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Subject: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Brendan McClelland on 08/27/06 at 8:04 pm

What is your favorite album from the 80s?

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: whistledog on 08/27/06 at 8:12 pm

Mine is "Fantastic" by Wham! Quite cheesy I know, but it's the only original album i've heard by any artist where I enjoyed every song

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Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Trimac20 on 08/27/06 at 8:45 pm

This threads been done before...

The Queen is Dead - The Smiths
Green - R.E.M.
Surfer Rosa - The Pixies
Skylarking - X.T.C.
Tales From The Big Chair - Tears for Fears
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: robby76 on 08/27/06 at 8:50 pm

If we had the old search engine back then new posters would know that. Otherwise it means sifting through pages of threads.

Five Star - Luxury of Life

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Davester on 08/27/06 at 9:01 pm

If we had the old search engine back then new posters would know that. Otherwise it means sifting through pages of threads.

Five Star - Luxury of Life

Don't we have the old search feature back..?

Um, uh...

Brothers in Arms ~ Dire Straits, I guess...???

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: robby76 on 08/28/06 at 12:45 am

Fantastic! When did we get it back? This is great news!

*** goes off searching ***

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Davester on 08/28/06 at 1:21 am

Fantastic! When did we get it back? This is great news!

*** goes off searching ***

A month or two ago, but it's easy to miss...go ;)...

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/06 at 11:09 am

From the 80s:

Watermark ~ Enya

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: airsupplyairhead on 08/28/06 at 1:46 pm

Lost In Love by Air Supply.

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: zcrito on 08/29/06 at 5:25 pm

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: whistledog on 08/29/06 at 7:47 pm

Really ?
???

It's not what I'd expect someone to mention in a thread like this.
;D

It is a very overlooked album. Most people go for great albums based on quality in lyrics, music, yada yada blah blah ;D

It's all about what catches my ear, and every song on "Fantastic!" did just that 8)

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: robby76 on 08/29/06 at 9:08 pm

Absolutely... in an 80s album I look for 10 of the most catchiest well written pop songs!

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: DJ Midas on 08/30/06 at 10:56 pm

Purple Rain Soundtrack - Prince & The Revolution

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: HawkTheSlayer on 08/31/06 at 3:39 am

Hawk, the Slayer's Top 15 '80s LPs!

15. Tango In the Night- Fleetwood Mac
14. He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (a.k.a. Will Smith & Jeff Townes)
13. Afterburner- ZZ Top
12. It's Hard- The Who (their final studio album)
11. The Flat Earth- Thomas Dolby (known primarily for the song "Hyperactive!")
10. The Killer At His Best- Eddy Grant (Mr. grant's Best Of LP- classic from start to finish!)
9. Soundtrack: "Excalibur" (My favorite film of all time!)
8. Good for Your Soul- Oingo Boingo
7. In Rock We Trust- Y&T
6. The Completion Backward Principle- The Tubes
5. 92015- Yes (had the hits "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" and "Leave It")
4. Get Nervous- Pat Benatar (had "Shadows Of the Night", "Stranger In the Night", & "Anxiety")
3. Security- Peter Gabriel (best known for "Shock the Monkey", but another classic gem from the man)
2. Nature Of the Beast- April Wine
AND! Hawk's Favorite Mondo '80s LP:
1. Outside/Inside- The Tubes (Isn't it obvious, yet?)

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: rich1981 on 09/01/06 at 11:45 pm

In no particular order:

Kick - INXS
Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi
Rio - Duran Duran
Appetite for Destruction - Guns and Roses
Sports - Huey Lewis and the News
Too Tough To Die - The Ramones
Make it Big - Wham!

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Perryfan on 09/02/06 at 9:12 am

http://www.journeymusic.com/images/escape.jpg

Escape - Journey

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Schillingfan on 09/04/06 at 10:11 pm

All Peter Schilling albums from the 80s

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: memory on 09/04/06 at 11:02 pm

Favorite album of the 80s would have to be Ride The Lightning - Metallica or Killers - Iron Maiden.

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: ktelqueen on 09/04/06 at 11:06 pm

a billion but a couple that come to mind are Control by Janet Jackson and Big Hits '87 8)

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: whistledog on 09/04/06 at 11:32 pm

a billion but a couple that come to mind are Control by Janet Jackson and Big Hits '87 8)

I love Big Hits '87, though I loved "Big Hits Eighty-Six" more. '87 had "Teenland" on it, a song which I never liked before, but has grown on me ;D

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: robby76 on 09/05/06 at 12:41 am

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: whistledog on 09/05/06 at 1:57 am

I know the question wasn't a plural, but I have to add how I still love Whitney's first 2 albums. She's not the same Whitney we know and love, but she should never be forgotten for her classy efforts in 85 and 87.

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Those were her golden years. Once she hit the 90s, she really started to go downhill :\'(

I have both those albums on LP and I listen to them quite often. Awesome material 8)

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Tanya1976 on 09/05/06 at 4:21 am

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: zcrito on 09/05/06 at 5:12 pm

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:BuW4vzKfdnX5sM:http://z.about.com/d/top40/1/2/P/1/madonna.jpg

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:OIuZDqgnQspIaM:http://www.michaeljacksonforsale.com/picture/CD-Album-Thriller.JPG

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:OIuZDqgnQspIaM:http://www.michaeljacksonforsale.com/picture/CD-Album-Thriller.JPG

If "Human Nature" was on "Off the Wall" I would be that much happier and would probably never give "Thriller" a second thought or listen.
Please let me never hear "Beat It" again. ;D

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Tanya1976 on 09/06/06 at 12:59 am

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:OIuZDqgnQspIaM:http://www.michaeljacksonforsale.com/picture/CD-Album-Thriller.JPG

If "Human Nature" was on "Off the Wall" I would be that much happier and would probably never give "Thriller" a second thought or listen.
Please let me never hear "Beat It" again. ;D

There were some great songs on Thriller. "PYT" and "The Lady in My Life" as well as "Human Nature" are my favorites!

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Davester on 09/06/06 at 1:05 am

There were some great songs on Thriller. "PYT" and "The Lady in My Life" as well as "Human Nature" are my favorites!

There's a thread around here somewhere about the debut of the Thriller video on MTV...

One of those very memorable random nostalgia thingamabobs groove ;) on...

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: loven1 on 09/07/06 at 7:41 pm

http://eil.com/newgallery/Madonna-Like-A-Prayer-41342.jpg

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: woops on 09/07/06 at 10:44 pm

Debbie Gibson "Out Of The Blue"
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Debbie Gibson "Electric Youth"

:)

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Doc Brown on 09/08/06 at 12:10 am

OK, I gotta weigh in sometime:

Huey Lewis & The News: FORE!
Phil Collins: No Jacket Required
Glenn Frey: The Allnighter
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense
Bruce Hornsby & The Range: Scenes From The Southside
Police: Ghost In The Machine
Jimmy Buffett: Last Mango In Paris

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: ktelqueen on 09/08/06 at 12:12 am

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Tanya1976 on 09/08/06 at 11:59 am

absofreakinlutely!! 8)

How can you not include these albums? lol, seriously

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Tanya1976 on 09/08/06 at 12:01 pm

http://eil.com/newgallery/Madonna-Like-A-Prayer-41342.jpg

Sorry for the double post, but this is a very good Madonna album as well!!!

Last, but not least, don't rule out the Queen!! Acid, that is!

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Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: ktelqueen on 09/08/06 at 9:51 pm

i just finished unpacking most of my albums from storage..here are some of my 80s faves..

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: whistledog on 09/08/06 at 9:55 pm

i just finished unpacking most of my albums from storage..here are some of my 80s faves..

I see "New Regime" and "Wet Wet Wet" in there 8)

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: robby76 on 09/09/06 at 1:22 am

And I see The Jets and Rick Springfield!!!

I love Wet Wet Wet's "Sweet Surrender". I downloaded it 2 days ago and it's been playing ever since.

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: ktelqueen on 09/09/06 at 1:33 am

I see "New Regime" and "Wet Wet Wet" in there 8)

fer sure!! 8)

And I see The Jets and Rick Springfield!!!

I love Wet Wet Wet's "Sweet Surrender". I downloaded it 2 days ago and it's been playing ever since.

right on robby! :)

k guys..here's the updated 80s spread with quite a few more you might remember :)

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: whistledog on 09/09/06 at 1:44 am

fer sure!! 8)

right on robby! :)

k guys..here's the updated 80s spread with quite a few more you might remember :)

Do my eyes decieve me, or do I see an album from "The Kids From Fame" in there? ;D

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Criz on 09/09/06 at 11:53 am

It's a toss up between two very different albums for me:

The Queen is Dead - the Smiths or Thriller - Michael Jackson.

I just can't pick!!!

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Davester on 09/09/06 at 3:57 pm

k guys..here's the updated 80s spread with quite a few more you might remember :)

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Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: whistledog on 09/09/06 at 4:47 pm

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Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/09/06 at 9:17 pm

There are so many...I couldn't possibly pick one for the dozen ways an album can be a favorite. The first one that leaps to mind if you say "Favorite '80s album" is

http://www.depechemode.se/Albums/images/black_celebration_large.jpg
DEPECHE MODE: BLACK CELEBRATION

Other favorites include:

A Flock of Seagulls: Listen
The Smiths: Meat is Murder
Psychedelic Furs: Forever Now
New Order: Low-Life
The Cure: The Head on the Door
The Fixx: Shuttered Room
Front 242: Official Version
Shriekback: Oil and Gold
Heaven 17: The Luxury Gap
Human League: Dare!
Laurie Anderson: Mister Heartbreak
Aztec Camera: High Land, Hard Rain
Ministry: Twitch
Culture Club: Kissing to be Clever
Icicle Works: s/t

....and so on and so on and so on....

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: whistledog on 09/09/06 at 9:29 pm

Heaven 17: The Luxury Gap
Aztec Camera: High Land, Hard Rain

Excellent choices 8)

New Order: Low-Life

I love that album. The CD version is cool .. it comes with an onion skin sleeve, that contains 4 post-card size photos of each member

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Davester on 09/12/06 at 6:28 am

That album by Robbie Robertson was self-titled. "Showdown at Big Sky" was one of the tracks on that album, and as a single became very successful all over Canada :)

Yet another song that had slipped through the cracks until ktelqueen's post...

Showdown at Big Sky was one of my very first cassingles groove ;) on...

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: karen on 09/12/06 at 11:14 am

Burning from the Inside - Bauhaus

I was going to go for Three Imaginary Boys - the Cure but then I realised that's from1979 so I'll put The Top as a close second

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: ktelqueen on 09/13/06 at 1:58 am

Do my eyes decieve me, or do I see an album from "The Kids From Fame" in there? ;D

:D ;D

http://static.flickr.com/92/242178171_e8c984aa51.jpg?v=0

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: ktelqueen on 09/13/06 at 1:59 am

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Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: whistledog on 09/13/06 at 2:12 am

:D ;D

http://static.flickr.com/92/242178171_e8c984aa51.jpg?v=0

OMG ;D

There's nothing more moving than Carlo Imperato singing "Tell Her About It" ;D

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: ktelqueen on 09/13/06 at 2:18 am

OMG ;D

There's nothing more moving than Carlo Imperato singing "Tell Her About It" ;D

don't get me started.. ;D..i had to be him in 'Songs' to my sister's coco :\'( ::) >:(..when we'd do the sing into tape recorders back in the day ;D

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Wiffle on 09/13/06 at 2:26 am

Ha ha ha: Carlo Imperato! Love it.

Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables would be one.
Blondie - Eat to the Beat/Parallel Lines (was that 80s or late 70s?)

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: KKay on 09/13/06 at 10:36 am

Easy...no thought needed.

Split Enz, True Colours

Subject: Re: Favorite 80s album

Written By: Banks on 09/14/06 at 1:46 am

I have a few, and considering I dont think you mean any compilation albums....Ill go with (in no particular order):

The Hard Line According To... By Terrance Trent D'Arby

Tiffany and Hold An Old Friends Hand by Tiffany

Bad by Michael Jackson

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N Roses

Open Up And Say Ahhh By Poison

New Jersey By Bon Jovi

Hysteria By Def Leapard

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Dirty Creatures by Split Enz

Whispering Jack by John Farnham

Thriller By Michael Jackson

CODA by Led Zeppelin

The Hollies The Hit List By The Hollies

Born In The USA By Bruce Springstein

Heavy Nova and Clues By Robert Palmer

AN

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