Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska won 1982. Let's see who wins 1983. Billboard chart-topping albums of 1983: Men At Work - Business as Usual (cont. from '82) Michael Jackson - Thriller (cont. from '82) Flashdance - Soundtrack The Police - Synchronicity Quiet Riot - Metal Health Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down Billboard chart-topping singles of 1983: Hall and Oates - Maneater (cont. from '82) Men at Work - Down Under Toto - Africa Patti Austin - Baby Come to Me Michael Jackson - Billie Jean Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen Michael Jackson - Beat It David Bowie - Let's Dance Irene Cara - Flashdance / What a Feeling The Police - Every Breath You Take The Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Are Made of This Michael Sembello - Maniac Billy Joel - Tell Her About It Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart Kenny Rogers - Islands in the Stream Lionel Richie - All Night Long Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - Say Say Say What are your top three albums for 1983? We will keep a running tally and eventually have some sort of bracket. For me it would be: 1. David Bowie - Let's Dance 2. Metallica - Kill 'Em All 3. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies What are some of the forgotten gems from the year? What is overrated? What did you discover at a young age and what did you discover later? YEARS IN MUSIC • forum.chorus.fm
rest of the top 10: 4. pink floyd - the final cut 5. REM - murmur 6. minor threat - out of step 7. stevie ray vaughan - texas flood 8. dio - holy diver 9. u2 - war 10. ozzy osbourne - bark at the moon honorable mentions: billy idol - rebel yell bob dylan - infidels brian eno - apollo guy clark - better days iron maiden - piece of mind killing joke - fire dances merle haggard - that’s the way love goes merle and willy - pancho and lefty minutemen - what makes a man start fires misfits - earth ad/wolfs blood the police - synchronicity randy newman - trouble in paradise the replacements - hootenanny slayer - show no mercy talking heads - speaking in tongues zz top - eliminator stuff to check out: bad religion - into the unknown bauhaus - burning from the inside billy joel - an innocent man chic - believer earth wind and fire - powerlight echo and the bunnymen - porcupine genesis - genesis george strait - right or wrong gladys knight - visions kenny rogers - eyes that see in the dark lionel richie - can’t slow down lou reed - legendary hearts madonna - madonna paul simon - hearts and bones richard thompson - hand of kindness the rolling stones - undercover social distortion - mommy’s little monster suicidal tendencies - suicidal tendencies the waterboys - the waterboys
Whoaaaaa - are you not a Tears For Fears fan? Huge debut record from this year - and a standout omission from your list at first glance.
1. Journey - Frontiers 2. .38 Special - Tour de Force 3. Billy Joel - An Innocent Man Others I love: Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down Yes - 90125 Dio - Holy Diver Huey Lewis and the News - Sports Metallica - Kill 'Em All Good ones: Genesis - Genesis R.E.M. - Murmur U2 - War Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones David Bowie - Let's Dance Christopher Cross - Another Page Eurythmics - Touch Heart - Passionworks Madonna - Madonna Stevie Nicks - The Wild Heart Sheena Easton - Best Kept Secret John Cougar Mellencamp - Uh-Huh ZZ Top - Eliminator Elton John - Too Low for Zero Jeffrey Osborne - Stay with Me Tonight Robert Plant - The Principle of Moments Kool and the Gang - In the Heart Gordon Lightfoot - Salute James Ingram - It's Your Night Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon Naked Eyes - Burning Bridges Peter, Paul and Mary - Such Is Love Electric Light Orchestra - Secret Messages Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes Smokey Robinson - Touch the Sky DeBarge - In a Special Way The The - Soul Mining Platinum Blonde - Standing in the Dark The Moody Blues - The Present Spandau Ballet - True The Fixx - Reach the Beach Big Country - The Crossing Targets for listening: Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain Duran Duran - Seven and the Ragged Tiger Bob Dylan - Infidels Billy Idol - Rebel Yell Jackson Browne - Lawyers in Love Men at Work - Cargo The Police - Synchronicity Paul Simon - Hearts and Bones Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues Wang Chung - Points on the Curve Culture Club - Colour by Numbers Def Leppard - Pyromania Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (are Made of This) Hanoi Rocks - Back to Mystery City Malcolm McLaren - Duck Rock Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II New Order - Power, Corruption, & Lies Pat Benatar - Live from Earth John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band - Eddie and the Cruisers Soundtrack The Rolling Stones - Undercover The Tubes - Outside Inside Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Texas Flood Various Artists - Flashdance Original Soundtrack Lou Reed - Legendary Hearts Richard Thompson - Hand of Kindness Randy Newman - Trouble in Paradise T Bone Burnett - Proof Through the Night Marshall Crenshaw - Field Day Trio - Trio and Error Nile Rodgers - Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove John Holt - Police in Helicopter Horace Andy - Dance Hall Style The Plimsouls - Everywhere at Once Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson - Pancho and Lefty Womack & Womack - Love Wars Paul McCartney - Pipes of Peace Minor Threat - Out of Step
1. Billy Joel - An Innocent Man 2. Paul McCartney - Pipes of Peace 3. Def Leppard - Pyromania 4. Stevie Nicks - The Wild Heart 5. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes first time listens that could eventually make my list: David Bowie - Last Dance Elvis Costello - Punch The Clock Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Eurythmics - Touch Huey Lewis - Sports John Mellencamp - Uh-Huh Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down R.E.M. - Murmur The Police - Synchronicity Paul Simon - Hearts and Bones Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues U2 - War
Right out of the gate Legendary Hearts by Lou Reed is amazing. He literally never sounded better than with Quine and Saunders backing him. It's a crime they only made two albums together because this and The Blue Mask just have a particular alchemical magic to them.
listen to The Final Cut if you listen to one of my recommendations this week. some of roger's best writing, which is quite the feat
I was gonna hold off for A Momentary Lapse of Reason because I fuckin' LOVE "On the Turning Away", but if The Final Cut is that good, maybe I'll do that instead.
its literally impossible that you have lived 30+ years in Western culture and not heard a Tears for Fears song, even if it was by accident or unknown to you in a grocery store or something. Even still, that’s fine but hey man - just a recommendation! That’s what we’re here for.
it is much much better but momentary lapse of reason is also my least favorite floyd album and TFC is top 3 lol
i have heard mad world. i didn't know it was them. i haven't consciously chosen to hear them in my life, haha
I will also say - that Songs from the Big Chair is the standout record as Mentioned - but The Hurting has a lot of great tunes as well.
Everybody Wants To Rule The World Shout (shout, let it all out! these are the things I could do without, COME ON) Sowing The Seeds of Love (seeds of love, SOWING THE SEEDS)