#506 Kate Bush – The Dreaming

Kate Bush‘s The Dreaming is her fourth studio album. It received mixed reviews when it was released, but critics today rate it highly. It is considered her most uncommercial and experimental release. I have doubts from the beginning. She is one artist that I can hate and like. The first song gives me little hope of […]

#505 Haircut 100 – Pelican West

Haircut 100 is a band I am familiar with because they have one of my favourite songs in the 80s. Pelican West was their debut album. Unfortunately their career was brief with one more album released in 1984, but lead singer Nick Heyward had left the band before they recorded it. The debut single “Favourite Shirts […]

#504 Donald Fagen – The Nightfly

I knew before I listened to Donald Fagen‘s album The Nightfly that I would not like it. I have heard at least one song from it when it was released in 1982. He was a member of Steely Dan, which was on this list in the 70s and I was not a huge fan. They […]

#503 Madness – The Rise & Fall

Madness‘ The Rise & Fall is not on Spotify. Why? That is two albums from 1982 not on Spotify. This is their fourth album of infectious ska/pop. I found out that the album was never released in the USA, but some of the songs were put onto a compilation that was released in 1983. The songs […]

#502 Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)

Simple Minds fifth studio album New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) was the beginning of their rise to fame in the 80s. I know I had this album, but I did not listen to it as much as their later albums. I find it odd that they have been recording music all these years and yet I have […]

#501 Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners – Too-Rye-Ay

Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners released their second album Too-Rye-Ay in 1982. They are known as one hit wonders in the US, but they are for more hits in the UK. Sadly the whole album is not on Spotify. I had to search for it on YouTube. One of my favourite songs ever is “Come […]

#500 The Cure – Pornography

Finally! I am at the midway point of the list. The Cure‘s Pornography is another album that I should have listened to by now. I have been a huge fan for many years and I saw them in concert. It is bizarre that I never heard this album until today. This is their fourth studio album of […]

#499 Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello and the Attractions‘ Imperial Bedroom is Costello’s seventh album. I definitely have not heard this album. I have heard Costello a little when I was young, but I was never a fan. This is his fourth album on the list of 1001 Albums You Must Hear… This book is a bit of a […]

#498 Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five – The Message

Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five is another band I have not heard their music. The Message is their debut album. Hip-hop has arrived and it sucks. The first single “She’s Fresh” does not sound fresh at all. The music sounds like crappy DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. And to be honest it […]

#497 Prince – 1999

Prince is one artist that I was a huge fan of in the 80s and 1999 was one of the greatest albums at the time. I bought the album when it came out. He was one of the most popular MTV artist of the 80s. The other ones were George Michael, Michael Jackson and Madonna; […]