#496 ABC – The Lexicon of Love

ABC‘s The Lexicon of Love is an album I have heard some of the songs on before today. They had some great songs in the 80s, but as quickly as they shot to the top in 1982, they tumbled down to the bottom by the end of the decade. They were the perfect blend of […]

#495 ABBA – The Visitors

The Visitors by Swedish power group ABBA was not an album I expected to see on this list. I actually owned it, but I do not remember listening to the whole album. ABBA in a similar fashion to Fleetwood Mac had two couples in the band, and both couples were experiencing difficulties during the recording […]

#494 Rush – Moving Pictures

Rush‘s Moving Pictures is one the albums that I have heard of and listened to quite a few times. Obviously I had a friend who was a fan, but I cannot remember which one. He or she is not important now. Progressive rock is not a genre that I love, unless all the elements come […]

#493 Tom Tom Club – Tom Tom Club

Tom Tom Club‘s husband-and-wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz were part of the more popular band Talking Heads. They branched out to become a hit band of the early 80s. Their hits were mostly on the dance charts. I have never heard their self-titled debut album. Frantz and Weymouth have been married since 1977 and have […]

#492 Bobby Womack – The Poet

I do not know any of Bobby Womack‘s music. The only reason I know of his name is because it is in a Mariah Carey song. The Poet is his thirteenth album. I read a bit about his life and it definitely sucked. He married Sam Cooke’s widow three months after he died and was […]

#491 Bauhaus – Mask

Bauhaus was a band that I listened to in my youthful days. This is my type of music. They have influenced so many artists and bands throughout the years. Mask is their second album. I am surprised their first one In the Flat Field, which I owned, did not make the list. My favourite song on the […]

#490 The Gun Club – Fire Of Love

I have never heard of The Gun Club. Fire Of Love is their debut album. They are known for blending rockabilly and punk, which gave rise to the genre Cowpunk in the USA. This album will be a waste of time, but I will listen to it. I was right. I hated this album. It was too […]

#489 The Human League – Dare

The Human League‘s Dare is an album of theirs that I have not listened to before today. I have listened to their later albums and I really liked the band before they changed their sound too much in 1986 on the album Crash. I liked it okay, but it was no longer The Human League […]

#488 Psychedelic Furs – Talk Talk Talk

Psychedelic Furs‘s Talk Talk Talk is one of their albums that I do not think I have ever listened to. It was harder in the 80s to hear whole albums because you had to buy them. I was not rich enough to buy every album I wanted to hear. I had all the Furs’ albums […]

#487 X – Wild Gift

X started as a punk band in 1977. They had a couple of minor hits in the 80s, but they did not hit it big. Wild Gift is their second album. My only thought throughout the album was “is this punk?”. It does not sound like punk to me, at least not enjoyable punk. I found […]