In no particular order: Duran Duran - Rio Franco Battiato - L'arca di Noè Laurie Anderson - Big Science Virgin Prunes - If I die, I die Vasco Rossi - Vado al massimo Simple Minds - New gold dream 81-82-83-84 Krisma - Clandestine anticipation The Cure - Pornography
Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw Ted Hawkins - Watch Your Step Barracudas - Drop Out With the Barracudas Nick Lowe - Nick the Knife Robert Plant - Pictures At Eleven King Crimson - Beat The Fabulous Thunderbirds - T-Bird Rhythm
Better than 1981. That first one is pretty decent. 1. XTC-English Settlement 2. The Waitresses-Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful 3. Utopia-Swing To The Right 4. Haircut One Hundred-Pelican West 5. The Jam-The Gift 6. Thomas Dolby-Golden Age Of Wireless 7. Madness-Complete Madness 8. Marshall Crenshaw-s/t 9. Split Enz-Time & Tide 10. The Clash-Combat Rock 11. Roxy Music-Avalon 12. Fear-The Record 13. Stray Cats-Built For Speed 14. X-Under The Big Black Sun 15. R.E.M.-Chronic Town 16. Rush-Signals 17. Psychedelic Furs-Forever Now 18. Level 42-Pursuit Of Accidents 19. Prince-1999 20. INXS-Shabooh Shoobah 21. Missing Persons-Spring Session M 22. Dead Kennedys-Plastic Surgery Disasters 23. Donald Fagen-The Nighfly 24. Scandal-s/t 25. Yazoo-Upstairs At Eric's
Lou Reed - The Blue Mask The Clash - Combat Rock The Rolling Stones - Still Life Stray Cats - Built For Speed Captain Beefheart - Ice Cream For Cow Iggy Pop - Zombie Birdhouse Prince - 1999 Marvin Gaye - Midnight Love Michael Jackson - Thriller
Big Science- Laurie Anderson Tug of War - Paul McCartney Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch - Frank Zappa Combat Rock - The Clash Night and Day - Joe Jackson IbMePdErRoIoAmL - Elvis Costello and The Attractions Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen Creatures of the Night - KISS 1999 - Prince Thriller - Michael Jackson Honorable mentions: The Name of This Band is Talking Heads - Talking Heads The Singles: The First Ten Years - ABBA Speak of the Devil - Ozzy Osbourne
Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska Prince - 1999 Dire Straits - Love Over Gold Rush - Signals Asia - Asia John Cougar - American Fool Pete Townsend - All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes Jethro Tull - Broadsword And The Beast
Though I was 7 years shy of being born at the time, its safe to say that 1982 produced some fine music across a variety of genres. I think my favorite style from the time is post-punk. For my favourites from 1982, a non-exhaustive list would include: Squeeze - Sweets From A Stranger Tom Petty - Long After Dark The Jam - The Gift Billy Idol - Billy Idol Killing Joke - Revelations KISS - Creatures Of The Night Sonic Youth - Sonic Youth EP Cure - Pornography Led Zeppelin - Coda Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska R.E.M. - Chronic Town
Eye to Eye-Eye to Eye Dire Straits-Love Over Gold Thomas Dolby-The Golden Age of Wireless Duran Duran-Rio Genesis-Three Sides Live Joe Jackson-Night and Day REM-Chronic Town Donald Fagen-The Nightfly INXS-Shabooh Shoobah Joni Mitchell-Wild Things Run Fast
Rush - Signals Tom Petty - Long After Dark Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
10. Scatterlings Juluka 9. The Dreaming Kate Bush 8. Sulk The Associates 7. The Rise & Fall Madness 6. Voyeur Kim Carnes 5. Business As Usual Men at Work 4. Roxy Music Avalon 3. New Gold Dream Simple Minds 2. Rio Duran Duran 1. Combat Rock The Clash