#577 Throwing Muses – Throwing Muses

Throwing Muses self-titled album was the first album from an American band to be released on the British label 4AD. I have been a fan of many of their artists over the years. It is strange that their album is not on Spotify. I had to search for it on YouTube, which I hate. Now […]

#576 Slayer – Reign in Blood

Slayer is definitely not a band I have heard. I have had my fill of thrash metal. Unfortunately, there are three albums in 1986 and one in 1987: Megadeth’s Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying?, Metallica’s Master of Puppets, Slayer’s Reign in Blood and Anthrax’s 1987 album Among the Living, that are influential in this genre and […]

#575 Sonic Youth – EVOL

It seems strange that I have never listened to Sonic Youth. My former best friend used to listen to them, but I guess I never really paid much attention to them. If he had played them for me, then it would have been Dirty. He listened to a lot of music. It was one fo the […]

#574 Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet

I remember when Bon Jovi released “Runaway“. I thought they were pretty good, but it ended when they released Slippery When Wet in 1986. I did not like their sound anymore. I thought they were generic and would disappear soon. I was wrong. I do have some favourite Bon Jovi songs now, which were released in […]

#573 Megadeth – Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying?

Megadeth‘s Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying? is their first of two albums on the list. Oddly, I have never heard their music, but I knew the name of their frontman Dave Mustaine. I have never been a fan of thrash metal so I skipped this one when it was released. It should be interesting. After listening to […]

#572 Talk Talk – The Colour of Spring

Talk Talk is one of my favourite bands of the 80s. I was crazy for their sound from the beginning until the end. I had all their albums. The Colour of Spring is their third studio album. The band made their move away from their synth-pop sound of It’s My Life. This album is their transition […]

#571 Billy Bragg – Talking with the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg‘s third album Talking with the Taxman About Poetry was released in 1986. He is an English folk singer-songwriter and political activist. His politics seems to outweigh his musical output. After listening to him sing, I think it is a good thing he focuses on politics. I did not like his music or lack of […]

#570 Nanci Griffith – Last of the True Believers

Wow. 1986 really sucks as far as music goes. This list in the book is terrible, except for a few gems. Nanci Griffith‘s Last of the True Believers is definitely not something I would ever listen to on my own and I am sure it will not be one of the gems. I do not like […]

#569 The The – Infected

Infected is The The‘s second and final album on the list. I think it is terrible that Dusk is not on the list. It is my favourite album from them. I have the most memories attached to it. It reminds me of perhaps the first best friend I ever believed in. We were friends and it […]

#568 Metallica – Master of Puppets

Metallica has four albums on the list so I hope I sort of like their third studio album Master of Puppets. I have never liked thrash metal or even regular metal. I have never heard any of their music. I have definitely seen their name on a lot of t-shirts. One odd thing to note […]