Top Albums of the 80s

hotreds · 02-02-2012, 09:31 PM

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/l...the-1980s.html

icehog3 · 02-03-2012, 01:06 AM

What a bunch of crap! I would place less than 20 of those if the Top 100 albums of the decade.

Eleven · 02-03-2012, 01:56 AM

Wow. I bet the person who made that list didn't even LIVE in the 80's.

hotreds · 02-03-2012, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

What a bunch of crap! I would place less than 20 of those if the Top 100 albums of the decade.

Tell us how you really feel. Actually, I never heard of many of those groups!

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Originally Posted by Eleven

Wow. I bet the person who made that list didn't even LIVE in the 80's.

I bet you're right!

drjammer · 02-03-2012, 09:48 AM

1. Slayer-Reign in blood

irratebass · 02-03-2012, 11:51 AM

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1. SLAYER-Reign in blood

Fixt and

kydsid · 02-07-2012, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Eleven

Wow. I bet the person who made that list didn't even LIVE in the 80's.

Josh Jackson: born December 14, 1971

Beagleone · 02-07-2012, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Stephen

I thought it was universally accepted that lists like these are put out to be universally panned and from that comes some interesting dialog.

My biggest complaint about this particular list, and it's been confirmed with multiple posts in this thread, is that the genres that define the 80's are underrepresented. Not one female pop star, very little heavy metal/hair metal, and too much that is akin to fitting a square peg in a round hole (Nirvana and NIN on a best of 80's list? You're trying too hard...).

I had the same thought. Very few people knew about NIN when the album was released, but I caught them opening for The Jesus & Mary Chain. But, Trent and company blew the headliners out of the water!!! As you stated, I would associate them more in the 90s than in 80s, and for the same reasons as Nirvana, it wasn't their first album that made them, but their subsequent releases that placed them on top. I also wondered why no Billy Idol, Def Leppard, or Duran Duran won't on the list?

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Originally Posted by shilala

I was 18 in '85 and lived in National Record Mart. I had an entire wall of cassettes at work. We jammed 12 hours a day.
I never even heard of #1 and #2. Weird.
Granted, I was a bit gooned up, well, a lot gooned up, but really?

I did hear many of these albums back in the day. Ihad a very large collectoin of tapes, that then went on to become CDs in the 90s, and now mp3s. This list is particular in the choice selections and the positions. However, this was one of the Smiths darkest albums, and the Pixies were the precursor to a lot of the alt rock groups of the 90s with their influence. I, however, wouldn't have placed them at #1.

irratebass · 02-03-2012, 04:52 AM

Um....was this list composed by a college radio station........Talking Heads over Guns N Roses, Beastie Boys & Public Enemy.....

Thanks for sharing though Hugh

forgop · 02-03-2012, 06:09 AM

Appetite for Destruction is closer to the top 10 albums of all time and it comes out to #23 for the decade? Idiots anyway.

miamicigarco · 02-03-2012, 08:45 AM

Figured I would time in with my Top 5 of the 80s.

1. Metallica - Master of Puppets
2. Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
3. U2 - The Joshua Tree
4. Bob Marley - Legend
5. AC/DC - Back in Black

All of these are in a regular rotation for me...

BeerAdvocate · 02-03-2012, 09:21 AM

Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction

Doctorossi · 02-03-2012, 09:43 AM

Guess I'm the odd man out here. I usually have nothing but enmity for lists like this, but I was actually surprised at how much I like this one.

maninblack · 02-03-2012, 11:20 AM

What a load of crap. Sooooo many great albums left out. Guess this list is for the hipsters.

Stephen · 02-03-2012, 12:47 PM

Umm, well, I guess I should be happy that I'm not the only one who knows who the Stone Roses are. Other than that, it's not a stretch to say that this list leaves a lot to be desired...

Doctorossi · 02-03-2012, 01:12 PM

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Other than that, it's not a stretch to say that this list leaves a lot to be desired...

Yeah, but find one that doesn't.

Stephen · 02-03-2012, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctorossi

Yeah, but find one that doesn't.

I thought it was universally accepted that lists like these are put out to be universally panned and from that comes some interesting dialog.

My biggest complaint about this particular list, and it's been confirmed with multiple posts in this thread, is that the genres that define the 80's are underrepresented. Not one female pop star, very little heavy metal/hair metal, and too much that is akin to fitting a square peg in a round hole (Nirvana and NIN on a best of 80's list? You're trying too hard...).

chippewastud79 · 02-03-2012, 03:11 PM

No Metallica?

02-03-2012, 03:15 PM

At least they got U2 in the Top 10.

Doctorossi · 02-03-2012, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen

My biggest complaint about this particular list, and it's been confirmed with multiple posts in this thread, is that the genres that define the 80's are underrepresented. Not one female pop star, very little heavy metal/hair metal, and too much that is akin to fitting a square peg in a round hole (Nirvana and NIN on a best of 80's list? You're trying too hard...).

A very astute point that encapsulates this list perfectly.

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forgop Not a puffer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Duane Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,869 Trading: (40)	Re: Top Albums of the 80s Appetite for Destruction is closer to the top 10 albums of all time and it comes out to #23 for the decade? Idiots anyway.

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miamicigarco Miami Cigar & Company Join Date: Jan 2012 First Name: Barry Location: Miami, FL Posts: 97 Trading: (0)	Re: Top Albums of the 80s Figured I would time in with my Top 5 of the 80s. 1. Metallica - Master of Puppets 2. Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction 3. U2 - The Joshua Tree 4. Bob Marley - Legend 5. AC/DC - Back in Black All of these are in a regular rotation for me...

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icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,305 Trading: (60)	Re: Top Albums of the 80s What a bunch of crap! I would place less than 20 of those if the Top 100 albums of the decade. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

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Doctorossi Have My Own Room Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,684 Trading: (8)	Re: Top Albums of the 80s Guess I'm the odd man out here. I usually have nothing but enmity for lists like this, but I was actually surprised at how much I like this one. __________________ Marvin Shanken is a terrific guy... for me to poop on!

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Stephen Sultan of Cigars Join Date: Jan 2011 First Name: Stephen Location: Where the Pony Express began and Jesse James ended. Posts: 1,582 Trading: (18)	Re: Top Albums of the 80s Umm, well, I guess I should be happy that I'm not the only one who knows who the Stone Roses are. Other than that, it's not a stretch to say that this list leaves a lot to be desired...

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02-03-2012, 03:15 PM	#19
ChicagoWhiteSox Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Top Albums of the 80s At least they got U2 in the Top 10.