasure dome. frankie.
born in the usa. springsteen.
graceland. paul simon
joshua tree. u2
and many more
Tom Waits: Rain Dogs
gallowayboy
I’m inclined to agree with Mr overshoot on script of the bridge……
Or maybe Remain in light? Spirit of Eden? Life’s rich pageant? Difficult.
There were many brilliant albums in the 80's but I was 18 when it came out and that's what I would call my defining 80's album, plus the Chameleons were bloody great.
God I hated Springsteen. No offence Ton.
There are loads of them to chose from… many of the above plus others…
The Unforgettable Fire
Hounds of Love
A pagan place
Ghost in the Machine
Ace of Spades
Anybody like/remember Japan?I thought David Sylvian was really talented.
Talking to the taxman about poetry-Billy Bragg.