Favorite Albums of the 80's - Pick the Best One.

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Poll 5 of 5.

Poll Results

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Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984) 11
Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980) 9
The Cure - Pornography (1982) 7
Pixies - Doolittle (1989) 7
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985) 6
Kraftwerk - Computerwelt (1981) 5
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) 5
David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive (1987) 4
King Sunny Adé - Juju Music (1982) 3
Richard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights (1982) 3
Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club (1981) 3
Galaxie 500 - On Fire (1989) 3
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour (1982) 3
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (1983) 3
Wipers - Youth of America (1981) 3
Arthur Russell - World of Echo (1986) 3
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989) 3
Pylon - Gyrate (1980) 2
Paul Simon - Graceland (1990) 2
Antena - Camino del sol (1982) 2
Glenn Branca - The Ascension (1981) 2
This Heat - Deceit (1981) 2
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) 1
Alvin Curran - Canti Illuminati (1982) 1
Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown (1988) 1
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth (1980) 1
Beat Happening - Beat Happening (1985) 1
Television Personalities - They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles (1982) 1
Laurie Anderson - Big Science (1982) 1
Astor Piazzolla and The New Tango Quintet - Tango: Zero Hour (1986) 1
Bauhaus - In the Flat Field (1980) 1
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985) 1
Jagatara - 南蛮渡来 (1982) 1
The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980) 1
Scientist - Scientist Meets the Space Invaders (1981) 0
Ry Cooder - Paris, Texas (1985) 0
808 State - Newbuild (1988) 0
Virgo Four - Virgo (1989) 0
Monoton - Monotonprodukt 07 (1982) 0
Ben Watt - North Marine Drive (1983) 0
Aksak Maboul - Un peu de l'âme des bandits (1980) 0
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) 0
Deux Filles - Silence & Wisdom (1982) 0
The Gun Club - Fire of Love (1981) 0
Harry Mudie Meet King Tubby's - In Dub Conference Volume One (1976) 0
The Honeymoon Killers - Les tueurs de la lune de miel (1982) 0
Ata Kak - Obaa Sima (1986) 0
Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4 (1984) 0
Meredith Monk - Dolmen Music (1981) 0
Alvin Lucier - I Am Sitting in a Room (1981) 0


Moka, Thursday, 24 April 2014 21:59 (nine years ago) link

a (great) 1976 one snuck in there

A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 24 April 2014 22:12 (nine years ago) link

lots of good choices, but voted Juju Music

A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 24 April 2014 22:12 (nine years ago) link

Colossal Youth and Double Nickels disparate and worthy contenders for me, but I don't think I've listened to any album/ cassette/ CD/ collection of songs more than I have Remain In Light.

A Perfect Ratio of Choogle to Jam (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 24 April 2014 22:20 (nine years ago) link

Crap fucked the title should say Moka's otherwise it's too misleading.

Just realized I did accidentaly placed that 1976 Mudie album there!

Moka, Friday, 25 April 2014 02:14 (nine years ago) link

Pornography.

Bee OK, Friday, 25 April 2014 02:57 (nine years ago) link

hard to go past Talking Heads, but my sentimental favourites here are Wipers, Kate and Galaxie 500.

charlie h, Friday, 25 April 2014 03:32 (nine years ago) link

my teenage self would go for In the Flat Field, so be it.

cock chirea, Friday, 25 April 2014 03:44 (nine years ago) link

Close call between Computer World and Secrets of the Beehive.

Kitchen Person, Friday, 25 April 2014 03:47 (nine years ago) link

Very tough. Was a toss up between Talking Heads, Beastie Boys and Tom Waits but I went for the latter.

1 pONO 3v3Ry+h1n G!!!1 (dog latin), Friday, 25 April 2014 07:49 (nine years ago) link

ook, this is hard. these are all my favorite:

Arthur Russell - World of Echo (1986)
Astor Piazzolla and The New Tango Quintet - Tango: Zero Hour (1986)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)
Glenn Branca - The Ascension (1981)
The Gun Club - Fire of Love (1981)
Laurie Anderson - Big Science (1982)
Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4 (1984)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1990)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
Richard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights (1982)
Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980)
Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club (1981)
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (1983)
Wipers - Youth of America (1981)
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth (1980)

katsu kittens (contenderizer), Friday, 25 April 2014 08:01 (nine years ago) link

fuck it, Wipers

katsu kittens (contenderizer), Friday, 25 April 2014 08:01 (nine years ago) link

absolutely youth of america defines the 80s for me. a dark decade.

it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 25 April 2014 11:02 (nine years ago) link

Hounds of Love over Remain in Light and Paul's Boutique.

Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 25 April 2014 11:03 (nine years ago) link

Computerwelt

Toni Braxton-Hicks (Turrican), Friday, 25 April 2014 13:22 (nine years ago) link

Wipers is an excellent choice, top 10 in this list for me, glad it has fans on ILM. Where were you on the 80s albums poll!?

Moka, Friday, 25 April 2014 16:29 (nine years ago) link

Deceit would be my pick. I was obsessed with that album.

jmm, Friday, 25 April 2014 16:55 (nine years ago) link

<3 forever
Arthur Russell - World of Echo (1986)
David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive (1987)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980)
Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club (1981)
Virgo Four - Virgo (1989)

???
Alvin Curran - Canti Illuminati (1982)
Deux Filles - Silence & Wisdom (1982)
The Honeymoon Killers - Les tueurs de la lune de miel (1982)
Jagatara - 南蛮渡来 (1982)

popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Saturday, 26 April 2014 01:03 (nine years ago) link

Hex over Wipers, Scientist

Drugs A. Money, Saturday, 26 April 2014 02:13 (nine years ago) link

???
Alvin Curran - Canti Illuminati (1982)
Deux Filles - Silence & Wisdom (1982)
The Honeymoon Killers - Les tueurs de la lune de miel (1982)
Jagatara - 南蛮渡来 (1982)

― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), sábado 26 de abril de 2014 2:03 (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Judging by your top picks you wont be dissapointed by any of these.

Moka, Saturday, 26 April 2014 06:39 (nine years ago) link

Between Deux Filles and Jesus and Mary Chain. Beat Happening is a sentimental favorite, but I find it hard to listen to these days.

dlp9001, Saturday, 26 April 2014 11:36 (nine years ago) link

Double Nickels

kornrulez6969, Saturday, 26 April 2014 12:54 (nine years ago) link

psychocandy, obv

Mark G, Saturday, 26 April 2014 14:31 (nine years ago) link

one month passes...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Thursday, 5 June 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link

I own a bakers dozen of these, went with my gut: Ms. Kate.

Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 5 June 2014 00:32 (nine years ago) link

Sylvian

Iago Galdston, Thursday, 5 June 2014 01:50 (nine years ago) link

Nebraska

banjoboy, Thursday, 5 June 2014 02:15 (nine years ago) link

I see 'Secrets of the Beehive' in there, so... not even gonna look at the rest of that list.

*VOTED*

mr.raffles, Thursday, 5 June 2014 03:25 (nine years ago) link

voted Canti Illuminati, although I only first heard it when it was re-released 10 or so years ago

Dan S, Thursday, 5 June 2014 03:29 (nine years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Friday, 6 June 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link

No votes for Gun Club! Stiff competition.

Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 6 June 2014 00:41 (nine years ago) link


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