Hmmm. My main thought was that there was a big 'Reign in Blood' shaped hole, but that doesn't sound like your thing, really - and indeed the 80s were a decade of thrash if anything so not a huge amount of that monolithic stuff you reference.
For the record, though, I reckon: Melvins FlipperCeltic Frost (more death metal, but hugely influential in the doom genre)TroublePentagramThe Obsessed
Cracking list, btw.
― Sunn O))) Brother Where Art Thou? (Chinaski), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:24 (seven years ago) link
yeah definitely check out Pentagram
― brimstead, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:42 (seven years ago) link
listening to a lot of albums from this list for the first time and i can't thank you enough Moka.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 20:47 (seven years ago) link
Hope you enjoy! Is there a megathread that gathers every personal year-end / decade lists on this board? I'm sure I'm not the only one in here that makes lists and I'd love to see them, great way to find great music you didn't know. I'm not well versed in hip hop and metal per example or my tastes in the genre are that of an outsider, would love to see lists of people with actual knowledge in them.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 21:10 (seven years ago) link
I'm surprised you rate They Could've Been Bigger Than The Beatles above The Painted Word, or even Mummy Your Not Watching Me. Also, I consider it a compilation but maybe that's wrong.
― everything, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 21:30 (seven years ago) link
I don't think it's a compilation per se as the songs that were released before were re-recorded for the album.
I'd actually rate ...And Don't the Kids Just Love It over those two! I'd rate them as:
They Could've Been Bigger Than The Beatles...And Don't the Kids Just Love ItThe Painted WordMummy Your Not Watching MePrivilege
I like the Bigger than the Beatles one the best because it sounds sloppier than the others. But that would actually be one of the lowest ranked albums in my top 50.
I would've picked Twin Infinitives by Royal Trux as a substitute in a heartbeat if it was a 1989 album.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 22:36 (seven years ago) link
I know they have very little in common but they fill the same purpose for me.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 22:37 (seven years ago) link
Double Nickels
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 22:41 (seven years ago) link
But that would actually be one of the lowest ranked albums in my top 50.
Yeah, even though I really like it, I'd agree with that hahaha!
― everything, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 22:55 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Saturday, 29 October 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
Threw a bone to Colossal Youth. Great record, never gets enough love.
― hardcore dilettante, Saturday, 29 October 2016 00:05 (seven years ago) link
In the Flat Field might not be the best but deserves a vote here.
― the future is now, Saturday, 29 October 2016 01:40 (seven years ago) link
No slick rick no credibility
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Saturday, 29 October 2016 09:27 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Sunday, 30 October 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980) 10 - total classicKate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985) 9 - total classicThe Cure - Pornography (1982) 7 - probably classic, not familiar enoughThe Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) 7 - total classic, sorryMinutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984) 7 - not my thingYoung Marble Giants - Colossal Youth (1980) 7 - pretty good, not as nuts about it as i once wasBeastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989) 6 - never heard it (ban me)Pixies - Doolittle (1989) 4 - not a fanArthur Russell - World of Echo (1986) 4 - not a fan, just made bank selling an OG vinyl copyKraftwerk - Computerwelt (1981) 4 - fucking classicDavid Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive (1987) 4 - really goodTom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club (1981) 3 - hell noGalaxie 500 - On Fire (1989) 3 - nahThe Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985) 3 - fucking classicBruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) 3 - not crazy about this onePaul Simon - Graceland (1986) 3 - ehhhThe Fall - Hex Enduction Hour (1982) 3 - some great jams on this oneKing Sunny Adé and His African Beats - Juju Music (1982) 2 - never heard itTelevision Personalities - They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles (1982) 2 - not a fanManuel Göttsching - E2-E4 (1984) 2 - fucking classicBauhaus - In the Flat Field (1980) 2 - i'll get there one of these daysThis Heat - Deceit (1981) 2 - i'm not evolved enough for thisAqsak Maboul - Un peu de l'âme des bandits (1980) 2 - a glorious racketRy Cooder - Paris, Texas (1985) 1 - recommended to me by cool old dude at the cafe i used to work out, he was really into richard thompson and stuffUltramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown (1988) 1 - haven't listened in a long time but yeah this is great. one of the first rap albums i boughtMeredith Monk - Dolmen Music (1981) 1 - don't think i've heard this one but meredith monk is out of this world, a real artistVirgo - Virgo (1989) 1 - really goodTom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (1983) 1 - not a fanLaurie Anderson - Big Science (1982) 1 - not a fanDolly Mixture - Demonstration Tapes (1983) 1 - never heard of emThe Gun Club - Fire of Love (1981) 1 - these guys seem cool, haven't heardDe La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) 1 - super classicGlenn Branca - The Ascension (1981) 1 - ehThe Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980) 0 - hell yeahBen Watt - North Marine Drive (1983) 0 - super curious to hear this! EBTG is a blind spot for me in generalAlvin Curran - Canti illuminati (1982) 0 - haven't heard, this guy rules, thoughBeat Happening - Beat Happening (1985) 0 - hah i do like thisAstor Piazzolla and The New Tango Quintet - Tango: Zero Hour / Nuevo Tango: Hora Zero (1986) 0 - haven't heard, i'm too lame to be interested in thisAntena - Camino del sol (1982) 0 - title track is "all time", not sure about the restAlvin Lucier - I Am Sitting in a Room (1981) 0 - another real artist fucking with my mindWipers - Youth of America (1981) 0 - s'okDeux filles - Silence & Wisdom (1982) 0 - YES, THIS ALBUM RULES!!Scientist - Scientist Meets the Space Invaders (1981) 0 - not a fanRichard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights (1982) 0 - respect, but not my thing as of 2016Pylon - Gyrate (1980) 0 - not familiarThe Honeymoon Killers - Les tueurs de la lune de miel (1982) 0 - not familiar暗黒大陸じゃがたら 〈Ankoku Tairiku Jagatara〉- 南蛮渡来 (1982) 0 - not familiarMonoton - Monotonprodukt 07 (1982) 0 - first track is awesome, the rest is good tooMariah - うたかたの日々 [Utakata no Hibi] (1983) 0 - really interesting album, not really my bag, though808 State - Newbuild (1988) - haven't heard. does this have pacific on it?
― brimstead, Sunday, 30 October 2016 02:02 (seven years ago) link
Mileage may vary depending on how much you like 80's twee and jangle rock but Dolly Mixture are one of the best 'unknown' bands of the decade for me and it feels almost unjust their obscurity because they made some very charming music imho, another place, another time they would've been bigger and have at least another two albums.
Anyhoo... they're not on spotify but most of their songs are on youtube. Here's Demonstration Tapes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wjqbC5UzYg
Also recommend hearing their singles and EPs there's not much but whatever there is, is pretty cool:
Baby it's you (cover) - not as good as the Smith one but a good update.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns43vDbey2Y
Everything and More:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uogX4qtizaE
Honky Hondahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87OOYIlaBjk
I don't know there's honestly so much good songs from them that I can't pick one. Find this and give it one listen:
https://www.discogs.com/Dolly-Mixture-Everything-And-More/release/2359220?ev=rr
― No longer active (Moka), Sunday, 30 October 2016 19:39 (seven years ago) link
Mariah - うたかたの日々 [Utakata no Hibi] (1983) 0 - really interesting album, not really my bag, though.
I have the Mariah 2016 reissue on vinyl and some tracks sound even better played at 33 1/3! You really need to listen to it... I'd been looking for almost 8 years for a copy so I'm very happy it got reissued. I obviously don't know enough japanese new wave to call it the best album of the genre but it might as well be.
Shinzo No Tobira is the obvious highlight because it sounds as a youtube comment puts it 'japanese grimes before grimes existed' ... Metro Area's Miura (which ended up being the best song of the 00's of ResidentAdvisor) also seems to rip off that bouncy bass... no idea if its accidental--- my point is that it sounds decades ahead of its time... song could be released anytime in the past 20 years and it would still be an obvious highlight of the year. Start with that one as its the most pop one and it will sort of unravel the goodness in the whole album eventually.
I actually uploaded the Shinzo No Tobira track to youtube in 2010 before the new label bought the rights to it... I don't make money off of it obviously, I just got a message from the label telling me that any money from ads would go to them and they preferred using my video with 300,000 views and 6 years online than taking it down and putting up a new one... of course I complied and I'm happy to help bring any bit of attention I can to this album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRgLhEGEetc
Btw if you find music like this from Japan mildly intriguing, this list called 'Fourth World Japan' has several albums like this one:
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/hovering/fourth-world-japan/
I particular like 清水靖晃 [Yasuaki Shimizu] - Kakashi [案山子] ... not actively but as a concept of how strange and ahead of its time it sounds, I definitely recommend giving that one a curious peek. Also it has a wicked album cover with a cat on it.
― No longer active (Moka), Monday, 31 October 2016 04:51 (seven years ago) link
Mileage may vary depending on how much you like 80's twee and jangle rock but Dolly Mixture are one of the best 'unknown' bands of the decade
As a big Heavenly fan, this is right up my alley - thanks so much for this recommendation!
― o. nate, Thursday, 3 November 2016 01:11 (seven years ago) link
I want to leave a footnote for future me to add Gwen Guthrie to this list and kill… the honeymoon killers probably.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 24 August 2023 01:05 (eight months ago) link
Huh, so this is where I first heard about Dolly Mixture?!
― o. nate, Thursday, 24 August 2023 01:06 (eight months ago) link
Apparently lol
Great album but I’d predictably say I love it already.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 24 August 2023 01:09 (eight months ago) link
Hey Dolly Mixture album is finally on spotify! Yay! Thanks for reminding me about them.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 24 August 2023 01:14 (eight months ago) link
There’s a singles compilation in there too that’s eyeing me right now. I know what I’m listening to tonight.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 24 August 2023 01:17 (eight months ago) link