One of my life’s greatest regrets was having been born in a piss-poor decade for music, an era marked by appalling overproduction, empty soundscapes filled with badly-played synthesizers and wide sound fields designed to imbue significance to insignificant music. With a few notable exceptions, rock during this period was particularly weak, dominated by the superficial sounds of arena rock. However, there were a few bright spots and plenty of seeds planted that would bear fruit in the 90’s.
Featured Artists:
Collections and Series with 80s Albums or Compilations:
80’s Albums Not Covered Above:
- Billy Idol – Greatest Hits
- Bob Marley and The Wailers – Legend
- Devo – Freedom of Choice
- Joan Jett and The Blackhearts – I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll
- Michael Jackson – Thriller
- Pat Benatar – Crimes of Passion
- Paul Simon – Graceland
- Pixies – Doolittle
- Pixies – Surfer Rosa
- Pretenders – Learning to Crawl
- Pretenders – Pretenders
- Prince – Purple Rain
- Robert Palmer – Clues
- Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation
- The B-52’s – Cosmic Thing
- The Cure – Disintegration
- The Go-Go’s – Beauty and the Beat
- The Jam – Sound Affects
- The Police – Every Breath You Take (The Singles)
- The Replacements – Let It Be
- The Replacements – Pleased to Meet Me
- The Replacements – Tim
- The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
- Tom Petty – Full Moon Fever
- Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Long After Dark