#480 Heaven 17 – Penthouse and Pavement

Heaven 17 is just another band that I have heard of their name, but not their music. Penthouse and Pavement is their first album. From the beginning of the first song “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang”, I thought this might suck. It is so repetitive. I hated it. I really dislike pretentious lyrics. […]

#479 Siouxsie And The Banshees – Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees‘s Juju is their fourth album. It is considered a landmark post-punk album. I have never heard it. I did not really listen to them until later in the 80s. I am not sure how this is a landmark album of post-punk. I think most of the ones I have heard prior […]

#478 Einstürzende Neubauten – Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten is one band that I have heard and I have seen in concert. They were amazing. Kollaps is their first album. Supposedly, they went to the junkyard to collect their instruments while they were on tour. It is a cheaper way to travel. This is the band that introduced me to industrial music. If you have not […]

#477 The Pretenders – Pretenders

The Pretenders exploded on the scene with their album Pretenders. It is considered one of the best debut albums of all-time. This original line-up would not last long because drug abuse would take two members; guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon. I remember when they released “Brass in Pocket“. I remember it because of the lyric […]

#476 Steve Winwood – Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood has been around a few years at this point in his career, but Arc Of A Diver set him on the path of a true solo artist. He played all the instruments on the album. I had no idea that he was so talented. “While You See a Chance” is the first song […]

#475 The Specials – More Specials

The Specials‘ More Specials second album features some famous collaborations with the Go-Go’s members Belinda Carlisle, Charlotte Caffey, and Jane Wiedlin; and Lee Thompson from Madness among others. I only like one song “Do Nothing“. Honestly, The Specials are not as special as UB40. I found their music a bit more generic reggae. If you really […]

#474 The Teardrop Explodes – Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes debut album Kilimanjaro was released in 1980. I have never heard of this band. It is weird because I thought I was at a point in musically history that I would know all of the bands on the list. The genre is neo-psychedelia and post-punk. The best song is “When I Dream“. I […]

#473 UB40 – Signing Off

I have never heard UB40‘s first album Signing Off. I only know of their later songs, such as “Red Red Wine” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love”, which are remakes. They were the remake kings of the 80s. I have admitted that reggae is not my favourite genre, but it is not my least favourite […]

#472 Tom Waits – Heartattack and Vine

Tom Waits‘ Heartattack and Vine is the second of five albums on this list. I think that is overkill. He is an interesting singer. His voice sounds like he has been smoking since he was 3 years old. Ironically, Waits has been describe as a middle-class family man who has the persona of a hobo. […]

#471 The Jam – Sound Affects

The Jam are back with another album Sound Affects. It was influenced by Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall and the Beatles’ Revolver album. My favourite songs are “That’s Entertainment“, “Man in the Corner Shop“, and “Scrape Away”. I listened to their final album The Gift because it has the hit song “A Town Called Malice”. I […]