30 Years Ago | Pop Music in 1987

What an incredible year.

Memories? Favourites? Reflections?

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INXS-Kick
R.E.M.-Document

 

There was of course, 1987 by Whitesnake.

I don't like it though.

 

You beat me to it, and I love it!

 

John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee

 

Springsteen's "Tunnel of Love" made a huge impression on me. It was so depressive and intimate. And Harrison's "Cloud Nine". "Sign o' the Times" of course, it was so varied and playful. I played Bowie's "Never Let Me Down" a lot but I don't consider it a great album.

 

Hoho, Jaggers awesome "Let's Work" video is also from 1987

 

you mean the year the term 'new jack swing' was coined?

fig. 1: club nouveau, 'lean on me' (from life, love, and pain, 1987). the magic comes in at about 0'28".
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really, it all started in 1986 with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis producing Janet's control, but the style was named in and picked up steam throughout 1987 (with some major help from the above), and by 1988, it was ubiquitous.

I seriously think the whole genre has long been overdue for a critical reappraisal, and I can't think of a better time than the thirtieth anniversary.

 

I would not name 1987 an incredible year at all...I was there, there is not one lp from 1987 that I listen to very often...If you say 1987, i say directly Whitesnake and hysteria from def leppard as best remembering ...If I could only go to the moon with 1000 lps, the only two records that I would consider take with me would be the first lp from guns and roses and the cult's electric...

 

Some classics from that year.

 

One of the last 'good' years in pop for me. Packed with great albums. I was 24 then.

Some of the ones I bought and played;

Tango In The Night - Fleetwood Mac
Bad Animals - Heart
Red Hot Rhythm & Blues - Diana Ross
Heaven On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
Bridge Of Spies - T'Pau
Eyes That See In The Dark - Kenny Rogers
Cloud 9 - George Harrison
Actually - Pet Shop Boys
Raindancing - Alison Moyet
Wow! - Bananarama
E.S.P. - Bee Gees
Time And Tide - Basia
Savage - Eurythmics
Notorious - Duran Duran

But the real big guns have already been mentioned.. Bad. Whitney. Faith. Kick. The Joshua Tree. Hysteria

 

This curious case also came out in 1987.

 

Invisible Touch






Even though released on 1986, this album remained very relevant and popular in the charts 1987.

 

1986 last good year.
On reflection that is.
1987 didn't really do it for me.
Guns n. Roses that's about it.

 

Worst Bowie album sleeve. EVER.

 

The Terence Trent D'Arby album was good, but there was an awful acapella thing on it that lasted about a fortnight. Totally ruined the album for me.

 

LOL