The Replacements' Tim pulled a shocking upset to win 1985. Let's see who wins 1986. Billboard chart-topping albums of 1986: Soundtrack - Miami Vice (cont. from '85) Barbara Streisand - Broadway Sade - Promise Mr. Mister - Welcome to the Real World Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston Van Halen - 5150 Janet Jackson - Control Patti Labelle - Winner in You Soundtrack - Top Gun Madonna - True Blue Lionel Richie - Dancing on the Ceiling Huey Lewis and the News - Fore! Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet Boston - Third Stage Bruce Springsteen - Live/1975-85 Billboard chart-topping singles of 1986: Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me (cont. from '85) Dionne - That's What Friends are For Whitney Houston - How Will I Know Mr. Mister - Kyrie Starship - Sarah Heart - These Dreams Falco - Rock Me Amadeus Prince - Kiss Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Whitney Houston - Greatest Love of All Madonna - Live to Tell Patti Labelle - On My Own Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs Simply Red - Holding Back the Years Genesis - Invisible Touch Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer Peter Cetera - Glory of Love Madonna - Papa Don't Preach Steve Winwood - Higher Love Bananarama - Venus Berlin - Take My Breath Away Huey Lewis and the News - Stuck With You Janet Jackson - When I Think of You Cyndi Lauper - True Colors Boston - Amanda The Human League - Human Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name Peter Cetera - The Next Time I Fall Bruce Hornsby and the Range - The Way It Is The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian What are your top three albums for 1986? We will keep a running tally and eventually have some sort of bracket. For me it would be: 1. Slayer - Reign in Blood 2. Metallica - Master of Puppets 3. Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill 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. R.E.M. - Life's Rich Pageant 5. Sonic Youth - Evol 6. Dwight Yoakam - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc. 7. Bad Brains - I Against I 8. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead 9. Steve Earle - Guitar Town 10. Cromags - Age of Quarrel honorable mentions: bob seger - like a rock dag nasty - can i say dead kennedys - bedtime for democracy elvis costello - king of America fabulous thunderbirds - tuff enuff husker du - candy apple red megadeth - peace sells but who’s buying samhain - november-coming fire steve winwood - back in the high life talking heads - true stories stuff to check out: the bangles - different light bruce hornsby and the range - the way it is camper van beethoven - camper van beethoven the cocteau twins - victorialand crowded house - crowded house depeche mode - black celebration genesis - invisible touch madonna - true blue nick cave - kicking against the pricks nick cave - your funeral my trial paul simon - graceland peter gabriel - so prince - parade run dmc - raising hell sade - promise siouxsie and the banshees - tinderbox soul asylum - made to be broken talk talk - colour of spring van halen - 5150 whitney houston - whitney houston
1. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead 2. Metallica - Master of Puppets 3. Slayer - Reign in Blood I don't know much from this year but I love this top three, haha.
1. Bruce Hornsby and The Range - The Way It Is 2. Genesis - Invisible Touch 3. 'Til Tuesday - Welcome Home Excruciating Cuts: Prince - Parade Lionel Richie - Dancing on the Ceiling Boston - Third Stage Peter Gabriel - So Paul Simon - Graceland Peter, Paul, and Mary - No Easy Walk to Freedom Bruce Springsteen - Live/1975-85 Journey - Raised on Radio Others I love: Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life Metallica - Master of Puppets Huey Lewis and the News - Fore! Darryl Hall - 3 Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine Janet Jackson - Control Billy Joel - The Bridge Wang Chung - Mosaic Nanci Griffith - The Last of the True Believers Madonna - True Blue The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead Van Halen - 5150 Lyle Lovett - Lyle Lovett Tommy Keane - Songs from the Film Good ones: .38 Special - Strength in Numbers Steve Earle - Guitar Town Randy Travis - Storms of Life Anita Baker - Rapture Megadeth - Peace Sells...but Who's Buying? Gordon Lightfoot - East of Midnight Crowded House - Crowded House Eric Clapton - August Paul McCartney - Press to Play Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell Billy Ocean - Love Zone Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet Dwight Yoakam - Guitars, Cadillacs, etc., etc. Cinderella - Night Songs John Fogerty - Eye of the Zombie Cyndi Lauper - True Colors The Moody Blues - The Other Side of Life Beastie Boys - License to Ill Luther Vandross - Give Me the Reason Not a fan: Slayer - Reign in Blood Targets for listening: a-ha - Scoundrel Days Bobby Brown - King of Stage Bob Dylan - Knocked Out Loaded Jermaine Stewart - Frantic Romantic Talking Heads - True Stories The The - Infected Bad Brains - I Against I Afrika Bambaata and the Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock: The Album Big Black - Atomizer Billy Bragg - Talking with the Tax Man About Poetry Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Blood and Chocolate Sonic Youth - Evol Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring Throwing Muses - Throwing Muses XTC - Skylarking The Fabulous Thunderbinds - Tuff Enuff Georgia Satellites - Georgia Satellites Eddie Money - Can't Hold Back Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band - Like a Rock Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Live Alive Marti Jones - Match Game Elvis Costello and the Attractions - King of America Robert Cray Band - Strong Persuader R.E.M. - Life's Rich Pageant Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman - Song X Bodeans - Love and Hope and Sex and Dreams The Smithereens - Especially for You David and David - Boomtown Timbuk3 - Gretings from Timuk3 Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians - Element of Light Astor Piazzolla - Tango: Zero Hour Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In The Rolling Stones - Dirty Work Cameo - Word Up! World Party - Private Revolution Reba McEntire - Whoever's in New England
Sales pitch for '86 : The major label debut of the late, great, and super underrated Tommy Keene, "Songs from the Film". A power-pop genius. Studio version from '86 as well as a random rippin' live version from Conan in '94. i had the pleasure of seeing Tommy live twice before he passed; once opening for Matthew Sweet and once opening for the mighty Guided By Voices. Both times he was all class and truly enjoyable. I think a lot of you would like his stuff. Also, 86 feels like a turning point of sorts - some big releases by established artists but a shift in style in a way, with Beasties, Slayer, RUN DMC, etc bringing in totally different sounds. And there's also the whole Dwight Yoakam / Steve Earle contingent repping the outlaw country. A fun year for sure.
1. Huey Lewis and the News - Fore! Huey Lewis's early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. Fore! is their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.
1. Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is 2. R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant 3. Peter Gabriel - So Some of the best pop songs ever on that Hornsby record. I'm never not amped to hear "Every Little Kiss." And the keyboard sound on that record is just larger than life. No wonder Justin Vernon wanted to pull some influence from Hornsby on Bon Iver, Bon Iver. Lifes Rich Pageant was one of the first R.E.M. records that really clicked for me. The perfect midway point between their jangly '80s indie rock underdog phase and the alt-rock imperial phase they were about to enter with Document. So is the only one of these three I don't love start to finish, but I think I might have had to put it here for "Red Rain," "Sledgehammer," and "In Your Eyes" alone. Tracks 7 and 8 are misses for me, but those three songs are so tremendous that they make up for any little lapses.
That seems likely. I've been evangelizing for it for quite some time. He honestly has this particular melodic frequency that almost no other artist hits. Something about his chord voicings and the way he plays just hits emotional parts of my brain in such a unique way. I hope I never understand theoretically what it is that he does that hits me. I prefer the mystery. Just put "Every Little Kiss" and "Mandolin Rain" on a loop.
This is very well put - and I am excited to listen to this entire record this week. I definitely know it to be true about the title track and "mandolin rain". This album is considered his creative peak, right?
1. Paul Simon - Graceland 2. Cro-Mags - The Age of Quarrel 3. Slayer - Reign in Blood Honorable mention: my release in July.
1. Paul Simon - Graceland 2. Elvis Costello - King of America 3. Lyle Lovett - Lyle Lovett 4. Bestie Boys - Licensed to Ill 5. Steve Earle - Guitar Town
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill Paul Simon - Graceland 'Til Tuesday - Welcome Home @cshadows2887 and I may be the only 'Til Tuesday fans on this site haha
I definitely think so, but honesty, he has a really excellent catalog. Scenes from the Southside and A Night on the Town are only a hair behind the debut and when he went solo on Hot House he got really interesting. Dude has never been content to just play the hits; he's always restless. When I saw him live, he didn't play a single hit and he was calling out changes on the fly to the band during their extended improvisations. It was fucking thrilling. The songwriting is just so undeniable. "What About Love", "Coming Up Close", "Lover's Day", "No One Is Watching You Now". Just amazing.
This year has the song I think I may be the biggest fan of alive, aka it's one of my favorite songs of all time and I've never met anyone who's as enthusiastic about it as me, no matter who I make listen to it. But "Tonight Will Be Alright" by Lionel Richie is absolutely fucking perfect. Gives me a whole bushel of feelings. And I think constantly about the line "Let's take a ride to a midnight honky tonk...and we'll set it on fire". Love that shit.