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Subject: Most Influential Albums of the '80s

Written By: velvetoneo on 04/13/06 at 3:00 pm

IMO...

Prince- 1999, Purple Rain, Sign O'The Times. Created the template for the musical experimentation and variation that is almost a requisite for modern musical stardom, and heralded a new direction for pop in general and black music in particular due to his constant experimentation. Sexual expression included...
Madonna-Like a Virgin, Like a Prayer The first is the absolute Reagan-era pop CD (at first glance cheesy, at second glance insightful), the second is the closest a bestselling female singer has come to art in the past few decades. They also together broke taboos about sex and love and feminine identity unseen ever...I'm going to tag "Vogue" onto LAP.
Def Leppard-Pyromaniac...started hair metal.

I'll add more later.

Subject: Re: Most Influential Albums of the '80s

Written By: Donnie Darko on 04/13/06 at 3:57 pm

Purple Rain
Thriller
Freedom of Choice
The Pleasure Principle
Slippery When Wet

Subject: Re: Most Influential Albums of the '80s

Written By: JamieMcBain on 04/13/06 at 4:42 pm

Born In The U.S.A.  is also way up there too.

Subject: Re: Most Influential Albums of the '80s

Written By: velvetoneo on 04/13/06 at 4:51 pm

Hounds of Love.

Subject: Re: Most Influential Albums of the '80s

Written By: The_Plague on 04/14/06 at 8:24 am

Pyromania - Def Leppard
Powerslave - Iron Maiden
Depeche modes early stuff
Material Girl - madonna

Subject: Re: Most Influential Albums of the '80s

Written By: whistledog on 04/14/06 at 11:42 am

Night Time - Killing Joke
Substance - New Order
A Secret Wish - Propaganda (If not the best synthpop album of the 80's)
Hi-Infidelity - REO Speedwagon
LAbour of Love - UB40

Subject: Re: Most Influential Albums of the '80s

Written By: Abercrombie86 on 04/14/06 at 11:55 am

Cabaret Voltaire - Micro-Phonies; The Covenent, The Sword, And the Arm of The Lord
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration; Speak And Spell
Heaven 17 - The Luxury Gap
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
Kraftwerk - Electric Cafe
Micheal Jackson - Thriller, Bad
George Michael - Faith
The Pet Shop Boys - Please
Scritti Politti - Cupid And Psyche 85'
The Human League - Dare; Crash

Subject: Re: Most Influential Albums of the '80s

Written By: Tia on 04/14/06 at 12:02 pm

van halen -- mean streets!
ac/dc -- back in black!
gogos -- beauty and the beat!!
billy squier -- emotions in motion!!
billy thorpe -- children of the sun!!! (bet you forgot about that one. that song was a MONSTER hit.)
buchner and garcia -- pac man fever!

what's with me and exclamation points all the sudden1!!!?

Subject: Re: Most Influential Albums of the '80s

Written By: Chasey on 04/19/06 at 4:44 pm

Soft Cell - 'Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret'
Roxy Music - 'Avalon' (still a timeless masterpiece after 24 years)
Alphaville - 'Forever Young'
Bronski Beat - 'The Age Of Consent'
Frankie Goes To Hollywood 'Welcome To The Pleasuredome'
OMD - 'Architecture & Morality'
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
Pet Shop Boys - 'Actually'
Bruce Springsteen 'Born In The USA'

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