#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 […]

#486 Black Flag – Damaged

Black Flag is another band who I recognise by name only. I have never heard their music so I do not know their debut album Damaged. Hardcore punk was not a genre that I was into ever. I might be tired after reviewing three albums in a row, but this album did not move me at […]

#485 Brian Eno–David Byrne – My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno–David Byrne collaboration My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts was created before Eno’s work with Byrne on the Talking Heads’ Remain in Light. The sampling was considered innovative for its time. I am not sure how to rank this album. I find that it is creative and entertaining, but I doubt I would listen […]

#484 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Architecture & Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is one of the best bands of the early 80s. I have love their sound since the first time I heard them. Architecture & Morality is their third album. It is their most groundbreaking album. This album influenced many artist of the 80s. I remember the first time I was […]

#483 Soft Cell – Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell‘s debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is the only album I know from the early 80s duo, but I have never heard it. In the USA they are considered a one-hit wonder, but in the UK they had many hits. The remake of “Tainted Love” was extremely successful for Soft Cell. According to Wikipedia, this […]

#482 Motörhead – No Sleep ’til Hammersmith

Oh no Motörhead is on the list again. No Sleep ’til Hammersmith is their first live album and hopefully their last. The only thing worse than an album from Motörhead is a live album from Motörhead…or any album from Joan Baez. It sounds so awful. My hope while listening to this album was that I […]

#481 Go-Go’s – Beauty And The Beat

Go-Go’s exploded on the scene in 1981 with Beauty And The Beat. It was one of the best selling debuts of all-time. It has been described as the “cornerstone albums of American new wave”. I realised that I have never heard the whole album and I was a huge Belinda Carlisle fan. I listened to […]