#557 Kate Bush – Hounds of Love

Kate Bush released her fifth album Hounds of Love in 1985. It was her return to the spotlight after 1982’s poorly received The Dreaming. Bush self-produced the album. When I hear the name Kate Bush, I immediately think of the lyrics “make a deal with God”. “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” is one […]

#556 The Pogues – Rum Sodomy & the Lash

The Pogues were a British Celtic band. Rum Sodomy & the Lash their second album was produced by Elvis Costello. Is it me or is folk music on the rise at this time period of music history? I will let the band’s lyric describe how I felt listening to this album. And now I’m lying here I’ve […]

#555 Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega self-titled debut album was produced by Lenny Kaye of the Patti Smith Group and released in 1985. I am skeptical of this album on the list. I remember her one hit “Tom’s Diner” and I did not like it until the British group DNA remixed it. The best part of this album is that […]

#554 Big Black – Atomizer

Big Black was a band in the 80s founded by Steve Albini. He is known as a record producer for many bands, especially Nirvana‘s In Utero album. Atomizer is the bands debut album of noise rock and punk music. Their use of the drum machine foreshadowed the industrial rock music scene. Songs that I liked were […]

#553 The Mekons – Fear and Whiskey

The Mekons or Mekons, as it is sometimes written on their albums and Spotify, are an English band. Fear and Whiskey is their fourth album. The album is a mixture of country music and punk rock, making it the first alternative country album. This sounds like something I would love to hate. The songs that […]

#552 Prefab Sprout – Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout is one of those bands that I have heard of, but I have never heard their music. Steve McQueen is their second album of sophisti-pop. In the U.S.A., the album was titled Two Wheels Good. Thomas Dolby produced and played some instruments on the album. After listening to the first two songs “Faron Young” […]

#551 Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms

Brothers In Arms is Dire Straits second entry in the list. This album was my introduction to the band. I remember having a friend named Jeff at this time. We worked together. He was a big fan. I really hated this album before. Maybe times have changed. Nope. “So Far Away” reminds me why I […]

#550 Tears for Fears – Songs from the Big Chair

Tears for Fears‘ Songs from the Big Chair was definitely the best album of 1985 and one fo the best ever. It deserves a place on the list of 1001 Album… What is surprising is it is missing the band’s 1983 album The Hurting. The albums title comes from the 1976 film Sybil. Sally Field […]

#549 a-ha – Hunting High And Low

a-ha was the biggest export from Norway until web series Skam came out in 2015. Hunting High And Low put a-ha on top of the world, but it ended as quickly as it begun. Well, actually it only ended in the U.S.A. They were not able to duplicate their success in the States. In reality, they have charted […]

#548 Abdullah Ibrahim – Water From An Ancient Well

Water From An Ancient Well is a jazz album from South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim. I am not excited to hear another jazz album. I grew up with jazz all around me. I have always preferred it live over recorded. As the first song started I was not impressed. It sounded like what […]