*Here goes...The 80s list.*
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Track:Fade To Grey - (Dance Mix, bonus track)
Doing any sort of cataloging of 80s music is intimidating and a rather daunting task merely because there is such a wealth of choices if you were into music in the 80s. It seems to those who came later as a shallow, tacky time but there was an ocean or two of great music, much of which paved the way for great modern bands and a lot of music that just remains slightly awkward and dated but well-cherished.I've decided to take 10 albums per year and leave it at that. I hope that if you happen to read the list and you recall well-loved albums from that year, that you'll comment and add yours. It's not an exhaustive list. Just a taste. :)*My Picks for 1980*(not in order besides my fave album being listed first)1.*Kate Bush - Never For Ever*- This must be my favourite album of 1980 because I've listened to it for over 25 years now. (Omg I'm old LMAO) and I still love each and every track. Most notable track for me is probably Babooshka because it's actually the one Kate song that comes to mind first if someone brings her up to me.2. *John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy* - My poor grandmother was raising me through most of my teens and she LOATHED the sound of Yoko Ono's voice and I'd purposefully play Double Fantasy to piss her off when I was being a brat. Favourite Lennon track: Come on...Did you really think I could pick ONE? ;) Sorry, I can't. *shaking head vehemently* Fave Yoko track: Beautiful Boy.I know my parents' generation bashed Yoko for the Beatles' breakup but I love this album and there was no denying John and Yoko were two peas in a pod. Yoko did not put the kibosh on John's creativity and it's a pity there was any negativity toward her.3.*Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles* - I remember vividly babysitting a couple of young children and trying to get them to bed so I could listen to a progressive radio show one night and hearing Ian McCulloch's voice for the first time. One of the many times I struck aural gold. I remain a big fan of that gorgeous voice and the velvet blanket his voice conjures up and has wrapped me in over the years. Years later I saw them live and it was heaven.4. *Joy Division - Closer* - The foundation for an entire musical movement and still a fantastically depressing album.5. *Visage - Visage* - In my opinion, Visage sounds particularly dated when you listen to it but it remains a favourite of mine. I have it on vinyl and sometimes put it on, warped and scratched to hell and go back in time. Notable track has to be one of the most perfect New Wave songs ever: Fade to Grey. When I listen to it, it is usually about 10 times in a row. Love it.6. *Talking Heads - Remain in Light* - Talking Heads were ahead of the pack. So creative and David Byrne was a veritable trail-blazer. I'm still surprised that some of their singles became as main-stream as they did because to this day, older Talking Heads albums still sound quite avant-garde.7. *B-52s - Wild Planet* - This album has to make my list for this year because it was a party-time mainstay through the decade for my friends and me. Can you really hear the state name Idaho and not launch into singing the entire song while bopping around?? You can?! Wow! I can't. :)8. *Bauhaus - In The Flat Field* - This was truly a required possession amongst my peers and friends and we were not yet labelled "goth"...heh. So dark at the beginning of a decade filled with an endless array of shiny, happy one-hit wonders. This was the chilling and stellar birth of gothic rock. Fave track: Stigmata Martyr9. *Squeeze - Argybargy* - And now we go from darkness into light with Squeeze. LMAO I've always loved Squeeze for their ability to make me want to roll down the windows and bop around the car or room, what have you...singing those cheeky lyrics with a grin on my face. Squeeze had an incredible talent for melody and lyric. They had a knack for finding that hook and the vocal harmonies always made something inside me smile. Notable track: Hate to go with such a predictable answer, but hey, Pulling Mussels (from the shell) is a freaking great song.10.*The English Beat - I Just Can't Stop It* - I just can't help it. I'm a sucker for The Beat. Loved the Beat. Notable track: no doubt, Mirror in the Bathroom*****deep sigh*Making choices for ONE friggin' year of the 80s was tiring. LOLI believe there were definitely stronger years in the 80s and some particularly weak ones.Let's hope '81 was a sucky year so it won't take a toll on me. Back later this week with '81.What were you listening to in 1980? If you were alive and kickin'...
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