#579 Run–D.M.C. – Raising Hell

Run–D.M.C. again? One was more than enough. This list sucks for 1986, actually it sucks in general. Raising Hell is their third studio album. Hip hop really sucks, especially this type of it. I hate the sparse music and the stupid rhymes. The best part of this album is the time; it is less than […]

#578 Paul Simon – Graceland

1986 is possibly one of the worst years of music. I have hated almost every album on the list of 1001 Albums… And to add to it, Paul Simon‘s Graceland album was released in 1986. I liked him a little bit when he was with Garfunkel, but most of his solo stuff is irritating. I […]

#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 […]