#510 Venom – Black Metal

Venom is another unknown band to me. I do not listen to thrash or black metal so I have never heard their second album Black Metal or any album from them. At least one song “Teacher’s Pet” showed they could play the blues. Most of the music sounds like amateur hour at your local pub. It […]

#509 The Birthday Party – Junkyard

The Birthday Party is one of the bands from Australia that I have never heard of before today. Their third album Junkyard was inspired by American Southern Gothic imagery, which is extremely disturbing. Unfortunately I hate Nick Cave‘s vocals. I do not have a problem with the music. I like post-punk. This really sucked. I could […]

#508 Michael Jackson – Thriller

Michael Jackson‘s Thriller is the most iconic album ever. It is the biggest selling album in history. I remember when it was released. It was so huge. Jackson crossed the barriers of white and black music. His videos were all over MTV. He became a megastar. Almost every song is a classic one. I like the […]

#507 Orange Juice – Rip It Up

Orange Juice is one of those bands that I have never heard of from the 80s. They were a Scottish post-punk band. The band departed ways in 1985. Rip It Up is their second album. Worst band name ever. The only songs I kind of like were the title song and “Tenterhook“. I think their first […]

#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 […]