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1983 in music.

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by phaynes12, Sep 20, 2021.

  1. phaynes12

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    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
     
  2. phaynes12

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    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
     
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  3. OhTheWater

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    1. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
    2. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
    3. REM - Murmur
     
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  4. Gianni

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    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.
     
  5. cshadows2887 Sep 20, 2021
    (Last edited: Sep 25, 2021)
    cshadows2887

    Hailey, It Happens @haileyithappens Supporter

    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
     
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  6. cshadows2887

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    Tbh one of my weaker years listening. I've heard just 39 records.
     
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  7. irthesteve

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    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
     
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  8. irthesteve

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    1983 mix

     
  9. Gianni

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    I'm surprised, y'all, honestly.
     
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  10. cshadows2887

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    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.
     
  11. phaynes12

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    never heard them
     
  12. cshadows2887

    Hailey, It Happens @haileyithappens Supporter

    Songs from the Big Chair is the killer if you're gonna listen to one
     
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  13. phaynes12

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    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
     
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  14. cshadows2887

    Hailey, It Happens @haileyithappens Supporter

    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.
     
  15. Gianni

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    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.
     
  16. phaynes12

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    it is much much better but momentary lapse of reason is also my least favorite floyd album and TFC is top 3 lol
     
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  17. phaynes12

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    i have heard mad world. i didn't know it was them. i haven't consciously chosen to hear them in my life, haha
     
  18. Gianni

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    humble opinion but I think you’d dig em.
     
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  19. phaynes12

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    ill check them out. added to the list.
     
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  20. Gianni

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    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.
     
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  21. williek311

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    Put this one on your list people Mercyful Fate - Melissa
     
  22. irthesteve

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    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)
     
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  23. phaynes12

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    very good, completely glanced over it smh
     
  24. phaynes12

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    are they better than gorillaz
     
  25. irthesteve

    formerly irthesteve Prestigious

    hahaahahahahahahahahahahahah

    no.
     
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